What is your favorite James Bond movie?

[Catman]

You've got a problem with this film? *Rolls up sleeves* Need we step outside?

Then so be it!

I still find Goldeneye to be the most offbeat film in the series.

Even moreso than Casino Royale.

Have you seen License to Kill?

If you were to watch all 21 films in a row, it seems to me that GE is the one film that would seem odd or out of place.

It's the only symbolic Bond movie.

 

[xOKxTrunks]

Goldeneye although License to Kill is easily second.

 

[StrainedEyes]

OHMSS is a great movie, but it's always slightly ruined for me because DAF follows it. Lazenby was a perfectly fine Bond, and OHMSS follwed the great book to almost a T. Including the best ending in the Bond series. And then it's completely **** on by DAF.

"Where's Blofeld? I shant ask again?"

DAF is in my opinion the worst Bond movie. Atleast Octopussy has a dead clown.

 

[Halcohol]

 

[Furious Styles]

You don't think Goldeneye sticks out like a sore thumb?

EON tried to reinvent Bond and modernize the character for the 90's; however they didn't want to stray too far from the antiquated formula of previous Bond films. That's why there is this weird blend of pretentious dialogue, dry quips, no nonsense action set in a whimsical reality. It just seems to me that Goldeneye is an off-balanced film. It holds onto the idiosyncracies of the 16 previous films, yet tries to stake out new ground, and I suppose finds a balance somewhere in the middle.

I'm not saying its a bad film ( I love it) but it definitely seems the most odd to me. Then again, I haven't been taking my meds lately.

Have you seen License to Kill?

As a fan of Dalton, and most certainly biased, I think Dalton tried to take the character of Bond and break new ground with it. However, whereas Casino Royale gave us a new Bond in a new world, Dalton gave us a new Bond in a world strikingly similar to Miami Vice.

I've always said that the script was unwilling to travel where Dalton wanted to take the character. Dalton's Bond is more akin to the world of Casino Royale than he is to Miami Vice. Unfortunately, the script sucks, but the film finds a way to be rather good. Probably due to the performances of Dalton and Davi

 

[Sloth7d]

Golden Eye by far.

 

[DACrowe]

1. Goldfinger
2. Goldeneye (the video game does not reflect this, just a good movie with some great cinematography, ambiance and acting, including a good Bond who didn't get a fair shake due to inferior sequel scripts)

3. From Russia Wit hLove
4. Casino Royale
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. Dr. No
7. The World is Not Enough
8. For Your Eyes Only
9. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

the rest are fun but really don't have any staying power like those 9 do.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Answer me this, YAY or NAY to the PTS?

It opens with the most energetic and lively gunbarrel sequence in the series. Bond visits Traci's grave, confronts Blofeld one final time, escapes certain death, kicks a$$ and leaves with Sheena Easton's soothing voice in the background.

I love it! t:

I love it as well!

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Suddenly I'm in the mood for some Beach Boys.

I do actually like AVTAK, but I don't think it's a very good film.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I still find Goldeneye to be the most offbeat film in the series. Even moreso than Casino Royale. I wonder if anyone else feels this way. If you were to watch all 21 films in a row, it seems to me that GE is the one film that would seem odd or out of place. On the other hand, I might just be a raving lunatic.

I've always felt so. GoldenEye seems more like a mid-90's Tom Clancy techno-thriller than a Bond movie. The tone is quite downbeat and sober, there are too many ugly sets (Russian bunkers) and I even have problems with the costumes and make up! LOL. The main problem is Eric Sierra's score - totally un-James Bond. Lucky they found David Arnold.

 

[Catman]

"Where's Blofeld? I shant ask again?"

DAF is in my opinion the worst Bond movie.

"Hi, I'm plenty."
"But of course you are."
"Plenty O'Toole"
"Named after your father perhaps."

You don't think Goldeneye sticks out like a sore thumb?

GoldenEye is the most symbolic Bond film. James Bond is now in the post-Cold War world. He doesn't feel like he fits in but is trying to adjust. Then, Alec comes back (a figure of his past) and he must defeat him.

