- Tomorrow Never Dies is an excellent Bond film.
- The World Is Not Enough is an excellent Bond film.
- Casino Royale is the worst Bond film.
- Stacey Sutton is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Dr. Christmas Jones is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Paris Carver is in my top 5 Bond girls/Teri Hatcher is great!
- Nobody Does It Better is one of the weaker Bond songs.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the stronger Bond themes.
- A View to a Kill is a fantastic Bond film.
- Roger Moore's age isn't an issue in AVTAK.
- I don't mind the Vanish in DAD, since its conception is founded in real technology.
- Quantum of Solace is a better film than Casino Royale.
- I adore Michael Kamen's Licence to Kill's score.
- Renard is a great villain.
- Dominic Greene is a great villain.
- Aris Kristatos is a great villain.
- Bibi doesn't annoy mean FYEO.
- Honey Ryder is great, but nowhere near the best Bond girl.
Just a couple off the top of my head.
Film: Tomorrow Never Dies | Girl: Teresa di Vicenzo | Villain: Max Zorin | Car: Aston Martin Volante | Novel: You Only Live Twice | Bond: Sir Sean Connery
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an excellent Bond film.
- The World Is Not Enough is an excellent Bond film.
- Casino Royale is the worst Bond film.
- Stacey Sutton is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Dr. Christmas Jones is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Paris Carver is in my top 5 Bond girls/Teri Hatcher is great!
- Nobody Does It Better is one of the weaker Bond songs.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the stronger Bond themes.
- A View to a Kill is a fantastic Bond film.
- Roger Moore's age isn't an issue in AVTAK.
- I don't mind the Vanish in DAD, since its conception is founded in real technology.
- Quantum of Solace is a better film than Casino Royale.
- I adore Michael Kamen's Licence to Kill's score.
- Renard is a great villain.
- Dominic Greene is a great villain.
- Aris Kristatos is a great villain.
- Bibi doesn't annoy mean FYEO.
- Honey Ryder is great, but nowhere near the best Bond girl.
Just a couple off the top of my head.
For a brief second I almost took your opinions seriously - then I remembered this thread is just for fun -{
"Everyone knows rock n' roll attained perfection in 1974; It's a scientific fact". - Homer J Simpson
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an excellent Bond film.
- Dr. Christmas Jones is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the stronger Bond themes.
- I adore Michael Kamen's Licence to Kill's score.
For me, it's probably that I don't really care about Ian Fleming or the literary Bond. I've never read the books and I doubt I ever will. I don't think it matters what Fleming's intentions for the character were because it's outlived him and become much bigger than him. I notice that the "appeal to Fleming" is a common rhetorical device in Bond discussions, but I think it's irrelevant and meaningless.
Just saw the above post from January today; an overdue welcome, Randolph Q ) Anyway, I disagree. No matter how far an interpretation of Bond and his world departs from the Fleming source, there will always be those characteristics that will be kept, which will continue to define Bond, and in turn this branding will be what old and new viewers will come to the theaters to watch. Similarly, these are the same dynamics that ensure that fresh and novel iterations of Tarzan, Superman and Sherlock Holmes remain interesting no matter how much they've evolved.
The success of the character is that Fleming made Bond appealing to the readers and the producers in turn were able to distill those traits for a radically different medium, like catching lighting in a bottle. Therefore it's interesting that almost 7 decades after Bond debuted in print, someone today who has never read Fleming will still get drawn in by his creation.
Another way to look at it, is if you remove or blur the Flemingesque baseline of the Bond character and his world, it would open up the possibilities to dilute all of that to the extreme to something else almost beyond recognition. Examples would include the frequently discussed "what ifs" here, a Bond who could be gay, black, American, etc., which is why as it's being discussed on a different thread, I think a Clint Eastwood Bond would have ruined the character no matter it's potential for large box office returns.
This brings me to my possibly unpopular or obtuse Bond movie opinion; you can only go so far from Bond's roots and I think the reboot and Craig, no matter how successful and popular, tread almost to the limit; any further and you’d have Fast and the Furious Bond that has big bucks potential but which would have become a Bond in name only that would in time contribute to its own demise and revilement. But as far as the reboot departed from the baseline and no matter how against Bond convention it went, what has kept it from blowing up or getting too watered down was its re-examination of Bond’s literary traits. These dynamics became the driving force for Craig’s success…so, therefore, the Fleming roots proved not only to be still relevant, but critical even for new audiences who might have been totally oblivious of Bond’s literary roots.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
A thread of unpopular opinions. Why wasn't I told about this? Here we go:
- Sean Connery is only my fifth favourite Bond. I prefer Moore, Brosnan, Dalton and Craig (in that order) over him.
