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You same to hate a lot of Bond films...7 Moore's and 4 Brosnan's... that half the franchise...
Exactly, and we have it to thank because it kept the series vital. We may not have had an FYEO, OP, TLD, GE or CR if the producers didn't have the foresight to keep the series "fresh" and "relevant"
Don't think so. Actually it would be a logical place to go in a story about spaceships.
What's all this news of me not liking Brosnan now? I may not like the majority of the films, but Brosnan isn't the fault I see with his era. Bad writing and direction marred that era. And I blame DAF for the campiness Rog was thrown into, though I don't know if it was his choice to play it like he did, or if he was pushed.
No, because the Bond film was never advertised as a space adventure - and if you come down to all the nitty grtty, it's essentially a classic Bond film with a special twist in Space.
Ian Fleming wrote it as part of his franchise it be a bit strange if it have been his only Bond novel that never been made in the time there film all his LALD and later novels. (Besides that i don't believe that CR is better based on his novel then the others, with exeption of TSWLM.)Because of the problems around it, in that case there better can have choose for not filming Thunderball. But also with TB iam happy there made it. Every mistake or good thing help another. OHMSS, Twine and QOS have things what i like thanks to TB.
If MR ended say in the launch pad with Bond and Holly disrupting and stopping the spaceships from launching, many of us would be debating about where in our respective Top 10 lists MR would be.
If MR had stopped there, it just would've been YOLT all over again. (Nothing against YOLT of course). I'm glad EON went for it or else we would not have the Flight into Space sequence, magnificently underscored by John Barry. And in the Star Wars/Superman/Star Trek era, it would've been a letdown for general audiences.
I mean they had a truly great Fleming story and they replace it with (said like this :-B)"Shpace Las-hors" and "Shpace Marinchs" . Really, Really?
<font color=blue size=7> <b>The '60s remains the best decade for the cinematic James Bond.</b></font>
DN, FRWL, TB and OHMSS are all classics. Even the worst of the 60's, GF and YOLT would be second best in the 00's and arguably the best of the 70's and 90's. The 80's have four solid films, but compared to the 60's, they just don't measure up to the 60s classics.
Truth. The 1960s were the golden era for Bond. They benefited from the best Bond actor and especially the fact that Bond was then new, innovative and fresh. They also benefit from existing in a time period near to when Ian Fleming actually lived and wrote the character.
Don't be afraid to say it. You are correct.
No, I disagree with this. The only good Bond movies that the '60s brought to us were From Russia with Love and Thunderball. I don't hate DN, GF, YOLT, and OHMSS, because I don't hate any Bond movies, but I don't think they are worthy enought to be considered top notch. The best era of 007 in my opinion has to be either the '80s or the '90s. FYEO and OP are to of Roger's best, and TLD and LTK are both amazing. Contrary to popular belief, I think AVTAK is under-rated and deserves some praise. As for the '90s, Brosnan is awesome and GE, TND, and TWINE are all magnificent.
Indeed. The 60's Bond films(especially Connery's) had that built in espionage, Cold War feel that mirrored what was going on in reality at the time. FRWL is probably the best example of the 60s. A classic film that infused realistic espionage with a Cold War feel to match the times. I'd even wager FRWL is one of the more realistic Bond films that portrayed quite accurately the real trade craft of spies in the real MI6/other agencies.
<font color=blue size=7> <b>Telly Savalas was the most iconic Blofeld.</b></font>