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2.TLD
3.FYEO
4.OP
5.AVTAK
2/LTK
3/TLD
4/OP
5/AVTAK
TLD
FYEO
OP
LTK
AVTAK
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Quite frankly, I think that's SF (and I'm not a resident SF basher) and OHMSS (very true to the book, but it's almost eulogized here, including its score and battle finale).
Agree about SF but OHMSS is a true classic.
TLD
LTK
FYEO
AVTAK
How is it overated? If people on this site (knowledgable Bond fans) like it, then that makes it an 'educated' opinion. That would make it 'fairly' rated and assessed in my book.
I posted up my Glen ranking on another thread but this one seems more appropriate so I'll throw it up again. This is as of 8 months ago (the last time I saw the films) so it may be different here in a few months:
1. Octopussy / The Living Daylights
3. A View to a Kill
4. For Your Eyes Only / Licence to Kill
I like them all, but find the bottom two the most flawed / least enjoyable overall. I suppose this is the best place to give some quick thoughts on Glen as a 007 director.
John Glen:
He's very workmanlike, as I'm sure others around here have mentioned. There's very little visual flair or distinct auteur fingerprints on his Bond films. Many of his detractors would likely replace "workmanlike" with "bland," but I'm keeping the former, as I find that he gets the job done and does it well. I greatly enjoy all 5 of his Bond films. Even the issues that I frequently mention having with LTK are only Glen's fault by association. His problems with actor Timothy Dalton are well noted on their second film, but it doesn't show on screen, luckily.
I also think that, overall, he was the best director for Moore's Bond. While I maintain that Moore delivered 7 great performances in the role (always giving 100% and succeeding) I think Glen directed Moore the best. I think he found a way to ground and add a sense of danger to Moore's performances while still allowing Moore's Bond to breathe and exist. The resulting 3 performances are all fantastic, and even "old Moore" of the latter two films is great as an aging veteran agent.
Glen also handled action better than almost any director, and his 5 films contain many of the series' best action sequences (in fact, I'd probably slot TLD as the best Bond film ever purely in terms of action).
Workmanlike, but solid. I like John Glen.
1. LTK
2. TLD
3. FYEO
4. OP
5. AVTAK
both FYEO and OP change around sometimes. Glen works well if there is a strong story/screenplay to support him, otherwise his "bland" directing style becomes apparent.
Also there's a lot of weirdness in AVTAK in general. I embrace it, although I see why some don't care for it.
...oh and Moore bedding Grace Jones and making bad jokes about dropping soap in the shower.
...and Moore asking Fiona Fullerton if he'd like it (the massage) harder while in the Jacuzzi.
Instances of weirdness (this list will be short, as it's been awhile since I've seen it) that I enjoy:
* The "jump scare" cat
* Everything Christopher Walken does
* Walken's horse trainer (Dr. .......?)
* Grace Jones being in the movie
* Jones' wardrobe
* May Day vs Walken sexual wrestling match
* Bond bedding May Day
* The fire truck chase
* Roger's age
* The MI6 regulars all being old
I also love that the film is bizarre and funny at times as well as being bizarre and just plain dark and brutal as well. I just love AVTAK
2. The Living Daylights
3. Octopussy
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. A View To A Kill
I don't feel that A View To A Kill is the worst film in the canon but it's definitely the weakest of the five Glen films. Overall, I like Glen's work with the series - I love his editing work in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Moonraker. His direction, which, at times can be substandard, is still overall "workmanlike" as someone above me said. He got the job done well at least 85% of the time.
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I don't know the exact quote but "You sir are a gentleman and a scholar!"
Haha, sorry, couldn't resist.
Look, DN, LTK & Star Trek: The Motion Picture all rock my world, but sometimes I just wanna LOL, y'know?
heres my ranking of the Glen films
1. Octopussy
2. AVTAK
3. FYEO
4. LTK
5. TLD
2. AVTAK
3. OP
4. TLD
5. FYEO
2. TLD
3. OP
4. LTK
5. AVTAK
I agree. It has a few nice moments but I always find myself underwhelmed by it. I think Glen was probably the wrong choice for director. He did a commendable job with his first four because they were more traditional Bond films. They wanted to shake up the established formula for LTK and Glen was clearly a part of that establishment. Perhaps someone with a different perspective was needed to tell this very personal story instead of playing it safe again.