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He's usually incognito around Hampstead...
Relax GL I'm just winding you up!
#whosaysthegermanshavenosenseofhumour
So RC7, Wizard - why not make peace and allow each other to gush over what we choose, without getting ridiculed? I know, its hard for some - obviously - to accept, that
- no, I am not first and foremost a Bondfan
- yes, I am first and foremost a Caigfan
But don't you think by now, I got enough beating for this incredible sin?
;)
Appreciaton threads are for just that.
Though it must be said you're doing yourself no favours by responding to the people you have a qualm with @Germanlady.
The old saying 'people who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones'
I was curious why you derailed your own thread earlier with a discussion about George Clooney???
Thankfully the topic was brought back on track quickly.
At the end of the day I would strongly suggest all parties let it go. This tedious bickering and one upmanship is getting boring.
We all have differing opinions on the subject of James Bond, none of us are right so sometimes you just have to accept it and carry on.
I for one rank Octopussy as my favourite Bond film, something I know many fans would laugh at and disagree with. That's fine, and this isn't about that. It's each fans right to their opinion on Bond. And hopefully we can discuss these in a polite and friendly manner.
Carry on.
BTW - on the subject of how much of him is in JB, at 2:10
One should never assume that other posters are aware of the next projects of actors in the Bond universe.
Also your tone toward other members myself included is very hostile and biting. The use of THIS in your posts is very DEMANDING and hostile I find. If you wish to earn the respect of your fellow poster, you'll find this is not the way to do so.
It certainly isn't the way I appreciate being spoken to albeit via the forum.
I hope, you have as much a problem with the tone of some posters in this thread, as you have with ine. If that is so, I am good, if not, I have a problem, but that might just be me then. Because its very obvious, that the fighting was started by others and still, I am the one being called out, AGAIN! Now don't expect me to appreciate that either.
I'd just love that! ;;)
http://collider.com/daniel-craig-george-clooney-monuments-men/206982/#more-206982
He was good in Layer Cake and he was fantastic in Our Friends In The North.
Meh. Dalts could take him :P
And Connery would smack him over his with with a Golfclub and say something like ....hole in one. ;)
Dalts would just set Connerys toupe (I'm assuming it's young Connery) on fire with the lighter Felix gave him ;)
For the record I think Lazenby (in his prime) is the toughest Bond. Trained the army in hand to hand combat, had a few blackbelts, knew Bruce Lee, etc.
:D I would like to see them do it - both at the same age, lets say what DC is now. Dalton is taller (who isen't?) but I doubt, he was stronger. We'll never find out. But if Lazenby had the black belt, he might be able to take them all in - at the same time. ;)
Oy, this is turning into the Bond actors fighting thread. :-S
Ahh...back on topic...
What is everyone's favorite Bond moment with Dan's Bond?
Just a short run through the films, forgetting half of what else I like best.:
CR:opening chase
Poker table Miami
Walking to the Casino in Montevideo
shower scene
QOS
Hotelroomfight
in the hotel with Fields
plane scene (yes, I am one of the few, who thought it was good)
scene with Camille afterwards
jumping over the car, as its him
SF
Scorpion scene
M scene in her house "enjoying death"
"Done"
Arriving in Macao
Aston scene
Scotland
Brilliantly said.
Moment is either adjusting his cuffs in Skyfall or cleaning himself up after the fight on the stairs in CR.
Scene is probably Silvas intro speech in Skyfall. Bardem and Craig were brilliant there.
My favorite scene of Dan's Bond era and of the franchise is...
The Tennyson scene.
As I have said, it is the exemplification of why I love Bond so much, and in just a little scene EON have summed up why Bond is still around 50 years going. This powerful scene makes me so proud to be a Bond fan, especially in his milestone year, and I get emotional every time I see it. :((
...But they are happy tears, of course. ;)
Beating the crap out of Fisher
The Madagascar chase
Bond clowning those German tourists
Seducing Solange (getting her in the car and driving around in a circle)
The smile he gives after Dimitrios' goon blows himself up
The verbal exchange with Vesper on the train
The Stephanie Broadchest joke
Vesper pissed at Bond and telling him to take another lift
Bond confidently walking to and through the casino to where the game is being held
Bond's scrap with Obanno and his henchman
Bond and Vesper sitting in the shower
AM car flip (btw, Craig looks so badass when he drives in pursuit or away from villains)
LeChiffre torturing Bond
Bond in pursuit of Vesper
Venice sinking building fight
Bond trying to save/revive Vesper
Bond shooting Mr White
QoS:
Opening car chase
Time to get out
Bond vs Slate
Tosca fight
Bond talking to Mathis on the plane
Bond's arrival at the more sophisticated hotel
Mathis' death
Bond's confrontation with Yusef
SF:
Everything!
True, this scene really delivers the goods. Fantastic editing. There is a lot to love, like I said, I forgot half of it. This certainly belongs in my list, too.
Honourable mention: Bond confronts Yusef. However, for me it's contextually at odds with the rest of the film. The Vesper moment is a genuine emotional climax.
What do you mean "contextually at odds"?
The whole scene feels like an afterthought, shoe-horned in to tie up a loose end. As fans who analyse every detail, we're able to glean some relevance from it, but in the context of the film it doesn't sit well. Like I've said, you either deal with thd Vesper angle, front and centre, or you don't. Topping and tailing an otherwise irrelevant story with it, doesn't work for me.
I don't think it is shoe-horned in. The plot only happens over the course of a short time, so it is plausible that Yusef would be found to still be alive by MI6 when they are in Siena and then they are able to track him down not long afterwards in Kabal. The scene alone is some of the best in Bond on its own accord, and I wouldn't trade it for any other scene in the film.
Yeah it's a showcase in acting terms, which is why I referenced it. But it only works on a level which allows me to put together the pieces around it. It just doesn't work in context. I don't understand why M deems it so important, that she travels to Russia? Yusef is small fry. It feels like an unnecessary and frankly whimsical decision to include it where they did. That said, there's a lot of things I'd alter in QoS. It's s hotchpotch of scenes, some good, some bad, but not a cohesive whole. When a film operates in such a way, it can't possibly have the emotional resonance of one with a fully formed narrative. CR does it superbly and SF does it in a different way, shifting the emphasis onto the character arcs, pretty much wholesale.
I think SF suffered in some ways because of that. It focused on the characters almost entirely and so the story suffered. The film had it's fair share of plot holes and the story sometimes seemed too implausible for what the film was trying to be.
Yeah he's better :)>-