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[JCRendle]

Following the discussions on Skyfall's Gunbarrel I was wondering which gunbarrel sequence the CBn members preferred?

I know some of the Bonds had more than one gunbarrel, but think of your favourite of each Bond and then choose the best. (Could a mod add a poll?)

[Armand Fancypants]

Dalton for me. Good pose, good stride.

I also like Moore's first one.

[Gothamite]

I don't think the idea of the gunbarrel was really perfected until the Moore era, although I do like the Goldfinger one. After that, I think it's a combination of the actor's movement and the accompanying music of that particular film.

And so:

1. Brosnan TND
2. Moore TSWLM
3. Craig CR
4. Dalton LTK
5. Moore FYEO
Honourable Mention: Connery in GF and TB

[Gogol]

I've always been a fan of the OHMSS opening (including the barrell stopping halfway across the screen "Broccolli and Saltzman" etc.) where Lazenby takes a knee. Best intro music too.

[Vauxhall]

I'm by no means a connoisseur of gunbarrels, but it's one of the things that I think Pierce Brosnan did pretty well - a confident, strutting walk, and natural shot down the barrel. Having said that, I really didn't like the CGI bullet for DIE ANOTHER DAY - unnecessary - but not Brosnan's fault.

[Gothamite]

I've always been a fan of the OHMSS opening (including the barrell stopping halfway across the screen "Broccolli and Saltzman" etc.) where Lazenby takes a knee. Best intro music too.

I too like the Broccoli and Saltzman sting, but It's such a shame that the blood blots out Bond, as if to hide the fact that it's not Connery (probably a coincidence).

And I'm not a fan of the intro music there.

I'm by no means a connoisseur of gunbarrels, but it's one of the things that I think Pierce Brosnan did pretty well - a confident, strutting walk, and natural shot down the barrel. Having said that, I really didn't like the CGI bullet for DIE ANOTHER DAY - unnecessary - but not Brosnan's fault.

Agree entirely. Where is the blood even coming from if Bond's bullet is shooting into the barrel? Surely that would just jam the gun and the assailant would be unharmed?

I'm thinking about this too much. :-P

Edited by Gothamite, 25 October 2012 - 02:23 PM.

[007-Leah-1992]

Definitely Goldeneye! I also liked the music with it

[JCRendle]

Welcome to CBn Leah!

[007-Leah-1992]

Thank you! Hopefully it's great here I love me some Bond!

[tdalton]

The best one, by a fairly wide margin, is the one for Licence to Kill.

[junkanoo]

Agree entirely. Where is the blood even coming from if Bond's bullet is shooting into the barrel? Surely that would just jam the gun and the assailant would be unharmed?

I'm thinking about this too much. :-P

No, it just means that you can think. It's always been idiotic at worst and abstract at best. Even if the 'kill' is a headshot versus coming through the gun barrel - good luck explaining how the blood shows up. And just because it's stupid doesn't mean it can't be fun.

[Gothamite]

Even if the 'kill' is a headshot versus coming through the gun barrel - good luck explaining how the blood shows up.

I've always just imagined that the blood is spraying over the wound down over the barrel, something that's entirely likely depending on where Bond (who peculiarly appears to be attending some sort of black-tie function held in a big white room) shoots the assailant.

No, it just means that you can think. It's always been idiotic at worst and abstract at best.

...And just because it's stupid doesn't mean it can't be fun.

Hence...

I'm thinking about this too much. :-P

I'm from the "I enjoy DAD for what it is" camp. I'm fully aware of stupid things being entertaining anyway.

[thecasinoroyale]

1st - Menacing, strong use of the Bond theme music, a bold and well timed turn into the shot and very striking. It's Moore in 'For Your Eyes Only'.




2nd - Turning the Bond theme on its head and setting the dangerous and tense tone of the film in seconds, mixed with a perfect walk and casual shot. It's Dalton in 'Licence To Kill'.

3rd - Perfect, classic Bond theme use of orchestral standards with a very smooth walk and good shot, apart from his left arm floating upwards ever so slightly as the blood comes down... but stil solid. It's Brosnan in 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.

