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Me, too. I always rank them side by side. When I was a kid just developing my interest in Bond that summer of 1983, it was a thrilling prospect for me to find out Sean was coming out with his own rival Bond later that year. It made me want to seek out the other Connery films, read up on Bond film history and eventually see all the films.
I owe my Bond fandom to OP and NSNA.
I'm probably due to watch them again soon. Maybe I'll do a double feature?
Regarding NSNA, I wanted to add the film could've used a bit more music. Some scenes lack enough energy without the support of a musical score to propel them.
It's also interesting to see Edward Fox and Ronald Pickup reunited after The Day of the Jackal, and playing completely different roles-- in a way, they're almost playing each other's role from the previous film.
Another enjoyable watch for Moores fifth outing! The thing about this film is that it's never boring....but it's never really thrilling either. Two scenes remain top notch for me, Bonds chase and killing of Locque and the keel hauling sequence, which as we know is from LALD novel! The opening of the pts was set up in case a new actor was cast and I've often imagined, as the camera pans left from the priest, we see someone like Dalton, who was considered at the time! Moore though is great, particularly his first scene with Topol, who is set up as the villain but the twist turns out to be Kristatos (Topol actually would have been an interesting bad guy. I find Julian Glover a bit bland throughout!)
SPECTRE
It was on ITV2 last night and I just came on it right at the start so I decided to watch despite the bloody ad breaks and cuts!
Sorry to the naysayers but I still get loads of enjoyment from this. Pts is still thrilling, I was critical of Kleinman titles lately but I enjoyed them this time...and title song!!! The entire section in Rome is superb to me,the car, the funeral, seduction of Lucia, board meet (great use of silence!) including the car chase!!. The 9 eyes stuff and C are annoying, but those scenes are brief (and should have been briefer!!)
Love Madeleine and her first encounter with Bond is great. Plane chase is enjoyable...Just think someone like Dan Bradley would have done a better job!
L'Americain is another fine segment and the train fight is a cracker and the scene of them waiting in the desert is definitely something you would read in Fleming , particular when the rolls comes out of nowhere!
First encounter with Blofeld in the meteor room is memorable (again, good use of silence) and I love Bonds retort to "an unstoppable force!"..."except it DID stop!"
After this things go awry, (Only interest is the Hildebrand reference and I like the final shot of Bond on the bridge with the downed helicopter) but enjoyed it immensely still up to this point...more than I ever get from SF!
Very true. But there seems to be a strong backlash against SP lately! I know you place it last yourself, but each to his own! I can't fathom anyone who has anything positive to say about DAD, but even though viewing lists, it appears to be at bottom of majority, it appears higher up in some! I do enjoy SP until it's last section, if it had taken a different route for the ending (i.e. not have Bond and Blofeld return to London and dropped the stepbrother angle!)........
7th.
My hangup had always been how the production quality seemed a bit subpar and it looked very dated. I tuned that out and felt a level of suspense and tension I hadn't with the first 10-15 viewings.
still a mixed bag for me. Some great scenes, especially the SPECTRE meeting, the death of Fiona Volpe,... actually all parts with Fiona Volpe are great. I also like the score, the titles and the title song, as well as the spy work Bond does in the Bahamas.
I am not a big fan of the Scrublands scenes: I just can't believe the coincidence that Bond and the SPECTRE agents are there at the same time. Everything that happens around the health spa is also not really plausible and could have been easily improved by a better script.
I also think that there is a missed opportunity by not making use of any of the other 00 agents, especially since the film is named after the operation. It is also a bit sad that we know everything already so that there is little suspense when Bond is investigating.
The underwater battle is admirable from a technical point of view but also a bit tedious. The editing in the end also ruins an otherwise good fight scene.
Just watched this one again today. It's my least watched 007 film including the 67 CR and 54 CR.
I kept thinking, it needed tighter editing. Cut down to, say 130 minutes, perhaps insert decent music where needed, and it could have been quite solid. The L'Americain sequence drags on as does the torture bit.
I understand that many might not want to go backwards in their career, but I think it might have been interesting had Mickey G watched the final print of SP, realized it's shortcomings and given John Glen a call to re-edit.
Someone like Glen probably would have fixed the gunbarrel, removing the pretentious "Dead are alive" bulls**t and opened on the skull eye socket as per the script. I have no doubt he would have cut the brothergate dialogue out altogether therefore making it an interesting trivia on an idiotic idea that may have occurred (a'la the DR. NO monkey) had good sense not prevailed.
I also think Glen would have inserted a pigeon somewhere. But, hey, I'll take that over brothergate any day.
The torture certainly drags on and was quite gratuitous in my view.
Glen would have certainly cleaned it up quite a bit.
Mendes did do the 'bird tribute' at White's home though.
That's right!! Good catch on the pigeon. I think the audiences had their phones out during "L'Americain" when I saw it as well.
For example,
Casino Royale exists to test bonds masculinity and prove that Bond is the ultimate agent
QOS exists to wrap up the broken character of CR
SF exists to test bonds relevancy in the modern world against a cyber threat
But SP exists, why?- to prove that BROfeld was the author of his pain or some nonsense. Not nearly good enough
Tonight I watched CR followed by QOS with my aunt. She really liked both. Perfect double feature. Feeling good tonight.
This is one of the main reasons why it's all down at the very bottom for me. We'll need an even worse film for it not to stay there. It still surprises me that this entry even got released the way it was. There's nothing there, it's just scenes that drifts along, reaching the runtime of an already too long film.
If it wasn't for that pesky GE, I'd agree.
If DN, FRWIL, GF, TB, OHMSS, FYEO, OP, GE were never made I might almost take your word for it. ;)
You are correct.
Watched Thunderball last night.
Can agree with everything GBF is writing.
Fiona is the best part! The SPECTRE Meeting is great, too.
In my opinion, there is missing a really great action piece in this movie. The best action piece is even the fight in the beginning (yes, I'm not a big fan of the underwater scenes).
Thirded. Many great Bond films have come, but CR is the best of them all!!!
Agree.
Seriously? WTF is wrong with people. Not only can they not sit down for 2 or so hours without stuffing their faces with god-awful popcorn, they can't leave their precious smartphone alone while watching a film! Jesus-H-Christ. I love going to the cinema, but viewing at home is a lot less stressful!
I agree. It's obnoxious to see the lit up smart phones in the cinema after the lights go down. I always envision Clint Eastwood snatching one from someone, grabbing them and doing his "Listen, punk. To me you're nothing but dogs**t" speech from Sudden Impact.
I pretty stopped going to the movies some time back. It's just fun fun anymore.