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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 4:25:27 GMT 1
Liscense to Bond
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 4:27:46 GMT 1
I wanna vote for this, but it has that one AMAZING line where Bond is mounting the girl as his space capsule enters the atmosphere, M says "what's Bond doing" and Q replies "I think he's attempting re-entry, sir" I'm chuckling just thinking about it. 😂😂😂😂😂 You dirty little squid, you.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 11, 2020 4:44:26 GMT 1
I wanna vote for this, but it has that one AMAZING line where Bond is mounting the girl as his space capsule enters the atmosphere, M says "what's Bond doing" and Q replies "I think he's attempting re-entry, sir" I'm chuckling just thinking about it. 😂😂😂😂😂 Moonraker I always thought was pretty damn good. It gets hammered for the space stuff a bit but that’s only the last 15 minutes. I know that’s kind of the part that counts, but there are some really good scenes like the glass museum, centrifuge, and hunting. Also Licence to Kill is Bond at his most bad ass, don’t be voting that out before we get to the top half at least ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 6:11:11 GMT 1
I wanna vote for this, but it has that one AMAZING line where Bond is mounting the girl as his space capsule enters the atmosphere, M says "what's Bond doing" and Q replies "I think he's attempting re-entry, sir" I'm chuckling just thinking about it. 😂😂😂😂😂 Moonraker I always thought was pretty damn good. It gets hammered for the space stuff a bit but that’s only the last 15 minutes. I know that’s kind of the part that counts, but there are some really good scenes like the glass museum, centrifuge, and hunting. Also Licence to Kill is Bond at his most bad ass, don’t be voting that out before we get to the top half at least ;-) I just didn't find Dalton's Bonds to be very memorable. I should rewatch them someday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 9:28:52 GMT 1
Is anybody here a bigger Bond fan than I??? I'm pretty big, I could name them all in order without looking, could tell you Connery came back not once but twice sort of and why I mean sort of, can tell you why Dalton got the job instead of Pierce,,, anybody with me? :-) Die Another Day has to be the answer here. You might be able to name technically worse films like maybe Diamonds Are Forever or A View To A Kill or Never Say Never Again if we're counting that one, but Die Another Day nearly killed the franchise and was such a miscalculation like nothing else was. I might be able to give you a run for your money... As a child and a juvenile I also liked the films, but once I became an adult, I found myself gravitating more towards the original novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. However, I still enjoy the films to a degree. As action films they're quite reasonable, but as espionage or James Bond stories, they're mostly a poor substitute for the source material.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 20:30:57 GMT 1
Is anybody here a bigger Bond fan than I??? I'm pretty big, I could name them all in order without looking, could tell you Connery came back not once but twice sort of and why I mean sort of, can tell you why Dalton got the job instead of Pierce,,, anybody with me? :-) Die Another Day has to be the answer here. You might be able to name technically worse films like maybe Diamonds Are Forever or A View To A Kill or Never Say Never Again if we're counting that one, but Die Another Day nearly killed the franchise and was such a miscalculation like nothing else was. I might be able to give you a run for your money... As a child and a juvenile I also liked the films, but once I became an adult, I found myself gravitating more towards the original novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. However, I still enjoy the films to a degree. As action films they're quite reasonable, but as espionage or James Bond stories, they're mostly a poor substitute for the source material. Which era is most faithful to the source material?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 22:29:48 GMT 1
I might be able to give you a run for your money... As a child and a juvenile I also liked the films, but once I became an adult, I found myself gravitating more towards the original novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. However, I still enjoy the films to a degree. As action films they're quite reasonable, but as espionage or James Bond stories, they're mostly a poor substitute for the source material. Which era is most faithful to the source material? None, really.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 0:53:24 GMT 1
