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I'm not slating the Laz. I'm just saying I'm not his biggest fan. I find Connery, Moore, Craig, Dalton and Broz more entertaining to watch.
I think it's the George Baker dub over that lets him down for me. I know it only lasts half an hour but it's distracting.
Laz did a pretty good job considering he wasn't an actor - I just prefer the others. Sorry Wizard :)
For me, just one little Bond fan against the world here, OHMSS only has the music going for it. The rest is.....just kind of dumb.
Brainwashing? Really? Come on. WORST CONCEPT EVER.
And what DID happen to Blofeld? Did Laz just not care? "I'm sure he's dead, let's get hitched."
When Laz just sits down in the office and looks through Connerys pieces from past films, and has HIS memories, it just seems like "yeah, that WAS all me. I remember that...". And if that's the case, what was that "this never happened to the other fellow" line all about if your JUST gonna have GL play Connery with all his memories? Just dumb. And an insult to Sean, if you ask me.
Did George really spend a solid 10 minutes caring about some (at the time in the film) random woman and her problems, then go and FROLIC AND SHOP WITH HER!??!?!?
Lastly....orange turtleneck? =))
I mean zero disrespect, this is just my opinion, pure and simple. I know that it is not the "right one", but a good debate needs a point to every counterpoint, yes?
The whole film felt like it could have been so much better. But with a rookie actor and director, it wasn't meant to be. (AT LEAST FOR ME)
Said it before, Lazenby gets sometimes unfairly castigated by people, not just on MI6 either, there was certainly very big shoes to fill after Connery left in '67 and I think all said, he didn't do too bad a job either. It's not one of my favorites granted, but all the same really would of liked to have seen Mr Lazenby in or two subsequent releases, the potential was there
DAF basically does this too: "My God, you just killed James Bond!"
I agree with most of your points, but I don´t dislike the movie. But it´s a different kind of Bond film, no doubt.
Just what I think. I just wanted to be polite so that the Fleming fans don´t behead me.
Don't fear the Fleming fans, my friend! Somebody has to take this viewpoint, so it might as well be us!
For instance I know that chap in the video hasn't read much of Fleming but he still considers Majesty's one of the best in the series.
I myself also first saw Majesty's long before I ever read the book and have to say I enjoyed it back then - although its certainly grown on me even more as Ive got older.
Agreed. By the way, and forgive me if you've already stated this, but where do you rank OHMSS?
Have you listened to the reviewer above? If not you should have a listen. He says (rightly) a slower pace works very well.
It's at #22 for me, bottom of the barrel! Good to see someone else shares my viewpoint!
Yeah, I could do without the mushy love junk, it just makes a Bond movie drag tremendously, and I don't watch Bond movies for love stuff, but for the action, danger, and excitement.
You got it right, my friend.
Now I've got to know, where's GoldenEye on your rankings?
GoldenEye is proudly my Number 1!
It is the coolest thing ever! Interestingly enough, it's not what turned me into a Bond fan, I just love it a lot. My Bond-turning experience was with 007 Nightfire, aka the world's greatest game of all time!
Overrated? No at best the movie is underrated and not given the props it rightly deserves.
I agree with the youtube review posted by Bain. the films is well polished and a fine work of art. Also It closed out an era of Bond (the Sixties) and following this film we got the seventies: reworked earlier films, light hearted tongue in cheek approach, Bond following trends instead of setting trends, and 007 "by the numbers."
Yes their might be some better action adventure films out there but the score no chance, not even John Williams can top this in my book.
That is half-way correct, and I say half-way only because I really like the '80s Bond movies and the '90s, from 1981-1999 is what I'd consider the Golden Era. Still, you've got a point, because DAF, LALD, TSWLM come from the '70s, as do TMWTGG and MR, which I've started to become more fond of.
I think this just about sums up the level of debate we have been dragged into. Not even the greatest Bond game of all time FFS.
Is there any possibility of setting up some sort of online Bond competency test to allow people access to the forums?
Question 1 - Have you ever read an Ian Fleming Bond novel?
Yes - welcome friend and lets discuss all things Bondian.
No - Then jog on. I'm sure theres plenty of Transformers forums you would be welcome on. This is a Bond forum for Bond people. Theres nothing for you here.