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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    My annual Christmas watch. I can't compete with the wonderful review above. Suffice to say, this is magnificent. I fell in love all over again with the amazing Diana Rigg. Is it a coincidence my own wife's name is Tracy...?

    Seriously though, what an amazing film. A Bond film I never tire of. A 007 Christmas classic enjoyed with a few whiskys 👍😁

    You said it mate. Am saving my annual viewing for Christmas Day! I look forward to it every year. This year even more so! A highlight of my telly watch!
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    My annual Christmas watch. I can't compete with the wonderful review above. Suffice to say, this is magnificent. I fell in love all over again with the amazing Diana Rigg. Is it a coincidence my own wife's name is Tracy...?

    Seriously though, what an amazing film. A Bond film I never tire of. A 007 Christmas classic enjoyed with a few whiskys 👍😁

    You said it mate. Am saving my annual viewing for Christmas Day! I look forward to it every year. This year even more so! A highlight of my telly watch!

    I couldn't wait! What a festive treat it is! 👍
  • DaltonFanDaltonFan California
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    I just watched Moonraker again this morning. I was in the mood for some Roger Moore silliness, although the scene when Corinne gets chased in the forest by Draxo's dogs in one of the most suspenseful moments in the entire series.
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    My annual Christmas watch. I can't compete with the wonderful review above. Suffice to say, this is magnificent. I fell in love all over again with the amazing Diana Rigg. Is it a coincidence my own wife's name is Tracy...?

    Seriously though, what an amazing film. A Bond film I never tire of. A 007 Christmas classic enjoyed with a few whiskys 👍😁

    A bit late to reply, but thank you for the wonderful compliment :D
  • edited December 2020 Posts: 9,847
    On Her majesty’s secret service it’s a strong film that I really enjoy inspiring of its flaws like bond being dubbed etc
  • DaltonFan wrote: »
    I just watched Moonraker again this morning. I was in the mood for some Roger Moore silliness, although the scene when Corinne gets chased in the forest by Draxo's dogs in one of the most suspenseful moments in the entire series.

    That moment is so extremely out of place in that movie, but at the same time I would never ever want them to cut it. Such a horrifying, beautiful, violent scene. Some of Barry's best work. Haunting.

    The whole film is beautiful, but not in the way that sequence is.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Like dear @Benny, I watched Die Another Day to conclude my Brosnan-athon over the weekend. And, like Benny, I really enjoyed this viewing.

    As the CGI bullet screamed towards me, I remembered that this was the 40th Anniversary film. A celebration of all things Bondian. A big, daft event. Let's go crazy.

    Sure, it derails spectacularly in the 2nd half; terrible CGI; Halle Berry is a woeful punning machine and she has some truly god awful lines, such as “psychedelic light mask”, delivered like Berry was auditioning for Mr. Freeze; Zao is dreadfully wooden and the Antonov fist fight cum climax is a set piece too far, but, yet, I can’t help but enjoy it. It has the self awareness of not trying to take itself seriously. It’s an entertaining car wreck, but it intends to be one.

    And there are some great little scenes, such as, the panning shot from the N. Korean flag down to the prisoner exchange bridge and ensuing dialogue between Bond the General; Bond swaggering into the hotel lobby; Bond’s reveal of the Chinese agents in his hotel room; Bond in Havana and his reawakening of Raoul; Bond in the VR room after shooting M - he hasn’t forgiven MI6 for abandoning him - and Bond trying to execute Frost after the revelation that she was the traitor. Lovely stuff.

    The action is especially good, in a switch one’s brain off and just revel in the chaotic type of way. I feel that Tamahori infused the action with a certain dynamism, which was lacked in TND and TWINE. Indeed, for all Tamahori’s faults, one has to give him credit for the amount of gumption that DAD has. Which contrasts with the safe, dare I say it, staid, direction of Spottiswoode and Apted.

