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Err...No.
On that subject...JOHN CLEESE in the Bond films. I like him.
Me too! I think he did very well in DAD. TWINE was something else; he got to play the Basil Fawlty version of a quartermaster. But in DAD I felt like he had a strong act going. I always smile, even with the invisible car. I don't think he'd fit in the Craigverse but he had something fine going with the Brozzer.
Basically, I never enjoyed seeing him on screen (the poor dialogue didn't help). Which is a cardinal sin for a Bond villain. Same for the absolutely forgettable Kristatos.
Hmm...he was pretty bad but very funny. Certainly not a boring villain.
I think I agree with this. Would have been interesting to see
WHY IT'S QUESTIONABLE: It's just too fantastic. Unreal. It even has missiles! Unbelievable. It would never work. Contrast this car with Scaramanga's adaptable flying AMC - that thing believably could fly - or Jules Verne's Nautilus in 20,000 Leagues - there's a realistic sci-fi sub for you. Yeah, the invisible car from DAD gets all the hate, but admit it: this thing is just as outlandish.
WHY I LOVE IT ANYWAY: Who doesn't want a car like this?? It is so beautiful, and so beautifully done. The look of quiet amazement on Bach's face. The sound design and music contribute a lot to this scene too. Bond has a history of cool cars and underwater adventurizing, so we are willing to suspend our disbelief and go along for the very enjoyable ride.
BUT TAKE BACK ONE KADAM: for the throwaway gag at the end, where Bond flips a fish out the window. How did the fish get in there? Does the Lotus leak? Do you have to wear wetsuits instead of evening clothes? Is it in danger of sinking for keeps??
The gag in and of itself, as well as a few of Moore's lines keep it fun for me. And that groovy score is energetic as hell too. The missile blowing up Naomi's helicopter is awesome too.
Also, @SuzanneStone, I love the shooting granny without shame.
AVTAK is moving up the ladder for me. But I still can't bear that "California Girls" cut-in...if, for no other reason, Barry's score during that PTS is terrific. It's not as good as the OHMSS score, used during a similar ski sequence, but it's pretty damn close. And John Glen cuts it for a Beach Boys sing that is too cliche, as in this...
Roth's cover was released just a few months prior to AVTAK. It makes me wonder if Glen or anyone else had bothered to put their finger on the pulse of pop culture at the time.
Suffice to say, for me, it was such a misstep that I can't watch the PTS. I go straight to Duran Duran.
Regardless, I can have a laugh at it and continue on.
Its a Bond movie folks and its FUN! Lighten up!
I didn't mind the invisible car at all. :)
The Lotus was better executed though, and I don't like how the BMW was used for an over-the-top action scene.
Well, with the Lotus, it served a practical purpose, since it was a submarine and Stromburg had an underwater fortress. The other gadgets are just unimportant because they were there for situations where they were needed. The Vanquish was thrust into a situation where it really would not be adequate for use, since it was in a snow covered environment. Those tracks would be obvious, and should it ever snow, that invisible thing has an obvious coating telling everybody where it is. Had the Vanquish been placed somewhere else, then the only thing people would have hated about it would be the sometimes-crappy visual effects.
Wasnt the Lotus used for over the top action scenes?
Nope a simple Car chase and underwater duel with a small submersible. Not over the top at all. You could say it was Thunderball esque.
A car that turns into a submersible.A car that has stealth camoflage.Both cars have lots of gadgets.Both cars are in a chase.
I dont really see much difference but each to their own.I personally enjoyed both of them.
He also seems to know precisely which Tube station/line to blow a hole in and can predict when Bond will be nicely in the way of an oncoming train crash.
He also is very confidant that Q will not plug in his laptop to the mi6 network while Bond and M are standing outside his cell and only while Bond is out of the holding room and M is at the enquiry.