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  • edited February 2012 Posts: 2,598
    Yeah, Bianchi is very attractive and one of my favourite Bond girls. I looked her up on Wikipedia the other day. She retired from acting when she got married way back in 1970. She's now 70. I can't believe she was only 21 in FRWL. I thought she was about 28. It's amazing how women can look so much older when they're all made up.

    Happy belated Birthday Mrs Bianchi for six days ago!
  • So It's time for my Bondathon. It's amazing how my ranking keeps changing from year to year as I find love for the more underrated entries and get tired of the more famous ones. These mini reviews/thoughts will probably be largely positive tho since I love all but 2 of the movies in the series.

    Dr.No
    Watched this a few days ago and still love it. Tho I did notice how slow the movie is to really get going this time. It's always the island/Dr.No parts that I remember the most and from memory I'd thought they took up most of the movie. But instead there's a whole hour of film that comes before that and I found that first hour to maybe move a little slowly this time. 9/10

    FRWL
    This movie just keeps on getting better each time I see it. It almost plays like an old film noir movie with the darker atmosphere and I absolutely love that. It's weird to think just how restrained FRWL is even compared to Dr.No and while I still prefer the more "adventurous" movies, FRWL is a fine fine entry with a great cast of villains and a decent bond girl. Although, anyone else think that Kronsteen is a bit wasted? The chess game makes him out to be almost like an evil counterpart to Bond. Suave, smart, well dressed and creepy as all hell. And then we don't see him until the end when they kill him off. I almost wish he could have been in a movie on his own because Klebb ad Grant are more then enough for FRWL. Anyways, 10/10 top 10 entry

  • I agree completely about Kronsteen. They made him out to be some big deal that would give Bond a run for his money. However, that may have been intentional.... the way Blofeld just dispatches him without a care in the world just goes to show how scary Blofeld really is- and makes you wonder 'if he doesn't think Kronsteen is worth keeping around, he must have some POWERFUL guys on his side!'
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    Die Another Day

    All right, let's get this over with. Shoot me if you wish, but DAD wasn't as bad as I remember from last time I watched it. :-t TIME OUT! I said not as bad. However, I wouldn't put it in my Top Ten. Nevertheless, I was more satisfied and excited about DAD this time around. I enjoyed all the action pieces a lot, since this is the movie's big strength in my opinion. The only one I didn't like was the windsurfing scene, of course. Enough about that. Another thing that struck me as better this time was the score. I found myself enthusiastically patting my foot to the tune and actually enjoying some of the music. And as everyone here seems to agree with, the first half was much better than the second half. Still, I didn't think the second half was terrible. I enjoy the fight with Mr. Kil, the confrontation in Graves' office, the car chase with Zao, and the airplane finale. All of these were really good! The one aspect I hated the most and always will are the characters, that is, except for Miranda Frost, who is the only worthy villain in the entire movie. Graves, Zao, Mr. Kil, Vlad, Jinx, and Falco are all a pathetic waste of time, and really do keep the movie from being Top Ten worthy, because they also affect the majority of the cheesy, camp-infused dialogue.

    When all things are said and done, I found DAD better than my last viewing of it. It'll climb up a little bit in my rankings, say maybe around #13 or so.
  • 00Beast wrote:
    Die Another Day

    All right, let's get this over with. Shoot me if you wish, but DAD wasn't as bad as I remember from last time I watched it. :-t TIME OUT! I said not as bad. However, I wouldn't put it in my Top Ten. Nevertheless, I was more satisfied and excited about DAD this time around. I enjoyed all the action pieces a lot, since this is the movie's big strength in my opinion. The only one I didn't like was the windsurfing scene, of course. Enough about that. Another thing that struck me as better this time was the score. I found myself enthusiastically patting my foot to the tune and actually enjoying some of the music. And as everyone here seems to agree with, the first half was much better than the second half. Still, I didn't think the second half was terrible. I enjoy the fight with Mr. Kil, the confrontation in Graves' office, the car chase with Zao, and the airplane finale. All of these were really good! The one aspect I hated the most and always will are the characters, that is, except for Miranda Frost, who is the only worthy villain in the entire movie. Graves, Zao, Mr. Kil, Vlad, Jinx, and Falco are all a pathetic waste of time, and really do keep the movie from being Top Ten worthy, because they also affect the majority of the cheesy, camp-infused dialogue.

