It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
^ Back to Top
The MI6 Community is unofficial and in no way associated or linked with EON Productions, MGM, Sony Pictures, Activision or Ian Fleming Publications. Any views expressed on this website are of the individual members and do not necessarily reflect those of the Community owners. Any video or images displayed in topics on MI6 Community are embedded by users from third party sites and as such MI6 Community and its owners take no responsibility for this material.
James Bond News • James Bond Articles • James Bond Magazine
Comments
I watched the first 10 Bond movies last week Thursday and friday(slow at work) so the last Bond movie I watched was The Spy Who Loved Me.
One of the most epic Bond entries, lots of fun and Sir Rogers second best Bond performance after FYEO.
Hope this is more on topic...
See, I thought the color saturation was a nice throw-back to Ted Moore. The Bond films of years past always looked rich and fantastical to me because they did look 'enhanced.' To me, the colors in CR really brought out the location shots--adding some color to an otherwise colorless film (though I suppose you could make the argument that this is simply just polishing a turd). It certainly was an improvement over the drabness of TWINE. The photography in DAD was done quite well IMO as well.
Good man. Well summed up too. Thunderball really does have it all. I can never understand those who claim SC is bored in this one. In YOLT however....
Good points! Enjoying your reviews sir. Keep up the good work!
Well the colours seemed a bit 'off' to me... I much prefer QOS's style... that film really reminded me of the 60's Bond films with the very classy cinematography (not true for the action scenes however).
However I do say this - the cinematography in the card game in CR is breathtaking. Some really bold decisions that were took that really elevates the film during these scenes.
Oh yeah you're right... "that you've had to kill a chap in cold blood in the course of some assignment."
Perhaps it bothered me then that M was so badgery towards him for his kills later in the movie, because we know he certainly kills a few chaps in cold blood later on.
Soap opera melodrama, that is exactly what I´ve been trying to say. I will remember that and give it to the CR-lovers. B-)
One thrill ride after another! Seriously, this movie just doesn't let up! You don't even have enough time to breathe before the next great scene! The action is explosively entertaining, the characters are very unique and colorful, the score is top notch in some places, the locations are exotic and have that Bond feel, and I could probably go on forever! Most definitely an all time high for 007! :-j
I had all these images of Cruise doing his James Bond mannerisms..
'I feel the need, the need for - a Vodka Martini' ...
In any event, I fancy a Bond movie now maybe, I think I may just do it-
I've decided on Doctor No 1962, where it all started
So this is - Next Bond movie you are about to watch (but know everything about it
Looking forward to this actually, Connery at his best, the lovely Honey, all those exotic locations, where it all began, no childish humor, being serious, Yes it should be a good watch
I'll keep a look out for Jack Nicholson and Susan Sarandon while I'm at it, sure they appear somewhere in it so I'm told
:-?
March 17th: FRWL
March 18th: GF
Yes, it's marathon season again. ;-)
Now I suspect my agenda will prevent TB from being watched in the next couple of days. Ah well, we'll get there when we get there, I s'ppose. Incidentally, the aforementioned three films are just wonderful, but then I'm not bringing anything new to the table stating the obvious, am I? :)
True to my word I watched Dr No and maybe I was a bit generous before, but it's still way in front of most other Bond runners
It obviously doesn't run for all that long and the action soon passes but I think I did the right thing. People talk about Ursula Andress' voiceover, well you don't really notice it here, and it never gets in the way of the overall enjoyment
Bits I enjoyed (and questioned)
Connery with the tarantula and the hilarious sound effects, goes from a quiet, pedestrian build up to a raging orchestra in moments and the 'Bam Bam Bam' on poor arachnid with shoe, well you just can't help but smile
The moment when Quarrel gets roasted by the 'dragon', I actually find that usually amusing
When Bond and Honey have a shower, some guy gets in the way with a towel just as Ms Andress comes out in all her glory, I was not pleased
How did Dr No's personnel on Crab Key have dress sizes for Ryder ?, 'we only got them last night', I mean they don't know who she is, never seen her before, they only got captured the same day. Bond is more plausible, but her? Someone should explain
It would of been very unlikely Honey's boat would of been riddled with gunfire by the patrol boat from where it was
Dent appears to only fire five bullets from his Smith & Wesson at the pillows, did one go missing somewhere
I never liked the ending of this first release
Joseph Wiseman made for a very good villain
He reminds me a bit of say Drax or Goldfinger, in that most of the time they are quiet and softly spoken and then in one spontaneous moment shout out and make a scene
Never had a problem with the 'Quarrel fetch my shoes' incident
The first half hour is best I think sometimes, Introduction to Bond, he acquires his Walther, we get to meet M etc, but it's an overall very good release, and always worth watching to see the lovely Andress (have a shower)
Overall rating 8.5/10
This one has begun to creep its way into my Top Ten. The swift movement of locations, the constant action keep-up, and Daniel Craig's performance shine through for QoS. Other aspects like the villains and the music might be lackluster, but they don't pose too much of a problem to my enjoyment. Even some of the serious, get down to business scenes are highly enjoyable, like when M questions Bond at the hotel as to why Agent Fields had to die, or at the end when Bond confronts Yusef in Russia. All in all, I'd have to consider moving QoS into my Top Ten!