Is anybody here a bigger Bond fan than I??? I'm pretty big, I could name them all in order without looking, could tell you Connery came back not once but twice sort of and why I mean sort of, can tell you why Dalton got the job instead of Pierce,,, anybody with me? :-) Die Another Day has to be the answer here. You might be able to name technically worse films like maybe Diamonds Are Forever or A View To A Kill or Never Say Never Again if we're counting that one, but Die Another Day nearly killed the franchise and was such a miscalculation like nothing else was. I might be able to give you a run for your money... As a child and a juvenile I also liked the films, but once I became an adult, I found myself gravitating more towards the original novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. However, I still enjoy the films to a degree. As action films they're quite reasonable, but as espionage or James Bond stories, they're mostly a poor substitute for the source material. thats awesome! I was actually hoping somebody was. I confess I am only vaguely familiar with the book history and I know a ton of the films were mix and match pieces of them. I know there are a few films all based on parts of one book But I can’t remember which ones anymore.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 0:55:27 GMT 1
I'm with you, Mr Ackbar. I was never as much a fan of that movie as a lot of other people seemed to be. I too am voting for Licence to Kill. Sorry, arararchstanton. I found Carey Lowell as a Bond Girl to be annoying/forgettable (is it possible to be both?). I did enjoy the stunt with the truck tipped to one side, though. I thought that was nifty.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 1:00:22 GMT 1
Round 5 is no longer alive. Spectre - 2 votes Moonraker - 1 vote License to Kill - 2 votes And, in a surprising turn of events, nether are Licence to Kill (1989) or Spectre (2015), as they’ve taken each other out in our first tied elimination. Licence to Kill and Spectre have been ELIMINATED.Time for Round 6. Dr. No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Live and Let Die (1973) The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Moonraker (1979) For Your Eyes Only (1981) Octopussy (1983) The Living Daylights (1987) GoldenEye (1995) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) The World Is Not Enough (1999) Casino Royale (2006) Quantum of Solace (2008) Skyfall (2012)
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 1:05:01 GMT 1
I'm with you, Mr Ackbar. I was never as much a fan of that movie as a lot of other people seemed to be. I too am voting for Licence to Kill. Sorry, arararchstanton. I found Carey Lowell as a Bond Girl to be annoying/forgettable (is it possible to be both?). I did enjoy the stunt with the truck tipped to one side, though. I thought that was nifty. ararargggggg that’s the one special movie in the series. Bond truly going rogue and at his most intense. It’s way more brutal and Bond is at his most cunning working his way into and taking down this drug empire. I’ll be truly sad if that ones not an upper half at least
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 1:08:53 GMT 1
I'm with you, Mr Ackbar. I was never as much a fan of that movie as a lot of other people seemed to be. I too am voting for Licence to Kill. Sorry, arararchstanton. I found Carey Lowell as a Bond Girl to be annoying/forgettable (is it possible to be both?). I did enjoy the stunt with the truck tipped to one side, though. I thought that was nifty. ararargggggg that’s the one special movie in the series. Bond truly going rogue and at his most intense. It’s way more brutal and Bond is at his most cunning working his way into and taking down this drug empire. I’ll be truly sad if that ones not an upper half at least My apologies, arararchstanton, for the part I played in booting Licence to Kill from the game. I know how it feels to have favourite movies (ones that you thought would/should last until near the end) voted out surprisingly early. I hope you won't hold this against me. I fully expect my fave Bond films to be voted out before the end too, so don't feel as though you'll be alone in that disappointment you're feeling.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 1:24:48 GMT 1
ararargggggg that’s the one special movie in the series. Bond truly going rogue and at his most intense. It’s way more brutal and Bond is at his most cunning working his way into and taking down this drug empire. I’ll be truly sad if that ones not an upper half at least My apologies, arararchstanton, for the part I played in booting Licence to Kill from the game. I know how it feels to have favourite movies (ones that you thought would/should last until near the end) voted out surprisingly early. I hope you won't hold this against me. I fully expect my fave Bond films to be voted out before the end too, so don't feel as though you'll be alone in that disappointment you're feeling. :-(
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 2:07:23 GMT 1
Going for another Dalton... Sorry, Arch-o.
The Livng Bondlights.
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Aug 12, 2020 2:45:00 GMT 1
Which Brosnan are we most likely to vote off? I want to gang up on those… (My half-hearted apologetics for Die Another Day aside, not a fan of the Brosnans.) Umm… World is Not Enough? I think GoldenEye’s the weakest of the four, but that’s not likely to go soon. OK. World is Not Enough. Ironically I think that actually has some decent ideas that just aren’t well-executed.
