Starting with NSNA definitely wouldn't have worked for me! It was the music that was caught my attention and got me interested in Bond, and of all the different aspects of NSNA the music is possibly the weakest!
You must tell us more about this! What was it like to start with NSNA and then find your way into the "official" series? I don't think I've met anyone who started with that film before, but you must have thought it was pretty good to look for more like it. What were your first impressions?
There's an entire thread called Does anyone regard 'Never Say Never Again' as better than Bonds 1-24?.
The concept of an official series and an unofficial movie came later. In my aftermath, after discovering NSNA, I then saw the others with Connery and then moved on to the rest. And if I am far from ranking it in my top 10 or so, I still like this film, to the extent that I do not find it worse than a number of the installments featuring Moore or Brosnan. And yes, I will quickly share my ideas for a Bond 17 staring Dalton.
Starting with NSNA definitely wouldn't have worked for me! It was the music that was caught my attention and got me interested in Bond, and of all the different aspects of NSNA the music is possibly the weakest!
It is certain that the music of Legrand is at best a disappointment, at worst a catastrophe, especially since he is a great composer.Nevertheless, it is a judgment that I made myself later, so much I was only five when I discovered the series.
The most important thing, Herr Stockmann, is that you became a Bond fan! Even if the route you took was unconventional...I have a similar story with regards to the literary Bond.
After I'd seen a few Bond movies I came across my first Bond books, these were Zero Minus Ten and Tomorrow Never Dies by Raymond Benosn. After I'd read those I found Scorpius by John Gardner, and only after that did I come across my first Ian Fleming book...and unfortunately it was The Man With The Golden Gun, which is widely regarded as one of the weakest Fleming novels. Anyway, eventually I did discover the Fleming classics and have been a big literary Bond fan ever since.
After I'd seen a few Bond movies I came across my first Bond books, these were Zero Minus Ten and Tomorrow Never Dies by Raymond Benosn. After I'd read those I found Scorpius by John Gardner, and only after that did I come across my first Ian Fleming book...and unfortunately it was The Man With The Golden Gun, which is widely regarded as one of the weakest Fleming novels.
This is a very interesting and unconventional story. I must say that I never read any of Gardner's or Benson's novels. Do you recommend any?
In my opinion John Gardner's first seven novels are all pretty good, and for me he really hit his stride with the third book, Icebreaker. I also particularly like No Deals, Mr Bond and Nobody Lives Forever so those three I would recommend. However, there is little consensus when it comes to Gardner. Some people don't enjoy any of his novels, and there are people like myself and Sillhouette Man who like them all.
As for Benson, apart from his novelisations I've only read Zero Minus Ten and High Time to Kill. HTTK was a really interesting story so consider giving that one a try. The Benson novels coincided with the Brosnan films so they do have a bit of the flavour of that era of Bond movies, but the Bond character is a bit more 'literary' than Brosnan's portrayal.
Hello all! I'm a somewhat recent Bond fan that got into the movies earlier this year. I'm still making my way through the movies, but I wanted somewhere to go to discuss all things Bond because I got a lot to say about the movies. My next Bond film is License to Kill.
My favorite Bond so far is Sean Connery. Pretty much for the same reasons why everyone else loves him: Charismatic, suave, confident, and delivers one-liners very well. My close second favorite is Roger Moore because I really enjoy his cheesy humor and his movies tend to focus more on the humor and fun. I enjoy Lazenby for adding a more relatable side to the character when he formed a close connection with Tracy, more than any other Bond girl. And I enjoy Timothy Dalton for how bada** he is.
Looking forward to posting on here!
Favorite Bond so far: Sean Connery
Favorite Bond movies so far: On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Spy Who Loved Me
Next movie to watch: License to Kill
Welcome TheBondWhoLaughed1954. I only became a fan of James Bond a few years ago. I hope you will consider listening to the audio plays as well. Personally, I think you will not be disappointed when you watch LTK.
This is officially my 1500th post, and I didn't want to waste it on something trivial or on-topic.
I notice my very first post ever is long gone, there must have once been an old Welcome New Members type thread that got deleted?
I remember my very first line was "may I borrow a match?", intended to assure you all I was indeed a trusted fellow agent and not a SMERSH assassin in disguise.
Hello everyone. I just post here to let my AJB friends know that I am still alive! (This news may disappoint some! ) )
My working hours are long as I volunteer for much over time. Working when on night duties, I have found I am sometimes able to listen to my collection of James Bond audio books and the radio plays which are down loaded from you tube (without affecting my work of course!)
I hope to return to AJB more often in the near future. As it is now my mind is focused on gaining promotion, either with this employer or another.
Always nice to hear from you Joshua {[] I have some experience of working nights etc.
I too listened to many audio books to help pass the hours
The night duties are frankly boring. I have little to do except for the occasional patrol and monitoring CCTV. It is good to be able to listen to books and radio plays. Time on a twelve hour night duty does really seem to stand still. Looking at my watch and it is 0045. Ten hours later I look again and it is 0100!
