The thread of Bond lists - LIST 157 - Evaluate the FRWL Opening Titles. (see criteria)

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  • Posts: 7,653
    1) Bond, James Bond - SC in the casino in Dr. No

    2) Baddie gets electrocuted in PTS GF: Shocking and walks away - SC in GF

    3) Bond invited for a grouse shoot. Bond shoots and Drax Comments how he missed refering to the birds and Bond replies really while an assassin falls from a tree. RM in MR

    4) Bond shoots Dent - Sc in dr. No

    5) Bond using henchlady as cover when somebody takes a shot at him, he then sits her gently down while being witty about dancing and death at concerned folks. - SC in TB

    6) Bond parachuting of the mountain and his unionjack chute unfolds - RM in TSWLM

    7) Bond terminating Loque - RM in FYEO
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    1. 007 smashing through the window of the Russian Archives, landing on a tank, and gripping the AK-47 as he surveys the situation (Pierce Brosnan- GoldenEye)

    2. 007 shooting Elektra King down in cold blood (Pierce Brosnan- The World is not Enough)

    3. 007 coming out of the wreckage on Carver's Stealth Ship and gunning down the remaining technicians at the bridge (Pierce Brosnan- Tomorrow Never Dies)

    4. "You left this with Ferrara, I believe." The famous Locque Car Kick (Roger Moore- For Your Eyes Only)

    5. "That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six." The famous Dent Shooting (Sean Connery- Dr. No)

    6. "I think he got the point." 007 eliminates Vargas on the beach (Sean Connery- Thunderball)

    7. "Make your choice." 007 threatens to eliminate Rosie Carver (Roger Moore- Live and Let Die)
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    001 "Yes, considerably" Bond getting his 00 status (CR)
    002 "Aren't you in the wrong room, Mr Bond" Bond giving Fiona her shoes and more (TB)
    003 "Someone usually dies" Bond in Macau's Casino whole conversation with Severine, from saying "Bond, James Bond" to raising his martini to the guards (SF)
    004 "Do not kill me Mr Bond, at least not until we have a drink" Bond bargain with Draco (OHMSS)
    005 "Smiert spionam, death to spies" Bond lights a cigarette while conferencing with M, the minister and Koskov (TLD)
    006 "Allow me" Bond wants revenge for the woman he loves (CR)
    007 "That depends on your definition of safe sex" Bond and Xenia didn't exactly established boundaries (GE)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 006</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores</b></font>
  • edited March 2013 Posts: 12,837
    1) Live And Let Die (love it, especially the way the title song is integrated)

    2) The Spy Who Loved Me (slick, stylish 70s score that suits the film perfectly)

    3) Licence To Kill (good music for my favourite Bond, and Kamens Bond theme during the tanker chase is brilliant. Not as good as his Die Hard scores though, less memorable)

    4) Skyfall (some good tracks but I think it's a bit too subtle, it becomes bland and forgettable imo)

    5) For Your Eyes Only (good score overall, some of it is very 80s and it suits the mood, but I find it a bit forgettable. Not a patch on the Barry scores that surround it and that's a shame because I love the Rocky music)

    6) Dr No (never really liked it)

    7) Goldeneye (suits the mood of the film but the electronic pots and pans type approach isn't something I enjoy overall)

    8) NSNA (I actually like the film itself but the music is just terrible)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    009-NSNA (terrible)
    008-DN (Norman paid a lot of attention to certain cues but much less to most others)
    007-TSWLM (there's good in it and there's not so good in it)
    006-CR67 (great score with lovely tracks but... not quite 007 if you know what I mean)
    005-LALD (good music)
    004-GE (severely underrated tribute to 90s electronics)
    003-LTK (love the energy Kamen brings to the table)
    002-FYEO (Conti's work isn't timeless but it set the proper mood for the film and it's a mood I adore)
    001-SF (took me one watching of the film and I knew I loved it)
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
    edited March 2013 Posts: 2,634
    9. Never Say Never Again
    8. Eric Serra - GoldenEye
    7. Thomas Newman - Skyfall
    6. Casino Royale (1967)
    5. Monty Norman - Dr. No
    4. Michael Kamen - Licence To Kill
    3. Marvin Hamlisch - The Spy Who Loved Me
    2. Bob Conti - For Your Eyes Only
    1. George Martin - Live and Let Die
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Don't forget NSNA and CR67, folks. ;-)
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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    Oops, didn't know that. Thanks @DarthDimi
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    DarthDimi wrote:
    Don't forget NSNA and CR67, folks. ;-)

