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That’s all I need from a Bond Girl.
Precise. It's Bond, not Shakespeare.
Enjoyed Moore's final film again and although its not as epic or action packed as OP its a good story with a decent cast. The slapstick is not as prevalent as it is in OP apart from the ill judged firetruck chase and of course the terrible use of 'California girls' in the otherwise good PTS.
Action is mostly good apart from the worst fight scene in the series when Bond and Tibbett are discovered in the warehouse. The editing is appalling. The horse race IS well edited and very well done, as is Mayday's jump from the Eiffel Tower and subsequent chase (which does get a bit silly)
The fight at Stacey's home isn't bad and the climax is well done and memorable. For me the best scene is the escape from the fire at city hall. It's really well done and looks bloody dangerous.
Walken is a brilliant Zorin. Really coming across as unhinged as the film progresses. Grace Jones can't act but she has good physical presence and works well in the film. Patrick McNee has great chemistry with Moore and is great in the film. Poor Tanya Roberts is pretty hopeless. She looks good but the scene where she's explaining Zorin's plan, even Moore looks embarrassed!
Yet again unfussy direction from the reliable John Glen and another corker from John Barry.
Have really enjoyed revisiting Moore's tenure over a short space of time.
Good review. I would say that the steeplechase scene is probably the best action setpiece. It's not played for laughs and Bond does get bashed about a bit! (Yea, his stunt double, I know I know!)
Thanks, @Mathis1
I've always been impressed with the steeplechase scene as it's a very difficult scene to shoot and edit i would imagine. It's also something we'd never seen in a Bond film before.
The firetruck chase and barn fight are horrendous, with the former perhaps being the nadir of the series (imho) prior to the shameful CGI event in DAD.
Had not thought of that. Good insight.
Great fun
This has in recent times become my favourite Brosnan Bond.
I just love the (all too prophetic) villains plot and the fast pace of the film. There is a bit too much action in the film in my opinion but it is well done.
Brilliant PTS which is tenuously connected to the actual plot, with exciting action, good dialogue in the MI6 control and David Arnold's fantastic track 'white Knight'. In fact all the action in this is top notch, although the bike chase does go on too long. Great climax on the Stealth ship and love all the scenes with the Royal Navy. Carver gets a fitting death as well, from his own device.
Brosnan is more comfortable in this than GE i find and he just looks better in this as well. I know he's not everyone's cup of tea, but i just love Jonathan Pryce as Carver. He's a proper Fleming villain; Egotistical, vindictive and insane. I like the way it's portrayed that Bond really can't stand this man.
Michelle Yeogh is a good foil for Brosnan and she's great in the action scenes, even if her character isn't that interesting.
Stamper is a cool henchman and it would have been nice for him and Brosnan to have real dust up.
The cherry on the top for me is Arnold's brilliant score. Has that wonderful Barry sound but still makes it his own.
For me this is a real audience Bond film in that it appeals to both fans and casual movie goers. I also like that once Moneypenny and M have had their scenes it's Bond on his own with no 'scooby gang' to drag him down. Shame the odious Jack Wade turns up but it's mercifully brief.
Brosnan’s better here than in GE as well. All in all, pretty firmly the second best of that era. I can even see why some consider it the best of his four. Elswit shoots the hell out of it, and Yeoh gives a lot of the later-action a physicality and realness.
That is how I would rank them as well, although GE/TND is practically a draw, as are TWINE/DAD, which are even worse.
I'm really fond of this film. It has a good little plot and I do like the script.
Brosnan continues on from TND being ever more comfortable in Bond's suit.
Another great PTS which is sort of a double whammy. I just love the boat chase and Arnold's music in this sequence is second to none. The rest of the film's action is a bit meh. The paraglide sequence never really comes alive and the Caviar factory could have been cut. I do like the pipeline scene which has Denise Richard's best moments. I do like the fact that Bond let's the bomb explode to expose King.
Cast are mostly good but Sophie Marceau is just amazing. A real femme fatale that you can believe any man could fall for. She's the best thing in the film.
Robert Carlisle as Renard is good but mostly he's wasted. The big scene where we learn the bullet in his brain is making him impervious to pain is sort of put to one side as the film progresses.
Say what you want about Denise Richards, I think she does pretty well overall.
It's funny, but watching this I realised how much I missed Julie Dench's M in SP.
Another great score from David Arnold. I especially like his music as Bond and Elektra ski down the mountain, which is pure Barry.
Overall a rollicking good Bond adventure which in my opinion has been unfairly vilified and is quite underrated.
It was my favorite Pierce film for the longest time. I really need to revisit it soon.
100% on this. I have rewatch both in the last few days, and posted something similar in the 'Controversial Opinions' thread.
DAD is far from being a great film, but it does at least have a wacky charm, and a fast pace. TWINE is just bland and forgettable. The worst crime for a 007 film.