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Again, who CARES what these idiots say? Judge the product, not the comments after the production.
I've never had a dude buy a phaser replica from me & later quibble that since I made comments online concerning America needing background checks on gun purchases, I'm a pacifist & my phaser was made by a person who hates guns so it must suck.... :-O
I agree with @chrisisall. I don't care about Apted's comments. I enjoyed his one time go at Bond and while it isn't a perfect film. I stand by my comments. Joke about my comparison about OHMSS if you want. (not referring to anyone in particular.) The proof is in the movie. Heck the movie is taken from Bond's family motto mentioned in OHMSS. "The World is Not Enough."
After Bond's injury he is ignored from being given the mission. He has to prove to M he can take on the mission and catch the perpetrators.
Electra asks Bond if he ever lost a loved one and Bond takes a brief silence before brushing the comment aside and changing the Subject.
The Ski chase is very similar to the one near the latter half of OHMSS and Elektra is dressed very similar to Tracy, even wearing a puffy snow hat. Mirroring the peaceful moment together as they ski before the Parahawks come in and ruin the party. Bond defeats the last parahawk creating an avalanche.
While the plot is nothing new, if you look past the criticisms, you can find a lot of good and some nice twists on classic Bond elements. It's easily Brosnan's second best Bond film.
Apted's arrogant comments don't ruin the film for me. Nor does Tom Cruise's off camera activities make me think less of his movies.
Exactly! It's about the ART, not the artist.
A very divisive film it seems.
Well you could argue that it has the best pre title sequence in the series, but then there can be no dispute - it has
Some would say Viktor Zokas is the main antagonist, while it is in fact Elektra King. I have in fact made, would some would see, as a controversial statement as saying it's Brosnan's best James Bond release, while most others would favor Goldeneye
Is that controversial ? Dependant on one persons perspective, but I always stand by that decision, right or wrong
The thing, the idiot in question directed the movie and made an idiotic comment regarding the movie, but also passing a specific judgment on the whole franchise. So his comment made me see it in.a new light. But it is his arrogance that really got me.
Regarding the pts of TWINE, I find it overrated. And overlong.
The thing is, Lazenby didn't really give a damn about the role. He was on a hunt for fame and glory but without the passion and appreciation for the character that Brosnan has/had Lazenby was still able to make the role his own without aping Connery. As for Moore, again, his interpretation brought his own conspicuous style and made the role his own but like I said, none of the actors wanted the role as badly as Brosnan and for someone who wanted the role so badly, eventually got it and wanted to take the character to new heights, he didn't do anything particularly interesting or make the role his own in a unique way unless that's how you see generic box-ticking to be. Brosnan was a good Bond but was more serviceable than anything particularly special and I do feel he was overwhelmed by the role not just because of his comments but because of his lack of reinforced contribution to the creative process and because of what I can see in his performances in all of his 4 movies. Watch some of his non Bond films during his tenure as Bond and his post Bond career, the guy is a very capable actor and really could have done something interesting with the Bind character but in the end he really didn't.
I will argue that it's nowhere near the best PTS of the series. It's way too long and the boat chase is actually quite boring. The barrell roll in particular isn't helped by the multiple camera cuts or the fact you can see how the stunt is done.
It's not even the best PTS from the Brosnan films. GE's PTS has more satisfying elements than TWINE. And TND has more tension.
I'm not a massive fan of TND's either but it probably is better than TWINE. But there's no question that GE is Brosnan's best and most satisfying PTS.
It's not the greatest line ever, but compared to some of the dialogue that was to follow in the next three films, it's positively Dickens!
Worst introduction ever. Hanging upside down, smiling goofily at a Russian taking a dump. Wow, what class, the stage is set.
I do completely agree it's the worst "new Bond actor" introduction in the series. Completely takes away from the excellent Dam jump. Moore's was pretty goddamn awful but Brosnan's is still worse. Thankfully it's the biggest misstep of the movie and is out of the way right at the beginning. The rest of the PTS is excellent.
For sake of reference, we've got...
"I admire your courage..."
"Good morning! My name is Bond, James Bond."
"*Italian*"
No dialogue, just a badass shot of the world's biggest badass ever.
"Beg your pardon, forgot to knock."
"M doesn't mind you making a little money on the side, Dryden. She'd just prefer it if it wasn't selling secrets."
set.
Tims is very good although I'm a bit iffy about the last few seconds on the boat.
Bond is in the casino and who happens to drop by? Electra! Valentin's nephew happens to be the captain of a nuclear submarine Renard and Electra need. Bond doesn't know what's in the bags Davidov brought with him but he picks the right one for the guy from the plane. The alarm clock Renard puts conveniently within M's reach just happens to be connectible to the card which they coincidentally neglected to search for on M's body. Valentin coincidentally drops in a pool of beluga, which is lucky because now Bond can interrogate him. What a coincidence that Valentin storms the tower at the exact moment Bond was about to get his neck snapped. What a coincidence also that Valentin's cane has a gun in it, which we never learned about before...
Brosnan gives a more 'Bondian' performance in the The Thomas Crown Affair than any of his four Bond films.
Anyway, I don't know whether this is controversial or not since I haven't been here that long, but I think that Fleming would have HATED Moore's Bond. With a passion.
Should've gone to Specsavers...
Also @Chang, I'm inclined to agree with @Willy.
I completely agree with you, it's just that his attitude during production and him returning didn't seem like that of someone who coveted the role as something incredibly precious. Brosnan is the only actor I think that felt genuine devastation from no longer being able to continue in the role.
If you're going to count Dalton's shocked/angry look, than you should probably count Brosnan's dam jump. And the Lazenator's introduction was worse than Brosnan's, considering that he sounds way too cheerful for a secret agent rescuing somebody from drowning.