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Even played straight after OP, Roger's suave act feels like it's wearing thin (the PTS in the ice burg sub).
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I'd say that was true in FYEO and OP where Rog seemed a bit more focused on the mission at hand (leading Columbo's men at the end of FYEO, interrogating Orlov and racing to the circus in OP). By AVTAK though I just felt there were too many moments when he was himself again.
I think The Living Daylights is one of Barry's finest works.
Some of my favorites:
I leave Octopussy out of that because I think it's a strong return to form for him. While there may be a little too many groans with Tarzan yells and what not, it feels like a blend of seriousness and camp that's perfectly suited for his portrayal and that worked in his first three films, TSWLM especially.
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that movie is all kinds of amazing
I am going to be brutality honest, when Craigs Bond is a killing machine it worked, try to give Craig personality it fails. Reason why the last two films fail, they lost site of Craig's killer edge.
And they say they are bringing out the most cinematically famous car and Your like
Db5
It has to be the db5
Theirs no question.... db5
Then they bring out the car from back to the future and u like bull shit
Haha. The Aston Martin was actually the first thing that came to mind when they said that. Somehow I knew it was going to be something else, but I couldn't for the life of me imagine what.
As a fan, I feel ashamed of myself.
Really surprised that there was no mention of David Bowie considering how involved in film he's been, from acting to writing and performing music.
He was included last year, just in time.
Did they include Al Jarreau, by chance?
Awww... Too bad. I love his music.
Absolutely... The score is very well used in the film and even the 80s synthesizers do not sound dated .... The PTS is so much more energetic because of the score. I also like the use of "Where has everybody gone?" as Necros's track and "If there was a man" to signal the romance between Bond and Kara.. The latter isn't just a schmalzy balad but really has some melancholic elements which in my eyes perfectly refelct the complications and inbalances in their relationship.... The use reoccuring motives (e.g. with regard to some characters) has never been made as well by any of the other Bond composers.
And I really love the use of the a-ha track when the plain takes off. Unfortunately it is the only time this track is used in the film (as far I remember correctly).
It's great to see the film get so much love on here, and deservedly so. The countdown is the most tense one for me too, even with it taking place in a circus and Bond being dressed up as a clown, its amazing work.
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Incredibly happy to see I'm not the only one. I love OP, and always found the bomb defusal sequence (from Bond racing to get back to the circus to the defusal itself) to be one of the more intense moments in the series; him being dressed as a clown is irrelevant and doesn't take away from that for me.
Exactly! His disguise is part of what makes the scene so tense. The general thinks he's a joke. I still maintain OP features one of Roger's best Bond performances.
And if you also add Chuck Lee, all the killed 00s, Della, Lisl and half of Leiter you realise that Glen was quite in favour of letting the allies bleed.... :-)
It is quite effective if one of the good guys dies... especially if he was likeable....