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Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense:DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 12
TSWLM - 5
Title Sequence: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 6
TSWLM - 11
Title Sequence: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: DN
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 9
TSWLM - 8
Title Sequence: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: DN
Settings: DN
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 13
TSWLM - 4
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: Spy
Overall Plot: Spy
Dialogue: DN
Score: Spy
Settings: Spy
Action: Spy
Humour: Spy
Cinematography: Spy
Benign Bizarre: Spy
Suspense: Spy
Minor Characters: Spy
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 6
Spy - 11
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: TSWLM
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM (How will DN ever win this though?)
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 5
TSWLM - 12
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 5
TSWLM - 12
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 9
TSWLM - 8
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: DN
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 8
TSWLM - 9
I actually prefer DN a little bit....
Mention should be made of Joseph Wiseman as the nefarious Doctor (a role initially offered to Noel Coward). With prosthetic hands and stiff gait, he strikes the right note of sinister evil.
"Dr. No" does not attain the heights of "The Spy Who Loved Me", but neither does it suffer from it's campness, dated disco score, 70's fashion and over the top comic strip style comedic moments. Dr No is a fine start to a series, grounded in Fleming and his brilliant novel.
But we can't complain too much since DN basically suffers these disadvantages against every entry in the series. It's just a matter of degree, and in TSWLM's case, it's to a very significant degree.
Title Credits: TSWLM (One of the very best)
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN (Bach is stunning but acting wise she's flyweight)
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 11
TSWLM - 6
Title Credits: TSWLM (one of Binder's last great title sequences. Although near impossible to watch it now without Alan Partridge's commentary running through my mind.)
Main Villain: DN (DN is one of my favourite villains and Stormberg is a bit forgettable - especially packed between Scaramanga and Drax.)
Main Bond Girl: DN (Honey is iconic and while Anya starts off strong she deteriorates as the film progresses.)
Henchman: TSWLM (the best incarnation of Jaws.)
Overall Plot: DN (I like the plot of TSWLM - even if its execution is a little patchy - but the passivity of both Stromberg and Anya in the final act is a real issue for me and I enjoy how DN's unfolds. A good detective mystery close to the Fleming source.)
Dialogue: DN (I prefer the taut dialogue of DN)
Score: TSWLM (I like Hamlisich's high points here of Bond 77 and the romantic instrumental version of the title song.)
Settings: TSWLM (I adore DN's Jamaica but TSWLM has snow, desert and underwater. Real globetrotting Bond in an appealing way.)
Action: TSWLM (ski jump, love the lotus chase and classic army vs army)
Humour: DN (While Roger has some nice moments I like the dry humour of DN. points off TSWLM for the circus music as the dilapidated van bounces around.)
Cinematography: TSWLM (I love the way both of these are filmed. But TSWLM has a scope that is often brilliantly captured.)
Benign Bizarre: DN (dragons, blind mice, metal hands, DN's spider room and disembodied voice)
Suspense: TSWLM (this is close as DN has better suspense across the narrative but individually TSWLM has stronger suspense scenes so I'll give it to TSWLM for some entertainingly suspenseful scenes - the ski jump, jaws stalking in the pyramids, the bomb planting by bond in the tanker.)
Minor Characters: DN (Quarrel, Felix, three blind mice, even the weird miss taro!)
Glamour: DN (there are some glamourous parts of TSWLM but I prefer the glamour of 1962 Connery, the casino scene and the way Jamaica is presented.)
Bond Performance: DN (seems harsh on Sir Roger but one of my favourite Roger performances will unfortunately always lose to one of my favourite Sean performances.)
DN - 9
TSWLM - 8
As a whole I enjoy DN more than TSWLM - but Spy individually has some stellar elements. I would watch DN more than Spy but TSWLM is a classic and has so many iconic moments. For iconic moments only GF has TSWLM beat. It doesn't always gel and I have issues with the final third but I can't deny how fun it is.
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: DN
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN - 10
TSWLM - 7
Sir Roger is best in TSWLM but Sean IS James Bond in DN. Both movies are in my top 5. Jaws, the Lotus and the ski jump vs. Jamaika, Honey, Quarrel and Felix.
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: TSWLM
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM
Settings: DN
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: TSWLM
TSWLM: 16
DN: 1
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 8
TSWLM: 9
Interesting - I would rank DN higher than TSWLM.
Title Track: DN (Bond theme pushes it over)
Title Credits: MR
Main Villain: DN (I hate Hugo Drax)
Main Bond Girl: DN (Lois Chiles was alright in The Great Gatsby, at least)
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: DN (On the one hand, outer space. On the other, outer space.)
Action: DN (take that, Bondola)
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: MR (can't deny the weird Bonds their due)
Suspense: DN (sorry, Corinne Tilly)
Minor Characters: DN (see above)
Glamour: DN (more *authentic* glamour)
Bond Performance: DN
And it's a resounding 14-3 for the original Bond. Perhaps MR will do a bit better on your scorecards?
Title Track: MR
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: DN
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: MR
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
13-4 in favour of DN.
Title Credits: DN (MR's are ok. But this is the start of the Binder decline. I'm actually a fan of DN's whacky, colourful, energetic dancing dots.)
Main Villain: DN (I really like Drax. I think alongside Scaramanga and Walken he's my favourite Moore-era lead villain. Love his banter with Bond - but DN is top 5 villain for me.)
