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Moriarty’s DVD Shelf! FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (JAMES BOND ULTIMATE EDITION) Review

First by derbystar16	Feb 1st, 2007 05:24:39 AM
First! Woohoo
I can still remember... by Ray Gamma	Feb 1st, 2007 05:33:03 AM
As a ten-year-old boy, going to see this movie and being thoroughly pissed off at the stupid, goofy comedy scene at the end with "Margaret Thatcher" and her husband. I would like to add, once again, as a ten-year-old boy.
If you lived in England.. by Kristian66	Feb 1st, 2007 05:33:33 AM
..you would not have spent good money on that set. They play the bastarding things so much on ITV (although not for a while)that you just want to kick the television when they come on.
Kristian666... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 1st, 2007 05:35:36 AM
... I don't even have TV connected in my office for good reason. I want to control what plays in my office and never leave it up to the programming on any channel, no matter how good. That way, nobody else can burn something out for me. I don't overwatch anything, and so I don't get sick of things.
It's one of Rog's better Bond movies... by Charlie & Tex	Feb 1st, 2007 05:41:44 AM
...let's not forget that even "St. Sean" appeared in two of the lousiet - Thunderball & Diamonds Are Forever. But, Moriarty, how could you possibly hate a movie that feature's New York Ripper's Jack Hedly?
Worst James Bond? by board shitlez	Feb 1st, 2007 05:42:52 AM
I don't get this worst Bond stuff. Would Daniel Craig or Sean have been anymore convincing in a film where a world leader mistakenly has a conversation with a parrot? Actors can only work with what they're given. They asked for light and daft. That's what he gave them. He also had to deliver the line "that should keep you in curries" to an Indian when he gave him a coin in Octopussy (I think?). Things were tough for Rog.
Very true, board shitlez by Charlie & Tex	Feb 1st, 2007 05:43:29 AM
Times were downbeat when Roger Moore took over, and they specifically wanted a lighter touch - it should be remembered that Connery's last movie was distinctly less than serious...
Connery by Pawprint	Feb 1st, 2007 05:50:46 AM
No matter what role Sean Connery takes on, he plays it as Sean Connery. Roger Moore's eyebrow was more expressive and less stiff than Connery. Oh, and Moriarty? It's DOWNing Street...
MICHAEL GAMBON by board shitlez	Feb 1st, 2007 05:52:33 AM
was on Top Gear a while ago. He was auditioned by Broccoli for Bond. He was amazed and said - but I'm bald and out of shape. Cubby said - so's Sean. Broccoli said they used to pack Connery's chest in ice before scenes to tighten him up. THERE IS HOPE FANBOYS - YOU COULD GET THE GIG AFTER CRAIG!!
Charlie & Tex your right about Thunderball & Diamonds by ROBE	Feb 1st, 2007 05:53:11 AM
The weird thing is that adjusting for inflation Thunderball is the most successful Bond movie ever, although on the plus side Goldfinger is at no. 2 YES!
Don't knock The Rog! by The Awfulism	Feb 1st, 2007 05:59:16 AM
Moonraker a success only because of goodwill from SWLM? I don't think so. Moonraker was a (huge) success ($30 million budget, $200 million gross) because it was good. An exciting, witty and great looking film that delivers everything you'd want and expect from a Bond film. Miles better than the dreary, cheap looking knock offs that have been posing as OO7 pics for the last 20 years. And Moore is a FANTASTIC Bond - Dalton, Brosnan and Craig don't even come close.
Moonraker by photoboy	Feb 1st, 2007 06:01:39 AM
I'm sorry but the words "good" and "Moonraker" don't go in the same sentence.
Roger Moore rules by BannedOnTheRun	Feb 1st, 2007 06:05:45 AM
"Live and Let Die" pwns your sorry ass.
I fuckin love Roger Moore! by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies	Feb 1st, 2007 06:08:43 AM
He's my favourite bond, Live and Let Die, Man with the Golden Gun, Spy who Loved me, For your eyes only are all fucking great and I actually really enjoy the excesses of Moonraker. View to a kill and Octopussy aren't so great but I still enjoy them for the Rog.
HARRY POTTER BOOK 7 by ROBE	Feb 1st, 2007 06:14:34 AM
I know it is off topic but it is out 21 July 2007.
The only thing that stands out as "BAD" from the Moore by Mattapooh	Feb 1st, 2007 06:17:30 AM
flicks would have to be that fat American that shows up in two or three of the flicks (The Man with the Golden Gun is one, I forget where else he is). He rides with Bond in the car that does the crazy flip in Golden Gun if that helps anyone. Also, I haven't seen those flicks in about ten years, but I remember enjoying them at the time when I went through almost every Bond flick in two weeks. They were cartoony, silly and cheesy, but in an amusing way. Plus, a lot of the action sequences were really entertaining. Which flick was it where the beginning had Bond stuck in a plane that was going down after everyone else parachuted, so he dove out, stole a parachute off of Jaws' back and pulled the ripcord right before Jaws bit into his leg? Sorry, but that stuff is entertaining.
ROBE by Zorak5	Feb 1st, 2007 06:21:03 AM
Mugglenet.com says HP7 is out NOVEMBER 21, not July.
2008 by Zorak5	Feb 1st, 2007 06:22:05 AM
Nov 21, 2008 at that.
Roger Moore is the weakest of the Bonds by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 06:24:42 AM
Some of it now his fault because I think his overall movies were weaker to begin with in terms of direction. Some one above asked if Craig could have made these movies better and I think he would of. He brings an intensity that Roger never had. That said, I still watch me my Bond movies whenever they are on because, well, it's Bond. Those movies were of course much more appealing when I was a little kid.
Moriarty, why even review FYEO?... by wirefufighter	Feb 1st, 2007 06:30:56 AM
As a person who takes their Bond very seriously as well, I'm just a little confused as to why you chose to write a review of this particular Bond movie, seeing as how you find it rather unremarkable. Wouldn't you have rather written a review of a Bond movie you were passionate about? I'm not complaining, I'll take my Bond talk whenever I can get it. It's just that I'm a bit confused Oh, and how could you forget Topol, IMO the best thing about For Your Eyes Only?
Moriarty Re: goofy comedy scene at the end by Mace Tofu	Feb 1st, 2007 06:32:59 AM
They explain the goofy comedy scene at the end with "Margaret Thatcher" and her husband on the commentary track. I picked up all 4 sets of this at GAMESTOP for $100 and just finished all 20 Bond films. I watched them in the order I like them starting with "On her majesty's secrect service" ( My favorite soundtrack and sadest bond story) and finished with "Die another day" ( The one I like the least ). I had only seen For your eyes maybe twice before but enjoyed it more as an older person than when I first watched it. Live and let Die was the first Bond I remember seeing in a theater (11 years old) I really enjoyed all these remastered versions and it was fun to watch all the films in a week and think back on the first time I watched each originally. Nice sets.
Just watched the whole series on Encore... by Zardoz	Feb 1st, 2007 06:33:49 AM
Well, except for the Brosnan Bonds, which weren't available. And I agree about Diamonds, which is unbearably bad. And I've said it before and I'll say it agian: TSWLM and Moonraker are the same damn film! (And both are equally bad!) But my least favorite Moore Bond film is AVTAK. I actually like FYEO better than the others in the Moore oevre, with the possible exception of LALD. And Casino Royale was by far the best Bond film in years, up there with the "Holy Trinity" of Dr. No, FRWL, and Goldfinger. (but the producers entirely fucked up the release and the marketing of the film: if they'd just waited a month, they could've released it on 12-20-07, it would've been the 45th anniversary of the series and it would've been the #1 movie in the world on its release instead of coming in second to that fucking animated penguin movie...)