"For England, James?"
"No...for me!"

 

[creamyiraq]

Just because Casino Royale is the newest doesn't make it not contend for the best. It was a great movie, leaps and bounds above the recent Bond movies before it. As for classic Bond, my favorite movie is Roger Moore's Bond in View to a Kill, and Connery's From Russia with Love.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

"Hi, I'm plenty."
"But of course you are."
"Plenty O'Toole"
"Named after your father perhaps."

That's lame. The girl is only named as such to lead to that gag. ***** Galore is much better because it's a joke on it's own.

GoldenEye is the most symbolic Bond film. James Bond is now in the post-Cold War world. He doesn't feel like he fits in but is trying to adjust. Then, Alec comes back (a figure of his past) and he must defeat him.

Yep, and then you have the two of them in a field full of statues of past Russian leaders....lots of symbolism. And the whole Janus thing as well.

 

[Movies205]

wow, you really don't get the point of Bond, huh? It's male fantasy. Bond is not supposed to be realistic.

Bond is a character with tons of different versions of him, to say Bond is not suppose to be something is very ballsy since most of the time you'd fall flat on your face. THe same goes for any character that's been written about by different writers. For instance Batman, to say Batman IS SUPPOSED to be dark and brooding is a lie, it simply what everyone's favorite interpretation is of him. Just read the 50s and 60s stuff. As for realistic, have you seen DAlton's movie there far from realistic, but the gadgets are way cooler and the plots are just a tad more down to earth, and the character actually had some feeling.

 

[Catman]

Bond is a character with tons of different versions of him, to say Bond is not suppose to be something is very ballsy since most of the time you'd fall flat on your face. THe same goes for any character that's been written about by different writers. For instance Batman, to say Batman IS SUPPOSED to be dark and brooding is a lie, it simply what everyone's favorite interpretation is of him. Just read the 50s and 60s stuff. As for realistic, have you seen DAlton's movie there far from realistic, but the gadgets are way cooler and the plots are just a tad more down to earth, and the character actually had some feeling.

Bond is male fantasy and he will always be male fantasy. If you make Bond realistic you'll lose the whole point of the character.

The movie series has re-invented Bond over the years to keep the franchise fresh yet they still stick to the male fantasy aspect. What changes is whether the movie is grounded or over the top. FRWL is grounded. Goldfinger is over the top. OHMSS is grounded. DAF is over the top. FYEO is grounded. Octopussy is over the top. GoldenEye is grounded. TND is over the top. Yet all keep the male fantasy aspect.

If you prefer a grounded Bond film then thats cool. However, to say that you want your Bond realistic is nonsense. He never has and never will be realistic.

 

[The Joker]

Goldfinger all the way.

They still haven't topped it, IMO.

 

[Movies205]

Re-read my posts I never said Bond should be realistic, actually in my second post I said that Dalton is far from realistic. You infer this from "what a spy should be" however that doesn't mean it has to be realistic, simply the character is more grounded adn believable as a spy, however his adventures and waht he does is not realistic.

 

[Catman]

believable as a spy

It doesn't matter if an actor is believable or not as a spy. What matters is if he's believable as James Bond. Which is why Sean Connery is still the best. He IS James Bond. All others were just trying their best. Except for Roger Moore. He was just playing Roger Moore.

 

[Movies205]

It doesn't matter if an actor is believable or not as a spy. What matters is if he's believable as James Bond. Which is why Sean Connery is still the best. He IS James Bond. All others were just trying their best. Except for Roger Moore. He was just playing Roger Moore.

Again when did I say HE HAD TO BE BELIEVABLE as a spy... I simply said that Dalton's my favorite simply because he seemed like a real spy all teh while getting into the most ridiculous of hi-jinks... Why are you trying to pick one sentence a part so badly? Because each time you do the same resposne come up.. If I wanted to say what you're saying I would of said that... Come on sending a person through the sewer system? that's far from realistic... Sean Connery is great, there's no doubt about it. However I just love Living Daylights, it involves the cold war, crazy generals, the middle east, skiing... it's such a crazy movie!