- Roger Moore is my favourite Bond.
- Dr No is very overrated (as you all know if my thoughts on that by now).
- Honey Ryder is one of the weakest Bond girls of the entire franchise.
- Jack Lord isn't the best Felix Leiter.
- From Russia with Love isn't in my top 10 Bond films.
- Cec Linder is my favourite Felix Leiter.
- Thunderball is overrated as well.
- Largo is one of the worst villains in the franchise.
- The underwater battle isn't as boring and slow as most people say it is.
- You Only Live Twice is my second favourite Connery Bond film.
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service is boring and overrated.
- I don't like All the time in the world by Louis Armstrong.
- Tracy is a weak Bond girl.
- Telly Savalas is the worst Blofeld.
- Charles Gray is a good villain.
- The Man With the Golden Gun isn't a bad film.
- Lulu's song is good.
- Stromberg isn't a bad villain.
- Anya is an overrated Bond girl.
- Moonraker is a good film.
- Bassey's Moonraker is one of the worst Bond songs.
- For Your Eyes Only is Moore's best film.
- For Your Eyes Only is my favourite Bond film.
- Octopussy is a good Bond film.
- Kamal Khan and General Orlov are two of the best villains in the franchise.
- The clown scene (both the 009 scene and the bomb scene) are some of the best in all of Bond.
- Never Say Never Again's Largo is better than Thunderball's.
- A View to a Kill is a good Bond film.
- Roger Moore was still good in AVTAK.
- Duran Duran's A View to a Kill is the best Bond theme.
- The Living Daylights is the weakest of all the 80's Bond films.
- Koskov is a good Bond villain.
- Natalya is the best Bond girl.
- Eric Serra's soundtrack is one of the best.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an underrated Bond film.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best Bond films.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is the best film for action.
- Roger Spottiswoode is one of the best Bond directors.
- Cheryl Crow's song is good.
- Garbage's World is Not Enough theme is one of the worst.
- Die Another Day is bad but a very enjoyable film.
- Toby Stevens is a good villain.
- Halle Berry is the worst Bond girl.
- Graves' ice palace lair is one of the best Bond villain lairs.
- John Cleese is a great Q.
- After Le Chiffre is killed, Casino Royale's last half hour is pretty slow and boring.
- Quantum of Solace's car chase is weak and dull.
- Skyfall is better than Casino Royale and Craig's best.
- Thomas Newman's scores are good, just a bit repetitive.
- Craig is a better Bond is SF and SP than CR and QoS.
- Spectre is Craig's 2nd best Bond film.
- Idris Elba would be a better Bond villain rather than Bond himself.
A thread of unpopular opinions. Why wasn't I told about this? Here we go:
Great list, MilleniumForce! It might seem jarring for many (potentially including myself) because they contradict a lot of sacred cows, but they all seem within reason from an individual perspective and in terms of argument.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
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For me, it's probably that I don't really care about Ian Fleming or the literary Bond. I've never read the books and I doubt I ever will. I don't think it matters what Fleming's intentions for the character were because it's outlived him and become much bigger than him. I notice that the "appeal to Fleming" is a common rhetorical device in Bond discussions, but I think it's irrelevant and meaningless.
Just saw the above post from January today; an overdue welcome, Randolph Q ) Anyway, I disagree. No matter how far an interpretation of Bond and his world departs from the Fleming source, there will always be those characteristics that will be kept, which will continue to define Bond, and in turn this branding will be what old and new viewers will come to the theaters to watch. Similarly, these are the same dynamics that ensure that fresh and novel iterations of Tarzan, Superman and Sherlock Holmes remain interesting no matter how much they've evolved.
The success of the character is that Fleming made Bond appealing to the readers and the producers in turn were able to distill those traits for a radically different medium, like catching lighting in a bottle. Therefore it's interesting that almost 7 decades after Bond debuted in print, someone today who has never read Fleming will still get drawn in by his creation.
