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+1, and actually the Lotus is my favourite.
No,Bond was seen driving it as well...
Not close to Bond, however. Not close at all.
As cultural phenomenons go Bond is up there with SW and Harry Potter, BTTF just isn't on that tier. The former three are transcendent in a way BTTF isn't (although I'm not denying its significant cultural impact). We can debate until the cows come home what tier it's actually on, but it's certainly not top table.
I think it was a joke by the film makers
Exactly. I love the looks of it, but I can't respect a so called "sports car" that does 0-60 in 10.5 seconds. There were cars that could out do that in the 50's. What a waste of Lotus suspension. Reminds me of when Lotus did the suspension for the Isuzu Stylus. What were they thinking?
Thanks, @BondJames!
And yes the film is scientifically accurate in the Delorean's capabilities. They just never made more because the car was perfect the first time. Obviously. No failures there.
I thought so too. Does they not make a point of questioning why of all cars he'd choose a Delorean in the first one? Right after it's revealed. Or maybe I'm remembering wrong.
+1
A beautiful car, but I think too old fashioned for BTTF. They needed something with high tech, futuristic looks, which they certainly did get with the Delorean. If I were to pick a different car, I'd go for the obscure, but awesome, Bricklin SV-1;
For the Lotus, it's a beautifully iconic Bond vehicle, I love it. But design- and maintenance-wise it was as poor as the Delorean. Film magic going on.
Back to Bond controversies please.
Most like it, I don't. I do like the PTS, the tanker chase, and the final fight between Bond and Sanchez, but the rest I find dull and lacking the style and class befitting a Bond film.
+100
1. Blofeld is actually one of the weaker villains in the series
2. Octopussy is probably the most offensive Bond film. OP isn't just self aware and ridiculous like DAD, it's borderline slapstick (still enjoy it though)
3. "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon marked a string of not very good theme songs until AVTAK
4. The pre-titles in TSWLM feature the weakest ski sequence of the entire series (but features one of the finest stunts to cap it off)
5. The Brosnan era is better than the Dalton era
6. Major Anya Amasova is reduced to a grouchy sibling not only in the script but also by Barbara Bach's one note performance
7. Elektra King is the best villain in the entire series
I will try to think of more over the coming days.
Agree to an extent. Telly's Blofeld is among the series' best, but Pleasance's, while being perfectly adequately kooky and just fine for the film he's in, is not. Meanwhile, Gray's is among my least favorites, FYEO's is perfectly embarrassing, and Waltz's is dishwater on film. Telly aside, there are many more interesting villains throughout the series. Pound for pound, Blofeld is probably one of the weaker villains put to film.
Not entirely sure what you mean by offensive. I like Octopussy though, and yes I also wish slapstick elements like the tuk-tuk chase and the Tarzan yell were not included in the package.
I understand the popularity of Nobody Does It Better, but it's never done much for me and it doesn't strike me as a particularly great Bond song. The lyrics go nicely with both the film and the titles, however. Moonraker is certainly not as good as Goldfinger or Diamonds, but it works for the titles and I do actually like it. It's definitely on the tepid side, though. For Your Eyes Only I used to like more than I do now. It's okay. All Time High is a bit underrated in my opinion, but I guess I can understand why some don't like it. A View to a Kill is definitely in another league entirely, so I can see where you're coming from.
I was about to say "Yuuup!" and then I remembered A View to a Kill's PTS. I'd say they're about on par with being the weakest, but the stunt absolutely turns things around at the end for Spy.
In my opinion, yes. Others will disagree.
I'm not sure I've ever picked up on a "grouchy sibling" vibe, but she is kind of grating and about as animated as the surface of a wooden table.
Actually, yes, that's one I can fully get behind. She's definitely top three. Push come to shove, I'd probably place her as my favorite.
We seem to agree on quite a few of these actually. Still, I do think they're fairly controversial opinions. One or two aside.