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Comments
1. Direction - 7
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 7
5. Action - 8
6. Main Villain - 8
7. Main Bond Girl - 7
8. Bond - 9
9. Sets - 7
10. Music - 6
11. Cinematography - 7
12. Fleming - 7 ( it is MR all over again)
13. Supporting Cast - 3
14. Main Titles - 3
15. Plausibility - 3
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt - 3
100/150 = 66,3%
higher than I expected
Yeah, DAD sure is one faithful adaptation of Moonraker, isn't it. Can't tell them apart... :)
It is an update and perhaps closer to MR than the RM movie.
In that the villain has assumed an identity to become a much valued member of English society, instead of a bridge match at Blades we get a fencing/sword fight match, there is no rocket aimed at London but a satellite armed with an awesome laser gun that would give his original homeland its revenge on the world.
But the Drax-like character in DAD is closer to the source novel than DRAX from the movie.
I have read the novels, and I am aware of the (lack of) minor plot similarities. One thing is certain though: Fleming should consider himself very lucky he didn't live to see Die Another Die. The key word here is "tone", not plot similarities.
DAD
1. Direction - 3 (the director completely balled it up. BAD TAMAHORI!)
2. Screenplay - 2 (I wonder just how many changes were made between script and screenplay)
3. Script - 2 (too many cheesy puns; too many homages)
4. Plot - 3 (an excellent start descends into what seems like self-parody)
5. Action - 6 (heaps of action, but some of it's too generic)
6. Main Villain - 4 (1 point for 'my dreams can kill you'; 3 points for being something of a swashbuckler)
7. Main Bond Girl - 3 (I don't hate Jinx, but she's too generic and her character is never fleshed out. A decent actress got wasted here)
8. Bond - 4 (apart from all the puns, there's some very Bondian interactions here- your time will come, Zao; every Bond and M scene; Raoul)
9. Sets - 5 (the ice palace gets way too much flack, that and the geodesic domes are awesome, but what other Bondian sets are there? The abandoned station is pretty cool though)
10. Music - 2 (I don't remember much of it, so that tells me something)
11. Cinematography - 2 (no real stand out shots in this one I'm afraid)
12. Fleming - 2 (being tortured in a North Korean prison; 'abandoned station for abandoned agents', every scene with M, and the conversation with Raoul)
13. Supporting Cast - 3 (decent cast, but most of them got wasted)
14. Main Titles - 4 (putting aside the song for a minute, the title sequence was a genius move to include Bond and the torture methods fire, ice & scorpions)
15. Plausibility - 2 (Bond's capture/torture was most plausible; but the gene therapy/space laser angle completely upstages it)
16. Pace - 4 (I like the pace- never had an issue with it)
17. Editing - 3 (nothing special, but could've been much worse)
18. Tilt - 3 (an entertaining film, but really, I prefer my Bond films to be more cerebral)
Total - 57/150
Percentage - 38%
1. Direction - 1 (Lee Tamahori has that unique ability to make animal porn look good in comparison)
2. Screenplay - 4 (One of those seemed like a good idea at the time films)
3. Script - 2 (I gave it an extra point because it can also be used as toilet paper and bird cage lining)
4. Plot - 2 (too ridiculously unrealistic)
5. Action - 3 (there was the fencing scene)
6. Main Villain - 1 (an North Korean army man presumably drowned only to turn up as an Argentinian diamond CEO. Right..............)
7. Main Bond Girl - 1 (Halley Berry outdid herself as Catwoman, thus raising the eternal question "How the **** did Halle Berry win an Oscar"?)
8. Bond - 7 (Can't fault Pierce for this explosive diarrhea fest)
9. Sets - 5 (For using actual shots of London)
10. Music - 2 (10 points for "London Calling" -8 for Madonna)
11. Cinematography - 1 (CGI is not cinematography)
12. Fleming - 1 (Fleming was honored by having his grave p****d on)
13. Supporting Cast - 2 (There's Raoul and Miranda, then there's everyone else)
14. Main Titles - 1 (Madonna, need I say more)
15. Plausibility - 1 (US Marines involved in laser fights in space is more plausible)
16. Pace - 2 (For not ending fast enough)
17. Editing - 1 (For allowing parasailing CGI in Iceland)
18. Tilt - 2 (For the ability to tilt my eyes in rolling fashion watching this)
Total - 39/150
Percentage - 26% (I think I was too generous with some of the scores)
Sad but true...
