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[Colossus]

A 70s Moore... The Man With The Golden Gun, the last time the locale was like a character itself.

[Guy Haines]

I don't know if I'm mellowing in middle age, but I enjoyed the last two Sunday teatime Bond outings on ITV1 - LALD and TMWTGG - and I'm looking forward to this afternoon's episode, TSWLM. I say this because, to be honest, I don't consider Roger Moore to be the best James Bond, and as I've mentioned on this site before, I didn't always like the direction the "humour" took in the Moore era. Nevertheless, I'll be there this afternoon.

I think I must be going through a nostalgic phase, although of course, nostalgia ain't what it used to be!

[elizabeth]

Dr. No, FRWL, or TB.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Goldeneye. My favourite, with the brilliant Mr. Brosnan at his best.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

A double feature of Casino Royale(2006) and Moonraker(1979).

[DaveBond21]

A double feature of Casino Royale(2006) and Moonraker(1979).

That's another interesting combination.

I am in the mood for a Daniel Craig double-bill at the moment. Haven't viewed CR this year yet.


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[PrinceKamalKhan]

A double feature of Casino Royale(2006) and Moonraker(1979).

That's another interesting combination.

It is. And not quite as far off as some might think. They both are two of the most beautifully photographed films of the series. And they're the best of each actor's tenure(IMHO, of course)

I am in the mood for a Daniel Craig double-bill at the moment. Haven't viewed CR this year yet.

I haven't viewed Casino Royale in 2 years. Don't know when I'll get around to it again. I want to watch it in Spanish. It's an interesting way to get a fresh take on viewing on these films.

Anyway, I'm currently in the mood for Licence to Kill.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Gonna go for a triple bill tonight (although I may have to stop after one given that I have to be up at 8.30!)

First - From Russia With Love
Second - The Living Daylights
Third - Quantum Of Solace

[elizabeth]

DAD.

[DaveBond21]

I am really in the mood for OHMSS at the moment, but I usually wait until Christmas to view it.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Goldfinger

[Messervy]

CR

I just re-watched QoS, and it could be quite interesting to go backwards and revisit CR in the light of QoS.
Besides, I really enjoy the brilliant Bond "reintroduction" we are witnessing since CR, and I just can't get enough of watching CR and QoS.
(I also can't wait for the next one, obviously...)

[elizabeth]

Idk, probably DAD.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Tomorrow Never Dies

[Colossus]

The one with heart, OHMSS

[Matt_13]

Tomorrow Never Dies

My favorite Brosnan Bond. I really can't level an honest to goodness complaint about it, just good, solid, utterly unremarkable fun.

[jaguar007]

Tomorrow Never Dies

My favorite Brosnan Bond. I really can't level an honest to goodness complaint about it, just good, solid, utterly unremarkable fun.

I agree, it is Brosnan's best Bond (except it bypasses any character development on the non-Bond characters). I have been kind of wanting to watch it again recently, I have not seen it in a couple of years.

[elizabeth]

Anything from the 60s.

[Miles Miservy]

I find if I watch OHMSS, I inavdertantly watch the others that refer to is shortly thereafter (DAF, TSWLM, FYEO & LTK. Also, I have a tendency to watch them in reverse succession starting w/the last film from each actor (QOS, DAD, LTK, VTK, etc.)

I thought TMWGG was for the most part, cartoonish. Although Christopher Lee was one of the coolest menacing villians, we could've done without the little midget hitman & the awkward reappearance of JW Pepper. I thought that Mary Goodnight's character was under-utilized. Also, the writers forgot to convey that Bond took a 1st in Oriental languages at Cambridge. He needed not bumble about, asking for Lazar like a bloody tourist.

[DaveBond21]

I find if I watch OHMSS, I inavdertantly watch the others that refer to is shortly thereafter (DAF, TSWLM, FYEO & LTK. Also, I have a tendency to watch them in reverse succession starting w/the last film from each actor (QOS, DAD, LTK, VTK, etc.)

