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002) TMWTGG
003) DAF
004) LALD
2- TWMWTGG
3- LALD
4- DAF
Live and Let Die
TMWTGG
Diamonds Are Forever
2. GF
3. TMWTGG
4. LALD
On directing, as in NOT storyline:
GOLDFINGER -Shot beautifully, and for the time shot very well.
As far as the rest go, you couldn't tell they were done by the same guy.
TMWTGG -Overall meh on cinematography and direction
DAF -props for the challenge of filming in Vegas AND on an oil rig. But the CGI is just un-passable.. but that is mostly budgetary issues.
LALD -nothing significant. Could of been anybody directing.
(x2)
2. Live and Let Die
3. Diamonds Are Forever
4. The Man With the Golden Gun
Seems about right ;)
In any event, best Hamilton picture for me was Live and Let Die, can't really argue as it's my favorite 007 adventure
In second place comes Golden Gun by some distance, then Diamonds and finally Goldfinger
Just for arguments sake and for subsequent Director polls :
Young - From Russia With Love
Gilbert - The Spy Who Loved Me
Campbell - Casino Royale
I believe anyone else only directed the once so obviously we can't pick and choose
Well that changes things. The title is "Rank the Guy Hamilton films". I actually agree, I think GF is probably his best directed film in that it's the tighest and is the most evenly paced. I also would rank GF highly because it has Mr. Hamilton's stamp all over it: he brought a level of iconography to the series, as another member pointed out in the 11/10 thread.
I rank DAF highly as well, because it has the campy feel and style of Guy Hamilton that he started with GF: but also because it has a lot else going for it: exceptionally clever script, actor's performances, music, among other things.
LALD and TWTGG are definitely unmistakably Guy Hamilton directed films: whacky over the top characters, gags, strong emphasis of dialogue between characters, outrageous stunts and an overall 'colorfulness' to the movies. But with Die and Golden Gun, the whole is unfortunately less than the sum of their parts, and even several of the parts fall flat. IMHO of course
Baron Samedi? Blofeld clones? Diamond satellites? Sporting a dry clean tuxedo replete with fresh carnation under a wetsuit? :?
I think fantasy abounded quite a bit in Hamilton's Bond films.
2.) TMWTGG
3.) LALD
GF and DAF are one and two, respectively, on my Bond list, but they are practically equal in every sense of the word.
2. Diamonds are Forever
3. Live and Let Die
4. The Man With the Golden Gun
2. Diamonds Are Forever
(further down the list)
3. Goldfinger
4. The Man with the Golden Gun
002. Goldfinger
003. The Man With The Golden Gun
004. Diamonds Are Forever
2. Goldfinger
3. Diamonds Are Forever
4. The Man With The Golden Gun
I think. To be honest, I don't really know without watching them all again. I really don't like The Man With The Golden Gun aside from Moore's perfromance, that much I do know.
TMWTGG
DAF
GF
TMWTGG
LALD
DAF
2. TMWTGG
3. DAF
EDIT: Can we get a poll for this, too?
Also, can we rank the 2 Martin Campbell films somewhere? It would be interesting to see how that turns out.
I agree. A poll would be great.
1. Casino Royale
2. GoldenEye
That's it. Though some would differ, many would 'rank' them in that order.
Goldfinger
Live and Let Die
The Man With The Golden Gun
Diamonds Are Forever.
The last two, in particular, features some shoddy continuity and sight gags.
DAF
LALD
GF
All equally brilliant.
Live and Let Die
TMWTGG
Diamonds Are Forever
TMWTGG
Diamonds Are Forever
Goldfinger
This is the Bond that cemented the formula and pushed Bond to a higher level of popularity and glamour. It's an enjoyable classic in every respect and as such, it's my number one Hamilton film.
2) DAF
Like a woman you consider ugly at first, then fall madly in love with because she's great in bed, DAF is a Bond film I had to get accustomed to - but now I love it in every way.
3) LALD
Solitaire.
Solitaire.
Solitaire.
4) TMWTGG
Mèh...
LALD
TMWTGG
DAF
GF
LALD
DAF