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It's LALD vs TWINE now.
In which case, by the way, I vote LALD.
Neither ranks very high on my list but TWINE is definitely in the bottom three. The script came very convoluted, almost as if P&W thought that complexity equals quality. Well, it doesn't if along the line one plot hole after the other materializes. Also, the acting throughout this film is abysmal. Who ever conceived the notion of Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist has a lot of fantasy. The music...? Oh boy. My favourite part of this film is the PTS. After that, fun's over.
I still don't think TWINE is that bad though. I must be one of the few that isn't that bothered about Denise Richards' presence. Yeah she's a pretty bad actress but what about Gloria Hendry?
I can buy Jane Seymour as a psychic and Geoffrey Holder as a voodoo doctor a lot more than I can buy Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist.
I like LALD, I think it's Moore's second best, but I prefer to watch TWINE way more than LALD.
Live and Let Die is more of a fun ride, even though the film itself goes on for 15-20 minutes too long. It has a good villain in Kananga, and two great, underrated henchman in Baron Samedi and Tee Hee. Jane Seymour is my favorite Moore Bond girl and McCarney's theme tune rocks. As for Moore himself, he plays the role fairly conservatively but is far better than Brosnan's TWINE performance. JW Pepper is a pitfall, but not nearly as bad as he would be in Golden Gun (ick).
14. Live and Let Die (1973) - 7/10
15. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - 7/10
16. Quantum of Solace (2008) - 6/10
17. The World Is Not Enough (1999) - 6/10
Better Girl
More interesting bad guys (very colorful, no pun intended)
That boat chase scene
Better Soundtrack
Is Denise Richards as a physicist really that much worse than Britt Eckland as an Mi6 agent in MWTGG?
If you consider the fact that Mi6 like everyone else had lowered their standards in the 70's.
Better action, better plot pacing, and a better Bond performance. LALD comes very close though, and I almost voted for it. However, I re-evaluated the situation and decided that TWINE needs to get my vote, because I just like it a little better than LALD.
Goldfinger vs. The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy who Loves Me is chalk and cheese in that respect, so much going on and it does keep the interest, plus it has Barbara Bach too so there you go
Better action, more interesting plot, better pace, better locations, better music, and better Bond.
TSWLM is currently in my Top 5, while GF is WAY down at #20, so a really big difference there!
Whilst I find the locations in GF very poor in comparison, it still beats TSWLM over all.