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[JimmyBond]

I know it's kind of a cliche by now to be posting this thread (in fact I'm "guilty" of posting these in the past), but I was just posting over in the "What do you miss" thread and posted this:

Sure I was one of those people who loved the idea behind it, and even defended the notion of it...

But dammit, I'm ready for the gunbarrel to be back at the opening of the film. Sitting in the theater waiting for the newest Brosnan Bond to open, and then the gunbarrel jumping across the screen, man I got goosebumps...in fact I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it now.

And it got me in the mood to post this thread, because in all honesty I do miss having the gunbarrel at the opening. I do defend the reasonings for it's inclusion at the end of Quantum...and what a gunbarrel it is, but nothing gets me pumped for a Bond film in a way that having the gunbarrel at the start of the film does. The film can end up being a huge disappointment (TWINE), but for those 20 or so seconds it takes for the gb to unfold, I'm in heaven

Incidentally mine are (in no particular order):

LTK-I love the music in this one, the urgency of it all, then when Bond fires we segue into the classic theme. Just beautiful.

DAD-I can't fault Tamahori for wanting to have the CGI bullet. It was a gamble, and unfortanately it didnt pay off, but Arnold's composition really saves it. Why he chose to go back to the original gunbarrel composition for this film after his first two efforts still confounds me, but I in no way fault him for it.

QoS- Beautiful, deliciously retro while feeling modern. Not better than Kleinman's work, I'd say it's the same. Great music too. Craig's quick walk is really suited to his style of Bond.

OHMSS- Lazenby's kneel is really effective, too bad we didnt get to see it open more films.

[00Jaws]

I like the OHMSS and FYEO because of the music the most. TMWTGG comes next.

From the actors and their movements i probably like Connery and Moore's first two the most.


I dislike LTK the most. I hate the musc during the gunbarrel. Also the QOS one is kinda meh, too rushed.

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

- Goldfinger: lovely jazzy tune by John Barry, while Bob Simmons jumps to the other side of the gunbarrel, had a great sixties feel to it.

- You Only Live Twice: John Barry with a Japanese touch. And Sean Connery's wonderful turn opens this epic Bond.

- On Her Majesty's Secret Service: George Lazenby performs a very impressive gunbarrel, physically possibly the best of all Bonds, John Barry kicks in with a synthesised score, when the movie opened I knew this was going to be Bond at it's best.

- Diamonds Are Forever: I love Sean Connery's move, and the shiny gunbarrel, with a more low-profile John Barry theme this time.

- The Man with the Golden Gun: Barry's typical gunbarrel music since 1974. With Roger Moore, not so spectacular but quite realistic.

- The Living Daylights: Timothy Dalton's atletic style is wonderful to watch, the man walks and turns with so much confidence.

- GoldenEye: Pierce Brosnan in the CGI gunbarrel, with Eric Serra's industrial music to benefit the opening sequence in the USSR. Cold War atmosphere thanks to the heavy technological score.

[PPK_19]

License to Kill is my favourite, like JimmyBond said, it has a real sense of urgency.

Goldeneye- Brilliant, love Eric Serra's score. Wish he had done more Bond films. Brosnan looks pure Bond in it too.

For Your Eyes Only- The music is top notch, and Roger Moore does probably one of his best turn-and-fire poses out of all his gun barrells.

[sharpshooter]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Cool music, swagger and stance.

[00Twelve]

Overall, mine's still OHMSS. Swagger + badass kneel + Barry's music = winner.

After that:

QOS - Arnold's best gunbarrel music to date, sticking like glue to the traditional sound. And Craig has a great purposeful walk. When he fires, it catches the viewer slightly off guard because it's so sudden. Which is kind of the point. Then he walks off! I'd be happy to see this one again in future movies.

LALD - Love Moore's first stance and the last gunbarrel style with a plain suit until QOS. I picked this one over TMWTGG for Martin's funky Bond theme.

LTK - All about Kamen's scoring here. Great ominous atmosphere.

