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  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    I think that during Brosnans' era there was often a reference that Bond never showed any subtle approach but it was his destructive side that often made the villains react which gave Bond and his service information or the opening they were looking for. In that sense I do not mind some of the action going a bit OTT as long as it is not some CGI fest. The "Petersburg" chase scene was at least done in realtime and so was the motorchase from TND and I really enjoy those silly OTT actionscenes and for me they are the lifeblood of the 007 franchise.

    However I found the Venetian House scene out of place mood wise in a very "realistic & dark" movie that was out of place, it was for me the wrong choice it belonged to DAD rather than CR. With actors like Green & Craig less action would have been better in the final part of the movie.

    In QoB the action scenes were f**ked up by the rigorous editing and made no sense and were blatantly CGI.

    SF opened with such a promise and then went a bit of the rails, if ever the opening of TMWTGG could have been used and have 007 getting the trust back by hunting down Silva who threatened M & the service. Sadly they went apesh*t with the Mendes touch.
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
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    jobo wrote:
    Perilagu_Khan wrote:
    BAIN123 wrote:
    I love the tank chase. Its OTT but really well done with some excellent second unit work. Would take it anyday over some of the tired Moore car chases.

    It's quintessential Bond. Who else could just hop into a Russian tank and immediately take the measure of it? And crashing through all that Perrier? Wonderschon! Not to mention the winged statue atop the tank, Bond straightening his tie--this has a Fleming heritage--and Ouromov's taking to drink along with his "Use de bumper! That's what it's for!" It's vintage Bondian mayhem and fun at its very best.

    "Quintesential, vintage Bond mayhem"? When do we ever se the character react like that in the old classic films? Mayhem, nonsensical destruction and endangering of civilians is really not something relatable to the character of James Bond (up until the Brosnan era, anyway...). Roger Moore teared down Paris and San Francisco in one film. Apart from that the tank scene is very much a product of the Brosnan era.

    Feel free to enjoy it of course, I'll not argue with your opinion or general tastes, but don't talk it up to something it isn't...

    Throughout the Bond films, Bond speeds like hell and drives like a maniac, he's involved in public gunplay, is privy to a bomb going off in Istanbul (FRWL) and is a general hell-raiser. The fact that innocent people are put in danger is rationalized by the fact that he is usually thwarting a plot that has the potential to kill or severely harm many more. I, for one, do not cringe when Bond doesn't behave like some mincing Nancy, obeying all the rules and admonishing all and sundry to only eat organic.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 2014 Posts: 41,011
    Why does Brosnan have to take all of the flak, though? There have been so many moments where ANY of the other Bond's have done something dangerous or risky or "action-y" in some sort of way that they put their own lighthearted, comedic twist on it. What about Bond casually puffing away on a cigar while he's hang-gliding? I mean, there's so many examples, but we'll just have to agree to disagree, it's apparent neither of us are going to see eye-to-eye on this, and that's fine. If we all agreed, this place would be so dull.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I would not even sign in here if everyone agreed with me, like starting a political party similar to every other party. ( Think dems and reps.)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    Why does Brosnan have to take all of the flak, though?
    Because Brosnan was a bad Bond, a very bad Bond, and he had a painface, and too-nice hair all the time, and he bit girls...

    :))
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    =)) the part where he hungrily bites Paris' shoulder? I thought I was the only one that noticed that.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    And do not forget the necrophilia.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    And he straightened his tie underwater. Some things you just don't come back from...
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    And he ran like Forest Gump.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    lmao. It's too funny. Poor old Broz.

    I know I brought it up somewhere the other day, but is NSNA worth a watch now that it's on Netflix Instant? I've never seen it, just didn't really have the interest in it until I grew up and read more into it.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    NSNA is what it is. That is lightyears better than any Brosnan film.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    lmao. It's too funny. Poor old Broz.

    I know I brought it up somewhere the other day, but is NSNA worth a watch now that it's on Netflix Instant? I've never seen it, just didn't really have the interest in it until I grew up and read more into it.

    You should watch just so you can make up your own mind.

    Personally, given it's gigantic budget, it's difficult to see where the money was spent.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Duly noted. I'll give it a watch at some point soon. Trying to truck through all the movies I have now, but I feel weird for having done a Bondathon of almost every official Bond film, just to crave more, so I figure NSNA is brand new and the route to go soon.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited May 2014 Posts: 11,189
    I hated NSNA when I first watched it. In fact I stuck on GE afterwards as an antidote. Connery's like a bloody middle aged dad in it. Annoying Scottish git!!

    Subsequent viewings have softened me a bit but its simply a poor looking production. I'd take at least GE through to TWINE over that easily.

    NSNA has little going for it other than "ooo look Connery's back".
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I'd say watch it once, but Never Say never again is a bad remake of Thunderball. It feels like a cheap made for TV movie. The soundtrack is awful and has something that can make the pain face look normal.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Murdock wrote:
    I'd say watch it once, but Never Say never again is a bad remake of Thunderball. It feels like a cheap made for TV movie. The soundtrack is awful and has something that can make the pain face look normal.
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    Hahahah, well done, agent of Illusion!
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Thunderfinger wrote:
    And he ran like Forest Gump.

