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I'll really have to check this film out!
My love of Spectre is my only really controversial Bond opinion I think.
IMO Skyfall has the best scene in the whole franchise, maybe that's controversial as well?
It's probably not so much controversial, more that NSNA gets ignored in any discussion involving rankings so Blush is left out by default. Those who do discuss NSNA generally think Blush is a highlight. My personal opinion is I don't care for NSNA so I don't rate Blush in the canon
I never understood this opinion some fans have of Connery in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. To me he looks more energized in a way he hadn't been since THUNDERBALL or even earlier. He literally looks like he's having a good time unlike in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE.
I will say he does a little better in DAF than YOLT, but still doesn’t come close to his original 4 performances. Also, I think besides Connery’s performance, YOLT is superior to DAF in almost all ways.
It's also fun to see him handle a lighter type of role. No, he didn't look in peak physical form, but he didn't in YOLT either when he was closer to that prime.
But Thunderball is incredible, a far superior Bond film.
Yes, I'd say she is to some degree. She lures Bond to Silva's island, even if it wasn't with malicious intentions. However, she clearly has some part in Silva's work, she presents that client to a bullet in the back of the head in Shanghai.
And she carries a gun, even though we never see her use it, I don't imagine it's just for show.
Did she really have a choice in the matter though? The fear she has for Silva suggests she's not doing it willingly. But who knows?
True, but I'm sure you could ask the same of other femme fatals as well.
I don't think Femme Fatales have to be evil to qualify. Black Widow for instance.
Wouldn't she be an exception that proves the rule though? A femme fatale should have a some degree of fatality or at least harm-inducement toward her lover(s), whereas Severine is ultimately sympathetic toward Bond. She seems like a femme fatale at first but develops into a tragic Bond girl.
Fiona, Fatima, onatopp, elektra, all seduce their lovers and use them for their pleasure and benefit, to discard them afterwards (usually with the death of their lovers as a result). It's the 'deadly but seductive trap' that makes femme's fatales. So no, severine isn't a femme Fatale. Only octopussy might be on the edge, but severine doesn't come up with the idea of going to silva herself. She only takes a high gamble in the hopes of beeing set free.
I'll add an unpopular/controversial opinion here, to comment on this -- I think Moore's ability to imbue Bond with humanity is often criminally underrated. I agree with you, these are more flashes of emotion, brief glimpses, a crack in the façade. Those are all great word choices, and I think they're really befitting of Bond as a character. There is more nuance to his portrayal than he is often credited with.
The obvious examples here are from FYEO, particularly, but there are shades of it in all of his films, even the Gilbert ones which are more known for depicting Bond as unflappable superhero.
My love for Moore's Bond only grows as time passes.
Having just finished watching all his films again, I definitely agree.
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Serra's score is masterful, IMO. Completely in keeping with the Cold-War tone of the film. The GB sequence is by far one of my favourite individual tracks from the franchise. A lot of nostalgia comes back to me when I listen to his score.
That being said, it's a good thing John Altman rescored the tank chase. He probably should've tackled the Bond and Xenia race as well since that seems to be the track that gets the majority of criticism.
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