Another way to look at it, is if you remove or blur the Flemingesque baseline of the Bond character and his world, it would open up the possibilities to dilute all of that to the extreme to something else almost beyond recognition. Examples would include the frequently discussed "what ifs" here, a Bond who could be gay, black, American, etc., which is why as it's being discussed on a different thread, I think a Clint Eastwood Bond would have ruined the character no matter it's potential for large box office returns.
This brings me to my possibly unpopular or obtuse Bond movie opinion; you can only go so far from Bond's roots and I think the reboot and Craig, no matter how successful and popular, tread almost to the limit; any further and you’d have Fast and the Furious Bond that has big bucks potential but which would have become a Bond in name only that would in time contribute to its own demise and revilement. But as far as the reboot departed from the baseline and no matter how against Bond convention it went, what has kept it from blowing up or getting too watered down was its re-examination of Bond’s literary traits. These dynamics became the driving force for Craig’s success…so, therefore, the Fleming roots proved not only to be still relevant, but critical even for new audiences who might have been totally oblivious of Bond’s literary roots.
^ +1 Bravo, sir {[]
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an underrated Bond film.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best Bond films.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is the best film for action.
- Roger Spottiswoode is one of the best Bond directors.
- Cheryl Crow's song is good.
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You're a good man, Millennium Force. How I didn't know this about you before is beyond me.
I also think John Cleese made an excellent Q, and think the ice palace is one of the best sets in the series.
Film: Tomorrow Never Dies | Girl: Teresa di Vicenzo | Villain: Max Zorin | Car: Aston Martin Volante | Novel: You Only Live Twice | Bond: Sir Sean Connery
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an excellent Bond film.
- The World Is Not Enough is an excellent Bond film.
- Casino Royale is the worst Bond film.
- Stacey Sutton is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Dr. Christmas Jones is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Paris Carver is in my top 5 Bond girls/Teri Hatcher is great!
- Nobody Does It Better is one of the weaker Bond songs.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the stronger Bond themes.
- A View to a Kill is a fantastic Bond film.
- Roger Moore's age isn't an issue in AVTAK.
- I don't mind the Vanish in DAD, since its conception is founded in real technology.
- Quantum of Solace is a better film than Casino Royale.
- I adore Michael Kamen's Licence to Kill's score.
- Renard is a great villain.
- Dominic Greene is a great villain.
- Aris Kristatos is a great villain.
- Bibi doesn't annoy mean FYEO.
- Honey Ryder is great, but nowhere near the best Bond girl.
Just a couple off the top of my head.
I easily agree with most of the above. And even those I disagree with, I find hardly controversial! )
- Casino Royale is the worst Bond film.
- I don't mind the Vanish in DAD, since its conception is founded in real technology.
- Quantum of Solace is a better film than Casino Royale.
- Bibi doesn't annoy mean FYEO.
Not that I think CR is "the worst", I do feel it is overrated though - for some reason I find it a more and more tedious watch. Agree with the Vanish, it's an epic looking Aston and I love the car chase with Zhao. Completely agree with QoS vs. CR. Yep, Bibi is actually a character that is real and adds to the film, not subtracts.
- Bassey's Moonraker is one of the worst Bond songs.
- Die Another Day is bad but a very enjoyable film.
- Toby Stevens is a good villain.
- John Cleese is a great Q.
- After Le Chiffre is killed, Casino Royale's last half hour is pretty slow and boring.
Bassey's MR isn't up there with the best, and it's overshadowed by her other entries. It's just a very different Bond theme song because it's a ballad. I think it's one of the most beautiful entries.
Agree with your points on DAD - especially that Clesse was good. I really enjoy him in DAD and there's no pretence about his performance. He's bloody funny too. Toby Stevens is excellent, and there's enough ham to make him funny - but not bordering on stupid like Pryce's performance.
Yep, CR has a great build up, but after the Poker match feels as if it's too long and dragged out. I wish it ended there and continued in a proper sequel perhaps.
- Goldfinger is overrated.
- YOLT has its moments but is a soulless mess.
- TMWTGG is Moore's most Connery like, chauvinistic performance.
- OP is one of the best Bond films, has Moore's finest performance and is one of the best performances by a Bond actor.
- Grace Jones is one of the best hench-'person'.
- TLD is Barry's finest work.
- LTK is the funniest Bond film.
- CR is overrated, tedious and has dated dialogue.
- QoS is excellent and underrated.
- Craig is the worst Bond in comparison with the others.