    Honestly can't remember CR67 enough to include it but I've added NSNA (surprised I forgot it as I'm actually one of the very small few who ranks it with the EON movies).
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Getting in on these lists late, darn it.

    non-Barry/Arnold scores, then:

    1) FYEO
    2) TSWLM
    3) LALD
    4) SF
    5) LTK
    6) DN
    7) GE
    8) NSNA

    Not rating CR67 as I haven't seen it in decades.
    Because of the song, The Look of Love I may have to rate is over NSNA, if I must; but I truly do not remember the score.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    1. Live And Let Die
    2. Skyfall
    3. GoldenEye
    4. Licence To Kill
    5. For Your Eyes Only
    6. Dr. No
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Posts: 1,817
    001 LALD
    002 SF
    003 GE
    004 TSWLM
    005 LTK
    006 FYEO
    007 DN

    I've never seen CR67 nor NSNA (nor I want to) so I don't count them in the list.
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
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    007 LTK - suitable for 80's drug plot but for Bond?
    006 FYEO - Extremely dated
    005 DN - Quite average, no other themes apart from the obvious
    004 SF - Just another soundtrack, nothing spectacular or Bondian
    003 GE - Goldeneye overture saves this
    002 TSWLM
    001 LALD
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    1. LTK- Love this score! Find it very underrated. Perfect for the film
    2. LALD- Has the best song to work from. Great stuff.
    3. SF- Subtle but great in its own way
    4. TSWLM- Dated but still great
    5. DN- Very dated and inconsistent. Bond theme is a plus obviously
    6. FYEO- Not bad but the film could have used a good Barry score
    7. GE- The only thing bringing down a great film. Funny thing is I can't imagine the film without it
    8. NSNA- What were they thinking? Wow!

    Can't really judge CR 67
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,256
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 007</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds</b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 2013 Posts: 24,256
    007 - Pam's legs on Bond's bed leave little to the imagination.
    006 - XXX dons a very revealing bikini as an Atlantis captive.
    005 - Domino's bikini in TB, when she meets Bond, is most ... uh ... inspiring.
    004 - Miranda willingly undresses just to keep up appearances. (Good girl!)
    003 - Solitaire prepares for the ceremony while Kananga nits a flag.
    002 - Miss Goodthighs welcomes Bond at Casino Royale. (Miss Bisset... Oh my. :P )
    001 - Honey walks out of the sea in an amazing bikini outfit.
  • edited March 2013 Posts: 1,407
    007. Tracy in her robe in Bond's room (OHMSS)
    006. XXX's bikini in Atlantis (TSWLM)
    005. Vesper walking into the room distracting Bond and the card players (CR)
    004. Pam tearing her dress to give Bond a gun (LTK)
    003. Elektra with the ice (TWINE)
    002. Mary Goodnight in Bond's room (TMWTGG)
    001. Honey emerges from the sea (DN)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I think XXX's bikini is shown in TSWLM, @bondbat007 ;-).
  • Posts: 1,407
    DarthDimi wrote:
    I think XXX's bikini is shown in TSWLM, @bondbat007 ;-).

    Whoops! My bad. My mind was obviously still focused on Tracy :)
  • Posts: 1,817
    001 Tanya in her light blue nightie in the Orient Express (FRWL)
    002 Tracy waiting for Bond (OHMSS)
    003 First appearance of Fiona Volpe (TB)
    004 Xenia Onatopp playing baccarat (GE)
    005 Stacy reveals her white skirt to May Day (AVTAK)
    006 Naomi rides with Bond (and Anya) in her boat (TSWLM)
    007 Severine introduces herself at the casino (SF)
  • edited March 2013 Posts: 55
    001 - Tracy's robe (OHMSS) - my favorite Bond Girl, at her most stunning. It's not easy to be arousing and heartbreaking in the exact same moment, but Ms. Rigg pulls it off
    002 - Solitaire's red dress (LALD) - in terms of sheer physical beauty, Seymour may rival Rigg as my favorite Bond Girl. When she throws off her "fortune teller" garb and reveals that red dress, my jaw hits the floor every time
    003 - Tiffany's introduction (DAF) - the character goes downhill quickly, but Jill St.-John remains one of the most well-put-together Bond Girls ever, and that scene of her walking in and out of the room in various states of undress is unforgettable
    004 - Fiona's "cage" dialogue (TB) - this film is packed with gorgeous women and sexy moments (underwater orgasm!), but I think Fiona's delivery of "do you think I'll be safe?" qualifies as the most erotic line reading in 007 history
    005 - Tanya's bedroom scene (FRWL) - that adorable bare-bottomed dash across the room, followed by the best sexually-charged dialogue in the series ("it's the right size...for me, that is")
    006 - Pam's gun (LTK) - Cary Lowell is so damn perfect in this movie. What makes the moment great is that, while she's revealing her shapely legs, the peeling-off of the skirt is NOT done in a consciously sexy way. It's rushed, slightly clumsy. It's a great summation for the character: always super-hot, but never TRYING to be.
    007 - Jynx coming out of the ocean (DAD) - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I hate her too. But I was 18 when DAD came out, and it left an impact on me. If you can put aside your biases, forget about how many terrible moments Jynx's arrival heralds, and just live in the moment, you have to admit: the women wears a bikini like nobody's business.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited March 2013 Posts: 12,480
    Not in any particular order:

    Vesper and Bond give and take on the train; first intro
    Bond and Wai Lin shower outdoors after chase scene
    Bond waiting for Kara at the very end of TLD; when they reunite
    Bond and Pam on the boat; "Why don't you ask?"
    Bond and Anya on the boat in Egypt (before she knocks him out with her cigarette's gas)
    Bond and Jill Masterson's first meeting and bonding experience (while watching Goldfinger lose at cards); their chemistry sizzles
    Tania joins Bond in bed, that whole scene, that little black ribbon on her neck
    Bond's first seduction of Solitaire; "Absolutely"
    Bond brushing up on a little Danish






  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    7.) FRWL belly dance

    6.) Anya takes a shower in TSWLM

    5.) Paris comes to Bond's room in TND

    4.) Bond and Solange go to his "home" in CR

    3.) Natalya and Bond make love in GE (or 'Natalya in everything', really)

    2.) Pam's legs in LTK (they really should have gotten top billing)

    1.) Vesper wears her black dress in CR (can't I just say 'Vesper in everything' here as well?)
  • Posts: 12,837
    1) Honey comes out of the sea.

    2) Pams legs in LTK

    3) XXX in her bikini

    4) Tracy waiting for Bond

    5) Natalya on the beach in a bikini

    6) Jinx comes out of the sea

    7) Tanya bedroom scene
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Nice to read the input, folks! I'll be out for three days now but keep posting for this entry and I'll add another one in a few days.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited April 2013 Posts: 24,256
    LIST 1: The 007 most intelligent Bond girls
    LIST 2: Your 007 favourite OT sequences by Maurice Binder
    LIST 3: Your 007 most annoying moments in a Bond film
    LIST 4: Rank the Aston Martin cars from the Bonds
    LIST 5: 007's 007 coolest moments
    LIST 6: Rank the non-Barry/Arnold scores
    LIST 7: Your 007 most sexy moments in the Bonds

    <font color=orange size=5><b>LIST 008</b></font>

    <font color=green size=6> <b>The 6 best moments of Bond in London</b></font>
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited March 2013 Posts: 28,694
    6.) Bond looks out on London from the rooftop and reflects (Skyfall)

    5.) Bond reminisces in his office (OHMSS)

    4.) The first appearance of the DB5 in GF

    3.) Bond recognizes Mallory as the new M: "With pleasure, M. With pleasure." (Skyfall)

    2.) The intro to DN and the Bond franchise as we know it

    1.) The Tennyson scene (Skyfall)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited March 2013 Posts: 24,256
    6 - Graves parachutes over London on the beats of London Calling in DAD

    5 - Vauxhall Cross by midnight - establishing shot in GE

    4 - Bond meets M in the underground in DAD

    3 - Bond - Mallory moment in SF

    2 - Thames chase in TWINE

    1 - Tennyson in SF
    5.) Desmond's touching farewell as Q, though it wasn't meant to be his last time in the role (TWINE)

    I believe this moment took place in Scotland, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, not in London. ;-)

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    DarthDimi wrote:
    6 - Graves parachutes over London on the beats of London Calling in DAD

    5 - Vauxhall Cross by midnight - establishing shot in GE

    4 - Bond meets M in the underground in DAD

    3 - Bond - Mallory moment in SF

    2 - Thames chase in TWINE

    1 - Tennyson in SF
    5.) Desmond's touching farewell as Q, though it wasn't meant to be his last time in the role (TWINE)

    I believe this moment took place in Scotland, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, not in London. ;-)

    Just goes to show how long it has been since I revisited the Brosnan era, eh? I will fix it and think of another moment...
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