1. Direction - 1
2. Screenplay - 3
3. Script - 2
4. Plot - 5
5. Action - 6
6. Main Villain - 2
7. Main Bond Girl - 2
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 6
10. Music - 5
11. Cinematography - 5
12. Fleming - 4
13. Supporting Cast - 3
14. Main Titles - 1
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 3
18. Tilt - 1
61/150 = 40.7%
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Casino Royale: 98.7%
Thunderball: 92.7%
The Living Daylights: 91.3%
Skyfall: 89.3%
Goldfinger: 81.3%
Tomorrow Never Dies: 80.6%
A View to a Kill: 77.3%
Dr No: 76.0%
The Man with the Golden Gun: 72.7%
Diamonds are Forever: 70.0%
For Your Eyes Only: 59.3%
Die Another Day: 40.7%
2. Screenplay - 3
3. Script - 2
4. Plot - 3
5. Action - 5
6. Main Villain - 1
7. Main Bond Girl - 1
8. Bond - 8
9. Sets - 8
10. Music - 7
11. Cinematography - 8
12. Fleming - N/A
13. Supporting Cast - 2
14. Main Titles - 2
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 3
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt - 2
62/140 = 44%
My Ratings Thus Far:
GoldenEye- 97%
For Your Eyes Only- 89%
License to Kill- 88%
SkyFall- 85%
Thunderball- 80%
Octopussy- 80%
Tomorrow Never Dies- 79%
The Living Daylights- 79%
A View to a Kill- 78%
Casino Royale- 78%
Live and Let Die- 73%
The Man with the Golden Gun- 71%
Diamonds Are Forever- 70%
Dr. No- 66%
You Only Live Twice- 65%
Quantum of Solace- 61%
Moonraker- 61%
On Her Majesty's Secret Service- 57%
Goldfinger- 55%
Die Another Day- 44%
Casino Royale: 98.7%
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: 98.0%
Thunderball: 92.7%
The Living Daylights: 91.3%
Skyfall: 89.3%
Goldeneye: 84.7%
License to Kill: 82.0%
Goldfinger: 81.3%
Tomorrow Never Dies: 80.6%
A View to a Kill: 77.3%
Octopussy: 76.7%
Dr No: 76.0%
The Man with the Golden Gun: 72.7%
You Only Live Twice: 72.0%
Live and Let Die: 70.7%
Diamonds are Forever: 70.0%
Quantum of Solace: 68.7%
Moonraker: 63.3%
For Your Eyes Only: 59.3%
Die Another Day: 40.7%
2. Screenplay - 1
3. Script - 1
4. Plot - 1
5. Action - 3
6. Main Villain -1
7. Main Bond Girl -1
8. Bond - 5
9. Sets - 3
10. Music -3
11. Cinematography -5
12. Fleming - 1
13. Supporting Cast -2
14. Main Titles - 1
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 1
17. Editing -1
18. Tilt - 1
33/150
Yep, it's a stinker!
Wait, we could have given 0's? I thought it was a 1-10 scale.
Exactly. 1 is the lowest rating.
Surely there can be an exception to the rule for DAD? I genuinely felt many of the categories weren't even worthy of a single point.
When tested as a highschool student we were rated from 1-10 with a 1 even if you were caught cheating.
So DAD deserves a 1 at least as they did deliver without cheating. ;)
/10
1. Direction - 3
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 5
5. Action - 8
6. Main Villain - 6
7. Main Bond Girl - 3
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 8
10. Music - 7
11. Cinematography - 6
12. Fleming - 4
/5
13. Supporting Cast - 3 (Raul,Chang the hotel manager)
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt - 3
84 /150
56% ...that was lower than i thought,even lower than DAF !!..unexpected.
