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The music heard on the ghetto blaster itself.
I know that. That was my point. As a leading lady Blackman does nothing for me. I would have preferred Eaton as lead!
Blackman fit the character of Pussy well.
Agreed. Fantastic scene wonderfully played by Connery.
Wasn’t that what they did with GE?
Give me the TLD PTS any day tho.
Totally agree. A vast improvement over AVTAK. TLD and CR are the two best Bond films of the post-Connery/Lazenby/Moore era IMHO.
Yes I’d probably go along with that.
+ LTK I'd definitely go along with that!!
I was always under the impression that Brosnan was prohibited contractually from doing TLD due to his deal with NBC.
Also.....what was the timeline. Was Brosnan ever announced officially? I know that Dalton got the role on 5th August 1987 with filming due to begin early October 1987. That's quite a tight deadline.
There was never an official splashy announcement of Brosnan that I recall. Everything was just assumed that he had the role and indeed he did, but no press conference or launch or anything like that. I think it was all based on the renewal of the Steele contract, which was done at the 11th hour due to the interest in the series that drove the ratings up due to Brosnan being linked with Bond.
By the way, the dates were in 1986, not 1987. TLD was already released by then.
As much as I like Pierce, for no money in the world would I want to miss Tim in TLD and LTK.
You're making me feel ill!!
When you're done with the sick bucket, could I use it?
Tim c.2000...
Just imagine the Dalton era, 1987-2002. Not that he would have stuck around that long, but now we're talking. :D
Truly a nightmare scenario.
The villains are sometimes referred to as sub par, but I think they all work well as a whole. On their own they might be a little weaker than villains of previous films, but together they're a dastardly bunch. With real menace. Necros is a wonderful henchman.
TLD has always ranked in the top end of my Bond ranking's, and is likely too for many years to come. Because it is a really good Bond film. I wish Dalton had made more films along this style. Nothing wrong with LTK, but I think Dalton had great potential, without going down the fantasy path that often transpires as the actor progresses with the series.
Dalton is great in the role here, I prefer his performance here than in License To Kill, it felt more recognisable as Bond you might say. The wardrobe was much better and Dalton looked the part in this film
With that being said, I do feel the film starts to lose its momentum when we get to Afghanistan, it just felt like a jarring u turn from what the film had been, the stunt work for the final fight scene was original and great though. Plus I do always get a kick out of hearing Dalton say Mujahideen, for some weird reason it always makes me laugh.
A great film, Goldeneye always reminds me of this movie, for how fresh and new it feels without feeling unfamiliar. The Q branch scenes are great and similar in both movies as well. Off the top of my head, I can't really tell them apart
So anyway, I watched it at 2 in the morning and I haven't fallen asleep, so it held me captive. Also, very watchable still, I remember OHMSS felt really cringe to me when I tried to watch it, especially the action scenes with the bad CGI.
I really liked Dalton and the fact that he didn't try to copy any of the other Bonds. He definitely had his own style. He is very likeable in the role though, very "good guy" at times, kinda like Ethan Hunt? Even though I really enjoyed watching him, for some reason I didn't always see Bond on screen. I can definitely understand what Brosnan brought back to the role.
Jeroen Krabbé didn't necessarily gave out an amazing performance, but somehow even his character works out in the movie. Maryam d'Abo was the perfect Bond girl for Dalton, great casting call.
Bottom line, very entertaining movie, felt more like an American production for some reason, but I would definitely watch it again even today... if I didn't have Licence to Kill to see.
The film is from 1969. There was no cgi.
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CR
A voice of reason at last.
Those who rank garbage like GE in the same league as films like this have lost their marbles in my opinion.
Say, @Getafix...do you have any idea where I lost my marbles...? I'm not much of a fan of the Brosnan films in general, but I do rate both TLD and GE 8/10. (Not to mention both CR and SF 9/10.) But I do think TLD is great, with only slight deficits. Like the car chase on the ice and "salt corrosion" being silly. But Kara is one of my favourite Bond girls (sorry, @barryt007) and the movie is overall just grand.