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What kind of movies does Bond like?

MaxRebo120MaxRebo120
edited February 2013 in Literary 007 Posts: 136
Yeah, silly question, but I do wonder. I myself can almost see Bond enjoying all types of film as a pastime. I can also picture him having a soft spot for the cult/kitsch. What do you guys think?
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  • 00Ed00Ed
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    I seem to recall that in one of the Benson novels, it is revealed that James Bond's favorite actor is Sean Connery (Bond saw The Untouchables twice!).
  • actonsteveactonsteve
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    I think he would avoid hollywood crud likr the plague.

    He's more of a sportsfan especially golf,cricket and motoracing
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I think Bond would have a liking to science fiction.
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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    Documentaries.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
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    Bond loves Twilight and The Notebook

    Nah seriously I read in one of the books that Bond doesn't even own a TV (probably too busy gambling and having sex with women) 8->
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2013 Posts: 11,189
    I can't really see him being a massive movie buff to be honest. He'd be too cynical of them (though he does watch a bit of a film in YOLT). If I were to say who his favourite "stars" might of been I'd say Greta Garbo, David Niven, James Mason, Cary Grant and (of the modern era) Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and (perhaps) Bill Murry because, despite him being American, he has a dry, droll personality
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Strangely, I conjure Bond being a mild fan of Hitchcock & film noir... but only after the occasional drink on a lonely night. I imagine possibly Casablanca being his most watched film at three or four times.
    Murdock wrote:
    I think Bond would have a liking to science fiction.
    What, like Cowboys & Aliens? Outland? The Lawnmower Man? The Rocketeer?

  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    chrisisall wrote:
    Strangely, I conjure Bond being a mild fan of Hitchcock & film noir... but only after the occasional drink on a lonely night. I imagine possibly Casablanca being his most watched film at three or four times.
    Murdock wrote:
    I think Bond would have a liking to science fiction.
    What, like Cowboys & Aliens? Outland? The Lawnmower Man? The Rocketeer?
    I think he would love those ;)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    chrisisall wrote:
    Strangely, I conjure Bond being a mild fan of Hitchcock & film noir... but only after the occasional drink on a lonely night. I imagine possibly Casablanca being his most watched film at three or four times.
    Murdock wrote:
    I think Bond would have a liking to science fiction.
    What, like Cowboys & Aliens? Outland? The Lawnmower Man? The Rocketeer?

    well I know Craig's Bond would love Star Trek since Craig stated he was a trekkie and hoped he could some day be in a future Star Trek film. ;)
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    00Ed wrote:
    I seem to recall that in one of the Benson novels, it is revealed that James Bond's favorite actor is Sean Connery (Bond saw The Untouchables twice!).

    No - John Gardner's Scorpius!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    In the books Fleming has Bond remember Charles Laughton in The Life of Henry VIII (1933). He doesn't get out much!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I think Bond would like classic films of the 40s and 50s, reflecting his time but also for the simple fact that they are great films that captivated the viewer. I am sure he would be fascinated by some of the stories, their stark black and white visuals, be they character studies, war films, romances, dramas, or more.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited February 2013 Posts: 12,837
    He mainly enjoys horror films, action films, thrillers, martial arts films, exploitation films, comedies and the odd bit of sci fi.

    Yes I just put my personal tastes but that's what you lot have all been doing :P
    actonsteve wrote:
    He's more of a sportsfan

    He likes football, boxing and formula 1. He's a West Ham fan, his favourite f1 driver of all time is Senna and his favourite current driver is Fernando Alonso.
  • MaxRebo120MaxRebo120
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    For some reason, I picture Bond to be a bit of Godzilla fan.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    He mainly enjoys horror films, action films, thrillers, martial arts films, exploitation films and the odd bit of sci fi.

    Yes I just put my personal tastes but that's what you lot have all been doing :P
    No, I actually tried to imagine what a man like him would enjoy. I am a martial artist, yet I enjoy nonsense movies on the subject. I'd assume he might get a kick out nonsense mysteries with a romantic edge in the same way.
  • jka12002jka12002 Banned
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    I wonder if Bond would have liked the Austin Powers films
  • MaxRebo120MaxRebo120
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    ^ Good question! I wonder if he would actually like a Bond-style film in general.
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    Well, there are two different Bonds...

    I can't see the Bond of the films watching movies. Somehow I can't imagine him sitting still for 2 hours to watch fake people do fake things that are less exciting than his own life. He's so confident that he wouldn't have stars that he admires or wants to be like; he could be aware of actresses from the newspapers of from TV news (the only kind of TV I could see him watching, and only for a few minutes at a time).