Wirefufighter... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 1st, 2007 06:38:28 AM
... I've never reviewed any of the old films here. These collections should give me an opportunity to review... oh... 20 of them or so. Yay! This just happened to be first. And I don't have a lot to say about it because it's sort of a bore. But give me a FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE or ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE to write about... hooooo-boy...
Moonraker is my favorite! by Dazzler69	Feb 1st, 2007 06:39:03 AM
I love the Space station battle scene with lazer guns. Jaws turns good and gets some action. 80's chicks and their hairstyles turn me on. Main villian was cold and ruthless.
Probably the best of the Roger Moore movies. by rbatty024	Feb 1st, 2007 06:44:01 AM
Although, that's not saying too much. Octopussy is enjoyable for how batshits cheesy it is. Thank God for Daniel Craig, because Bond has not been all that interesting since Connery.
I like Moonraker's... by Darth Fart	Feb 1st, 2007 06:50:49 AM
...special effects and production design. Derek Meddings is greatly missed :(
10 DOWNING Street by bcstar80	Feb 1st, 2007 06:55:38 AM
Yes, that's how it's spelled. Google...fact check...
When I was 10 by SithMenace	Feb 1st, 2007 07:00:12 AM
I was in the hospital for a week and one night just as visiting hours ended, I turned on the tv and Moonraker was coming on. I had never seen a Bond movie before and ended up loving it, and saw all the others since, as well as reading a couple of the books. It's been 21 years since I saw that one, but I'm curious to see it again to see if I would still like it for nostalgic reasons. I'm one of the ones that actually likes Dalton over Moore, I don't see why he gets so much flak for his two movies. It was a return to form for the series. Here's my list of the greatest Bonds just based on performance and trueness to the character... Connery Craig Dalton Lazenby Brosnan< p>Moore Niven Yeah, Moore is my least favorite, especially post-Moonraker. I find most of his almost unwatchable.
Damn html by SithMenace	Feb 1st, 2007 07:00:43 AM

the part I'm interested in here... by omarthesnake	Feb 1st, 2007 07:05:49 AM
is the "Amoeba run." God, I love that place. Best record/CD/video shop I've ever seen.
Ok it's a bit goofy by Bob Muttonchops	Feb 1st, 2007 07:07:35 AM
The Blofeld beginning & the Parrot ending, but it's a pretty good back to basics type of Bond. Interestingly this isn't written with Moore in mind (wasn't Mel Gibson offered this one) and he's a little more hard edged than usual. That sequence where he boots the car of the cliff is nicely played and the action sequences are pretty effective. That rock climbing sequence is pretty tense and the sequence down the bobleigh run where the stuntman misses that bridge by a fraction of a second. For shame Mori
Re: Wirefufighter... by wirefufighter	Feb 1st, 2007 07:12:05 AM
Oh, so it's going to be an ongoing thing then, Nice!! In my opinion, Volume 3 has easily the best selection of the bunch, so it won't be long before you hit something more fun. Looking forward to these, Moriarty!
Roger Moore sucks as Bond, but... by GravyAkira	Feb 1st, 2007 07:18:07 AM
Live and Let Die is the best Bond film of all-time. Admit it!!!
I've said it before by The Cosh	Feb 1st, 2007 07:28:17 AM
No doubt I'll say it again. Live and Let Die is the best Bond film my a country mile. I remember seeing FYEO in the pictures and being surprised at the downbeat ending (before the parrot) but liking the exploding Ferrari. The next week I saw Condorman.
Moonraker not ALL bad by Anakin Whoopass	Feb 1st, 2007 07:37:57 AM
If nothing else, very exciting freefall stuntwork in the pre-title sequence.
Yes, we already know that Roger Moore's Bond sucks by ATARI	Feb 1st, 2007 07:38:40 AM
However, FYEO was the one Moore flick that I actually don't mind rewatching occasionally. He actual played a more (no pun intended) serious Bond in this one than in any other of his.
ignore me by Zorak5	Feb 1st, 2007 07:40:37 AM
I apologize, my previous comment is mistaken. I read the wrong info at mugglenet.
Bond and Melina scene was lifted from "LLD" book. by Uncapie	Feb 1st, 2007 07:40:59 AM
Same scene where Solitare and Bond are dragged on the coral with baracudas instead of sharks. Baracudas are natsy sea creatures.
Mori, you definitely bought the best of the four sets by ZakChase	Feb 1st, 2007 07:42:41 AM
Hell, Live and Let Die is the worst of the bunch in Vol. 3, and it's not too bad at all. Meanwhile, OHMSS and FRWL kick ass, and FYEO is one of Moore's best. (I think it holds up better than Mori does.) And then there's GoldenEye, which is seriously my favorite Bond movie of all time. Too bad the scripts they gave Pierce after that classic installment all sucked big time. (Or maybe Martin Campbell is just the only one who knows how to make a quality Bond film anymore.)
FYEO - EASILY Best Moore Bond and the Best Bond IMO by Ernie Souchak	Feb 1st, 2007 07:47:55 AM
That ending is genius and the only bond film where the ending has really lived up to the rest of the film - see CASINO ROYALE (which was IMO the best Bond film since FYEO). The lotus exploding (man I have wanted a lotus ever since), the cliff chase, that skating girl WAY too young for Bond, Tula the transexual in the hot tub, Topol, the poster, AND OF COURSE the "cold open" concluding with Stavros' storyline finally getting resolved with a special place on top of a chimney. COME ON MORI!!! I must have watched this film 50 TIMES ON CINEMAX when I was 7 or 8.
Bondgirls by Pandas-R-Us	Feb 1st, 2007 07:48:18 AM
My fave was always Caroline Munro who played the helicopter pilot during the chase with the Lotus in The Spy Who Loved Me. By the way, Cosh, I think it was another Lotus that blew up in For Your Eyes Only, not a Ferrari.
CONDORMAN puts MOONRAKER in a new light by Mace Tofu	Feb 1st, 2007 07:51:26 AM
If you could only choose one of those two spy movies lol... Set #3 is the best one if your short on funds. But no matter which set you get they all come with a turkey or two but check around as my sets cost $22.95 each + tax used and they were in mint condition. I'm not sure I would pay $70 X4 new but it is a 40 disc set total with some titles having better xtras than others.
JAMES BOND SCREENINGS AND TRIVIA CONTEST! by Uncapie	Feb 1st, 2007 07:58:36 AM
Starting tonight at 7:30 PM, there is a James Bond retrospect at the Aero Theater 1325 Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, California that will show "OHMSS," "Dr. No," "FRWL," "Thunderball" and "YOLT" with a special trivia contest to be held on Saturday at 4:00 PM with all kinds of give-a-way prizes to the winners. Test your Bond trivia against the experts and win some great Bond swag!
Pop Quiz: by biggles2_22	Feb 1st, 2007 08:12:00 AM
Which Bond girl had undergone a sex change, in real life? Bonus point: What was her/his name before the twig & berries were harvested.
Best Bond Girl... by biggles2_22	Feb 1st, 2007 08:13:29 AM
Easy, Denise Richards. C'mon guys, do I have to point out the obvious?!
Biggles2_22 Gotta Eat... by biggles2_22	Feb 1st, 2007 08:29:30 AM
... Denise Richards.
Denise Richards by jkhowling	Feb 1st, 2007 08:29:33 AM
gotta eat...
Tula/ Barry Cossey by Uncapie	Feb 1st, 2007 08:32:31 AM
So Bond and Eddie Murphy like a little tranny action once-in-awhile...hey, its a world.
why moonraker sucks by BendersShinyAss	Feb 1st, 2007 08:38:03 AM
because it came out on the heals of big sci-fi of the same era. Bond in space isn't a bad idea. it's just a shame when it has to be a joke to be believable.
