122 replies to this topic

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Though I don't like the Brosnan Bonds I wouldn't make them vanish, as what I don't like someone else may hold dear. It's all good anyway, because we're fortunate to have Bond movies continue after all these years.

[HH007]

This whole thread is a bummer. You guys are nuking my childhood memories left and right. I wouldn't erase any Bond film because while there are a few I don't like as much, every Bond film is an important part of the series' history and someone somewhere is fond of it and enjoys it and has nice memories of it. Why would I want to be so selfish as to "erase" someone's favorite movie just because it's not my cup of tea?

Okay, I think someone's taking this thread just a little too seriously.

[ACE]

Never Say Never Again.

[john.steed]

Like many others, while there are films that I like far more than others, I would not want to eliminate any of the films. For example, while there are parts of LTK that I do not like at all (i.e. Felix and the shark), there are parts that I love (Bond on the ship stealing the Money).

[Blofeld's Cat]

I wouldn't want any Bond film to be vanished.

I can see good things in my least favourite as much as I can see bad things in my top 10. I can happily enjoy them all.

[sharpshooter]

Goldeneye

Sacrilege!
I echo Blofeld's Cat's opinion. I'd keep them all.

[Mr Twilight]

If I had to chose one it had to be DAF or CR'67, but I was thinking if Connery had done OHMSS and Lazenby had done DAF instead, the film would have been a lot different. If I recall right they had an idea of letting Bond return with some plastic surgery done (read: new actor). It would maybe work better and the revenge of Tracy theme might been used properly. On the other hand CR'67 was a disaster and so totally wrong compare to NSNA who worked better compare to the original serie, so I could have lived without that one. It's a pity Connery/Broccoli & Saltzman said no thanks to CR in the 66-67. It would have been interesting to see that one instead of YOLT and in that case it would have been a chance we would have been seen OHMSS before YOLT, in the right order...maybe. But as someone already said I wouldn't really wanna change anything even if the serie has it's downs.

[Skudor]

There's no need to make any of them vanish as far as I'm concerned. If I had to pick one I'd have Die Another Day vanish though. The rest, even CR'67, can happily remain.

[hilly]

As has already been said, I'd keep them all, as they are all wonderful, to a greater or lesser degree. I would, however

Remove the tin whistle from the car jump in TMWTGG
Chop out the "Jaws turns good" element of Moonraker
When watching the rushes of DAD, turn to the CGI person and say "actually that sequence is all a bit rubbish"
Force George Lazenby to grow up, stop having a childish tantrum and have him do DAF

I'd like to think that I'd have pensioned Roger off after Octopussy,for the sake of his own dignity if nothing else... but I'm not sure that, as the film goes, even Timothy Dalton could have improved AVTAK much

Despite the elements that may make me squirm from time to time, I'd take any one of them to a Desert Island with me any day..

[Harry Fawkes]

I agree with the removal of the tin whistle from the car jump in TMWTGG hilly. Good point.

[FLEMINGFAN]

CASINO ROYALE (2006)

[HH007]

CASINO ROYALE (2006)

To each his own... obviously no accounting for taste, especially for those who have none.

[Bondian]

If a Bond film vanished, how would you know whether you would have liked it or not.

I would go for 'Try Another Day'.

[Garth007]

I would only want "erase" a few, so asto have them done with a different actor (OHMSS with Connery would have been a completely different film. Nothing against G.L., but Connery & Rigg, would have been great. Connery as Bond in it would have been interesting to watch, given the Connery Bond films right before it) or more seriously ( Casino Royale '67 ).
Being a major Dalton fan, I'd have like to see Goldeneye and Day Another Day done with Dalton.

I have to agree with this it would of been cool to see Connery in OHMSS and Dalton in Goldeneye to Die Another Day.

[dee-bee-five]

CASINO ROYALE (2006)

Ironic that someone who calls himself (herself?) "FlemingFan" should choose one of the very few Bond films (alongside FRWL, OHMSS) to really do justice to its Fleming source novel.

