coffee_rules Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 36 minutes ago, zen said: I like all Bond actors. In terms of style, there are 3 distinct ones - Connery, Moore, and Dalton. Lazenby just did one film but since I like OHMSS, he has grown on me. Brosnan tried to combine elements of Connery and Moore, while Craig is a continuation of Dalton, who was ahead of his time. If I have to pick two, it would be the two legendary Bonds - Connery and Moore. As for Bond girl characters, in the order of release: Pussy Galore (GF) Fiona, the henchwoman (TB) Tracy (OHMSS) Solitaire (LALD) Agent XXX (TSWLM) Octopussy Elektra (TWINE) Pussy Galore If they name such a name now, all feminazi warriors will be all over them crying about objectifying women (rightfully so!) Dalton is the least popular. Connery and Moore were good for their times, but they are not timeless, they don't grow with time like say Clint Eastwood. With the modern version, ruled out of comparison, Brosnan was v good as good as the first two. The best bond girl (they don't age with time): Ursula Andress (Dr No) Tanya Roberts (A View to a kill) The one in TWINE The worst is Hally Berry.
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) The name alone merits a place in a top 5 list .... in the film, the character is strong and helps to save 1000s of lives after Bond's unsuccessful attempt PS Edited December 5, 2019 by zen
Jimmy Cliff Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 Haven't seen the trailer but apparently this is a "woke" James Bond film .
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 14 hours ago, Stan AF said: why april?. Has any bond movie released in april before??. Normally its november. This one is delayed because of a variety of reasons. Originally was scheduled for a Nov 2019 release, then Feb 2020, and now April 2020
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 4 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Nothing to be compared to the linking of plot lines in QOS, Casino Royale etc. The earlier ones you indicate have common villians/bad guys who are not shown (petting cat etc.) and then revealed, here there are Bond heroines' plots linked across movies. It is damn irritating, having to read Wikipedia after watching the movie to see their linkages. Read the books: OHMSS-> YOLT .... if possible: TB->OHMSS->YOLT->TMWTGG
sandeep Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, zen said: Read the books: OHMSS-> YOLT .... if possible: TB->OHMSS->YOLT->TMWTGG I think I read them way back in the days. Not all the Fleming books, but a few of them.
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 29 minutes ago, sandeep said: I think I read them way back in the days. Not all the Fleming books, but a few of them. Good to know. Always good to read them in order.
sandeep Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 50 minutes ago, zen said: Good to know. Always good to read them in order. IIRC I came across ananthology in my college library and read it. Must've been sequential. Probably not all of them though.
sandeep Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 @zen Since you seem to be a fan of the genre, are you familiar with that french author who writes similar stuff, but even more pot-boiler-y?? And his country-specific intel and research was so good that a lot of his books are famous/infamous for making predictions?
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, sandeep said: @zen Since you seem to be a fan of the genre, are you familiar with that french author who writes similar stuff, but even more pot-boiler-y?? And his country-specific intel and research was so good that a lot of his books are famous/infamous for making predictions? If you are referring to de Villiers, I have not read his books
sandeep Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 51 minutes ago, zen said: If you are referring to de Villiers, I have not read his books So you are aware of him - not easy to find his work in English is it. Why the though?
zen Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, sandeep said: So you are aware of him - not easy to find his work in English is it. Why the though? I would like to read his work (at least one book) but have not yet .... some of his books are available in English on Amazon sandeep 1
Ranvir Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 They need to stop making James Bond, Star Wars, Terminator and superhero movies. They're just cash cows with movies that are getting worse. velu and Stan AF 2
coffee_rules Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Ranvir said: They need to stop making James Bond, Star Wars, Terminator and superhero movies. They're just cash cows with movies that are getting worse. They are the saas-bahu series of the west!
zen Posted December 28, 2019 Author Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) Craig in a way is like the angry young Amitabh playing Bond .... At times, their expressions look similar Edited December 28, 2019 by zen
zen Posted December 31, 2019 Author Posted December 31, 2019 Don't prefer to do a top 10 (as the rankings change) but anyways top 10 Bond films for 2019 (have included films from all Bond actors): In the order of release: Connery: From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, and Thunderball Lazenby: On Her Majesty's Secret Service Moore: Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and Octopussy Dalton: The Living Daylights Brosnan: The World is not Enough Craig: Skyfall
Turning_track Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 12 hours ago, zen said: Don't prefer to do a top 10 (as the rankings change) but anyways top 10 Bond films for 2019 (have included films from all Bond actors): In the order of release: Connery: From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, and Thunderball Lazenby: On Her Majesty's Secret Service Moore: Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, and Octopussy Dalton: The Living Daylights Brosnan: The World is not Enough Craig: Skyfall Good list. I'd prefer Brosnan's GoldenEye though.
zen Posted January 1, 2020 Author Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Turning_track said: Good list. I'd prefer Brosnan's GoldenEye though. GE is good but, imo, has not aged well relatively. It borrows heavily from other Bond films as well. For starters, the background score is not strong (may be video game like). Natalya is probably one of the boring Bond girls, while Onattop tries to be Fatima of Never Say Never Again. There are silly dialogs such as "I like it straight up with a twist" and often repeated Bond ones like "spend the money quickly, Mr. Bond." The film has its share of silly moments such as Travelyan (006) hiding in the shadows at the Russian plant in the beginning, trying to jump scare Bond (007), who he is supposed to meet, and speaking in Russian to him Like all Bond films, GE has good moments too and fun to watch when in mood for such a film. The most fun Brosnan Bond is Tomorrow Never Dies (Backseat driver, Dr. Kaufmann, etc.,) but I have gone with The World is Not Enough for 2019 as it is not only close enough but also has good performances by Brosnan, Dench, Marceau and Carlyle. TWINE is also a different Bond film relatively speaking. Edited January 1, 2020 by zen Turning_track 1
zen Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 Hans Zimmer will do the soundtrack .... would have preferred David Arnold but let’s see what Zimmer does here
zen Posted January 15, 2020 Author Posted January 15, 2020 So which is your favorite Hans Zimmer soundtrack? I find myself gravitating towards Inception at the moment ^ this guy has done a brilliant job on guitar
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