The only good Roger moore Bond.... by BendersShinyAss	Feb 1st, 2007 08:40:03 AM
...Was 'a view to a kill'. It's got it's cheese, but my affection for that film stands tall
I love FYEO by Osmosis Jones	Feb 1st, 2007 08:47:10 AM
Yeah, there's still a smidgen of Moore-era silliness (the parrot, the bizarre "I'll buy you a delicatessen, in stainless steel!" line from Blofeld, the annoying performance by Lynn-Holly Johnson), but it was really the Casino Royale to Moonraker's Die Another Day. There was some genuine suspense, great car and ski stunts, and one of the only genuinely vicious moments in the Moore era (when he kicks the car over the side of the cliff...damn, that was good). Aside from Bill Conti's silly, dated score and the fact that Moore was getting pretty long in the tooth by that point, it's one of the best post-Connery 007 films.
Timothy Dalton was the worst James Bond by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 08:48:28 AM
Not Roger Moore. Roger sure made some bad entries (View to Kill stands out as the worst of his lot among others) but I at least accepted him as Bond and he made some fun Bond flicks (Spy Who Loved Me, Man With the Golden Gun etc.). Timothy Dalton always had a different tough bloke spin on the role that made me never consider his films REAL Bond films. I'd say License to Kill was the wackiest in that it was just an extended episode of Miami Vice and nothing to do with international security and lacked all Bond hallmarks. Living Daylights was alright for the first half until it turns in Lawrence of Arabia meets Rambo III. I know lots of people think he's awesome, and I don't deny those people their enjoyment of those films. I just don't feel they have anything to do with the rest of the franchise.
Best Bond girl by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 08:49:01 AM
Diana Rigg
Best Bond theme song by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 08:49:34 AM
'The World is Not Enough' by Garbage
Best bond henchman villian by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 08:49:55 AM
Jaws
Worst Bond song (I'll say it again) by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 08:50:39 AM
Audioslave on Casino Royale
Dalton was awesome by Osmosis Jones	Feb 1st, 2007 08:51:39 AM
Anyone who disagrees should have their privates cut off with a giant laser.
Casino Royale changed me by BendersShinyAss	Feb 1st, 2007 08:55:20 AM
I had no doubt it would be good. I had no idea however, that it would be one of the best damn takes on Bond EVER. And I thought i was of the same mind when Brosnan turned up in Goldeneye. Someone tell me why i hate dalton so much? And 'diamonds are forever' had an awesome car chase. That mustang was awesome. Liva & let die was .... dare I say .... trashy.
Osmosis, not again. by biggles2_22	Feb 1st, 2007 09:23:30 AM
You seriously need to get some Scope or Listerine to get that Daltony taste outta yer mouth. Yeck.
Dalton was great! WAY better the Moore, and it's sad .. by kinghenryVIII	Feb 1st, 2007 09:25:17 AM
that he didn't play Bond again - would have been SO much better as Bond then Bronsan - he was a suave thug like Craig. My top Bonds: Connery Craig Dal ton
Yo Osmosis! by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 09:29:39 AM
I've got a bit of an itch, if you could redirect the lazer a bit to the left. Oooooooh! That's good!
Roger is to Bond as Gromitt is to Wensleydale by Kentucky Colonel	Feb 1st, 2007 09:35:27 AM
That is...some really great cheese!
Who I'd love to see in a Bond villian role by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 09:55:38 AM
Ed Harris, I loved him 'History of Violence' and found him intensely menacing. I think he'd really bring class acting to a villian role. I liked Casino Royale, and I am excited to see where the franchise goes from here. The ending kinda made it seem Bond was on his way towards fighting SPETRE again. I hope so. Harris would be an awesome Blofeld.
Worst line in the film was... by Philaspenser	Feb 1st, 2007 10:00:48 AM
"I'll buy you a delicatessan... in stainless steel!" Ruined an otherwise top-notch pre-credits sequence. That, and Blofeld's phony-looing skinhead wig. And, yeah, the Thatcher parody was horrible, too. Who thought all that stuff was actually funny? Everybody I know winces at all that godawful "humor". Thank God they aggressively began removing the stupid humor with the Brosnan films, and have completed the job with Craig's movie. Among the many pleasures of "Casino Royale", I think one of the biggest was the fact that the funny one-liners were used extremely sparingly and, amazingly, when they were used they were- yes!- actually funny! Remember when Bond apologized for being late back to the poker table after the poisoning attempt: "Sorry about that... that last hand almost killed me!" Classic!
Vol 3 is the best one... by Mr Gorilla	Feb 1st, 2007 10:16:21 AM
From Russia, OHMSS, Live and Let Die, Eyes Only, GoldenEye - pretty much all of them reboots of one sort or another. A few things that Eyes Only should get credit for: 1. A plot that tries to keep you guessing. (Who is the bad guy? Is it Glover? No, it's Topol! No, wait, it's Glover!) This is much more sophisticated than the 'Here's The Bad Guy' scenes one gets in most Bonds. (Living Daylights is similarly ambitious.) 2. Pulling back from the high-tech thing - beautifully encapsulated when the Lotus blows up and there is the brilliant 2CV car chase. Bold moment after the successes of Spy Who Loved and Moonraker. 3. Realising that a Baddie Base created without Ken Adam was going to be rubbish, they wisely didn't make a big baddie base. Unlike GoldenEye, which shamelessly rips off You Only Live Twice. 4. They didn't have some stupid master weapon in the Diamonds Are Forever mould. (Guilty: GoldenEye, Die Another Day)
melina is hot! by reckni	Feb 1st, 2007 10:19:56 AM
i remember vividly when i saw this in the theaters as a kid, and i fell madly in love in with her. she truly is a Greek princess, beautiful eyes, wonder how she looks these days.
And another thing... by Philaspenser	Feb 1st, 2007 10:20:31 AM
Wasn't it great how they FINALLY got the tone exactly right in "Casino Royale"... the right balance of humor and seriousness, the right balance between realistic spy action and fantasy/adventure spy action, a great balance between the story at hand and the Bond character himself, etc., etc. Plus, all the great set-pieces, the retro credits sequence, the great Bond performance, etc., etc. And all this from an Eon/Broccoli film!! Whodathought.
I went to FYEO expecting a party.. by Billyeveryteen	Feb 1st, 2007 10:21:13 AM
Didn't get one. That fucker is old and boring. I get that everyone is ashamed of the fun they had with early Moores, but come on! Best bad guys, and hottest chicks.
The goofiest part of For Your Eyes Only . . . by Nice Marmot	Feb 1st, 2007 10:22:13 AM
. . . to me, is the most expendable chick ever, the one who shows up for like 5 minutes, to be banged by Bond & then get killed by a Dune Buggy on the beach.
best bond girl by reckni	Feb 1st, 2007 10:22:50 AM
definitely diana rigg
FOR BRITISH EYES ONLY! by Irresolute	Feb 1st, 2007 10:23:11 AM

Stinging in the Rain? by Mr Gorilla	Feb 1st, 2007 10:23:59 AM
Remember the bit where that guy is in the car on the edge of a cliff, and Bond kicks him off? (Big moment at the time, I remember watching it in the cinema and remarking how much tougher this Bond was than the Moonraker one.) Well, in the original release and all previous DVD versions, this takes place in broad daylight, despite the fact that it was night mere moments before. For this Ultimate Edition, they have graded it or whatever so it still looks like night time.
pre-titles by Mr Gorilla	Feb 1st, 2007 10:29:39 AM
c'mon, that pre-titles was pretty amazing at the time. the comarative realism of finding bond in an engligh country churchyard, rather than fingering some broad on a plane, or doofing a blonde in some chalet. the sick feeling when he is in the remote controlled copter. the thrill when he rips out the remote wire, and Bill Conti's salsoul puke-track kicks in. the sastisfaction that while every other bond so far had tried and failed to kill blofeld, old rog manages it in mere minutes.
