Your favourite James Bond and movie?

[Irisheagle87]

Not really into films but I'll give my very limited input into the subject. I have only seen 3 bond films.

Moonraker.
Die another day (cinema)
Casino Royale (cinema)
Moonraker was my favourite but was only about 10 last time I seen it. Haven't seen the other mentioned films since they were released so don't mind alot about them 😂

 

[Penge Eagle]

Not really into films but I'll give my very limited input into the subject. I have only seen 3 bond films.

Moonraker.
Die another day (cinema)
Casino Royale (cinema)
Moonraker was my favourite but was only about 10 last time I seen it. Haven't seen the other mentioned films since they were released so don't mind alot about them 😂

You should definitely get through the Bond library on the streaming services or pick up a cheap DVD from a charity shop.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

Not really into films but I'll give my very limited input into the subject. I have only seen 3 bond films.

Moonraker.
Die another day (cinema)
Casino Royale (cinema)
Moonraker was my favourite but was only about 10 last time I seen it. Haven't seen the other mentioned films since they were released so don't mind alot about them 😂

Although far fetched even by bond standards, moonraker has always been one of my favourites. It was brought out at the time to compete with the likes of Star Wars and close encounters with the space theme apparently

 

[RubinsCube]

Daniel Craig is a great Bond but I only liked Casino Royale - went to the cinema to see Quantum of Solace which was rubbish. Have barely watched the others, was it Skyfall which had the ridiculous CGI train crash? The Pierce Brosnan films were generally forgettable and also had CGI which made them look like video games. Instead of starting a new thread it might be nice to say who your favourite Bond villain is. I liked Charles Grey as Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever, Mr Wint are Mr Kidd are also good in the same film, and Gert Froebe as Goldfinger.

In no particular order:

Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger)
Francisco Scaramanga (The Man With the Golden Gun)
Sanchez (Licence to Kill)
Le Chiffre (Casino Royale)
Hugo Drax (Moonraker)
Max Zorin (View To A Kill)
Gustav Graves (Die Another Day)

Possibly Max Zorin (Christopher Walken) if I had to pick one at gun point. Interestingly I do not think any of the Blofelds make the cut.

Worst is much easier because I think there is a clear winner: Dominic Greene (Quantum of Solace). Pathetic on every measurable level. I think Q or Nick Nack could have filled him in without too much effort.

 

[Irisheagle87]

You should definitely get through the Bond library on the streaming services or pick up a cheap DVD from a charity shop.

Yeah I have seen very little films. Always say that I'm keeping them all till I'm retired or break my leg or something. My father in law says he wishes he was me. So many great films not seen yet.

 

[Rudi Hedman]

We've done this one a few times.

The best Bond film is definitely Casino Royal. Not just a great Bond movie, just a great movie.
Each Bond era has a different style which reflects the times. They are difficult to compare.

The Craig movies are the best films and Craig's is the most developed character. His efforts are generally serious, but if you want daft hammy enjoyment then look no further than Roger Moore. His best effort was Live and Let Die. Great when you were 9 years old at the cinema. His worst was probably For Your Eyes Only.
Connery was a good Bond, but the films are very dated now. I liked Dr No and Goldfinger but despite having some memorable elements, the others are a bit dull. Thunderball is very forgettable.

Timothy Dalton was underrated. His first effort was a bit feeble, but Licence To Kill is one of the best.

Lazenby was OK, but the film was silly. Telly Savalas presumably only got his part because he was bald.
It was the first Bond I ever saw, so I have a slight soft spot for it.

Pierce Brosnan. Er no. I like him in other stuff, but his films had no sparkle. I have rarely rewatched them.

So for me, Craig is the best Bond and has the best film, although I loved Roger Moore. He was my childhood Bond and will always be a move hero for me.

