Best Shot Per Decade - GE , DAD & SP (The Finals pt:1)

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• slide_99 USA

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 693

  
  Observing
  
  
  
  Pursuing Patrice
  
  
  
  London rush hour
  
  
  
  Evening at Bond's
  
  
  
  "Get away from my car"
  
  
  
  
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  February 2023 Posts: 14,588

  Got a few in mind that surprisingly haven't come up yet.
• TripAces Universal Exports

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 4,585

  
  Shanghai
  
  
  
  The island
  
  
  
  Servers
  
  
  
  Scotland
  
  
  
  London
  
  
• M_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands

  February 2023 Posts: 4,521

  
  Look James: Music to my ears
  
  
  The coldest blood runs through my veins, You know my name
  
  
  Grandson and his Grandfather.
  
  

  

  Table of Death in the mirror. The shot i realy looking for is couple of seconds later with closer to Bond without back of bar guy but you stil see three people at table on th right. But for now this one is moost close. Classic favorite as some people know because of link with statue picture from Casino Royale.
  
  

  

  Walk a way from a rainbow of Fire. Another classic link with picture from maintitle of QOS.
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  TripAces wrote: »

  
  Shanghai
  
  
  
  Overpass
  
  
  
  Jellyfish
  
  
  
  Macau
  
  
  
  The island
  
  
  
  Servers
  
  
  
  Scotland
  
  
  
  Reflections
  
  
  
  Silhouette
  
  
  
  London
  

  
  Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.
• TripAces Universal Exports

  February 2023 Posts: 4,585

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »

  TripAces wrote: »

  
  Shanghai
  
  
  
  Overpass
  
  
  
  Jellyfish
  
  
  
  Macau
  
  
  
  The island
  
  
  
  Servers
  
  
  
  Scotland
  
  
  
  Reflections
  
  
  
  Silhouette
  
  
  
  London
  

  
  Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

  
  Since it was skyfall, I figured it was double. LOL
• TripAces Universal Exports

  February 2023 Posts: 4,585

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »

  TripAces wrote: »

  
  Shanghai
  
  
  
  Overpass
  
  
  
  Jellyfish
  
  
  
  Macau
  
  
  
  The island
  
  
  
  Servers
  
  
  
  Scotland
  
  
  
  Reflections
  
  
  
  Silhouette
  
  
  
  London
  

  
  Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

  
  FIXED ;)
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  TripAces wrote: »

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »

  TripAces wrote: »

  
  Shanghai
  
  
  
  Overpass
  
  
  
  Jellyfish
  
  
  
  Macau
  
  
  
  The island
  
  
  
  Servers
  
  
  
  Scotland
  
  
  
  Reflections
  
  
  
  Silhouette
  
  
  
  London
  

  
  Sorry @TripAces, five only please (even though I know it's tough! :) ). You can either take your own choice five out or I will only consider the first five for voting.

  
  FIXED ;)

  
  
• ringfire211

  February 2023 Posts: 654

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »

  ringfire211 wrote: »

  j_w_pepper wrote: »

  ringfire211 wrote: »

  Kronsteen wrote: »

  #36. Don't really know who, but I've always LOVED that shot. It doesn't really make much sense, but it adds so much flavour to the scene.

  That one scene symbolizes what’s wrong with the whole film. Instead of the filmmakers paying more attention to the plot and story (which is practically nonexistent - something about hoarding water) they instead chose to focus on random scenes that signify nothing. Some local ironing his clothes. A dog on a roof. A drop of water slowly dropping from a faucet. I guess you have no choice but to focus on these things once you realize you’re making a film but have no real story to tell. I’m sorry but Bond trying to get over Vesper is a not a story for a Bond film. Not something that takes up 2 hours of a film. It’s a subplot in a film that has no real plot. Nothing worthy of Bond anyway.

  It seems , @ringfire211, that you share the feelings of some certain poster from our joint times on the IMDb forum of the past (remember "Verily, I say unto thee..."), who claimed that QOS did not have any action at all because he couldn't tell what was going own. I myself would have definitely preferred a more leisurely pace of that movie, and that's why I enjoy at least those rare moments of locals ironing their clothes, a dog on the roof and a final drop of water from a tank. These are the shots I enjoy. In fact, I don't really give a damn about most action scenes.
  