RE:Goofy Bond Movies: by TORTURE PWN	Feb 1st, 2007 10:37:47 AM
I have some doubt that the Bond franchise would have survived if it weren't for some of the cartoonishness of some of the films.Remember the mid 70's were a fairly dire period and the Bond films adjusted to become more of an escapist thrill ride.I wouldn't go so far as to say they were specifically geared towards children but they were definitely more kid-friendly and therefore brought in a whole new audience.Roger Moore takes unfair blame for the ridiculous,gadget and humor laden plots,but without them a lot of people wouldn't be fans today.Also,without the gadgets what would be the point of the character of Q,inarguably the best recurring character of the franchise.
I DEFINITLY agree with reckni: by TORTURE PWN	Feb 1st, 2007 10:44:46 AM
DIANA RIGG!HELL YEAH!
Vol. 3 is the only complete set i want by George Newman	Feb 1st, 2007 11:00:49 AM
the sets are price cheapest at SAM's CLUB and maybe walmart(same co.) at 59.99, as opposed to circuit city's 79.99
Best Bond Videogame? by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 11:12:03 AM
Goldeneye by far..... Not even Sean Connery could save "From Russia with Love" videogame. Anyways, I think that Moore gets are huge bum rap. It is as if Moore was the one who decided to play it camp. Rather I think that the Brocholli family need to take a hit for the panderistic nature of Moore's Bond movies. they just saw that Star Wars was taking off and then put together Moonraker. That is sad.
James Pond Does Not Count... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 11:23:34 AM
Neither does James Bond Jr.
For what it's worth by jasper Stillwell	Feb 1st, 2007 11:34:43 AM
Best Bond: Connery (although Craig was a real shock - absolutely fantastic). Best Bond movie: OHMSS by a country mile. Best Bond girl: Diana Rigg/Danielle Bianchi ("some people say my mouth is too big...mmm looks about the right size to me..."). No what really worries me here is that Martin Campbell isn't directing the follow-up to Casino Royale. Let's face it the Broccoli's have had a pretty lousy track record picking directors....John Glen?? Michael Apted?? Lee Tamahori??
You think that shit's weird ... by ye olde shiza	Feb 1st, 2007 11:39:25 AM
Go watch the "clown show" segue in Urutsukidoji II. That was one of the most surreal, weird, hilarious moments in an anime that was one giant rape-fest. If you don't know what I'm talking about ... it happens when one guy barely survives an attack from the 3-dicked demon and he falls down outside of an open apartment door ... "Who wants to go see the clown show? I do. I sure do love a clown show." "Not me, I don't like clowns." "It doesn't matter ... clown show it is! Come on, kids, it's time to go see the clown show!" More of that ... cue anal rape demon. Weird. Okay, that's enough information about my choice in films. Ye olde shiza over and out.
Roger Moore is quite brilliant as Bond by Bill Fairbanks	Feb 1st, 2007 11:51:33 AM
anyone who disagrees is an inbred twat
MR. BOND... WE CAN DO A DEAL!!! by Frijole	Feb 1st, 2007 11:57:02 AM
Ugh!
The Bourne Ultimatum by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 12:08:27 PM
Better end with George Bush talking to a parrot. PS I'm really glad to see everybody agrees that Diana Rigg was the best Bond girl.
Abom, I'm sending Halle over your place by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 12:29:25 PM
her beaver is cheadlicious and she is throwing down the gautlet to prove to you that she could be your 'type'. I prefer Sophie Marceau...I would so cheadle all over her...
OHMSS by SithMenace	Feb 1st, 2007 12:32:07 PM
If it had the Goldfinger Connery in it, it would still be the movie to beat. Lazenby was pretty damn good, but the movie would have benefitted from Connery. On the other hand, I always felt that they tried harder on that one BECAUSE Connery wasn't in it.
FYEO by DirkD13"	Feb 1st, 2007 12:37:14 PM
One of the best Bond movie's ever, and certainly Moore's best by far. The Helicopter sequence, the 2CV chase, the ski chase, the beach attack, Topol, Blofield dies!, Bond turning down a shag, Carole's eyes, the underwater set pieces, rock climbing, throwing a badge into a car to tip it off a cliff, really brutal end fight, macguffin chucked off a cliff "you don't have it, I don't have it), fight on the ice rink (3 goals), scary glasses assassin guy. Seriously, this movie kicks ass, and takes some names down too.
sithmenace by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 12:38:55 PM
I tend to agree with you that it was because they were without Connery that they were more focused in creating a good product. It seems like maybe that's what happened with Casino Royale, proving the naysayers wrong with Craig's performance and the distancing of the absolute trash that Brosnan's films became. Spandau - Georgie would just be winking at the parrot. I'm not sure he could hold a conversation with the parrot to begin with.
Campy Bond by abcdefghijklmnop	Feb 1st, 2007 12:49:09 PM
I've never understood why people complain about the campiness of the James Bond films. Is there a separate group of 20 films that few people know about? The majority of the entries are over the top. What's left is a handful of films that are "serious" only by comparison to other Bond films. [Connery unzips a wetsuit to reveal a perfect tux. He also kills a man, then jetpacks across the street- where his car repels enemies with water jets. Blofeld plots to take over the world by brainwashing women with allergies. Dalton skiis on a cello case. Craig plays poker with a terrorist. etc.] Ironically, the most realistic spies in Bond films are all the other 00's- the annonymous ones that are either killed or never heard from again. I guess that's why Bond is the ultimate male fantasy. Everyone wants to think of him as being a realistic hero, that they never notice he's more fantastic than anything else.
I liked Moore a lot as Bond... by BigTuna	Feb 1st, 2007 12:51:57 PM
Some of his films were terrible yes, but I think people don't like how he played Bond so different from anyone else. He brought more humour, charm and at times more of a cartoonish Bond to the bigsscreen. But does every Bond have to be dark and serious?
Brosnan's wife is in this... by BigTuna	Feb 1st, 2007 12:54:57 PM
His dead wife that is. Cassandra Harris is a Bond girl in it. Neat Bond connection.
Yo abcdefghijklmnop! by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 01:02:47 PM
I totally agree with you. People who keep asking for a more dark and serious Bond in more realistic situations are obviously not bond fans. Its like asking for a more scientifically plausible Spiderman movie. If people want realistic spy action, they should go rent Ronin and leave me to enjoy Goldeneye in peace.
The only reason I love "From a View to a Kill"... by Otter	Feb 1st, 2007 01:11:00 PM
...was for Christopher Walken as a villain. He, by far, was the craziest, most bloodthirsty villain since Goldfinger: the way he was laughing as he machine-gunned the workers who were drowning AND being electrocuted was chilling. By far, Connery is Bond for me, even in the silly "Diamonds Are Forever", but that DOES have Charles Gray as Blofeld (the best), Jill St. John, and Bambi & Thumper. So, it's Connery, Craig, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan, Moore, Nelson, and Niven for me.
fake nostalgia fans by mrbong	Feb 1st, 2007 01:12:03 PM
sigh i grow tired of this "Sean Connery was the best Bond" business. Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice were ace, but the rest of his were dull, timid affairs, admired only because of some belief that you have to. Roger Moore was fun and entertaining as Bond, irrespective of whether or not he wanted to do the films. I will always vote Roger as my favourite as, if you have half a brain, he is the Bond you want to be. opinions are worth fuck all here, but Dalton could have been OK if he had been given considerably better material than The Living Daylights, and Brosnan was a disaster - GoldenEye was average, the remainder of his career in the role marked by dull plots and his gayboy looks and accent. wishing Daniel Craig all the best, but the personification of all that is good about Bond - the theme, the babes, the villain, the hero - was all done in A View To A Kill.
i don't get the hate for you know my name by slappy jones	Feb 1st, 2007 01:33:41 PM
i fucking hate audioslave, Rage AGAINST THE MACHINE and soundgarden so the chances were not that great but I fucking love cornells bond theme.....i don't get why people hate it so much.....it is fucking infinitely better than that terrible thing madonna shat out for DAD. oh and moore is the best bond by a mile..i like to think of them as the carry on bond years...he was almost winking at the camera....great films.much better than po faced craig and his stupid pout....moore was the best!!
