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The Bond Movies & Actors I Love (Positivity Only Please)

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  • JohnBarryFanJohnBarryFan
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    Yeah sure, Bond (Dalton) was flying a plane over the Arctic Sea when some thug jumped all over him. Bond thought he was alone aboard. As the plane crash into the frozen sea, they are still lock in a fight to the death. I remember seeing Bond fighting as the cold water made his way into the cockpit, the blue Arctic Sea clearly visible through the plane windows.

    As I woke up, I wondered how he would have reach civilisation with no plane, no boat, no food, nothing to drink and badly injured. Let me tell you, it was a hell of a good movie!
  • MartinAstonMartinAston
    Posts: 238
    JohnBarryFan wrote: »
    Yeah sure, Bond (Dalton) was flying a plane over the Arctic Sea when some thug jumped all over him. Bond thought he was alone aboard. As the plane crash into the frozen sea, they are still lock in a fight to the death. I remember seeing Bond fighting as the cold water made his way into the cockpit, the blue Arctic Sea clearly visible through the plane windows.

    As I woke up, I wondered how he would have reach civilisation with no plane, no boat, no food, nothing to drink and badly injured. Let me tell you, it was a hell of a good movie!

    It sounds like a great movie, from your description already better than Die Another Day. I don't suppose you know what the title is?
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    That Komodo dragon fight sequence, and that entire scene in the casino in general is pretty impressive and fun. Some of the camera movement is really cool as well.
  • MartinAstonMartinAston
    Posts: 238
    Birdleson wrote: »
    doubleohdad wrote: »
    That Komodo dragon fight sequence, and that entire scene in the casino in general is pretty impressive and fun. Some of the camera movement is really cool as well.

    I like casino scene for the most part, but I have trouble with the CGI Komodo dragons. I would prefer Bond stay away from CGI as much as possible, particular when the scene/stunt in question is paying homage to a classic practical stunt, with actual animals and real danger.

    The Komodo dragon wasn't cgi.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Ignore, Flag and Move on...
  • MartinAstonMartinAston
    Posts: 238
    Birdleson wrote: »
    http://www.awn.com/vfxworld/bond-gets-cg-komodo-dragon-skyfall

    Aside from the quotes, it was pretty damned obvious in my opinion.

    I stand corrected. Had me fooled.
  • LicencedToKilt69007LicencedToKilt69007 Belgium, Wallonia
    Posts: 523
    Continuing @bondjames & others process,

    Favourite movies : GoldenEye, TWINE, FRWL, Goldfinger, TSWLM, FYEO, TLD
    Also good : Dr No, Thunderball, LALD, Octopussy, TND, Skyfall
    Favourite Bonds : Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton
    Favourite Bond perf : Connery in FRWL, Dalton in TLD, Brosnan in GoldenEye
    Favourite Girls : Tracy Di Vicenzo, Solitaire, Agent XXX, Holly Goodhead, Melina Havelock, Natalia Simonova
    Favourite villains : Dr No, Red Grant, Goldfinger, Blofeld (Savalas), Scaramanga, Drax, Zorin, 006, Elektra King, Silva
    Favourite associates : Quarrel, Kerim Bey, Draco, Columbo, Tibbett, Zukovsky
    Favourite scores : Goldfinger, OHMSS, DAF, Moonraker, AVTAK, TLD, TND, TWINE
    Favourite cars : Aston Martin DB5, DBS (1969), Lotus Esprit (1977, 1981), BMW 750 (1997), AM Vanquish (2002)
    Favourite GB music : Goldfinger, OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, LTK, GoldenEye (being my favourite), TND, TWINE, CR
    Favourite GB spin & shoot : Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton in that order
    Favourite Pretitles : FRWL, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, Moonraker, AVTAK, TLD, GoldenEye, TND, TWINE, DAD, CR, Skyfall
    Favourite titles (+song) : FRWL, Goldfinger, OHMSS, LALD, TSWLM, GoldenEye, CR, Skyfall
    Favourite M : Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Bernard Lee
    Favourite Moneypenny : Lois Maxwell, Samantha Bond
    Favourite Action sequence :I can't count them all here, but so much I like...
    Favourite car chase : Goldfinger, TSWLM, FYEO, Octopussy, TLD, TND, DAD
    Favourite fight : Grant fight (FRWL), Oddjob fight (Goldfinger), Bouvar fight (Thunderball), beach intro & hotel fights (OHMSS), Jaws fight (TSWLM, MR), rink fight (FYEO), 006 fight (GoldenEye), embassy & CR's stairs fights
    Favourite delivery of THE line : Connery in Dr No, Brosnan in GoldenEye and TND
    Favourite suits : FRWL dark suit, Goldfinger's brown suit, Goldfinger's white smoking, GoldenEye's black smoking, grey, blue suits, TWINE's beige suit, Skyfall's grey suit
    Favourite Watch : Omega Seamaster (1995)
    Favourite locations : so much I like...
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    doubleohdad wrote: »
    That Komodo dragon fight sequence, and that entire scene in the casino in general is pretty impressive and fun. Some of the camera movement is really cool as well.