    Now, the Bond of the books - I could see him enjoying films. Remember, he's a wistful romantic so I could see him watching those types of films and enjoying them, and especially foreign films. I could see him catching matinees when skipping out of work one day just to pass the time and try to fight off the boredom of not being on a mission. For those who think it would be beneath Bond, remember that this is that man who got surprisingly involved in a trashy paperback he was reading while waiting out the days in Berlin in The Living Daylights.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    thelordflasheart wrote:
    Now, the Bond of the books - I could see him enjoying films. Remember, he's a wistful romantic so I could see him watching those types of films and enjoying them, and especially foreign films. I could see him catching matinees when skipping out of work one day just to pass the time and try to fight off the boredom of not being on a mission. For those who think it would be beneath Bond, remember that this is that man who got surprisingly involved in a trashy paperback he was reading while waiting out the days in Berlin in The Living Daylights.

    L-) This.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I really think he would love war films to reflect on his background. He could connect to them through common experience, and I have a feeling he would like documentaries on such things, revolving around Britain and its ties to past wars.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    War films suck, at least in the past. He might like "Saving Private Ryan" though.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    chrisisall wrote:
    War films suck, at least in the past. He might like "Saving Private Ryan" though.

    What?

    War films are some of the greatest film masterpieces in the history of celluloid from the 40s to today.
  • jka12002jka12002 Banned
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    *Dalton Bond watches Die Hard*
    Dalton - "That bloody chap is making such a mess in there, i could do it and leave it spotless!"
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    War films suck, at least in the past. He might like "Saving Private Ryan" though.

    What?

    War films are some of the greatest film masterpieces in the history of celluloid from the 40s to today.
    Unless you've actually been in war.
    jka12002 wrote:
    *Dalton Bond watches Die Hard*
    Dalton - "That bloody chap is making such a mess in there, i could do it and leave it spotless!""
    LOL!!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    War films suck, at least in the past. He might like "Saving Private Ryan" though.

    What?

    War films are some of the greatest film masterpieces in the history of celluloid from the 40s to today.
    Unless you've actually been in war.
    What does that have to do with anything?

    I doubt films like Apocalypse Now are any lesser the masterpieces they are depending on whether or not you have been to war.
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    War films suck, at least in the past. He might like "Saving Private Ryan" though.

    What?

    War films are some of the greatest film masterpieces in the history of celluloid from the 40s to today.
    Unless you've actually been in war.
    What does that have to do with anything?

    I doubt films like Apocalypse Now are any lesser the masterpieces they are depending on whether or not you have been to war.

    I think what he means is that Bond, having lived through a war, would have found war films...lacking (especially if we are talking about Fleming's Bond). What would be up on screen would be nothing like the reality that he lived through, and I don't think he'd have any interest in revisiting it through a fictional, sanitized film anyway.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    I doubt films like Apocalypse Now are any lesser the masterpieces they are depending on whether or not you have been to war.
    Sorry, my definition of 'old' is old it seems. Some war films from "Paths Of Glory" on have been great.
    thelordflasheart wrote:
    I think what he means is that Bond, having lived through a war, would have found war films...lacking (especially if we are talking about Fleming's Bond). What would be up on screen would be nothing like the reality that he lived through, and I don't think he'd have any interest in revisiting it through a fictional, sanitized film anyway.
    Yes, thanks!
  • jka12002jka12002 Banned
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    *All Bonds watch "Showgirls" *

    SC,GL,DC,TD - O_O.....
    RM - Oh my heavens.......*goes to the bathroom and pukes*
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
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    jka12002 wrote:
    *All Bonds watch "Showgirls" *

    SC,GL,DC,TD - O_O.....
    RM - Oh my heavens.......*goes to the bathroom and pukes*

    The film where we have Franz Sanchez himself utter the immortal line "It must be weird working in a place where guys don't cum on your face, huh?"

    His thoughtful, sincere delivery of that line is one of the funniest line readings in a film that I've ever seen. My girlfriend and I saw the film as part of a Pride Week film festival and the mostly gay audience was amazing to watch it with, especially the "gay Greek Chorus" behind us who helped narrate the film and gave exaggerated reactions ("Oh NO she di'nt!!!) to some of the funniest bits. One of the best theatre experiences I've ever had.

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    jka12002 wrote:
    *All Bonds watch "Showgirls" *
    Bonds make their own porn IRL.
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