Christmas Jones is the worst Bond girl in the entire series without doubt. That being said I love the Elektra/Renard combination for the villians
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The villains certainly make the film. And Robbie Coltrane is phenomenal.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
Here are my top 10 as of now.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Thunderball
From Russia With Love
Casino Royale
Goldfinger
License to Kill
Quantum of Solace
The Spy Who Loved Me
Live and Let Die
Diamonds Are Forever
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
Friend of mine told me today he thinks FRWL was one of the worst movies. I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t put it at or near the top, it does not compute.
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That is weird. It’s the most sophisticated and mature by far of the entire series in my opinion.
The Person in Question
Christmas Jones is the worst Bond girl in the entire series without doubt. That being said I love the Elektra/Renard combination for the villians
At least she didn’t squeal like a pig stuck in the mud. Stacey Sutton, anyone?
I don’t mind her character in TWINE, as it could always be worse. TWINE is so full of missed opportunities and failures that it is an always fascinating watch. Brosnan is at his best, the story setup is great, the villains are perfectly cast, the locations and style are prefect, Arnold’s score is far better integrated than TND, the title song is PERFECT, Apted proves great for the character scenes…and yet it doesn’t work half the time because the second unit action footage doesn’t integrate well and this film began the curse of Purvis & Wade who can’t develop a plot thread to save their lives.
SPECTRE proves they don’t know what they are doing any longer, nor can they jump ship and do a big TSWLM/YOLT or even Thunderball type of action Bond film anymore. In fact the film is so bad, so dull, so drawn and out and inconsistent that I’m shocked it was even released. How anyone liked it is beyond me. Like Jurassic World and TFA it attempts to remake and reinvent the old stories for new 2015 audiences, but unlike those it has no drive, passion, humanity, pacing and really anything to speak of at all. If you had said it was a feature length fashion and lifestyle advert on Ambien, you’d be 100% correct.
Current rank is something like this, but all 20 are part of my psyche forever.
FRWL
OHMSS
LALD
DN
GF
TB
TLD
YOLT
TMWTGG
TSWLM
DAF
MR
FYEO
AVTAK
LTK
OP
TWINE
GE
TND
DAD
CR '67
NSNA
The four worst films I have ever experienced:
CR 06, QoS, SF, SPECTRE
VADER!? WHERE THE HELL IS MY MOCHA LATTE? -Palpy on a very bad day.
“George didn’t think there was any future in dead Han toys.”-Harrison Ford
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I don’t get why they can’t just make a standalone movie. That’s why I loved Skyfall so much. QOS made the mistake of being a direct sequel to Casino Royale. CR left it open for resolution, so that made it difficult, but even DAF was somewhat of a direct sequel to OHMSS but functions as a standalone movie well enough.
The Person in Question
I really enjoyed Skyfall. Is it the greatest Bond movie like some claim? No. Nor is it the worst as others claim. It has plot holes you can drive a train through but I love the characters and the action. Plus, it’s a great film to just look at. Really, it looks fantastic.
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It has plot holes you can drive a train through but I love the characters and the action.
Plot holes are a staple of the franchise. I always hate using the “nostalgia clouds peoples’ memory” argument, but I don’t think it is fair to pick apart Skyfall over mostly inconsequential plot discrepancies while accepting to problems with all the other films in the franchise. Skyfall has plenty of problems, but I find it puzzling to see fans of the franchise picking apart the most pointless problems in Skyfall while having no problem with the pre-Craig films.
The Person in Question
It has plot holes you can drive a train through but I love the characters and the action.
Plot holes are a staple of the franchise. I always hate using the “nostalgia clouds peoples’ memory” argument, but I don’t think it is fair to pick apart Skyfall over mostly inconsequential plot discrepancies while accepting to problems with all the other films in the franchise. Skyfall has plenty of problems, but I find it puzzling to see fans of the franchise picking apart the most pointless problems in Skyfall while having no problem with the pre-Craig films.
EXACTLY
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Finally watching Spectre. So far, it’s decent. I was going to complain about the excessive teal and orange, but it’s mostly just orange. SO MUCH ORANGE!!
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Every Fail In James Bond Spectre | Everything Wrong With Spectre, Mistakes and Goofs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tibQuQqbjYc
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
I need to see Spectre again. I have forgotten a lot about it since I saw it in theatres.
The Person in Question
50 years ago it was a Bond gadget, now it’s REAL — Breathe underwater with human gills!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyrQc1Z4g3Y
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
I seem to recall the bonus features mentioning that a lot of people were tricked into thinking it was real after seeing Thunderball when it was first released.
George Lucas also stole it in TPM.
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Hi there, my first post.
This might interest some of you. The German film archive Deutsche Kinemathek published the
Ken Adam Archiv online: https://ken-adam-archiv.de/
Lots of James Bond images.
Hi there, my first post.
This might interest some of you. The German film archive Deutsche Kinemathek published the
Ken Adam Archiv online: https://ken-adam-archiv.de/
Lots of James Bond images.
Welcome and thank you for the link!
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
Current rank is something like this, but all 20 are part of my psyche forever.
FRWL
OHMSS
LALD
DN
GF
TB
TLD
YOLT
TMWTGG
TSWLM
DAF
MR
FYEO
AVTAK
LTK
OP
TWINE
GE
TND
DAD
CR '67
NSNAThe four worst films I have ever experienced:
CR 06, QoS, SF, SPECTRE
You must be the only person I have ever encountered to rank Die Another Day ahead of Casino Royale.
Anyway, I’ve been on a bit of a Bond marathon lately, after never watching one until a few weeks ago, and I must say, they’ve had an excellent track record so far. Out of the nine I have seen, only two I disliked.
Not enough people read the EU.
I actually enjoy the Craig films, but they will never have the same magic of the original 20 film timeline.
The Person in Question
“Bookmaker suspends betting on Tom Hiddleston to be next James Bond”
http://time.com/4336509/tom-hiddleston-bets-james-bond/
Tom Hiddleston as James Bond? Yes please!
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
I recently attempted to watch the 1967 Casino Royale movie, and it was complete trash. It had the barest of plot, characters, anything that makes a good movie, and the worst part was it wasn’t even funny. If it was at least funny I might have written it off as a good spoof (which I believe is what they were going for), but as it stands it is just dull.
Not enough people read the EU.
[insert Woody Allen rant here]
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The 60s Casino Royale is just kind of embarrassing.
The Person in Question
It was certainly a troubled production. It’s a wonder it’s not more of a mess with everything that went wrong behind the camera.
Where were you in '77?
Hey, I like that film! 😛
(It definitely deserves a re-watch though; been a little while)
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SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.