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Is it higher/lower than your own ratings?
Lower. Mine= 141/150 (94%)- MI6 Community= 87.65%.
What is your favourite category/element/thing in the film?
Every element is superb, but I particularly like the cinematography and editing choices.
What surprised you the most, while reading other peoples ratings?
The 150/150 score some gave it. It's not a perfect film.
AVTAK
1. Direction: 7
2. Screenplay: 6
3. Script: 6 - I like how it incorporates of GF.
4. Plot: 8 - The plot is a (micro)chip off the old block, but not too bad.
5. Action: 6 - There's not much that interests me here. I do like the snowboard getaway.
6. Main Villain: 8 - I quite like Zorin, but he could've been better utilized.
7. Main Bond Girl: 5 - Obviously stunning, but not a very interesting character.
8. Bond: 7
9. Sets: 7 - I love Zorin's blimp interior design, allowing May Day to provide 'drinks'.
10. Music: 7 - Great theme song, not so great decisions regarding the PTS music.
11. Cinematography: 7
12. Fleming: 6
13. Supporting Cast: 3 - I like Grace Jones and Patrick MacNee, but who else was there?
14. Main Titles: 4 - Girls skiing in DayGlo? Okay, I'll go with it.
15. Plausibility: 3
16. Pace: 3
17. Editing: 3
18. Tilt: 3 - Not bad, I've grown to appreciate it moore over the years.
99/150 = 66.0000000001%
Casino Royale
1. Direction - 10
2. Screenplay - 9
3. Script - 10
4. Plot - 10
5. Action - 10
6. Main Villain - 9
7. Main Bond Girl - 10
8. Bond - 10
9. Sets - 9
10. Music - 9
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming - 10
13. Supporting Cast - 5
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 5
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 5
18. Tilt - 5
143/150 for CR
There are a few more of the previous films I'd like to rank, but I guess I'm too late?
1. Direction - 6 (Not Glen's best moment. Rather the opposite in fact.)
2. Screenplay - 6
3. Script - 7
4. Plot - 5
5. Action - 5 (Surprisingly mediocre action for a John Glen film)
6. Main Villain - 7
7. Main Bond Girl - 2
8. Bond - 4
9. Sets - 6
10. Music - 7
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming - 3
13. Supporting Cast - 2)
14. Main Titles - 3
15. Plausibility - 2
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt - 2
80/150
2. Screenplay: 8
3. Script: 7
4. Plot: 8 - Nothing original, but fun and interesting and well executed
5. Action: 6 - Again nothing special but still contains some thrilling sequences
6. Main Villain: 10 - "right on shedule"
7. Main Bond Girl: 3 - Attractive but gratingly annoying.
8. Bond: 7 - His age is apparent but Moore's charm and presence continue.
9. Sets: 8
10. Music: 8 - Another great Barry score, I adore the "Snow Job" theme.
11. Cinematography: 7
12. Fleming: 7
13. Supporting Cast: 3
14. Main Titles: 4
15. Plausibility: 3
16. Pace: 3
17. Editing: 3
18. Tilt: 4 - It gets better every time.
1. Direction - 7
2. Screenplay - 7
3. Script - 7
4. Plot - 7
5. Action - 6
6. Main Villain - 9
7. Main Bond Girl - 8
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 8
10. Music - 10
11. Cinematography - 9
12. Fleming - 7
13. Supporting Cast - 4
14. Main Titles - 5
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt - 4
116/150 = 77.3%
You get kudos points from Mayday for such a generous score! :-bd
1. Direction - 7
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 6
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain - 7
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 8
10. Music - 9
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 4
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt - 3
102/150
68 %
1. Direction - 4 (fairly uninspired)
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 6
5. Action - 5 (Fairly weak with the exception of the Golden Gate fight).
6. Main Villain - 8 (best character in the film)
7. Main Bond Girl - 4
8. Bond - 5 (More Moore than Bond)
9. Sets - 6
10. Music - 9
11. Cinematography - 5
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 3
14. Main Titles - 3
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt - 2
2. Screenplay - 6
3. Script - 7
4. Plot - 8
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain - 10
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond - 8
9. Sets - 6
10. Music - 9
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 4
14. Main Titles - 2
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt -4
105/150
70%
Direction - 7
Screenplay - 8
Script - 8
Plot - 8
Action - 8 (- 1 les for Hote scene)
Main Villain - 8
Main Bond Girl - 7 (May Day 7 Stacey 7)
Bond - 9
Sets - 8
Music - 6
Cinematography - 6
Fleming - 6
Supporting Cast - 3.5/5 (7/10) Ally's are great.
Main Titles - 2/5 (4/10) Also part of the worse maintitles
Plausibility - 4/5 (8/10)
Pace - 3/5 (6/10)
Editing - 3.5/5 (7/10)
Tilt - 3.5 (7.5/10)
When i begins as Bond fan i have love and hate thing with AVTAK and OHMSS. The higher rank of it have possible something to do with the feeling there finaly make a GF movie that work after the failers of GF, TB and Moonraker. I like fact Roger Moore is old Bond and see some of those other older chacters.
The plot work for me and whyle in GF iam bored that Bond stay long on place at GF lair , in AVTAK iam happy big part playing on the horse place. There is also more action/varioution with use of France and America and i like the humor something i also don't like much from GF.
The music is step back after Octopussy, like music of DAF be step back too, but also it work better for me then in GF, TB or Moonraker. Not so good as TMWTGG. Title song is oke, fine this time the use in rest of the score work better.
It be shame there did not much with Jenny Flex, that's stop me for giving the suporting cast more. Patrick Macnee be DAF/LTK felix / Mathis of AVTAK. One scene from CR where Bond and Mathis talk at the hotel room remember me to AVTAK where Tibbet and Bond talk outside of the room.
