Which Connery movie is your favourite?

[George Lazenby]

But I guess that would've worked better if Lazenby had returned, and since the producers apparently had no desire to use him again, they opted to ignore him.

Actually they offered him a 7 picture contract, which he declined because his agent persuaded him that the character of Bond was out of sync with changing times. That very well could be true; while I am definitely a fan of 60s era Bond, I am inclined to think that it's the series' ability to change it's tone (a la the 70s films, which were for the most part very commercially successful) that is responsible for its longevity. If they had tried to make every film like FRWL, then the public would have probably long since tired of the character and the series I think.

 

[Catman]

Diamonds Are Forever has its flaws but its still better than all Roger Moore films EXCEPT The Spy Who Loved Me. I would even go as far to say that its better than Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

 

[The Chairman]

Diamonds Are Forever has its flaws but its still better than all Roger Moore films EXCEPT The Spy Who Loved Me. I would even go as far to say that its better than Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

Maybe the last two, but in no way is it superior to the The Living Daylights. In terms of character development, depth, plot, action and overall entertainment, TLD makes DAF look like an even bigger joke than it already comes across as.

And all of Moore's films are vastly superior to DAF. I love Moore's films because while they never take themselves too seriously, they also know when to draw the line. DAF goes too far out there far more than once throughout the movie.

I mean, no Bond villian ever dressed in drag in a Moore film. There was rarely as rediculous an opening sequence as the beginning scene (even DAD had a far better one). The Bond girl was almost never this stupid before or after this one (actually, Mary Goodnight might edge Tiffany out, but slightly). Not too mention the film lacks the unique locales that are qunitessential to the Bond movie formula. The glitz and glam Las Vegas visuals have already been overused on film, and they dont gel with the general feel of Bond at tall.

 

[Catman]

Face it, dude, you liked the movie. Maybe you were just in a bad mood. Give it another chance. I love DAF because its funny. Moore is the "funny Bond" but Sean Connery made me laugh more in DAF than Roger Moore in 6 out of his 7 movies.

Seriously, how can you beat lines like:
"Hi, I'm Plenty."
"But of course you are!"
"Plenty O' Toole"
"Named after your father perhaps."

 

[Mr Jide]

Connery, the best Bond ever who shal never be surpassed.

In order:
GF
FRWL
Thunderball
Dr.No
YOLT
DAF
NSNA

 

[The Chairman]

Face it, dude, you liked the movie. Maybe you were just in a bad mood. Give it another chance. I love DAF because its funny. Moore is the "funny Bond" but Sean Connery made me laugh more in DAF than Roger Moore in 6 out of his 7 movies.

Seriously, how can you beat lines like:
"Hi, I'm Plenty."
"But of course you are!"
"Plenty O' Toole"
"Named after your father perhaps."

I didn't like it. I found it way too far over the top. As I said, Moore knew when to draw the line. Maybe I'll give it another chace. But heck, even A View To A Kill is far better than DAF in my opinion.

And I still don't get that line.

 

[Catman]

And I still don't get that line.

Plenty = Her breasts
O' Toole = Her dad's wang hence "named after your father perhaps."

Other jokes:

James Bond: Weren't you a blonde when I came in?
Tiffany Case: Could be.
James Bond: I tend to notice little things like that - whether a girl is a blonde or a brunette.
Tiffany Case: Which do you prefer?
James Bond: Well, as long as the collar and cuffs match...

Collar and Cuffs = Hair upstairs and downstairs.

 

[Catman]

And I still don't get that line.

Plenty = Her breasts
O' Toole = Her dad's wang hence "named after your father perhaps."

Other jokes:

James Bond: Weren't you a blonde when I came in?
Tiffany Case: Could be.
James Bond: I tend to notice little things like that - whether a girl is a blonde or a brunette.
Tiffany Case: Which do you prefer?
James Bond: Well, as long as the collar and cuffs match...

Collar and Cuffs = Hair upstairs and downstairs.

 

[The Chairman]

Plenty = Her breasts
O' Toole = Her dad's wang hence "named after your father perhaps."

