View Poll Results: Best Bond Film EVER!!

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  • Dr. No

    4 4.08%
  • From Russia With Love

    14 14.29%
  • Goldfinger

    38 38.78%
  • Thunderball

    2 2.04%
  • Live And Let Die

    7 7.14%
  • Man With The Golden Gun

    0 0%
  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    5 5.10%
  • The Living Daylights

    1 1.02%
  • Goldeneye

    8 8.16%
  • Casino Royale

    19 19.39%
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Thread: Best Bond Film

  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by throatybeard View Post
    The movie, which isn't the best, or the opening stunt, which is great, and deliciously absurd? Although it probably irritates Physics teachers.
    I forgot about the opening stunt, that was fun, unreal, but what isn't in Bond films. What got to me was the whole "Jaws gets a girlfriend and turns good" angle.

  2. #22
    Quote Originally Posted by Jfrosh View Post
    I forgot about the opening stunt, that was fun, unreal, but what isn't in Bond films. What got to me was the whole "Jaws gets a girlfriend and turns good" angle.
    Richard Kiel's character does the same turnabout in "Pale Rider".

    Point of reference: Kiel is same height as Zoubek.

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    Thumbs down A Solace of Quantum

    Would someone PLEASE explain to me why Daniel Craig is still Bond? I gave him a pass on Casino Royale. I had hoped for more from him on Solace; I am greatly disappointed. It almost reminds me of the time shortly after Licence to Kill.

    Then again, everything looks nice on BlueRay.

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  4. #24
    I do think the value of Bond as a whole has been diluted over the years by other film series such as the Jack Ryan stuff or the Bourne series. Not that it wouldn't have happened anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BluBones View Post
    "Where is Diamonds Are Forever?"
    Stunning!
    Quote Originally Posted by Ping Lin View Post

    3. Diamonds are Forever. Sean Connery, balder, fatter, and in a flamingo pink shirt! Just what we all wanted to see! Oh, no wait, we didn't.
    What we wanted to see was plenty more of Tiffany Case.

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    Some of the news articles around Natascha Richardon's death mentioned that she told Liam Neeson he shouldn't do Bond (he was in the running after Timothy whatshisname.)

    Umm, Neeson as Bond??? I can't see that at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lavabe View Post
    Would someone PLEASE explain to me why Daniel Craig is still Bond? I gave him a pass on Casino Royale. I had hoped for more from him on Solace; I am greatly disappointed. It almost reminds me of the time shortly after Licence to Kill.

    Then again, everything looks nice on BlueRay.

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    Are you kidding? He's great!

  8. #28
    Quote Originally Posted by DukeCO2009 View Post
    Are you kidding? He's great!
    Ahhh...the voice of youth! Haha, I think there may be an era preference for Bond.

  9. #29
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    this is hard...

    i'm going to have to say:

    1. goldfinger (THE very best villain in ANY bond film..and prolly should have won something for it.)
    2. dr no
    3. from russia with love
    4. casino royale (just a few things shy of making # 2)
    5. You only live twice.
    6. Our man Flint.


    no remington steel in the top 5

    no roger moore in the top 30

  10. #30
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    For Your Eyes Only

    Think I'm biased b/c it's the first Bond movie I saw in the theater. I also liked Pierce Brosnan as Bond but didn't like Timothy Dalton. It goes without saying that I liked Sean Connery as Bond. I haven't seen any of the new ones with Daniel Craig in the lead role. Does that make me a bad person?

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    daniel craig is a BAD %@%@^ MOFO who would rather kill you than charm you...I like this presentation of bond.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YmoBeThere View Post
    Ahhh...the voice of youth! Haha, I think there may be an era preference for Bond.
    Younger people, in this case males between 18 and 24, attend movies in much higher numbers than their older counterparts. So, if Columbia pictures is thinking about who to cast, and they know Pierce Brosnan is dragging the franchise down, it wasn't that surprising that they went with a bold choice. Does Craig behave like the bond in the novels or in the movies of old? No. But he does reinvigorate the audience that the producers are trying to appeal to.
    As to the question of why Craig is still bond, both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace have grossed around 600 million each. In 2002, Die Another Day, the last Brosnan bond movie, made slightly over 400 million. I would say Craig's doing fairly well (from a business POV) for the franchise.

  13. #33

    box office

    Quote Originally Posted by Icarus09 View Post
    As to the question of why Craig is still bond, both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace have grossed around 600 million each. In 2002, Die Another Day, the last Brosnan bond movie, made slightly over 400 million. I would say Craig's doing fairly well (from a business POV) for the franchise.
    Die Another Day was $434M, a bit more than slightly over 400.
    QOS was $567M, well shy of 600 and it cost nearly $100M more to make.

    For me, the US boxoffice take is more interesting, Casino Royale was $6M+ more than Die Another Day and QOS was $2M or so more than CR.

