Paid Members seph Posted May 17, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 from The Living Daylights (1987) And Lister is wrong. Madonna and failed showjumper Oliver Skeete shouldn't have come within six thousand miles of a bond film. Chris Eubank was born for those two seconds.Connery-Brosnan-Craig-Lazenby-Moore is the correct code. And before I shut my whore mouth Craig will move in either direction depending on Skyfall, he's .500 and needs to be able to bounce off incidental characters without getting them killed, and be able to convincingly fraternise with the enemy for more than two scenes without treating him like "I will fuck your plan if it takes me the whole film." Bond is a borderline-superhuman agent of class, not a cockwaving meathead assassin.[/whore-mouth-shut] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clumsy Dad Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I recently watched Octopussy for the first time in probably about twenty years, and seeing the opening scene with the agent dressed as a clown I remembered how much that scared the shit out of me as a little kid. Was I alone in this? Â Also, as bad as some of Moonraker is, scene is great and really stands out from the rest of the film. It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted May 17, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 Also, as bad as some of Moonraker is, scene is great and really stands out from the rest of the film. It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 17, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 Connery-Brosnan-Craig-Lazenby-Moore is the correct code. And before I shut my whore mouth Craig will move in either direction depending on Skyfall, he's .500 and needs to be able to bounce off incidental characters without getting them killed, and be able to convincingly fraternise with the enemy for more than two scenes without treating him like "I will fuck your plan if it takes me the whole film." Bond is a borderline-superhuman agent of class, not a cockwaving meathead assassin.[/whore-mouth-shut]I don't have any problem with the Connery Bonds but to be honest there are plenty of serious spy films out there that do as good a job - the Harry Palmers, the Jason Bournes and so on.What I liked about the Moore Bonds is that they were just absolutely bags of fun. They didn't take themselves seriously and neither should they. They are great. I like the Connery ones, too, but I wouldn't stick any of them on for putting my feet up for a couple of hours and relaxing with a film for a good laugh ahead of the Moore ones.As for the Daniel Craig stuff, they're not Bond films. They're just more of the modern day 'sensitive spy' thriller stuff that has already been done in a far superior way by numerous other films recently. Craig's a fine actor but he would never make the Bond films *I* want to see even if he was allowed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted May 17, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 17, 2012 Daniel Craig is a Bond for chicks, thus not Bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Ford Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 You see, Gladders, I'm exactly the opposite. When I sit down to watch Bond, I want to see a spy story, so From Russia With Love, The Living Daylights and Casino Royale are my type of Bond film. Though I grew up with Roger Moore, and must have seen The Spy Who Loved Me more times than I care to mention, I can't take Roger Moore seriously, to the point that he is without a shadow of doubt my least favourite Bond ever.  Anyway, favourite Bond scenes:  . Conveys perfectly that 007 is an assassin above all else - a murderer that happens to work for the good guys.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman89762000 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Moore is awesome as bond he can say so much just by raising an eyebrow.As for the lad who said all the bonds are shit.. Your shit! , the bond films have explosions ,cool villains, loads of gadgets, fit birds and storylines that on the whole make sense plus some decent theme songs.Plus q was cool as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted May 18, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 I don't mind Roger Moore, but in the later films he does almost become a parody of himself, with one-liners after pretty much everything he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 There are two types of Bond films - the spy capers of the early movies that took their cue from the novels, and the Moore era of camp British comedy. Both are great, it just depends which you are in the mood for. I personally absolutely love the charming yet lethal Bond that Connery created, and Craig is a definite attempt to move back to that era; except the spy movie genre has moved on, and they've ended up being very good copies of the Bourne films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 18, 2012 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 It's pretty clear that me and Butch are wasting our time here and that you people just don't WANT to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 It's just not as clearcut as with Rocky, Gladstone, where 4 is obviously the best one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted May 18, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) You people are like magpies. "It's shiny. I want to pick it up". Well, Tommy Morrison and Sean Connery aren't shiny. Their quality is far more subtle. Edited May 18, 2012 by Rosegarden Funeral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolann Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 What film started with the big UN type copnvention and someone getting killed when the henchman fiddled with his earphones. That was good.I also love the bond film that starts in New Orleans with the guy getting stabbed and then picked up in the coffin. Have always though t that sort of funeral procession would be a nice way to go. When I kick the bucket you are all invited to come along and dance about with funky umbrellas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted May 18, 2012 Moderators Share Posted May 18, 2012 Which was the one with the hispanic hottie? It featured an island. She snuck Bond off the island where he was being held captive..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Halitosis Romantic Posted May 18, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted May 18, 2012 What film started with the big UN type copnvention and someone getting killed when the henchman fiddled with his earphones. That was good.I also love the bond film that starts in New Orleans with the guy getting stabbed and then picked up in the coffin. Have always though t that sort of funeral procession would be a nice way to go. When I kick the bucket you are all invited to come along and dance about with funky umbrellas. A View to The Kill and ThunderpussyWhich was the one with the hispanic hottie? It featured an island. She snuck Bond off the island where he was being held captive..? The Living Daylights 2 - Electric Bondaloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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