I thought TMWGG was for the most part, cartoonish. Although Christopher Lee was one of the coolest menacing villians, we could've done without the little midget hitman & the awkward reappearance of JW Pepper. I thought that Mary Goodnight's character was under-utilized. Also, the writers forgot to convey that Bond took a 1st in Oriental languages at Cambridge. He needed not bumble about, asking for Lazar like a bloody tourist.

TMWTGG has its cartoonish moments but I find it the most dark of the Moore Bond movies. There's Bond almost breaking a girl's arm, a woman being stroked by a gun, mysterious boat journeys, assasinations, an angry M, conversation with a corpse, and the weird Hall of Mirrors.

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

Tomorrow Never Dies

My favorite Brosnan Bond. I really can't level an honest to goodness complaint about it, just good, solid, utterly unremarkable fun.

I agree, it is Brosnan's best Bond (except it bypasses any character development on the non-Bond characters). I have been kind of wanting to watch it again recently, I have not seen it in a couple of years.

Paris' character gets particularly shortchanged by the script. However, TND is probably the most consistenly successful Brosnan Bond film. It accomplishes completely what it aims for. I think DAD and GE have more interesting plots that involve more international intrigue while TND is less ambitious storywise. Nonetheless, it delivers what it promises, i.e., a slick and fast-moving trip through the standard 007 movie formula.



Anyway, I'm in the mood for The Spy Who Loved Me

[elizabeth]

LALD, Octopussy, or TMWTGG, or maybe TSWLM...

[occhile007]

quantum of solace. idk why, but i just feel like watching it.

but then again, november is right around the corner, and to me that's like the "unofficial bond month" anyway, so all i will be watching all month is bond movies. i'm even excited about the new games they have coming out.

anyone know if they are doing a thanksgiving bond-a-thon or is that a thing of the past?

[DaveBond21]

Tomorrow Never Dies

My favorite Brosnan Bond. I really can't level an honest to goodness complaint about it, just good, solid, utterly unremarkable fun.

I agree, it is Brosnan's best Bond (except it bypasses any character development on the non-Bond characters). I have been kind of wanting to watch it again recently, I have not seen it in a couple of years.

Paris' character gets particularly shortchanged by the script. However, TND is probably the most consistenly successful Brosnan Bond film. It accomplishes completely what it aims for. I think DAD and GE have more interesting plots that involve more international intrigue while TND is less ambitious storywise. Nonetheless, it delivers what it promises, i.e., a slick and fast-moving trip through the standard 007 movie formula.

Is it fair to say that the events in TND take place in the shortest space of time for a Bond movie? It all happens in 48 hours.


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[PrinceKamalKhan]

LALD, Octopussy, or TMWTGG, or maybe TSWLM...

Sounds like you're in a Roger Moore mood.

Tomorrow Never Dies

My favorite Brosnan Bond. I really can't level an honest to goodness complaint about it, just good, solid, utterly unremarkable fun.

I agree, it is Brosnan's best Bond (except it bypasses any character development on the non-Bond characters). I have been kind of wanting to watch it again recently, I have not seen it in a couple of years.

Paris' character gets particularly shortchanged by the script. However, TND is probably the most consistenly successful Brosnan Bond film. It accomplishes completely what it aims for. I think DAD and GE have more interesting plots that involve more international intrigue while TND is less ambitious storywise. Nonetheless, it delivers what it promises, i.e., a slick and fast-moving trip through the standard 007 movie formula.

Is it fair to say that the events in TND take place in the shortest space of time for a Bond movie? It all happens in 48 hours.


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Yep. I do think TND does benefit from a sense of urgency that helps it flow very well. Despite the non-stop action, it is able to fit in a few character moments mostly involving Paris and the scene where Brosnan is putting the silencer on his gun.

Anyway, I'm in the mood for Moonraker. I'll be watching it this weekend with some friends who recently took a trip to Rio so that should be fun, especially for them to look out for the sights they just saw in person.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Thunderball

[Colossus]

License To Kill.

I love a happy, smiling, laughing Bond....

eh?!?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

A double-feature of The Living Daylights and Tomorrow Never Dies.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Either From Russia With Love or Diamonds Are Forever

[Colossus]

moonraker