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Yes. Afghanistan was a veritable paradise before we arrived.
M being killed at the hearing would have made for a shorter film I'm sure but it would have at least made her death make more sense as opposed to Bond dragging her across country to die needlessly.
Also, I think the fit of Craig's suits in CR are horrendous and a bit too baggy, doing nothing for his body shape at all. The only formal wear that actually looked good on him were the dinner suit and the 3 piece at the end. His suits in QoS and especially SF are a significant improvement.
I can't think of Bond ever really failing at the end of a film before. You could make a case for GF and some other films where he was saved by other people but in those films the baddy was still stopped in the end, unlike in SF.
Silva also failed at discrediting M and destroying MI6, both of which are practically more important, if not thematically.
Yes. What was Bond supposed to do? Look into his geo-political crystal ball & enlighten his government that the Muhajadeen would eventually become terrorists known as Al- kinda? :))
It worked for the times IMO. He was an agent, not an analyisist.
it's worth noting,that the Muhajadeen are not to be confused with the Taliban (let alone Al Quaida). The Muhajadeen are afghan tribal fighters,who - for their right to continue to live in the Stone Age -have fought foreign conquerors well before the days of Alexander,the great (and have won ever since) . In fact now that the US and its allies are withdrawing from Afganistan they prepare to fight the Talibans "comeback", since they are also not willing to take orders from them as well.
Al-Kinda. Roger Moore called, he wants his one-liner back. ;)
Ah, I was meant to say, that Bond didn't shoot him, of course.
That is why Kabul phoned Moscow who were their allies back then. The Russians were there to fight the Mujahedin, not the other way around.
CIA and Bin Laden armed and trained those rebels because they opposed communists and secularists respectively, nothing else. For me, that is akin to letting rattlesnakes loose to fight rats.
The 2001 invasion is something different entirely, but as it stands now it seems like a total waste as Taliban and sharia will shortly return to those poor people I think.
As for Bond not being an analyst, fair point. The omniscient Bond of the seventies was an invention of the young Mankiewicz I believe, and not very believable. Besides, there isnt necessarily much intelligence in the intelligence communities.
Despite TLD (a film of the times that someone pointed out, and which I very much appreciate) having this element, it is slightly off topic and I suggest we lay it to rest.
LTK has the best accompanying music out of all of the gunbarrel sequences
Agree with the first point, disagree with the second. I think the best music is either GF, OHMSS or TLD.
If you don't like it then fair enough but it's not miserable and it's certainly not boring. If you're going to slag off GE then slag off the score or the plot.
I think there are so many people hopping on the "GE is overrated" bandwagon that it actually doesn't get the appreciation it deserves. It's a classic imo. Reinvents Bond after the cold war, introduces a great new Bond actor, has one of the best Bond girls of the series, has one of the best villains of the series and it has a witty script full of great lines, iconic moments (probably the most iconic film bar GF), colourful characters (best side characters of the series) and cracking action scenes. There's so much to love in this film and I think it should be in everyone's top 10, at least.
Too many people say "GE's alright, Brosnan's best but that's not saying much", when in reality it's every bit as brilliant as it's biggest fans make out imo.
It's definetely one of my favourites. Last time I ranked them my top 5 was something like
1) LTK
2) TLD
3) GE
4) OHMSS
5) TSWLM
I haven't played the game for some time. However I will agree that there is a big level of nostalgia for the film that does prejudice ones opinion. Personally I can't really be very objective about a film I watched literally hundreds of times growing up and can subsequently now recite the dialogue of almost every scene off by heart. I suspect Pierce would be stunned at how many of his lines I remember. I'm being serious.
I rate it No. 2 behind OHMSS.
I love GE myself.
I totally agree. The SF fight scenes just didn't do it for me like the fights in CR and QoS did. Makes me worried about any fight scenes we'll get in B24 now that Mendes is back on board.
It ended up working out for the franchise, but I always felt kinda bad for him. Opinion on his tenure and films completely reversed in the span of 3 years.
Concerning the Brosnan conversation I'm of the opinion that Brosnan's personal best performance was in Die Another Day. He alone keeps the film afloat when it threatens to collapse in on itself (various times).