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I agree. It also adds a mysterious astomsphere in the first half and that typical 60's elegance to the mix.
It has become part of our PC society to make every hero so working class as possible. Skyfall is the prime example of that in the Bond series.
You are welcome to disagree of course. That's just how I feel about it.
There is some sloppy writing here and there but TB is one of those Bond films that successfully blends all the right ingredients.
Yes he talked about drowning in his own caviar in a very thick Scottish accent - 'let me oot'
I'll agree with you on that. Skyfall is highly praised, but it doesn't feel like a Bond film. Spectre isn't perfect, but at least it feels more like a Bond film. I would have nothing against Mendes directing another Bond film, providing he make his third film a straight forward Bond film. But that isn't going to happen.
In full agreement. TB is a classic and is pure Bond. It has everything. I also agree with @echo that it could have been maybe 20mins shorter but still, it's a quintessential Bond film that sits firmly in the top 5.
After Bond and Kara escape the airbase until he returns.
Both sequences on the Wavekrest.
Most of the San Francisco bits in AVTAK.
The Neptune sequence in FYEO.
I think ur getting it now
I see what your saying but I have read most of the novels that's why I'm huge on from Russia With Love because I feel like that movie really captures the book correctly however with regards to thunderball it's just after Goldfinger which really cements the bond formula comes this film that really just slowes everything right down and on top of it doesn't make sense and has laughable back screen.
I'm 100% on board with what ur saying here however I'm sick of mended I really want to see someone else step in and hit another casino Royale hit run
Yup
I guess that Thunderball and Skyfull are very similar in the way that they are visually beautifull and benefit from a great cinematography and an overall great look. I am not so keen on both plots. I find that both films have many plot holes and have some obvious flaws where you just think "that does not make any sense" .
The whole health spa scene, the behaviour of the spectre agents (not at all trying to hide their identity), Bond and Felix chat in the hotel room are the best examples for that in TB.
Skyfall's most obvious obscure plot points are: Silva's escape, Silva's motivation, Bond's plan to protect M...
So I guess the writers are to blame here. The execution however was pretty fine in both films.
His explanation of the Kossacks is delivered well.
TWINE maybe not so good.
Coltrane is great in both films. But his presence in TWINE is purely for comic relief.
There is a difference between expensive items and elegance. Bond isn't elegant in SF and that bothers me. You can wear whatever expensive stuff you like, if you start drinking Heineken from the bottle and you shave your hair like a bouncer you are still a streetworker in a suit.
Definitely agree. Wouldn't call that overly controversial.
I know, I forgot to mention that.
fixed.
DN is cool I admit, but I'm not really sure what Binder was going for in that sequence. Merely serves as a nice looking sequence.
Agreed in the sense that he largely served the role of comedic relief in TWINE, but he was integral to the plot and they did give him a dignified end.
I fail to see how it's so absurd. In fact, I'm beginning to think that TB is the most overrated film on this site by quite some margin. Of course it has elements that I can enjoy, particularly any scene with Fiona in it, but so much of it is a long, boring mess that you have to slog your way through.
There's an amazing lack of tension throughout the film when it should be full of it. Much of it feels like we're just following Connery around while he's vacationing in the Bahamas. Some of the casting choices were uninspired. Auger is beautiful yet incredibly bland. Celi as Largo is very dull, he has the personality of a toaster. Van Nutter can't act worth a lick.
The editing is sloppy in places. That last underwater battle becomes very frustrating to watch because it just goes on forever. The Shrublands sequence feels wasted, as there's really no good reason for Bond to be there. The PTS is corny as hell. And I could go on and on.