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Ok lets move on to another one!
In the course of Sean's, Roger's, Pierce's and Daniel's films there have been masterpieces and some uneven films. The law of averages says when you do more than 2 films they aren't all going to be solid hits. So for the next few we are going to pair some of those uneven films up against each other and see which one you would rather give a watch to.
First up, Daniel against Sean!
Would you rather watch DAF or SP?
Yes different tones in each movie. But both are often towards the bottom of people's rankings. Sean was trying a different tone and welcoming a less serious era of Bond films, Daniel was bringing back an old enemy and updating it for modern audiences. DAF represented the last time Blofeld was on screen till SP!
This was Sean's last, and SP was written to be Daniel's last one, or at least could have served as his last one!
So mi6 community, which film would you rather watch. If you could only choose from these two titles. :) ;)
I like DAF more than SP but love Craig's performance in SP more than Connerys in DAF
But would rather watch Daniel in SP, for me, his performance is one of the positive aspects of the film, his approach of Madeleine in Austria with him trying to convince her to be on his side after saving her from Mr. Hinx, that interaction between the two, felt like it came from Fleming books.
This is Craig speaking like how Fleming's Bond spoke in the books when he's having an interaction with a woman.
Then you have Bond identifying the Rolls Royce car that Blofeld used to picked them up in Morocco while they're in waiting shed, a man with knowledge of brands, very Flemingesque:
And SP is ahead of DAF for me in bottom 5.
SP is #22, DAF is #24.
Love that scene.
I also love the following scenes with Ms. Sciarra and Bond as they have a little, yet highly charged, verbal sparring match.
And after they sleep with each other, and before Bond heads off to the meeting, Craig looks spectacular as James Bond.
Connery was fantastic and light of foot in Diamonds, but he’s no match for Craig (even if this is my least favourite of Craig’s Bond films).
Great post!
I'm not sure I read or understood the comments inbetween. And I totally like the Craig era. But I would indeed rather watch DAD again (for its nonsensical but funny dialogue) quite a bit more than SP. It's just a whole effing bunch of more fun.
I'll buck the trend and vote for Sean in DAF. It's got a terrific John Barry score, some of the most quotable dialogue in the series, Sean and Jill seem to be enjoying themselves more than Daniel and Lea, it moves quicker and is 28 minutes shorter. Basically I have more fun watching it of these two options.
And I’m certainly not blind to its many flaws… I wish I could have script doctored it, I could have made it much better. ;)
Great answers and I am enjoying that SP is getting some love. DAF is one of my guilty pleasures. Its fun and camp. Sean seems more engaged than before. I think it has some great dialogue and the casting was great, except for maybe Grey has Blofeld.
Overall I am choosing DAF over SP
I watched it again last night and I forgot how much I love his performance. Some of his line deliveries are some of my favourite in the series, "tell me where he is!" and "I could think of worse ways to go" are two of my favourites
Yeah, can definitely see all that. We often speak of Craig’s SP performance being his closest to Connery’s in GF (so closer to the classic film Bond) but there’s definitely a touch of Fleming in there too.
I prefer Craig’s performance in SP. As mixed as I am about the film itself I like that they run with the concept of a more relaxed, invigorated Bond after the events of SF. It feels more like he’s in his prime in this film, which is kinda cool to see.
Wint and Kidd are very memorable and fun, while also being rare nasty and threatening. Spectre's hench man, as much as I like the actor, is just too "off the peg".
https://screenrant.com/roger-moore-favorite-bond-movie-diamonds-forever/
He'd stated that in some interviews as well.
Well, all I can say is that even a Saint has flaws...
Anyway, DAF for me is too much of a sloppy film, with moonbuggy wheels randomly running through the screen and that uttery stupid alleyway changing-of-sides as signs that they just weren't paying attention. SP was made properly. Yes, the story has (too many) flaws, but at least the production itself was sound enough. So I'd rather watch SP.
on the previous one, after a long deliberation, I think I'll go for the yacht. IRRC it was quite an impressive ship, and though I love Switserland, and the view must be amazing I'm not much of an avid skiier.