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Yes, good point!
The best PTS ever is NTTD, hands down ;)
The money, for better or worse, is all up there on screen….
I’d need to sit down and really think about a ranking of all the PTS, but NTTD would definitely be a strong contender for my #2 spot.
So what's nr 1?
TLD. There’s just something about it.
Great choice.
TLD was my tops because it revealed the new Bond as a man of intensity and action. The entire sequence showed a mysterious muscularity and Dalton was running on all cylinders (showing an energy that had been absent in Bond films for a very long time (no knock at Roger; what he lacked in energy he more than made up for with charm).
There’s a good chance I have the same top 2 as you (just flipped) once I think about it.
That one is fantastic too. My 2nd choice, probably ;)
Not the first to say this, but Dalton was the prototype for Daniel Craig's Bond, he was trying to make him a more human and believable character, by the end of the RM era the Bond movies had almost become comic book knock about films.
FYEO always felt like an overreaction to MR to me, like they had to apologize for its box office success. Some people also want to forget it also got some critical love back in '79 too. They threw in non-stop stunts and built a story around it, most of which are variations on other films. I know, lots of Fleming influence, but aside from Colombo, by far the most engaging character in the film and one of the best Bond allies in the series, the rest are forgettable.
I think he's overdue some recognition, especially in light of the criticisms and praise of Vic Armstrong over in the TWINE good, bad and average thread. Is it because Wooster doesn't look the part or been involved in all the legendary productions Armstrong has? I think the proof is I like the action in the Wooster-led films and the Armstrong action isn't as engaging.
And yes, Arthur Wooster deserves a lot more praise than he gets!
Great variety (very few bondmovies go from skiing in the mountains to sub aquatic in one movie...). And it flows nicely, pacing is far better than the two that followed...
This.
Yes, and don’t forget rock climbing!! My god that is a great climax and probably the most palpably dangerous Moore sequence.
Great place to live too. We just bought a house in Gib, and plan to move there in 2 years time.
Just saw Arthur Wooster mentioned on here. I once did a dissertation on director Tom Clegg, and he worked with Wooster, so I interviewed Wooster on a telephone call asking what Tom was like to work with. Had I known at that time who he was, I may have been a bit more star struck, but I didn't have a clue back then that he worked on Bond (pre-internet).
I think FYEO is probably Moore’s best film, for me. Also, I’d reverse the scores for OP and MR.
Topol would be very proud 😂😂