I wouldn't like to see any Bond film vanish. Each one is what it is, for better or worse. I wouldn't even wish NSNA to vanish, provided, that is, I don't have to clap eyes on it again.

Edited by dee-bee-five, 24 June 2008 - 09:06 PM.

[Daddy Bond]

CASINO ROYALE (2006)

This is a typo, right?

[Mister Asterix]

I’d make The Property of a Lady vanish. What the hell were they thinking with that one? Whoopi Goldberg? The Flying Attack Undroids? Tim’s Toupé? M in drag? Bobcat Golthwait as Felix? I mean come on!

EDIT: I’ve done it. I’ve made a deal with Baron Samedi and TPOAL has now no more. Never existed. Poof. I’ve saved all the Bond fans from it and all it cost was the soul of my one cat. And I think she was going that way anyhow.

[Publius]

I wouldn't make any vanish, but I would rename DAF Sean Connery Does Las Vegas and have it be about how he thinks he's James Bond in real life, and everyone just goes along with it or even believes him.

[Bondian]

I’d make The Property of a Lady vanish. What the hell were they thinking with that one? Whoopi Goldberg? The Flying Attack Undroids? Tim’s Toupé? M in drag? Bobcat Golthwait as Felix? I mean come on!

EDIT: I’ve done it. I’ve made a deal with Baron Samedi and TPOAL has now no more. Never existed. Poof. I’ve saved all the Bond fans from it and all it cost was the soul of my one cat. And I think she was going that way anyhow.

rofl

[sharpshooter]

If I simply had to, AVTAK would be the one packing its bags.

[Mr Twilight]

There are a lot of critic on AVTAK and so also from me, but I wouldn't like it to disapear anyway. I would have rather seen Dalton as Bond instead and make his era stretch from 85-95 (AVTAK to GE).

[Safari Suit]

While I don't hate Brosnan or his films, I'd erase them from existence. They don't really bring anything new to the table.

I'm not much of a one to bump old threads randomly and aimlessly but... that is one hell of a statement!

Scary to think what the 2006 JimmyBond would do to films he hated!

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

Diamonds are Forever. Hands down!

[elizabeth]

thunderball. get it the out of my sight. sorry, sean.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

thunderball. get it the out of my sight. sorry, sean.

To each his own, but a Bond world without Connery's 4th and slickest performance as Bond, Claudine Auger's Domino and especially Luciana Paluzzi's Fiona Volpe is one I wouldn't want to live in.

As for me, I don't know if there are any I would want to vanish. A View to a Kill was the weakest Bond film(at least up to that point in the series) but without it we would not have had The Living Daylights as we know it now and I adore it as it is. Some list Die Another Day but without Die Another Day we wouldn't have Casino Royale as it is. It might even had starred Brosnan and I would not want that. If I had to pick one I'd say Quantum of Solace but replace it with a Quantum of Solace directed by Martin Campbell and with a stronger script to make it more consistent in style and mood to Casino Royale.

[Mr. Blofeld]

I agree with the removal of the tin whistle from the car jump in TMWTGG hilly. Good point.

Mharkin's already done that:

[Goodnight]

I would mind booting AVTAK into orbit

[The Shark]

Everything in TWINE.

[DominicGreene]

I ve always wanted to erase some of the films forever out of history.

These include: CASINO ROYALE (1967), DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, LIVE AND LET DIE, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, the second half of OCTOPUSSY, A VIEW TO A KILL

That would settle it for me because it would mean less creepy 70s aesthetics and even less camp Bond (despite that, I still keep MOONRAKER cause it was posh, it earned money and even Oscar noms if I remember correctly)

I thought Octopussy was a great film, same goes for LALD, but whatever. If I'd had to chose, I'd be DAF. That was an embarrassment.

Second off, CS isn't even a official Bond film so why even mention it?!

[jrcjohnny99]

NSNA; no question.