 

[Iceman]

Bond is a character with tons of different versions of him, to say Bond is not suppose to be something is very ballsy since most of the time you'd fall flat on your face. THe same goes for any character that's been written about by different writers. For instance Batman, to say Batman IS SUPPOSED to be dark and brooding is a lie, it simply what everyone's favorite interpretation is of him. Just read the 50s and 60s stuff. As for realistic, have you seen DAlton's movie there far from realistic, but the gadgets are way cooler and the plots are just a tad more down to earth, and the character actually had some feeling.

Yeah Bond should be allowed to be subject to different interpretations, especially over so many films spread over so many eras.

 

[StrainedEyes]

Bond is male fantasy and he will always be male fantasy. If you make Bond realistic you'll lose the whole point of the character.

The movie series has re-invented Bond over the years to keep the franchise fresh yet they still stick to the male fantasy aspect. What changes is whether the movie is grounded or over the top. FRWL is grounded. Goldfinger is over the top. OHMSS is grounded. DAF is over the top. FYEO is grounded. Octopussy is over the top. GoldenEye is grounded. TND is over the top. Yet all keep the male fantasy aspect.

If you prefer a grounded Bond film then thats cool. However, to say that you want your Bond realistic is nonsense. He never has and never will be realistic.

The Bond of the books is grounded and serious. He may be sleeping with beautiful women and what not, but he's not a joke. The Bond of the movies became a joke alot of times. Bond is fun a light hearted, but he is serious. That's what Casino Royale did so well, Bond had fun and was enjoying himself but when he needed to he got downright dangerous.
Connery's Bond (Early Connery Bond) Was alot like this. He wasn't silly and macho macho man. He was a serious spy who liked to play around.

The male fantasy thing is a joke and is not 'what Bond is', It's what Bond became after 4-6 movies. The actual character, the one in the books, the one in portrayed in Dr. No, the one portrayed in Casino Royale. That's what Bond is supposed to be.

 

[Catman]

The Bond of the books is grounded and serious.

Yes, I know, but he's still male fantasy. He's Ian Fleming's male fantasy.

The Bond of the movies became a joke alot of times.

Everyone hates Roger Moore.

The male fantasy thing is a joke and is not 'what Bond is', It's what Bond became after 4-6 movies.

Keep telling yourself that! Everyone who knew Ian Fleming has confirmed that Bond is indeed male fantasy. And, not just male fantasy but Fleming's male fantasy!

The actual character, the one in the books, the one in portrayed in Dr. No, the one portrayed in Casino Royale. That's what Bond is supposed to be.

If you can't see the male fantasy in Dr. No and Casino Royale then you just weren't paying attention.

 

[Movies205]

Yes, I know, but he's still male fantasy. He's Ian Fleming's male fantasy.



Everyone hates Roger Moore.



Keep telling yourself that! Everyone who knew Ian Fleming has confirmed that Bond is indeed male fantasy. And, not just male fantasy but Fleming's male fantasy!



If you can't see the male fantasy in Dr. No and Casino Royale then you just weren't paying attention.

I completely agree with the Male Fantasy... How the **** could he not be male fantasy... He sleeps with every woman he sees, kicks ass, and dresses in nice suits... Yeah anyone who doesn't think bond is male fantasy better get their headchecked... However that doesn't mean he can't be grounded or serious Which I don't think Catman is arguing, since everyone knows the series has changed so many times over the year to fit the culture.

 

[Catman]

How the **** could he not be male fantasy... He sleeps with every woman he sees, kicks ass, and dresses in nice suits...

It goes beyond that! Real life spies don't drive around in Aston Martins (Bently in the novels), tell everyone their real name, and become the center of attention. Its quite the opposite.

 

[Movies205]

It goes beyond that! Real life spies don't drive around in Aston Martins (Bently in the novels), tell everyone their real name, and are the center of attention. Its quite the opposite.

Fo'Sure Dawg... Most of intelligence work is quite mundane... It's like the Good Shepard.