    So does Daniel Craig.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Technically, they look like Forrest Gump, but that's how you're supposed to run, with your back straight. It's what I've heard numerous times, anyway, that no matter how goofy it looks, that's the best way to run. Again, I wouldn't know, I smoke, I don't run.
  • WillyGaloreWillyGalore
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    Technically, they look like Forrest Gump, but that's how you're supposed to run, with your back straight. It's what I've heard numerous times, anyway, that no matter how goofy it looks, that's the best way to run. Again, I wouldn't know, I smoke, I don't run.

    Michael Johnson made a record breaking career out of it on the track.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
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    I actually think NSNA is pretty good. The score isn't exactly memorable, and many of the minor characters are awful as well. With that said, aside from the video gaming scene I actually quite like it. Connery seems to be having fun again and he's in better shape in 1983 than he was 12 years previous in DAF. It's not even close.

    That creepy massage has me in stitches every time.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Live And Let Die

    I'm kind of stuck in the middle with this one. I don't remember it being this campy/jokey, so that really irked me revisiting it this time. These films just don't scream Bond to me, so I can't see myself ever having any of them in my top 15. This film is just okay. The big scheme is interesting, if only because of how socially centric it is, and it's a nice change of pace from the more ambitious and way too over the top plots we have seen both before and after LALD. Kananga/Big is okay, but he never gets his proper time to really shine. Jane is beyond stunning, but save that Solitaire just isn't interesting and pretty forgettable when it comes down to it. She's supposed to be all about purity for the sake of her "powers" but once Bond sleeps with her sex seems to be the only thing she thinks about. They could have made her a lot more interesting and dimensional. I dunno, she just doesn't do anything for me. The locations are okay but nothing is memorable or awe-inspiring, and the action peaks during the boat chase in Louisiana and sinks everywhere else. The fights are horrid, Roger isn't convincing in them, and I am just starting to realize how unremarkable I found this film to be.

    The script is part of the problem. I really don't like Tom Mankiewicz, because I don't feel he gets Bond. He seems to see the character as an amateur comedian who has to spout one-liners all over the place, and if this man chose that profession he'd be fired immediately. Mankiewicz also treats the secret agent title as a complete joke, having characters loudly proclaim Bond's identity (and even Bond himself!), which is just eye roll inducing. One of the things I actually enjoyed about the film was J.W. Pepper. His comedy hit where everyone else's didn't, and he is very entertaining when needed.

    I'd rate this film as remarkably unremarkable. It's not a brilliant, deep, memorable or interesting film, but it's not a hunk of garbage either. Just a "meh," really.

  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited June 2014 Posts: 11,189
    That's kind of how I viewed LALD, a "meh" film. Entertaining but lightweight nonsense.

    Although I did have more regard for Jane Seymour when I last watched it. She did a good job of portraying someone who was scarred, frightened and "trapped" - far better than a certain Teri Hatcher.

    Going through a few Moore films recently that's one of the issues I have with him - he's almost too smooth and always seems to have some sort of one-liner at the ready.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    BAIN123 wrote:
    That's kind of how I viewed LALD, a "meh" film. Entertaining but lightweight nonsense.

    Although I did have more regard for Jane Seymour when I last watched it. She did a good job of portraying someone who was scarred, frightened and "trapped" - far better than a certain Teri Hatcher.

    Going through a few Moore films recently that's one of the issues I have with him - he's almost too smooth and always seems to have some sort of one-liner at the ready.

    I think a lot of it leads back to Mankiewicz. I'm so glad he never officially got his paws on Batman after seeing how he treated Bond.
  • ThighsOfXeniaThighsOfXenia
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    Manky's dialogue is pure fire.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Personally I prefer LALD to the dull DAF and embarrassing TMWTGG/
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited June 2014 Posts: 28,694
    ThighsOfXenia wrote:
    Manky's dialogue is pure fire.

    You're right, it burns to the third degree and the best precaution is to stay far, far away from it at all times. An apt observation, @ThighsOfXenia.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    Where's Kananga?
    Well he always did have an inflated opinion of himself!!

    He doesn't even answer the bloody question!!!!!!!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    BAIN123 wrote:
    Where's Kananga?
    Well he always did have an inflated opinion of himself!!

    He doesn't even answer the bloody question!!!!!!!
    You just reminded me of another thing I hated: that death scene. Until I saw LALD I never knew human beings popped like massive balloons. How enlightening.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited June 2014 Posts: 11,189
    I felt they rushed Kananga's death to get to the train fight with Tee Hee.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Truthfully, I'm shocked they didn't bring Tee Hee back as he likely survived his fall out the train window. I wouldn't have minded that, actually.
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