[FredJB007]

I'll take Connery in DAF. Besides his pose when firing, I like Barry's music, especially the electric guitar riff. For years I used that for my voice mail music.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Licence To Kill - The music, look and feel of it is all there. Perfect 10 if you ask me.

For Your Eyes Only's gunbarrel is very well done as well, I mean... THAT COWBELL! (no sarcasm either)

I also love the gunbarrel for GoldenEye, classy, but with a more modernistic/and updated touch to it.

Having seen some pics of the Skyfall gunbarrel, I can say, It's below average, I was hoping it would be of the classic gunbarrel, but It's a completely new design overall and I hate it. I bet Bond 24 will have a completely new gunbarrel too, if so then I guess the Craig era will be the era with the most Gunbarrel design changes.

[Double-0-Seven]

Best stance? Craig in Casino Royale. Not a "proper" gun barrel I suppose but I love his stance. Brosnan is a close second.

Best music? I love the jazzy feel of Diamonds are Forever but For Your Eyes Only and License to Kill are both very powerful. Never been a fan of John Barry's gun barrels in his later Bond scores. He kept using more or less the same arrangement, whereas with Connery he experimented more with different feels.

I'm also a fan of the dots spotting to reveal the producer credit. I wouldn't object to that making a return.

[Satorious]

Agree love Craig's CR stance, but I'm gonna go Lazenby with this one. Followed by Goldeneye.

[seawolfnyy]

I don't think the idea of the gunbarrel was really perfected until the Moore era, although I do like the Goldfinger one. After that, I think it's a combination of the actor's movement and the accompanying music of that particular film.

And so:

1. Brosnan TND
2. Moore TSWLM
3. Craig CR
4. Dalton LTK
5. Moore FYEO
Honourable Mention: Connery in GF and TB

Connery wasn't in the GF gun barrel. It was Bob Simmons. Connery didn't do his own gun barrel until Thunderball.

[Iceskater101]

Timothy Dalton for sure had the best gun barrel I think.

[seawolfnyy]

I'd agree that LTK has the best gun barrel. Also, for everyone saying TND had one of the best, I can't tell the difference between the TND gun barrel and TWINE's gun barrel.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I think this topic needs a voting poll .

[IcedCamaro]

LTK... it just oozes cool with the ominous dark music and the very confident stride... the pose is great too. It's just so unique and yet so Bond.

[Iceskater101]

Licence To Kill - The music, look and feel of it is all there. Perfect 10 if you ask me.

For Your Eyes Only's gunbarrel is very well done as well, I mean... THAT COWBELL! (no sarcasm either)

I also love the gunbarrel for GoldenEye, classy, but with a more modernistic/and updated touch to it.

Having seen some pics of the Skyfall gunbarrel, I can say, It's below average, I was hoping it would be of the classic gunbarrel, but It's a completely new design overall and I hate it. I bet Bond 24 will have a completely new gunbarrel too, if so then I guess the Craig era will be the era with the most Gunbarrel design changes.

Oh definitely!

[elizabeth]

I always thought Sean's early films had the best gunbarrels.

[Platapus94]

I always liked LALD and LTK

I never understood why they got Connery's stuntman (Bob Simmons) to do the gunbarrel walk for Dr No, FRWL and Goldfinger?

I think this topic needs a voting poll .

Agreed

[WasteOfScotch]

My favourite gun barrel is Brosnans Goldeneye. I remember having chills in the cinema for it, when the white dots appeared. it had been sooo long.

I also love the Casino Royale one and the arrangement of the music on FYEO and OHMSS

[Tony_OO_Black]

I really like the License to Kill one - it's foreboding and different.

[x007AceOfSpades]

This is needed.

[S K Y F A L L]

Connery, Brosnan, Craig, Dalton, Moore, and Lazenby's always looked like his arm was asleep to me.

[Iceskater101]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jVReto5uk

This is needed.

yes! This is definitely one of the best.... Timothy Dalton was a good James Bond in my opinion.