    If they were as real as certain crocodiles in another installment I would be really impressed.

    I always loved the more realistic stunts that were not created by CGI, and strange sounds be d....... as it is still bloody impressive.

  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    SaintMark wrote: »
    doubleohdad wrote: »
    That Komodo dragon fight sequence, and that entire scene in the casino in general is pretty impressive and fun. Some of the camera movement is really cool as well.

    If they were as real as certain crocodiles in another installment I would be really impressed.

    I always loved the more realistic stunts that were not created by CGI, and strange sounds be d....... as it is still bloody impressive.

    I'm not really comparing the other picture, just stating I liked that sequence.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2015 Posts: 23,883
    I saw LALD recently and it's night and day between the crocodile sequence in that movie and the SF one. Sure, the SF one was not that obvious, until you watch LALD. LALD is so much more real. CGI is not quite there yet for the discerning although it's improved a lot. It still appears unreal if scrutinized. For me, there's a hint of dullness in the colours & presentation (like for example the distance shots of Silva's Island) that is more apparent on Bluray.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    doubleohdad wrote: »
    SaintMark wrote: »
    doubleohdad wrote: »
    That Komodo dragon fight sequence, and that entire scene in the casino in general is pretty impressive and fun. Some of the camera movement is really cool as well.

    If they were as real as certain crocodiles in another installment I would be really impressed.

    I always loved the more realistic stunts that were not created by CGI, and strange sounds be d....... as it is still bloody impressive.

    I'm not really comparing the other picture, just stating I liked that sequence.

    What I love about the earlier years of 007 in the cinema is the fantastic stunts we got to see, that was cinema that should be applauded and it feels realer than most CGI sequences. In fact these days you actually wonder if the stunt was actually done or just simulated. [which why for me the scene in DAD of Brosnan done in obvious CGI, is so offensive. Goodbye great stunts and welcome in a new era of fakeness].

    The trainstunts in OP are unsurpased by anything the new era of 007 has to offer, as a fan you know the costs for that scene. ANd it looks so bloody great too.

  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    positivity here:

    I enjoy the entire casino sequence a lot in Skyfall, including the komodo dragons (which are truly dangerous in real life). I have no problem at all with them being CGI.

    So much about Bond in casinos is good. I also love Bond's repartee with Eve throughout the casino, as well as of course the memorable and very well acted scenes with Severine.

    And all so gorgeously filmed. :)

  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    4EverBonded wrote: »
    positivity here:

    I enjoy the entire casino sequence a lot in Skyfall, including the komodo dragons (which are truly dangerous in real life). I have no problem at all with them being CGI.

    So much about Bond in casinos is good. I also love Bond's repartee with Eve throughout the casino, as well as of course the memorable and very well acted scenes with Severine.

