\Just watching Goldeneye and its more like a carry on film with Onotopp killing with her thighs and plenty innuendo, its just ridiculous.
Much prefer Daniel Craigs more serious portrayal or 1960s bond.
You say Daniel Craig is serious, I guess he is but IMO Casino Royale in particular was actually really funny while having a serious tone,
I like the part when Bond is given an injection and he just deadpans "Ow" Or the part in the casino when he orders a complex drink and a few others say "I'll have that", "Me too" etc, and Le Chiffre is like "Does anyone want to play poker now?!"
Hate them when they turn Bond into a killer just killing everybody and going on a revenge mission. Like Daltons Licence to kill and Die another day...just shoot ups and killing, no real story
Licence to Kill does have a story! To be honest, story is secondary in most of the Bond films.
I really like For Your Eyes Only and think it's Roger Moore's best Bond film by far.
It's just great to have a low-key adventure. Certainly one of the more interesting Bond films in my opinion. It's got a neat story and some good ideas.
Quantum suffered from the fact they went into production with a script that was essentially unfinished and they couldn't do rewrites since the writer's strike had begun and Daniel Craig and Marc Forster the director essentially had to write or improvise scenes and neither are writers.
It's got to be A View to a Kill. A past it Roger Moore looking like he didn't want to be there for the most part - and a very uninspired storyline - plus, Grace Jones as a baddie. I don't think much of having Tanya Roberts as a Bond girl as well.
Some of the Roger Moore films are just plain awful. By the time he got to A View to a Kill he looked like he was ready to keel over: he was 57 when it was filmed and just wasn't believable as an action hero or a spy by then.
My worst three:
1. A View to a Kill - Moore just wasn't plausible by then. Every time he went into action he looked like he was on the verge of a heart attack.
2. Moonraker - a pretty pathetic attempt to jump onto the sci-fi bandwagon started by Star Wars, especially the final battle on the space station with laser fire everywhere.
3=. The Man with the Golden Gun and Diamonds are Forever - TMWTGG was just turgidly slow and boring, DAF has a laughably bad continuity error, perhaps the worst ever,and is generally awful.
Its one of the very few times if not the only one!
The whole film is awful. I don't rate Julian Glover as the villain and the only saving grace is Topol.
The ski chase with the motorbikes is great though. You're right about the 80's soundtrack though, it's horrendous.
One of the bits I do like is Carole Bouquet's very genuine laugh when they are in the Citroen 2CV during the chase and as they are bumping down the hillside Moore says "Love a drive in the country, don't you" At 5:05 in this clip They're obviously being shaken around in a rigged prop and her laugh at Roger's delivery is just brill.
Big Bond fan here, own the entire set on BD but there are a few films that I rarely, if ever watch again.
Thunderball - Those underwater scenes were probably impressive at the time but have aged horribly, it's the most boring Bond film imo.
Diamonds are Forever - People forget that the campest film in the series wasn't actually a Moore film. Though Connery is obviously just there for the money and sleepwalks through this one.
The Man With the Golden Gun - It's a real shame Christopher Lee's turn as a Bond villain was wasted on this rather silly film.
Die Another Day - You know something is wrong when you say a James Bond film is preposterous. Too much CGI nonsense but there are a few guilty pleasure sequences in there such as the sword fight and the car battle on the ice.
Quantum of Solace - Is probably one of the shortest films in the series but is an interminable watch due to it being comprised almost entirely of atrociously edited action sequences. Barely any plot, forgettable villains and allies.
Out of those I'd say QOS is the worst, the others at least have some nostalgia value to me.
I haven't really enjoyed a Bond movie since 'Licence to Kill'.
But as much as I have hated every Bond since Timothy Dalton, my least favourite is the one where Roger Moore says "sit" to the tiger (imo the lowest point in Bond history).
Sadly I don't know the name of the movie as I have erased it from my memory.
I haven't really enjoyed a Bond movie since 'Licence to Kill'.
But as much as I have hated every Bond since Timothy Dalton, my least favourite is the one where Roger Moore says "sit" to the tiger (imo the lowest point in Bond history).
Sadly I don't know the name of the movie as I have erased it from my memory.
Again though, Octopussy has a lot of decent segments among the silliness. I find that a lot with the Roger Moore films - if you can see past certain things they can often surprise you.
