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"A vast supply of diamonds being manipulated by an expert in light refraction" (DAF)
Christ you half expect him to yawn after he delivers that line.
"He looks pretty bored doesn't he"
I'd rather watch Charles Gray in that film to be honest. At least he seems to be having a bit more fun.
"Who said the helicopter posed no immediate THREAAT" - Goldeneye
This, along with Severine's response about Walthers, has always struck me as a particularly inane exchange - classic P&W trying to make the characters sound cool and as if its the sort of thing people in the world of espionage would say to each other but just comes across as being from the script of a Bond computer game.
Even if they are sufficiently trained to spot that the other is carrying (Bond probably, Severine doubtful) how can they tell the make of gun?
I guess the casino seems to be on several levels so Bond being Bond he might have managed to get below her at some point and have cheeky a butchers up her skirt but how on earth is she deducing its a Walther? Shes just an ex prostitute who now sets people up to be shot isnt she? This line makes her out to be a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Mike from Breaking Bad.
Anyway back on topic (ie bashing Brozza - thats what this threads about isnt it?) cant believe no one has had 'I'm going aaaftah him' from DAD yet. I also hate his delivery of 'What do you think? as he points at M in his hobo beard.
Also cant blame Broz here I suppose as his delivery is fine but 'Its time for a station break' from TND is my most hated line in the whole of Bond. 'Yo mamma' I can live with; I hate it obviously but its from a moronic character who I couldnt care less about and am never going to see again so I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. But this 'station break' bullshit is supposedly uttered by someone who is British and was educated at a public school. How could it be that none of the many British people on set that day had the bottle to say 'That sounds f*****g ridiculous. No British person would ever say that even if IS had them kneeling down in an orange jumpsuit on Youtube and were about to hack off their head.'
I appreciate youve got a dumb American audience to pander to who can only understand their own idiom but BOND SPEAKS THE QUEENS ENGLISH FFS!
I too don't like Brozza's "and wadda you think" moment. His acting in that whole scene is quite bad to be honest.
He can't even get that right though. He says the line AND THEN he points at her! Ludicrous.
Best: "Red wine with fish. That should have told me something"
Worst: "Fetch my shoes"
Lazenby:
Best: "Gatecrasher. I'll leave you to tidy up."
Worst: "Just keep MY mind on YOUR driving!"
Moore:
Best: "You left this with Ferrara I believe."
Worst: "Let's try reverse-- that's backwards" "Women drivers...." "Would you like me to drive?" (basically that whole scene from TSWLM)
Dalton:
Best: "You earned it-- you keep it... old buddy."
Worst: "Don't think..... just let it happen."
Brosnan:
Best: "In the end you're just a bank robber. Nothing more than a common thief."
Worst: "Now there's a name to die for"
Craig:
Best: "The name's Bond. James Bond." (great end to a great movie)
Worst: "What a waste of good scotch."
Connery
BEST: "Tell me, which lunatic asylum did they get you out of?" (From Russia with Love)
WORST: "Is that who it was?" (Diamonds Are Forever)
Lazenby
BEST: "This department owes her a debt. She saved my life." (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
WORST: "Tactfully adjusted to favour me." (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
Moore
BEST: "The answer to the question is yes. I did kill him." (The Spy Who Loved Me)
WORST: "Madam. Would you be good enough to move this inverted bedpan?" (The Man with the Golden Gun)
Dalton
BEST: "Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals. That girl didn't know one end of a rifle from the other." (The Living Daylights)
WORST: "Salt corrosion." (The Living Daylights)
Brosnan
BEST: "I never miss." (The World is Not Enough)
WORST: "He knew about my shoulder, knew exactly where to hurt me." (The World is Not Enough)
Craig
BEST:
WORST: "I said TURN IT OFF!" (SPECTRE)
This, and: That whole sequence is Dalton's finest hour. Every gesture, every line - it's all spot on. Fleming's essence of 007 never came closer to the big screen.
Sorry if everyone already knows this, I’m pretty drunk.
EDIT: I didn’t realize Wizards comment was from seven years ago.
Best: " Now hear this, Goldfinger. Your luck has just changed. I doubt very much if the Miami Beach police would take kindly to what you're doing." -GOLDFINGER
Weakest: "Which girl?" -YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
Lazenby
Best: " I love you. I know I'll never find another girl like you. Will you marry me?"
Weakest: "Now who was he?"
Moore
Best: "In our business, Anya, people get killed. We both know that. So did he. It was either him or me. The answer to the question is yes. I did kill him"- THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
Weakest: " Here, you may need this to play with your asp".-OCTOPUSSY
Dalton
Best: "It'll take about ten seconds to reach us. Plenty of time for a sniper to make STRAWBERRY JAM of him." -THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
Weakest: "Yeah. looks like he came to a dead end. COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" -LICENCE TO KILL
Brosnan
Best: "I must say, I've had a lovely evening. You?"- GOLDENEYE
Weakest: "....and what do YOU think?'"- DIE ANOTHER DAY
Craig
Best: " A little, but I won't consider myself to be in trouble until I start weeping blood"- CASINO ROYALE
Weakest: "Bond............James.............................Bond"- SPECTRE
Best: OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Runner-up: Hold tight!