  It's the hectic, quick-cut scenes I don't like and that I have deplored ever since that movie came out. A totally wasted car race in the tunnel in the beginning, a totally wasted horse race in Siena, a totally wasted fight afterwards, all due to erratic quick-cut editing that leaves most of possibly spectacular cinematography on the floor of the cutting-room (adapt this for digital video). It's what really drags down QOS to the lowest third of Bond movies to me. Except for the editing, it could be one of the shining stars. But as it is, it ends up with the likes of DAF, AVTAK...though not necessarily with TWINE and DAD.

  Verily I say unto thee… here-here! :) Those epileptic cameramen must have been shooting those scenes while bouncing off trampolines. Come on, that’s no way to make movies.

  
  Can we get a vote from you, @ringfire211?

  Sorry, no can do. There is no cinematography in this film. The cameramen had seizures and kept jumping on trampolines so everything turned into a blur.
  
  Now for Skyfall, I nominate every scene in the film! Marvelous looking specimen of a film! :)
  
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  ringfire211 wrote: »

  CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: »

  ringfire211 wrote: »

  j_w_pepper wrote: »

  ringfire211 wrote: »

  Kronsteen wrote: »

  #36. Don't really know who, but I've always LOVED that shot. It doesn't really make much sense, but it adds so much flavour to the scene.

  That one scene symbolizes what’s wrong with the whole film. Instead of the filmmakers paying more attention to the plot and story (which is practically nonexistent - something about hoarding water) they instead chose to focus on random scenes that signify nothing. Some local ironing his clothes. A dog on a roof. A drop of water slowly dropping from a faucet. I guess you have no choice but to focus on these things once you realize you’re making a film but have no real story to tell. I’m sorry but Bond trying to get over Vesper is a not a story for a Bond film. Not something that takes up 2 hours of a film. It’s a subplot in a film that has no real plot. Nothing worthy of Bond anyway.

  It seems , @ringfire211, that you share the feelings of some certain poster from our joint times on the IMDb forum of the past (remember "Verily, I say unto thee..."), who claimed that QOS did not have any action at all because he couldn't tell what was going own. I myself would have definitely preferred a more leisurely pace of that movie, and that's why I enjoy at least those rare moments of locals ironing their clothes, a dog on the roof and a final drop of water from a tank. These are the shots I enjoy. In fact, I don't really give a damn about most action scenes.
  
  It's the hectic, quick-cut scenes I don't like and that I have deplored ever since that movie came out. A totally wasted car race in the tunnel in the beginning, a totally wasted horse race in Siena, a totally wasted fight afterwards, all due to erratic quick-cut editing that leaves most of possibly spectacular cinematography on the floor of the cutting-room (adapt this for digital video). It's what really drags down QOS to the lowest third of Bond movies to me. Except for the editing, it could be one of the shining stars. But as it is, it ends up with the likes of DAF, AVTAK...though not necessarily with TWINE and DAD.

  Verily I say unto thee… here-here! :) Those epileptic cameramen must have been shooting those scenes while bouncing off trampolines. Come on, that’s no way to make movies.

  
  Can we get a vote from you, @ringfire211?

  Sorry, no can do. There is no cinematography in this film. The cameramen had seizures and kept jumping on trampolines so everything turned into a blur.
  
  Now for Skyfall, I nominate every scene in the film! Marvelous looking specimen of a film! :)

  
  So you've nothing to contribute then. Nice one! :)
• GoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà

  February 2023 Posts: 7,136

  Not this film’s biggest fan, but credit where it’s due, it does look very pretty at times:
  
  
  Annus horribilis
  
  
  Top floor pool
  
  
  Modigliani
  
  
  Goons Approaching
  
• GoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà

  February 2023 Posts: 7,136

  Thanks for leaving me that last one @TripAces, it always stood out to me, glad I could still nominate it ;)
• goldenswissroyale Switzerland

  February 2023 Posts: 4,483

  Goons approaching really is very cool. Tension combined with an angle of the beautiful car we've never seen before.
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  A few from me.
  
  Assassin's Tango.
  
  
  Poolside.
  
  
  Rockedhall.
  
  
  Silva on the hunt.
  
  
  With pleasure, M. With pleasure.
  
• TripAces Universal Exports

  February 2023 Posts: 4,585

  All of these screenshots just remind me: Skyfall is a gorgeous film. I think I'll watch it for the thousandth time tonight. I never get tired of it.
• SIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters

  February 2023 Posts: 3,789

  Beautiful looking shots!
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  Going to let this roll until this evening. Then we vote.
  
