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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Not a bad list @United1878. I see you like the harder edged Bond films. More thriller orientation. I'm surprised that neither TMWTGG or TSWLM made that list given such orientation, but anyhoo not a bad, albeit truncated, list.
  • united1878united1878
    edited January 2016 Posts: 92
    Yeah, I'm much more into the spy thriller thing. The ones I left off my list are too cartoony for me. If I was to include a Moore film it'd prob be FYEO but... nah ;)
    And looking at my list, I'd have to tie FRWL and CR for top spot, seeing as CR has a much better written female character.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    united1878 wrote: »
    Yeah, I'm much more into the spy thriller thing. The ones I left off my list are too cartoony for me. If I was to include a Moore film it'd prob be FYEO but... nah ;)
    And looking at my list, I'd have to tie FRWL and CR for top spot, seeing as CR has a much better written female character.

    I never understood why FYEO is supposed to be a serious Bond film. It has a parrot flirting with the PM, it has a line about delicatessen in stainless steel, it has Bond in a yellow 2CV and the wine guy is there again looking all confused at his half empty bottle.

    TSWLM's dialogue between Bond and Amasova about the death of the latter's lover is much more serious than anything in FYEO.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    united1878 wrote: »
    FRWL
    CR
    TLD
    SF
    OHMSS
    QOS
    TB
    LTK
    DN
    GE

    ...and the rest I can't be bothered with. Don't like them.
    B-)

    We can dis Moore if we want to
    We can leave your friends behind
    'Cause your friends dis Moore and if they dis Moore
    Well, they're no friends of mine
    :P
  • RossiRossi
    Posts: 157
    My list always changes, but, here it is, in its latest version.

    I'm not that much keen on Goldfinger and The Spy Who Loved Me, you see.

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Licence To Kill
    From Russia With Love
    Skyfall
    The Living Daylights
    GoldenEye
    Thunderball
    Casino Royale
    You Only Live Twice
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    Dr. No
    Octopussy
    Live and Let Die
    Diamonds Are Forever
    For Your Eyes Only
    Moonraker
    Goldfinger
    Spectre
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Quantum of Solace
    The World Is Not Enough
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    A View To A Kill
    Die Another Day
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    It's silly but I really don't DAD is as bad as y'all think it is. It's just an OTT Bond film not aspiring to anything beyond that.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    DAD is certainly substantially better than TWINE, at least in my opinion. It's silly and overblown, but at least it's entertaining.
  • rog008rog008
    edited January 2016 Posts: 21
    Yeah I kind of agree with DAD and there is a lot of nods to the previous films

  • rog008rog008
    edited January 2016 Posts: 21
    Here my first list

    Goldfinger
    You Only Live Twice
    Casino Royale
    Skyfall
    Goldeneye
    Dr No
    For Your Eyes Only
    The Living Daylights
    Licence To Kill
    Thunderball
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Live and Let Die
    A View To A Kill
    Spectre
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Diamonds Are Forever
    The World Is Not Enough
    From Russia With Love
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    Octopussy
    Die Another Day
    Moonraker
    Quantum of Solace
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
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    bondjames wrote: »
    DAD is certainly substantially better than TWINE, at least in my opinion. It's silly and overblown, but at least it's entertaining.

    A matter of opinion. For me DAD isn't that entertaining anymore, because the 2nd half for me is like visual porn in every aspect. It's like an early predecessor to The Fast & The Furious franchise. And those films are 'entertaining' too. But from Bond films we should at leasr expect a certain style and Britishness. Everything in DAD is sacrificed for the sake of action porn.

    At least TWINE gave us a Bond that was, at least emotionally, more multi-layered. He had a wider and more colorful palet of character traits. And...it had Sophie Marceau. Portraying one of the most treacherous Bond girls in years.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    A matter of opinion.
    I said that in my comment. Isn't everything?

  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited January 2016 Posts: 4,116
    Keep in mind where DAD came out the US and Hollywood was still trying to cope with the shock of 9/11. The Bond producers like xXx and Fast and Furious didn't want to deal with serious reality ....escape was in.

    They couldn't do that today and it fly.
  • SoundofthesinnersSoundofthesinners
    Posts: 3,236
    Inspired by @MayDayDiVincenzo's graphical representation in the "last Bond you watched" thread, I give you my ranking and its visual representation:

    1. Goldfinger
    2. From Russia With Love
    3. Casino Royale
    4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    5. GoldenEye
    6. Skyfall
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me
    8. Dr. No
    9. Licence to Kill
    10. For Your Eyes Only
    11. The Living Daylights
    12. You Only Live Twice
    13. Tomorrow Never Dies
    14. Thunderball
    15. Quantum of Solace
    16. Spectre
    17. Octopussy
    18. The World is not Enough
    19. Live and Let Die
    20. Diamonds are Forever
    21. A View to a Kill
    22. Die Another Day
    23. The Man with the Golden Gun
    24. Moonraker

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    NB the values are switched, so Goldfinger is 24 and Moonraker is 1. The best films are at the top.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
    edited February 2016 Posts: 1,596
    bondjames wrote: »
    DAD is certainly substantially better than TWINE, at least in my opinion. It's silly and overblown, but at least it's entertaining.

    *fist pumps* I now vainly feel like my comments from 2 years ago were quite prescient.

