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How Are You Doing Your Next Bond-a-thon?

The_ReaperThe_Reaper
edited July 2013 in Bond Movies Posts: 1,092
I do one every year (sometimes more often where I'll tackle one particular actor and rip through just their films) and I thought up a different way to do it this time. I thought I would watch each actor's films, starting with the first ones first, all down the line from Connery to Craig, then the second film, then the third and so on, watching each section all at once in a day. So it would go in this order:

First Film:
Doctor No
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights
Goldeneye
Casino Royale

Second Film:
From Russia With Love
The Man With the Golden Gun
License to Kill
Tomorrow Never Dies
Quantum of Solace

Third Film:
Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me
The World is Not Enough
Skyfall

Fourth Film:
Thunderball
Moonraker
Die Another Day

Fifth Film, et al:
You Only Live Twice
For Your Eyes Only
Diamonds Are Forever
Octopussy
A View to a Kill

I think I'll do the 3rd and 4th days together, not that many films. Listing them this way makes me realize how thin some of the ranks are and how rare it is for a Bond actor to do more than three films, which only Connery, Moore and Brosnan have done. It's funny, right? It seems like there are more films than that but there aren't. Combined, Connery and Moore account for close to 60% of all the movies in the Bond series, just two men alone! That's wild.

Anyway, how are you atching your this year?

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  • Dr_YesDr_Yes
    Posts: 169
    Cool idea. I did a mini-marathon over the weekend that started with the debuts of Dalton (TLD) and Brosnan (GE) so I can appreciate the notion. But then I caught up with some of the Moore entries I hadn't seen in a while (TMWTGG, OP, with AVTAK probably tomorrow). I added "The Ipcress File" and "Funeral in Berlin" while I was at it. I've been dropping unsubtle hints to my wife that I'd like the 50-year anniversary 007 Blu-Ray boxed set for my upcoming 50th birthday. Not sure what order I'll watch them in if/when they arrive but I like your idea.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    I'm doing Skyfall tonight to close off a DN -SF bondathon. This is the first time I've actually done all of them in order. Before I've always just haphazardly watched whichever one I've wanted.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    I'm holding out all the way until 2015 so I can have my first Bondathon lined up with the release of Bond 24. It'll be a challenge waiting the nearly two years.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    Soundofthesinners wrote:
    I'm holding out all the way until 2015 so I can have my first Bondathon lined up with the release of Bond 24. It'll be a challenge waiting the nearly two years.

    I too only watch the films during the year of a new film's release. That way, I feel I enjoy them far more, knowing another one will soon be coming out. Otherwise I think you can easily tire the magic of the series out.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,684
    That's a neat way to watch them, @The_Reaper

    There is a thread for this:

    http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/851/tell-us-all-about-your-bondathon./p1

    But to answer the question, I usually only start a Bondathon when a new film is a month or two away. Ideally, on the day I go to the cinemas, I will finish watching the Craig films during the day and hit the cinemas that night.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Otherwise I think you can easily tire the magic of the series out.

    On average I've probably watched 1-2 Bonds a week since I was around 5/6 years old. I've not yet tired of the magic, but I can see why you'd want to freshen up your enthusiasm. I just can't resist given the opportunity.

  • The_ReaperThe_Reaper
    Posts: 1,092
    RC7 wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Otherwise I think you can easily tire the magic of the series out.

    On average I've probably watched 1-2 Bonds a week since I was around 5/6 years old. I've not yet tired of the magic, but I can see why you'd want to freshen up your enthusiasm. I just can't resist given the opportunity.

    That's impressive! I sometimes pop one in if the spirit moves me and I'm hankering for a particular film but I always, always do one full watch all the way through per year. I look forward to it and always see something new. What's happened most recently is a better appreciation for Moore, as an actor and as a Bond. He's so happy and having so much fun in the role, and gets better as better as his films go on, that it's always a joy to see.

    The opposite has happened with Connery. It's such a shocking drop off after TB. He hates what he's doing, he's so done with everything I almost can't watch YOLT and DAF.
  • retrokittyretrokitty The Couv
    Posts: 380
    That's a great way of doing it. After my last Bondathon which was put on by someone else and was Bond vs. Bond, I realized that I absolutely wanted to see the firsts together as they stood out to me as my favourites of each. That said, I didn't did LALD, just remembered how much I liked it. TMWTGG was great though so I'm still sticking to my "Bond is best when the actor is green to the role" theory.

    What did you find?
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    Been watching the odd Bond movie of late. Will neglect the films for a while often do that, then Revist them fresh. Next time i think ill watch them in order bluray extras included.
  • saunderssaunders Living in a world of avarice and deceit
    Posts: 987
    Just started my Autumn '13 official saunders Bondathon, I'm doing it backwards for a change and have so far watched the 'improving like a fine wine' excellent SF and half of the 'shaken not blurred' slightly less excellent QOS.
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