Moonraker made bucks only by skimn	Feb 1st, 2007 01:34:54 PM
because it WAS a Bond flick, and made in the sci-fi boom after Star Wars, Close Encounters,etc. Even a steaming pile like Disneys Black Hole made money..( loved John Berry's score tho ). Like the best lists... Best overall score: On Her Majesty's Secret Service Best Set Design: Goldfinger ( Ken Adam was a genius ) Best Bond Girl: Ursala Andress (sp) because of that Dr. No entrance..I'd give Diana Rigg credit for the Avengers, but not Bond girl. Best Song: Live and Let Die for song Goldfinger for Bassey's delivery Best fight: (tie) vs Oddjob: Goldfinger vs Robert Shaw : From Russia With Love
As a long-time Bond fan, I love F.Y.E.O. by odysseus	Feb 1st, 2007 01:45:17 PM
I don't find it boring at all; it's just less over-amped than most of the Bond films of that era. Still, the skiing scene, the underwater scene, and the rock-climbing monastery scene were all great action set pieces. (BTW, Bouquet always makes me think of Elektra: Assassin when I watch the film).
I'll stand up for Brosnan by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 01:58:52 PM
He's actually my favorite actor in the role. I really felt he brought exactly what I want to Bond: humour, sophistication, and he does a good job of seeming like he feels the pain (check out the neck breaker scene in World Not Enough). Even though most of my favorite bond films are Connery ones, I still think Brosnan was the definitive portrayal of the Bond character for me. Brosnan drew a lot on the charm and ironic humour of Moore, and to me, that's who Bond is.
and Framke was at her best in The Faculty by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 01:59:41 PM
hilarious movie, and she can teach me English anytime.
Famke got her teeth all squared away in x-men by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 02:06:31 PM
from cyclops. He was able to "bond" her teeth together...
Dalton? A Bond?! by biggles2_22	Feb 1st, 2007 02:08:45 PM
Did he play Bond? They must have shuffled those movies off somewhere. Was he good? Check out any bargain bin at WalMart and find out!
Neck breaking device in 'World's Not Enuff' by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 02:11:57 PM
If anybody knows where to buy one of these let me know.
bargain bin at Walmart Spandau by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 02:12:43 PM
buy one get one free this week. Just a warning, you will get what you pay for.
Moore as Bond by abcdefghijklmnop	Feb 1st, 2007 02:21:15 PM
Moore was a good Bond- especially for the times. Everyone from Hoffman to Beatty was doing dark conspiracy films in the 70's, and Bond offered escapism on a grand scale. Moore brought a lot of class to the role, as well as some of the snobbery Fleming had in mind. He may not have been very physical, but he was always believable as someone who was intelligent and able to get out of any situation. Even as a visibly older 007, he was still convincing as someone who could outsmart the enemy while charming the Bond girls. If he hadn't been believable as such an iconic hero, he never would have lasted so long. It may be hard to understand his appeal in a modern day context, but during his era, nobody did it better.
don't forget Michelle Yeoh by just pillow talk	Feb 1st, 2007 02:29:25 PM
she could kick my ass anytime.
Might As Well Mention Brosnan... by abcdefghijklmnop	Feb 1st, 2007 02:35:16 PM
Brosnan is basically going through the same backlash that happened to both Dalton and Moore before him. Each time a new actor steps into the role, the previous one gets called into question. The irony is, Casino Royale represents the very changes that Brosnan pushed the producers to make all along. And according to Craig, Brosnan even urged him to "go for it" and accept the role. If anything, fans should be thankful that Brosnan not only made the series hugely successful again, but that he constantly tried to restore some vulnerability to the role. You can hardly blame the actors for the scripts they were dealt.
Live and Let die Was the Best Song by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 02:41:58 PM
Both GNR and the original Wings versions are awesome. Worst one? Sheryl Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies was awful.
Woody Allen was the Best Bond... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 02:47:27 PM
He personified the rugged scarred killer that Ian Fleming envisaged.... Sean Connery all the way. He plays the fully on song top of his game Bond. Nobody does it better.... the problem with these origin stories like Casino Royale and Batman Begins is that you can only go to the well a few times... In the next movie, Bond will have to be more like the Connery and Bronsan polished Bond. Why? Because those are the Bonds that Daniel Craig's version grows up to be. He is not going to be duped by love again. He is definitely going to show less of his emotions....
What Were the Silliest Bond Casting rumors?! by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 02:49:17 PM
I remember there was talk of a Jane Bond, female character. That is my pick for the silliest idea. I believe that they were mentioning Sharon Stone, or Demi Moore for the part.
I got James Bong..... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 02:50:44 PM
License to Chill dude..... Never failed me yet...
Remember all the pre casting hoopla by skimn	Feb 1st, 2007 02:53:35 PM
for Lara Croft? Lotsa noise for "meh".
The Opening... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 1st, 2007 02:55:29 PM
... is an idea I like, but the execution's sort of miserable. Blofeld's wacky, and although I love the notion of finally wrapping things up with Blofeld, thiis is not how you do it. When I saw this in the theater at 11, I thought it was awesome, but looking at it now, it's jsut sort of embarrassing. The only thing missing is the Benny Hill music as James drops the wheelchair in the smokestack. This tone problem is why the Bond films infuriate me just as often as they entertain me.
Gave me an idea... by skimn	Feb 1st, 2007 02:57:15 PM
get Angelina out of the jungles of Bornio or wherever and cast her in the next Bond flick.
You are Right Moriarity.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 1st, 2007 03:07:43 PM
The significance of Blofeld's death is cheapened immensely. One of the most poignant moments in Bond was him holding his dead wife saying that they have all the time in the world. And who is that chap that was responsible for the shattering of Bond's cool facade? Blofeld. For him to go out like a punk with Blofeld offering silly trifles to Bond was stupid and robbed fans of a really good revenge story. But that is what Bond is about. We get those sad introspective moments like in License to Kill, where Felix Lieter comments to his soon-to-be-dead wife, that Bond and marriage don't go too well. Or 006 commenting in Goldeneye, that Bond could not save those that he really did love, really provide a small glimpse into the Bond psyche. But I guess those snippets are all that the character ever allows us to see.
DarfurOnTheRocks... by DarthCorleone	Feb 1st, 2007 03:35:48 PM
Well said. I love that moment in Licence To Kill between Felix, his new wife, Bond, and the garter.
Killing Blofeld by Brainodo	Feb 1st, 2007 03:42:25 PM
The reason this was done so cheaply is that McClory had started up the whole 'counter-Bond' thing which brought us 'Never Say Never Again' and owned the rights to Blofeld/SPECTRE. Or at least would sue if EON ever tried using them. To that end, EON felt it necessary to stick two fingers up at McClory and show that the Bond films could survive without SPECTRE or Blofeld. That's why he goes out in such a 'comedy' fashion and his name is never mentioned.
best special feature moment ever by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 04:22:38 PM
On these new ultimate editions they talk to the people involved with each Bond film and for Diamonds are Forever they all but directly say that Raquel Welch had been cast as Tiffany Case but the actress who got the role "impressed the director with her charms" (blew him) and got the role. She did a good job mind you, her hooters maintained a high level of distraction comparable with Bonnie Bedilia's during the climax of Die Hard.
