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[Wade]

I'll make this quick: I almost cried. For decades, I eagerly hustled out to see each new Bond film, and then left, knowing there was at least one thing that was lame, disappointing, regrettable.

Not this time.

I've not left a Bond film with this feeling -- the one I had after CR -- since I saw my first Bond, "Diamonds Are Forever" aand fell in love with the franchise.

How did I feel? Energized, excited, enthralled.

In short, I felt like a teenager again, the time in my life when movies sincerely MOVED me.

The whole movie flowed so well, so perfectly, that I realized I'd finally seen what I'd waited 40 years to see: a realistic Bond film.

And my 50th birthday isn't until January.

Who's the lucky boy??

To Babs and Mickey: Thank you! You've made on old man very happy.

[Hotwinds]

I will be 47 Dec 12 and I felt the same way.
I have not enjoyed a Bond film this much since I was a kid back in the 60's.
Mr. Craig makes you believe and so does the film. Fantastic!

I'll make this quick: I almost cried. For decades, I eagerly hustled out to see each new Bond film, and then left, knowing there was at least one thing that was lame, disappointing, regrettable.

Not this time.

I've not left a Bond film with this feeling -- the one I had after CR -- since I saw my first Bond, "Diamonds Are Forever" aand fell in love with the franchise.

How did I feel? Energized, excited, enthralled.

In short, I felt like a teenager again, the time in my life when movies sincerely MOVED me.

The whole movie flowed so well, so perfectly, that I realized I'd finally seen what I'd waited 40 years to see: a realistic Bond film.

And my 50th birthday isn't until January.

Who's the lucky boy??

To Babs and Mickey: Thank you! You've made on old man very happy.

[Onyx2626]

I'm 42.

It's like Daniel Craig said, "...it is religiously a Bond movie."

[The Number]

Wade...
Same feeling here. My dad wanted to go with me this time too. Our last Bond film together was Moonraker. I think he gave up on the franchise after that. He was excited to see Timothy Dalton but only when it came out on VHS. This time he wanted to actually see it in the theatre. So I really knew there was something unique then! So took him along.

We both left the movie absolutely excited and felt we finally got the Bond we always wanted. It's been 32 years since my dad took me to see my first Bond film. I finally got to repay him for that. It was worth every minute.

Ya...I almost cried too. Tears of joy. They took my favorite book and made it my favorite movie. And there was no cringe factor involved.(Except THAT scene. But that's another kind of cringing) Thanks Babs and Mike...for giving me my Bond. That was one hell of a 40th birthday present! Just don't make me wait that long again.

[RazorBlade]

Wade...
Same feeling here. My dad wanted to go with me this time too. Our last Bond film together was Moonraker. I think he gave up on the franchise after that. He was excited to see Timothy Dalton but only when it came out on VHS. This time he wanted to actually see it in the theatre. So I really knew there was something unique then! So took him along.

We both left the movie absolutely excited and felt we finally got the Bond we always wanted. It's been 32 years since my dad took me to see my first Bond film. I finally got to repay him for that. It was worth every minute.

Ya...I almost cried too. Tears of joy. They took my favorite book and made it my favorite movie. And there was no cringe factor involved.(Except THAT scene. But that's another kind of cringing) Thanks Babs and Mike...for giving me my Bond. That was one hell of a 40th birthday present! Just don't make me wait that long again.

Me too. I have loved Bond since the '60's and the first 4 Connery films. They got progressively worse after that IMO. I feel about CR the way above do. I was 50 in August. It's been a long wait, but worth it. I can't wait for the DVD.

[planearm]

I keep watching the ending again and again!

Edited by planearm, 08 January 2007 - 05:34 PM.

[Monkeyfoahead]

That video looks pirated.....

Edited by Monkeyfoahead, 09 January 2007 - 05:01 AM.

[AgentPB]

Well Casino Royale was good but i recently watched and finished a bond film i had never seen before. OHMSS the last scene with Bond and Tracy nearly killed me. I walked around in a funk for a few days it was the good. That scene saves the movie from all the bad things i've heard about it (The reason why i Waited for my UE's to watch it!) It now must be in my top five!

[mrsbonds_ppk]

Sweet...really cool that's all I have to say.

[Judo chop]

This thread makes me feel good.

(Fact that it's a friday might help too.)

[LadySylvia]

Ever since the release of CASINO ROYALE, last November, I have been obssessed over the movie and the Bond franchise. And I have not felt this way since THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, nearly twenty years ago. Thank you, Babs and Mike.

[Single-O-Seven]

My introduction to Bond in the theatre was GE and Brosnan. As a Fleming purist, I longed to see his material on screen, specifically CR. When CR was announced as Bond 21 I was ecstatic. When it came out and I saw some of Fleming's scenes come to life on the big screen my heart was pounding!

[00Twelve]

You stole my post, Single-O-Seven!

[Sbott]

CR was great but even better is that it has clearly reignited so many peoples passions for Bond, its fantastic that he's back!

[HH007]

Yeah, Casino Royale was great. I went to see it four times in the theaters, I loved it that much! It's the Bond film I've been waiting all my life for, easily the best in the series. And Daniel Craig is the man! Can't wait for Bond 22!