- Overall, Craig's tenure and his films are pretty average. Not poorly made, just quite blah.
- Despite my favourite film being TWINE, the best era of Bond ended with TLD.
- Goldfinger is overrated.
- YOLT has its moments but is a soulless mess.
- TMWTGG is Moore's most Connery like, chauvinistic performance.
- OP is one of the best Bond films, has Moore's finest performance and is one of the best performances by a Bond actor.
- Grace Jones is one of the best hench-'person'.
- TLD is Barry's finest work.
- LTK is the funniest Bond film.
- CR is overrated, tedious and has dated dialogue.
- QoS is excellent and underrated.
- Craig is the worst Bond in comparison with the others.
- Overall, Craig's tenure and his films are pretty average. Not poorly made, just quite blah.
- Despite my favourite film being TWINE, the best era of Bond ended with TLD.
I agree with all but two of these. I don't think any of your opinions are obtuse!
A few of mine:
-Goldfinger is vastly overrated and falls apart once they get to Kentucky
-Connery's first four Bond films are the only of his tenure worth watching
-Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best Bond songs
It is a very good song but I wish someone else sung it. I really think Crow's voice struggles to deliver chorus. It sounds as if her sultry 90s voice - which is great in the slower parts of the song - can't deliver the louder, more powerful notes.
Here's one of my unpopular opinions. Or should I say wishes?
I wish Lazenby would have done 4-5 films. I'm not saying he was great, but I love OHMSS and he wasn't nearly bad as some say. If this would have happened it likely would have meant Moore never being casted. And nothing against Sir Moore, I think he did a fine job as Bond, but I really would have liked to see Lazenby in a few more films.
Or Connery could have gone another 5-6 films easily because of his age.
Sounds like I'm bashing the Moore era. I'm not, but when I go back and watch the film's I find his films to be the far least watched for me.
I wonder if I'd like the Tomorrow Never Die theme better if Surrender didn't exist. The Tomorrow Never Die theme has grown on me over the years, but when I hear Surrender, the main theme just can't compare.
I wonder if I'd like the Tomorrow Never Die theme better if Surrender didn't exist. The Tomorrow Never Die theme has grown on me over the years, but when I hear Surrender, the main theme just can't compare.
Here's one of my unpopular opinions. Or should I say wishes?
I wish Lazenby would have done 4-5 films. I'm not saying he was great, but I love OHMSS and he wasn't nearly bad as some say. If this would have happened it likely would have meant Moore never being casted. And nothing against Sir Moore, I think he did a fine job as Bond, but I really would have liked to see Lazenby in a few more films.
Or Connery could have gone another 5-6 films easily because of his age.
Sounds like I'm bashing the Moore era. I'm not, but when I go back and watch the film's I find his films to be the far least watched for me.
I think that a number of people here are fans of Georgy boy. I would have loved to see him develop over 4 or 5 films. I could live happily in a Moore free Bondinverse which in itself is probably an unpopular position.
Of that of which we cannot speak we must pass over in silence- Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Here's one of my unpopular opinions. Or should I say wishes?
I wish Lazenby would have done 4-5 films. I'm not saying he was great, but I love OHMSS and he wasn't nearly bad as some say. If this would have happened it likely would have meant Moore never being casted. And nothing against Sir Moore, I think he did a fine job as Bond, but I really would have liked to see Lazenby in a few more films.
Or Connery could have gone another 5-6 films easily because of his age.
Sounds like I'm bashing the Moore era. I'm not, but when I go back and watch the film's I find his films to be the far least watched for me.
I think that a number of people here are fans of Georgy boy. I would have loved to see him develop over 4 or 5 films. I could live happily in a Moore free Bondinverse which in itself is probably an unpopular position.
I'm a fan of George, but I also don't think he deserves all that much credit either. Peter Hunt and Richard Maibaum are who are truly responsible for OHMSS's brilliance, and who knows if DAF would have been a better movie if he stayed on. Connery's return isn't what made DAF the poor follow-up that it is. George might have ended up making the same movie, and it would have been worse with him.
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Nah. It would create more confusion because then all the things that tie together the different Bonds wouldn't make sense.
- The World Is Not Enough is an excellent Bond film.
- Casino Royale is the worst Bond film.
- Stacey Sutton is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Dr. Christmas Jones is a fantastic Bond girl.
- Paris Carver is in my top 5 Bond girls/Teri Hatcher is great!