They almost feel like a kind of alternate Bond series in a way.
Again though, Octopussy has a lot of decent segments among the silliness. I find that a lot with the Roger Moore films - if you can see past certain things they can often surprise you.
They almost feel like a kind of alternate Bond series in a way.
I have always liked Octopussy. I find it hugely entertaining and the last half hour has some genuinely exciting action sequences. Yes some of the jokes are silly but even the Indian locations are great to look at. Most people I know who saw it at the time found it hugely entertaining as well. I don't see why it is so disliked.
The ski chase with the motorbikes is great though. You're right about the 80's soundtrack though, it's horrendous.
One of the bits I do like is Carole Bouquet's very genuine laugh when they are in the Citroen 2CV during the chase and as they are bumping down the hillside Moore says "Love a drive in the country, don't you" At 5:05 in this clip They're obviously being shaken around in a rigged prop and her laugh at Roger's delivery is just brill.
Yeah. I get your point. What it lacked for me was a decent soundtrack as John Barry didn't do that one and it really suffered for it,
As for Locque, wasn't he himself based on that villain in Thunderball who ends up speared to a tree? Not sure if I can see the Liam Gallagher angle myself.
Again though, Octopussy has a lot of decent segments among the silliness. I find that a lot with the Roger Moore films - if you can see past certain things they can often surprise you.
They almost feel like a kind of alternate Bond series in a way.
To me they seem more like archaic relics of a time we are no longer in. People talk about how they are more comic than the other films but this is simply because they're content to be parodies- ridiculous but not in the fantastic way that the Connery films were.
Timothy Dalton turns down the villain's girlfriend in Licence to Kill.
Not quite. He banged her and then rejected her for Pam at the very end. He still got his end away first, though. Q even defends it as the necessities spys have to endure to get the job done!
For me, I think the worst is Moonraker. If you watch the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, it actually says Bond was to return in For Your Eyes Only. Moonraker only got made because they wanted to jump on the Star Wars bandwagon.
Its a pretty horrendous film, though. The plot is TSWLM all over again, but in space instead of under the sea. Its hard to take seriously when you have a pigeon doing a double-take as Moore glides past on a hovercraft gondola. Jaws suddenly goes from fierce, ruthless contract killer to a guy who falls in love and becomes a goodguy in the space of seconds. What the hell were they thinking? Plus, a spacestation. And lasers. And American space marines with lasers.
After that, its got to be Octopussy. I'd give it a bit of a pass because the action scene on the train is good. But Bond telling a tiger to sit? Telling a snake to "hiss off?" Dressing up as a clown and infiltrating a circus? Its not just dumb, its painfully cringeworthy.
But at least stuff like Moonraker and Die Another Day are note worthy in their outlandishness and can be entertaining in a just sit back and don't take this serious way where as Quantum of Bore is just plain forgettable and dull, a much worse thing I think.
It's got to be A View to a Kill. A past it Roger Moore looking like he didn't want to be there for the most part - and a very uninspired storyline - plus, Grace Jones as a baddie. I don't think much of having Tanya Roberts as a Bond girl as well.
I'd disagree, although Moore is well in Werthers Original territory, the whole picture is borderline comedy, Christopher Walken looks like he's about to pee himself laughing at any time, and for some reason when the girl from full metal jacket calls Bond "Saint John Smith?" the way he replies "StJohn Smythe" makes me laugh every time.
Didn't like FYEO, the young skater throwing herself and Bond is creepy and the submarine sequence is too long.
Skyfall is certainly one of the worst, yet some reviewers were calling it the best ever Bond film! Bond goes through the manopause- what on earth were the writers' on?!
In Spectre, he will face troubles of old age, getting a recurring back injury and having trouble with his memory.
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Much prefer Daniel Craigs more serious portrayal or 1960s bond.
Licence to Kill does have a story! To be honest, story is secondary in most of the Bond films.
Best really depends on my mood, but Licence to Kill always seems be rank right up there...
The soundtrack is horrendous and the young ice skater is beyond irritating.
I thought Quantum Of Solace was poor too.
Isnt that the only time Bond has turned someone down? I must admit I did find it a bit squicky
Its one of the very few times if not the only one!
The whole film is awful. I don't rate Julian Glover as the villain and the only saving grace is Topol.
It's just great to have a low-key adventure. Certainly one of the more interesting Bond films in my opinion. It's got a neat story and some good ideas.
