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I have two left in the top 3, CR and my beloved OHMSS!
My hunch is
1. OHMSS
2. CR
3. FRWL
It's not an issue, it's an observation.
I think it's a good movie, but it's not nearly as faithful as as some of the earlier entries.
Yes, naturally not. This was also helped by the fact that Fleming was still producing books during the filming of the first three Bond pictures, such that the movies of the 60s weren't far removed from the 50s set books, making adaptations of the text easier.
I must say I salivate at the idea of Sean Connery in 1962 or 63 in an adaptation of Fleming's Casino Royale. I would kill to see him at that point in his career act out the scene from the book where Bond is seated with a gun pressed into the back of his chair, or when he's being relentlessly tortured by SMERSH. The real shame of it is that in that day and age the book wouldn't have been able to be properly adapted as I'd like it to be, especially for some of the sadism laced throughout, which is partly why I'm glad the book wasn't adapted until the new millennium, where its contents didn't need censoring.
I can't imagine how filmmakers of the 60s would've gotten around the torture sequence of Vesper's suicide. It would've been interesting to see, nonetheless.
Connery in a 1960 adaptation of CR will always remain a Bond fan's wet dream, I suppose.
good points.
But I agree that most likely it would have become the film SP should have been due to that: More time produce a decent screenplay, no forced personal things just to repeat what has been successful in the film before. But SP as it stands today would not have been received by the audience and critics like SF was..
My favourite items in SP would work quite good if it were a direct continuation of QoS:
- Mr. White Storyline
- Blofeld would remain Blofeld and no "relative" to Bond
- Great way to bring back W and into the field
- No former field agent becoming deskbound Moneypenny
- Room for Dench's M to get into trouble due to Spectre
Under these circumstances, I agree. But even if somebody does not like the motifs in SF so much it holds it's general tone much more than SP.
At least his introduction in DN is very similar to that in Fleming s CR.
It is a visual masterpiece, with wonderfully expressed & drawn out characters. If one connected with the lustrous cinematography and the personalities, then the film resonated. If one didn't, then perhaps it understandably fell flat.
This is how I feel about SP.
As usual nail hit on head!
Perfect short analysis!
Start Countdown: The ruthless BOTTOM 5:
#26 placed Bond Film, 000 POINTS --> "CASINO ROYALE" (1967, non-EON film)
#25 placed Bond Film, 006 POINTS --> "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN" (1983, non-EON film)
#24 placed Bond Film, 025 POINTS --> "DIE ANOTHER DAY" (2002)
#23 placed Bond Film, 049 POINTS --> "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN" (1974)
#22 placed Bond Film, 049 POINTS --> "A VIEW TO A KILL" (1985)
Start of TOP 21, the really average ones:
#21 placed Bond Film, 060 POINTS --> "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER" (1971)
#20 placed Bond Film, 080 POINTS --> "TOMORROW NEVER DIES" (1997)
#19 placed Bond Film, 095 POINTS --> "MOONRAKER" (1979)
#18 placed Bond Film, 109 POINTS --> "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" (1967)
#17 placed Bond Film, 135 POINTS --> "THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH" (1999)
#16 placed Bond Film, 146 POINTS --> "LIVE AND LET DIE" (1973)[/color]
Start of TOP 15, the OK ones:
#15 placed Bond Film, 157 POINTS --> "QUANTUM OF SOLACE" (2008)
#14 placed Bond Film, 196 POINTS --> "OCTOPUSSY" (1983)
#13 placed Bond Film, 211 POINTS --> "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY" (1981)
#12 placed Bond Film, 217 POINTS --> "SPECTRE" (2015)
#11 placed Bond Film, 275 POINTS --> "LICENCE TO KILL" (1989)[/color]
Start of TOP 10, the good ones:
#10 placed Bond Film, 304 POINTS --> "THUNDERBALL" (1965)
#09 placed Bond Film, 345 POINTS --> "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" (1977)
#08 placed Bond Film, 350 POINTS --> "GOLDENEYE" (1995)
#07 placed Bond Film, 372 POINTS --> "DOCTOR NO" (1962)
#06 placed Bond Film, 408 POINTS --> "THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS" (1987)
Start of TOP 5, the true cinematic Bond-masterpieces!:
#05 placed Bond Film, 419 POINTS --> "SKYFALL" (2012)
#04 placed Bond Film, 562 POINTS --> "GOLDFINGER" (1964)
BRONZE MEDAL Bond Film, 738 POINTS --> "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE" (1963)
SILVER MEDAL Bond Film --> Reveal October 29th, 09:00 PM GMT+1
GOLD MEDAL Bond Film --> Reveal October 29th, 09:00 PM GMT+1
One person mentioned: Great to see Fleming's best material is fighting for the top spots!
However the top 3 are in the company of greats anyway, so it's all good.
You are right! I also think that FRWL is the best of the remaining three... But well it am not really surprised.