Yo KipKinkel! by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 04:29:01 PM
You should check out the remake of Licence to Kill! It had Mel Gibson and Danny Glover and was pretty good. There was a later remake staring Colin Farrel and Jaimee Foxxxx that did a decent job, too. If you like the character of Sanchez, the villian, be sure to see the prequel to Licence to Kill: Scarface, its got that midget from Carlito's Way. And thanks for that long winded approach to saying that you liked the Dalton entries the most. I'd rather abomination give me a hooter by hooter ranking of the Bond girls than your totally off the wall analysis of a franchise that you clearly lament.
Diamonds (Hooters) Are Forever continued by Spandau Belly	Feb 1st, 2007 04:41:20 PM
The only thing distracting me from Tiffany Case's hooters was Natalie Wood's sister's hooters. It was a hooter assault on two fronts. Kinda like that Escher drawing of a hand drawing itself only with Hooters and an oil rig (my erection) blowing up at the end.
PERSONALLY... by FilmNerdJamie	Feb 1st, 2007 04:47:55 PM
I think all 6 of the actors were good..if not great as 007. The problem lied more with the films themselves and the filmmakers inability to try something different. Particularly Moore's reign which was mostly one goofy as fuck adventure after another. MOONRAKER was simply an attempt to cash in on the STAR WARS phenomenon, OCTOPUSSY was a Bollywood action flick, A VIEW TO A KILL was a complete embarrassment from top to bottom and LIVE & LET DIE...I personally find damn near unwatchable. Although to be fair, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is one of the all-time great Bond films! As great as ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE was, I have zero sympathy for Lazenby simply b/c he was stupid enough to jump ship before the damn film was even released! Dalton really had the short-end of the stick; his debut THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS is (at the time) one of the highest-grossers of the Bond films and LICENCE TO KILL underperforms b/c of the insanely competitive film summer of '89. That and MGM throwing out the original promotional materials and replacing them with half-assed ones. Then having the nerve to say LICENCE underperformed b/c people didn't like Dalton! Legal bullshit delays BOND 17 until '93/'94 when soon-after Dalton has the grace to retire as rumors abound that MGM wants him shit-canned. That big rant asside things do look promising with the newly re-booted series and its debut CASINO ROYALE with Craig who could potentially de-thrown the great Connery as "best Bond ever!" But time will ultimately tell...
For Your Eyes Only by epitone	Feb 1st, 2007 04:52:17 PM
It has its flaws, but overall it's by far the most serious and well put-together of the Moore films. Low points are the opening (over-the-top and out of sync with the rest of the film), the music (probably sounded dated within 6 months), and Lynn Holly-Johnson's character (what were they thinking? No, seriously. No, SERIOUSLY). Like most of the films starting with You Only Live Twice, it's trying to please too many masters -- mixing heavy, serious action with the necessary dashes of comedy and romance. Yet, I think it mostly succeeds in spite of that. There are plenty of great story elements, like the plot twist with the Julian Glover/Topol characters, and overall the script's seamless linking of the short stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico" (as well as the nice lift from Live and Let Die with the boat-dragging) represents some of the best and most direct adaptation from real Fleming material that had been done since On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The mountain-climbing finale works brilliantly because it's one of the few scenes in the series that puts Bond in real peril and doesn't resort to any deus ex machina gadgets. Finally, FYEO is possibly the only movie where Moore's 007 gets to show any real attitude beyond his usual smugness (kicking the car off the cliff, destroying the computer at the end, and so forth).
I Love FYEO by Manatee	Feb 1st, 2007 05:05:44 PM
But that Pre-Title Sequence with the Blofeld look-a-like is absolute rubbish. The dude killed his wife and Roger Moore pats him on the head and laughs?!? Horrible.
domestic grosses in millions by Hercules	Feb 1st, 2007 05:09:51 PM
$16.0 Dr. No (1963) $24.8 From Russia WIth Love (1964) $51.1 Goldfinger (1964) $63.6 Thunderball (1965) $22.7 Casino Royale (1967) $43.1 You Only Live Twice (1967) $22.8 On Her Majesty's/Service (1969) $43.8 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) $35.4 Live and Let Die (1973) $21.0 Man With/Golden Gun (1974) $46.8 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) $70.3 Moonraker (1979) $54.8 For Your Eyes Only (1981) $55.4 Never Say Never Again (1983) $67.9 Octopussy (1983) $50.3 A View to a Kill (1985) $51.2 The Living Daylights (1987) $34.6 Licence to Kill (1989) $103.9 GoldenEye (1995) $125.0 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $126.9 The World is Not Enough (1999) $160.9 Die Another Day (2002) $164.3 Casino Royale (2006)
My earlier statement... by FilmNerdJamie	Feb 1st, 2007 05:14:58 PM
I was referring to THE LIVING DAYLIGHT's world-wide box-office (just under $200 million)
Nobody did it Better- Then Roger by Stallone82	Feb 1st, 2007 05:16:13 PM
Roger's 007 Era was easliy the best era. It was the peak of Cubby and the 007 Crew. Roger was the one that went up against ALL the Summer Blockbusters! (Star Wars, Rambo 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Flashdance, Return of the Jedi, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Smokey & the Bandit, Rocky 2 & much much more!!) No other 007 went up against known major franchises, the peak of all the guys that basically invent or stared "blockbusters". Roger also went up against Sean Connery in Never Say Never Again... and the public spoke! Roger DESTROYED HIM!!! It wasnt even close. The Public LOVED Roger's Era, he had every style of James Bond Movie... and all his movies were great! He had good ones in the begining and ending of his reign. NOT like Connery who fell apart after the 3rd movie. Sean Connery was a FAKE Frank Sinatra. Watch the old Rat Pack Movies and Stage Shows ALL done before the first 007 Movie. Connery just ripped Sinatra off!! Pierce isnt even a James Bond, his movies were so bland and boring and just watch his last one, it is 50 times more Campy then "Diamonds are Forever" or Moonraker". Sure Daniel Craig had a amazing start, but he is on film one... and if you notice The 007 Crew NEVER puts a Bond Movie up against anything in the Summer. (put the next movie up against Indiana Jones 4...That is kind of close to Octopussy going up against Return of the Jedi) Roger Moore had the Track Record & Holding his own against the major films of the year. They learned very quickly when Timothy Dalton bombed against Batman, that it wasnt the 007 Franchise, but Roger Moore Appeal with a worldwide audience.
"Tomorrow Never Dies" as worst theme song? by Otter	Feb 1st, 2007 05:36:42 PM
How about "Dance into the Fire", by Duran Duran? "All Time High", by Rita Coolidge? "The Living Daylights", by A-ha? I actually liked "Tomorrow Never Dies"; it's my favorite Brosnan Bond flick, and I liked the concept of a Ted Turner/William Hearst sort of villain.
James Bond Will Return..... by Kenny8	Feb 1st, 2007 05:56:33 PM
..In For Your Eyes Only, said the end titles of TSWLM. That was correct, Moonraker which followed it wasn't James Bond. Bond did infact return in FYEO! ...and Dame Diana Rigg...wow!
Herc, those figures aren't all that useful by epitone	Feb 1st, 2007 05:57:01 PM
because they're not adjusted for inflation. When you factor that in, Thunderball nearly cracks the top 25, Goldfinger is #39, and none of the rest are even in the top 100.
clarification by epitone	Feb 1st, 2007 05:58:02 PM
When you factor that in, Thunderball nearly cracks the top 25 OF ALL TIME, Goldfinger is #39, and none of the rest are even in the top 100.
