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Still quite enjoy this for all its flaws (And it has a lot)
Love the character of Zorin and his murky sinister history.
The plot to flood silicon valley is also a good one even if it riffs on Goldfinger's plan.
Action wise it's up and down. The fire in City Hall is a very well done scene as is the steeple chase and the climax on the Golden Gate bridge.
The fire truck chase is naff and should have been cut out and the fight scenes are pretty weak.
The fight in the lab at the stable has to be the worst edited scene in the entire series!
I'm assuming the fight choreography was so crap it had to be severely cut down.
Good performance from Moore who looks like he's enjoying himself even if he fails to convince in the action scenes.
I had a blast with this one. It keeps getting better for me with each viewing. The film used to languish at the bottom of my rankings for years, but no more. I'm compelled to move it up a few notches after this round. It boasts a great score, a fast paced plot, some great action (that Vegas car chase is outstanding, especially how Bond wiggles away from all the cop cars in the parking lot), & superb lines. Most importantly however, it has a Bond actor firing on all cylinders and essentially carrying the film. When younger I disliked Connery's portly greying appearance in this film, but as I've gotten older (and perhaps a little less physically appealing myself - "nah, scrap that!"), I have begun to really appreciate his confidence, swagger and overall excellence in this film. I realize a lot of the budget was allotted to his salary, and it shows (some of the effects work rivals the legendary DAD surf for disgrace), but it doesn't really matter to me. This film may be quirky and chintzy (many of the Hamilton efforts are), but it has oodles of character and charisma. That counts for a lot in my book these days.
Me too. Just watched this last week and really enjoyed it.
Like you it used to be bottom of the pile but I have a new appreciation for it. Connery is just so good in it!
This is going to mess my ratings up!
@Mendes4Lyfe, I'm a massive noir guy, so when I looked at the movie as a detective film with James Bond in it, I really fell for it.
The other Hamilton Bond films are all guilty pleasures of mine. I love how he is able to combine the quirky with the suspenseful. They are really quite memorable films, and very distinctive visually. I don't think any other director would have been able to pull off something like LALD (just thinking about some of those outfits at Mr. Big's HQ is enough to send someone into a state of disbelief) or the Fun House in TMWTGG. I really do appreciate his contribution to the series.
I enjoy the PTS, capped off with Bond's nasty, "Welcome to Hell, Blofeld." He went there.
I think 007 is quite ruthless in that PTS..showing ConneryBond is back...great fun...and great score..
He's a bastard throughout, really on edge. I love it.
After watching this, I think it's fair to say that it's probably my favorite of the Roger Moore era, if not tied with TSWLM. There is so many great elements that this film has, it's themes are pretty powerful; the idea that revenge is not the way. The film hits us with the aspect of revenge from the point of view of three characters; Bond, who got his revenge when he killed Blofeld in the Pre Credit Sequence. Melina, who got her revenge when she killed Gonzolas, and Columbo, who got his revenge when he killed Kristatos at the end. After Moonraker went beyond our world (literally), I love the Flemingesque approach the film takes. The humor of Moore's previous efforts is still here, but much like TMWTGG, the film aims for a tone reminiscent of a Connery Bond film. That all being said, this is one of my favorites in the series, I'm not rather sure what the consensus of the film is on this community, but growing up it was one I thought was pretty dull, but I've learned to love it more and more as I continued watching it, and now it sits right in my top 10.
Watched these in this order:
DAF - TSWLM - MR - YOLT - AVTAK - TB - OP - NSNA - GF
What I noticed:
-The recruits liked all nine films very much.
-They still think, Bond is mainly a comedy-action franchise.
-Absolutely loved DAF and MR and AVTAK, the guys were in stitches. So was I, laughter is contagious!
-After TB they switched from Moore to Connery as their favourite actor. And they asked me if there are more films like TB. Didn't spoil anything.
-When Henderson appears in YOLT, they thought it's Blofeld faking his death and would later return as a surprise twist. (They watched DAF before YOLT). I only told them the truth when Donald Pleasance appeared later.
-Recognised all of the recurring characters, even the minor not so obvious ones like Shane Rimmer for instance.
-By MR they were all in love with Moneypenny.
