Change Of Heart

Sweepy the CatSweepy the Cat Halifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent
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Hi! I've recently had a change of heart for the bond films after a semi-bondathon (3 films a night) and think of them as I've never seen them before. GE was No. 1 but is now at No. 5 with TSWLM at No. 1 (Previosly No. 2). LTK was at No. 6 but is now at No. 21 with TB now at No. 15 (Previosely No. 21). I've just wondered if anyone else gets a change of heart after seeing a film you haven't seen for a while?
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  • PendragonPendragon ColoradoPosts: 2,640MI6 Agent
    actually, and JFF would love this...I liked AVTAK A LOT better after not watching it for about 6 years. Dunno why. just happened. :o

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  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    I love two of these things! Sweepy, I'm so very grateful that you now despise that vicious and disgusting celluloid that is known as Licence To Kill.

    I also love that Pendragon has had a change of heart of liking AVTAK. See, it's not that bad! You guys just have to wait six years like she did and you'll see the light! ;)
  • DAWUSSDAWUSS My homepagePosts: 517MI6 Agent
    So that's your plan for the AVTAK haters? Ban them from seeing the movie for 6 years? :P ;) :))
  • PendragonPendragon ColoradoPosts: 2,640MI6 Agent
    lol...it's still not my favorite (LTK is...HA! :p) but it's in my top 10 at the moment...

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  • RJJBRJJB United StatesPosts: 346MI6 Agent
    JennyFlexFan wrote:
    I love two of these things! Sweepy, I'm so very grateful that you now despise that vicious and disgusting celluloid that is known as Licence To Kill.

    I also love that Pendragon has had a change of heart of liking AVTAK. See, it's not that bad! You guys just have to wait six years like she did and you'll see the light! ;)

    Yeah but just wait, JFF. Another six years and you might have another opinion about AVTAK. You maybe be overcome but an attack of good taste....
  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    Pendragon wrote:
    lol...it's still not my favorite (LTK is...HA! :p) but it's in my top 10 at the moment...

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    Curses! Well... no two Bond fans are alike, so I should be very happy. :D

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  • LazenbyLazenby The upper reaches of the AmazoPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    Having been inspired by the awesomeness that is Casino Royale to go back and watch all the Bond films over again I have had a number of such "changes" over the last few months. My esteem for TLD, TMWTGG, AVTAK has increased dramatically. AVTAK in particular-- it's actually quite a stellar movie and would have been an easy shoe-in for "best of the 80s" if it weren't for the fact that Moore looks like he belongs in a retirement home. On the other hand I enjoyed FYEO and the whole Brosnan era much less than I had in the past. My top 7 or 8 or so have remained fairly consistent.
  • postman patpostman pat Posts: 37MI6 Agent
    I've made the shocking error of lending my copy of Royale to someone... damn, now I'm craving some Dan and Eva.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Pendragon wrote:
    actually, and JFF would love this...I liked AVTAK A LOT better after not watching it for about 6 years. Dunno why. just happened. :o

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    I don't need 6 years to find confirmation, that AVTAK is one of my flop-5 ;%
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,236MI6 Agent
    For some strange reason, long ago, when it first came out, DAD was one of my favourites. Now it's at number 20 for me.

    I change my opinions lots. YOLT used to be one of my favourites but has now gone down a bit, although I still like it. DAF has slightly gone up.

    DN has gone up loads, and is in my top 10 at the moment. However, GF has gone down a bit, and TB is my number 21...

    AVTAK still remains at my number one, however, my top 4 (AVTAK, LALD, OP, and FYEO) are all VERY close and could change at any time! 4 fantastic movies right there!
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited September 2007
    I have experienced a change of heart over DN. When I first saw it, I liked it but I didn't love it. Now I regard it as a masterpiece and IMO it's among the very most beautiful Bond films of all time. Honey is an example of this. In the past I liked her but I didn't truly appreciate what people saw in her. Earlier this year, I saw DN at the cinemas and I fell in love with her. :x
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  • GeorgiboyGeorgiboy Posts: 632MI6 Agent
    Why all the hate for AVTAK ?:) ? I think it is pretty good. Zorin was great and Roger Moore was good too.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,990Quartermasters
    Georgiboy wrote:
    Why all the hate for AVTAK ?:) ? I think it is pretty good. Zorin was great and Roger Moore was good too.

    I'm glad that both that particular film---and that particular actor---have their loyal fans. Diversity of opinion is a spice of life {[]

    I did like Christopher Walken as a Bond villain. That maniacal laugh, just before he falls to his death from atop the Golden Gate Bridge... B-) This film didn't have a lot of great moments for me, but that was indeed one of them :007)
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  • GeorgiboyGeorgiboy Posts: 632MI6 Agent
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Georgiboy wrote:
    Why all the hate for AVTAK ?:) ? I think it is pretty good. Zorin was great and Roger Moore was good too.

    I'm glad that both that particular film---and that particular actor---have their loyal fans. Diversity of opinion is a spice of life {[]

    Indeed it is. {[] I tend to go back and forth between Connery and Moore. Both are wonderful IMO and both have really great films. I lean towards Moore most of the time because I like the "feel" of Moore's films. Maybe I just like the 70's and 80's more than the 60's ?:) .
    I did like Christopher Walken as a Bond villain. That maniacal laugh, just before he falls to his death from atop the Golden Gate Bridge... B-) This film didn't have a lot of great moments for me, but that was indeed one of them :007)

    The fight between Bond and Zorin on the Golden Gate Bridge is great IMO. The music goes right with it and it is very suspenseful. :)
  • GeorgiboyGeorgiboy Posts: 632MI6 Agent
    Now back to the topic.

    It seems like whenever I watch a bond film that I dislike and don't watch at all anymore, when I finally do watch it, it is just as good as the first time I saw it. The biggest change I have had is with CR. The first time I watched it, I wasn't too fond of it (probably because I am, as Loeff would put it, a Cinematic Bond Traditionalist :p ). Now I finally watched it again a few nights ago, and I enjoyed it more than I did the first time.

    The only movie I have never changed with is TMWTGG. It has and always will be my least favorite bond film (or until some other terribly awful bond film comes along :D ).
  • AngryPolarBearAngryPolarBear Posts: 20MI6 Agent
    Georgiboy wrote:
    The only movie I have never changed with is TMWTGG. It has and always will be my least favorite bond film (or until some other terribly awful bond film comes along :D ).

    Die Another Day came in 2002.
  • GeorgiboyGeorgiboy Posts: 632MI6 Agent
    AngryPolarBear wrote:
    Georgiboy wrote:
    The only movie I have never changed with is TMWTGG. It has and always will be my least favorite bond film (or until some other terribly awful bond film comes along :D ).

    Die Another Day came in 2002.

    I prefer DAD over TMWTGG personally.
  • AngryPolarBearAngryPolarBear Posts: 20MI6 Agent
    While TMWTGG has issues, DAD is just plain awful. I will never have a change of heart for that Bond-movie.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited September 2007
    AngryPolarBear wrote:
    While TMWTGG has issues, DAD is just plain awful. I will never have a change of heart for that Bond-movie.
    Me neither. :# I will also not have a change of heart over AVTAK and TLD; two films which IMO were worse than DAD.

    One film that I did have a change of heart over is TMWTGG. I used to love it, and the first time that I saw it, I thought it was one of the greatest Bond films I ever saw (although at that point I hadn't seen all that many. ;)) Years later, I was watching it on TV and I realised that although it has some terrific things going for it, it's not a particularly great film. :# I don't hate it by any means, however I no longer love it.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
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