‘For Your Eyes Only’ is poor. Just action, but it does have my favourite chase. The chase involving the 1980/81 Yamaha motocross bikes with machine guns. The projector film behind Toger Moore during the bobsleigh but is a bit disappointing but the rest of the scene is great. The rock climbing stunts at the end are great too.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Anyone got any thoughts on how Bond will develop? Will they try to "out stunt" Bourne/Mission Impossible or will it become more character driven?

 

[ASCPFC]

Anyone got any thoughts on how Bond will develop? Will they try to "out stunt" Bourne/Mission Impossible or will it become more character driven?

I was thinking the next 'baddie' will be a clone of Daniel Craig. But the new Bond will likely just be woke.

 

[RubinsCube]

Anyone got any thoughts on how Bond will develop? Will they try to "out stunt" Bourne/Mission Impossible or will it become more character driven?

Smart money would be on some sort of prequel - how he became 007 (at which point the opening of Casino Royale would take over).

Or maybe they could get clever with some of the nuances of the earlier films. For example, the final shot of Dr. No sees Bond refusing help from the CIA. Next, in From Russia With Love, Sylvia Trench berates Bond for ignoring her for six months. So maybe some interim chapter where he gets captured by another agency that assumed he was a henchman escaping Dr. No's island. Hard to make more than one movie out of it but something along those lines.

Both these scenarios avoid the thorny issue of how to deal with the ending of the most recent movie i.e. the fact he has been blown to smithereens.

 

[Hrolf The Ganger]

‘For Your Eyes Only’ is poor. Just action, but it does have my favourite chase. The chase involving the 1980/81 Yamaha motocross bikes with machine guns. The projector film behind Toger Moore during the bobsleigh but is a bit disappointing but the rest of the scene is great. The rock climbing stunts at the end are great too.

My favourite unintentional moments in Bond films are in FRWL where Connery is not expecting such a loud explosion in one scene and can clearly be seen mouthing 's***'.
The other is a fight scene in the belly dancer's changing room in TMWTGG where the mirror is accidentally moved round, and you can clearly see the reflection of a cameraman with camera.

What I hate in old movies is when they speed up the film to make fight scenes look more energetic.

 

[ASCPFC]

Smart money would be on some sort of prequel - how he became 007 (at which point the opening of Casino Royale would take over).

Or maybe they could get clever with some of the nuances of the earlier films. For example, the final shot of Dr. No sees Bond refusing help from the CIA. Next, in From Russia With Love, Sylvia Trench berates Bond for ignoring her for six months. So maybe some interim chapter where he gets captured by another agency that assumed he was a henchman escaping Dr. No's island. Hard to make more than one movie out of it but something along those lines.

Both these scenarios avoid the thorny issue of how to deal with the ending of the most recent movie i.e. the fact he has been blown to smithereens.

As I said above, Bond could be cloned by Spectre and be their leader, from his remains. Then he could want revenge on his employers, presumably because his girlfriend/wife/kid gets killed by their incompetence. The new 007 will then not be Bond. Just merely the agent that liquidates clone Bond and is the new 007. You heard it here first.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

As I said above, Bond could be cloned by Spectre and be their leader, from his remains. Then he could want revenge on his employers, presumably because his girlfriend/wife/kid gets killed by their incompetence. The new 007 will then not be Bond. Just merely the agent that liquidates clone Bond and is the new 007. You heard it here first.

The villain could be Jurgen Klopp as a hybrid Christoph Waltz Blofeld / Jaws clone.

 

[RubinsCube]

My favourite unintentional moments in Bond films are in FRWL where Connery is not expecting such a loud explosion in one scene and can clearly be seen mouthing 's***'.
The other is a fight scene in the belly dancer's changing room in TMWTGG where the mirror is accidentally moved round, and you can clearly see the reflection of a cameraman with camera.

What I hate in old movies is when they speed up the film to make fight scenes look more energetic.

Belly dancer [after Bond seductively but stealthily relieves her of her belly button jewel]: "I've lost my charm..."
Bond: "Oh, I wouldn't say that!"