Again there whant to make a Goldfinger, things i dislike in GF work better in my opnion in AVTAK. So AVTAK be my GF. Movie rank 5/23!. Second favorite Roger Moore Bond movie after FYEO (4/23).
Quistion: Can we do Thunderball next...
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 6
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain - 10
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 8
10. Music - 10
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming - 5
13. Supporting Cast - 4
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 4
18. Tilt - 4
107/150
71.33%
1. Direction - 8
2. Screenplay - 9
3. Script - 8
4. Plot - 9
5. Action - 7 (those stunts in Paris are worthy in this franchise)
6. Main Villain - 10
7. Main Bond Girl - 6
8. Bond - 9
9. Sets - 9
10. Music - 9
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming - 7
13. Supporting Cast - 9 (John Steed and scary May day are bloody brilliant)
14. Main Titles - 7
15. Plausibility - 8 (those days)
16. Pace - 7
17. Editing - 7
18. Tilt - 4
But the score makes up for it,i feel .
1. Direction- 8 (John Glen never fails to impress!)
2. Screenplay- 8
3. Script- 9 (incredibly memorable dialogue, in my opinion, especially between Zorin and 007)
4. Plot - 7 (recycled from Goldfinger, so slightly down on originality, but nonetheless thrilling)
5. Action- 6 (decent in places such as the PTS and the Eiffel Tower, phenomenal at the Golden Gate Bridge and the mine shaft, and awful in the others, particularly the fistfight in the packaging room)
6. Main Villain- 10 (One of the greatest Bond villains of all time!)
7. Main Bond Girl- 8 (However ditzy she may come across as, she's gorgeous!)
8. Bond- 8 (despite the older age, I've always thought Roger maintained his greatness in AVTAK; the age only affected his action scenes, but nothing else!)
9. Sets- 5 (nothing overly impressive beyond the mine shaft)
10. Music- 10 (Magnificent soundtrack from Barry- the "Snow Job" track is one of my favorites!)
11. Cinematography- 6 (AVTAK comes across as a little bit drab in regard to location work and cinematography; it's like there's this huge gray shadow that is cast over the movie itself)
12. Fleming N/A (I'm not exactly a Fleming buff; I've only read one full novel, which was Moonraker, so I can't necessarily comment on this one!)
13. Supporting Cast- 5 (there are some truly awesome side characters in AVTAK, such as Tibbett, Scarpine, Dr. Mortner, and even May Day to an extent)
14. Main Titles- 5 (merely for the Duran Duran title song!)
15. Plausibility- 3 (seems like a fitting number for a plot that could happen but probably wouldn't)
16. Pace- 4 (it's over before I know it!)
17. Editing - 2 (not terrific by any means, especially with the fistfights in the packaging room and at Stacey's house)
18. Tilt- 5 (it's been a personal favorite of mine for years- the first I ever owned on DVD!)
109/140
78%
I'm shocked at the rating, frankly. I like AVTAK much more than 78 percent! I suppose I have more tilt than I initially imagined, hahaha. :-c
:-bd Mayday bows to you for such a high score for AVTAK, which is also one of my favourites!
So, you ready?
Drum-roll please -
72.22%
Well I never. AVTAK has surprised me. Let's take a look at where AVTAK ends up in our provisional rankings -
Casino Royale - 87.85%
GoldenEye - 78.94%
Dr No- 78.7%
The Living Daylights - 78.61%
Goldfinger - 77.23%
Skyfall - 75.4%
A View To A Kill - 72.22%
Moonraker - 67.4%
The Man With The Golden Gun - 61.33%
Diamonds Are Forever - 56.05%
Not to shabby! Only just behind Skyfall. Colour me impressed. And 5% up on Moonraker.
And now time for some actual discussion:
Is it higher/lower than your own ratings?
Personal % - 66. Community % - 72.22. Higher. Though I'm glad. Such love for AVTAK warms me heart.
What is your favourite category/element/thing in the film?
Defiantly the music.
What surprised you the most, while reading other peoples ratings?
Hmm, tricky one this... Glen's directing. I thought it was rather tired, but others disagree.
Feel free to comment! Another Bond film coming soon...
I too am surprised at how well it has done, but delighted all the same!
For sure lower than my own ratings, but that was to be expected, because there's a high level of nostalgia and fond memories of my younger days involved with AVTAK, so that always helps for a boost beyond the facts and figures, hahaha. :)
What is your favourite category/element/thing in the film?
I'd say either the soundtrack, Roger Moore, or Max Zorin. There's a lot to love!
What surprised you the most, while reading other peoples ratings?
I'm surprised that people enjoyed the cinematography as much as they did, in all honesty. Outside of the landmark locations like the Eiffel Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge, everything else is a little lackluster, especially in comparison to what came before in FYEO and OP.
Lower, naturally, but it is still a very strong score (86% as opposed to 72%).
What is your favourite category/element/thing in the film?
So much to love, but I will say the villains and music. Zorin and Mayday make for a surprisingly fantastic duo.
What surprised you the most, while reading other peoples ratings?
The amount of people who gave generous scores. I don't think one person gave AVTAK below 60%, which is delightful.
It keeps its place at #11 on my list.
In FYEO he politely turns down Bibi's advances because she's too young, in AVTAK at least two of the girls he beds don't look that much older.
Personally,i'm surprised he didnt shag Tibbett,Lt Hip,Scarpene and even Zorin himself...go out with a bang as they say.
"Call me James...It's five days 'till Alaska"
:-& :-&
Talk about the Best girl wanting Moore.
Takes the glamour away :-\" he he .....