  Get your submissions in, if you haven't already! :)
• QBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 14,588

  
  Just changing carriages
  
  
  All in the wrist
  
  
  Hang on, James!
  
  
  Get on the train
  
  
  Rooms on fire
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  And here we go.....
  
  Voting!
  
  1.
  Bond seeks his prey
  
  2.
  Casino Macau
  
  3.
  Into the unknown
  
  4.
  A blunt instrument at work
  
  5.
  Hunting for a spy
  
  6.
  In focus.
  
  
  7.
  Got you.
  
  
  8.
  Jellyfishing.
  
  
  9.
  Here's to us.
  
  
  10.
  Expected.
  
  11. Lost a step
  
  
  12. Good fortune tonight sir
  
  
  13. Welcome to Scotland
  
  
  14. An exemplar of British fortitude
  
  
  15. One equal temper of heroic hearts
  
  
  16.
  Observing
  
  17.
  Pursuing Patrice
  
  18.
  London rush hour
  
  19.
  Evening at Bond's
  
  
  20.
  "Get away from my car"
  
  21.
  Shanghai
  
  22.
  The island
  
  23.
  Servers
  
  24.
  Scotland
  
  25.
  London
  
  
  
  Look James: Music to my ears
  
  
  
  The coldest blood runs through my veins, You know my name
  
  28.
  
  Grandson and his Grandfather.
  
  29.
  
  Table of death in the mirror.
  
  30.
  
  Walk a way from a rainbow of Fire
  
  31.
  Annus horribilis
  
  32.
  Top floor pool
  
  33.
  Modigliani
  
  34.
  Goons Approaching
  
  35. Assassin's Tango.
  
  
  36. Poolside.
  
  
  37. Rockedhall.
  
  
  38. Silva on the hunt.
  
  
  39. With pleasure, M. With pleasure.
  
  
  40.
  Just changing carriages
  
  41.
  All in the wrist
  
  42.
  Hang on, James!
  
  43.
  Get on the train
  
  44.
  Rooms on fire
  
  
  Have at it folks. I'll give you til Monday night. :)
  
• j_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'

  February 2023 Posts: 9,041

  Too many to choose from, as they are all excellent. No other Bond film has a cinematography as continually great as that of Roger Deakins in SF. I think that just for the sake of uniqueness, I'll vote for No. 35, which is just one frame in a great series of shots of the fight in the high-rise building. But for me it's totally fine if any of the other 43 choices prevails, since they are all exceptional.
• RichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.

  February 2023 Posts: 13,814

  
  7. is my vote. Visually maybe my favorite moment into the series, the two fingers grabbing Bond and drawing him further into the deep.
  
  22. has been my wallpaper for some time. Living in Japan I flew over that island on my way to Nagasaki multiple times. Didn't know what it was until after the film.
  
  
• goldenswissroyale Switzerland

  February 2023 Posts: 4,483

  #38.
  But #30 and #15 are very similar and also equally beautiful.
• Benny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator

  February 2023 Posts: 15,138

  I'm going to vote for...
  #24 Great shot
• Junglist_1985 Los Angeles

  February 2023 Posts: 1,033

  #25… uniquely Skyfall
• M_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands

  February 2023 edited February 2023 Posts: 4,521

  #4.
  
  I named this picture RUN the first of 3 parter Run, Shoot and Jump. But like James Bond him self order in the movie is a mess because in movie is Jump, Run and Shoot.
• Mallory

  February 2023 Posts: 2,165

  Number 9.
  
  If Bond could be collectively summed up in one image, that is it.
• CraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland

  February 2023 Posts: 8,218

  4 & 18 are duplicates that I didn't spot when listing the candidates. If there are votes for both then they will be merged together at the end for a single total.
• Mathis1

  February 2023 Posts: 7,438

  Not my favourite Bond move by a long shot..
  But I’ll go with
  #17
• zebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade

  February 2023 Posts: 4,341

  After a long thought I'll have to go with #34, the goons reflected in the mirror's chrome.
• Jordo007 Merseyside

  February 2023 Posts: 2,641

  #9 please.
  That was the moment Craig became my favourite Bond. I love the lighting of the shot and how everybody is oblivious, aside from Bond and the guards.
  
  This is the most difficult one so far, every shot is like a painting, almost every shot would win in any other round