    Best of all though is Mr. Brosnan. He brings a calm dignity to the role, that belies all the bumph and general craziness that is this movie. Brosnan even manages to make the terrible punning acceptable, with a certain grace and wryness that even Sir Rog would be proud of. Gone are Brosnan’s much maligned, erm acting foibles, such as the overt animation or the even more overt gurning, and instead replaced with a calm self assurance. He puts me in mind of the performances of Connery and Moore - Brosnan tended to act at being Bond, instead of just being Bond. But not in DAD. It’s a pity that his overall great performance was overshadowed by DAD’s trashiness. C’est la vie.
  • DaltonFanDaltonFan California
    edited December 2020 Posts: 69
    @ThighsOfXena: Very good point. Of course as far as I'm concerned John Barry can do no wrong. I adore his soundtracks for The Living Daylights and The Black Hole.
  • DaltonFanDaltonFan California
    edited December 2020 Posts: 69
    @royale65: As far as I'm concerned, Jacinta "Jinx" Jones is the worst American intelligence agent since Rosie Carver and/or Jack Wade. The first third of the movie is pretty decent but after that it goes steadily downhill. I loved Madonna's song but not her cameo. Rosamund Pike was pretty decent. I REALLY did not like how Michael Madsen's NSA chief was talking to M (although I did like him in Species, which is a pretty good film). One of worse scenes was the invisible car. Sir Roger Moore said it best: "The invisible car is the silliest thing I've ever seen in a Bond movie and I'm the James Bond that went into outer space in the Space Shuttle!"
  • edited December 2020 Posts: 7,430
    ON HER MAJESTYS SECRET SERVICE (1969)
    Watched it today. Always splendid! The other thread where you have to pick 5 scenes is impossible for me! Too many to choose from.
    Pts, titles and Barrys score, meeting Tracy at the Casino, fight sequence in hotel room, resignation scene,meeting Draco, We have all the time in the world, Gumbold break in, M house, meeting Irma Bunt, first encounter with Blofeld, the girls,Irma Bunt in bed!!, Blofeld explains his plans, cable car escape ,night ski action, bell room scrap, stock car chase, helicopter attack on Piz Gloria, bobsled chase, and tragic ending! Wonderful Bond movie!
  • edited December 2020 Posts: 1,394
    Finished up my year long Bondathon of the entire franchise with Spectre last night.

    My opinion on this one hasnt really changed,its a pretty good film until we get to Brofelds lair and the film derails completley leading to a very dull climax in London.I still think QOS is the low point of the Craig era as Spectre at least has good camera and editing work and actually takes its time to tell its story but yeah,this was a disappointing one.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    YOLT

    Cracking start, great finish, drags slightly when Bond becomes 'Japanese'.

    Overall a fun watch though, those space scenes give me goosebumps.
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    YOLT

    Cracking start, great finish, drags slightly when Bond becomes 'Japanese'.

    Overall a fun watch though, those space scenes give me goosebumps.

    Good summing up of YOLT. It starts off great, and that finale is fantastic, but it really drags during that whole turning Japanese section!
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    LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
    Wasnt intending to watch this Bond, but it was on telly, so i settled in, and had a great watch of it! Contains one of the best set of villains in the series in Kananga, TeeHee and Baron Samedi, and great set pieces, McCartneys theme, and though the final showdown is a little subdued, it makes up for it with TeeHees final reel attack, and the cheeky reappearance of Samedi! Have always enjoyed its signature sequence of the boat chase, but feel it could have been tighter and it cuts away too much to Sheriff Peppers antics ( though I do like the character!) Great viewing!
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    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
    Well my home telly station showed this last night, so since i enjoyed LALD the night before, i gave it a viewing.
    For the first 40 mins or so this is excellent. The pts is a great intro for our villain, Scaramanga and the duel with Marc Lawrence nicely staged, the opening briefing scene is well written, ( though Bond looks like he googled Scaramangas history!)
    The fight in the belly dancers room is one of Rogs best, and the meeting with Lazar a highlight, Rogs slap happy time with Maud is a little out of step with his persona, but its still a good sequence.
    Its after the Bottoms Up club that the film just loses lustre and starts to meander. There are small moments, but overall it was a missed opportunity, and the whole solex agitator business is dull.The action is poorly staged too! Nowhere near as good as LALD, though not a total disaster
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    Casino Royale 54 me and my wife are closet Barry Nelson fans he does a good job what can I say
  • edited January 2021 Posts: 16,167
    Risico007 wrote: »
    Casino Royale 54 me and my wife are closet Barry Nelson fans he does a good job what can I say

