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I am also particularly fond of M's surprise visit in LALD and his scolding of Bond in GF.
Of the ones proposed I’d take OP I think. But as stated above, all of them are great.
Dishonourable mention to Moonraker's one where Bond reveals evidence of Drax's secret lab to M and M says "So there was a lab..!" Why would Bond lie? :D
Refraining from voting for this reason... :P
Goldeneye?
I do like the end to that scene a lot where M suggests that Bond goes and sorts it out himself but without actually saying it. Ruined only by Roger's deeply weird grin :D
Yes, I get that. Still, a great M/Bond scene!
I may have just found my new favorite YT channel! High quality clips of formula scenes from every film up through Spectre, including Never Say Never Again? Well done whoever put that together.
Just scanning through the thumbnails in that video, I'm reminded how good the Brosnan/Dench scene was in DAD too. The abandoned station for abandoned agents was a particularly cool setting.
That is a great scene. I like his dressing down of the officer M gives when he doubts Bond, but at the same time feel for the guy because he wasn't incorrect although it was a double. There's another good scene later when the home secretary dismisses Bond as pushing the panic button and M defends his agent.
"If double o-7 says he saw Duval and he was dead, that's enough for me to indicate inquiries."
Then later
"Do you think she's worth going after?"
"I wouldn't put it quite that way sir."
Great stuff! Then you add in the delightful scene after with Moneypenny.
"You may be able to con the old man, but I know different...
"So do I Miss Moneypenny and kindly ask that you not refer to me as the old man."
"I think I had a hat when I came in."
On a personal level, that scene is the start of the Dench M's tough love persona, in which she seemed to want to put Bond down and had a hard time having full confidence in her best agent. I was never much of a fan of that portrayal, Dench's talent aside.
TND is probably my favourite of the Brosnan era where the dynamics between him and M are concerned. She has full confidence in him there.
"What the hell is he doing?"
"His job."
Lets see if any other votes trickle in and then declare a winner.
Broadening this consideration, it reminds me that the same director of the first two films, Terence Young - who was influential on Bond's wardrobe and appearance and certain scenes (Sylvia Trench in the first two), among other aspects, and who was away for GF - was back for TB. Perhaps coincidentally, but we got, in the Bond/M/Moneypenny earlier-in-film scene, a bit of a return to the FRWL "Case File with an Attractive POI" whom Bond will contact. We also got a glamorous Bond-in-the-casino scene again. Yes, these elements are in the books, but I still like having them again.
Generally speaking and overall, I like the Terence Young films. I like their look, glamor and smoothness.
Terence Young was definately the one who put the sugar on the cake when it comes to Bond, I think he's been instrumental in making Bond a cinematic character. The spy craze may heave started with GF, but it would never hit those highs without Dr. No and FRWL. They set out the most important aspects of the films. GF just cashed in on that.
Well said !
I don’t like that take on M either, but it’s hard to deny that the entire scene is just so well written, and probably what set the stage of the Modern Era of Bond. When she’s telling him off, the dynamics of the series change right there and then. The blatant sexism of previous Bond films had no place in this new, exciting era. The women were going to be just as, and in some cases even more, capable than Bond. It sets the stage for future Bond/M scenes, much like Connery/Lee in Dr. No. But that’s all just my opinion though. I will say I prefer the traditional Bond/M scenes of the Connery/Moore era.