I love this movie and Live And Let Die.... by gregsolo	Feb 1st, 2007 08:18:18 PM
Moore is good in both. You are on crack, man. now The Spy Who Loved Me is...awwwwful.
Roger sucks! by S-Mart shopper	Feb 1st, 2007 08:41:25 PM
that is all
"I'd say License to Kill was the wackiest... by pip1345	Feb 1st, 2007 10:32:09 PM
....in that it was just an extended episode of Miami Vice and nothing to do with international security and lacked all Bond hallmarks." Yeah, that's exactly why it was TERRIBLE. Oh, wait. No. That's why it was one of the best. I get those two extremes mixed up sometimes. What's the MATTER with me? Oh, well.
License to Kill by SithMenace	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:01:13 AM
was the great, hard edged revenge story we got cheated out of with Blofeld.
Ultimate Anti-Theft System by FalconJones	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:28:20 AM
For Your Eyes Only has always been my favorite Bond film. Most likely for sentimental reasons - I just loved it as a kid. I suppose if it were released in the here and now we would all despise it for how almost good it could be. But that anti-theft system scene gets me every time. "Well, I hope you have a car." Its so unexpected - I love it!
Roger is my Dad. by Yelnick McWaWa	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:19:50 AM
My favorite of the 007s. FYEO is my favorite of all time. If anyone knew their Bond lore, they would know that the 'Deli' line was an old mobster expression. Whenever a mob boss wanted to bribe a competitor, he would offer to buy them a stainless steel deli. Doesn't really fit with a guy like Blofeld, but take it as you will. At least Moore's films are fun, exciting and have the best looking chicks. Plus, Rog never made a movie as lousy and stupid as "Diamonds Are Forever" or as boring as "Never Say Never Again" and "thunderball." Roger wins! I adore "Moonraker", for sheer spectacle and eye-candy alone it works marvelously and a great Barry score. Have some of the best stunts ever put to film and me is a whore for space shit. Some of you people who rag on MR seem to be following the leader instead of thinking for yourselves. A trend that is digustingly common 'round these parts. I trust no one who can't enjoy "Moonraker", definitely sucks to be you. Lazenby is next in greatness as is Brosnan and Connery. Fuck Dalton.
I am now in Udaipur, India, where they shot Octopussy by moviemaniac-7	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:22:46 AM
Backpacking my ass through the Indian subcontinent. It plays here in several restaurants, every evening, at 7 pm. Caught it last night. I don't think that Moore is the worst Bond. He is the second worst, after Lazenby - who couldn't act for shit. But For Your Eyes Only is my favourite of the Moore flicks, even above The Spy Who Loved Me. Timothy Dalton is underrated - especially in The Living Daylights - and you know it.
Lazenby did just fine. by Yelnick McWaWa	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:26:09 AM
And would have been stellar had he stayed. OHMSS is one of the top three best bonds. Would have been THE best if Connery wasn't such an asshole.
Moore saved the franchise. by Yelnick McWaWa	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:26:10 AM
If not for Rog, Bond would have expired in the mid-70's. ALL of Moore's films were hits. He reached out to fans that Connery was never able to do. I prefer Moore simply because he wasn't a total miserable cocksucker like Connery's Bond. Dalton damn near killed the franchise again.
Enough. by Yelnick McWaWa	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:30:16 AM
Let's stop with the ____ was closer to Bond than Moore. Unless you've read all the the books, who says one is better than the other? Cram that noise.
Stop the bullshit. by Yelnick McWaWa	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:31:56 AM
Moriarty, like every other internet bullshit critic, needs to get his nose out of the air and come back down to earth with the rest of us plebians and enjoy in our reindeer games.
But, uh... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 2nd, 2007 02:21:39 AM
... what if we have read all the books? And more over, what if my thinking Moore is a fucking stiff has nothing to do with the books and everything to do with his awful acting in the awful movies he made? Oddly, I'm a movie critic, not a bullshit critic. The only time I review bullshit is when I make comments about a talkback like yours.
My Bloody Valentine by BannedOnTheRun	Feb 2nd, 2007 03:42:56 AM
Just trawlin' for some love for MBV and their cover of "We Have All the Time in the World."
BannedOnTheRun... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 2nd, 2007 04:04:49 AM
... I'm partial to Aimee Mann's "Nobody Does It Better," and particularly Bjork's "You Only Live Twice." Bond theme covers are a great opportunity for an artist to really own a song. Some of them are pretty great examples of pop songwriting, underappreciated because of where they came from.
John Barry is my favorite part of the Bond films by Mace Tofu	Feb 2nd, 2007 04:14:45 AM
and the ones without him are my least favorite Bonds for some strange reason : ) The score to me on FYEO is weaker than the "jokes" but the tiltle song is good fot it's time.
Roger Moore, Huh? by Basswizard8	Feb 2nd, 2007 04:41:32 AM
I saw all the Bond movies when they first came out (admittedly, as a kid for the early ones). The whole idea of the movies was so different and damn cool from what was out at the time. Needless to say, CONNERY (That's it!). After Connery, Bonds came and went. I read all the books, so, some I liked, and some I didn't. Dalton did a decent job at being the "book" Bond. Lazenby, not really an "actor", had the pleasure of being in a movie that was a real close adaptation of the book. (If only Connery had been in OHMSS!). George did a credible job. Brosnan, I kinda' liked. He became a "harder-edged" Bond as his movies went on. Unfortunately, the scripts were, still, "over the top". Roger Moore...Stick with The Saint, pal. You aint' James Bond! My favorite line from Premiere Magazine, in their James Bond retrospective, "Unlike Roger Moore, George Lazenby seemed to have, actually, been on the set when the fight scenes were shot." Classic, and it says it all! Bond is like Doctor Who. Everyone (including me) remembers, and likes, their first one. Daniel Craig blew me away! Every fight scene was like that Connery fight in FRWL, on the train. JEEZ! Maybe my Bond IS back!!
TORTURE PWN Re: the mid 70's were a fairly dire by Mace Tofu	Feb 2nd, 2007 04:54:49 AM
Remember the mid 70's were a fairly dire period... Yeah Arab Terrorist( Carter crisis), The Energy crisis (MWYGG solar power?) gass lines, 3 Mile island, World Overpopulation crisis (ZPG) ... I was watching the SNL Boxset and the first jokes Carlin makes on the show is about getting stuff taken away for you at the airport because you may be a highjacker but they still give you a knife and fork to eat with on the plane and he jokes about cutting the stewardess throat and this was back in 1975... funny how some things never change and why Bond still works after all these years because people don't really change that much from caveman times. So to get off the politics of man are the new Bond's just going to be remakes of the old stories or are they going to go with all original ideas lol. Ps I think LICENCE TO KILL did bad at the BO because it played like a bloated MIAMI VICE episode but I do love THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS ( Bond helping the guys who would go on to do 9-11 ? just like Rambo did, hey it was the 80's)
For what it's worth... by Ray Gamma	Feb 2nd, 2007 05:11:34 AM
on the strength of ONE MOVIE... i am tempted to say Daniel Craig may be the best Bond ever. ONE MOVIE... now i liked Moore a lot (grew up with him as Bond)... and I liked Brosnan recently too, but it took me 2 or 3 Brosnan movies to buy him as Bond... but Daniel Craig is simply hard as fucking nails. Casino Royale (2006) had everything, realistic violence, a sensitive emotional subplot, some cool and BELIEVABLE technology, and some of the most amazing and inspiring action i've seen in recent years. and to top all that, they even made a poker game interesting.