Just a quick note about Honey's dress on the island - in the book, she has made several trips to the island, they know she is there, have seen here and can easily size her up for clothes (they considered her harmless till Bond showed up). Just not explained in the film. I suppose it just shows the "power" of Dr. No, to order clothes for her and have them delivered within hours.
As for the guy with the towel for Honey after the shower - I am sure every guy in the audience groaned (even if just to themselves) at his impeccable timing.
YES! I love to see it grow on others! >:D<
Like fungus on my basement wall.
Somebody call the exterminators.
O:-)
Joke now, but the supporters are rising in numbers. /:)
An all around old favorite of mine. Timothy Dalton is in top form, the villains are in a vast supply, the music is great, the dialogue is quotable, the action is explosive and energetic, and the pacing is excellent. The only one minor issue are the locations, which are rather bland and dull, but it's not a huge deal to worry about. LTK will always remain a Top 3 favorite!
Dr. No
Well, I'd like to say that I was glued to the TV just eagerly anticipating the next scene, but I'd be lying. Unfortunately, DN has taken the fall in my rankings, which is a shame because I used to really enjoy it. In recent viewings I've found DN to be very boring and rather dull, and even though I realize that it is the first James Bond movie, I still hold to my opinion. The locations, except for Crab Key, are yawn-worthy, the music is exceptionally aggrivating, Connery can't hold my attention with his blah performance, and the action is absolutely pathetic. Sorry to say so, but DN is going down in the rankings!
First up, my personal favourite, Octopussy. Then earlier this week another gem in the form of, The Living Daylights.
Maybe it's the teenager in me reliving my youth, all these years later, but I always get caught up in the brilliance of TLD. Dalton was amazing imo, and for a debut it's stunning. Maybe it's the fast pace, and excellent action set pieces that lure me in. Or the fine cast who deliver such wonderul performances. Daylights has always remained in my top five, since I first saw it twenty five years ago. Twenty five years on, it's still delivering the goods. Yep, the jaw still drops over (my much discussed favourite stunt of all time) the cargo net fight.
Next up, it's Brosnans first outing in GoldenEye. A film that failed to win me over completely upon release, and one that has grown on me over the years, but fails to truly amaze. I've always seen it, as an almost made for TV film. But more on that when I finish watching it all the way through.
I'll watch OHMSS next. I've been watching them all in reverse chronological order.
The title song says "Where are you?", and I ask myself, "Where was I?" Man, I must have missed out on something between previous watchings of Moonraker and this time around, because I really enjoyed it! MR is very visually pleasing, with such eye-popping locations and set pieces that you want to jump into the TV screen! This is its best attribute in my opinion, and the next are the music and the action. Plenty has already been said about Barry's score on this one, so I won't go into that. As for the action, I heavily enjoyed the pre-title sequence, Chang's trap with the Centrifuge trainer, the glass factory fight with Chang, the fight in the ambulence, and the boat chase. The others were mediocre, including the final battle, which I have always found to have been too short. Anyway, no matter, because the globe tracking finale makes up for it with some good suspense. As for Roger Moore, he was decent, but not as good as his performances in TMWTGG, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, and AVTAK. Still though, he had some good moments like the fight with Chang, killing the tree sniper, and various discussions with Drax. On the whole, I had a much more enjoyable turn this time with Moonraker, and hopefully it'll begin to grow on me as time goes on!
Yeah, I wish MR had been played on the dark side, because the whole space stuff and even Drax himself present this darkness that the movie doesn't really ever get into except with the murder of Corrine. I recently had an idea that I would have liked to have seen Timothy Dalton play in Moonraker as a third Bond movie for him. That could have been amazing!
How are you finding that @Bounine? I'll do it one day myself after I've seen them in chronological order again, first that is!
It must be, strange, seeing the series age the further you go through the film series, is it?
Well, I've tried, but it's the same old same old. I tried finding OHMSS better than I've left it before, but it just won't happen. This one is just doomed to stay in the bottom of my rankings! I'm not a Lazenby fan, the pacing is horrible during the first half, the music gets annoying at times, and there's an overall bland feel about this movie. I still find it better than most movies because it is a 007 movie, but there's not much to say here except it's one of my least favorites. I've still never figured out why so many people love it.
Maybe a little strange but more so, exciting. I'm not a fan of the Brosnan films nor QOS really, so I prefer to work my way toward the great, glorious days of the Connery films and finish on a high note rather than on a lower vibe. I did the same with the Rocky films at one point, although Rocky Balboa, the last one, is a good movie. The 3rd best following the first two. It's lucky that we have CR between the Brosnan era and QOS. :) I guess one could ask, why watch the Bronsan movies at all? I do because there are certain scenes in these films that I enjoy.