-The most popular characters (besides M, Q and MP): Gogol, Sir Frederik Gray/Minister Of Defense.
-They are still puzzled and confused that Felix is played by various actors.
The next I will watch with them is FYEO and OHMSS, probably "back to back" on two evenings. They have no clue about OHMSS even if they know that "Piz Gloria" is in a Bond film.
I am literally on the edge of my seat thinking about their possible reaction to the end of OHMSS.
One last thing I noted: It is highly satisfying and interesting to show Bond films to younger guys who have never seen any of them. I didn't plan it, just happened really because I have them on my MacBookPro which has stunning screen quality. Really looks as great as on my 4K TV, just a tad smaller ;) (My MacBookPro has a 2K resolution if I'm not mistaken).
I sure will report back when it happened (probably Wednesday after the easter weekend).
OHMSS could be quite a "shock" on many levels after the nine films we have seen so far I'd say. Lazenby being their "third" Bond and they don't know it's his only film.
I really haven't spoiled a single thing about the Bond franchise.
Something I forgot to mention in my first post is that they love the scores. DAF, TB, AVTAK, OP especially I think.
John Barry's scores really are timeless masterpieces.
very nice assessment. It is always interesting to watch people who have never seen a Bond film before.
During the past few weeks I have watched a few Bond films with my girl friend who hadn't seen a Bond film before. Yesterday we watched "The World is not enough". She quite liked it but completely disliked Dr. Jones (what a surprise) and some of the dialouge ("too much like a telenovela"). However, she thought Elektra was very interesting and even said that she is her favourite villain so far. She especially enjoyed the twist that Elektra is actually the main villain. Since she is a fan of Remington Steele she has always enjoyed watching Brosnan. She found him much more elegant than Roger in FYEO (which we had watched the week before).
She also likes the scenes with Q and M in this film. She thought the action was lame (she really liked the ski chase and the Citroen chase in FYEO). In her eyes, there were too many pointless explosions in TWINE.
And whereas she didn't like the score she thought that the title song was pretty good...
Some of his reactions to the films:
TB-a bit boring
OHMSS-not sure what to think (due to the ending)
TMWTGG-What a movie!
All the Brosnan films-Meh
Some of his reactions to the actors:
Connery-He sure has big eyebrows, and does he wear lipstick?
Moore-the best Bond!
Brosnan-Meh
He was certainly influenced by his father.... :-)
I recently commented on another thread about how I've noticed that kids can be remarkably insightful. This proves it.
I really love this film. It's just such an easy watch, and a really fun time as well. While I consider TSWLM and FYEO superior films in the Moore era, Octopussy comes in as my 3rd favorite Bond film of his. Again continuing the trend they were going for of more realistic, Fleminesque stories as opposed to the likes of TSWLM and Moonraker, Octopussy has, imho, one of the most intriguing plots of a Bond film. It delivers the standard humor and camp associated with the Roger Moore era (actually taking it further), but the humor works very well for this film in my opinion. I just can't praise the film enough.
Like Thunderball the other day, this doesn't seem half as slow as I remember. Even the 'Bond turning Japanese' scenes are edited very quickly. The wedding scene is the only bit I reached for the FF button.
Thoroughly enjoyed it and although Connery looks bored a few times it's mainly a good performance.
The docks fight is very good with that stunning ariel shot and the Little Nellie scenes are beautifully shot.
The Volcano set is still amazing to this day and the final battle inside is a great climax.
The score is just gorgeous and the title song one of my favourites.
Has always been my second favourite Brosnan after Goldeneye.
Still think its a decent enough Bond film.
The PTS is excellent, even though it's really long. Just love that little boat and Arnolds score really stands out.
The action after that is a bit meh, with no really good set pieces. I do like the shootout in the bunker and the bomb chase in the pipeline is pretty good.
Love Sophie Marceau's Elektra. Brilliant villainess. Sexy and cunning, its a really good performance.
I think Denise Richards though a limited actress does fine in her underwritten role.
Robert Carlisle doesn't impose himself on the film like he should after his sinister build up. Although he does get a couple of good moments.
Not sure where it will stand after I watch TND but it's certainly better than DAD.