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  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,044
    TLD
    OP
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,430
    TLD without question.
    OP also.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    TLD and TWINE
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    TLD over DAF
    OP over TWINE

    TLD and OP are top five films for me, whilst DAF and TWINE are bottom ranking movies. Though DAF does have so much to like about it. It's just hard to believe this is the same Bond who fought Dr.No, Grant and Goldfinger.
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,509
    TLD
    OP
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    TLD
    OP
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    Thunderfinger wrote: »

    We haven t had TLD on this thread yet,so here it comes.

    A hearty welcome to TLD! The 31-year-old Dalton debut film is long overdue.

    I vote for

    TLD

    and

    OP,

    the two 007 adventures I consider the FRWL and the GF respectively of 1980s Bond cinema.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
    Posts: 7,314
    Give me a double dose of Glen!

    TLD and OP for me.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,134
    TLD and OP

    Cold War atmosphere and John Glen’s action direction, does it get any better?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,183
    TLD and OP
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    I just realized that these are the pen-ultimate films for Connery, Dalton, Moore and Brosnan.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    I just realized that these are the pen-ultimate films for Connery, Dalton, Moore and Brosnan.

    Only if you count NSNA as Connery's ultimate film. And except for TLD, it might have been preferable if the others had been the final ones, rather than dropping further to rock bottom in the following entry.
  • JohnHammond73JohnHammond73 Lancashire, UK
    Posts: 4,151
    TLD & OP
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    TLD and OP.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    TLD & OP
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited June 2018 Posts: 3,262
    Observation:

    So far in this round, everyone who voted for DAF in the first matchup has voted for OP in the second matchup. Meanwhile, everyone who voted for TWINE in the second matchup has voted for TLD in the first matchup. There's also 12 years apart between DAF and OP as well as between TLD and TWINE. While there are of course exceptions to every rule I wonder if DAF fans on the whole generally prefer the Moore era to the Brosnan era while TWINE fans on the whole generally prefer the Dalton era to the 1971-1985 era of Bond?
  • STLCards3STLCards3
    Posts: 230
    TLD

    TWINE is that one guilty pleasure film for me that every Bond fan seems to have. I know it is bad, but can;t help but enjoying it anyway. So TWINE > OP.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,134
    PrinceKamalKhan wrote: »
    Observation:

    So far in this round, everyone who voted for DAF in the first matchup has voted for OP in the second matchup. Meanwhile, everyone who voted for TWINE in the second matchup has voted for TLD in the first matchup. There's also 12 years apart between DAF and OP as well as between TLD and TWINE. While there are of course exceptions to every rule I wonder if DAF fans on the whole generally prefer the Moore era to the Brosnan era while TWINE fans on the whole generally prefer the Dalton era to the 1971-1985 era of Bond?

    I like both OP and TWINE. It was a narrow victory in my book.
  • BondAficionadoBondAficionado Former IMDBer
    edited June 2018 Posts: 1,889
    TLD for sure.

    OP vs TWINE is, as far as I'm concerned, the toughest duel we've had. I love both of these Bond films and I find it unbelievably hard to choose a favourite.

    OP might be a feel-good movie overall, but it allows itself to be earnest and gripping at times. Bond racing towards a nuke in order to save countless lives is the character's most heroic/selfless moment in all the films imo. And Moore does a brilliant job - especially when one remembers how many Bond films he had already made and thus his age. His scenes alongside Jourdan or Berkoff are a delight to behold and the chemistry between Adams and himself is great. The action is top-tier Glen and the locations are excellent (B26 in India please).

    Similar to OP, I find TWINE to have a certain earnestness to it. There is also a good amount of introspective material regarding Bond in this film (always welcome when done in such a non-flashy way). Brosnan gives a sufficient performance imo. The chemistry between him and the Bond girls isn't all that strong though. But this film does provide great Q encounters and M is given a lot to do without it seeming forced. Finally, the action is more good than bad - I only don't care for certain moments during the helicopter blade set piece or the skiing sequence. So for me every other bit of action is exhilarating and especially paired with Arnold's monstrous score.

    At the end of the day, I get an equal kick out of watching TWINE and OP. Although if I had to really pick one that is 'better', I'd probably opt for OP just because of the more solid Bond portrayal and the portion of nostalgia I have for the film. OP wins.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    PrinceKamalKhan wrote: »
    Observation:

    So far in this round, everyone who voted for DAF in the first matchup has voted for OP in the second matchup. Meanwhile, everyone who voted for TWINE in the second matchup has voted for TLD in the first matchup. There's also 12 years apart between DAF and OP as well as between TLD and TWINE. While there are of course exceptions to every rule I wonder if DAF fans on the whole generally prefer the Moore era to the Brosnan era while TWINE fans on the whole generally prefer the Dalton era to the 1971-1985 era of Bond?
    Good catch. For me at least, this is true.
  • SharkBaitSharkBait
    edited June 2018 Posts: 2,107
    Easy choices.

    The Living Daylights and Octopussy
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    These were easy wins for Octopussy and The Living Daylights.

    TLD beats DAF 24-4

    OP beats TWINE 25-3

    Round 42:

    DN vs YOLT

    and

    DN vs TWINE
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,473
    DN over YOLT
    DN over TWINE

    Both with ease. DN is just one of the best there is.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    FoxRox wrote: »
    DN over YOLT
    DN over TWINE

    Both with ease. DN is just one of the best there is.

    Yes, double that.
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    DN over YOLT
    DN over TWINE
  • BMW_with_missilesBMW_with_missiles All the usual refinements.
    Posts: 3,000
    YOLT over DN, but very close.

    TWINE over DN, not even close.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,138
    Dr.No
    &
    Dr.No
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Dr. No all the way.
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    YOLT over DN (very close)
    DN over TWINE (also very close)


  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    Birdleson wrote: »
    DN comfortably over YOLT, DN destroys TWINE.

    I couldn't have put it any better. DN/DN.
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