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@MakeshiftPython she wasn't armed with a gun, per se, but she was armed I'd say with a radio to a trigger man with an atomic bomb.
Connerys Bond gets ( At least he thinks at first ) revenge of Blofeld in the PTS of DAF,and once thats done hes back to work on his next mission like a pro.
First I find their past utterly unconvincing. Paris is good looking, but that's all that is displayed of her so to speak. There's nothing we're shown of the character that would justify Bond finding her more significant than other Bond girls. And the subsequent action sequence doesn't help. Yes he's professional, but he didn't have to grin like that playing with a remote control car. He just looks immature and it makes Paris even less meaningful.
That said, the scene with Kauffman? Great. Controversial opinion: the best scene of the movie and the only one when there's a sense of danger.
But CR, despite it having a deep impact on Bond, took Craig's Bond from escapism (seen earlier in the film) to a so-serious, even haunted direction...and firmly kept him there.
True, Fleming's Bond did visit Vesper's grave every year, and he did think about how crowded heaven would get, but she wasn't the main emotional thread in *every* novel the way she has been throughout the Craig era (with the exception of SF).
Personally I love Craig and his interpretation, but I think this is what people are getting at when they argue the "fun" is gone from Craig's Bond.
Yeah, no easy answer here. There needs to be a good balance. I don't think Bond needs a disposable set of women each film but he also doesn't have to have a deep personal relationship each one either. That's a strength of SF in that it doesn't depend on Bond having a woman at his side the whole film, which QoS also does to its credit.
I'd add DR NO as well.
+1 big time.
Me neither. Bottom three.
I am. One of the better Moore films (like 3 out of 7, or so).
OP
MR
FYEO
TSWLM
LALD
AVTAK
TMWTGG
OP being the best of the Moore/Glen films and MR being the best of the 70s Moore films.
In the tournament thread:
1 TSWLM
2 OP
3 LALD
4 FYEO
5 MR
6 TMWTGG
7 AVTAK
Personally, I have TMWTGG as his best, which is also controversial. I have TSWLM in my bottom five. Also supercontroversial.
Tee Hee is great, but I much prefer Holder as Samedi.
I don't understand the point of Baron Samedi.
In the novel wasn’t he used as the manifestation of the voodoo culture Big used to control people? It’s been awhile since I’ve read it. It’s possible his purpose got a little diluted in the transition to film but I still love Holders portrayal.
Not really fond of Holder, but then again I don’t really know him from anything else.
Agreed. I'd rank them in this order:
001) MR
002) OP
003) TMWTGG
004) TSWLM
005) FYEO
006) LALD
007) AVTAK
I think my love for John Barry's music has a lot to do with how I rank them although I've ranked AVTAK as the nadir of the Moore Bond films ever since my first viewing of the 1985 film its magnificent Barry score notwithstanding.
+1
Never really understood the love for LALD.
This may not be controversial, but Craig hasn't had a truly great Bond film since Casino Royale and I get the sense that No Time To Die will not make a difference to that statement.
+1
I think that CR is better than the remaining films in the 1995-present/Brosnan & Craig era combined.
Totally agree. Love the character. In fact was going to use TeeHee as my username here before settling on Mathis, but I thought someone got it first.
Regarding LALD, have really fond memories of my first viewing, and it has one of the strongest set of characters in a Bond movie, and very memorable set pieces. Classic theme too!
OP though remains my favourite Moore Bond film, and his finest imo.
I think LALD is Moore’s best film, his best performance, the best villains in his era and the best Bond film of the 70’s. The score is also amazing.
Agreed on the Craig era. I like him. But film quality wise, only CR can compete with the 60’s era.
With the exception of CR, SF (and possibly GE), the Barbara/Michael era has nowhere near the magic of the Cubby/Harry era.
With Maibaum, Barry, Ken Adam, Cubby and Harry all long gone now, so is a bit of the old spark. Still, Barbara and Michael do an amazing job keeping Bond afloat.
My opinion is that there are really two Bond film series. The first lasted from Dr. No to Licence to Kill. The second began with Goldeneye and is marked by the absence of the key creators of the first series (Maibaum, Barry, Binder, Adam, Broccoli and Saltzman). The first series will always have a bit of extra magic because it came first and set the standard.
The way I felt during the mid-2000s that aside from GE, the Michael/Barbara era was practically a wasteland. TND/TWINE/DAD pretty much rank right at he very bottom for me. The best I could hope for during those years was MAYBE a decent video game. Craig era so far has had a batting average of 50/50, but even the lesser half keeps me engaged.