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^ Every one of those criticisms is true...and he's still the best Bond.
The video guy's ranking of Bond actors is pretty bad, imo. Anybody picking George Lazenby at #1 is just being a contrarian. My Bond Actor Rankings: 01: Connery (Charisma of a movie star) 02: Brosnan (A mix of both Connery and Moore and handsome enough to make the ladykiller thing believable) 03: Moore (Likeability of a tv star) 04: Dalton (TLD vers. not LTK vers.) 05: Craig (Kind of wooden. Scowling isn't a replacement for a personality or charisma) 06: Lazenby Bond Movies Ranked from Best to Worst: Casino Royale (2006) GoldenEye (1995) The Living Daylights (1987) Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Octopussy (1983) You Only Live Twice (1967) Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) Goldfinger (1964) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Dr. No (1962) No Time to Die (2021) Die Another Day (2002) Never Say Never Again (1983) The World is Not Enough (1999) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) From Russia with Love (1963) Skyfall (2012) Moonraker (1979) Spectre (2015) The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) A View to a Kill (1985) Live and Let Die (1973) For Your Eyes Only (1981) Quantum of Solace (2008) Thunderball (1965) License to Kill (1989) Hottest Bond Girls: 01 Teri Hatcher as "Paris Carver" 02 Denise Richards as "Christmas Jones" 03 Luciana Paluzzi as "Fiona Volpe" 04 Halle Berry as "Jinx" 05 Maria Grazia Cucinotta as "Cigar Girl" 06 Famke Janssen as "Xenia Onatopp" 07 Claudine Auger as "Domino Derval" 08 Britt Ekland as "Mary Goodnight" 09 Jill St. John as "Tiffany Case" (Good face, good body, bad wigs) 10 Tanya Roberts as "Stacey Sutton" (I cheated here. Makeup and wardrobe didn't do her any favors in "A View to a Kill" but there is no way I can keep her off the list after growing up watching her in Beastmaster (1982) and Sheena (1984). I mean c'mon now... Bond MILFs: 01 Monica Belluci as "Lucia Sciarra" (10 or 20 years younger and she would have been at the top of my list of Bond girls. 02 Maud Adams as "Octopussy" (She's just classy looking) Honorable mentions: Izabella Scorupco as "Natalya Simonova" (Hotter in real life than in GoldenEye) Cecilie Thomsen as "Inga Bergstrom" (hot but barely in TND) Barbara Bach as "Anya Amasova" (looks great in a Russian hat) Favorite Pre-Title Sequences: GoldenEye (1995) Casino Royale (2006) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) The World is Not Enough (1999) You Only Live Twice (1967) Best Opening Credits: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Goldfinger (1964) Favorite Theme Songs: "James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman & John Barry (Dr. No) "Live and Let Die" by Wings (Live and Let Die ) "The World is Not Enough" by Garbage (The World is Not Enough) Favorite Henchmen: Oddjob Jaws Xenia Onatopp Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wynt Fatima Blush Favorite Movie Posters: Dr. No (United Artists, 1962) Spanish One Sheet Thunderball (United Artists, 1965) One Sheet Octopussy (MGM/UA, 1983) British Quad Live and Let Die (United Artists, 1973) Six Sheet For Your Eyes Only (United Artists, 1981) British Quad You can view these posters here: https://www.limitedruns.com/blog/mov...s-of-all-time/ Not included on that site is the video game cover version of From Russia With Love. I've always liked this one: Last edited by Mennonite; 10-24-2021 at 09:47 AM.. |
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10-24-2021, 07:17 AM | #3 |
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It was enjoyable. Will add to my collection of Blu-Ray movies for re-viewing at a later time. I'm sure that I missed some important parts.
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10-24-2021, 10:06 AM | #4 | |
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The bottom line is that the writing in this franchise, from the books, to Dr. No, to No Time to Die, is complete shit. Some of the movies are fun enough that you can overlook the terrible writing and frequently poor direction, but most if the time you end up with crap. Casino Royale is the only genuinely good movie of the entire series, and even it has some issues. |
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10-24-2021, 04:25 PM | #5 |
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Point of Parliamentary Procedure, your honor -
Who was the woman from Casino Royale that died early on when Bond was in the Bahamas? Dimitros's (I think?) girlfriend, the brunette? That woman was/is (most likely still) a goddess. She should be on the list, even if she isn't technically a Bond girl. Eva Green, as well (imho, of course). |
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10-24-2021, 11:48 PM | #6 |
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RE: Quantum of Solace
Writers strike totally ****ed that one. They decided to push it out anyway and it was a shitshow. The writers get paid for a reason. |
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Solange was the character in Casino Rayale, I believe. There area lot of hot Italian women in these movies. I saw Eva Greene on several Bond Girl lists, but I don't think she looks that hot. I think it's her makeup. She looked much better in the scenes where she wasn't wearing any. Quote:
That still wouldn't have fixed the movie's biggest issue: the way it was filmed. The constant camera cuts make it feel like you are trying to watch the movie while you're on a rollercoaster. The average shot length was 1.7 seconds. Frenetic camera movements can ramp up excitement in action sequences, but taken to extremes and the audience can't even tell what they're watching. And when the same technique is used in the slower parts of the film you just end up with an unwatchable mess. The makers of the new Star Trek series have the same problems. A scene with Picard getting a cup of tea features 5 cuts and a camera spinning around like it just came from an early 2000s Tony Scott movie. Last edited by Mennonite; 10-25-2021 at 10:11 AM.. |
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10-25-2021, 10:15 AM | #8 |
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Couple of crummy gifs:
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10-25-2021, 07:58 PM | #9 |
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I was bored so I tinkered with that pic of Caterina Murino a bit:
The usual "I suck at Photoshop" disclaimer applies as always. Last edited by Mennonite; 10-26-2021 at 08:09 AM.. |
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10-30-2021, 11:12 AM | #10 |
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I liked it but Rami Malek was not a very good villain IMO. It was an enjoyable film that I’ll watch again.
I still love Casino Royale and Skyfall the best out of this installment. |
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11-11-2021, 03:24 AM | #11 |
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Finally got around to this. Simply put, if you don't like this movie then you aren't a fan of the franchise. It's a fitting tribute.
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It has kind of a throwback ending with the big bad in his huge island lair. Although, don’t think too deep into it. Like “why would all these minions work for him?” He must pay well? |
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11-11-2021, 07:22 AM | #13 |
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11-11-2021, 09:41 AM | #14 |
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There were a shit ton of call backs and signature phrases/moves throughout the movie. Fun stuff. Like you said it's not deep by any means.
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07-10-2022, 07:06 PM | #15 |
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First and foremost, I'd eat Ana de Armas' ass. Ferociously.
Now that that's out of the way.. This is one you can't think too much about, but on the surface it's a quintessential Bond flick. If you didn't enjoy this one, I think you just don't like the James Bond franchise. It was a great send off for Daniel Craig, though I'd probably rank this one riiiight in the middle of the Craig Bonds. Casino Royale Skyfall No Time to Die Quantum of Solace Spectre Now that I think about it, NTtD and QoS are pretty interchangeable in my eyes. Spectre was really the only dud of Craig's, IMO. |
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