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Aug 12, 2020 2:51:46 GMT 1
Which era is most faithful to the source material? Not ant-mac, obviously, but I’d say the Connery plots are the most faithful because, well, they’re directly based on the books. Despite some changing around, the first three are pretty faithful adaptations ( Goldfinger’s script improves on the book, fixes most of its plot holes, though). The Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, Man with the Golden Gun, Spy who Loved Me, and You Only Live Twice books bear no resemblance to their movie adaptations. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is fairly faithful, and Casino Royale surprisingly so. Character-wise, I’d say Dalton’s closest to Fleming’s man—Dalton, or Connery at his harshest in Dr. No. Non-movies, Toby Stephens on the radio adaptations is the closest to the books’ Bond.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 2:54:10 GMT 1
Still going with "Moonraker".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 2:54:40 GMT 1
I might be able to give you a run for your money... As a child and a juvenile I also liked the films, but once I became an adult, I found myself gravitating more towards the original novels and short stories of Ian Fleming. However, I still enjoy the films to a degree. As action films they're quite reasonable, but as espionage or James Bond stories, they're mostly a poor substitute for the source material. Which era is most faithful to the source material? No film is 100% accurate, but your best bet is one of the first four Connery's from the 1960s. Although OHMSS wasn't too bad. However, after that, normally the only thing in common between the book and the film was the title... and sadly, even that wasn't always guaranteed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 2:55:52 GMT 1
Which era is most faithful to the source material? Not ant-mac, obviously, but I’d say the Connery plots are the most faithful because, well, they’re directly based on the books. Despite some changing around, the first three are pretty faithful adaptations ( Goldfinger’s script improves on the book, fixes most of its plot holes, though). The Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, and You Only Live Twice books bear no resemblance to their movie adaptations. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is fairly faithful, and Casino Royale surprisingly so. Character-wise, I’d say Dalton’s closest to Fleming’s man—Dalton, or Connery at his harshest in Dr. No. Non-movies, Toby Stephens on the radio adaptations is the closest to the books’ Bond. We think along similar lines, mate. Check my previous post.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 3:34:38 GMT 1
You people disrespecting dalton,,, shaaaaaame
The correct answer is The World Is Not Enough
Tomorrow Never Dies is also acceptable. Both great ideas that turned into massive wasted opportunities.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 5:35:50 GMT 1
Which Brosnan are we most likely to vote off? I want to gang up on those… (My half-hearted apologetics for Die Another Day aside, not a fan of the Brosnans.) Umm… World is Not Enough? I think GoldenEye’s the weakest of the four, but that’s not likely to go soon. OK. World is Not Enough. Ironically I think that actually has some decent ideas that just aren’t well-executed. You people disrespecting dalton,,, shaaaaaame The correct answer is The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies is also acceptable. Both great ideas that turned into massive wasted opportunities. So, just to clarify...you're both voting for The World Is Not Enough (1999)? If that^ is indeed the case, the tally currently stands at: The Living Daylights - 1 vote Moonraker - 1 vote The World Is Not Enough - 2 votes
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 5:40:03 GMT 1
Which Brosnan are we most likely to vote off? I want to gang up on those… (My half-hearted apologetics for Die Another Day aside, not a fan of the Brosnans.) Umm… World is Not Enough? I think GoldenEye’s the weakest of the four, but that’s not likely to go soon. OK. World is Not Enough. Ironically I think that actually has some decent ideas that just aren’t well-executed. You people disrespecting dalton,,, shaaaaaame The correct answer is The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies is also acceptable. Both great ideas that turned into massive wasted opportunities. So, just to clarify...you're both voting for The World Is Not Enough (1999)? If that^ is indeed the case, the tally currently stands at: The Living Daylights - 1 vote Moonraker - 1 vote The World Is Not Enough - 2 votes As billy the kid once said “I agree to those terms”
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 5:44:33 GMT 1
Which one has that scene where Bond delibrately crashes his car into a rent a car store, almost killing some innocent civilians? That's the kind of stupidity that annoyed me in the Brosnan's movies.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 6:23:00 GMT 1
Which one has that scene where Bond delibrately crashes his car into a rent a car store, almost killing some innocent civilians? That's the kind of stupidity that annoyed me in the Brosnan's movies. Hummmmmmm, nothing is springing to mind. Got any other details about it? I'm thinking Moonraker but I can't quite place it. Maybe Tomorrow Never Dies.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 6:24:47 GMT 1
Which one has that scene where Bond delibrately crashes his car into a rent a car store, almost killing some innocent civilians? That's the kind of stupidity that annoyed me in the Brosnan's movies. Hummmmmmm, nothing is springing to mind. Got any other details about it? I believe Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) is the film @raimiackbar is referring to.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2020 8:49:38 GMT 1
You people disrespecting dalton,,, shaaaaaame The correct answer is The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies is also acceptable. Both great ideas that turned into massive wasted opportunities. This is only my personal opinion, but I think Timothy Dalton is the most accurate on-screen representation of James Bond, as brought to life by Ian Fleming, in his James Bond adventures.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Aug 12, 2020 10:45:22 GMT 1
You people disrespecting dalton,,, shaaaaaame The correct answer is The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies is also acceptable. Both great ideas that turned into massive wasted opportunities. This is only my personal opinion, but I think Timothy Dalton is the most accurate on-screen representation of James Bond, as brought to life by Ian Fleming, in his James Bond adventures. I agree with Ant Mac and Ill add that Dalton tends to be the one fans gravitate to the more they watch or learn about the series.
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Post by Grandmaster on Aug 12, 2020 14:53:29 GMT 1
Live and let die
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Aug 12, 2020 15:20:21 GMT 1
So, just to clarify...you're both voting for The World Is Not Enough (1999)? Yes for me.
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Aug 12, 2020 22:55:31 GMT 1
Well, of the movies that have been voted for so far...the one I like the least is Moonraker - so I'm voting for that, which brings the tally to:
The Living Daylights - 1 vote
Moonraker - 2 votes
The World Is Not Enough - 2 votes
Live and Let Die - 1 vote
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