I finally joined this forum after years of perusing. I think I've signed up a few times, but never went all the way through the confirmation process.
I've been a Bond fan since the early 90's with James Bond Jr. (take it easy on me!) and at the time didn't realize there were a bunch of films too. I would have been too young to enjoy them much anyway.
Like many 80's kids, I re-discovered James Bond through Goldeneye N64, and the first film I saw in theaters was Tomorrow Never Dies. I've seen it and every film since with my Dad, it's a bit of a tradition.
When the No Time to Die release was postponed, I decided I would actually execute on my longtime plan to start a youtube series dedicated to the props of the series and how I make them. You can check the videos out here:
Currently there's only one video up, Honey's knife from Dr. No. I want to do about one per month, but I don't have access to my shop until this virus thing is over, so it may be a while before the next video.
Anyway, I look forward to spending quite a bit more time here and getting to know you all!
I've been reading here for a long time and thought it was about time I joined, especially with all the free time due to Lock down. My first Bond film was TSWLM and I've been hooked ever since. I don't really know much about posting so if I post in wrong place etc just let me know.
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It is certain that the music of Legrand is at best a disappointment, at worst a catastrophe, especially since he is a great composer.Nevertheless, it is a judgment that I made myself later, so much I was only five when I discovered the series.
After I'd seen a few Bond movies I came across my first Bond books, these were Zero Minus Ten and Tomorrow Never Dies by Raymond Benosn. After I'd read those I found Scorpius by John Gardner, and only after that did I come across my first Ian Fleming book...and unfortunately it was The Man With The Golden Gun, which is widely regarded as one of the weakest Fleming novels. Anyway, eventually I did discover the Fleming classics and have been a big literary Bond fan ever since.
As for Benson, apart from his novelisations I've only read Zero Minus Ten and High Time to Kill. HTTK was a really interesting story so consider giving that one a try. The Benson novels coincided with the Brosnan films so they do have a bit of the flavour of that era of Bond movies, but the Bond character is a bit more 'literary' than Brosnan's portrayal.
My favorite Bond so far is Sean Connery. Pretty much for the same reasons why everyone else loves him: Charismatic, suave, confident, and delivers one-liners very well. My close second favorite is Roger Moore because I really enjoy his cheesy humor and his movies tend to focus more on the humor and fun. I enjoy Lazenby for adding a more relatable side to the character when he formed a close connection with Tracy, more than any other Bond girl. And I enjoy Timothy Dalton for how bada** he is.
Looking forward to posting on here!
Favorite Bond movies so far: On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Spy Who Loved Me
Next movie to watch: License to Kill
I notice my very first post ever is long gone, there must have once been an old Welcome New Members type thread that got deleted?
I remember my very first line was "may I borrow a match?", intended to assure you all I was indeed a trusted fellow agent and not a SMERSH assassin in disguise.
I really value being able to overanalyse James Bond and learn about other spy fiction with all you zany characters.
My working hours are long as I volunteer for much over time. Working when on night duties, I have found I am sometimes able to listen to my collection of James Bond audio books and the radio plays which are down loaded from you tube (without affecting my work of course!)
I hope to return to AJB more often in the near future. As it is now my mind is focused on gaining promotion, either with this employer or another.
Good night and best wishes to you all for now.
I too listened to many audio books to help pass the hours
I dare not do that because I know you will then only visit AJB while wearing a face mask!
The night duties are frankly boring. I have little to do except for the occasional patrol and monitoring CCTV. It is good to be able to listen to books and radio plays. Time on a twelve hour night duty does really seem to stand still. Looking at my watch and it is 0045. Ten hours later I look again and it is 0100!
I finally joined this forum after years of perusing. I think I've signed up a few times, but never went all the way through the confirmation process.
I've been a Bond fan since the early 90's with James Bond Jr. (take it easy on me!) and at the time didn't realize there were a bunch of films too. I would have been too young to enjoy them much anyway.
Like many 80's kids, I re-discovered James Bond through Goldeneye N64, and the first film I saw in theaters was Tomorrow Never Dies. I've seen it and every film since with my Dad, it's a bit of a tradition.
When the No Time to Die release was postponed, I decided I would actually execute on my longtime plan to start a youtube series dedicated to the props of the series and how I make them. You can check the videos out here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ssUDIXarVMBYbWbBsOWqg
Currently there's only one video up, Honey's knife from Dr. No. I want to do about one per month, but I don't have access to my shop until this virus thing is over, so it may be a while before the next video.
Anyway, I look forward to spending quite a bit more time here and getting to know you all!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ssUDIXarVMBYbWbBsOWqg
I've been reading here for a long time and thought it was about time I joined, especially with all the free time due to Lock down. My first Bond film was TSWLM and I've been hooked ever since. I don't really know much about posting so if I post in wrong place etc just let me know.