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Now THAT is what I call a Bond moment. Pure unadulterated pleasure. How I dream of the modern era giving us something as balletic, absurd and wonderful.
Glad someone agrees. :)
Thing about bond movies and even the lessor ones there may be a moment or scene that will elevate it, Lewis Gilberts films are prime example, there are dodgey moments in all his films from the series though equally moments of brilliance. The second half of TSWLM i find quite dull, though pre lotus emerging from the ocean there are some genuinely brilliant scenes.
Another little scene comes from another Gilbert film, Spy.
Bond is walking around Cairo, prior to meeting Fekkesh. Bond is framed by a doorway, minaret is in the background, and Bond is silhouetted, all accompanied by Marvin Hamlisch's small, yet brilliant, cue. Perfect.
It's a lean, well written, well paced adventure, that introduces and establishes character clearly and from the very first scenes you see them in their personalities come across: "Bond, James Bond" after a flick of the lighter. The mystery of the plot is established early on, and the main storyline is laid out in smooth successive sequences, reaching to the hero's turning point, final showdown and conclusion. There is not a lot of fat to the story, which keeps the pace throughout the film.
Objectively speaking, the film also has stunning photography in full color, breakthrough editing with the use of jump cuts and tight to-the-point, yet atmospheric direction, all of which were ahead of their time.
Obviously there are elements such as the over-dubbing and sound effects which don't hold up to the modern films. But I don't think you can fault the film for that: the technology wasn't as far along.
For the record, DN is probably my 5th favorite Bond film.
FRWL is up there too, but I feel like the last 30 minutes go on a bit long after the major fight has already ended. CR suffers the same problem but even worse. The major showdown of the film is the card game, yet there feels like there's a whole other story tacked on at the end.
I wasn't really considering DN... but now that you've put forth the argument, I can see choosing it. Hmmmm, may have to reconsider my choice of CR... :-?