The James Bond Thread

[Red October1984]

I am a lifelong fan of the movies. ( I own every one :D ) I thought I'd like to talk about my favorite movie series with my friends at Subsim. Are there any other extreme, die-hard, Bond fans here? Or is it strictly submarines? Even if its undersea action you want, Thunderball is a great undersea Bond movie. Its also my favorite one, so, no hating on it. :O:

Haters of James Bond should just leave... :nope:

[Dowly]

Just started watching through all the movies maybe a month ago or so, next
up is License to Kill. :up:

Used to like ALL the movies as a kid, but I have to say that watching the Roger
Moore ones now, they aren't very good compared to the other Bonds. :hmmm:

[mookiemookie]

I own all of them as well. For my money, the best Bonds in order:

1. Connery
2. Moore
2. Lazenby
3. Craig
4. Brosnan
5. Dalton

Used to like ALL the movies as a kid, but I have to say that watching the Roger
Moore ones now, they aren't very good compared to the other Bonds. :hmmm:

Moore was a great Bond, but they stuck him with those cornball 70s scripts.

[Red October1984]

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Brosnan
4. Moore
5. Dalton

I like Craig and Brosnan about equal. Lazenby shouldnt count. He was in one movie. The greatest are the Connery movies. I just watched You Only Live Twice last night. Tonight, im going to watch Dr. No. I cant wait for Skyfall to come out, but nobody can beat Connery. :know:

[Skybird]

Part of my feeling of life back in those years, 80s, and 90s. I do not claim them holy nor am I a fundamentalist fan, but I am a sympathiser, and I find them entertaining time and again. watching nthem brings bad that old feeling of how life was back then for me, when I saw them first. In Berlin, there were two small cinemas in the old (now gone and replaced) Kudamm-Eck where they showed year for year all Bond movies exclusively, in weekly rotation.

First Bond movie I ever saw was For your eyes only.

Best Bond title theme also from that movie, by lovely Sheena Easton. Also the best title entry ever, imo. Best ending title for me was "If there was a man" by The Pretenders, I think, that song still is on my mind, it is beautiful and the theme was present in the movie as well. Best Bond actor? I have no clear favourite, but I liked Brosnan's way of doing the role, it somehow fit well. Casino Royal with Daniel Craig is the closest literature adapatation, of course, and Craig was the best Bond ever if seen by that criterion only. "Golden eye" is one that I also liked more than most others.

The second Craig-Bond was bad, imo. Too over-actioned, it simply became boring. Dr. No I also did not like - too under-actioned. :)

And Diana Rigg's appearance, and the tragic ending. Good role she had, seeing it the first time really blew a sting to my heart. Not before later Sophie Marceau boarded the franchise had the Bond movies such a complex female major role implemented again.

[Dowly]

Best Bond actor? I have no clear favourite, but I liked Brosnan's way of doing the role, it somehow fit well.
[..]
"Golden eye" is one that I also liked more than most others.

Brosnan takes the #1 spot on my list, just as you said: He fit the role very well.

And have to agree with GE as well, really like that one. :up:

I'm still mixed about Graig, his Bonds have been quite forgettable. :hmmm:

[Kapitän Schneider]

I've got all the films too, even the unofficial ones.

I also have all the Ian Fleming Bond Novels as well, I must say if you are a fan of the films you must read the original novels. It might effect your future viewing of the films, but at least the novels go into greater detail about Bond and are rarely ever repetitive unlike the films.

Look at The Spy who Loved me and Moonraker, two good films yet they both have exactly the same plot, both of the villans want to destroy mankind and replace them with their own master race, except one has his base under the sea and the other has his in outer space. You would think they would wait a few years to try and do the same story again, but Moonraker followed right after The Spy who Loved me!

Although, they both have Jaws in them. :hmm2:

[Falkirion]

Jaws is just a misunderstood henchmen. Oddjob, well he's up there on my most hated sidekicks list because of how hard he was to hit in Golden Eye on the N64.

I enjoy the movies, they can be good or bad, it's a good way to kill a couple of hours with a decent set of actors, some more suited for Bond than others. Still haven't seen all of them though. Never sat through Goldfinger from start to finish, or a couple of the Blofield Bonds.

Connery Bond for life from me. Nothing beats his take on the character imo.

[Red October1984]

Moonraker.....Good? :06: Those two words should never be spoken in the same sentence. I thought it was terrible. Too many laser gun fights. Except for the laser gun parts, it was decent. Thunderball and Diamonds are Forever will be my favorites for years to come. :D

[TLAM Strike]

For my money, the best Bonds in order:
1. Connery
2. Moore
2. Lazenby
3. Craig
4. Brosnan
5. Dalton

Everyone forgets that Connery should be listed twice.

