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The great Bond directors elimination game

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  • daltondalton
    Posts: 1,631
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 38
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 26
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 34
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 34
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 37
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 24
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 27
    Lee Tamahori - DAD - 0 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 19 (+1)
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
    edited October 2015 Posts: 538
    Tuesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 38 (+1)
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 26
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 30
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 34
    John Glen - FYEO / OP / AVTAK / TLD / LTK - 33
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 36
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 24
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 29
    Lee Tamahori - DAD - 1 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 24
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,521
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 39
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 34
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 34
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38 (+1)
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20 (-2)
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 27
    Marc Forster - QOS - 19
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 39
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 34
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 35 (+1)
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 27
    Marc Forster - QOS - 17 (-2)
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    edited October 2015 Posts: 4,151
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 39
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35 (+1)
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 35
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 25 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 17
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • JBDHJBDH
    edited October 2015 Posts: 16
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 39
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 35
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 23 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 18 (+1)
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD



    EDITED: Scores corrected.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    Mine amended. Seems I was entering mine at a similar time to the poster above. My apologies.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,169
    Seriously people, how hard is it to check the score above your post. Most of the people that play these games have been doing so for a while now. It's not exactly rocket science.
    Check your score against the person above you, and in case two people post at the same time, a quick check of the poster above the last vote AFTER you've posted.
    It's all just a bit of fun, but it does get frustrating having to correct scores all the time, just because of some.
    We're only on page two, and we've already had multiple mistakes.

    Rant over. :-bd
  • Klaus_GSectionKlaus_GSection
    Posts: 104
    Wed

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 39
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36 +1
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 23
    Marc Forster - QOS - 16 -2
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD


    I hope I got that right. JBDH was the last poster before my vote.



  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited October 2015 Posts: 5,131
    jobo wrote: »
    Seems like this game is already over as @suavejmf decided to strip all contestants down to zero. ;) I thought this was a rather abrupt end, so I will revive the thread ad continue with the scores from the previous post.

    (Please feel free to vote again @suavejmf) ;)

    Apologies, i just listed the Directors in order of preference.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Wed

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 40 +|
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 21 -2
    Marc Forster - QOS - 16
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD


  • jobojobo
    edited October 2015 Posts: 7,507
    Wed

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 41 (+1)
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36 +1
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 38
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 20
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 19 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 16 -2
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • jobojobo
    Posts: 7,507
    @Thunderfinger

    We not only voted at the same time, we voted identical! ;)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    We must be kindred spirits. Or Norwegians have better taste.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    We must be kindred spirits. Or Norwegians have better taste.

    Well Apted should have gone first so yes good taste in Norway!
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 41
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 39 (+1)
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 18 (-2)
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 19
    Marc Forster - QOS - 16
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 41
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 40 (+1)
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 16 (-2)
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 19
    Marc Forster - QOS - 16
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,169
    Thursday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 42 +1
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 40
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 16
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 19
    Marc Forster - QOS - 14 -2
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD

  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Another bottom of the gun barrel spot for DAD? What do you know...
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    And the Dalton fans whom seem blind to how bad Glen was keep voting for that lark.

    Guys even Dalton didn't like Glen.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Another bottom of the gun barrel spot for DAD? What do you know...

    That's because people can't look at things objectively.

    Apted clearly is the one that did the "worst" work.
    Tamahori's direction was good. He is not to blame for vanishing cars, bad CGI and Yo Momma dialogue.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Another bottom of the gun barrel spot for DAD? What do you know...

    That's because people can't look at things objectively.

    I don't subscribe to that.

    Tamahori's direction is downright inane at times ("dramatic" slow motion shots, for example). Cringeworthy. I don't care whoever thought it "brilliant" to laden action scenes with CGI, an insult to stuntwork in Bond films past, but in Tamahori's capacity, this should never have happened. But I'm guessing looking at his other work around this time, the finger of blame points directly at Tamahori.

    I don't really care for Forster either, but he managed to produce something that is far more palatable and competently made in a difficulty and hasty production, albeit the rather frenzied editing (which even then only bothers me in two or three scenes).
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Talking about the "dramatic" slow motion shots. I actually laughed really hard at the one from the laser scene, where zao's cape "blows"

    0,13 in this video
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    And the Dalton fans whom seem blind to how bad Glen was keep voting for that lark.

    Guys even Dalton didn't like Glen.

    Again, neither do I agree with that.

    I'm voting for Glen not just because of his work in the Dalton era, but also the three Moore films. There is just something so warm and familiar about the Glen entries, yet every film is different and varied. He managed to direct two wildly different Bonds, and successfully too, in my opinion. The biggest appeal for Glen is that he directs action second to none.
    It's no coincidence that the 80s came second only to the sixties in the decades game.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    Yup no coincidence. I saw that coming for the same results here. Sorry Glen is just not my guy.
  • CowleyCowley
    Posts: 486
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    And the Dalton fans whom seem blind to how bad Glen was keep voting for that lark.

    Guys even Dalton didn't like Glen.

    Again, neither do I agree with that.

    I'm voting for Glen not just because of his work in the Dalton era, but also the three Moore films. There is just something so warm and familiar about the Glen entries, yet every film is different and varied. He managed to direct two wildly different Bonds, and successfully too, in my opinion. The biggest appeal for Glen is that he directs action second to none.
    It's no coincidence that the 80s came second only to the sixties in the decades game.

    Yep that's why I've bunged a few generous votes in Glen's direction. Okay he wasn't an auteur but neither do I think the "they look like made for TV movies" criticism is warranted.

    I certainly agree that he was the best action director\editor the series ever had which of course includes his efforts on OHMSS, TSWLM and MR as well as his own films. Some of the action sequences are comparatively brief - especially those small moment of genius from Rémy Julienne - but no less special.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    As 4 of John Glen's movies (not AVTAK) and both movies from Martin Campbell will probably end up in my Top 11 in my current ranking it's an easy call for me to vote for John Glen. Had both of them the same number of movies it would be a tie.
    TLD and OP and GE and CR are all in my Top 5.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    All of Glen's films are in my top ten. So sue me!
  • DrShatterhandDrShatterhand Garden of Death, near Belfast
    Posts: 805
    Wednesday

    Terence Young - DN / FRWL / TB - 43 (+1)
    Guy Hamilton - GF / DAF / LALD / TMWTGG - 27
    Lewis Gilbert - YOLT / TSWLM / MR - 31
    Peter Hunt - OHMSS - 35
    John Glen - FYEO - OP - AVTAK - TLD - LTK - 36
    Martin Campbell - GE / CR - 40
    Roger Spottiswoode - TND - 16
    Michael Apted - TWINE - 17 (-2)
    Marc Forster - QOS - 14
    Sam Mendes - SF - 30

    Eliminated:
    11. Lee Tamahori - DAD

  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    All of Glen's films are in my top ten. So sue me!

    Why should I sue you, I want to kiss you for that! :))
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