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You are absolutely right. We have all the time in the world
Absolutely ...............
I think so.
But...
...and it only took 20 minutes.
I realize it takes some effort to get to the summary on FYEO vs. SP, but I'm not sure it's necessary to do, because we can all pretty much tell which film is winning as this goes along in each instance.
Anyway, let us know.
Look at the dots ... Being calling to move on for a while actually.
Exactly the dots is what it's all about.
It is his game. Thus he has the prerogative of moving the game on.
This. Please wait for the host to begin the next round.
Absolutely
This. Let's hang fire folks.
But first! It's time to look at the results of our last game. And there, by a somewhat lopsided margin of 261-177-21, and 16 games to 7 (to 2), For Your Eyes Only triumphs. Spectre had a strong start and a late rally, but it just wasn't enough.
Back to OP!
PTS: SP
Title track: OP
Titles: SP (at least it's memorable)
Main villain: SP (I hate Kamal Khan)
Main Bond Girl: OP
Henchman: SP (counting Vijay)
Plot: OP
Dialogue: OP (mostly for the opening ham to ham combat between Gogol and Orlov)
Score: OP
Settings: SP (India is nice, but they stall out halfway through)
Action: SP
Humour: SP (take that, Tarzan yell)
Cinematography: SP
Benign Bizarre: OP (knife throwing twins and a clown chase!)
Suspense: OP (it managed to make a clown scene and auction scene tense, while SP couldn't do it with an exploding MI6)
Minor Characters: OP (Orlov deserved credit somewhere)
Glamour: SP
Bond performance: SP
And SP triumphs by a the closest of margins, 10-8! Let's see if SP can scrape a win for just the second time in this game!
Title track: OP (I always liked it)
Titles: OP
Main villain: OP
Main Bond Girl: OP
Henchman: OP
Plot: OP
Dialogue: OP
Score: OP
Settings: OP
Action: OP
Humour: OP
Cinematography: SP
Benign Bizarre: OP
Suspense: OP
Minor Characters: OP
Glamour: SP
Bond performance: OP
OP- 16
SP- 2
Title track: OP (both are shiite but at least Rita keeps it on an even keel rather than falsetto screaming)
Titles: SP (I'll give it to SP because I don't remember OP's)
Main villain: OP (Kamal Khan is one of the best - Louis Jourdan is a class act)
Main Bond Girl: OP (Maud rules)
Henchman: OP (Gobinda, Mishka, & Grishka easily trump Hinx)
Plot: OP (one of the best, all the way to a strong third act and finish)
Dialogue: OP (not even close imho. Every interaction between Bond & Kamal, Bond & Orlov and Orlov & Gogol is class with memorable lines)
Score: OP (Barry has some memorable suspense cues. Newman on the other hand, doesn't)
Settings: SP (India and Germany could have been used much better in OP)
Action: OP (one of the most action packed films from 'THE' action director of the franchise)
Humour: OP (I didn't even have to think about this one. Moore at his best)
Cinematography: SP (despite piss yellow in the latest film, this is where Glen's films begin to falter)
Benign Bizarre: OP (Misha, Grishka, clowns, sheep's eyes/head for dinner, tigers, snakes and leeches!)
Suspense: OP (incredibly tense in many places but most notably in the entire Germany sequence)
Minor Characters: OP (thrashing imho. Orlov alone is worth 100 C's)
Glamour: SP (Mrs. Sciarra & Swan in that dress clinch it although Magda puts up a good fight)
Bond performance: OP (not close imho. Moore is on fire here as he fends off King Connery in NSNA)
OP 14
SP 4
PTS: OP (This might be the toughest category for me. I love both so much. But what puts it over the top is the final scene "Fill 'er up please" followed by an absolute classic Moore smile.
Title track: OP (Let me state again, I love 80s ballads. I quite like Sam Smith's track, but ATH is one of my favorites, everytime I hear it I know I am getting ready to start a fun journey lasting an hour or two)
Titles: SP (OP is one of Binder's weakest IMO. Even the best visual of the arms going around Moore has always bothered me as there are only 7 hands! SP has the correct number of tentacles in it's Octopus :))
Main villain: OP (Kamal Khan goes down in my book as most underrated villain and blows Blofeld out of the water here. Louis Jourdan's annunciation and delivery, along with his casual mannerisms is absolutely delicious as he chews up every scene he is in.
Main Bond Girl: OP (Bringing back Maud Adams was a great touch and she has the best chemistry of any Bond girl with Rog. MS is nice, but not nearly the same chemistry as I don't believe the love story.)
Henchman: SP (Hinx over Gobinda by a thumbnail :). Hinx's presence is slightly underutilized but still more effective. Gobinda does win the battle of words "Sh*t" vs. "Out there???"
Plot: OP (Another underrated aspect of OP. For all of the OTT moments, this plot is actually pretty grounded in plausibility when comparing it to other Bond plots. It took getting use to, but I greatly respect it and in this case prefer it over SP which just lacks punch in its final act).
Dialogue: OP (This one's easy. Every Louis Jourdan line, fill 'er up please, Q's "No Time for that, later perhaps!", Magda/Bond wining and dining)
Score: OP (I've heard some on the board say Barry's later tracks get stale, but I disagree, he stays strong here and his last effort in TLD is even better. OP in a landslide over my least favorite score of the series in SP).
Settings: SP (I love campy Bond, but when it comes to exotic locations, camp can take away from the spectacle. OP made India look cartoony and while it had some beautiful shots, it can't stand up to SP. The Rome chase, Bond boating across the lake, and Austria scenes are all stunning.
Action: OP (Of the top 4 action scenes between the two movies, OP has three of them. The jungle scene is played for laughs so it's not meant to be a serious impressive action scene so I do not deduct for it. OP's castle is a little lackluster though. SP has a great PTS, the car chase I dig, but parts of Austria's plane chase don't work for me, and the end at Mi6 lacked punch upon my first few viewings)
Humour: OP (For similar reasons to the dialogue)
Cinematography: SP (HvH made a beautiful film, even though I'd prefer to see an unfiltered cut.
Benign Bizarre: OP (Jungle scene, dinner at Kamal's, Tuk Tuk chase)
Suspense: OP (I was about to give this to SP, then I realized I didn't take into account the bomb scene. Clown suit or not, I haven't seen a more tense bomb diffusing scene).
Minor Characters: OP (Magda is my favorite secondary Bond girl and Vijay is a delight)
Glamour: SP (Moore always brings glamour, but SP brings back that 60's glamour in a big way. I just wish the train scene dinner lasted longer).
Bond performance: OP (One of Moore's absolute best. I liked Craig in SP, so this one was still close.)
OP- 13
SP- 5
Don't take our back and forth impatient drivel personally. We are all just looking forward to the next round and finding a way to pass the time This is my favorite game currently on the board! Thanks for organizing @soundofthesinners
I wouldn't dream of it! Thanks very much for the kind compliments and for being a loyal participant.