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[Aris007]

Just finished You Only Live Twice. Ok, it's not the best film, but great fun I have to say!

[Cruiserweight]

LTK

[Cruiserweight]

LTK

[db007]

AVTAK. Much better than I remembered, though Roger was looking mighty old.

[Dekard77]

LTK and MWGG on Blu. Oh heavenly Blu gives the MGWW a great look. For what it's worth GH has a good eye for set pieces and plot twists, but you can't help but feel the whole movie everyone is playing catchup. Moore looks very very uneasy in this movie.

LTK looks slightly better on Blu than UE but the film seriously lacks synergy between the Lead Star and Director. Deny it all you want but the deleted scenes are mostly with TD doing something interesting. What hurt the most was the two scenes between TD and Lupe. She looks hot. Mighty fine. LTK strongest part is the final tanker chase. The piece feels rather epic. However I still get distracted by Labamba music in the tanker sequence. On VHS I managed to mute to volume when copying to another VHS.

Edited by Dekard77, 04 August 2009 - 02:27 PM.

[DAN LIGHTER]

From Russia with Love.

I didnt know they had so many problems filming it!

[han4bond]

A little over a week ago, I watched my first Bond Blu-Ray: Casino Royale. I'd read that Martin Campbell said Blu-Ray is the only way to watch the film, plus I wanted to introduce my dad to Bond, so I invited him over.

What a great decision. It's a beautiful transfer of a beautiful film, and the Madagascar chase in particular really pops. I probably haven't enjoyed the movie this much since I saw it in theaters. My dad loved it, laughing at the one-liners, commenting on the action, asking plot questions, and most of all, roaring and applauding at the surprise climax of the airport sequence. He's been bugging me to get Quantum of Solace ever since.

Shortly before that, I watched From Russia with Love on Ultimate Edition DVD. It still looks like dynamite and is easily one of the best Bonds ever, courtesy Connery's wry humor, a believable Cold War thriller plot, and Robert Shaw's genuinely intimidating villain.

[Cruiserweight]

Thunderball

[double o ego]

QoS.

[sharpshooter]

Moonraker. A very underrated Bond film.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Moonraker. A very underrated Bond film.

Indeed it is. Possibly the most underrated Bond film.

[col_007]

The Spy Who Loved Me

[DamnCoffee]

I'm in the mood for GoldeEye or Quantum Of Solace, I haven't watched a Bond movie in a while.

[Garth007]

I say last one i watched was QoS. I love the action in it and title seqence alot one of the best in my eyes. then i went and played the game. lol

[Doctor No]

YOLT

[Jeao007]

QOS. It was only the second time I watched it. I watched it right after I watched CR, and after doing that I think I had a better appreciation for the film.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Quantum of Solace

[jrcjohnny99]

TMWTGG

As I continue to work thru all the Bonds i order; this weeks outing was Roger's exotic trip to the east...not the best of Bond flicks and it certainly has it's issues, but still entertaining, captures the vide of the mid 70s and uses its locations as well or better than just about any other Bond movie.

Next up; 2 of my faves, TSWLM & MR

[Tybre]

Octopussy. Couldn't sleep the other night, so I figured I'd watch it to hold over the hour and a half until sunrise. Sleep finally started to catch up with me about 3/4 way through, so I paused it, slept, and finished it yesterday morning. Still my favorite of the Roger Moore era by far, and still a terrific film.

[Cruiserweight]

FYEO

[DaveBond21]

Octopussy. Couldn't sleep the other night, so I figured I'd watch it to hold over the hour and a half until sunrise. Sleep finally started to catch up with me about 3/4 way through, so I paused it, slept, and finished it yesterday morning. Still my favorite of the Roger Moore era by far, and still a terrific film.

I agree. Octopussy never fails to entertain.

[DamnCoffee]

I watched half of Live and Let Die and a bit of Dr. No on Blu Ray last night - stunning, especially on my girlfriends 42" Screen!

[DR76]

Tomorrow Never Dies. It has its moments, but it's still my least favorite Brosnan film. By the way, I didn't know that Gerard Butler had a small role in the film.

[Judo chop]

MOONRAKER. In terms of visual splendor, MR is still, and probably forever more will be, the reigning champion.

I couldn't help thinking of the relationship between MR and FYEO and just how dull John Glen's direction is in the brilliant light of Lewis Gilbert. As I watched, I kept saying to myself, "Nope. Glen never would have done that right. Nope, he wouldn't have done that. Nope, he'd never have thought of doing that."

There’s always a pang of sorrow for me when this film wraps up. The closing credits of MOONRAKER marks the start of a long and dark age for Bond.

[Judo chop]

Watched the first 30 minutes of LALD to vent some computer frustration.

I almost want to say that Roger looks too young. How ironic.

His performance is definitely a little unsettled. A little twitchy, compared to what he'd become, even in the next film. I feel downright bad for him when he first arrives in Mr. Big's lair. The script gives him all the lines with hardly an assist from the rest of the players, so he has to walk around generating thoughts from scratch. "Hmmm... interesting deck of cards." "Hmmm... nice hook." "Hmmm... can I have my drink back?" "Hmmm... this keyboard is in Chinese and I've forgotten how to read Chinese."

On a positive note, the car 'chase' (scene) is fantastic. Awesome direction by Hamilton. Very suspenseful, in fact.

[Judo chop]

Almost finished LALD. Just gotta wrap up the final voodoo fight and send Bond and Solitaire home.

I was wrong about Rog looking too young. He seems to have aged from the opening scene.

Man... that boat chase sequence is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooooo long. (Something like 12 minutes I counted.) Basically, Hamilton overindulges on Sherrif Pepper. I really don't mind the guy in small bits - he's really just another harmless contribution to the sterotyping theme running rampant in the film. His existence is almost clever in that way. But then Hamilton takes it too far, as if he's actually trying to make a character out of the caricature.

A liberal dose of editing would do wonders for this sequence.

[Tybre]

Almost finished LALD. Just gotta wrap up the final voodoo fight and send Bond and Solitaire home.

I was wrong about Rog looking too young. He seems to have aged from the opening scene.

Man... that boat chase sequence is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooooo long. (Something like 12 minutes I counted.) Basically, Hamilton overindulges on Sherrif Pepper. I really don't mind the guy in small bits - he's really just another harmless contribution to the sterotyping theme running rampant in the film. His existence is almost clever in that way. But then Hamilton takes it too far, as if he's actually trying to make a character out of the caricature.

A liberal dose of editing would do wonders for this sequence.

Best part of the boat chase: After one of the henchmen's boats crashes through the wedding, everyone is looking around stunned, the bride is sobbing, and the groom is just standing there with the faintest hint of a grin.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

Just watched Diamonds Are Forever, enjoyed it, I like Wint/Kidd and Charles Gray's Blofeld is great fun to watch, somewhat underrated I'd say. DAF is not the best of Bond films, but it's enjoyable anyway. Great John Barry soundtrack too.

[Cruiserweight]

Goldeneye

[Colossus]

TSWLM
Love the Egypt part. A lot of the movie has that dated disco thing but there's one great musical part when it's a far shot of the van driving in the morning and the violins kick in very high and long for the theme.