    (Kidding of course, but it's nice to see others are starting to share my opinion and I'm no longer alone).

  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Afraid I cant go along with some of the love-in for DAD here! I remember seeing it back in 2002 and thinking "Dear God, can it get any worse than this?" I find it has no redeeming features whatsoever! At least NSNA, bad and all that it is, had Connery, and that's one more positive than DAD. My most recent viewing of it (yeh, I was willing to give it another try!), I ended up switching it off before the end. badly written, Directed, acted, with poor action, an appalling theme song, and of course the dire effects! no, i'll never be convinced it has any merits. Worse Bond movie ever!
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,602
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Afraid I cant go along with some of the love-in for DAD here! I remember seeing it back in 2002 and thinking "Dear God, can it get any worse than this?" I find it has no redeeming features whatsoever! At least NSNA, bad and all that it is, had Connery, and that's one more positive than DAD. My most recent viewing of it (yeh, I was willing to give it another try!), I ended up switching it off before the end. badly written, Directed, acted, with poor action, an appalling theme song, and of course the dire effects! no, i'll never be convinced it has any merits. Worse Bond movie ever!

    Well the first half of it isn't without its merits. The sword fight, Cuban clinic scenes aren't that bad.

  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    I disagree. Dressing Bond up like an extra from Monty Pythons Life of Brian, and stopping his heartbeat nonsense. And the Cuba scenes are just dull.And I hate the swordfight. I cringe when they slice the guys newspaper in half!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Only merits it has are the main title sequence, and the ornithologist reference.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Unfortunately, Madonnas theme is impossible to listen to, that it ruins my enjoyment of Kleinmans work.!
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Last time I had watched it in my Bond-A-Thon leading up to SP, I noticed that Pierce just seemed uncomfortable in the film. Not that he was phoning it in, but something just struck me as off to him. Definitely different than his first three films.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Unfortunately, Madonnas theme is impossible to listen to, that it ruins my enjoyment of Kleinmans work.!
    Sadly, I have similar complaints about the latest effort. Thank goodness for the mute button, which I shall use in a week when the blu ray drops.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    It's probably one of the more 'fun' no brain required Bond films, along with DAF. People even sometimes get the acronyms mixed up!
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    bondjames wrote: »
    It's probably one of the more 'fun' no brain required Bond films, along with DAF. People even sometimes get the acronyms mixed up!

    I agree. For me still best to evaluate and appreciate DAD in context of when it was released.
  • dinovelvetdinovelvet
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I think we all agree that it is a failed (in many ways irreparably so) Bond film. What the point I believe that many of us are making is that after years of trashing it for the deserved shortcomings we have come to a place where we can enjoy the aspects that are quit wonderful. The CGI, the bad puns, Jinx, Madonna's cameo: that stuff is still there and it always will be, but over all this time we've come to just accept that and ignore. That doesn't mean DIE ANOTHER DAY is now a Top Ten Bond film (or even a Top 15), but it means we can allow ourselves to enjoy it for the good that is there, which we weren't doing for a long time.

    True. Most of the "offensive" stuff in DAD occupies what, 5-10 minutes of screentime when all added together. There's another 110 minutes or so of film that isn't bad, or at least no worse than GE/TND/TWINE
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited February 2016 Posts: 15,723
    DAD's soundtrack (minus the theme song) is fantastic. It sounds like David Arnold smoked some heavy stuff while recording some of the techno bits, and it's one of the rare soundtracks that I love every track of.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    For me its 120 minutes of 'offensive' stuff! Utterly reprehensible "Bond" movie!
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    For me its 120 minutes of 'offensive' stuff! Utterly reprehensible "Bond" movie!

    Many of us felt that way at one time. I suggest you don't entirely shut the door. Hell, I have gone on record about how disappointed I was in almost every aspect of SPECTRE. Eight viewings later and I'm finding parts to appreciate. Most films I wouldn't bother with, but this being a Bond film, and knowing that it now is part of my life because of that, I have been determined to find an "in".

    Agreed. I enjoyed the dialogue when Bond met his contact in Cuba ...forgot his name.

    Not referring to Jinx.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    No, I don't think I will ever change my mind about DAD. it is just a very bad Bond film. I have given it too many chances already. it holds no interest for me at all. Brossas 4 movies are bottom of my list, and that wont change. I found it difficult to put them in an order, as I find them all quite uninteresting. I put TWINE on top simply for the wonderful Sophie Marceau, and I like Robert Carlyle despite his role being underwritten. GE and TND, I struggle to put which one next, GE is woefully over-rated, has aged badly and Brossa is very wooden in it, but Izabella Scorupco is terrific despite being saddled with some dodgy dialogue,and I like the shootout in the archive room 9but not the tank chase!) TND seemed to have no script (The reason Anthony Hopkins passed on Carver??) and tedious overlong action scenes, but it has one good sequence with Vincent Schiavelli, who steals the movie. DAD though.....eh...No...it has nothing..nada...zero to recommend it! Sorry, but I'll never convinced otherwise!
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Well I tried lol ...
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited February 2016 Posts: 23,883
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    DAD though.....eh...No...it has nothing..nada...zero to recommend it! Sorry, but I'll never convinced otherwise!
    You won't get too much argument from me, although I do enjoy it for a laugh (unintended). I will say however that it at least deserves credit for putting Rosamund Pike on the map.
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