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For me, it has to be GE, followed by QOS and with LTK coming in third.
Very controversial!!! I think it’s his worst by far.
I agree. Only FRWL tops my Connery films
I agree with @Roadphill as well. I’ve never seen NSNA.
(Ducks and runs.)
Is Basinger better or worse than Denise Richards?
Only time will tell. I admit I hate this opinion, but I think NTTD is the film that will end up being the final James Bond movie. I hate this gut instinct. But, oh well.
I should hope many agree it should be the end for EON after all their ineptitude.
Here’s a controversial post for our site: the emotionality of the Craig era is over-hated. While I’d love to see a more straightforward, traditional approach with the next era and beyond, I think the bulk of the emotional stuff was handled extremely well in 3/4 of Craig’s films (the first 3). I think it greatly adds to the experience. Not to mention people act like it’s the first time the series has gone for emotionality. Yes, it’s been brought to a higher level, but there have been plenty of emotional moments throughout the franchise, with OHMSS being the most prominent example.
Birdleson: I actually unironically like Christmas Jones though even I'll admit she's far from the best, mainly due to some poor writing choices and lack of screentime to develop. Although I don't think she's nearly as bad as she's made out to be.
Just kidding. But also, c'mon. It's Goldfinger.
I'm curious which action scenes in NSNA you feel are better than TB? I can't think of any that stand out in NSNA or that come close to threatening the action sequences in any Eon Bond film. The final battle between Bond and Largo has to be the most anti-climactic of any Bond film.
Also, Vargas didn't really need to be better developed since he was only a secondary henchman; Fiona Volpe was the main henchman/woman/person. Fatima Blush, in turn, is just a more over-the-top version of Fiona, just as I find Xenia Onatopp a copy of Blush.
Please don't. I would miss your comments on these boards. Especially since those of us who are holding out on the spoilers can finally reveal our thoughts.
I have my own as I was born in October '66 and a double bill of DN and GF was playing in a local theater that day and it was also the week Fleming was on the cover of Life Magazine.
I've been a fan since 1998 and have yet to actually see any Bond film in theater... you saw two on day one. What a way to be introduced to James Bond.
I agree! Though I think OP won The Battle of the Bonds that year, and my first viewing of NSNA (St Stephen's Day 1983!) was disappointing, I was still curious to see this rival Bond movie.
I have it on bluray now and it has improved a lot on subsequent watches!
As Birdleson says, the cast are really good, Barbara Carrera is marvellous as Fatima Blush ( much better than that GE Onatopp rip off!)
And Connery gives a much better performance than the likes of YOLT and DAF! Agree also that Kim Basinger is weak!
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So you're saying that Fatima Blush is better than Fiona Volpe? 😳 Talk about controversial. Personally I find that there's absolutley nothing that NSNA does better than TB, but I'll let the rest slide, but not that. Fiona is right alongside Tracy, Vesper and Dench's M as the Bond series' best female characters.
All that's been on my mind reading the above is 'Fatima over fiona' how on earth...
NSNA is a great Bond film. Strong psycho villain too. Great locations, cast, plot, directing, Bond has a Bentley, great femme fatale, sharks, one liners....
Yes, this. There are flashes of emotion in many of Roger’s movies, not sustained emotion admittedly, but still brief glimpses of Bond’s feelings or fears, a crack in the facade. Dalton was good at expressing inner emotion too.
Correct. As I admitted the emotional factor has been heightened with the recent films, but I still think it’s a little hypocritical when people hate on Craig’s films for having it. And I think his adventures are better for it. There are seriously great, dramatic moments in CR, QOS, and SF that only make the films better.