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Off to see Spectre tomorrow afternoon in Leicester square courtesy of a friend who worked on the film.:clap:

I do like a good Bond film but I'm old school and think that the films in the recent years don't live up to classics of yesteryear.

The best Bond for me was Roger Moore, some of his humour and innuendo is legendary and has been lacking in many Bond films since. Hard to pick a favourite Bond film but The Spy Who Loved Me is right up there.
 
sawtooth said:
Off to see Spectre tomorrow afternoon in Leicester square courtesy of a friend who worked on the film.:clap:

I do like a good Bond film but I'm old school and think that the films in the recent years don't live up to classics of yesteryear.

The best Bond for me was Roger Moore, some of his humour and innuendo is legendary and has been lacking in many Bond films since. Hard to pick a favourite Bond film but The Spy Who Loved Me is right up there.
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Oh dear God, Moore was OK in the first one or two, but it became laughable (in every sense except the one intended) by the end. More like Carry On Spying. Ian Fleming would have been spinning in his grave.

Connery is Bond, but Daniel Craig is giving him a run for his money.
 
Recent bond films have been superb with prob Solace being the poorest

Connery and Moore were both ok - they were decent but cheesy

Enjoyed the Brosnan years but think Craig in Casino Royale and Skyfall was very good
 
Nothing wrong with a bit of cheese and the films shouldn't be taken too seriously. The recent ones have lost some of that IMO. Its what helps to make a film a Bond film.
 
sawtooth said:
Nothing wrong with a bit of cheese and the films shouldn't be taken too seriously. The recent ones have lost some of that IMO. Its what helps to make a film a Bond film.
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But the recent films are more akin to the books

It's more relevant in current society , more gripping and spectacular with more thought into the character development - they are all connected and better adapted storylines
 
Liverpoolphil said:
But the recent films are more akin to the books

It's more relevant in current society , more gripping and spectacular with more thought into the character development - they are all connected and better adapted storylines
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Totally agree.

How can you knock someone out or kill them by twisting their arm or chopping them gently on the back of the neck?

Bond choking that guy out after falling down several flights of stairs in Casino Royal Was proper!!
 
I'll think i'll pop along with the Mrs to watch it at the cinema, we enjoy the bond films on the telly so why not.

More importantly, how good does Monica Belluci at 50yrs old; wow.
 
Very much looking forward to this. I have loved Daniel Craig as Bond having never really enjoyed any of the previous iterations.

The missus won employee of the month last month and was rewarded with free cinema vouchers so we'll be putting them to good use next week.
 
sawtooth said:
Nothing wrong with a bit of cheese and the films shouldn't be taken too seriously. The recent ones have lost some of that IMO. Its what helps to make a film a Bond film.
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They were only cheesy because Moore just wasn't credible as a tough killer. In an era when you have so many good authentic TV shows, Bond can't be only slightly more plausible than Johnny English (which was also, curiously, written by the recent Bond screenwriters).
 
I prefer the rougher, tougher, edgier Bond that the Craig incarnation brings, ok the fluffyness of Moore had its place, but lacked credibility IMO .

You can't compare Connery to Craig, different eras , I like both , but possibly Craig edges it,
Thought Skyfall was superb , watched it on itv last night, can't wait to see spectre
Like the theme song by Sam Smith too, even though it sounds like a very tough song to sing.
 
PhilTheFragger said:
I prefer the rougher, tougher, edgier Bond that the Craig incarnation brings, ok the fluffyness of Moore had its place, but lacked credibility IMO .

You can't compare Connery to Craig, different eras , I like both , but possibly Craig edges it,
Thought Skyfall was superb , watched it on itv last night, can't wait to see spectre
Like the theme song by Sam Smith too, even though it sounds like a very tough song to sing.
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Watch the Graham Norton show on catchup. It was on last night and Sam Smith sang it extremely well.
 
Craig as bond not for me ,the bloke plays it with a broom handle shoved where the sun dont shine ,takes himself far too serious ,even Sean put a bit of humour in it ,Brosnan had it about right.
I will not be expecting to be entertained with the new movie.
 
The Bourne films caused the bond movies to up their game or become mostly irrelevant. Good to set that with Mendes directing them they have become great films as they needed to move in the direction they have.
 
Casino Royale probably my favourite (The Craig one, not the crap NIven one) mind you I dont think that was classed as an official Bond movie??

Brosnan was Ok

Moore in Live and Let Die is up there
 
Nothing could ever be as bad as "For your eyes only" although "A view to a kill" came close.
Loved "The Living Daylights" as Maryam D'Abo was just hot hot hot.
 
Hacker Khan said:
The Bourne films caused the bond movies to up their game or become mostly irrelevant. Good to set that with Mendes directing them they have become great films as they needed to move in the direction they have.
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But should a Bond film be like a Bourne film? I think not but its a matter of opinion.
 
sawtooth said:
But should a Bond film be like a Bourne film? I think not but its a matter of opinion.
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To be current in today's society it should be better and they are. Hence why the recent bonds are so successful
 
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