I think that the Most Dangerous Game idea would work extremely well in a Daniel Craig Bond movie, without all of the humorous elements, of course.
That could definitely make for an interesting sequence.
Posted 05 March 2008 - 04:49 PM
I think that the Most Dangerous Game idea would work extremely well in a Daniel Craig Bond movie, without all of the humorous elements, of course.
Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:32 AM
Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:38 AM
There is no tension . It's one stupidity followed by another.
ref to jungle scene
Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:42 AM
There is no tension . It's one stupidity followed by another.
ref to jungle scene
Posted 05 June 2008 - 01:32 AM
Posted 05 June 2008 - 01:42 AM
Posted 06 July 2008 - 11:52 PM
Posted 20 July 2008 - 11:40 PM
Posted 04 August 2008 - 05:04 PM
Posted 04 August 2008 - 05:11 PM
There is no tension .
It's one stupidity followed by another.
Posted 04 August 2008 - 08:58 PM
Says the Daniel Craig supporter.It was the Moore era.
Says the Daniel Craig supporter!It was the Moore era!
Posted 07 August 2008 - 07:30 AM
There is no tension . It's one stupidity followed by another.
ref to jungle scene
Posted 24 August 2008 - 05:08 AM
Edited by staveoffzombies, 24 August 2008 - 05:40 AM.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 05:32 AM
Posted 24 August 2008 - 06:05 AM
Oh, and it's also a Goldfinger rehash.To me this is the most underrated of all the Bond films. I was watching through it today to confirm my theory, and I found it just as great as ever. Yes, there are the really cornball moments that plagued the Moore films; but there's some great stuff in here as well.
-The plot was twisty turny, and keeps your interest.
-Roger Moore seemed to be having a great time...he was as charming as ever.
-Maud Adams was great...she actually seemed the appropriate age for Moore and made for a memorable character.
-It might just be me...but I found the tension when Moore is trying to get to, and diffuse the bomb to be one of the best moments of tension in the whole Moore canon. The frustration he's going through as everything seems to be stopping him from getting to the bomb was so well done....I felt tense and frustrated along with him.
-And the plane fight was a great bit.
-I also loved the increased screen-time for Q, as well as him getting in on the action at the end.
-Finally, the scene where Bond returns from Octopussy's hideout to find Q with Vijay's dead body is a great moment where the two colleagues avoid sniping at each other to really get down to business after losing their friend...it's a great scene.
So yeah....Octopussy is the Bond film I tend to get the most defensive about...it seems to either get put down or ingored altogether and I think that's a shame. It's my second favorite Moore Bond and my tenth favorite Bond film overall.
Edit: Oh, and the PTS was among the best in the series.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 06:10 AM
Posted 24 August 2008 - 06:26 AM
Yes, really; they dovetail quite nicely into each other, right down to the finale which takes place on an airplane.Not really.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 06:43 AM
Posted 24 August 2008 - 02:43 PM
DAD's finale is also on a plane, Bond drives a gadget-rigged Aston Martin, fights a bizarre Korean henchman, etc. I wouldn't exactly call it a GF rehash, though and more than I would with OP. There are too many similiarities in all the films to label some more than others in that way.Yes, really; they dovetail quite nicely into each other, right down to the finale which takes place on an airplane.Not really.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 05:45 PM
Posted 24 August 2008 - 07:25 PM
I like it, bust at the same time I hate some elements in it. It's important to include funny parts, but that doesn't mean they should be ridiculous.
The plot in it's self is well written and pretty serious, and maybe the best of the Roger Moore's films. But I do think it's a shame they departed to far from the tone of For Your Eyes Only. I don't like the over top PTS and the final conclusion, and some of the silly parts in India.
At the same time I just adore the gambling scene and the bit in Germany. I was actually surprised they managed to make the bomb sequence so intense when Moore is actually dressed up as a clown.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 07:37 PM
Posted 24 August 2008 - 11:33 PM
And the plane fight was a great bit.
-I also loved the increased screen-time for Q, as well as him getting in on the action at the end.
-Finally, the scene where Bond returns from Octopussy's hideout to find Q with Vijay's dead body is a great moment where the two colleagues avoid sniping at each other to really get down to business after losing their friend...it's a great scene.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 11:44 PM
You can't, however, do anything about Roger's age and noticable pre-surgery facial features. He looked better in AVTAK.
Posted 24 August 2008 - 11:47 PM
You can't, however, do anything about Roger's age and noticable pre-surgery facial features. He looked better in AVTAK.
I strongly disagree. Many on here have noted that Moore is stuck with a perpetual look of surprise on his face in "AVTAK", the result of a rather obvious facelift. I'd rather Roger look naturally old than artificially young.
Posted 25 August 2008 - 07:06 AM
Posted 25 August 2008 - 07:15 AM
Octopussy has really grown on me. Before I didn't really give it that much attention and was overly critical. Now I just take it for what it is, an enjoyable two and a bit hours of escapism. Count me in as a fan!
Posted 25 August 2008 - 06:21 PM
Posted 25 August 2008 - 06:45 PM
Yeah, they really are. Camerawork on a level so parochial that Mel Brooks wouldn’t even dare.-Glen. Bad direction, the worst of the series. Those zoom in and out shots are awfull!
Posted 25 August 2008 - 08:39 PM