CR 92%
OHMSS 81%
OP 79%
TB 78%
GE 76%
LTK 76%
TMWTGG 73%
QOS 72%
AVTAK 70%
LALD 70%
GF 70%
YOLT 69%
FYEO 68%
TND 67%
TLD 67%
DAF 62%
DAD 56%
/10
1. Direction - 3
2. Screenplay - 5
3. Script - 5
4. Plot - 4
5. Action - 7
6. Main Villain - 3
7. Main Bond Girl - 2
8. Bond - 7
9. Sets - 7
10. Music - 6
11. Cinematography - 6
12. Fleming - 2
/5
13. Supporting Cast - 3
14. Main Titles - 4
15. Plausibility - 1
16. Pace - 4
17. Editing - 2
18. Tilt - 3
@pachazo - could you be a dear and include numbers for some of the categories, as I'll need them when totalling up the scores. ;-)
I'm genuinely astounded that I have the lowest score on the site for DAD. I thought we could've gotten a 0% for sure.
1. Direction - 3/10
2. Screenplay - 4/10 (Zoa and Cuba Clinic :-w.)
3. Script - 4/10
4. Plot - 4/10
5. Action - 6/10 (Swordfight best action scene of the movie!.. Ice Surfing and Airplane brings it down.)
6. Main Villain - 6/10
7. Main Bond Girl - 6/10 (Jinx 5 Frost 7)
8. Bond - 6/10
9. Sets - 7 (Airplane points off)
10. Music - 4/10
11. Cinematography - 4/10
12. Fleming - 6/10
13. Supporting Cast - 1.5/5 (3/10) M and Q 8/10!. Colin Salmon making the best from it 6/10. We should happy Tanner not be in this movie. Losing extra points because there people in this movie who should not be in this movie.
14. Main Titles - 4.5 (9/10)
15. Plausibility - 2 (4/10)
16. Pace - 3 (6/10) Wish there Mr Kill complete include the Laser fight with and you mis nothing and make the movie better and take 10-11 minutes of screentime of the movie.
17. Editing - 2/5 (4/10) As Mi2 correction editor Stuard Baid should have edit this movie, before there ask him for CR.
18. Tilt - 2 (4/10) :-q It take til October 2004 before it be confirmd Brosnan not comingback.
Total: 75/150 (50%)
New Bond 23 rank: 20/23 before CR followd by Skyfall and Thunderball.
Right then, will it crack the top 19.....
Overall Bondian Scores
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 88.50%
Casino Royale - 87.85%
GoldenEye - 78.94%
Dr No- 78.7%
The Living Daylights - 78.61%
For Your Eyes Only - 77.68%
Thunderball - 77.47%
Goldfinger - 77.23%
Licence To Kill - 77.04%
Octopussy - 76.61%
Skyfall - 75.4%
Live and Let Die - 74.52%
A View To A Kill - 72.22%
You Only Live Twice - 70.27%
Tomorrow Never Dies - 70.20%
Moonraker - 67.4%
The Man With The Golden Gun - 61.33%
Quantum of Solace - 59.40%
Diamonds Are Forever - 56.05%
Die Another Day - 39.92%
No.
Feel free to comment, another Bond is coming soon....
Very close, but with mine a little lower. Looks about right, though.
The community = 39.92%
Mine = 38%
Whilst reading other peoples ratings, what stood out for you?
The zeros some members have in certain categories tell me they're either not looking at it objectively, or they've overlooked something. For example: zero for Fleming? Are the scenes with Raoul or the notion of an 'abandoned station for abandoned agents' not Flemingesque- at least in the smallest degree? The same can be said for the plausibility. Not forgetting the gene therapy clinic of course- but shouldn't Bond being captured and tortured in a North Korean prison for 14 months warrant the plausibility factor at least 1 point?
You actually done the questions! I haven't bothered for the past couple of films as no-one was taking part.
And there is some truth in what you said methinks....