OF COURSE! Mr White (rolls eyes)
Madeleine, how did they know I was HERRRE?
This. Bond steps up past White, with the music rising, looks down and delivers the line. It quite literally could not have been better.
When I heard that first I actually thought he said "haaaaaair?"
And thought, oh we're back to the blonde Bond thing again, full circle!
I was going to use either one of those for Craig's weakest line delivery. However I do love the "OF COURSE Mr White!" bit. LOL.
I always thought his delivery of " Right now I'm your best chance of staying alive." could've used another take.
Honestly, I'm surprised no one has highlighted the Blofeld scene (perhaps "but then it all went wrong") as their least favourite instead. Again, I'm very fond of that scene and I think Craig is brilliant in it, but I feel like it's not a scene for every Bond fan as far as the character is concerned.
I'm also a bit torn on my "worst" for Moore, as he very quickly follows up the "inverted bedpan" line with "a GREEEEEEN. ROOOOOLS. ROYCE!" which is about equally bad; I think those two lines might be the only moments where Moore's acting is outright poor. There are other moments in his tenure where I disagree with his choices as far as Bond is concerned, but I don't think his acting in and of itself is weak.
When Madeleine asks “Do you know what the worst thing is about you” I half expected Bond to reply “is it my blonde hair?”
Agree 100%. Still gives me chills. I never cheat and watch the ending on Youtube, etc. I always watch Casino R I’m its entirety to see that.
Best: - "That’s a Smith and Wesson. And you’ve had your six.” - Dr. No
Weakest: - "My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!" - Goldfinger
Lazenby:
Best: - "Gatecrasher. I’ll leave you to tidy up." - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Weakest - "This never happened to the other fella." - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Moore:
Best: - "You left this with Ferrara, I believe." - For Your Eyes Only
Weakest: - "SIIIIIT!" - Octopussy
Dalton:
Best: - "Stuff my orders. I only kill professionals. That girl didn’t know one end of the rifle from the other. Go ahead, tell M what you want. If he fires me, I’ll thank him for it. Whoever she was, I must have scared the living daylights out of her." - The Living Daylights
Weakest: - "Well then, I guess it’s a farewell to arms." - Licence to Kill
Brosnan:
Best: - "Interesting setup, Alec. You break into the Bank of England via computer and then transfer the money electronically, just seconds before you set off the GoldenEye, which erases any record of the transactions. Ingenious. But it still boils down to petty theft. In the end, you’re just a bank robber. Nothing more than a common thief." - GoldenEye
Weakest: - "I thought Christmas only comes once a year." - The World Is Not Enough
Craig:
Best: - "Sorry. That last hand... nearly killed me." - Casino Royale
Weakest: - "Madeline. How did they know I was HERRRE?!" - No Time To Die
Best: “No well-dressed man should be without one.” (TB)
—
Worst: “I love you.” (YOLT)
George
Best: “It's all right. It's quite all right, really. She's having a rest. We'll be going on soon. There's no hurry, you see. We have all the time in the world.”
—
Worst: “Let’s head for the trees!”
Roger
Best: “A water pistol?” (TMWTGG)
—
Worst: “Would you like me to drive?” (TSWLM)
Timothy
Best: "Stuff my orders. I only kill professionals. That girl didn’t know one end of a rifle from the other. Go ahead, tell M what you want. If he fires me, I’ll thank him for it. Whoever she was, I must have scared the living daylights out of her." (TLD)
—
Worst: “Come on!!!!!” (LTK)
Pierce
Best: “They’ll print anything these days.” (TND)
—
Worst: “Especially when you’re bad.” (DAD)
Daniel
Best: "We are teachers on sabbatical, and we have just won the lottery." (in Spanish, QOS)
—
Worst: “ I have no armor left. You stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me... Whatever is left of me, whatever I am... I'm yours.” (CR)
BONUS: David
Best: “I remember your chap Lenin very well. First class organizer. Second class mind.”
—
Worst: “All this trouble just to make up for your feelings of sexual inferiority? I'm beginning to think your a trifle neurotic.“
Hey GoldenGun, in LTK are you talking about the pts where Bond is ushering them into the helicopter? I absolutely love that moment, its a bit like the scene in QOS where Craig is trying to get the plane to climb higher!
The worst lines Bond has ever spoken are imho SO I'M GOING AFTAH HIM and This never happened to the other fella.
Craig's worst is the HERRE line.