    When all things are said and done, I found DAD better than my last viewing of it. It'll climb up a little bit in my rankings, say maybe around #13 or so.

    So wait..you think DAD is bad yet you put it #13? So does that mean there are still 9 movies in the franchise you think are worse? You're breaking my heart here. Tho i'll agree about DAD not being THAT bad..I've always just found it forgettable and dull
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    00Beast wrote:
    Die Another Day

    All right, let's get this over with. Shoot me if you wish, but DAD wasn't as bad as I remember from last time I watched it. :-t TIME OUT! I said not as bad. However, I wouldn't put it in my Top Ten. Nevertheless, I was more satisfied and excited about DAD this time around. I enjoyed all the action pieces a lot, since this is the movie's big strength in my opinion. The only one I didn't like was the windsurfing scene, of course. Enough about that. Another thing that struck me as better this time was the score. I found myself enthusiastically patting my foot to the tune and actually enjoying some of the music. And as everyone here seems to agree with, the first half was much better than the second half. Still, I didn't think the second half was terrible. I enjoy the fight with Mr. Kil, the confrontation in Graves' office, the car chase with Zao, and the airplane finale. All of these were really good! The one aspect I hated the most and always will are the characters, that is, except for Miranda Frost, who is the only worthy villain in the entire movie. Graves, Zao, Mr. Kil, Vlad, Jinx, and Falco are all a pathetic waste of time, and really do keep the movie from being Top Ten worthy, because they also affect the majority of the cheesy, camp-infused dialogue.

    When all things are said and done, I found DAD better than my last viewing of it. It'll climb up a little bit in my rankings, say maybe around #13 or so.

    So wait..you think DAD is bad yet you put it #13? So does that mean there are still 9 movies in the franchise you think are worse? You're breaking my heart here. Tho i'll agree about DAD not being THAT bad..I've always just found it forgettable and dull

    I said I'd place it around there, but I'm not finalizing anything yet. Also, I neevr said it was bad, just not as bad as people had made it out to be. Just because I wouldn't put it in my Top Ten doesn't mean it's not good.
  • edited February 2012 Posts: 205
    Oh, I thought your "as bad" meant "bad, but not as bad as people think". Oh well, nice to see some love for DAD, it's a damn rarity these days and brings a certain joy to my heart as It shows just how much opinions differ on the bond series. Makes me think I'm not insane for considering all the movies good or at least okay.
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    Oh, I thought your "as bad" meant "bad, but not as bad as people think". Oh well, nice to see some love for DAD, it's a damn rarity these days and brings a certain joy to my heart as It shows just how much opinions differ on the bond series. Makes me think I'm not insane for considering all the movies good or at least okay.

    Yeah, I love all 22 Bond movies! Just because I'd choose OHMSS last for a Bond pick doesn't mean that I hate OHMSS. In fact, I'd take OHMSS to many other movies out there! I never hate any Bond movie, it's just that I believe that some are better than others, that's all.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    @00Beast,

    here, here!
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    I watched OHMSS on Sunday, it's one of those films that I can never really make my mind up about, I really like some of it and other bits i don't really enjoy. a bit like Lazzer himself, sometimes I watch him and think he could have been really good and then sometimes I just think he is pants!
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    royale65 wrote:
    @00Beast,

    here, here!

    Thanks my good man!
    I watched OHMSS on Sunday, it's one of those films that I can never really make my mind up about, I really like some of it and other bits i don't really enjoy. a bit like Lazzer himself, sometimes I watch him and think he could have been really good and then sometimes I just think he is pants!

    Hahahaha! Exactly!
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I watched Diamonds Are Forever. Despite what people think I love it, The John Barry score makes it very watchable. Sure it's hated around here but I don't care. I love all the most hated bond movies.
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    Murdock wrote:
    I watched Diamonds Are Forever. Despite what people think I love it, The John Barry score makes it very watchable. Sure it's hated around here but I don't care. I love all the most hated bond movies.
    I love DAF as well, it's my second favorite Bond film actually.
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    Dr_Metz wrote:
    Murdock wrote:
    I watched Diamonds Are Forever. Despite what people think I love it, The John Barry score makes it very watchable. Sure it's hated around here but I don't care. I love all the most hated bond movies.
    I love DAF as well, it's my second favorite Bond film actually.

