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Yeah, even though I love FYEO, the pre-title sequence was a real disappointment regarding Blofeld's death. If it had been just a PTS-only villain like Mr. Ramirez in GF or Colonel Toro in OP, then the PTS would have been better. I like the whole helicopter thing, but because Blofeld gets an unworthy, embarrasing death, it comes out as a disappointment.
The Man with the Golden Gun vs. Tomorrow Never Dies
Both are the #2's for Moore and Brosnan, and are set in the South China Sea, so let's see what you think!
I don't know, I'll need to rewatch them. Both are very poor but have their bright spots, I just can't decide which has the most.
Hahahahahahaha! I knew someone would say that!
Both feature Halong Bay (although Golden Gun is set in Thailand it does seem that Scaramanga got prime real estate before the tourists arrived in Vietnam)
In TND we get a junk and a few scenic karsts. In Golden Gun we get a full John Barry score and sweeping views as the seaplane soars over the islands.
TND was the first time the cracks in the Brosnan era started to appear.
TMWTGG is just easily a cheesy 70s martial arts film- the only good things were Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Scaramangas Funhouse and the car flip...its okay but not regard well in my list
(TMWTGG = Bruce Lee Kung Fu, TND = cheesey action and Jackie Chan Kung-fu)
Gun wins for Christopher Lee, one of the best baddies in the series.
Since we're on the subject, @DarthDimi for my 400th post could you please add a poll to my thread?http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/1612/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-vs.-licence-to-kill-vs.-tomorrow-never-dies-vs.-quantum-of-solace/p2#Item_36
Agreed! TMWTGG doesn't have any good villains except for Scaramanga. Nick Nack is an absolute joke, and then there's Kra, who gets knocked into a boiling chemical pit by Mary Goodnight of all people. Pathetic!
Hahaha! Yeah, Nick Nack chucking bottles of wine at Bond will always stay in my mind when I think of that scene. For the build-up in the funhouse with Scaramanga, and then the destruction of his island, you'd think that TMWTGG would end on a better climax. Then again, the whole movie is a big comedy, so what do I know?
Exactly! The movie really steered far from the entire point of the movie because they had to make TMWTGG "relevant" to 1974's audience by throwing in the stupid solar energy crisis. For goodness sake, they ruined the entire point of the movie to hunt down a stupid little Solex Agitator.
Indeed!
I have to agree with you both. TMWTGG was ruined by the horrible henchman, the silly energy crises subplot. The good premise of Bond squaring off with Scaramanga was good and they should have kept with it instead of going off on some poppycock.
so I have to say:
TND but only by a nose.
Carver was lightweight but Mei Ling was a better sidekick than Goodnight and Carver had some good strong henchmen: Stamper, Dr Kaufman.
TMWTGG was too slow and lacked big action setpieces, so this is an easy one: TND for having better action, use of locations and a much better soundtrack.
;)
Consider it done, friend. ;-)
It does?
Beirut, Macao, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Communist China are all one place are they?