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State your favorite Bond...James Bond Line and your reason why.
Rules: Not allowed to use Connery's from Dr.No
Rules: Not allowed to use Connery's from Dr.No
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Lazenby: liked the one from OHMSS a lot actually.
Moore: as said before, he did create his own distinctive version of the line, LALD and OP stand out for me.
Dalton: quite liked it how they demystified the line, suiting Dalton's Bond perfectly.
Brosnan: great delivery in GE and to Elektra in TWINE. The one to Christmas is way too American though, ranks pretty low in my opinion.
Craig: the one from CR is very good, but I wasn't too happy about the SP one.
Moore: Has to be The Man With The Golden Gun or A View To A Kill.
Dalton: The Living Daylights. PTS.
Brosnan: The World Is Not Enough (to Elektra).
Craig: Without a doubt Casino Royale.
Moore: Live and Let Die
Dalton: The Living Daylights. PTS.
Brosnan: GoldenEye
Craig: Spectre
I feel in some respects in regards to the writing, it comes off unnatural. Does he really have to wait until someone addresses him interrogatively as " Mister..........." before saying it? That was iconic in DR. NO, smooth especially with the suave Louis Jourdan in OP, but in the entire Cubby era, those were the only 2 times it was presented in that type of scenario.
Now, it calls attention to itself as a catch phrase akin to Gary Coleman's "Whatchoo talkin' about". It's like the writer's struggle to fit that "Mister......." cue in.
In MR, he just goes up and introduces himself to Holly using the line. Simple, no frills, and most importantly it's natural. Why couldn't they have just done that with, say, Elektra in TWINE?
I love the fact in CR it is set up splendidly, and is probably my favorite of any of the later films.
People should realise it's because of her that Bond introduces himself that way.
Yes. She must have had quite an impact on him before his flight to Jamaica for him permanently to steal her spiel.
In the reboot universe he steals the intro from Mathis.
"Names are for gravestones, baby"
That's another of my fave Moore deliveries. The smugness on his face is a joy to watch.
Craig: Ending of CR.
Brosnan always failed that line. Bahnd, James Bahnd. Yes indeed, you were rather bland. Or maybe I am a bit too hard towards ol'' Pierce, since I kinda liked him the role - and his era was really, really important to the series.
I don't know why they, like, sped it up for the film, but he delivered it perfectly in the trailer for DAF.
Otherwise, I'm indifferent to Dalton and Lazenby (both were fine in their respective deliveries, but nothing standout).
Brosnan is my least favourite. In GoldenEye I always felt like he basically whispered the line, and as someone else pointed it - it often sounds very American when he says it. On top of that, too much was usually made of the moment in his films. The worst offender is when he says it to Christmas. Let's just pause for dramatic effect, blast up this underground shaft, and then I will finish telling you my name!
The editing of the entire pre-titles is bizarre. It might very well be my least favourite in the entire series.