The James Bond Movie Thread

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I've watched every Bond film, and a few of them more than once.

Sean Connery was the prototype and did it well. Grandma crushes on him, and I can't blame her. (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was pure eye candy for her with Sean and Harrison in there.)

Best of the Sean era:

From Russia With Love. Just a good spy story. No gimmicks, no tricks.
Goldfinger. It started the Bond movies that we know with the gimmicks. But also the laser and lines like, "No, Mr. Bond! I expect you to die!" Not to mention names like Pussy Galore.
Thunderball. Kinda epic in some ways, especially the underwater battle scene.
and...... ready for a surprise?
Never Say Never Again. It had all kinds of good elements for an aging Bond, it was good to see Sean in the saddle again, and my crush on Barbara Carrera was renewed.

Best of the David era:

There was only one, the Casino Royale satire, and it was an unmitigated mess.

Best of the Roger era:

Nothing comes to mind, even though he had quite a tenure. We have a politically incorrect nickname for the Moore Bond, and I won't repeat it here. No, don't even ask.

George:

Well.... he tried. And I crush on Diana Rigg.

Best of the Timothy era:

The Living Daylights. Not stellar, but fine. I must take exception with our wonderful friend Scott here - having read a few of the Fleming books, I think Dalton came the closest to the Fleming description of Bond.

Best of the Pierce era:

Goldeneye. It got us believing in the franchise again, and then they had to ruin everything later with the ice hotel and invisible car. Ugh.

Best of the Daniel era:

Casino Royale. As a Bond spy yarn, it was as good as it gets. He's complicated, he's brutal, he's capable. I don't know how I feel about the level of personal damage that's in the role (why put a guy so screwed up on the front line?), but this was a great story. Followed by Quantum of Solace, which was terrible for us and reminded us of Roger Moore.

Skyfall. Another good yarn. It had a few things not going for it, but overall we liked it, and it was a thrill to see the Aston Martin return.

So that's how we see it.
 

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I'm under no delusions he's a great actor, but he just seems to have so much fun I can't help but have fun with him.

There are a lot of fun scenes in the Moore-era movies, but I think that worked against them in the end. I'll sit and watch Moonraker, but...it's not good. A space battle? Laser beam weapons? In the 1970s? Turn it in. It's a small miracle that it wasn't the film that killed the franchise.
I mean, yes, Bond's hokey and departs from reality (or at least, the realities of the time) in a lot of ways, especially Q branch's gadgetry, up to and including the 'invisible' Aston Martin in Die Another Day, but Moonraker...yeesh.
 

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There are a lot of fun scenes in the Moore-era movies, but I think that worked against them in the end. I'll sit and watch Moonraker, but...it's not good. A space battle? Laser beam weapons? In the 1970s? Turn it in. It's a small miracle that it wasn't the film that killed the franchise.
I mean, yes, Bond's hokey and departs from reality (or at least, the realities of the time) in a lot of ways, especially Q branch's gadgetry, up to and including the 'invisible' Aston Martin in Die Another Day, but Moonraker...yeesh.

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And that's the usual point of watching movies, right? To be entertained. So good for him for delivering that to you. No, I'm serious.

I do appreciate different intrpretations of Bond, and I do like Bond dark sometimes. My next favourites (Dalton and Craig) are pretty much the exact opposite of Moore, yet I still think they're great.
 

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Looks like I'm the only Moore fanboy......:(

You guys wouldn't know good taste if it jumped up at gave you a haircut ;;D

(That was a Blackadder reference BTW)

I like Roger Moore but I just like a couple of the other guys better (Sean Connery and Daniel Craig). Roger was Bond when I was a teenager and he was very popular as Bond. So, I grew up with Roger as my Bond. ;-D I think that Roger got a couple of the weakest scripts in the series and that hurts his standing a little with everyone but I like his Bond just fine.
 

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From Moore's era, I only really rate Live and Let Die. The Man With The Golden Gun was OK, but overall was really where the rot set in. The Spy Who Loved Me was passable for the most part, and was then redone in space as Moonraker (subs are taken in the first, shuttles/capsules in the second), and by Octopussy and especially A View to a Kill Moore was physically past it and was more 'creepy uncle-in-law' than suave seducer, although those films do still have their moments (though all too few, sadly, and most provided by Q).
 

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From Moore's era, I only really rate Live and Let Die. The Man With The Golden Gun was OK, but overall was really where the rot set in. The Spy Who Loved Me was passable for the most part, and was then redone in space as Moonraker (subs are taken in the first, shuttles/capsules in the second), and by Octopussy and especially A View to a Kill Moore was physically past it and was more 'creepy uncle-in-law' than suave seducer, although those films do still have their moments (though all too few, sadly, and most provided by Q).
Live and Let Die will always hold a soft spot in my heart as it is the first Bond movie I saw in the theater. Plus, the story is actually good and the song is one of the best. I remember being so excited to go see this with my friends. We had been listening to the song for a few weeks before seeing the movie and were more than ready when we finally did go. We were only 12 when Live and Let Die came out in 1973 and were actually allowed to take the bus a couple of miles and go see it by ourselves! Great memories with that movie.
 

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Live and Let Die will always hold a soft spot in my heart as it is the first Bond movie I saw in the theater. Plus, the story is actually good and the song is one of the best. I remember being so excited to go see this with my friends. We had been listening to the song for a few weeks before seeing the movie and were more than ready when we finally did go. We were only 12 when Live and Let Die came out in 1973 and were actually allowed to take the bus a couple of miles and go see it by ourselves! Great memories with that movie.

I like Live and Let Die too but I also think it is the weirdest one of the series (weird is good). The exploitation films of the early 70s are the blueprint for this movie which seems strange but it works. There are two Bond films that are very different from the rest of the series and they are among my favorites (Live and Let Die and Her Majesty's Secret Service).

The song Live and Let Die is the best Bond song (no others are even close). The song is so awesome that parts of it must be on half of the soundtrack. Most of the theme songs are done at the beginning and disappear but this song is the soundtrack.