- Nobody Does It Better is one of the weaker Bond songs.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the stronger Bond themes.
- A View to a Kill is a fantastic Bond film.
- Roger Moore's age isn't an issue in AVTAK.
- I don't mind the Vanish in DAD, since its conception is founded in real technology.
- Quantum of Solace is a better film than Casino Royale.
- I adore Michael Kamen's Licence to Kill's score.
- Renard is a great villain.
- Dominic Greene is a great villain.
- Aris Kristatos is a great villain.
- Bibi doesn't annoy mean FYEO.
- Honey Ryder is great, but nowhere near the best Bond girl.
Just a couple off the top of my head.
For a brief second I almost took your opinions seriously - then I remembered this thread is just for fun -{
Just saw the above post from January today; an overdue welcome, Randolph Q
The success of the character is that Fleming made Bond appealing to the readers and the producers in turn were able to distill those traits for a radically different medium, like catching lighting in a bottle. Therefore it's interesting that almost 7 decades after Bond debuted in print, someone today who has never read Fleming will still get drawn in by his creation.
Another way to look at it, is if you remove or blur the Flemingesque baseline of the Bond character and his world, it would open up the possibilities to dilute all of that to the extreme to something else almost beyond recognition. Examples would include the frequently discussed "what ifs" here, a Bond who could be gay, black, American, etc., which is why as it's being discussed on a different thread, I think a Clint Eastwood Bond would have ruined the character no matter it's potential for large box office returns.
This brings me to my possibly unpopular or obtuse Bond movie opinion; you can only go so far from Bond's roots and I think the reboot and Craig, no matter how successful and popular, tread almost to the limit; any further and you’d have Fast and the Furious Bond that has big bucks potential but which would have become a Bond in name only that would in time contribute to its own demise and revilement. But as far as the reboot departed from the baseline and no matter how against Bond convention it went, what has kept it from blowing up or getting too watered down was its re-examination of Bond’s literary traits. These dynamics became the driving force for Craig’s success…so, therefore, the Fleming roots proved not only to be still relevant, but critical even for new audiences who might have been totally oblivious of Bond’s literary roots.
- Sean Connery is only my fifth favourite Bond. I prefer Moore, Brosnan, Dalton and Craig (in that order) over him.
- Roger Moore is my favourite Bond.
- Dr No is very overrated (as you all know if my thoughts on that by now).
- Honey Ryder is one of the weakest Bond girls of the entire franchise.
- Jack Lord isn't the best Felix Leiter.
- From Russia with Love isn't in my top 10 Bond films.
- Cec Linder is my favourite Felix Leiter.
- Thunderball is overrated as well.
- Largo is one of the worst villains in the franchise.
- The underwater battle isn't as boring and slow as most people say it is.
- You Only Live Twice is my second favourite Connery Bond film.
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service is boring and overrated.
- I don't like All the time in the world by Louis Armstrong.
- Tracy is a weak Bond girl.
- Telly Savalas is the worst Blofeld.
- Charles Gray is a good villain.
- The Man With the Golden Gun isn't a bad film.
- Lulu's song is good.
- Stromberg isn't a bad villain.
- Anya is an overrated Bond girl.
- Moonraker is a good film.
- Bassey's Moonraker is one of the worst Bond songs.
- For Your Eyes Only is Moore's best film.
- For Your Eyes Only is my favourite Bond film.
- Octopussy is a good Bond film.
- Kamal Khan and General Orlov are two of the best villains in the franchise.
- The clown scene (both the 009 scene and the bomb scene) are some of the best in all of Bond.
- Never Say Never Again's Largo is better than Thunderball's.
- A View to a Kill is a good Bond film.
- Roger Moore was still good in AVTAK.
- Duran Duran's A View to a Kill is the best Bond theme.
- The Living Daylights is the weakest of all the 80's Bond films.
- Koskov is a good Bond villain.
- Natalya is the best Bond girl.
- Eric Serra's soundtrack is one of the best.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is an underrated Bond film.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best Bond films.
- Tomorrow Never Dies is the best film for action.
- Roger Spottiswoode is one of the best Bond directors.
- Cheryl Crow's song is good.
- Garbage's World is Not Enough theme is one of the worst.
- Die Another Day is bad but a very enjoyable film.
- Toby Stevens is a good villain.
- Halle Berry is the worst Bond girl.