GE - Purely nostalgic (my first theatrical gunbarrel). But I actually like the music quite a bit.

[tdalton]

The best two gunbarrel sequences are those from QUANTUM OF SOLACE and LICENCE TO KILL. I love the look of the one from QOS, and Kamen's music for the one in LTK is the best in the series by a rather large margin. Plus, they feature the two best Bond actors.

[havok_007]

I think the gun barrel in Quantum of Solace is a bit too rushed.
Casino Royale definitely gets my vote, although Id like to see the gun barrel go back to the normal walk, turn, shoot.

Here is a video of them all from Dr. No to QOS:

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related


I think overall Brosnan was the best and looked the most natural.

[BoogieBond]

I have a few favourites
Goldfinger - smooth 007 music as the classic Bob Simmons shoots
OHMSS - blasting Barry Music a Titfer wearing Laz swivels on one knee and shoots
DAF - Lovely blasting music and the classic Connery Gunbarrel
TMWGG - Nice zippy music and Moore's best

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

I like the transition of the gunbarrel to the film in FRWL and GF.

[Mr. Somerset]

GF is probably my all time favorite with Moore's LALD second. PB's is my least fave. I liked the image in QoS, but not the transition to the film's title. It looked more like a gunbarrel Maurice would have created for a trailer rather than in the actual film.

[The Shark]

GF and YOLT, though mainly for the music.

[Marcato]

OHMSS

Well he sits down - many dislike it and says that this is not good

I disagree - look at the film - He's fast and looks like he could aim ad your head and shoot - so because of the music, becaurse it's different, becaurse Bond is still fast even though he goes down i give this 5 star (out of 5)


DAF

This is a difficult one

i like the Full-screen version better - mostly becaurse the music was mixed differet with the piccolo and xylopnone wery clear in the music

and the lights that are in motion during the Bond theme

all adds to the charm



LALD - the music lifst the gunbarrel up

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

Sorry that this was a little long, but I have a lot to say in terms of:

Music: Tie between LALD and MR. I like the use of the Bond theme for each sequence.

Actor: I think that Connery did it best, personally.

Best Overall Gunbarrel: CR (2006). I LOVE it! I love how it's used in the movie, and how it's FINALLY explained to the audience (with Bond turning around and dispatching Fisher. It's perfect!

Worst: Tie between DAD and QoS. I HATED how the bullet went down the gun in DAD (Isn't that REALLY impossible???). I also hated the fact that QoS's gunbarrel (1) was at the end, and (2) was not the shape that was used in Brosnan and Craig's (first) outings.

[Matt_13]

The best two gunbarrel sequences are those from QUANTUM OF SOLACE and LICENCE TO KILL. I love the look of the one from QOS, and Kamen's music for the one in LTK is the best in the series by a rather large margin. Plus, they feature the two best Bond actors.

Yes.

[The Ghost Who Walks]

GoldenEye might not have been a very interesting film (in my opinion, off course), but it has the coolest gunbarrel by far.

[CJB]

Just to be different, I'm going for CR's. The build up as Bond leans over to grab his gun, then Fischer leaping up to fire and then BAM! the blood comes down and the opening riff of You Know My Name commences...awesome.

[Double-Oh Agent]

Best gun barrel: Dr. No -- very cool and looks the most realistic.

Best music: For Your Eyes Only -- sounds great and has the perfect tempo.

Best walk/stance: Timothy Dalton, The Living Daylights -- nice walk and the shooting stance makes him look like he means business and seems the most natural. Honorable mention goes to George Lazenby, On Her Majesty's Secret Service -- love the drop to his knee, very unique.

Best sequence overall: Roger Moore, For Your Eyes Only -- great mix of everything.



Worst gun barrel: Casino Royale for appearance -- too many grooves; Quantum Of Solace for location -- the gun barrel should never be at the end of a Bond film. It belongs at the beginning.

Worst music: GoldenEye -- just sounds out of tune.

