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On CR:

This being 2006 movie, looks fairly recent. Going back to basics for Bond movies. Clearly, they have tried to match action (fights) with Bourne series which became popular in 2002. Bond fights dirty and uses violence whole-heartedly. Other Bonds look meet in fron ot Craig. The direction is slick, taut and no time-wasted. Even the venice scenes are shot well, cutting edge green-screen action scenes.

 

The Parkour chase in the beginning is the best part, both stuntmen were awesone and the energy is palpable. Even the Miami airport scenes were shot very well. After that the movie goes into casino mode, mind games and what not gets a bit slow. Bond and M fallouts were started in this movie , I think. It became a regular thing after that.  Until Zn pointed out, I didn't catch Richarn Branson looking figure in the Miami airport. Not sure if it was him as it seemed so insignificantly focused.  

 

Overall 8.5/10

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on GF:

 

The movie looks so outdated and lame, pales in comparison with FRWL. The action scenes, dialogues, direction everything is not worth time in 2020. It seemed like watching some 60s American action TV series (Daniel Boone or the original M-I). which looks so lame now. There is no tension, Bond goes about his action in a matter-of-factly way. The plot also seemed to be experimenting. Pussy Galore and Bond's reaction to he is so funny, sexist and Bond gets away with rape and sexual assault from a Modern pov. :hysterical:. The climax was also very  outdated and probably worked for 1964. 

 

GF acting was good, not much to say about the rest of them

 

Rating 6/10

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On TB:

 

My fav Bond movie of Sean connery series. Everything about Bond movies comes from this one. Even NSNA which is based on TB doesn't match. Stylish Bond, slick action, costly underwater scenes, prime budget, great plot . good and bad Bond girls, and bad villians with cruel pets (sharks in this case). This is what sets the bar for Bond movies of later. Villian's acting is a bit letdown, but that is what gets perfected for later ones. 

 

SPECTRE villains , were missing in GF, make a come back with people addressed as #1, #2, #10 etc , seems funny, but cool, even now. The best scenes were the action scenes where the airplane hits the seas, and later the missiles getting removed underwater, looks too good for a movie released in 1965. The 4K UHD on Amazon looks v good.  The mardi-gras like parade in Bahamas which becme a feature in later movies, is used in action scenes. The blood from Bond is little too orangish :hysterical:

 

rating 9/10

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A letdown after YOLT. This look and feel is similar to GF. Seems like they were not given enough budget initially and then released later, so it looks uneven. Doesn't make a good viewing for 2020. 5-6/10. Bond gets the SPECTRE #1, but there is no fun. A lame ending.

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2 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

Until Zn pointed out, I didn't catch Richarn Branson looking figure in the Miami airport. Not sure if it was him as it seemed so insignificantly focused.  

Here -> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1A4AnVVEAEZbxb?format=jpg

 

 

2 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

GF acting was good, not much to say about the rest of them

GF is more of a drama film. Its USP is the interactions b/w GF and Bond esp. the Bond in Switzerland segment, which also has a superb background score with an oriental touch. 

 

 

2 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

On TB:

 

My fav Bond movie of Sean connery series

There is something about Terence Young directed films that makes them timeless. Fiona is probably also the best Bond girl.Though she is the antagonist, her interactions with Bond add life to TB. She is a Bond equal on the dark side. She has some of the best scenes in the franchise including driving the car fast to make Bond uncomfortable, using a bike to kill an associate, making key decisions on behalf of SPECTRE, and, of course, the dancing with Bond. 

 

 

2 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

DAF:

 

A letdown after YOLT. This look and feel is similar to GF. Seems like they were not given enough budget initially and then released later, so it looks uneven.

 

Both GF and DAF are directed by Guy Hamilton, who also took the chair in LALD and TMWTGG. I guess, a portion of the film budget was used to bring Connery back. It was also released at the time of depression so made more like a fun film to cheer the audiences up. It is mostly about Connery's fun performance and the background score. It is the pioneer of the funny Bond films. I watch it when I am in the mood for a light Bond film. 