    Make that three of us! It's my #2 Bond film behind OHMSS.

  • Currently watching DN first time i have watched the restored version, the film looks stunning.
  • I watched Diamonds again about an hour ago, second viewing in a week now, it's not that bad a film to pass a couple of hours, but neither that good either. Jill St John wears a number of different outfits I was pleased to see again
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    I watched Diamonds again about an hour ago, second viewing in a week now, it's not that bad a film to pass a couple of hours, but neither that good either. Jill St John wears a number of different outfits I was pleased to see again

    That's how I feel about DAF. Satisfied, but not dazzled. Or maybe I could say shaken, but not stirred. ;)
  • I think I'll watch Doctor No tomorrow maybe, will save me adding it here at least

    Of course I know it back to front and seen it countless times but for the purpose of say, having watched it, which I will, this is where it all started on the movie front

    Connery looks the part, Honey Ryder is almost perfect, shame they had to spoil it with an awful Berry duplication years later, Dr No is one of the most articulate and interesting villains of the 1960s, fine locations, we get introduced to Bond, he hands in his Beretta, gets the immortal Walther PPK, goes off to Jamaica, and all said it's probably one of the best adventures of the first ten outings. Poor fight with Wiseman though, a bit of struggling on the platform and it's all over so quickly. What goes on before though does componsate for that. Overall rating 8.5/10
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    I think I'll watch Doctor No tomorrow maybe, will save me adding it here at least

    Of course I know it back to front and seen it countless times but for the purpose of say, having watched it, which I will, this is where it all started on the movie front

    Connery looks the part, Honey Ryder is almost perfect, shame they had to spoil it with an awful Berry duplication years later, Dr No is one of the most articulate and interesting villains of the 1960s, fine locations, we get introduced to Bond, he hands in his Beretta, gets the immortal Walther PPK, goes off to Jamaica, and all said it's probably one of the best adventures of the first ten outings. Poor fight with Wiseman though, a bit of struggling on the platform and it's all over so quickly. What goes on before though does componsate for that. Overall rating 8.5/10

    Yeah, for such a big time villain like Dr. No, and given the fact that we don't see him until the last twenty minutes or so, we should have gotten a bigger, better, and longer fight.
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    From Russia with Love (1963)

    You know when it's a Bond favorite when the movie goes by in the blink of an eye! I always loved FRWL, and after watching it last night, my opinion is still the same. It is such a classic, with so many great aspects like the villains, the story, the music, and an excellent performance by Sean Connery. Definitely the best Connery Bond in my opinion! If GoldenEye had never been made, then FRWL would take the spot as my number 1.

  • A View To A Kill 1985

    I swear nobody held a pistol to my head to watch this but earlier today I picked up a copy in a bargain bin and decided to put it on

    I could be here all night with this but not going to

    Keeping it short, Roberts was actually not that annoying this time around somehow, still don't feel comfortable with the stupid adolescent Fire Truck chase through San Francisco, and the Golden Gate bridge battle never gets any easier to watch in terms of embarrassment or 'WTF' moments. How many airships did Zorin have, because they appeared to change size or room capacity each time one was in the air. Grace Jones is OK, but dull to watch and I shed no tears when she went up with the bomb. Tanya Roberts can't see a huge Airship the size of Nebraska behind her from 30 yards away, before she gets snatched near the end, which actually fits in nicely with the overall nonsense that is Roger Moore's Swansong

    Poor, boring teaser, Bond's stunt double goes skiing, awful inappropriate Beach Boys music, what was it even doing in there and Duran Duran theme intro does sound firmly stuck in the 1980s. Christopher Walken makes for a fun villain but we've seen him in so much better, I don't think Patrick McNee really needed to be in this although did provide one or two amusing moments as Bond's Chauffer

    The film just goes downhill once we get to California, I don't feel much for the arson attack on the elevators, or Roberts swinging onto cables screaming, but the descent down the ladder is not too badly done. Thereafter it's best to just switch off as the film just degenerates into childish nonsense and Moore just hams it up in what was to be his final appearance. Final scenes ensue with a 57 year old Moore in the shower with his younger accomplice - 'That is not the soap', I almost wanted to vomit, and Moore finally bows out from James Bond after 12 years and disappears below a shower curtain with an awkward 'Ooooooh'


    This will never reach legendary status for 007 adventures - 4.5/10
  • The Living Daylights.
    The track "Necros Attacks" came on randomly on my iTunes and it got me in the mood to watch it. It's never been a great favourite of mine, but I really enjoyed it. The story is solid, the music's amazing, the action is done well, Bond and Kara have a good chemistry. The scene when Bond is sent to assassinate Pushkin is a highlight of the series.