Worst walk/stance: Daniel Craig, Quantum Of Solace -- too speedy a walk as well as his walking away after firing. Sean Connery, Thunderball, for stance -- looks a little unsteady in his pose, although I have the least problem with this of any of these selections.

Worst sequence overall: Daniel Craig, Quantum Of Solace -- The music is okay, as is Craig's stance, but the rest, to put it mildly, is not good.

[Aris007]

My favourite is from Goldeneye. Top music and good standing from Brosnan.
I also like the gunbarrel in On Her Majesty's Secret Service's one.

The worst in my opinion is from Quantum Of Solace. At first I thought that Bond was throwing something and not shooting! It's too fast as well!

[DAN LIGHTER]

I chuckle every time I see the Stuntman doing the one in Dr No etc. The way his legs swings out with the motion of sudden swivel looks quite clumsy.

My Favorite is Casino Royale. Craig looked the bee’s knees. I forgot the one from QOS and will have a look at the youtube link with them all in.

[Harry Fawkes]

Timothy Dalton's LTK. Best music, best turn and shoot. No question about it. Mind you I love the music to the DAF one and YOLT.

Harry

[00Twelve]

The worst in my opinion is from Quantum Of Solace. At first I thought that Bond was throwing something and not shooting! It's too fast as well!

That's the point, friend. He wouldn't want the assassin aiming at him to know he's about to turn and fire, would he? He's quick as a whip. It's one of the very few GB sequences that serves its functional purpose in that way.

[tdalton]

The worst in my opinion is from Quantum Of Solace. At first I thought that Bond was throwing something and not shooting! It's too fast as well!

That's the point, friend. He wouldn't want the assassin aiming at him to know he's about to turn and fire, would he? He's quick as a whip. It's one of the very few GB sequences that serves its functional purpose in that way.

Exactly. The gunbarrel for QUANTUM OF SOLACE was fantastic, IMO, and second only to Dalton's in LICENCE TO KILL.

[007½]

My top ten:-

• AVTAK for the music, and the pose, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• LTK for the music
• FYEO for the music, and the pose, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• DAD for the music, and the bullet
• TSWLM for the music, and the pose, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• GE for the music, and the gunbarrel
• OP for the music, and the pose, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• LALD for the music, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• TMWTGG for the music, and the fact that it's Sir Roger
• GF for the music

[Aris007]

The worst in my opinion is from Quantum Of Solace. At first I thought that Bond was throwing something and not shooting! It's too fast as well!

That's the point, friend. He wouldn't want the assassin aiming at him to know he's about to turn and fire, would he? He's quick as a whip. It's one of the very few GB sequences that serves its functional purpose in that way.

Moore's and Lazenby's are slower, but they look better in my opinion. You have a point, though!

[DAN LIGHTER]

Who was the man in the Dr No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger? Stuntman? What did he do after.

The youtube rundown was brillant havok_007. Dont know why Never say never again was in it though?

[Mr. Somerset]

Who was the man in the Dr No, From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger? Stuntman? What did he do after.

The youtube rundown was brillant havok_007. Dont know why Never say never again was in it though?

Bob Simmons....legendary Bond stuntman/stunt coordinator.

[DamnCoffee]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Cool music, swagger and stance.

I agree.

The Gunbarrel's for The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, From Russia With Love and Licence to Kill complete my top 5.

[Tybre]

Favorite is Licence to Kill. Dalton's stance is the best, imo, and Kamen's take on the gunbarrel music is just awesome. As for the other four of my top 5, I'll go watch them on Youtube and get back to you with that.

[DaveBond21]

It was good to watch them all in that youtube clip.

I like the music to OHMSS, and it's unique. I like the music to LALD and Moonraker. AVTAK had a nice urgency to it.

Dalton has the best walk and turn, I think - he really looks like he means business. Plus LTK is very different and I like it the latin flavour to the music.

Goldeneye looks good but the music is not quite right.