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Quite right.
TWINE would be mine. In fact I haven’t seen it in full since probably 2012 when I did my countdown to SF.
Well….
Even though it’s flaws are glaring, it’s a movie with at least some things I highly enjoy, which can’t be said for TND. Bond ‘helping’ Tibbett by removing the umbrella from the pile of luggage he’s carrying is one of my favourite gags in the whole series - so understated yet hilarious (to me).
And Zorin / Mayday is a cracking team of villains, one of my favourites. Carver / Stamper is probably my least favourite
Even the most ill-conceived Bond movies offer me some manner of pleasure. Not really the case with TND. I can’t think of a single reason I’d want to sit down and watch it
I actually didn't like TWINE when it came out, but then I read all the novels & I appreciated what they were attempting there. Now I quite enjoy it, even if I objectively see it as a guilty pleasure (sort-of) misfire.
Mine would probably be either TMWTGG, DAF or AVTAK. They're my least revisited films of the series for a variety of reasons. Even DAD gets seen by myself more often - despite it being an inferior film in many ways.
I *love* TMWTGG. My, look at how diverse we are...
I’m sure some feel that way for SKYFALL, whereas I love it and think it’s the best Bond film since the 60s. Have since it’s release, still so today.
And yet I thought he was completely wasted. He deserved much more than given.
You really have something here, I like it.
I’ve always loved TWINE. It’s a bit rough around the edges in parts, but I think it has one of the best plots of the series, quite possibly the best PTS, I like the theme song, I think Arnold started to come into his own (controversial maybe because of the techno elements but I’ll take it over TND’s Barry pastiche), Elektra is one of my favourite villains, Renard makes a great tortured lackey, and I thought Brosnan was at his best. I know he gets criticism for overacting in that one. But I’ve always liked how colourful his performances were (Goldeneye is his weakest performance for me, because he just seems nervous in comparison), and I liked the broody and passionate side of his Bond, so I enjoyed seeing that explored more in this film. And the bankers office escape, the bit where he pins a henchman to the bar with his own knife and then finishes his martini, and the bit where he kills Elektra are worth a thousand pain faces imo.
It’s rough around the edges in parts. But I’ve always enjoyed it despite that because of the originality of it, and I’ve never really thought its commitment to the old formula undermined that originality as most seem to (I do wish it had ended with Elektra’s death, but I don’t mind the gadgets or Christmas). It’s like a proto-Craig film in some ways. And while it isn’t as good as Craig’s best, I think you’ve got to give it credit for getting there first.
I actually have to think this through…
I'll fire that film into the sun
It's all about imprinting.
When I was 11 I got my Mom to take me to a cool movie called Diamonds Are Forever. My first Bond movie. When I was 13 I went to Live And Let Die on my own. Who were the director & writer on those? Yep. That set the tone for my Bond.
It was many, many years later that I read the novels. Still, cinematic Bond (for me) needs 'absurdity within control'. And TND is right there.
To increase its inner brilliance, no doubt!
And yet TND was my first Bond when I was 11 years old and failed to imprint.
Of course!!!! It's turning into it seamlessly! :D
Honestly!!! I couldn't agree more.
I could actually live without seeing any of the Craig Bond films ever again.Aside from CR of course,which is an easy top 5 Bond film for me.
I count QOS as an excellent coda for CR, myself. It's in my top five ...
I respectfully disagree but I’m glad you like it as much as you do..
Admit it, you think I'm an idiot. I'm okay with that. I also like Batman & Robin, DAF, and Supernova. Some things are so bad they're great IMHO.
No, it's hilarious. The 60's Batman makes me smirk; Batman & Robin makes me laugh out loud. But for the Record, I hate Batman Forever. It's not bad enough to be funny, and it not good enough to be any good.
I will note, however (per the topic of this thread), that I enjoy Batman Forever and Batman & Robin on an entirely different level from Tomorrow Never Dies. BF and B&R are glorious messes. TND is peak 007.