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3 minutes ago, zen said:

There is something about Terence Young directed films that makes them timeless. Fiona is probably also the best Bond girl.Though she is the antagonist, her interactions with Bond add life to TB. She is a Bond equal on the dark side. She has some of the best scenes in the franchise including driving the car fast to make Bond uncomfortable, using a bike to kill an associate, making key decisions on behalf of SPECTRE, and, of course, the dancing with Bond. 

 

Yes, why does she do that? It was not explained why she saves him in the beginning.

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On 4/22/2020 at 10:44 PM, maniac said:

I like the Brosnan era Bond the best.
 

Over the top and fun and for our  generation especially  Brosnan will always be the favorite  James Bond.  James Bond movies are always supposed to be like that and Brosnan bond movies are super entertaining like a masala Indian movie.
 

I think Craig is probably the best actor to play Bond. Brosnan and Connery are stars but not exactly all round actors.

 

However the new bond is trying to be too hard to be gritty but we already saw that with Bourne which was a great alternative to Bond but I think James Bond franchise is losing its identity and trying to become Jason Bourne .

 

On the other hand the MI series has taken over the over the top stunts and storylines, hot women, memorable villains associated with Bond movies.

 

I can remember all the recent MI movies thanks to their ridiculous stunts you associate with Bond Movies like the chase sequence in the new one, the water tank sequence, the Burj Khalifa stunts or Mi2 a movie that has been ripped off for its stunts by every masala South Indian and Bollywood movie.

 

So I am looking forward to the next phase of Bond after Craig.

 

However overall I am a fan of the franchise :two_thumbs_up:

Connery is a very good actor and is the only Bond actor to win an oscar. The worst actor has to be Roger Moore, it's no surprise that he had no movie success after the Bond films.

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7 minutes ago, Ranvir said:

Connery is a very good actor and is the only Bond actor to win an oscar. The worst actor has to be Roger Moore, it's no surprise that he had no movie success after the Bond films.

Agree, Craig is mostly about dead pan expressions and poker face acting.

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5 minutes ago, Ranvir said:

Roger Moore, it's no surprise that he had no movie success after the Bond films.

Note that Moore is older than Connery. He was close to 60 when he shot AVTAK. And stopped working for 4-5 years or so after Bond, while focusing on humanitarian work iirc ....  As Bond, he is legendary too and kept the franchise going after Connery .... But yeah, Connery has enjoyed quite a success. In fact, many actors would like to have a career like Connery even when they are past their prime! 

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8 hours ago, coffee_rules said:

Agree, Craig is mostly about dead pan expressions and poker face acting.

In a way, Bardem overshadowed Craig in Skyfall.  Turning the 2nd half into a kind of Silva show :lol:

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17 hours ago, zen said:

Note that Moore is older than Connery. He was close to 60 when he shot AVTAK. And stopped working for 4-5 years or so after Bond, while focusing on humanitarian work iirc ....  As Bond, he is legendary too and kept the franchise going after Connery .... But yeah, Connery has enjoyed quite a success. In fact, many actors would like to have a career like Connery even when they are past their prime! 

A lot of Roger Moore's films just blatantly copied the trends of the time, Live and Let Die was made after the success of blaxploitation movies (like Shaft) in the early 1970s, Man With The Golden Gun was made after Bruce Lee mania and Moonraker was made to cash in on the success of Star Wars. 

His Bond was too comedic and charming for my liking, I never believed him as a killer.

 

Connery made some absolute classics after his Bond hey day. His Bond also had the right mixture between being suave and aggressive. Craig is too much on the aggressive/cold side.

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5 hours ago, Ranvir said:

A lot of Roger Moore's films just blatantly copied the trends of the time, Live and Let Die was made after the success of blaxploitation movies (like Shaft) in the early 1970s, Man With The Golden Gun was made after Bruce Lee mania and Moonraker was made to cash in on the success of Star Wars. 

