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Can't argue with that (except I quite like GF), I always thought I was the only person who thought Hamilton was over-rated, but having read this thread and some others I can see I'm not alone. Phew!
Hamilton overrated? Ha! That's the polar opposite of what I think of him in my mind. Utter rubbish doesn't begin to describe his Bond work.
Er, polar opposite if over-rated would be under-rated! Do you like Hamilton or not? I think he was responsible for some of the worst entries in the series. And I know I've said this elsewhere (but I still have trouble believing it) he actually thought Burt Reynolds would have made a good Bond! ffs, just shows, to me anyhow, that he didn't know the character of Bond!
Sorry, what I mean is that if someone thinks he is overrated they must have some notion that people actually adore him to the extent that he has that image of being liked too much, but to me there is nothing much to like. GF is okay, but his other work is just abortive. To be clear, I don't prefer him, no. Anyway, as for me:
I would say Terence, as he brought us my favorite Bond, and really helped Sean become a household name and professional badass on and off screen. His films will always be in the top 10, and I just love the Cold War feel that you feel from them, especially FRWL. DN, FRWL, and TB were fantastic adventures, and it is a shame he left GF and it fell into the hands of Hamilton. Campbell would be a second for me, and hopefully come November Mendes will be high in my Bond director rankings as well.
Sounds like a country music trio, y'all.
Or even duo if you remove the comma!
Or, Glen Campbell the country singer! :D
If Terence Young was tops, then guys like Glen or even Gilbert can't be far behind or worth a mention. Hamilton gave us the excellent Live and Let Die and impressive Golden Gun, but there's this serious distaste for his involvement with Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever, two releases I genuinely don't like. Campbell is responsible for two of the biggest releases of the series and warrants a round of applause but I always feel, above all else, Terence Young simply wins this battle, Lewis Gilbert may move up to second place eventually, but for now, I feel Glen takes that position
I need to sleep.. Goodnight I-)
1. Hunt
2. Mendes
3. Young
4. Campbell
5. Glen
6. Gilbert
7. Hamilton
8. Spottiswoode
9. Forster
10. Apted
11. Cant even bear to write his name.
Its a very close call between Young and Mendes and again between Campbell and Glen.
Yeah something like that I cant quite remember - Trannyhori, Tamawhorei?
To be fair to the bloke Devils Double is not a bad film.
But DAD is.
Young
Campbell
Hunt
Glen
Mendes
Hamilton (purely for Goldfinger)
Apted
Spottiswoode
Forster
Gilbert
and
From the team that brought you XXX2: State of the Union
1) Glen
2) Campbell
3) Young/Gilbert
4) Mendes
5) Hunt
6) Apted
7) Hamilton
8) Spottiswoode
9) Forster/Tamahori
When I saw Devils Double I couldn't believe he'd made it. I think he can make good films, but not action films. When he does those, he just fills them with too much CGI.
Though I like Martin Campbell's contribution, I feel he gets too much praise when so many on the Bond crew have to work hard to achieve the result. The newer Bonds are far more action oriented to satisfy the modern audience. Action had it's place but the older films breathe better and don't jump around as fast. Back then, audiences had more of an attention span.
I mean Live And Let Die as one example by Guy Hamilton gives you the space to enjoy the view as it were. They took their time pacing wise and you could never confuse a Bond film with any other film. The older pre-1995 series made you feel like your were experiencing the locations and could sink in the scenery.
I also agree that why the older series got it so right is because they would rarely change director after just one film. Guy Hamilton being the first exception where he did not direct the next post-Goldfinger entry Thunderball. But he did Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die as well as The Man With The Golden Gun. Then Lewis Gilbert came back for the next two entries and then we got a five film run with Mr Glen.
I do think it is unfair to compare old Bond to re-boot Bond. At best, re-Boot is taking elements of what came before and modernising them. Almost like a cover version but with new elements added. But Bond sometimes being an antiquated hero is why he sticks out. But the movie business has changed and the public are less forgiving.
1 - Campbell
2 - Hunt
3 - Young
4 - Mendes
5 - Glen
6 - Gilbert
7 - Hamilton
8 - Spottiswoode
9 - Forster
10 - Apted
11 - Tamahori
judging based off other films i have seen him make.... i wouldn't say he has his own distinct style, like a Tarantino or Scorsese.. but he does take a more artistic approach with camera movement, placement and lighting.
John Glen- one of the unsung heroes of The 8o's Bond Films
Michael Apted- im the only one here who thinks he did good with TWINE
Terrance Young- especially for FRWL it just breathes energy almost Hitchockian
1. Peter Hunt
2. Terence Young
3. Sam Mendes
4. Martin Campbell
5. Lewis Gilbert
6. John Glen
7. Marc Forster
8. Guy Hamilton
9. Michael Apted
10. Roger Spottiswoode
11. Lee Tamahorie
Campbell I think is slightly overrated, though still very good. There's no doubt about CR, and GE wasn't bad. Although, after seeing it again yesterday, I regret to say it isn't as good as i remembered, but that's largely due to Pierce Brosnan I'm afraid. The more we see of DC as Bond the less I like PB.
2.Guy Hamilton
3.Terrence Young
4.Martin Campbell
5.Peter Hunt
2. Peter Hunt
3. Terence Young
4. Sam Mendes
5. Louis Gilbert
6. John Glen
7. Guy Hamilton
8. Roger Spottiswoode
9. Michael Apted
10. Marc Forster**
11. Lee Tamahorie**
**These are directors who's own personal ideas and concepts of what Bond should be derailed their respective films; thus they are last because they tried to be modern. One, by using an over-abundance of cgi; the other by going too indy emotional mama drama artsy fartsy.
1. Terence Young
2. Guy Hamilton
3. John Glen
4. Martin Campbell
5. Peter Hunt
FLOP 5 :
5. Sam Mendes
4. Lewis Gilbert
3. Michael Apted
2. Roger Spottiswoode
1. Lee Tamahori
...worst by far 0 : Marc Forster.