[byline]

My husband is 39 and said basically what everyone else has said. His first Bond film in the theatre was "For Your Eyes Only," and he was in love, retroactively becoming a diehard fan of the franchise. He liked Connery's first four films and most of Moore's run, but was disappointed in "A View to a Kill" . . . but then he loved Dalton's take on the character. Then, down went the roller coaster again as he lost interest in the franchise during Brosnan's tenure; he just couldn't stand the smirking one-liners and comic-book style (though that first video game was kind of fun).

Then "Casino Royale" came along, and his comments were pretty much along the lines of what's already been said here: This was the Bond film he'd been waiting to see all along. Craig took Dalton's darkly menacing demeanor (with a deep undercurrent of barely suppressed emotion) and combined it with Connery's physicality and subtle wit. This Bond is someone we can see wrestling, as Dalton's Bond did, with what it means to be a man who is called upon by his government to kill, and all the internal conflicts that produces. Plus we finally had a Bond woman who wasn't there just as eye candy; Vesper truly was a woman to be reckoned with, Bond's equal and yet still very much a woman's woman. We're never really told why they fall in love, but because both actors are so gifted, we see it so clearly. And we know why Bond is crushed when Vesper dies.

I'm different. I'm 48, and "For Your Eyes Only" was also my first Bond picture in the theatre. While I loved that particular film, in general the series just didn't appeal to me. Brosnan's run, in particular, was a turnoff. All style and very little substance. Which, granted, was true of many of Moore's films . . . which also held little appeal to me, other than "For Your Eyes Only." Years after Dalton's run, I happened to see "The Living Daylights" on TV, and my reaction was, "Hello, where have you been?" This was a Bond I could care about. Not so much the others.

Then, with "Casino Royale," I finally got the Bond I was waiting for, too. And now I have retroactively become a fan of the series. My other favorites are "Dr. No," "For Your Eyes Only" and "The Living Daylights." But, for now, "Casino Royale" is my absolute favorite. I lost count of how many times I saw it in the theatre; I think it was eight. Of course I have it on DVD and have watched it I don't know how many times since then. It just doesn't get old for me.

Edited by byline, 21 June 2007 - 03:33 PM.

[broadshoulder]

My husband is 39 and said basically what everyone else has said. His first Bond film in the theatre was "For Your Eyes Only," and he was in love, retroactively becoming a diehard fan of the franchise. He liked Connery's first four films and most of Moore's run, but was disappointed in "A View to a Kill" . . . but then he loved Dalton's take on the character. Then, down went the roller coaster again as he lost interest in the franchise during Brosnan's tenure; he just couldn't stand the smirking one-liners and comic-book style (though that first video game was kind of fun).

Then "Casino Royale" came along, and his comments were pretty much along the lines of what's already been said here: This was the Bond film he'd been waiting to see all along. Craig took Dalton's darkly menacing demeanor (with a deep undercurrent of barely suppressed emotion) and combined it with Connery's physicality and subtle wit. This Bond is someone we can see wrestling, as Dalton's Bond did, with what it means to be a man who is called upon by his government to kill, and all the internal conflicts that produces. Plus we finally had a Bond woman who wasn't there just as eye candy; Vesper truly was a woman to be reckoned with, Bond's equal and yet still very much a woman's woman. We're never really told why they fall in love, but because both actors are so gifted, we see it so clearly. And we know why Bond is crushed when Vesper dies.

I'm different. I'm 48, and "For Your Eyes Only" was also my first Bond picture in the theatre. While I loved that particular film, in general the series just didn't appeal to me. Brosnan's run, in particular, was a turnoff. All style and very little substance. Which, granted, was true of many of Moore's films . . . which also held little appeal to me, other than "For Your Eyes Only." Years after Dalton's run, I happened to see "The Living Daylights" on TV, and my reaction was, "Hello, where have you been?" This was a Bond I could care about. Not so much the others.

Then, with "Casino Royale," I finally got the Bond I was waiting for, too. And now I have retroactively become a fan of the series. My other favorites are "Dr. No," "For Your Eyes Only" and "The Living Daylights." But, for now, "Casino Royale" is my absolute favorite. I lost count of how many times I saw it in the theatre; I think it was eight. Of course I have it on DVD and have watched it I don't know how many times since then. It just doesn't get old for me.

If you want a Bond with an emotional edge then OHMSS is for you. I've not met a woman who hasnt loved that film. Although most women seem to love TLD the best..

[DaveBond21]

Well I must admit that I got tingles and a bit emotional when:-


- I first saw the trailer, and heard the choral version of the James Bond Theme

- I saw the MGM logo in the theatre

- The pre-titles were showing

- The last line

- The Bond theme over the end credits and James Bond Will Return

[bonds_walther]

When the teaser trailer came out I was bubbling with emotion! Roll on the teaser for Bond 22.

[Qwerty]

When the teaser trailer came out I was bubbling with emotion! Roll on the teaser for Bond 22.

A bit of a wait for that one though.