December 7, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, pepper brooks said: OHMSS is one of my absolute favorite Bond movies. It's top 5 for me. Lazenby is panned for being somewhat rigid, but I think the guy captured the Bond aura from the books quite well. His fight scenes are amongst the best in the franchise history. it's absolutely worth the watch. This is correct. If OHMSS was played by Connery, it would be in everyones top 5.
December 7, 20187 yr Telly Savalles was great as a Bond Villain in OHMSS. Saw it the other night. It's aged better than the Moore Bond flicks for sure.
December 7, 20187 yr 14 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said: This is correct. If OHMSS was played by Connery, it would be in everyones top 5. Top 3. It's up there with Casino Royale and [insert favorite Connery Bond movie here]
December 7, 20187 yr OHMSS is one of my absolute favorite Bond movies. It's top 5 for me. Lazenby is panned for being somewhat rigid, but I think the guy captured the Bond aura from the books quite well. His fight scenes are amongst the best in the franchise history. it's absolutely worth the watch. Blofeld kept some serious talent at his mountain top "clinic."
December 7, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Go Pokes said: Yeah RPM brought that up earlier. “Unwatchable piece of shit” is probably a bit harsh for LALD. Extremely disappointing debut for Moore that had very little action is a better description of LALD. Live and Let Die Summed Up in 5 Seconds /would not let me embed //I don't mind L&LD
December 8, 20187 yr Ol' J.W. Pepper and James Bond became besties. Always loved this scene with those shitty AMCs.
December 8, 20187 yr On 12/5/2018 at 11:10 AM, Go Pokes said: The one Bond movie that would never be made today is Live and Let Die. Because it's a totally unwatchable piece of shit. Need to remember that is was a James Bond version of a Blaxploitation movie
December 8, 20187 yr Do they have to be Bond stills? Because now I'm looking up pics of Gemma Artertonhttps://i.gifer.com/CBFA.mp4Gemma is all mine, you horn dogs stay the fuck away...
December 8, 20187 yr On 12/5/2018 at 10:09 AM, tbone_ said: Holy shit this movie would never get made today Wanted to posrep and say thanks for starting the thread. I hadn't watched any of the Bond movies in years. Started watching with Dr. No and am going through the Connery ones in order. I'd forgotten how good the early ones were. Haven't seen any of the ones since whichever one had Roger Moore running on the crocodile heads. At that point it seemed like they had turned more into road runner cartoons than spy thrillers. Can't speak to the newer Bonds. Roger Moore was the jump the shark moment for me.
December 8, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Richard Kimball said: Wanted to posrep and say thanks for starting the thread. I hadn't watched any of the Bond movies in years. Started watching with Dr. No and am going through the Connery ones in order. I'd forgotten how good the early ones were. Haven't seen any of the ones since whichever one had Roger Moore running on the crocodile heads. At that point it seemed like they had turned more into road runner cartoons than spy thrillers. Can't speak to the newer Bonds. Roger Moore was the jump the shark moment for me. Daniel Craig will bring you home. He's a Gritty, slightly sociopathic (he does seem to try to fight it at times) Bond.
December 8, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Richard Kimball said: Wanted to posrep and say thanks for starting the thread. I hadn't watched any of the Bond movies in years. Started watching with Dr. No and am going through the Connery ones in order. I'd forgotten how good the early ones were. Haven't seen any of the ones since whichever one had Roger Moore running on the crocodile heads. At that point it seemed like they had turned more into road runner cartoons than spy thrillers. Can't speak to the newer Bonds. Roger Moore was the jump the shark moment for me. Dude - you haven't seen Casino Royale? Clear your schedule and report back.
December 8, 20187 yr Lazenby was a great Bond but he followed THE original and had no chance. Moore came in and they became all about gadgets and jokes. Timothy Dalton did two, they were much grittier than the Moore Bonds but weren't well received. Watched them over the summer and they weren't awful. Goldeneye was spectacular, the rest of Brosnan's were pretty bad. The Daniel Craig versions are good, I've liked all of them except for Quantum of Solace.
December 8, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, chikin23 said: The Daniel Craig versions are good, I've liked all of them except for Quantum of Solace. Terrible script but had some great scenes.
December 8, 20187 yr I knew I'd eventually revisit this after this thread started. Gave it some thought and I'm putting Dr. No back above FRw/L. They're basically equals though. I have a soft spot for You Only Live Twice. It's plenty campy, but you basically get the whole inspiration for Austin Powers. For all of the crap that Live and Let Die gets, I think its got its merits. Spy Who Loved Me is where the cheese factor hit full force. It hasn't aged as well as some people think IMO. My rankings today are as follows: Casino Royale (2006) Skyfall Dr. No From Russia With Love Goldfinger On Her Majesty's Secret Service You Only Live Twice Thunderball For Your Eyes Only SPECTRE Live and Let Die The Spy Who Loved Me The Man With the Golden Gun Quantum of Solace Golden Eye The Living Daylights Octopussy Diamonds are Forever (only Connery's presence keeps this movie from being lower) A View to a Kill Die Another Day The World is Not Enough Moonraker License to Kill
December 8, 20187 yr That's a fair list. I'd switch some of them here or there, but otherwise pretty strong .
December 9, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: That's a fair list. I'd switch some of them here or there, but otherwise pretty strong . That's fair. I copied that list from an email exchange with a friend on the subject from four years ago. I adjusted it today. The bottom half almost doesn't matter. I need to sit down and watch some of them again.
December 9, 20187 yr My 2 cents... Dr. No above Skyfall. Thunderball needs to be higher on that list just because Jack Lord was the coolest Felix ever.
December 9, 20187 yr Just watched Moonraker to be sure. Having done so, I can declare that movie to be the biggest piece of shit I ever have seen.
December 9, 20187 yr On 12/5/2018 at 4:53 PM, RPM said: Pile on LALD all you want, it's no Diamonds Are Forever. DAF is by far the sloppiest money grab of the series. The magical Mustang on 2 wheels, the lame gay hit men, props falling apart... it was a shitfest. At the time lil' RPM gave zero fucks because Jill St John. All of the Dalton Bonds go to the bottom of the list, unwatchable steaming piles of crap.
December 9, 20187 yr Terrible script but had some great scenes.Craig and the director finished the script themselves due to the writers strike. It was the only way to keep production on schedule. They said at the time it wouldn’t end well since they both knew they weren’t writers.
December 9, 20187 yr That's a fair list. I'd switch some of them here or there, but otherwise pretty strong .Is anyone surprised I have one big problem with that list? Two actually. Goldeneye should be much higher. I’m going to guess I don’t need to mention my other problem.
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