    I love the 54 CR. Always liked Barry Nelson in this and countless Golden Age of Hollywood film. Underrated actor.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I've never seen the 54 CR, just clips. Last night I watched LALD. still one of my Favourites, as it was one of the first films I ever watched at the cinema.
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    A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
    Well, with the deaths of Michael Apted and Tanya Roberts, it was either TWINE or Rogers swansong!
    I chose this, and must admit had a really enjoyable watch. Tanya was not the greatest of actresses, but she is beautiful ( and has quite striking eyes, which I have never noticed before!) and I dont think first choice Priscilla Presley would have been any better! What this does have is two great villain's in Christopher Walken and Grace Jones, i think Fleming would have approved! Patrick Macnee is also good value, and the plot, a reworking of GFs story is solid, though characters like Chuck Lee and Pola Ivanova are unnecessary and slow things down. The Pts is well shot, and has great skiing action, but the use of the Beach Boys song was a huge error. In fact the humour is one of the main things that let it down, the other is, am pained to say it, Roger himself. He was far too old for the role, and looks very aged. As someone mentioned in another thread, it would have been a better ending for Rog to sail off into the sunset with Octopussy in the previous movie!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I must give it a watch.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Tonight I'm watching CR on the 4k disc, It looks fantastic. Along with
    OHMSS, this is one of my Favourites.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
    edited January 2021 Posts: 1,351
    Had a sick day so I watched a few Bond movies. I have been trying to fill in some blanks lately (yes, I am probably the only person on here who hasn't seen all if the films at least three times). But after going through a lot of Moore and Dalton in the last few months, I decided to do less homework and more stuff I know I like, so TWINE, CR and SF it was.

    And I have to say, I just enjoy the newer movies more. Everyone knows CR and SF are great movies, but I have to say, I prefer TWINE to most of the 70s and 80s stuff. And it is almost entirely because I am much more at home with the pacing and the visual language. I read this a lot here and in other places, but it really seems like one loves the things one grew up with...

    As for CR and SF: They just work great as a double feature and one of the reasons for it is the relative lack of connection between the two. It is strange how the two films that went out of their way to connect to previous films (QoS and SP) are relative failures (in my eyes). I hope they get out of that trap with NTTD (or at least that it is self-contained enough to just watch CR, SF and NTTD to get the best of Craig)

    Edit: fixed a few annoying typos.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    In the mood for a classic Bond, So watched From Russia with Love today.
    Red Grant is a terrific Villain and so brilliantly portrayed by Robert Shaw.
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    Red Grant is a terrific Villain and so brilliantly portrayed by Robert Shaw.

    I hope you've seen Robin and Marian--that's Connery and Shaw's final battle!

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    As a tribute to Tanya Roberts, I watched A View to a Kill today. Still not one of the best Bonds, but enjoyable nonetheless.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    TSWLM today, I always remember my first viewing as a kid. How I wanted
    ( and still do ) a white Lotus esprit. " ... such lovely lines "
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    Gerard wrote: »
    As a tribute to Tanya Roberts, I watched A View to a Kill today. Still not one of the best Bonds, but enjoyable nonetheless.

    I think A View to a Kill is one of the worst Bond movies.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Not one of my Favourites but today I watched TMWTGG. It does have some
    good points, I love Christopher Lee, the Island set and of course the
    amazing car jump.
  • Not one of my Favourites but today I watched TMWTGG. It does have some
    good points, I love Christopher Lee, the Island set and of course the
    amazing car jump.

    I used to rank it at the bottom of the pile and despite the fact that it just simply isn't one of the more exciting Bond films, I am continually finding it more and more enjoyable for some academic and some non-academic reasons. I wrote a long essay on the academic aspects of the film that I found interesting.

    But beyond that, as a fan, I really love Moore's performance (even if he didn't!). Lee is fantastic. The largely terrible action is saved by what is a pretty genuinely intriguing first half.

    It'll never be a top 10 for me, because it's just lacking too much, but it is growing in my estimation slowly over time.
  • edited February 2021 Posts: 1,596
    I'm currently watching Never Say Never Again and while I think it gets off to a really rocky start, and I think the video game battle is embarassing, I am finding this a lot more interesting and enjoyable than I remember. Always lovely when that happens with a film. It'll never be a favorite of mine (I don't think the dialogue, particularly in the first half, is good at all) but it doesn't feel bottom-of-the-barrel anymore. I'll report back when it's over. I'm currently at the part where Bond and Domino are being held at the fort/castle of sorts (fyi).

    edit: Done with the viewing. The climax (the final confrontation, at least) is very anti-climactic but all in all this sits a lot better with me this time around. There are many standout scenes, despite my issues with it. The main location for the film is really awesome and that entire stretch is generally pretty great (minus the video game battle). Fatima Blush is a top-tier villain. Easy. She literally singlehandedly *makes* this film something fun. I wish she had lived longer.
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