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GE Bungy - whilst it looks impressive on the big screen, any stunt where I can just stroll up, pay my money and do it myself doesn't cut the mustard for me: http://www.trekking.ch/en/bungy/007-bungy-jumping-verzasca-like-james-bond
MR parachute - whilst the sequence is technically stunning it was put together from loads of separate jumps so any problems or mistakes they just called cut and went again.
TMWTGG - Although this was the most dangerous incarnation of the stunt as it took place over water the DVD extras make it clear that this was by far the first time it had been performed and so it's not as original or ground breaking as people think.
AVTAK - a difficult base jump to be sure as the tower curves outwards as you go down but it's a jump from a stationary position rather than on skis which adds an extra element of variables which add to the risk.
TSWLM has to take the crown as what you see on screen is exactly what you get - there are no tricks or cuts. Also to the best of my knowledge it had never been done before and has never been repeated. In addition to a spectacular base jump theres also the skis which come close to getting stuck in the chute making it even more dangerous. Simply legendary.
Yes, actually, I'll go for this one for DAD, not the surfing. They had to flip a car, navigate on ice, and work all those modified gadgets. Quite the stunt work indeed.
Pretty much everbody involved, including Barry in hindsight, wish it had been left out. (It was Barry wasn't it? I am tired ...)
Mind you, the first time I saw CR the audience in the cinema broke out into applause as its end credits began. That says something too, methinks... :)
1. MR Two Men One Parachute: A ton of work went into not only choreographing the midair fight sequences but also filming the sequence in freefall. Anything that involves people having to do something this dangerous this many times just to get useable footage is a technical marvel of moviemaking and I invite anyone who thinks it's easy or unimpressive to go out in an airplane with some buddies, parachutes, and videocameras to do it better and post the footage.
2. GE bungee jump (that is a very long drop and I find it breathtaking to watch every time).
3. GE motorcycle jump & freefall. (performed by Jacques Malnuit & B.J. Worth).
4. CR parkour run up the side of the scaffolding.
5. TSWLM ski jump
There are definitely others that I like, but these are the ones that floor me when I see them.
:D
EDIT: Not sure if this happened another time but remember that a stuntman was killed doing the stunts for the FYEO ski chase. Obviously any stunt is dangerous but perhaps this one was particularly so.
Would do and have done.
The real skill is holding the body position like he does which I didn't really manage after about the first 20 feet.
When they hauled me back in the guy said 'Welcome back Mr Bond, we've been expecting you' which I thought was a nice touch.
I'm still going to give TSWLM the nod for the overall best package although I think technically the TLD cargo net is simply staggering.
And the water ski to plane sequence in LTK is pretty damn good as well. The 70s and 80s really were the high water mark for jaw dropping stunts.
Notably there's nothing you could really say from the Craig era that can hold a candle to The Rog or Tim eras.
I'd say TSWLM is impressive and iconic due to the Union Flag for Silver Jubilee, but the best stunts are TLD cargo net and MR freefall.
That's a good shout. Some great work there.
To be honest you could pretty much make a case for something in all of the 80s Bonds.
John Glen certainly delivered on stunts. Might not be a bad idea if Mendes consulted with him on how to film Bond action if he ends up doing another as his action has been pretty average overall. But he probably considers journeyman John beneath him and his artsy 'Dead are alive' and tracking shots pretentions.
4 of the five 80's movies are in my Top 10.
Of course I'm talking about OPs totally underrated Jet sequence in the showdown.
Yes. And Timothy did a lot of his own, which was quite refreshing after all the obvious stunt doubles in AVTAK.
It did? One of the greatest Bond moments as far as I'm concerned.
Probably the cuts between the stuntmen and the actors, the latter which are obviously faked.
I just watched it again, the stuntmen's faces are really obvious now especially on blu ray, which is fine, I prefer it done for real. But thanks @ForYourEyesOnly, you just ruined that scene, I won't be able to unsee the cuts now
:(( :P
The stunts were done for real, but the shots and the cutting as @w2bond mentioned weren't that great. It's sort of like the MR tram fight, which had real stunts but looked fake as hell. OP still looks fine for me, though, since it was 1983 and the stuntwork outweighs the cutting by far. They might've been able to add some music in that sequence though.
Look at the stunt again, you may notice something.
There is no digital fakery to remove anything in the first seconds. It wasn't available at that time (hence why you can spot the trucks on the top of the dam :) )
And well, did you jump really away from the wall, or did you "fall" parallel to it ? I'm pretty sure it's forbidden to jump away from it, I could not find a single video like it, everyone is parallel to the wall to balance along it.
Yes they make you believe you make the 007 stunt. But, well, you won't find anyone posting a video looking anything close to it... They don't want anyone to smash on the wall by balancing away from it and back, they probably had to tune the real 007 jump at the kilogram to avoid this and still have the visual impact of such a long fall on screen away from the concrete.
1. You can do it, but that doesn't mean the stunt wasn't one of the best of the franchise. There was very, very real danger involved here, which other posters have explained.
2. Sure, but would you be willing to skydive dozens of times over and over to get the perfect fight scene that the producers want? And the parachutes are hidden in your clothes, so it's not exactly easy to access either.
3. I don't know what you mean here. "By far the first time it was performed"? How does that make it not original, then?
I agree that TSWLM takes the cake, though.