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It's been about a year since I've watched any Bond film so I decide to indulge myself. It should be no surprise that I still love this movie. Everything about it just makes me happy. I have very good memories of this movie. Not only is it my favorite Bond movie but was my late father's as well. We watched it together for the first time and I shall cherish those memories forever. I think I shall watch YOLT next as that's another one of my favorites. :)
Oh one more thing. Don't blow it all at once. ;)
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I'm tired of this anti-Brosnan crap. It does not 'fall apart'. DAD falls apart. You of the Church of the HOLY Cow Does Brosnan Suck need to be able to OBJECTIVELY distinguish between what you are not drawn to and what actually is 'bad'. I personally don't care much for FRWL- it pretty much bores the crap out of me, but I can also say it's one of the BEST Bonds ever made. Just because I don't like something does NOT indicate its lack of objective worth. You people really NEED to divorce your understandable mega-dislike of DAD from BROSNAN himself.
Geeze. =;
So you, of all people, are the one to decide whether TND is objectively good or not? No offense, but your comment comes across as incredibly childish. I, speaking for myself and many, think TND is a medicore film at best both subjectively and objectively. And that has NOTHING (yes, I can write in caps lock aswell...) to do with Die Another Day...
My demand that a movie be reviewed without undue prejudice is in no way out of order.
Also, I'm happy that you can write in caps, but, I mean, can't everyone?
Your saying that anyone who thinks TND falls apart in the second half are manipulated by 'an inherent dislike of the star', because its 'objectively' not true. What puts you in the position to make that claim? You're basically proclaiming that everyone who doesn't share your view on TND are biased. Sounds very childish to me...
Anyway, that's my opinion.
But it's also a FACT. And not just because I want it to be.
Because it IS. See my CAPS?
Not everyone can do this, you know (I just found that out...).
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Not so much. GE is #1 TND would most likely be at 5 or below.
I was drinking because I can't handle your stupidity.
There are moments in the first third of DAD that are more than fine. The first third is some of the best stuff of the entire Brosnan era in my opinion.
Moonraker : Okay, it's very camp, but it's a very fun film if you don't take it seriously. Barry provided a wonderful score, and, with the exception of the space-men battle, the space scenes were done reasonably believably.
For Your Eyes Only
This is best represented in Moore's best performance as Bond. Gone are the quips and smugness that ruined his performance in 'Moonraker', and instead we have a toughness, edge and depth that was Connery's trademark. Just watch the scene where he disposes of an assassin by quietly reminding him of who he's killed before his face twists and he boots him off a cliff. It's a remarkable scene and Moore's single-best moment as Bond. The treatment of women has also noticeably improved. He doesn't want to bed Melinda instantly and is far more concerned with getting her out of danger. He also turns a girl down at one point because - gasp! - he's too old for her.
The plot's intelligent too, actually going back to proper spying and intrigue instead of being gadget-laden (hardly any gadgets and Bond doesn't even know who the villain is for the first hour).
But if all this sounds boring, then you should also bear in mind that this contains some of the finest action sequences seen in a Bond. John Glen shows all his experience of working on previous Bonds, as he shows a steady hand and great eye for a action that's thrilling, but never silly or out of tone. A car chase with Bond and Melinda in a VW Beatle stands out for the sheer fact that the car's about to drop to pieces any minute. And action such as a ski/tobogan chase and a vertigo-inducing assault on a monastery, are comparable with anything seen before or since.
Boquet stands out as a Bond girl that's genuinely beautiful, and not just sexy, with real brains and purpose to her exceptionally-written character. There's a sad lack of M here after Bernard Lee's death (two faceless Defence ministers step in) but we get far more of Q instead. Glover and Topol go for understated and over-the-top for their roles to make them effective, if unmemorable. Although the villian does display a great sadistic edge by keel-hauling Bond and Melinda. Michael Gothard as the ruthless hitman Locque gives the film a cold core of villainy the main villain perhaps lacks, saying a lot with no dialogue at all.
All in all, the characters display the virtue of great writing over cartoonish writing.
Octopussy
I think most people don't appreciate how much serious is in this film. Yes, half of it is typical Roger Moore Bond, complete with an alligator submarine. But by being a follow-up to FEYO, it follows on that film's seriousness, and that is none more evident in Moore's most balanced performance as Bond since TSWLM - at once as heardened as in FEYO and as witty and lighthearted as in MR. This should've been his last Bond and for a good reason.
Yeah I enjoyed Moonraker more than I thought I will such a fun ride .
Both of his novelizations rock!! To eBay my boy!!!
I will seek them out very soon. :)
The PTS is my favourite from the whole series, and it is also my favourite Brosnan performance.
If you take out those silly X-Ray glasses, then you have classic Bondian greatness.
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