His Bond was too comedic and charming for my liking, I never believed him as a killer.

 

Connery made some absolute classics after his Bond hey day. His Bond also had the right mixture between being suave and aggressive. Craig is too much on the aggressive/cold side.

Whatever one’s personal preferences is or Connery’s success, it does not take away from the fact that Moore is also a legendary Bond actor!  
 

Also note that after the first 4 Bond films, the filmmakers used Fleming titles and key characters with a new/different story plot in YOLT. It is not possible to keep using Fleming stories all the time and when the ones that can be turned into a film are being exhausted. 
 

 

 

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1 hour ago, zen said:

Whatever one’s personal preferences is or Connery’s success, it does not take away from the fact that Moore is also a legendary Bond actor!  
 

Also note that after the first 4 Bond films, the filmmakers used Fleming titles and key characters with a new/different story plot in YOLT. It is not possible to keep using Fleming stories all the time and when the ones that can be turned into a film are being exhausted. 
 

 

 

Yes but you have to admit that a lot of Moore's films just copied whatever the trend was at the time. Blaxploitation, Kung Fu and Star Wars.

 

Even today's Bond films have been mimicking the Bourne films.

 

Bond has not been a trend setter since the 1960s.

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57 minutes ago, Ranvir said:

Yes but you have to admit that a lot of Moore's films just copied whatever the trend was at the time. Blaxploitation, Kung Fu and Star Wars.

 

Even today's Bond films have been mimicking the Bourne films.

 

Bond has not been a trend setter since the 1960s.

I don't know why being or not being a trend setter is a criteria in the first place or if every Bond film has to be one.  In general, Bond films work on a certain formula that gets repeated in the franchise. The formula got perfected in the 4th film - Thunderball.

 

After that Bond films have tried to incorporate current issues in the story unless the film is primarily based on the books. The issues could include cold war threats, oil, drugs, financial thefts, terrorism, and so on.  On the 3 films that you mentioned:

 

  • LALD is based on the 1954 book by Fleming. It has done some minor changes such as bringing in drug dealing instead of gold coins, and the villain playing dual roles. This one is a mega hit. Casino Royale too is based on the book and similarly has changes to account for issues of the time such as terror financing. In general, Craig Bond is similar to Dalton's Bond played in late 80s. At that time, Dalton was probably ahead of his time. 
  • TMWTGG used the title and key characters from the book with the same name but deals with the oil crisis issues where solar power is shown as an alternative and a threat to oil industry. The Kung Fu is only a small part played in good humor as Bruce Lee films were doing well. It is not a kung fu film! 
  • MR is just a remake or a version of YOLT and TSWLM with the villain using space. The space part is only in the last act as people liked space films. From what I am told, people lined up to watch this when it was released. 
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17 minutes ago, zen said:

I don't know why being or not being a trend setter is a criteria in the first place or if every Bond film has to be one.  In general, Bond films work on a certain formula that gets repeated in the franchise. The formula got perfected in the 4th film - Thunderball.

 

After that Bond films have tried to incorporate current issues in the story unless the film is primarily based on the books. The issues could include cold war threats, oil, drugs, financial thefts, terrorism, and so on.  On the 3 films that you mentioned:

 

  • LALD is based on the 1954 book by Fleming. It has done some minor changes such as bringing in drug dealing instead of gold coins, and the villain playing dual roles. This one is a mega hit. Casino Royale too is based on the book and similarly has changes to account for issues of the time such as terror financing. 
  • TMWTGG used the title and key characters from the book with the same name but deals with the oil crisis issues where solar power is shown as an alternative and a threat to oil industry. The Kung Fu is only a small part played in good humor as Bruce Lee films were doing well. It is not a kung fu film! 
  • MR is just a remake or a version of YOLT and TSWLM with the villain using space. The space part is only in the last act as people likes space films. From what I am told, people lined up to watch this when it was released. 

Moonraker definitely used the Star Wars hysteria at the time for it's benefit as did Man With The Golden Gun with the Kung Fu.

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