After all there was his brother Neil who played the role... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Mfmn7vN4g) :haha:

[the_tyrant]

Hmm, I'm a huge bond fan.
My favorite james bond film is actually Never Say Never Again

Now I don't like Craig, he is too serious to play Bond. Come on, I expect the bad gags, and the cheesy puns.

Now this is where all the british taxes went:
http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/ob/crackedbond.jpg

[Takeda Shingen]

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Lazenby
4. Bronsan
5. Dalton
76. Moore

Craig gets high marks because I like serious Bond more than cheeseball Bond. And as such, Roger Moore comes in 76th.

[Falkirion]

My top Bond list

1. Connery
2. Brosnan
3. Moore
4. Craig
5. Dalton
6. Lazenby

Brosnan gets up there because I enjoyed all his movies, except Die another day. I do like Craig's serious take on Bond too but he's only been at it for 2 movies so far. And they need the gadgetry and a Q figure back in them to be rated higher for me.

While we're on the topic. Favorite gadgets in the Bond series anyone?

[Red October1984]

I pretty much like anything Q handed to Connery Bond or Brosnan Bond. Every once in a while, theres a really good one that Moore Bond gets.


Never Say Never Again is a terrible, non-official, piece of @#!$ remake of Thunderball. I have it, but its down there hanging out with Moonraker. Not very good. Watch Thunderball, you'll like it better. :O:


Craig Bond has some room to grow here, give him a chance. :D I think he's good.

We've established favorite Bonds...Now we gotta do Gadgets and Movies. Which were the best? :hmm2:

[Sailor Steve]

I also have all the Ian Fleming Bond Novels as well, I must say if you are a fan of the films you must read the original novels. It might effect your future viewing of the films, but at least the novels go into greater detail about Bond and are rarely ever repetitive unlike the films.
I started reading the books right after I first saw Doctor No back in 1962. Because of that the movies for me get progressively worse the further they get from the novels. For me it's not the acting but the writing. As far as I'm concerned Casino Royale was the first movie worth watching since Goldfinger.

[Skybird]

Those saying Craig is too serious, overlook that the relaunch of the franchise was done on the basis of bringing the film closer to the real Bond as described in the books. Maybe it is fairer to complain about that they have done this, closing the gap to the Bond from the Books. Craig just fits into that, and one should give him credits for how he did it. His Bond is the closest to the books.

[MH]

. As far as I'm concerned Casino Royale was the first movie worth watching since Goldfinger.

:yep:
The parody action movie style was given up and some plot returned.

[Penguin]

Connery
Moore
Lazenby
Craig
Brosnan
Dalton

:sign_yeah:
Just like this, I only put Lazenby behind Moore, the penalty for just starring in one flick.
Oddly, subsim seems to be in clear favor of Connery, while among my friends it's about 50:50 Connery vs. Moore.

However the best movie was with Moore, also his first:
Live And Let Die
It also featured the hottest Bond girl of all times: Solitaire :yep:

[Oberon]

Actors:
1) Connery
2) Dalton
3) Brosnan

Films:
1) You only live twice
2) Goldfinger
3) The Living Daylights
4) Goldeneye

I think the thing that ties all the Bond movies together and keeps that level of awesomeness between them though lies not with the actors or the writers but with this chap:

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/438479/John+Barry.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_%28composer%29

[Herr-Berbunch]

They're all great sunday afternoon flicks but I'd have to go with OHMSS as top - an ending never seen again in a Bond flick (and don't forget the Angels of Death :rock:). As for Bonds -

1 Connery
2 Moore
3 Brosnan

Moore is up there I think purely for quantity, and cheese. :O:

[Wreford-Brown]

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Moore
4. Brosnan
5. Dalton
6. Lazenby

Even though he got the early, cheesy scrips there are lines such as 'yesh Mish Moneypenny' that will forever stick in the mind.

Bond girls:
Vesper Lynd (Eva Green)
Onatopp (Famke Janssen)
Solitaire (Jane Seymour)
Octopussy (Maud Adams)
Pussy Galore (Honor Blackman, and what a great character name!)

This thread is crying out for a 'favourite Bond' poll...

[Jimbuna]

Actor: Connery

Film: Goldfinger

[Tchocky]

The second Craig-Bond was bad, imo. Too over-actioned, it simply became boring.

QoS had some trouble with the writer's strike during production. Skyfall is looking promising though :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mTIE4D9JM

[Red October1984]

Good idea. How do we post a poll? :up:


Fav Bond: Connery

Fav movie: Very hard question. :hmm2: I like them all except Moonraker and Never Say Never Again. I thought those were just terrible.