My worst three:
1. A View to a Kill - Moore just wasn't plausible by then. Every time he went into action he looked like he was on the verge of a heart attack.
2. Moonraker - a pretty pathetic attempt to jump onto the sci-fi bandwagon started by Star Wars, especially the final battle on the space station with laser fire everywhere.
3=. The Man with the Golden Gun and Diamonds are Forever - TMWTGG was just turgidly slow and boring, DAF has a laughably bad continuity error, perhaps the worst ever,and is generally awful.
The ski chase with the motorbikes is great though. You're right about the 80's soundtrack though, it's horrendous.
One of the bits I do like is Carole Bouquet's very genuine laugh when they are in the Citroen 2CV during the chase and as they are bumping down the hillside Moore says "Love a drive in the country, don't you"
Also, I've said it before, but who else thinks that Liam Gallagher styled himself on Emile Leopold Locque?
Thunderball - Those underwater scenes were probably impressive at the time but have aged horribly, it's the most boring Bond film imo.
Diamonds are Forever - People forget that the campest film in the series wasn't actually a Moore film. Though Connery is obviously just there for the money and sleepwalks through this one.
The Man With the Golden Gun - It's a real shame Christopher Lee's turn as a Bond villain was wasted on this rather silly film.
Die Another Day - You know something is wrong when you say a James Bond film is preposterous. Too much CGI nonsense but there are a few guilty pleasure sequences in there such as the sword fight and the car battle on the ice.
Quantum of Solace - Is probably one of the shortest films in the series but is an interminable watch due to it being comprised almost entirely of atrociously edited action sequences. Barely any plot, forgettable villains and allies.
Out of those I'd say QOS is the worst, the others at least have some nostalgia value to me.
Timothy Dalton turns down the villain's girlfriend in Licence to Kill.
But as much as I have hated every Bond since Timothy Dalton, my least favourite is the one where Roger Moore says "sit" to the tiger (imo the lowest point in Bond history).
Sadly I don't know the name of the movie as I have erased it from my memory.
Octopussy.
They almost feel like a kind of alternate Bond series in a way.
I have always liked Octopussy. I find it hugely entertaining and the last half hour has some genuinely exciting action sequences. Yes some of the jokes are silly but even the Indian locations are great to look at. Most people I know who saw it at the time found it hugely entertaining as well. I don't see why it is so disliked.
Yeah. I get your point. What it lacked for me was a decent soundtrack as John Barry didn't do that one and it really suffered for it,
As for Locque, wasn't he himself based on that villain in Thunderball who ends up speared to a tree? Not sure if I can see the Liam Gallagher angle myself.
To me they seem more like archaic relics of a time we are no longer in. People talk about how they are more comic than the other films but this is simply because they're content to be parodies- ridiculous but not in the fantastic way that the Connery films were.
Not quite. He banged her and then rejected her for Pam at the very end. He still got his end away first, though. Q even defends it as the necessities spys have to endure to get the job done!
For me, I think the worst is Moonraker. If you watch the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, it actually says Bond was to return in For Your Eyes Only. Moonraker only got made because they wanted to jump on the Star Wars bandwagon.
Its a pretty horrendous film, though. The plot is TSWLM all over again, but in space instead of under the sea. Its hard to take seriously when you have a pigeon doing a double-take as Moore glides past on a hovercraft gondola. Jaws suddenly goes from fierce, ruthless contract killer to a guy who falls in love and becomes a goodguy in the space of seconds. What the hell were they thinking? Plus, a spacestation. And lasers. And American space marines with lasers.
After that, its got to be Octopussy. I'd give it a bit of a pass because the action scene on the train is good. But Bond telling a tiger to sit? Telling a snake to "hiss off?" Dressing up as a clown and infiltrating a circus? Its not just dumb, its painfully cringeworthy.
I'd disagree, although Moore is well in Werthers Original territory, the whole picture is borderline comedy, Christopher Walken looks like he's about to pee himself laughing at any time, and for some reason when the girl from full metal jacket calls Bond "Saint John Smith?" the way he replies "StJohn Smythe" makes me laugh every time.
Didn't like FYEO, the young skater throwing herself and Bond is creepy and the submarine sequence is too long.
In Spectre, he will face troubles of old age, getting a recurring back injury and having trouble with his memory.