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Bottom line: it is a highly successful non-EON Bond film, and nobody can ever take that away from it.
I'll wager many fans back then didn't know the difference really, though it was a competing Bond film.
I remember as we left the cinema, I asked my Dad why he thought this film didn't have the gunbarrel, and Bond Theme. His response was he felt the film was attempting to be more of an adaptation and update of the Thunderball novel rather than trying to fit in with the other films. Hence the logos and music were not necessary.
Funny thing, I can remember that Saturday afternoon like it was yesterday.
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Yesterday evening my girl friend and I watched the 2nd Brosnan film. She and her parents will stay in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg during the Christmas days. So I proposed that we should watch the respective Bond film so that she can explore some Bond locations when she will be there.
The film does not really do much for me. It has few very weak scenes but has also hardly anything great why I hardly ever watch it. I don't really like the locations in the film, as well as the action scenes. The only interesting character is Dr. Kaufmann who is on screen for less than five minutes.
I was, however, curious whether my girl friend liked TND or not. She usually prefers the rather lighthearted and ironic Bond films with witty dialouge and more comedic action scenes. She also used to watch Remington Steele when she was a child and therefore actually has a soft spot for Brosnan.
However, she did not enjoy the film as much as I expected. She found that there was too much pointless machine gunning and explosions. She found Paris Carver extremely uncharismatic, was disappointed by Brosnan's acting and thought that the villain was too OTT. She also had to laugh when she heard about his motivation "exclusive broadcasting rights in China". She liked the Bond girl and some of the actions scenes. Especially the car chase in Hamburg and the scene when Bond and Lin jump out of the Carver Tower in Saigon.
I also found the film quite a bit dated since the internet (the new mass media) is not really mentioned in the film. The plot is also rather weak and there is hardly anything unpredictable in the film. The stealth boat finally also does not impress me much.
It has always been my least favorite Bond film, but last night something changed. I highly enjoyed it. Dalton is actually quite good in it. I really took notice for the first time of him during every piece of dialogue and he really is just an 80s Daniel Craig. Some pieces seemed cheesy to me, in particular the bar fight, which for me seemed to be the most out of place scene in a Bond film. I'm fairly certain I had seen Patrick Swayze in his scrotum tight jeans in the background somewhere. The Isthmus City scenes are fantastic and the scenes between Bond and Sanchez were done very well. You see a man who Bond wants to kill for revenge and does everything he can no to.
I could’ve watched Golden Gun a couple of times via my linking system. First with SF, as Severine and Andrea have a few parallels, and the literary Scaramanga had subtle homosexual traits, similar to Silva.
Could have watched Golden Gun after GF – both villains have golden gun and lasers!
Both Sir Rog and Chris Lee are bloody superb. The dialogue, their chemistry, their rapport, lifts Golden Gun to another level. Unfortunately the film never reaches those heights again. A rather enjoyable romp, but not one of Commander Bond’s finest.
Royale’s Ranking, Bondathon October 2017
1. Skyfall
2. Goldfinger
3. Tomorrow Never Dies
4. The World Is Not Enough
5. GoldenEye
6. Diamonds Are Forever
7. Die Another Day
8. The Man With The Golden Gun
Next up, Live and Let Die – linked to Golden Gun thusly – Bond has a fetish over locking birds up in his closet. Both have that grimy, urban feel. Both have several cast and crew in common.
Welcome to the dark side lol.
I would say that if for no other reason than Sanchez, but I do love TLD.
Has it moved up in your rankings ?
That's a very good point.
The 60's were a time when a man had to rely on his instinct and wits,not a mouse and a mobile phone.
Can you imagine LazenbyBond in OHMSS being chased by SPECTRE ?
"I've got to contact London !!"
*Picks up lovely new mobile/cell phone and dials 44 etc etc*
*Film ends*
Definately.
By a massive margin, to me.
To 23.
Which film is 24 ,just out of curiosity ?
As much as I don't like the actress that plays Sanchez's mistress, she should have been the main Bond girl of LTK. They could have done a FRWL type thing where the girl is torn between loyalties.
I had a serious crush on Pam....still do !!
For Your Eyes Only.
For the record, I don't believe in good or bad Bond films. My rankings are usually done by preference, watchability and favoritism.
Same here, for the watchability and personal preference factor,there is no 'bad' Bond film,as you said.
What's not to like about Pam! Dalton's best Bond girl, really.