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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    PrinceKamalKhan wrote: »
    chrisisall wrote: »
    PrinceKamalKhan wrote: »
    I don't think there is one single perfect, flawless, "cringe-free" Bond film and that's fine.
    When is the last time you saw The Living Daylights? Just curious... ;)

    Oh, I love TLD. I consider it the best Bond film made post-Terence Young.

    But even it has an imperfection, i.e. the 2 lead villains Koskov and Whitaker are far from the strongest. The next film LTK strongly corrected that with Sanchez although it had other problems that TLD did not have. But that's just another example of how the films complement each other.
    To quote the Toecutter from Mad Max, "What a wonderful philosophy ya have." ;)
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
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    STLCards3 wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    GF - Predator treatment of women, Goldfinger being sucked out of the plane
    .

    How could any discussion of Goldfinger and cringe NOT include that abhorrent acting and dialogue at the "hoods convention". Takes me out of the movie every time.

    "WUTZ WIT DAT TRICK POOAHL TAYBUH?!?!?!"

    Seriously one of the worst individual scenes in the entire franchise. To say nothing of how it's entirely for the audiences and Goldfinger promptly has the entire room murdered 5 seconds after his spiel.
  • ZarozzorZarozzor
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    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    STLCards3 wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    GF - Predator treatment of women, Goldfinger being sucked out of the plane
    .

    How could any discussion of Goldfinger and cringe NOT include that abhorrent acting and dialogue at the "hoods convention". Takes me out of the movie every time.

    "WUTZ WIT DAT TRICK POOAHL TAYBUH?!?!?!"

    Seriously one of the worst individual scenes in the entire franchise. To say nothing of how it's entirely for the audiences and Goldfinger promptly has the entire room murdered 5 seconds after his spiel.

    It's so bad but it makes me have a little laugh every time.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Zarozzor wrote: »
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    STLCards3 wrote: »
    JamesStock wrote: »
    GF - Predator treatment of women, Goldfinger being sucked out of the plane
    .

    How could any discussion of Goldfinger and cringe NOT include that abhorrent acting and dialogue at the "hoods convention". Takes me out of the movie every time.

    "WUTZ WIT DAT TRICK POOAHL TAYBUH?!?!?!"

    Seriously one of the worst individual scenes in the entire franchise. To say nothing of how it's entirely for the audiences and Goldfinger promptly has the entire room murdered 5 seconds after his spiel.

    It's so bad but it makes me have a little laugh every time.

    Me too. As an American I find it hilarious.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    😁 Great beginning of this intro. A bit of Sergio Leone minus reason.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    My problem-free Bond films are.........well, pretty much most of them, :)

    I'd put DN, FRWL, GF, TB, OHMSS, TSWLM, and TLD up at the forefront with really nothing I'd change.

    I've grown to love many of the individual films' shortcomings over the years.
    Entries with cringe worthy moments I fond myself popping in more often than not.
    I'm always watching DAF, and NSNA so they must be problem free for me (even with the sight of Connery in dungarees).
    Even AVTAK, I like as it is......California Girls and all.
    Would that sequence be improved without the joke of inserting that song? Yeah, but it's not too much of a problem for me.



  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited June 2021 Posts: 4,521
    Goldeneye. Mabey cinematography is a thing those days. TMND and Twine, present second and thirth favorite. Those i have seen the moost, high rewatch factor. What be inportent thing with rankings besides humor and the entertainment.

    Biggest problems be Skyfall, DAD, CR, Spectre, QOS. Traditional TB, GF, MR and DAF. Whyle DAF is ranked 12th place.

    Brosnan era and QOS enjoy moost in cinema from 8 movies i have seen there. Spectre also for biggest part.
  • Matt007Matt007
    edited June 2021 Posts: 1,314
    Oh I think QOS loses direction very quickly with the introduction of Camille in what looks like an advert for a fiat 500 or whatever. Then we have a long and directionless introduction to Greene, talking with Camille about things we haven’t seen, motivation we don’t understand and a dead geologist that no one knows or cares about. Greene arranged to murder her, says he’s sorry and then she pretends to forgive him. Or something. I dislike that scene a lot. It makes no sense
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    IGotABrudder wrote: »
    I’ve met people who claim to be Alien fans who actually hate the vast majority of Alien franchise films ever made.

    “Alien 3?”
    “Hate it”
    “Alien Resurrection?”
    “Hate it”
    “Alien vs Predator?”
    “Hate it”
    “Prometheus?”
    “Hate it”
    “Alien covenant?”
    “Hate it”

    You wonder what the point of being a fan is, sometimes

    I feel very lucky with Bond though to have a solid series of films from 1962 onwards, and I will happily watch any of them.

    Then they're still fans, but of the purist kind. I'm a Halloween fan, but I only absolutely love the first movie and Halloween 2018. And that's it.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    As I age, my 'problem free' Bond movie list is expanding. A lot.
    My new list is:
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    The living Daylights
    License To Kill
    Goldeneye
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    The World Is Not Enough
    Casino Royale
    Quantum Of Solace
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
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    Casino Royale
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    M16_Cart wrote: »
    Casino Royale

    That's IT? ONE?
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited November 2021 Posts: 16,170
    New list:
    DR NO
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    GOLDFINGER
    THUNDERBALL
    YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    LIVE AND LET DIE
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    MOONRAKER
    FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    OCTOPUSSY
    NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    A VIEW TO A KILL
    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    LICENCE TO KILL
    GOLDENEYE
    TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    CASINO ROYALE
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,804
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    New list:
    DR NO
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    GOLDFINGER
    THUNDERBALL
    YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    LIVE AND LET DIE
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    MOONRAKER
    FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    OCTOPUSSY
    NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    A VIEW TO A KILL
    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    LICENCE TO KILL
    GOLDENEYE
    TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    CASINO ROYALE

    Wow. You are more forgiving than even I am! Kudos!
  • w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
    edited November 2021 Posts: 2,252
    IMHO.

    Dr No
    From Russia with love
    Octopussy
    The Living Daylights
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
    edited November 2021 Posts: 541
    chrisisall wrote: »
    M16_Cart wrote: »
    Casino Royale

    That's IT? ONE?

    Skyfall, OHMSS, Goldeneye and the earlier Connery films are candidates too.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,170
    chrisisall wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    New list:
    DR NO
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    GOLDFINGER
    THUNDERBALL
    YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    LIVE AND LET DIE
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
    MOONRAKER
    FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
    OCTOPUSSY
    NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
    A VIEW TO A KILL
    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    LICENCE TO KILL
    GOLDENEYE
    TOMORROW NEVER DIES
    THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
    CASINO ROYALE

    Wow. You are more forgiving than even I am! Kudos!

    I was really close to putting QUANTUM OF SOLACE on this list, but my one pet peeve is the gunbarrel ending. Can't win them all.
  • sworddevil1sworddevil1 USA
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    Hmmm, tough.
    Casino Royale -flawless. I have never watched this movie ‘in progress.’ I always watch from start to finish.
    Quantum: Love this movie. Again, watch it start to finish. No cringe moments at all. It kicks ***.
    LTK: James Bond, and he’s mad as ***.
    That all I can think of. LTK with the fake maggots is a little iffy, but so minute I don’t care.
    An interesting thread to the OP would be a Bond movie with the most cringeworthy moments.
  • sworddevil1sworddevil1 USA
    Posts: 526
    chrisisall wrote: »
    PrinceKamalKhan wrote: »
    I don't think is one single perfect, flawless, "cringe-free" Bond film and that's fine.
    When is the last time you saw The Living Daylights? Just curious... ;)

    Love the LD, excellent film. “I have nothing to declare but this celllloooooo.” That scene, it takes me out of the moment a little. The visit to Q’s-didn’t care much for that. Ghetto Blaster, etc. I’m nitpicking though; enjoy it every time I see it. LTK is better by a large stretch for me though. “Don’t you want to know why?” Flicks lighter.
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