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wah_wah_wah posted...

mario masta posted...

Moore: Live and Let Die. Runner-up being For Your Eyes Only. Neither were as ridiculously campy as the other Moore films, and Moore wasn't quite creepily old yet.

Live and Let Die is extremely campy, maybe the campiest of all the films Moore did (and I don't mind campy either). And when you really look back on that movie, it was such a tremendous risk - to make the first non-Connery movie (that wasn't Lazenby) basically a blaxpoitation movie. Odd choice, but I actually do like it. The New Orleans setting comes through really strong and clear.

mario masta posted...

Brosnon: Goldeneye. Runner-up TWINE. Goldeneye did a great job bridging the gap between the pre and post Cold War world. Plus 006 was one of, if not the best, Bond villain. TWINE is a runner-up because Elektra King (whom I believe is the true villain and NOT Renard) made for a great, cold-hearted female villain that most Bond movies lacked. Side-note: Die Another Day was overall terrible. Awful CGI. AWFUL Austin Powers-esque innuendos. Too much over-the-top. The only good thing was the beginning North Korea story line.

I'm glad we agree on Die, but if I had one criticism of Goldeneye is that it does take the series out of the Cold War permanently. It is a minor, minor criticism because like I said, Goldeneye is my favorite Bond movie and it does do the bridge well, but I really liked the Cold War dynamic of the story and now it's, like, completely dropped. When I think of ideal Bond I think of a 60's playboy with sardonic wit that's fighting between two superpowers. Not someone interjecting into the water politics of South America or whatever other Dick Wolf plot they rip from the headlines. I wish they'd make future Bonds period and I think Goldeneye bridged it so well that now they're not thinking of going back (plus it's cheaper to not do it period).

Die another day wasn't too bad. It had Mr. Kil and Zao which were pretty cool villains. The opening sequence of Bond being taken prisoner and tortured was cool too, something different. You mentioned the invisible car and that was cool as well. Also, remember that Brosnan was the bond in that film. He wasn't the greatest Bond actor.
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Sting posted...

Die another day wasn't too bad. It had Mr. Kil and Zao which were pretty cool villains. The opening sequence of Bond being taken prisoner and tortured was cool too, something different. You mentioned the invisible car and that was cool as well. Also, remember that Brosnan was the bond in that film. He wasn't the greatest Bond actor.

The invisible car would have been awesome if it was a practical effect but instead it's like... CGI crap. There was also a pretty cool swordfight in the movie, which was something we hadn't see Bond do before. But overall I think even past some of the really bad special effects, the tone of the movie was really jumbled. We start out with a dark realistic North Korea thing and then it's like the rest of the movie forgets that even happened and it becomes like every other Brosnan Bond film.

die Another Day was awful and lmao @ Zao being a good villain.

For fuck sakes - they FENCED eachother. So bad. The Wave scene...wow.
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The sword fight in Die Another Day is one of the few redeeming things about it. Every time I see it I'm shocked at how great the first ~20 minutes are and how quickly it turns into nonsensical shit.
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You Only Live Twice
Thunderball
Goldfinger
Tomorrow Never Dies
Goldeneye

I despise the Craig era we're in. Casino Royale is good despite the fact that imho, sad sack Craig is just the worst portrayal of Bond ever. Skyfall is a good movie too, it's just a terrible Bond movie. His other two are at the bottom of all the Bond movies.
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