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In the light of this discussion, what are the thoughts about ‘the turning of Pussy Galore’?
I think @CommanderRoss nails it by saying:
Just taking the Spectre meetings in each film:
THUNDERBALL is sleek. The design of the set and the story being told in this sequence never fails to impress and interest me. Just the way it's shot makes it seem larger than life (without being obviously grandiose). It propels the story forward and very quickly shows all the pies that this deadly organizations has its fingers in.
SP is moody, certainly, and tries to present very similar attributes as the earlier film (that their business is international; they have deadly people on their team), but the complete package of the scene bores me as it moves at a snail’s pace. Almost as if the filmmakers fell in love with their own vision, they didn’t want to leave this place. Beyond its framing and shooting, it is pedestrian when compared to TB.
Not all that controversial. Thunderball is better than Spectre in pretty much every conceivable way, apart from some pacing issues.
It's true, but I think it's still very well done. The music and photography elevate it and the whole sequence has atmosphere. However, it is definitely a bit slow.
I can't say I find Severnaya in GE to be slow though. Any sequence that features Scorupco is fine in my book. ;)
I think its a problem only because we dont get to see peak Connery for about 20 minutes
Not exactly controversial regarding Severnaya.
I must say, despite a very 90's vibe, Goldeneye has aged excellenty. For the life of me I can't imagine why EON didn't keep Bruce Ferstein(I think I spelt that correctly) around. Much better than Purvis and Wade.
I prefer the 90s vibe to the 80s one. Is it controversial?
Pretty much the same. The line: "We must have a few fast falls together sometime" clearly sets up the barn haystack bit. Playful wrestling leading to intimacy. Bond can size up what kind of a person a woman is from their initial encounter, and goes with it. What's fun is when it doesn't work in his favor as with Fiona who remains on the side of SPECTRE.
If Pussy Galore wasn't interested or remotely curious from his initial flirting on the plane the barn sequence wouldn't play out like it did.
Bond meets all kinds of women throughout the franchise, and I feel Connery had the wonderful male/female chemistry. I think he probably would have had a blast with Onatopp, and probably would have had some amazing scenes with Judi Dench's M.
I can imagine his delivery of "Now you get your clothes on, and I'll buy you an ice cream" would have been just as charming and funny as Roger's.
For me this is the only time Connery's charms are a bit..... over reaching. Not that it really aches, but it just doesn't work as well as all the others. Still I don't mind it too much, I think people these days read way too much in it, and why wouldn't Pussy be allowed to test the other side a bit as well? ;-)
It’s even more strange when you consider that he wrote the stories for many of the Bond video games to follow. He was obviously available and eager to write for Bond.
I agree wholeheartedly!
I agree that the 90s Bonds in general are better than the 80s for one main reason: more memorable villains. Also controversial, I think that Bruce Ferstein was arguably the second best screenwriter for Bond, behind Richard Maibaum.
@MaxCasino agreed!
Ehh I cant. 80s are my least favorite decade
Kill myself through an exploding bomb on top of a moving handcar.
I'd most certainly take the '90's over the 00's and '10's if we could have inserted CR and SF in there. There's plenty of room.
Apart from GE I actually don't think the 90s Bond are better overall. I just prefer the vibe and the feel of the 90s. In Bond movies and in general. I think the whole atmosphere of the 80s was detrimental to Bond movies.