    While the films with Craig in them are doing well, there is no clear evidence those films wouldn't have done well with Brosnan or someone else. Each Brosnan vehicle was the leading US Bond film for its time. Each succeeding film picked up more dollars. I'm not sure that the box office take isn't as much tied into the increase in ticket prices as anything else. In 1995, Brosnan's first film, ticket here was $7 ($3.50 matinee), in 2002, Brosnan's last, ticket was $9 (matinee $5), last year for QOS, tickets were $11 (matinee $7.50).

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    i AM the bond demographic. despite my not being in my teens any more (physically) i have seen every bond movie on opening night at the theater since dr no.. with the exception of the last two pierce bros films..(die another day and world aint enuff) mainly because they DID have remmington in them...

    and i love halle berry and denise richards.


    brosnan's portrayal was becoming sterile. i enjoyed golden eye and tomorrow never dies, but, there was just something missing from the character...he wasnt JAMES BOND, he was PLAYING JB.

    when they announced they had selected daniel craig for casino royale, i was thrilled...his portrayal and the writing are showing us a more realistic side of bond himself...

    i like the darker side of craig, as i like the darker side of the Dark KNight..

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    Quote Originally Posted by dball View Post
    Die Another Day was $434M, a bit more than slightly over 400.
    QOS was $567M, well shy of 600 and it cost nearly $100M more to make.

    For me, the US boxoffice take is more interesting, Casino Royale was $6M+ more than Die Another Day and QOS was $2M or so more than CR.

    While the films with Craig in them are doing well, there is no clear evidence those films wouldn't have done well with Brosnan or someone else. Each Brosnan vehicle was the leading US Bond film for its time. Each succeeding film picked up more dollars. I'm not sure that the box office take isn't as much tied into the increase in ticket prices as anything else. In 1995, Brosnan's first film, ticket here was $7 ($3.50 matinee), in 2002, Brosnan's last, ticket was $9 (matinee $5), last year for QOS, tickets were $11 (matinee $7.50).
    We've been looking at the same figures. I figured since we were talking about 100s of millions of dollars I could approximate a bit.
    So are you saying that you'd rather see Brosnan still on the big screen? Do you think that he, in his mid-50s, would attract the more profitable younger audience than a man more than ten years his junior? Personally, I think his best performance (and the best movie of his tenure) was Goldeneye. He could have kept doing a decent job of course but I think it's safe to say that many professionals mulled over the personnel decision and figured a new Bond would earn more money. Brosnan obviously needed to be replaced at some point and I think he had the time to make his mark over 4 films. It'll be interesting to see how the next bond film does. I thought they could've done a lot better than Quantum of Solace.

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    well, when it;s all said and done, there IS a story to be considered. and the GOOD bond films had excellent villains. who were you scared of in QUantum? not really anyone...

    i think that movie was more of a squash between a bond film and Sahara.


    the next bond movie had better have a damn good bad guy!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonpie23 View Post
    well, when it;s all said and done, there IS a story to be considered. and the GOOD bond films had excellent villains. who were you scared of in QUantum? not really anyone...

    i think that movie was more of a squash between a bond film and Sahara.


    the next bond movie had better have a damn good bad guy!!!
    Agreed, when studios are given a couple years to come up with a movie they should be able to come up with a good script.

  18. #38
    Quote Originally Posted by Icarus09 View Post
    As to the question of why Craig is still bond, both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace have grossed around 600 million each. In 2002, Die Another Day, the last Brosnan bond movie, made slightly over 400 million. I would say Craig's doing fairly well (from a business POV) for the franchise.
    It is not just business. Casino Royale is by far the best reviewed Bond film of the modern era, clocking in at 94% recommended on RT, compared to Goldeneye's 80% (with a good number of the reviewers listing Craig's performance as a highlight). Quantum of Solace was a step down at 65% recommended, but it still fared better than any of the Brosnan sequels. IMDB shows pretty similar trends overall.

    Casino Royale is definitely my favorite in the series. It's overlong, but it benefit from modern-day special effects, it has the smartest script of the bunch in my opinion, and I think Craig is in the running for best Bond. Shrug - to each their own.
    Last edited by darthur; 04-08-2009 at 01:49 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lavabe View Post
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    I'm not Evans, but yes. Mendes, Deakins. Bardem!


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  20. #40

    Connery is Bond

    If you grew up with Sean Connery as Bond, i's hard to accept anybody else in the role.

    But I would argue that there are just four great Bonds -- the first four ... Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball. By Diamonds are Forever, the series had started to slip.

    If I had to pick fifth Bond movie -- and the best one without Connery, I'd go for Casino Royale. Ursella Andress as Vesper, and three James Bonds, inclduing David Niven and Peter Sellers. Also, the best villian in the whole Bond series -- Woody Allen as Jimmy Bond.

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