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I loved the first one, but wasn't too keen on the sequels. Arnold Voslo was incredible.
I really don't see Cruise as a fit for it though (versatile though he undoubtedly is), and that's what makes it something I'm really curious to see. I hope it's darker than the originals.
GE is a top 6 film of mine and it deserves all the appreciation it gets around here. In fact, I think it's underappreciated. Brosnan was actually quite good in it too.
I know you don't like GoldenEye but its great to see you defend the theme song. Quite a few fans don't seem very keen on it but its always been one of my favourites.
Also, this scene is just for you @Thunderfinger. Brilliantly acted by the two. Love the end bit with Ourumov putting on his hat in defiance.
I actually like that scene. You remembered.
"Himself shot while...trying..to..escape. Guard!!"
Love that.
It's that proper Bond film and coming 6 years after the abomination that was LTK it really was worth waiting for.
I remember revelling in it when I first saw it at the Odeon Leicester Sq. So many Bondian moments that hit home.
The excellent PTS
An amazing title sequence
Seeing the DB5 again in all its glory
A really evil and sexy femme fatale
a cracking M/Bond scene
A witty script that didn't descend into farce
Some great action set-pieces
And a good solid performance from Brosnan.
As I said, it has dropped in my rankings and it hasn't aged especially well.
My only other beef is I just can't stand the Jack Wade character.
From my own point of view it has come in for a kicking from the Craig Bonds in what I want from a Bond film. But it's the film that kickstarted the series after a potentially damaging delay. And as I said, it's a proper Bond film.
Damn right. You can basically remove all other posts than mine. My posts should make up the whole thread.
Of course, though couldn't you provide an edited version of the highlights?
Easy.
GoldenEye is the bloody best ever Bond film made, nothing comes close and Pierce Brosnan is a God.
For a long time I would have agreed with you and it's still a film I'm very fond of. However I don't think it holds up as well alongside Campbell's other Bond film, which feels more confident and grown up.
By CR he'd had more experience in directing big action movies and it shows.
Pierce was perfect since his very first scene and his Bond introduction at the Casino was very well done loved it.
I would have only changed his hairstyle and would have done something different for his suits and Tauxedo they looked a little big.
I think watching it now it's easy to forget how modern it felt at the time. And I honestly think that's why a lot of fans don't like it. @Getafix called it charmless and I remember @actonsteve or someone making a similar statement before, that the older entries have a "charm" that's absent here, but I think that's down to a purposeful decision to shake things up. It really feels like a new era. Even the weaker 60s-80s films had the usual home comforts. But in GE it's a real fresh start. No more Universal Export with M's old fashioned office. Instead Bond is over at the Vauxhall Cross building. Binder's gunbarrel gets a slick new update and he's been ditched for the title sequence, instead we get a brilliant CGI sequence from Daniel Kleinman. Bond also gets a reinvention. He's very much an 80s-90s action hero. The way he guns down guards in the archives is a far cry from Moore cumbersomely taking potshots with the PPK. But personally I loved all this. I loved how it felt so fresh and modern yet at the same time hit all the right beats to remind you that this was a Bond film. It's the Bond formula done right imo. Nothing wrong with sticking to the formula as long as you make it feel fresh and exciting, and Goldeneye does this by approaching the formula with lots of confidence, energy, and with a handful of genuinely brilliant, original ideas and concepts. It isn't afraid to subvert the formula either, but not in a pretentious mocking way.
In the end the best thing I can say about GE is that while it may not be perfect or an example of high art, it's one of the few Bond films where everything just comes together perfectly. Just the right mix of reality, fantasy, action, drama, character beats, with some great stunts, tremendous lines of dialogue, a brilliant cast to do it all justice, and just an overall sense of freshness, excitement and energy that make it an easy film to rewatch. It's one of those Bond films where you can really tell that everyone involved was really, really firing on all cylinders to make it a hit (the only thing that lets it down here is the score, imo, but even that has some great memorable cues). And personally I prefer it when they focus on making a really good, enjoyable Bond film than focusing on winning Oscars or making them more "grown up" (not saying a nice balance can't be reached though, it has been before).
However, I think in GoldenEye's case the machine gun action sequence in the archives was genuinely exciting due to the editing. Also, as Bond and Natalya were in a building with A LOT of heavily armed guards it raised the stakes.
It was more in the subsequent films that it became tedious. Bond suddenly held one machine gun in each hand and "popped" bad guys left right and centre.
In GoldenEye its still (vaguely) plausible - much like Daniel Craig invading the embassy in Casino Royale.
GE had the best supporting cast.
Tchécky Karyo, fantastic actor!