Main Bond Girl: DN (I don't mind Lois Chiles. I know plenty of people aren't fans - but she's ok. Just ordinary compared to Honeychile Ryder.)
Henchman: DN (If you remove Jaws from MR it takes almost all the silliness out of the film - aside from the Bondola of course)
Overall Plot: DN (I love DN's plot. MR is the third time to the well for Gilbert.)
Dialogue: DN (I enjoy MR's dialogue when Drax and Bond are talking - great one-liners but overall I prefer the tautness of DN's)
Score: MR (wonderful suites from Barry. Lush and epic. Also has my beloved '007 theme' for the final time.)
Settings: DN (I like MR's locations. Yes - even space. But there is something magical for me about the trend setting Jamaica in DN.)
Action: MR (the PTS sequence stunt alone wins this. I even like the fight in the glass museum with Chang.)
Humour: DN (MR's humour is pretty grating. DN's is dry and dark.)
Cinematography: MR (I give this for the European horror feel of Corrine being chased down by hounds. I also like the way the space station is revealed.)
Benign Bizarre: MR (knife throwing corpses, death by hounds, jaws in a giant carnival costume.)
Suspense: DN (I think MR does this very well in certain scenes - hounds killing, shooting down the globes at the end, the centrifuge. But I prefer DN's suspense across the narrative.)
Minor Characters: DN (three blind mice, quarrel, felix all win it over Dolly!)
Glamour: DN (MR has flashes of glamour but can't compete with Bond's introduction scene.)
Bond Performance: DN (along with FRWL - Perhaps my favourite Connery performances wins over Moore. I like elements of Moore's performance here (the centrifuge and his banter with Drax especially) and I think it's the last time where age isn't a visible factor for Roger.)
DN: 13
MR: 4
On this forum and in general I go into bat for MR quite often. But it's all relative. Against DN it doesn't stand a chance. Looking back over the categories - suspense and dialogue are the only ones I could tip MR's way if I was being generous.
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: MR
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: MR
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 13
MR: 4
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: MR
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: DN
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: DN
Benign Bizarre: MR
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 13
MR: 4
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: DN
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 9
TSWLM: 8
Title Track: DN
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: MR
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: MR
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: MR
Benign Bizarre: MR
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 11
MR: 6
Title Credits: DN - With MR we are firmly in Binder's by the numbers era. At least DN's dots have a kinetic energy rather than just repetetive shots of women holding guns and doing somersaults.
Main Villain: DN - Close but everything Drax does Dr No set the template for.
Main Bond Girl: DN - I just want to slap Holly most of the time.
Henchman: MR - Chang is solid and Jaws even watered down with crap moments still has few enjoyable scenes.
Overall Plot: DN - Simple detective story which escalates into preposterous. The same could be said of both but I have to side with the former; grounded in Fleming and not turning up the preposterousness to 11.
Dialogue: DN - Drax has some good banter with Bond but overall DN is just crisper and sharper.
Score: MR - Terrible title track aside Barry strolls this one.
Settings: DN - DN is far more evocative of Jamaica whereas MR just seems to be ticking off the tourist sites, although one cannot deny its epic globetrotting scope.
Action: MR - PTS alone takes this with ease.
Humour: DN - Despite another appearance from Victor Tourjansky MR's childish Carry On gags do get a bit tiresome.
Cinematography: MR - The stuff in Brazil and space is very good.
Benign Bizarre: MR - Metal hands, tarantulas, dragon tanks v metal teeth, anacondas, orchids, space shuttles. Plus the deaths of Corinne and the scientists are quite unnerving given the tone of the rest of the film.
Suspense: Tie - DN a good little thriller but MR pulls off some very tense moments (centrifuge, death of Corinne, shooting the globes) amongst the lunacy.
Minor Characters: DN - Doesn't really have to work too hard to beat Corinne, Franco, Manuela and that gay hotel guy.
Glamour: MR - Strolling down the steps of Concorde to a waiting Roller. Rog pulls it off with aplomb like it's the most normal thing in the world.
Bond Performance: DN - Rog is on fine form but Sean is pretty much flawless here.
DN: 10
MR: 6
Tie: 1
A reasonable effort by MR but much as I love it you're not going to beat DN with double taking pigeons and laser battles I'm afraid.
Title Track: DN
Title Credits: TSWLM
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: TSWLM
Henchman: TSWLM
Overall Plot: TSWLM
Dialogue: TSWLM
Score: TSWLM
Settings: TSWLM
Action: TSWLM
Humour: TSWLM
Cinematography: TSWLM
Benign Bizarre: TSWLM
Suspense: TSWLM
Minor Characters: TSWLM
Glamour: TSWLM
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 3
TSWLM: 14
Wow,that was a heavy beating for DN.
We're onto MR mate! Poor old Bazza - doesn't fancy Kara, supports Arsenal - you're always slightly behind the curve aren't you old chap?
I will do it later,such a silly old fart at times,alas.
Title Credits: DN
Main Villain: DN
Main Bond Girl: DN
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: DN
Score: MR
Settings: DN
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: MR
Benign Bizarre: DN
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: DN
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 15
MR: 3
Title Credits: MR
Main Villain: MR
Main Bond Girl: MR
Henchman: DN
Overall Plot: DN
Dialogue: MR
Score: MR
Settings: MR
Action: MR
Humour: DN
Cinematography: MR
Benign Bizarre: MR
Suspense: DN
Minor Characters: DN
Glamour: MR
Bond Performance: DN
DN: 7
MR: 10
I didn't expect that.