Campbell? by Mr Gorilla	Feb 2nd, 2007 06:57:52 AM
Martin Campbell is credited with rebooting the series twice, but does anyone else apart from me think that his Bonds aren't all that? The pacing of his films is so weird. I'm thinking about that bit towards the end of GoldenEye when Brosnan is on the beach, looking completely like an underwear model, and that downbeat flute music cue drones on. And in Casino, that terrible 15 minutes when Le Chiffre is dead and you're just waiting for something to happen, while having to sit through some terrible made-for-TV beach romance. Watching Campbell's films, I feel very PASSIVE as a viewer. You kind of observe it all. Whereas in, say, Die Hard 2, or Aliens, or Mission Impossible 3, or Spider-Man, or Attack of the Clones, when it gets to those final climactic one-on-one fights you're so involved, you want to stand up and throw a few punches yourself.
Basswizard8 by biggles2_22	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:35:35 AM
Disagree about the "first time" being the best with Bond. My first time as a teen was FYEO, and I thought Moore was great...until ABC-TV ran Goldfinger on a Sunday in prime. From that point on, Moore was treated as a comedy, Dalton as a tragedy, Brosnan as good tv, and Craig as close to reality.
Full of shit. by SoulOnIce	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:37:44 AM
I am too lazy to find the link but I definitely remember Mori saying he was pretty ho-hum about the Bond series and wasn't excited at all about a new Bond film. Now all of a sudden its "I take my Bond very seriously." You're full of shit sometimes Mori.
Mr. Gorilla by SithMenace	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:43:08 AM
Thank you. While I loved Casino Royale I thought there were 15 minutes or so that could've been cut. As far as Goldeneye, I thought I was the only one that felt that way. There are parts of that movie that are really good, but overall as a movie it just kind of drags. I could never put my finger on what it was about that movie that I don't like, but that's it, you don't feel like you're a part of it. That said, I've never really understood all of the love that Goldeneye gets, it's hard to sit through as far as I'm concerned.
I really love Goldeneye by Spandau Belly	Feb 2nd, 2007 08:12:12 AM
I find it really funny. I understand what you are talking about when you say there are some scenes that could be cut both from it and Casino Royale, but overall they're both fun movies and great Bond flicks. I thought Casino Royale's frolicking montage got funnier the longer it went on, kinda like that puking scene in Team America. I guess because I watch these movies as ludacrous comedies and not as espionage thrillers I'm looking for different things than other movie watchers. I know if they tried any of the goofy stuff they do in Bond movies in any other action franchise I'd be annoyed, whereas with Bond the cheese and outrageousness is something I look forward to. However, at the end of Mission Impossible 3, or Spider-Man, or Attack of the Clones the only thing I wanted to get up and throw punches at was myself for seeing those terrible movies. Die Hard 2 and Alien 2 I'm pretty neutral on.
The Man With the Poorly-Trimmed Beard by Spandau Belly	Feb 2nd, 2007 10:04:26 AM
would be an awesome Bond title.
Final segment of Casino Royale by epitone	Feb 2nd, 2007 11:27:24 AM
I think it works precisely because it plays on your expectations from the previous films. You're assuming Bond will just float away with the girl, toss off some obvious double entendre, fade out, JAMES BOND WILL RETURN, etc. But instead, the movie keeps going. And the more it keeps going, the greater the dramatic irony... you know Bond films don't have 20 minute long happily-ever-after sequences, so what the fuck is going to happen? Kind of like On Her Majesty's Secret Service with the whole wedding sequence.
epitone by just pillow talk	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:04:56 PM
They also had to show Bond being happy long enough so that you could understand why he turns into a cold hearted bastard later on. This helps exlain why he just throws away woman since he had his heart stompkata'd on. That said, it did drag a bit and perhaps could have been tightened up. Still love that movie though.
Ian Fleming wanted Roger FIRST! by Stallone82	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:08:01 PM
The Creator of the character & the books. When no one else was around.. the top guy HATED Sean Connery as Bond, he thought he was awful. He wanted Roger First... This is in countless books about 007 & other personal biographies.
However.... by epitone	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:20:10 PM
...after seeing Dr. No, Fleming liked Connery so much that he incorporated a Scottish heritage into the character when he wrote OHMSS.
I was always under the by FilmNerdJamie	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:20:37 PM
I was always under the impression that Fleming's first choice was David Niven.
Ahh ol Lazenby... by FilmNerdJamie	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:34:38 PM
I've always wondered how the series would have turned out had Lazenby been smart enough to stick around for DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. Although we'll never trully know, the only thing I feel certain is that the BOND film series would still be alive and kicking today...just under (most-likely) other actors (i.e. Sam Neill) and potentially different films (i.e. COLONEL SUN!)
silliest Bond casting stories by mrbong	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:37:53 PM
i seem to recall that none other than Eddie Murphy was considered at one point? and Hugh Grant, on the basis of his performance in Four Weddings And A Funeral. i have said this time and time again - they fucked up when they did not offer the job to Liam Neeson. he looks like he's actually done military service and is enough of a poster boy, i guess. his turns in Batman Begins and, minus the torch sword thingie, Star Wars show that he could actually handle the action bits. as for the songs, View To A Kill and Live & Let Die are the only two which are both excellent Bond themes and fucking good songs in their own right. i could do business on the Sheryl Crow one being the most shit of all time, but don't forget how very, very, very bad that Madonna thing was too.
biggles2_22, what's the answer to your trivia question by ExcaliburFfolkes	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:43:29 PM
...from yesterday? You've obviously stumped everyone.
Nice Marmot... by REDD	Feb 9th, 2007 09:08:39 PM
". . . to me, is the most expendable chick ever, the one who shows up for like 5 minutes, to be banged by Bond & then get killed by a Dune Buggy on the beach." The actress that played that part was, Cassandra Harris, was Pierce Brosnan's wife at the time. I remember reading that he visited the filming location at one point and that's when Cubby Brocolli started looking at him as a potential Bond.
My favorite Bond movies by tigana99	Feb 22nd, 2007 09:59:39 AM
I, too, bought the Ultimate Bond collection and am in the process of watching them. Here are my favorites: 1) Goldfinger 2) Casino Royale (2006) 3) From Russia with Love 4) Dr No 5) Thunderball 6) Goldeneye 7) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 8) The Living Daylights 9) Tomorrow Never Dies 10) License to Kill 11) Die Another Day 12) The World Is Not Enough Sean Connery remains my favorite Bond, though Daniel Craig has has the potential to become the James Bond, if his subsequent movies are as good as Casino Royale. I like Pierce Brosnan a lot. I think he was betrayed by bad scripts and the need to wow the audience with gadgets. I watched For Your Eyes Only two weeks ago for the first time in years. It was my favorite Roger Moore flic; but I found it painful to watch, quite frankly. I'm not a great Timothy Dalton fan, but I think his two movies were better than often acknowledged. I keep trying to figure out why he just didn't click in the role. I think it's his smile. There's something fake about it.
I LUV ALL THE 60's BONDS... by football	Mar 11th, 2007 05:16:29 PM
I grew up watching them all on the big screen and have to say Connery is still way out in front due to his performances in Dr No and From Russia With Love, the latter being the only film in the series that gave us a believable adversary in the shape of Red Grant... and what superb casting. Rosa Klebb's not a bad 2nd villian either, and those shoes!! The Bond in these 2 movies is closer to the Bond in OHMSS than any of Moore's tensure put together. While there's a glimmer of the old Bond in Man With A Golden Gun, the film is given over to lacklustre action scenes and a pointless sub-plot about solar energy. Now, this is where I disagree with the Moore fans in that I think Spy Who Loves Me was just another lame YOLT with a supertaker instead of a space craft. I also hated the awful Lawrence of Arabia music interlude. Sheer crap. In fact it's where SWLM starts that I think the whole series took the biggest nose-dive and it took until Casino Royale and Daniel Craig to give it a much needed boost. So here's my order: 1. Connery 2. Craig 3. Lazenby 4. Dalton 5. Moore 6. Brosnan

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