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The stunt is amazing. Shame about JW and the slide whistle!
Always an excuse to pull a perfect stunt down, for me that one stunt with JW & theslide whistle has more creativity in it then all stunts in SPECTRE combined because lets face it they were rather lifeless in execution and people. Some of those stunts in SPECTRE could use a little JW.
I agree Spectre's stunts were lacklustre. They looked like CGI, even if they weren't. But the slide whistle is an atrocity. As is JW.
Wade in GE and TND always reminded me of JW. Another reason I loved the Brosnan era so much.
I appreciate that but I'm sorry I really am not a Glen fan.
But yes I do agree that Glen did give us some iconic and often copied action sequences.
And whomever mentioned the "chase bomb" sequence in OP is right. I love that part of the movie. OP is one of my favorites.
Truly respect your opinion though.
Even in jest I'll take it!
So OP is one of your favourites but you don't rate Glen...?
I'll try and work that one out later.
OP is top ten material for me. Possibly Moore's best.
A shame he and Tim didn't get on.
Not only that, but Dalton felt that too much time had passed since his last Bond, to make another in 1995 (as well as something about audiences not wanting to see a 50+ year old Bond).
A big shame because even at 70+ year old, Dalton looks quite Bondian.
I never saw GE as a potentially Dalton Bond movie. Not as it stands anyway. Maybe in its earlier draft but as it stands it is a Bond movie for a new Bond actor.
And Dalton was wise in his reservations to play Bond again.
Now I see it being the opposite. GoldenEye feels like we are supposed to be already used to this Bond.
yes, the difference between OP and some of the other wackier entries is that, as crazy as it gets, it never forgets to tell an engaging and intriguing story with good characters and genuine tension. With MR, DAD and to a certain extent DAF, they all just kinda unravel after a certain point and nothing seems to matter anymore. Even the much derided clown suit in OP is part of a fantastically thrilling and suspenseful sequence. For me the film pushes the comedy to the limit, without ever losing the central focus of the plot. Its a great flick for a Sunday afternoon.
If I remember correctly, Tim was up for coming back as late as Fall, 1993. In an interview at that time he had mentioned Michael France was writing the script, and anticipated starting around January/February. He was planning on just doing GoldenEye, then play it by ear. He resigned in April as Cubby had wanted him to plan on doing 4 or 5 more films. Too long of a commitment at that point.
Too bad they couldn't have worked something out. Seems whenever there is a gap of more than 3 years a new contract must be made. Like Craig having signed for 3 films after QoS (even though lately we're told it's an open contract).
But he's Bond so that would make sense whoever plays him. I don't think the antagonism between Bond and Trevelyan would have worked as well with Dalton. Bean's character would have come off as far weaker against a seasoned Bond. In this one instance Brosnan's youthful looks served him and the movie.
Trevelyan, in the early Dalton drafts was older. I believe Anthony Hopkins was one of the first choices to play Trevelyan.
That said, I'm not entirely convinced that much of LTK has aged very well either (except the tanker chase which is great).
You're right, LTK looks like an episode of murder she wrote.
Parts of it do have a television feel. I've always felt that some of the early scenes such as those in Felix's house feel like they are made for the small screen.
Not just that, but the sounds effects and the acting from the extras. Like, tell me Della or the accountable for Sanchez hasn't just walked off the set of Murder She Wrote. And some of the sounds effects were done by people making 'swoosh' sounds into a mic.
Some of the supporting cast were rather bad.
LOL!!! I hadn't thought about Murder She Wrote. LTK reminds me of Hunter. Even on the US one sheet poster Dalton looks a bit like Fred Dryer behind the obviously pasted on photo of Lowell and Soto.
More than anything, LTK, looks like a Chuck Norris or Charles Bronson Cannon
film from that time. Although the Blu-ray for LTK is sharp as a pin, in the cinema the picture was extremely dirty looking. There's a moment during the casino sequence, where the reel changes, cuts to a shot of Sanchez and the film stock is considerably different.
I know that. And a mentor figure to Bond (good idea) and I believe a former M (questionable idea). But then you might as well speak of a completely different movie. Hence what I said: Goldeneye as it stands would not have worked as well with Dalton. Unless you considerably change it... And then it's no longer the GE we know.
GE was a real re-start for the Bond films and I think it worked very well in balancing all the Bondian elements together. Martin Campbell brought a nice fresh feel to the film as he did with CR. This new start really did need a new actor and Brosnan came up trumps.