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I like the 60s flair of FRWL, and Grant's one of the absolutely best henchmen (but not good as basically the main villain). Yet in terms of suspense/excitement it's comparatively one of the most boring Bond movies IMO.
DAF/TMWTGG: The strong parts of these movies are too much overlooked, I think. But especially DAF is way OTT overall, unfortunately
TB: may be, but way too much underwater time and, along with that, a very disappointing finale. Without thinking too deeply about it, GE doesn't feel dated to me.
Honestly this film just gets better and better every time I watch it. I love nearly everything about it, the action, cinematography, John Barry's phenomenal score, the story, Telly as Blofeld, but the cherry on top is Diana Rigg. She is just superb. I think she takes the top spot for best Bond girl for me. She can't be beaten.
My issue with the film is had the writers and producers had more balls the film could of been ten times better the idea of a Most dangerous game scenario with Scaramanga after 007 could of been really cool but the energy concern plot just had to be shoehorned in.
Yet another great watch of this! Fabulous Bond film! Craig on top form, and looks terrific, Greene is a very underrated villain (love it when he goes nuts with that axe at the end!), Camille is superb Bond girl, great set pieces and thrilling action.
And in probably should put this in the controversial thread, but i find Roberto Schaefers cinematography more satisfying than Roger Deakins in SF. Schaefer has a richer pallete to his lensing and this includes interiors. I find Deakins has his moments (particularly when Bond is following Patrice) but a lot of the time SF has a flat colourless look,!
Anyway another really satisfying view of QOS!
( am even warming a lot more to Jack Whites theme!!)
It's starting to become my most watched Bond film.
Lean and mean!
Glad you picked up on Schaefer’s cinematography. There truly are some beautiful shots hidden the quagmire of rough and quick editing.
To me, QoS has a more “naturalistic” photography whereas Skyfall is more modern and glossy. To me I prefer SF and what Deakins does but I do give Schaefer credit for QoS.
Overall the DC era has had great cinematography and am confident Sandgren will deliver with NTTD.
I liked the cinematography from my first viewing, from that glorious opening shot, through the Opera sequence, to smaller scenes like Mathis death, Schaefer has a real style to his lensing! Would love to see him return.
But I agree, Sandgrens work looks very promising!
Brosnans finest hour as Bond in my humble opinion.Love the focus on a more mature storyline after the more formulaic ( but still highly enjoyable ) TND.David Arnolds finest score for the franchise,Sophie Marceau as an excellent villain.Denise Richards miscast as a nuclear scientist ( but thats part of the fun! ).The action scenes are top knotch and still hold up great over twenty years later.
Have i mentioned i love the score? I have it on constantly while driving!
His music for the boat chase is fantastic. The way it builds and changes during the sequence is wonderful. Not that the whole score isn't excellent.
I'd suggest TND, plenty to enjoy and it moves very quickly. I relish the connections to YOLT and TSWLM across 1967/1977/1997. Another version is long overdue.
TND it is! I was leaning that way, as I prefer it in general, but I was going to go with whatever got picked first! It definitely has connections to those; I love the naval suit reappearance in particular! Time has also benefitted TND perhaps more than any other Bond film, with the villain's schemes and whatnot. Used to be one of my absolute least favorites, now it's an entry I enjoy a lot!
Awesome! I'll probably still be a little while as I'm finishing a project, but I figured a Bond film would be a great way to end my day! Has been on my mind today.
You talked me into it too.
Watched last night.
It hasn't changed where it sits in my ranking's, comfortably in the middle. I agree with most on here that the finale is a fairly generic, John Woo/90's style, but I find everything leading up to that pretty enjoyable.
It may be my own mind inventing this, it's certainly never stated, but I can't help but feel that Bond's Royal Navy connection makes him a bit more vengeful in the climax, shooting anything that moves. Obviously he wants revenge for Paris, too.
The first Bond movie I saw will always remain a favourite. But this viewing wasnt exactly positive. Found it slower than usual, particularly the whole section in Kentucky. Really drags actually. It still has very iconic sequences, the pts, the golf match, the laser scene. Gert Frobes Goldfinger remains a wonderful realised villain and Oddjob a classic henchman. I never really liked Honor Blackman, dont find her attractive or alluring, Shirley Eaton on the other hand...!! Connery is effortlessly cool, but it has definitely slipped a bit in my estimation!
Hoping my next viewing is better.
Guess I'm lucky to find all the Bond girls in GF attractive and alluring.
I haven't seen this one in some time now and found it to be an enjoyable, sometimes iconic 7 out of 10. It's got some good moments across the board but almost nothing to give it that extra something to turn the dial up; On the flip side there is nothing bad about the the film either. It's a servicable Bond film from beginning to end. Some really cool locations and imaginative sets, costume design and such. I would say the music was forgettable, but I barely even noticed it in the first place. The casting is great, Yaphet Kotto is an absolute standout as Kananga.
A solid entry that has some neat stuff but ultimately lacks the highs to place it higher in my ranking. Still sits firmly in the mid to lower tier of my list.
I love pussy galore. :)>-
Kentucky is definitely up there as one of the most boring locations for a third act in Bond. It's obvious why they had to go there of course. The question is if Fort Knox was really worth it.
Up until the lazer scene I think GF is a classic. The 3rd act however is a big let down for many reasons.