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Woah!! Another great review!! Yes, Mister Timothy Dalton is indeed a legend of the screen. I have to Agree, although TLD is my preferred Dalton outing, I think his greater performance comes in LTK, where he isn't living in the shadow of Moore. There are some moments in TLD where he says things that feel very unnatural for him.
Your reviews are so amazing!! They never disappoint in making me want to watch more bond!! Thanks to your reviews I now have a burning desire to rewatch half the series again :D keep up the good work ;)
Yeah, I still love this one. For me, even if I didn't enjoy the rest of it (I do), two words would forever keep it from the bottom of the barrel:
Ken. Adam. And my god Barry's music, Tournier's cinematography. Sure, there's hardly any Fleming here, and I can understand/respect why that would rankle some, but I legitimately think this is a very good (cinematic) Bond movie.
I'll potentially follow this post up with a more thorough write-up at some point.
1. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
2. MOONRAKER
3. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
4. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
5. DIE ANOTHER DAY
6. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
Rosebutt... :(
Rosebutt... :-S
Woah!!
If only this film felt a bit less American, I would agree. Unfortunately it feels to me like a american cop film about druglords with James Bond in it. I also find the fight at the Barrelhead Bar and the scenes with Q to be at odds with the tone of the rest of the film.
First Bond film I ever saw, and I maintain that it's one of the best. Martin Campbell comes in and kicks the series in the ass. Brosnan's performance is better than I remembered - I like the restraint he shows here. In fact, I just plain like him as Bond (aside from TWINE, where I think he's ass, but his other 3 performances convince me that blame falls on Apted more so than the Brozinator).
Along with a few other entries (LALD, FRWL, and TB come immediately to mind) this has one of the best supporting casts. Famke as Xenia will always be one of my favorite villains (hence the username), Ourumov is eternally overlooked. I always have a laugh at him taking gulps of booze during the tank chase.
The infantile dialogue is largely absent from this Brosnan installment as well. Huge plus there. Sure, there's a few clunkers, but it is nothing compared to subsequent entries.
I love the atmosphere (Meheux's cinematography is awesome. I adore how the entire film seems coated in perpetual fogginess and haziness). It's real industrial, real murky post-Cold War atmosphere.
Also, Eric Serra's score is probably my pick for the best non-Barry score in the entire canon, alongside Martin's work on LALD. Controversial, I know, but it's unique, and fits the film and its tone like a glove. I like the originality of it. Real evocative, industrial, and masculine. Better than many of David Arnold's "John Barry-lite" scores (although I do really like the balls out feel of TND's music and QOS sounds lovely as well).
I have more to say, as always, but there's a bit of a "brain dump." tl;dr - I love GE. Far and away the best of the Brosnan era. It's not even close, really.
1. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE / GOLDENEYE
3. MOONRAKER
4. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
5. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
6. DIE ANOTHER DAY
7. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
THIS is why.
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Where to begin ... I still don't get why people hate Quantum of Solace it's brilliant fun exciting and has such amazing one liners
"I believe she has handcuffs" Mathis
"I do hope so" Bond
Etc I mean it's a brilliant film Forester is a great director the film is just amazing Skyfall is still just ok mind you I only watched half of it. The PTS is amazing I still can't believe that we are already on the 4th Craig film.
In two weeks I do plan on rewatching the whole series in order starting with Dr.no I figure if I watch a film while my wife is away I will be up to Spectre by the time it is released.
GE: The first Bond film I ever saw, and I never get tired of it. I kept reading here that Brosnan was trying too hard in this film. I can see that in a few moment,but as a whole I must say I love his performance. When I think of James Bond, Brosnan is the first that comes to mind. This film has a very strong supporting cast, and the soundtrack is pretty good IMO (but I know this is an unpopular thing to say). The PTS is amongst the best in the series, and I love the tank chase just as much as the first time I saw it. The plot moves along at a great pace, and there is always a classic moment or scene to look forward to.
TND: Very good film. Brosnan is a proper badass in this, as he demonstrates in the PTS. He seems more sure of himself here. I love the scene in the hotel when he drinks the vodka - the man I wanted to be as a kid. The plot is very interesting and ahead of it's time. Although the films is more a shoot-them-up in the second half, I can not hate it when Brosnan acts like a total legend. The soundtrack is good, although my least favorite of the Arnold scores (he tries too much to be Barry here, in his next 4 he gradually finds his own style IMO). I see a lot of member have a problem with the humour in the Brosnan films, IMO i don't mind it. Actually I quite like it, it looks like Brosnan is having a ton of fun in this outing, like when he smiles during the car chase.
Next up: TWINE and DAD this afternoon.
Nice write-up as always, @DaltonCraig007.
I agree that quality wise the 2nd half is very bad, however IMO the film moves at such a pace it remains entertaining. Never a dull moment, especially from the moment Bond goes underwater to the end of the car chase, it's just 20 minutes of flat out action. And then the Antonov sequence is only about 10 minutes away.
CR is amongst my favorite outings, I never tire of watching it. I love Brosnan as Bond, but it was time for a change after DAD. Craig owns the part from his first line of dialogue, and is a proper badass the entire film. The first hour, until they reach Montenegro is fantastic, it really flows well. And the cinematography and sets are breathtaking to look at. The whole sequence in the casino is fantastic, I love how daring they were with the way they filmed and edited the texas hold'em scenes, taking time to have a lot of close ups of Bond's and Le Chiffre's faces. Arnold fully finds his style in this outing, great soundtrack.
QOS is also one of my favorite outings. Craig is absolutely legendary in this one. The fights are brutal, especially the Mr Slate fight. I love the crazy globe trotting, it gives the film an epic scope. In terms of pace alone, I'd rank this outing as #1, I am astonished every time at how fast the film is over. This is by far the best soundtrack for Arnold. The movie is also extremely lush in the quiet scenes. I didn't like the film the first time I saw it, but it has grown on me immensly. This is really a film that improves with each rewatch.
He also manages to make a film made on a large budget, look cheap (in a bad way). DaltonCraig007 I agree with your CR review, nice one.
This films get a lot of flack recently here. While I agree there are several faults in it, I don't know of any Bond film without any. This film is extreme fun, starting with a bombastic PTS. The cinematography is lush and gorgeous to look at, Craig is a lot more relaxed and seems to enjoy himself a lot in some of the scenes. Again, the first hour is excellent, dies down a bit in the middle and picks up pace during the tube chase and the Scotland scenes (these seem to take the most complaints, but I just love the atmosphere and look of this segment. Really unique in the entire franchise). The soundtrack is quite good, but I hope Newman will improve for SP. All in all I think that despite some flaws in the plot and it's execution, this is a highly entertaining and epic film. A solid top 10 outing for me.