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Alright, I'll go with LALD.
LIKES:
-The excitement of having a new Bond and witnessing and evaluating the change-up.
-Jane Seymour
-I'm a sucker for train fight scenes, especially at night.
-Did I mention Jane Seymour?
DISLIKES:
-Nothing against George Martin, just would have loved for John Barry to have scored this one.
-Clifton James aka Sheriff J.W. Pepper. I mean even camp has its limits.
-The boat chase does drag a bit. Serious editing might make it flow better.
Despite its flaws, I still have to say LALD. There's enough I do like about the movie to keep me coming back.
TSWLM: 16 votes
Also, I didn't give my vote, but mine goes to TSWLM simply because it's much more colorful, the action is better, and it's a real Bond epic! So there's the 17th vote for TSWLM, and again, very sorry for the delay, it's long over-due!
Seeing as that one was very close and difficult for most people, here's a match-up that will probably be either love it or hate it, so it'll be easy I'm hoping:
A View to a Kill vs. License to Kill
At least Moore's swansong has the feeling of a Bond release
But for better film and personal favorite (of the two) LTK wins this round with some ease
LTK is not Miami Vice enough and too little a Bondmovie, and that chap Dalton just doesn't do it for me.
Primary reason: consistent script.
Secondary reason: I just happen to be a huge Dalton fan. ;-)
License to Kill is just not, let's say, in my top 10... I think it's too american and not british enough: the good cop who is taken out of the case, because it's too personal, but he still continues in it and solves it, killing the criminal, he has been helped by someone in his office... However, LTK's PTS is better than AVTAK's, it's the only bit in which LTK beats AVTAK...
Some understandably cringe at bits of AVTAK but I can find nothing in Moore's last outing as cringe-worthy (although Stacey tries her hardest) as the line: "I love James so much" from LTK. Ugh. Just. Ugh.
A View To A Kill brought down the curtain on a great Bond. Licence To Kill had me leaving the cinema fearing that it might bring down the curtain on the entire Bond series.
The only things in AVTAK's favour would be John Barry and the French setting.
AVTAK has a better song.
LTK has a better Bond.
AVTAK has a cooler villain.
LTK has a better villain.
AVTAK has a more Bond-like plot.
LTK has just a better plot overall.
AVTAK has that neat fire truck scene.
LTK has the tanker chase at the end.
Just by overall "Which one's better?", I'd have to give it to LTK, but I like AVTAK better.
List of rating.
LTK - 9
AVTAK - 18
AVTAK is mediocre
LTK it is