    This is by far the worst opening titles though, Binder must have been really bored by this stage, there was no charm to it and the song didn't help. I also wish Koskov had been a bit darker and ruthless when he's revealed as the villain, he was a bit weak.

    Thoroughly enjoyed it overall... might watch it again soon :)
  • edited February 2012 Posts: 1,310
    but the descent down the ladder is not too badly done.
    That scene is given some major 'oomph' from John Barry's magnificent score...although when you think about that whole descent down, the scene doesn't really make sense at all. It seems the firefighters just left the ladder there and let the survivors fend for themselves climbing down. My God, when the firefighters saw someone up there you'd think they'd help him? But no, they let Bond climb down the entire 60-70 foot ladder with dead weight on his back. It made for a heroic scene I suppose, but it's incredulous IMO.
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    Goldfinger (1964)

    Even hoping that my opinion would change, it didn't. GF is still one of the most boring Bond movies ever, and I really don't understand why many people consider it a classic. There were good moments, like the PTS, which has a great fight, the Miami Beach scenes, the DB5 chase, and Fort Knox, but that's it. The rest of the movie is boring and uninteresting, with the worst Bond girl ever to walk the screen. Miss Galore is one of the biggest factors in ruining the movie for me, and the fact that there's such little action. Also, the movie ends WAY too quickly, and that fight with Goldfinger is pathetic. Anyway, it's definitely one of my least favorite Bond movies.
  • And don't be afraid to say it either

    May be the peoples favorite in the Bond stakes but even some hardened enthusiasts will admit it's not above mediocre. Pity really as Connery was only slightly past his supreme best but the sum total is a rather dull letdown, it will never change for me
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    And don't be afraid to say it either

    May be the peoples favorite in the Bond stakes but even some hardened enthusiasts will admit it's not above mediocre. Pity really as Connery was only slightly past his supreme best but the sum total is a rather dull letdown, it will never change for me

    Good to see that someone else shares my view on Goldfinger! Back when I was starting out as a Bond fan, I rather liked GF. Now however, it has just taken a nosedive in the last few months.
  • You knew what direction it was going to take when Connery first emerges from some water with a plastic duck on his head.. 8-|

    Last word on it, as it's not that bad a film all said, but the main bone of contention is that it's simply dull and lifeless and there's a definite lack of excitement or vigor about proceedings. Fort Knox ending/Bomb timer may well be the best part of it, most exciting without question
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited February 2012 Posts: 13,355
    I like it, I really do but it does lack things found in the two earlier films due to Guy Hamilton I think. His "let's have a few laughs along the way" motto really doesn't work in my opinion.
  • I agree that goldfinger is not the best, even though its a relatively short movie. the film does drag and feels underwritten, you can literally switch of from the movie for an hour. admittedly the film looks good, its not far behind mwtgg when its comes to lack of narrative.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
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    A View To A Kill 1985
    The film just goes downhill once we get to California, I don't feel much for the arson attack on the elevators, or Roberts swinging onto cables screaming, but the descent down the ladder is not too badly done. Thereafter it's best to just switch off as the film just degenerates into childish nonsense and Moore just hams it up in what was to be his final appearance. Final scenes ensue with a 57 year old Moore in the shower with his younger accomplice - 'That is not the soap', I almost wanted to vomit, and Moore finally bows out from James Bond after 12 years and disappears below a shower curtain with an awkward 'Ooooooh'


    This will never reach legendary status for 007 adventures - 4.5/10

    The 2nd half of the film set in California tends to look more like the typical mid-1980s TV action show(like Matt Houston or The Fall Guy) than a proper big budget Bond film. I like Bond best when he's in more exotic locations.
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