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GoldenEye is hugely over rated by many fans. Whilst it has grown on me over the years, I can never quite shake the almost made for tv look it has at times. It's a mediocre entry in the series.
The Dr.Kaufman scene in TND is another over rated scene that is nowhere near as good as some fans seem to hold it such high regard. I find Kaufman to be a joke with zero menace and is a weak character. It's an altogether awkward scene that conveniently ditches the Paris character and swiftly moves us on to Vietnam.
Dr Kaufman is one of the few good things in TND, but I agree that the way the scene itself plays out is not much to write home about. Schiavelli deserved more screen time and a better script.
That's the problem I have with Kaufman. The character is not developed or given any chance to establish himself. Schiavelli is a great actor, and given some more screen time could've given the character some depth. As filmed, he's weak and buffoon like. Terrible scene. And given the backstory that Bond and Paris shared, it makes the whole scene that much worse for me. If Kaufman was given more time, then Paris death could've been that much more meaningful. Instead of a brief line later in the film.
Yeah he does overdo the noises/grunts sometimes. Although funnily enough I noticed Moore's "oph" noises long before I noticed Brosnan's.
How true! This was a problem in GE as well. Gottfried John and Tcheky Kario were also excellent, but a bit wasted.
- LTK is my fav film not in the series, but as a whole
- I'd rather choose NSNA over TB any time
- I find J.W. Pepper absolutely hilarious
- In my country's elections, I vote for a commie party while enjoying Ian Fleming's novels as a whole (I loathe QOS).
I also agree @Benny. I personally think the scene where Bond kills Elektra is one of Brosnan's best and far better than the Dr. Kaufman scene.
Completely disagree on GE though. I actually posted about this a few pages back:
I think there are so many people hopping on the "GE is overrated" bandwagon that it actually doesn't get the appreciation it deserves. It's a classic imo. Reinvents Bond after the cold war, introduces a great new Bond actor, has one of the best Bond girls of the series, has one of the best villains of the series, has a great theme song, has the best title sequence of the series and it has a witty script full of great lines, iconic moments (probably the most iconic film bar GF), colourful characters (best side characters of the series), and cracking action scenes.
Plot holes and terrible score aside, there's so much to love in this film and I think it should be in everyone's top 10, at least.
Too many people say "GE's alright, Brosnan's best but that's not saying much", when in reality it's every bit as brilliant as it's biggest fans make out imo.
They weren't IN Britain, and English was a second language for Kaufman who might not understand British colloquialisms so Bond rightly chose the most commonly understandable phrase for it. :P
Does Bond say "time for a station break" just in case the unconscious Germans can't understand British colloquialism?
I think that's it really. It's the standout scene in TND but that's hardly an achievement. I like TND for what it is (a fun actionfest) but it is a bland film imo that could've been so much better. With a few changes I think it could be a top 10 Bond film.
Utter nonsense. If only it were so.
With the exception of QoS, which had a Leftist bent, and SF, which indeed comes over as a bit conservative, the Bond films are apolitical.
Christ. I can only guess that you're pursuing graduate studies in English.
Or sheep-like adherence to the revolution, which is a good description of the entertainment industry's stance in general.
You assume rebellion is Leftist when it's not. It all depends upon who's in charge. Currently--and probably for a very long time to come--the establishment is Leftist. When I rebel against the exactions of the Left, I am hardly being a Leftist.
You know, you're actually right and it's really shocking how I'm perceiving such a statement to be so true.
On another note, Tom Jones' Thunderball theme is by far the best Bond theme in the series.
It's been my fav for quite some time.
In graduate school I wrote my final research paper on imperialism and racial hierarchy in the James Bond films.
Heh. Knew it.
It's just so suave, slick, classy. It's so....Bond
They are not apolitical in the least. Just a handful of examples off the top of my head:
DN- Government House in Jamaica run by subservient natives.
GF- The opening scene in which Bond stops a South American drug lord who "finances revolutions with heroin flavored bananas." Later, Bond stops a plot by the Chinese working with Goldfinger who want to cause "economic chaos in the West" by detonating a nuclear bomb at Fort Knox.
DAF- The diamond mine is run like a quasi-plantation, with the happy natives doing the grunt work for their benevolent British overlords.