- Graves' ice palace lair is one of the best Bond villain lairs.
- John Cleese is a great Q.
- After Le Chiffre is killed, Casino Royale's last half hour is pretty slow and boring.
- Quantum of Solace's car chase is weak and dull.
- Skyfall is better than Casino Royale and Craig's best.
- Thomas Newman's scores are good, just a bit repetitive.
- Craig is a better Bond is SF and SP than CR and QoS.
- Spectre is Craig's 2nd best Bond film.
- Idris Elba would be a better Bond villain rather than Bond himself.
Great list, MilleniumForce! It might seem jarring for many (potentially including myself) because they contradict a lot of sacred cows, but they all seem within reason from an individual perspective and in terms of argument.
^ +1 Bravo, sir {[]
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Thank you, sir! (taking a bow) {[]
You're a good man, Millennium Force. How I didn't know this about you before is beyond me.
I also think John Cleese made an excellent Q, and think the ice palace is one of the best sets in the series.
I easily agree with most of the above. And even those I disagree with, I find hardly controversial!
Not that I think CR is "the worst", I do feel it is overrated though - for some reason I find it a more and more tedious watch. Agree with the Vanish, it's an epic looking Aston and I love the car chase with Zhao. Completely agree with QoS vs. CR. Yep, Bibi is actually a character that is real and adds to the film, not subtracts.
Bassey's MR isn't up there with the best, and it's overshadowed by her other entries. It's just a very different Bond theme song because it's a ballad. I think it's one of the most beautiful entries.
Agree with your points on DAD - especially that Clesse was good. I really enjoy him in DAD and there's no pretence about his performance. He's bloody funny too. Toby Stevens is excellent, and there's enough ham to make him funny - but not bordering on stupid like Pryce's performance.
Yep, CR has a great build up, but after the Poker match feels as if it's too long and dragged out. I wish it ended there and continued in a proper sequel perhaps.
"Better make that two."
I have to say, despite having next to no acting experience he did a good job in that film, even though his voice was dubbed for a few scenes.
Yes, he certainly did. Big Lazenby and OHMSS fan right here!
- Goldfinger is overrated.
- YOLT has its moments but is a soulless mess.
- TMWTGG is Moore's most Connery like, chauvinistic performance.
- OP is one of the best Bond films, has Moore's finest performance and is one of the best performances by a Bond actor.
- Grace Jones is one of the best hench-'person'.
- TLD is Barry's finest work.
- LTK is the funniest Bond film.
- CR is overrated, tedious and has dated dialogue.
- QoS is excellent and underrated.
- Craig is the worst Bond in comparison with the others.
- Overall, Craig's tenure and his films are pretty average. Not poorly made, just quite blah.
- Despite my favourite film being TWINE, the best era of Bond ended with TLD.
"Better make that two."
I agree with all but two of these. I don't think any of your opinions are obtuse!
-Goldfinger is vastly overrated and falls apart once they get to Kentucky
-Connery's first four Bond films are the only of his tenure worth watching
-Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best Bond songs
It is a very good song but I wish someone else sung it. I really think Crow's voice struggles to deliver chorus. It sounds as if her sultry 90s voice - which is great in the slower parts of the song - can't deliver the louder, more powerful notes.
I really wish I could look past it, but I can't!!
"Better make that two."
I wish Lazenby would have done 4-5 films. I'm not saying he was great, but I love OHMSS and he wasn't nearly bad as some say. If this would have happened it likely would have meant Moore never being casted. And nothing against Sir Moore, I think he did a fine job as Bond, but I really would have liked to see Lazenby in a few more films.
Or Connery could have gone another 5-6 films easily because of his age.
Sounds like I'm bashing the Moore era. I'm not, but when I go back and watch the film's I find his films to be the far least watched for me.
+1, classic David Arnold.
I think that a number of people here are fans of Georgy boy. I would have loved to see him develop over 4 or 5 films. I could live happily in a Moore free Bondinverse which in itself is probably an unpopular position.
Not that unpopular on here mate {[]
"Better make that two."
I'm a fan of George, but I also don't think he deserves all that much credit either. Peter Hunt and Richard Maibaum are who are truly responsible for OHMSS's brilliance, and who knows if DAF would have been a better movie if he stayed on. Connery's return isn't what made DAF the poor follow-up that it is. George might have ended up making the same movie, and it would have been worse with him.