Other jokes:

James Bond: Weren't you a blonde when I came in?
Tiffany Case: Could be.
James Bond: I tend to notice little things like that - whether a girl is a blonde or a brunette.
Tiffany Case: Which do you prefer?
James Bond: Well, as long as the collar and cuffs match...

Collar and Cuffs = Hair upstairs and downstairs.

Those sound like lame-ass teen comedies jokes than true Bond witticisms. More proof of DAF's intolerale inanity. But hey, it's all opinion.

 

[Catman]

I think its more sophisticated than teen comedies. Stiffler would NEVER say something like, "as long as the collar and cuffs match."

 

[The Chairman]

I think its more sophisticated than teen comedies. Stiffler would NEVER say something like, "as long as the collar and cuffs match."

Yes he would. I could hear it in my head now.

Connery's one-liners were so out of character and dreadful to listen to.

 

[Catman]

Yes he would. I could hear it in my head now.

No, he wouldn't. Stiffler would just say, "HEY, as long as it matches the bush!"

 

[Clouseau]

i'm gonna have to agree with Catman on the Stiffler line, though it would probably be even worse than that...

as for me, i liked a lot of Moore's films, but TSWLM is one of the ones i don't care for so much - it's far too overrated, IMO... i've always liked DAF, though... for whatever reason, it just struck a chord with me the first time i saw it... scenes like the bit where he scales the Whyte House are just etched in my memory as classic Bond moments, and while small bits of it are a little OTT, i think nearly all of the Bond films have their share of OTT moments, with the exception, perhaps, of FRWL...

 

[Catman]

i've always liked DAF, though... for whatever reason, it just struck a chord with me the first time i saw it

Maybe cause its funny. Thats why I like the movie. It makes me laugh. I laugh more during DAF than most Roger Moore movies.

 

[jimmy]

. . .with the exception, perhaps, of FRWL...

You mean the film in which James Bond single handedly takes down a small chopper?

Yeah, right, it's just as outlandish as the rest of 'em. t:

 

[The Chairman]

You mean the film in which James Bond single handedly takes down a small chopper?

Yeah, right, it's just as outlandish as the rest of 'em. t:

The idea of the scene itself is indeed outlandish, but the way it played out on celluloid went over as fairly believable.

In fact, all the Bond films from Dr. No through Thunderball managed to stay fairly grounded in reality. It wasn't until You Only Love Twice that the series upped the outlandish elements. With a few notable exceptions (On Her Majesty's Secret Service, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights and most recently Casino Royale), every Bond film since then has always had elements that are completely over the top and blatantly unrealistic, be it the plot or the action sequences. It's become a trademark of the series. The results are somewhat mixed, but the majority of the films nonetheless remain vastly entertaining, with only a few out and out clunkers (Diamonds Are Forever, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day).

 

[Catman]

In fact, all the Bond films from Dr. No through Thunderball managed to stay fairly grounded in reality.

Thats where you're wrong. And, its whats so brilliant about the early films. They did everything with a straight face but it was not grounded at all. For example, there's nothing realistic about James Bond. He's male fantasy. Secondly, the plot is over the top. In Goldfinger, they plan on breaking into Fort Knox by putting everyone to sleep with sleeping gas. And, in Thunderball there's the board room meeting where Blofeld electricutes the guy who stole the money from him. Its pure fantasy. It seems grounded cause they did it with a straight face.

It wasn't until You Only Love Twice that the series upped the outlandish elements. With a few notable exceptions (On Her Majesty's Secret Service, For Your Eyes Only, The Living Daylights and most recently Casino Royale), every Bond film since then has always had elements that are completely over the top and blatantly unrealistic, be it the plot or the action sequences. It's become a trademark of the series. The results are somewhat mixed, but the majority of the films nonetheless remain vastly entertaining, with only a few out and out clunkers (Diamonds Are Forever, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day).

I love YOLT. Its a great Bond film. Is it over the top? Yeah, but so what? James Bond is male fantasy. Everything about him is unrealistic and over the top. Besides, this is a superhero message board. I'd expect people to appreciate the more over the top Bond. It fits right in with all the superheros.

 

[jimmy]

Catman put the hammer on the nail.

And now that I think of it, there isn't a single Bond movie that doesn't have an outlandish moment. Casino Royale, for example: Bond jumps off of a speeding truck and dodges another car coming straight at him, all while placing a small bomb on the villain's pants.

