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FYEO OP TLD and LTK are in my top 10.
Ditto.
I had forgotten how bad the editing during actions scenes was. Quantum Of Solace is also the first Bond that i've watched since Spectre, it's its clear how much Craig's Bond has evolved.
Goldfinger
I get it, objectively, this is THE Bond movie, full of iconic images. It's one Bond that everyone knows of. If this was the only Bond you'd seen, then you could blag being a fan by just saying that it was your favourite. But even with it's iconic aspects, Goldfinger isn't my cup of tea.
Random Bond Viewing 2016 (in order of viewing):
January:
1. You Only Live Twice
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Tomorrow Never Dies
4. The Living Daylights
February:
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6. From Russia With Love
7. Spectre
8. Octopussy
9. Diamonds Are Forever
March:
10. Quantum Of Solace
11. Goldfinger
Tell me, has QoS risen up your rankings on the back of Spectre?
QOS has moved up considerably in my ranking. It has been as low as No 20. Now it's No 13. And it might even go up again to 12 or even 11.
QOS becomes more re-watchable with time. Because the more you see it, the less the frantic editing is bothering.
And to be honest, I always liked Camille a lot, in fact because of QOS Olga Kurylenko has become one of my favourite actresses. She is my guilty pleasure actress. So many great movies: Oblivion, The November Man, Erased, Max Payne, Centurion, Hitman, I actually collect her movies even.
The score of QOS is bloody great (not the horrifying theme song).
In fact now that I write this, I spontaneously decided to make QOS the next entry in Bondathon.
Spectre was the follow up to Casino Royale that I thought QoS would be. (If that makes any sense!)
It's TV advert-style editing
Thank you for that, I've seen it back then on German TV but I didn't have it in my collection. Now I can add it. Bloody great :D
I know what you mean. I was never happy with the reboot of the series, so am glad that it is now in the past, with Craig playing an experienced, and more confidant Bond in Spectre. To be honest, I now regret not seeing Spectre on the big screen.
Continuing on my Fleming inspired Bond-a-thon -
From probably the weakest Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever - certainly the weakest Connery effort - to the best, From Russia With Love. It's a perfect James Bond film. Right from the start it is an unadulterated joy; the locations are stunning and claustrophobic, all at the same time; Young's direction is assured and exquisite, full of effortless chic; Hunt's editing is kinetic; the screenplay is full of danger, intrigue, romance and complexity, put together with care and class, and it's enlivened by the peerless cast, most notably, of course, Sean Connery as the masterful, impeccable James Bond. Plus Connery has the finest suits, bar none, in the Bondian canon.
I think From Russia With Love, alongside Dr. No, is the only films I can watch almost constantly – i.e. every two months or so, the films need some time to “breathe”, I find, if I watch them too much, they become stale, and I don't want that to happen to my beloved Bond pictures! Those two films have an air of seduction, of danger, they feel fresh and new, despite being over 50 years old.
This marks the start of the golden trio of both the Bond novels and the Bond films, the triumvirate of From Russia With Love, Dr. No and Goldfinger, unparalleled in the films certainly, and maybe even the books; although Casino Royale, Live and Let Die and Moonraker, and Majesty's, You Only Live Twice and Golden Gun, could give it a run for its money.
A couple of subtle moments to From Russia With Love -
Kronsteen thinks of smoking, yet he doesn't out of deference to the aura of Blofeld, in the Venice yacht scene.
Morenzy touched Klebb's arm, in order to guide her into his office, but stops as she recoils, on Spectre Island.
Tatiana mouths something, distractedly, after Bond gives her her passport. I always imagine she trying to pronounce “Somerset” - in Fleming's original Tatiana, endearingly, says “Siomerset”.
Worst Bit – The camp hand wave by Connery as he's saying goodbye to the film at the end of the movie.
Best Bit – Bond and Grant's fight to the death. Superb.
Royale's Ranking
From Russia With Love - 10/10
Casino Royale - 9.5
Live and Let Die - 7.5
Moonraker - 7
Diamonds Are Forever - 7
Die Another Day - 7
CR
LALD
MR
DAD
DAF
FRWL
DN
GF
AVTAK
FYEO
QoS
GE
LTK
SP
OP
TLD
TSWLM
TND
TB
OHMSS
YOLT
TMWTGG
TWINE
SF
A very enjoyable Bond film, some some good action sequences (the thames chase, the parahawks and the caviar factory). I'm now ranking the films at this time, but if I were, TWINE would secure a top 10 spot.
The Man With The Golden Gun
Christopher Lee brings his own style of menace, and even the the lyrics aren't subtle, I like the title track. And the duels (both Rodney vs Scaramanga and Bond vs Scaramanga) are full of tension. But the rest of the film is... off, especially Bond, where Moore's performance is all over the map.
Random Bond Viewing 2016 (in order of viewing):
January:
1. You Only Live Twice
2. For Your Eyes Only
3. Tomorrow Never Dies
4. The Living Daylights
February:
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6. From Russia With Love
7. Spectre
8. Octopussy
9. Diamonds Are Forever
March:
10. Quantum Of Solace
11. Goldfinger
12. The World Is Not Enough
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
This is seriously one of the best films I have ever seen! It is best described as a secession of perfect scenes which follow from start to finish. IMO, this film is even better than FRWL. All the characters in Dr No are just perfect. Dr No is a perfect villian, played very straight by Joseph Wiseman. There is so many perfect scenes. It was such a stroke of genius, starting off the franchise with this low key carribean mystery. There is a terribly underrated scene where Bond and Honey talk about Honey's past, the setting of that scene and the dialogue is simply stunning. It's one of the best scenes in the franchise! Honey rider is a fascinating character. Quarrel is one of the best allies to Bond, Bond is so affected by his death he mentions it. There's is another great underrated bit where Bond says under his breathe "It's alright, I'm scared too." What a brilliant bit of dialogue, and proof that the character was vulnerable from the begining. There is a scene where Bond has sex with the girl, and he knows she is a wrong'un and she is getting ready whilst he is reflected in the mirror. Its little things like that which make this film so great. The filmmakers took advantage of everything at their disposal to improve the story. I haven't even spoken about the scene with Dent. This is where Bond is at his best. He outsmarts the enemy.
There is a hilarious bit where Bond starts ordering Dr No's men around, "take these of, will you". And they do exactly what he says!
There is so much to love in this film, it truly is the best Bond film ever made.
10/10
It's in MY top ten to be sure!
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The day that this is no longer considered a bottom bond film is the day that I take myself into the back yard and end myself.
That day was in 2002 when DAD was a huge success all over the world and got quite good reviews.
I believe only with the arrival of Craig that DAD slowly but steadily went down the rankings.
But I'm very glad you didn't end yourself back then. :)
That's the problem, I enjoyed it back then. Forgive me, I was still young. :P
Yeah, I liked Tomb Raider about the same time. I thought Tomb Raider was amazing back then. Now watching a scene of that film is enough to make me gag. Except for the one where Jolie gets out of the bath and you catch glimpse of sideboob, I can still watch that OK.
Replace Lois Chiles?!?!
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And the Brazilian waterfalls/pyramid setting, decorated by Drax's lovelies and enrobed in Barry's score, is particularly so. Bond films are known for being visually and aurally beautiful, but I don't know that that sequence in MR has ever been topped.
Is it not Last Bond Movie You Watched ? It's the last one I watched.