 

[RubinsCube]

As I said above, Bond could be cloned by Spectre and be their leader, from his remains. Then he could want revenge on his employers, presumably because his girlfriend/wife/kid gets killed by their incompetence. The new 007 will then not be Bond. Just merely the agent that liquidates clone Bond and is the new 007. You heard it here first.

Great concept - I'm not sure the masses would go for it but let's see.

 

[ASCPFC]

Belly dancer [after Bond seductively but stealthily relieves her of her belly button jewel]: "I've lost my charm..."
Bond: "Oh, I wouldn't say that!"

I'm trying to remember if it was mainly Moore who had the killing jokes. They were things like "he seems to have lost his head" or "he had an urgent dinner appointment" when he was just eaten by a shark etc. Thinking about it, it seemed to start almost tastefully by Connery but ramp up under Moore and pretty much continue with Brosnan whereas Dalton seemed a little out of character as a more assassin kind of Bond.
In the books, Bond largely regretted all the killing.

 

[RubinsCube]

I'm trying to remember if it was mainly Moore who had the killing jokes. They were things like "he seems to have lost his head" or "he had an urgent dinner appointment" when he was just eaten by a shark etc. Thinking about it, it seemed to start almost tastefully by Connery but ramp up under Moore and pretty much continue with Brosnan whereas Dalton seemed a little out of character as a more assassin kind of Bond.
In the books, Bond largely regretted all the killing.

I felt Connery had ice cold dead pan one liners like "I think he got the point" [having just harpooned a henchman to a tree].

Moore then took it on to new heights with a more comedic tone ["how does that grab you?" when Jaws gets his mouth welded to a super strength magnet].

Brosnan certainly took a Moore like approach to the one liners ("They'll print anything these days" as he flings a henchman to his death into a printing press). There were also very well scripted comical scenes. The German assassin and blood splatter expert Dr Kaufman springs to mind.

Agreed re Dalton sticking to the literary version of the character, in which he did an excellent job.

The dinner appointment one I remember was Sanchez in Licence to kill. Felix Leiter's blood splattered apartment had a blood stained note saying "he disagreed with something which ate him..."

 

[Rudi Hedman]

The actress who plays Madeleine is one of the 3 daughters of the French milk farmer at the start of Inglorious Bas tards before starring in Spectre.

Bond girls careers’ used to fall off a cliff after starring in Bond. Not necessarily now. Eva Green for example.

 

[silvertop]

I think Sanchez the drug lord in licence to kill. It was a film that had a more violent brutal sort of feel to it than previous bond films

Other than that, I’ll say Nick Nack in the man with the golden gun 😀

Bambi and Thumper?

I am going to go best as adult, best as child (both at pictures) and (probably) best film.

Child: The Spy Who Loved Me (also best theme song)

Adult: Casino Royal

Best: From Russia with Love.

 

[silvertop]

I felt Connery had ice cold dead pan one liners like "I think he got the point" [having just harpooned a henchman to a tree].

Moore then took it on to new heights with a more comedic tone ["how does that grab you?" when Jaws gets his mouth welded to a super strength magnet].

Brosnan certainly took a Moore like approach to the one liners ("They'll print anything these days" as he flings a henchman to his death into a printing press). There were also very well scripted comical scenes. The German assassin and blood splatter expert Dr Kaufman springs to mind.

Agreed re Dalton sticking to the literary version of the character, in which he did an excellent job.

The dinner appointment one I remember was Sanchez in Licence to kill. Felix Leiter's blood splattered apartment had a blood stained note saying "he disagreed with something which ate him..."

Craig as well. When he is just abut to get jiggy and the agent removes her wig I laughed out loud when he said: "That's not the first thing I thought you'd take off".

 

[ex hibitionist]

we could do best one liners:

"My names Plenty, Plenty O'Toole."

"Named after your father perhaps?"