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Yes, I know what you mean - on my latest Bondathon I felt a strange disconnect with the Brosnan films. I've always been a fan of them, but...
Perhaps, as @Thunderfinger mentioned, I too, am becoming a man!
1. GE
2. CR (Actually, can I make this 1A and 1B?)
3. SP
4. SF
5. MR
6. FRWL
7. DAF
8. LALD
9. OHMSS
10. YOLT (It's shot way up my rankings in recent views, it used to be near the bottom)
11. TSWLM
12. TLD
13. GF
14. QOS
15. TND
16. OP
17. TB
18. TWINE
19. DN
20. TMWTGG
21. DAD
22. AVTAK
23. LTK
24. FYEO
Excellent ranking, Last_Rat_Standing.
Count me in!
Thanks to the Spanish Bond fan club Archivo007 and Dolby Atmos cinema Phenomena, I just saw 'A View To A Kill' in phenomenal Ultra HD 4K quality. But I concluded that some Bond films really don't age very well. It's perhaps because of the great quality, that you are confronted more detailedly with the flaws of this 14th official Bond adventure.
My biggest disappointment were in fact the incredible flatness of the characters, James Bond included. Only Academy Award winner Christopher Walken could elevate his villain role by charismatic and psychopathic acting. And the main title sequence was perhaps my personal highlight. Despite those meager highlights, 'A View To A Kill' is perhaps destined to be forgotten and mothballed by general audiences 40 years from now.
During the film 'A View To A Kill' I was longing desperately to the quality of films like 'Casino Royale', 'Skyfall' and 'SPECTRE'. Next to Stacey Sutton...Madeleine Swan, Severine and Vesper Lynd could simply kill that irritating screamer solely by their brains
^:)^
Perfection:
From Russia with Love (1963)
Casino Royale (2006)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Dr No (1962)
Thunderball (1965)
Excellent:
Goldfinger (1964)
Licence to Kill (1989)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Skyfall (2012)
Spectre (2015)
Good:
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
GoldenEye (1995)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Octopussy (1983)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Average:
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – Moores performance is great.
A View to a Kill (1985)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Moonraker (1979)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
TSWLM is always difficult for me to judge and rate. If some of the overt humour (bordering on parody) were edited out, along with Jaws being more serious...it would be ranked much higher by me.
Here's mine updated, after a recent pseudo Bondathon.
1. FRWL
2. TB
3. CR
4. TSWLM
5. DN
6. OHMSS (+2)
7. GE
8. OP (-2)
9. SF
10. LTK (+1)
11. LALD (+1)
12. QoS (+4)
13. GF (+4)
14. FYEO (-1)
15. TLD (-1)
16. TMWTGG (-1)
17. DAF (+2)
18. TND
19. YOLT (+1)
20. MR (+1)
21. SP (-11)
22. AVTAK
23. DAD
24. TWINE
How many times have you watched Spectre?
Since I started watching it on blu ray, my impression has declined further, especially after watching it with the previous Craig efforts back to back. It just doesn't do much for me - I find it very disjointed and more in line with the Brosnan period (and not as good as some of those) than Craig's meatier prior films.
I just can't finish the film any more which is really shocking. Once it gets to London, I'm out. Newman's awful score, and all the other stuff that's been mentioned on here enough just gets me down. It sort of starts becoming difficult for me at Blofeld HQ, in the control room. Up to that point, I don't mind it at all, and it has some great moments earlier.
2. SF
3. GF
4. TLD
5. GE
6. TSWLM
7. OHMSS
8. AVTK
9. SP
10. TMWTGG
11. LTK
12. QOS
13. TWINE
14. FYEO
15. TB
16. TND
17. LALD
18. MR
19. DAF
20. DN
21. FRWL
22. YOLT
23. OP
24. DAD
1. Licence to Kill
2. Goldfinger
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. From Russia with Love
5. GoldenEye
6. Casino Royale
GOOD
7. The Living Daylights
8. Skyfall
9. Dr. No
10. You Only Live Twice
11. The Man with the Golden Gun
12. The World Is Not Enough
13. The Spy Who Loved Me
OK
14. Thunderball
15. A View to a Kill
16. Tomorrow Never Dies
17. Quantum of Solace
18. Live and Let Die
19. For Your Eyes Only
20. Diamonds Are Forever
21. Octopussy
22. Spectre
POOR
23. Moonraker
24. Die Another Day
I would have thought I'd have a bit too much Dalton love and not enough Moore appreciation in there for your taste. ;)
One thing that really put me off the last time I saw it was the color grading, which originally did not sway me greatly (though it did cause me to miss some of the subtle details that I later noticed on Blu-Ray). It works in a few scenes, but the whole thing is not a very retro vibe when you take the plot into account and tone of the film. And actually, if you take into account the ending of the film where he drives off with his significant other, you would think there should have been more color and beauty throughout similar to OHMSS. I may have just talked the film down another rank or two by writing this post. :-?
It's very much like these CGI infested superhero films, which also have the same monotone look to them in places.
At least MR is colourful, vibrant and fun, and it's not trying to be anything else.
So I hate it now you think?
Nah, Craig is the reason I love SP (well, AND the proper gunbarrel).
:D
1. Dr No (1962)
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
3. From Russia With Love (1963)
4. Casino Royale (2006)
5. Goldfinger (1964)
6. Thunderball (1965)
7. Live And Let Die (1973)
8. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
9. The Living Daylights (1987)
10. GoldenEye (1995)
11. License To Kill (1989)
12. You Only Live Twice (1967)
13. Octopussy (1983)
14. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
15. Octopussy (1981)
16. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
17. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
18. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
19. A View To A Kill (1985)
20. Moonraker (1979)
21. Die Another Day (2002)
22. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
23. Skyfall (2012)
24. Quantum Of Solace (2008)
2. From Russia With Love (1963)
3. A View To A Kill (1985)
4. GoldenEye (1995)
5. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
6. Casino Royale (2006)
7. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
8. Octopussy (1981)
9. Thunderball (1965)
10. Goldfinger (1964)
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
12. Live And Let Die (1973)
13. Skyfall (2012)
14. Dr. No (1962)
15. You Only Live Twice (1967)
16. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
17. The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
18. License To Kill (1989)
19. Tomorrow Ne ver Dies (1997)
20. Quantum Of Solace (2008)
21. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
22. Moonraker (1979)
23. SPECTRE (2015)
24. Die Another Day (2002)
1. From Russia With Love, 1963
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969
3. Casino Royale, 2006
4. Goldfinger, 1964
5. Licence To Kill, 1989
6. Dr. No, 1962
7. The Living Daylights, 1987
8. The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977
9. Thunderball, 1965
10. Octopussy, 1983
11. Skyfall, 2012
12. The World Is Not Enough, 1999
13. Spectre, 2015
14. For Your Eyes Only, 1981
15. Quantum of Solace, 2008
16. Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
17. GoldenEye, 1995
18. You Only Live Twice, 1967
19. Live and Let Die, 1973
20. Moonraker, 1979
21. A View To A Kill, 1985
22. Diamonds Are Forever, 1971
23. Die Another Day, 2002
24. The Man With The Golden Gun, 1974
actually AVTAK was my No. 1 for a long time despite all its flaws. But as you see, I am big fan of the 80s Bond, most probably because I grew up in this time.