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To each his own of course but I’d swap CR for TLD there.
Tut tut tut...... :-q
But the theme song is one of my favourites, because it's so delightfully unrelated to the plot.
What's weird for me is that a lot of my favourite Bond films have plenty of flaws, but I still put them above films that I'd call "objectively" better. I think I don't care about the problems of a film so long as there's enough good stuff for me to get past that and the overall product still resonates with me. A film can be perfectly fine in almost every way but if it's nothing special I'd rather watch a "worse" film that's at least a bit more weird and out there. I'll take something like DAD over something like TND basically, or AVTAK over FYEO.
I’m with you in ranking it third behind DN and GF. But it’s still in my Top 10.
That is a controversial opinion which I share.
Me too. Every single one.
I like the one in Dr No.
Me too but I think I like the one in SP slightly better.
Wasn't there a different/tweaked flat scene in SP to some degree? I could've swore one of the first bits of filming involved Craig in a robe throughout, but then that changes in the finished product and he's only donning a robe when he goes through the Skyfall effects. Maybe I'm remembering it incorrectly.
Absolutely, it was originally filmed like the teaser with him in his robe, then Craig wanted it reshot for some reason, so the first half was reshot with him sitting in the chair and what not but then they still use some of the footage in his robe
I also agree on Scaramanga's Fun House sets being totally underwhelming. I thought so at the time when I saw TMWTGG back in '74 and my view hasn't changed since. The difference between the sets of DAF and TSWLM appears to be having Peter Murton in place of Ken Adam.
Agreed. Love the hand wave at the end of FRWL. Such a shame that they had to cut the line: "He was right.. what a performance!" from the movie as Bond pays out the role of pornographic film in the arms of Daniela Bianchi. I've always disliked that jump-cut because of the bloody censors.
Wait, there a people that don't like that?
OHMSS and FRWL are my top two and I'd have CR 4th behind those two and TLD.
It fits Craig Bond perfectly, you'd imagine that he'd be disorganized and always look like he hadn't moved in
The LALD one if perfect for Moore/Connery Bond and where I'd imagine the generic archetypal James Bond in my head living.
THIS. They are all good. One of my favorite little parts of SP was the flat's inclusion.
Agreed. Possibly one of the highlights of the film for me, really. Interestingly, both the former flats have been present in films introducing (the new) Bond. Could we see a new flat for the next one as well?
1. Sean Connery - The pefromances in his first four are all A+ Bond performances, which is amazing. He has too many disinterested moments in YOLT and DAF, but still can be good in those too. Overall, the rightful Bond king.
2. Daniel Craig - IMO, him in CR is the best Bond performance ever. He gives really good ones in QOS and SF as well, before an up-and-down one in SP. His dry humor is excellent, and while he’s not as charming as Connery, he is the most lethal and ice-cold Bond which I like.
3. George Lazenby - Hardest to rank since he only did one, but I just love his OHMSS performance so much. Not always perfect, but when he’s good he is just amazing in it. A wonderful one-hit wonder; the most human Bond.
4. Roger Moore - The Moore era is a mixed bag, but Moore himself was rarely ever the problem. His comedic moments were usually genuinely funny, but he also did wonderfully displaying his serious side. FYEO is his best acting, and he also does exceptionally well in LALD and TSWLM. A little less impressive in MR and AVTAK, but still definitely a great Bond.
5. Pierce Brosnan - He is cool as a cucumber through most of GE, TND, and DAD - particularly TND. Struggles with emotional scenes and is maybe the least original of the Bonds, but still so much fun to watch most of the time. He carries his films more than half the time. TWINE is one of the weaker Bond performances in the series unfortunately.
6. Timothy Dalton - A decent Bond. He has some good moments, but he is the least entertaining of the 6 to me, and beyond a handful of moments, he’s more serviceable than exceptional IMO. I liked him a little more in LTK than TLD. Still, to rank him last means we have been blessed with great choices for Bond actors so far.
SC (By far and away the complete package. He had it all)
RM (lacks Connery's killer edge, but has everything else)
DC (lacks the charm & I'm not keen on the looks and style, but is the most credible killer of them all)
GL (aced his only outing. So much promise)
TD (real and down to earth. Human. Lacking in style though)
PB (cool and looked great. Inconsistent, emotional and a bit soft though)