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  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
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    TND beats DAD: the action, the story, and the characters are all superior. There's also a bit more energy in the pacing of the film, which makes it quite a blast to watch even for the umpteenth time. I can't say the same for DAD, which only gets worse over time (and it wasn't good to begin with either).

    CR (2006) beats FRWL. No question about it.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Finally, a competitive round:

    DAD vs TND - The earlier film starts very promisingly, but unforgivably disintegrates midway through. Some cite it as Brosnan's best performance. I couldn't disagree more. While he's cool in the beginning, this is also the film where he starts with the excessive smarminess, smugness and emotionality which ruined his tenure for me. Some of the action is certainly top notch, but I'm not as impressed by the vaunted car chase as others. The Americanisms littered about disappoint me too. We are all aware of DAD's faults and they are certainly glaring, but this is the film where Brosnan finally got the hang of Bond. It's cheesy, at times a bit vulgar, and arguably more a parody than a celebration. However, it's also very entertaining. DAD for the win.

    CR vs FRWL - this is actually a much bigger win than I would have imagined. While I can appreciate that CR has a lot of fans, for me it has become somewhat stained by Brothergate and the forced continuity foisted upon us by the last entry. I'm not too keen on anything after 'ball breaker' either. It's unquestionably Daniel Craig's best performance as Bond, but good as he is I don't think he comes close to the brilliance of Sean Connery at his peak. FRWL to me is apex of Bond film making. A film which sublimely combines suspense, romance, style, atmosphere and plot in a manner that has yet to be surpassed by EON. FRWL for the win.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Difficult...

    TND over DAD.

    CR over FRWL.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    TND over DAD

    and

    FRWL over CR.

    Fairly easy this one.
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    TND and CR
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,522
    I wonder if CR would have more wins if not for SP. FRWL is the site favorite though; it always comes out on top for elimination games (for the best film).
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    TND defeats DAD.

    FRWL ekes out a win against CR.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Round 17:

    TND vs DAD. Objectively speaking, I would probably rank them this way:

    1st 2/3 of DAD
    All of TND
    Final 1/3 of DAD.

    TND's the more consistently successful of these two from start to finish but I do like the Cold War style espionage and intrigue of the first 1/2 of DAD with North Korea filling in for the former U.S.S.R. I'll cast my vote for DAD

    and

    FRWL vs CR. Old school vs. new school. I consider these both about equally. It's really a coin toss for me but I'll let my bias in favor of John Barry, Sean Connery and the classic Cold War espionage and intrigue era lead my decision making on this. I cast my vote for FRWL
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,370
    TND and CR
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,231
    TND

    FRWL
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited February 2018 Posts: 19,339
    Tough.

    TND is great for the first half and then loses its way.
    DAD is entertaining until the boring finale...

    TND wins....................just.

    This one is almost impossible to decide on so i will go by my rankings....one is #2 and one is #3.

    FRWL wins,only because it is in #2 spot .
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Tough.

    TND is great for the first half and then loses its way.
    DAD is entertaining until the boring finale...

    TND wins....................just.

    This one is almost impossible to decide on so i will go by my rankings....one is #2 and one is #3.

    FRWL wins,only because it is in #2 spot .

    I am saving your number one, TLD, for a later round.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,169
    As many have said already, this is a much tougher round in both cases.
    TND and DAD sadly both reside at the lower end of my rankings. DAD despite its many flaws has grown on me somewhat, and is not quite as bad as I first thought. It's very entertaining. However I think the better overall package is TND
    TND vs DAD
    FRWL and CR are two heavyweight fan favourites, often regarded as some of the best of the series. And I love them both. CR was a great debut for Daniel Craig, and a very solid film altogether. But when I watch it, it's like a film of two halves. With FRWL it's a slightly slower paced film from beginning to end. But it's such a great spy thriller.
    FRWL vs CR
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    TND beats DAD 19-4

    FRWL beats CR 14-9

    Round 18:

    FYEO vs TND

    and

    TWINE vs CR

  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    TND over FYEO

    TWINE over CR
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,522
    FYEO over TND fairly handily, and CR dominates TWINE.
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
    Posts: 538
    FYEO
    Grows on me with time.


    CR
    One of my favorites against a forgettable film.
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    Tnd;Cr
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    FYEO

    CR
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,208
    FYEO
    TWINE (CR is good of course, but TWINE is where it all started for me)
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,198
    FYEO and TWINE (CR is the better film but I enjoy TWINE a bit more)
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    TND & CR
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    Posts: 1,890
    TND and CR (2006)

  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Sometimes it's necessary to explain one's opinion. This is not one of those cases.

    FYEO vs TND

    TWINE vs CR
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    This is the easiest one yet to decide.

    FYEO and CR, without hesitation.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    FYEO and CR.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    bondjames wrote: »
    Sometimes it's necessary to explain one's opinion. This is not one of those cases.

    FYEO vs TND

    TWINE vs CR

    Agreed. Two of the best vs two of the worst this week.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Round 18:

    TND

    and

    CR
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited February 2018 Posts: 8,231
    TND & CR.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,370
    FYEO and CR pretty easily
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