And, the award for the BEST James Bond movie goes to...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
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Wow, this IS hard. So many things to consider. Best big bad, best henchman, best Bond girl, best production, best scope of action, best stunts, etc.
Trying my hardest, I find that to be objective, I must split into two tracks of thought; old school & new. There can be no ONE best because of the change in the times these flicks were made in IMO.
Therefore, my choices are Thunderball and Tomorrow Never Dies. Both nearly perfect to a 'T.' 
Go ahead- shoot me down here if you must; truth to tell, my favourite is Diamonds Are Forever, but that's the 11-year-old me talkin'. 
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I've not seen them all, and I don't have any particular nostalgia about the old ones, so I'll just go with my personal favorites - Goldeneye and Casino Royale.
I guess I need Martin Campbell to really get into a Bond flick.
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Quote:He IS a GREAT director, no doubt.
Originally posted by Storymark:
I guess I need Martin Campbell to really get into a Bond flick.
Buuuut, since they're BOTH relatively new flicks, I'd say you must pick one...
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I'll break it down this way:
Best Connery - Thunderball
Best Moore - The Man With The Golden Gun (actually the only one of his I'd bother rewatching)
Best Other - Goldeneye
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Calling a 15 year old film even relatively new makes you sound kinda old, Chris.
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My favorite Bond is Connery so it confuses me a bit to admit that my favorite Bond film is "the Spy Who Loved Me" It's perfectly paced with just the right amount of spectacle (later efforts got progressively sillier) a worthy foil/ally in Bach and a deliciously insane plan for world domination.
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Quote:Yep.
Originally posted by ecgordon:
I'll break it down this way:
Best Connery - Thunderball
Quote:Another (big) yep.
Best Moore - The Man With The Golden Gun (actually the only one of his I'd bother rewatching)
Quote:It would be my favourite Brosnan movie (Famke Jannsen, whoah) were it not for Michelle Yeoh as the Bond girl in TND! Tough AND sexy- best female lead since Diana Rigg.
Best Other - Goldeneye
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Quote:I'm not old, you're young.
Originally posted by Storymark:
Calling a 15 year old film even relatively new makes you sound kinda old, Chris.
Baby.
What are you anyway, like 30? I forget (a sign of OLD age, I conjure).
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Wow, this IS hard. So many things to consider. Best big bad, best henchman, best Bond girl, best production, best scope of action, best stunts, etc.
Trying my hardest, I find that to be objective, I must split into two tracks of thought; old school & new. There can be no ONE best because of the change in the times these flicks were made in IMO.
Therefore, my choices are Thunderball and Tomorrow Never Dies. Both nearly perfect to a 'T.'
Go ahead- shoot me down here if you must; truth to tell, my favourite is Diamonds Are Forever, but that's the 11-year-old me talkin'.
The laughing Chrisisall
Oh...this is a giant toughie IMO, since I'm a giant Bond fan - have the official Encyclopedia, all 22 films on DVD and quite a bit of other paraphernalia - but I honestly have to say that that it's a split decision between Goldfinger and the 2005 version of Casino Royale.
I pick the former because it was the first Bond film I ever saw and that it had the right mix of spectacle, evil plots, sultry women and cool gadgets. The latter? Feels the closest to Fleming's original literary works and a totally rejuvenating breath of fresh air after the silliness of Die Another Day.
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Therefore, my choices are Thunderball and Tomorrow Never Dies. Both nearly perfect to a 'T.'
Go ahead- shoot me down here if you must; truth to tell, my favourite is Diamonds Are Forever, but that's the 11-year-old me talkin'.
The laughing Chrisisall
Yeah, I agree that BEST is a toughie over all the films and actors.
But I would have to agree with you except that I'd put Tomorrow Never Dies THEN Thunderball, just to be different.
My fave would have to be You Only Live Twice for pretty much the same reason as you as well. When I saw it as a kid I just wanted to go and play on the set. There are other reasons for why I like it so much but that's the main one.
All these Bond threads have giving me an idea for another thread. But I need to do some research first.
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