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Ok in TND’s case “lightweight” tends to equal “cheesy”. Far too cheesy.
Ok in TND’s case “lightweight” tends to equal “cheesy”. Far too cheesy.
But it is though.
“I always wondered how I’d feel if I ever saw you again”
(Slap)
“Now I know. Was it something I said?”
“How about the words I’ll be right back”
“I’ve made my bed. You don’t sleep in it anymore”
“This job of yours. It’s MURDER on relationships”
TND feels like it’s intentionally dubbed down for teenagers. And I say that as someone who first saw it and liked it as a teenager.
Watching it now, it just doesn’t hold up very well as an adult.
“Mommy was very bad.”
The entirety of Christopher Waltz’s lines when he’s mocking Bond...
I am sure these are very adult lines.
But there's a bit more class to those scripts alongside the cheese.
In the case of TND, its ALL cheesy.
I think Brosnan and Yeoh had great chemistry together, just not romantic chemistry. I'd rank the Brosnan leading ladies like this: 1) Natalya and Elektra, 2) Wai Lin, 3) Jinx.
I'd love to see a Bond film in this vein, again. It does mix traditionalism and modernism into one, albeit underusing the Bond Girls, but all in all, a very enjoyable experience. Such a shame the succeeding films took the wrong direction...
Totally agree. Part of me actually like the fast paced editing of certain sequences (and that's something I rarely feel is a good thing). At least it has pace, as the two following films are a bore in comparison. It doesn't overstay it's welcome either, with the shorter running time.
I'll always remember it as a film which was quite disappointing on first viewing in comparison to its predecessor, particularly with my expectations so high in 2008. In that regard it had a similar effect on me as TND in 1997. Both action oriented with little romantic flair.
TND is a good comparison film. For both Craig and Brosnan, they are both:
-their second films
-possibly their most action-oriented films
-their films with the least emotional baggage
Neither are quite among the best, but both are very good as actiony Bond films that get right to the point. Only serious issue I take with either is TND’s dull climax.
The chase in the tunnels is the only part that the editing falters, I agree. It still is too fast and hard to make out. The pts car chase just gets better and better on each viewing.
It probablly is the only Bond movie in the series that I get something extra or new on subsequent viewing.
I like it so much that last time I watched I even enjoyed the freefall sequence!
QOS also contains one of my all time favourite scenes, the conversation with Mathis on the plane. Craig conveys so much in this short scene. I love it and look forward to that moment each time I watch the film!
Ah, If Bond 25 is half the film QOS is, I’ll be pleased. Its got everything. It has the thrilling action, the awesome plot, great villains, great showcasing of Bond character, it’s rough and bloody, and it has great dialogue.
CR > SF > QOS > > > SP
But I love the first 3. Hoping the fifth is a return to form.
And all you have to do is to pay attention closely. It does bear the emotional part without having to be a pathetic soap opera that the films are in general these days.
I mean, the bit when Camille is in shock and looking at the flames around her as well as hearing the screams of the dead which frightened her to the core? I loved it. It’s a very beautiful Bond film. I never had to fast forward through the parts I don’t like because there weren’t any. Can’t say the same for what followed in the years that came after.
This was the Brosnan era we are talking about, cheese was one of the big ingredients of the 1995-2002 films. But there is nothing in TND that is as bad as the M scenes in GE, or "Yo Mama" in DAD.
Anyway, I'm rambling. As I said elsewhere, I've been taking stock lately of Daniel Craig's tenure as Bond. To me, there hasn't been a streak of back to back good, quality Bond movies since Sean's legendary first four. That's incredible.