I have most of the movies on the Classics set of VHS's from the 80's. Makes for a nice feel while watching. :up:

[BossMark]

Best Bond-Connery
Best Bond film-Live and let die

[Bilge_Rat]

Actor: Connery

Film: Goldfinger

:sign_yeah:

Goldfinger is a classic.

Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger: "No, mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

[Jimbuna]

:sign_yeah:

Goldfinger is a classic.

Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger: "No, mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"


:yeah:

[mapuc]

Bond: Connery

Movie: Got no real favorite

Q: Desmond Llewelyn.

Best bond chick: :hmmm: Everyone of them are beautiful, so I chose all of them

Markus

[TLAM Strike]

Everyone of them are beautiful, so I chose all of them
Even the one who was a guy?
(http://www.universalexports.net/00Tula.shtml)


:O:

[mapuc]

Even the one who was a guy?
(http://www.universalexports.net/00Tula.shtml)


:O:


She was born as a man and I stil say that she was beautiful.

Markus

[the_tyrant]

I LOVED never say never again, more than thunderball I might add

It is funny, the dialog was great!

Come on now, view it differently, don't think of it as a serious movie, but as a more comedic take instead. The dialog in the movie cracked me up

[Red October1984]

There were a couple little things in Never Say Never Again that I liked, but, It doesnt compare......:hmph:


I got around to watching Dr. No today and i enjoyed that one! :yeah: I have all the movies but havent seen them all. :smug:

[Jimbuna]

Even the one who was a guy?
(http://www.universalexports.net/00Tula.shtml)


:O:

I'd forgotten about him err her...err never mind.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Another life screwed by NOTW, twice. :o

[Red October1984]

Reviving my thread here....


What about your favorite James Bond theme songs?

Mine is Another Way to Die from Quantum of Solace. :rock:

[Jimbuna]

Reviving my thread here....


What about your favorite James Bond theme songs?

Mine is Another Way to Die from Quantum of Solace. :rock:

For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton.

[Sailor Steve]

Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey. :sunny:

[Oberon]

Rated in order:

You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
On Her Majestys Secret Service - John Barry
The Living Daylights - A-ha
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Goldeneye - Tina Turner
A View to a Kill - Duran Duran
From Russia with Live - Matt Monroe
Die Another Day - Madonna (I know...I know...)

And as for non-title themes, two other favourites of mine:

007 takes the Lektor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahwU9wWwmg

Space March:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCEi5jqWEe0

John Barry ftw, may he rest in peace with his legacy ensured. :yep:

[Red October1984]

Oh no..... OBERON WHY!!!!!

Die Another Day by Madonna....... :nope:

Even if the theme was good, it couldn't change how bad the movie actually is.

[Oberon]

Oh no..... OBERON WHY!!!!!

Die Another Day by Madonna....... :nope:

Even if the theme was good, it couldn't change how bad the movie actually is.

I didn't say I liked the movie :O: Just the music. The movie itself was terrible, not even Halle Berry could save it.

[Sailor Steve]

007 takes the Lektor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bahwU9wWwmg

That is actually a variation of the '007 Theme' which, as I recall, was played while Bond and Tatiana were being chased in the boats. That was the scene in which he kick three or four drums of gasoline overboard and shoots them with a flare gun. There were about 20 explosions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTSg-k-f9VU&feature=relmfu

And of course the reason a certain someone gets most of the votes...the very, very first time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA-W0R6IZJo&feature=related

[Red October1984]

I didn't say I liked the movie :O: Just the music. The movie itself was terrible, not even Halle Berry could save it.

:haha:

[HunterICX]

James Bond:
Daniel Craig (closest potrayal of bond as in the novels)

Bond Girl:
Xenia Onatopp - Famke Janssen (she may squeeze the life out of me anyday :D)

James Bond Movie:
Goldeneye (First movie I saw of James bond)

Bond Theme:
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (Gives me goosebumps evertime I hear that tune)
but must say the new Skyfall theme by Adele is pretty damn good too imo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ

HunterICX

[VipertheSniper]

My top 3 Bond theme songs:

Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

My favorite Bondgirl: Carry Lowell - Pam Bouvier (Licence To Kill)

Favorite Bond: Sean Connery

Favorite Bond Movie: Dr. No

[Red October1984]

The Adele theme isn't bad.

IMO it reminds me of the older themes...

I can't wait for Skyfall.

[Jimbuna]

The Adele theme isn't bad.

IMO it reminds me of the older themes...

I can't wait for Skyfall.

Agreed :yep: