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If a Bond movie deserved an Oscar for best film it would be...?

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  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    It would have to be From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Both cracking films.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    For Best Picture: (worth a nomination at least)

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Skyfall
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Interestingly enough, for me, Oscar worthy Bond movies are actually my top 5.

    FRWL
    TB
    OHMSS
    CR
    SF
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service of course!
  • SJK91SJK91
    edited December 2012 Posts: 1,310
    1. Skyfall
    2. Casino Royale
    3. From Russia With Love

    Maybe Goldfinger....maybe. If 'Raiders' could do it, GF may have had a chance.

    OHMSS I'm iffy on. No doubt it's a great Bond film, but the glaring technical issues and George's occasional woodenness might hold it back a bit.

    I like many other Bond films, but I'll be the first to admit they are not Oscar worthy. (For example TLD - great Bond film, but hardly Oscar material)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited December 2012 Posts: 17,804
    Samuel001 wrote:
    From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service of course!
    To ME, a movie is Oscar-worthy if it's a movie you can come to cold, seeing it as a stand alone film, not dependent on knowledge of the source material or previous instalments in a series of movies to fully appreciate it. From that POV, I couldn't see OHMSS getting an Oscar. DN, FRWL, even TB, possibly even one or two of Craig's...
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I feel that if someone saw Skyfall without having a familiarity with the series they would miss out on some of the best of what it has to offer. You have to understand the long history of Bond on screen to fully appreciate the Tennyson scene and Bond's motive for why he still continues to fight for M and England.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Kind of like seeing The Empire Strikes Back if you never saw Star Wars, eh?
  • JohnBarryFanJohnBarryFan
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    Oscar worthy:

    Casino Royale
    Oh her majesty's secret service
    From Russia With Love

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited December 2012 Posts: 17,804
    FRWL seems to be the Oscar Favourite so far.
    OHMSS second.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Still don't believe On Her Majestys' warrants an oscar award or even nomination

    Once again, only From Russia With Love, really stands out above all else, it's Bond at his supreme best. But we have moved on so much from the early days that many people would indeed consider Royale and Skyfall as worthy of inclusion, but I can't quite go so far as to say that. Both very good Bond releases, but worthy of an Oscar ? - No, I don't think they're quite that level
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    Once again, only From Russia With Love, really stands out above all else, it's Bond at his supreme best.
    I still maintain that DN is the unpolished gem in the franchise, the equal to FRWL.
    I know, an unpopular view....
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    No you're right. Dr No is almost as good as Russia, but just that little bit short of an Oscar nomination. Hidden gems could well be Octopussy or The Spy Who Loved Me for example, even though I have berated the former something awful
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited December 2012 Posts: 17,804
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    even though I have berated the former something awful
    Blame Johnny Weissmuller.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    You can't blame Weissmuller for being Tarzan, you can only blame the relevant people for including it in the first place. Probably the most embarrassing thing ever seen in James Bond up to that time. I don't know what they were thinking
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    I don't know what they were thinking

    I don't know that they were even thinking at all.
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
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    It was the Roger Moore Era. Things like this happened.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Kerim wrote:
    It was the Roger Moore Era. Things like this happened.
    Even Wookies yelled that s**t then....
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Yes but Moore never got up to such nonsense at one time in his career. It was only really at the time of Moonraker and thereafter that things really went into absurdities or degenerated into ridiculous humor. Pity really, in retrospect
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    Yes but Moore never got up to such nonsense at one time in his career.
    It's why TMWTGG is my favourite Moore film.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    and by that, Live and Let Die is my favorite. No nonsense Bond, and it had Jane Seymour above all else. If Moore had remained serious more often, he could of been my number three best ever Bond behind Dalton and Connery, but some of those nonsense moments, and adolescent humor, really did him no favors by the very end, but even so, Moonraker, for all that it involves, is actually at around #6 in the whole franchise for me. Silly Bond, but what a great release
  • WVPoefWVPoef
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    I can only think of two Bond movies that's oscar worthy.
    Oh Her Majesty's Secret Service and,
    From Russia With Love.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I would have to say FRWL, SF, and CR, in that order.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    I would have to say FRWL, SF, and CR, in that order.

    Oh we are almost completely in synch.
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
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    I'd say FRWL but it would be against Lawrence of Arabia in '63 which is a stunning piece of work and Lean at his best.

    But '64 was a poor year for Oscar films and Goldfinger could have at least squeaked a nomination and Frobe could easily have won a best supporting actor that year.

    Casino Royale should really have earned a best picture nomination in 2006 - especially seeing ordinary fare like The Queen got one. And CR could have won if it wasn't Scorsese's long overdue victory.

  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
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    1. FRWL, by far.
    2. OHMSS
    3. GoldenEye

    at least nominations
    4. Goldfinger
    5. TSWLM

  • oorogersoorogers
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    The oscar's are fixed and bond films will never get one
    but if they did

    Goldfinger
    Casino Royale In fact I felt that this film should of got a few that year but it didn't (fix)
    OHMSS but not for best actor NO WAY
    Skyfall
    and maybe FRWL

    Bond films fit for the bin

    DAD
    QOS
    and the last half hour of MR
    and if you count the spoof version of Casino Royale yes that film belongs in the Bin for shore
  • wildboonjivewildboonjive
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    If pressed I'd have to say in order (though not necessarily my personal order):

    Skyfall
    Casino Royale
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  • RossiRossi
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    HASEROT wrote:
    i don't think really any at the moment deserve a Best Picture award.. but if I had to break it down by certain categories...

    Best Art Direction
    You Only Live Twice
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    Moonraker
    Quantum Of Solace

    Best Cinematography
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Quantum of Solace
    Skyfall     (i mean, come'on - it's Deakins lol)

    Best Original Score
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Moonraker
    For Your Eyes Only
    Casino Royale

    Best Original Song
    Goldfinger
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Live And Let Die
    The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody Does It Better)
    For Your Eyes Only
    Casino Royale (You Know My Name)

    I would add "You Only Live Twice" in Best Cinematography. Freddie Young rocks.
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    I'd say that SF is probably the best "film" in the series (by that I mean as a film and not just as a Bond film) so it would be most likely to be considered. After that I'd probably say FRWL and then CR.

    Regardless of what your personal preference is regarding the style of Bond films you like the acting alone in SF (and not just from the leads) is far and away much above any of the other films. Then you have some amazing cinematography, a story with lots of depth of character and mirroring of them and plot points (also some contrasting for added effect as well), some nice ties in to art and poetry, and some sure-footed direction.
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