 

[The Chairman]

Thats where you're wrong. And, its whats so brilliant about the early films. They did everything with a straight face but it was not grounded at all. For example, there's nothing realistic about James Bond. He's male fantasy. Secondly, the plot is over the top. In Goldfinger, they plan on breaking into Fort Knox by putting everyone to sleep with sleeping gas. And, in Thunderball there's the board room meeting where Blofeld electricutes the guy who stole the money from him. Its pure fantasy. It seems grounded cause they did it with a straight face.

Yes, but it's not as rediculously over the top. Those are realistic occurences. The plot of Goldfinger in many ways is far more realistic than just about any Bond film. He is interested in his own personal greed, and nothing else. It has nothing to do with an insane idea for world domination. Goldfinger's plan is deceptively simple and intelligently crafted. Not to mention Goldfinger has the best scene in a Bond film, which is the laser sequence. That sequence is the best because it requires Bond to use his wits and not rely on gadgets or some device. That's the one moment in a Bond film where bond seems vulnerable, and knows that he can't always rely on some superheroic stunt to get himself out this.

If you think Goldfinger is as over the top as any other Bond film, then you're sorely mistaken.

I love YOLT. Its a great Bond film. Is it over the top? Yeah, but so what? James Bond is male fantasy. Everything about him is unrealistic and over the top. Besides, this is a superhero message board. I'd expect people to appreciate the more over the top Bond. It fits right in with all the superheros.

Yes, but people do forget that Bond was based on an actual person Fleming know. Sure, it was a bit exagerrated, but the person that it was based on was a well trained spy with a pension for women and gambling. Was his personality exagerrated in the books and movies? Yes. But it wasn't entirely unrealistic, either.

 

[Catman]

If you think Goldfinger is as over the top as any other Bond film, then you're sorely mistaken.

Its not as over-the-top as the other Bond films but its still over the top. The film starts with Bond swimming under water and with a fake duck on his head. Then, he places a bomb on a building and takes off his wet suit to reveal a perfectly dry tuxedo underneath.

Its a classic Bond moment but over the top indeed.

Yes, but people do forget that Bond was based on an actual person Fleming know. Sure, it was a bit exagerrated, but the person that it was based on was a well trained spy with a pension for women and gambling. Was his personality exagerrated in the books and movies? Yes. But it wasn't entirely unrealistic, either.

James Bond is Ian Flemings male fantasy. In fact, Bond, shares many similarities with Fleming. Bond is more Fleming than the guy its supposed to be based on. And, most close friends of Fleming have said that. In conclusion...Bond = Fleming's fantasy. His daydream.

 

[The Chairman]

Its not as over-the-top as the other Bond films but its still over the top. The film starts with Bond swimming under water and with a fake duck on his head. Then, he places a bomb on a building and takes off his wet suit to reveal a perfectly dry tuxedo underneath.

Its a classic Bond moment but over the top indeed.

Over the top, but it's not unrealistic like you say everything in Bond is.
Slightly rediculous, yes, but it;s notunrealistic. Goldfinger, as I said, overall, no when not to go too far.

James Bond is Ian Flemings male fantasy. In fact, Bond, shares many similarities with Fleming. Bond is more Fleming than the guy its supposed to be based on. And, most close friends of Fleming have said that. In conclusion...Bond = Fleming's fantasy. His daydream.

Well, yes, I've heard this as well. But Fleming did base it on a real person, who supposedly did share the same interests 007 did.

 

[Catman]

not unrealistic.

So, robbing Fort Knox is realistic? Yeah, I forgot that people try to break in every other day.

 

[The Chairman]

So, robbing Fort Knox is realistic? Yeah, I forgot that people try to break in every other day.

I was referring to that scene with the duck on his head, not the plot of the film.

And for the record, robbing Fort Knowx is not impossible. Incredibly difficult, but it could happen.

 

[Catman]

Of course its possible but its presented in an over the top way. All Bond films are over the top. Some are just more than others. Goldfinger is actually my favorite Bond film cause they found the right approach.

 

[FelixLeiter]

i've got a soft spot for you only live twice...

I agree 100%