    And all so gorgeously filmed. :)

    The whole movement of the actors as they related to the camera in some of those shots, as well as the photography was absolutely excellent.
  • JohnBarryFanJohnBarryFan
    Posts: 1,405
    4EverBonded wrote: »
    positivity here:

    I enjoy the entire casino sequence a lot in Skyfall, including the komodo dragons (which are truly dangerous in real life). I have no problem at all with them being CGI.

    So much about Bond in casinos is good. I also love Bond's repartee with Eve throughout the casino, as well as of course the memorable and very well acted scenes with Severine.

    And all so gorgeously filmed. :)

    You are not alone. The only problem with the whole scene is...wait, this a a "positivity only" discussion, sorry.
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    hey man, you should state your opinion. Nothing wrong with that. Censoring is wrong.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Go to the negativity only thread; I will follow you there. :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    You boys can positively be Negative. :))
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    Posts: 4,585
    The theme song
    The ACCENT!
    The gun barrel
    The Aston Martin
    The locales
    "Shaken Not Stirred" ... or... "Do I look like I give a damn?"
    "I know a little about women."
    "No, I'm just looking."
    "Yes, considerably."
    "Shocking. Positively shocking."
    "Some men don't like being taken for a ride."
    "I like you better without your Baretta."
    Carey Lowell's "tsk tsk tsk" at the sight of Bond's gun
    McCartney's "Live and Let Die."
    Adele's "Skyfall."
    Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill."
    A girl painted in gold
    A girl painted in oil
    A man's head exploding in a pressure chamber
    Ski chases (one ending in a death-defying base jump)
    A bungee jump off a dam
    Wrestling belly dancers
    Pussy Galore
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    The opening of SKyfall was just brilliant. That stunt with the bike, wow.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2015 Posts: 23,883
    You know what I really miss and want to see again. The horrifying gurgling scream from the villains as they fall to their death. It used to be a staple of the old Bond films and we don't hear it any more. I really enjoyed it and miss it. It's best epitomized at the 1:10m mark in the clip below (from the MR pretitles). Horrifying but comedic as well.

    I know it won't make a comeback because we've gone all serious and all, but I'd love to see it back.

  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    @bondjames, I'm with you on that one. I wish someone could do an edit of the Freefall sequence from Quantum of Solace and put that scream in when Craig and Camille are falling. =))
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,804
    bondjames wrote: »
    I saw LALD recently and it's night and day between the crocodile sequence in that movie and the SF one. Sure, the SF one was not that obvious, until you watch LALD. LALD is so much more real.
    Plus: you must have watched the making of... multiple takes to get it right... pretty hair-raising.
    :-O
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    The freefall sequence in QoS was awesome.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    chrisisall wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    I saw LALD recently and it's night and day between the crocodile sequence in that movie and the SF one. Sure, the SF one was not that obvious, until you watch LALD. LALD is so much more real.
    Plus: you must have watched the making of... multiple takes to get it right... pretty hair-raising.
    :-O
    No, actually I've never seen the making of. I'll take a look this weekend. I'm sure it must have been difficult to get that shot right.

    There was so much tension in that whole sequence. The SF one, while a tribute, did not have the same impact for me.
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    I agree with that because it was the first time something like that had been seen/tried.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,804
    bondjames wrote: »
    There was so much tension in that whole sequence. The SF one, while a tribute, did not have the same impact for me.
    I thought it was cute, but way too safe. The stuntman in LALD risked life & LIMBS for that shot.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    chrisisall wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    There was so much tension in that whole sequence. The SF one, while a tribute, did not have the same impact for me.
    I thought it was cute, but way too safe. The stuntman in LALD risked life & LIMBS for that shot.

    There's literally no comparison. The LALD sequence is one of the best and most memorable in the franchise.
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    Here we go:

    #Moonraker is my favorite movie of the franchise.
    #I love Dalton as James Bond!
    #But no one will ever beat Roger Moore who is the best.

  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    #But no one will ever beat Roger Moore who is the best.

    x2
  • MartinAstonMartinAston
    Posts: 238
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    #But no one will ever beat Roger Moore who is the best.
    Except for:
    Connery, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig and Niven.
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