SCReuter
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TWINE is pretty boring. DAD at least has better pacing and more vibrant photography, but the goofy CGI scenes really hurt it.
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Worst James Bond movie - pick one
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Arkos
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Maybe I'm just stupid or ascribing too much to the film makers but I thought that fit though. It's overly shaky and quick cuts (again, they didn't bother me too badly but I'm using your terms) because it's supposed to be a crazy frenetic climax to the story set up by Casino Royale. Is it not fair (or wise lol) to ascribe that kind of intention to the filmmakers? Or do you think they just did a shitty job of it or overdid it.
I'd also be happy to defend Tomorrow Never Dies against anyone, not great but solid. Nothing like TWINE or DAD
ViewtifulJC
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man ya'll got to watch more older, shittier Bond movies if ya'll picking TND and Skyfall. I think I'd watch either of those over half of Moore's, or Diamonds are Forever, or YOLT
Die Another Day seems like the obvious answer, but it still has Pierce Brosnan and is totally a Bond movie, even if fantastical. IMO, that makes it better than QoS...which I have no idea what that movie was. It didn't feel like Bond and even as a movie itself it wasn't anything interesting.
Because if right now I had to pick between the two to watch, it would be DaD.
Diamonds and View are up there though. I'd even watch DaD over those.
Because if right now I had to pick between the two to watch, it would be DaD.
Diamonds and View are up there though. I'd even watch DaD over those.
No, but Jonathan Pryce is a riot as Carver, and the Vincent Schiavelli cameo was wonderful. I also appreciated the dynamic between Brosnan and Michelle Yeoh wasn't strictly romantic, as they played very well off of each other.
backflip10019
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Die Another Day was horrible. Tried watching it a few weeks back and just couldn't.
Aimless plot. Terrible villain. The entire movie was filled with ridiculous plot holes and insulting leaps of logic which defied the notion of suspension of disbelief. The entire hacking bit was one of the worst things ever put to cinema. Ending scene was also terrible and dragged on forever.
BattleMonkey
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With all the horrible bond films, I can't imagine anyone saying this.
BFIB
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What? Dalton was great, probably the closest Bond to the Fleming novels. Your thinking George Lazenby.
ok ok
anything with brosnan, dalton and daniels in it.
nemss said:
george is right up there with sean and roger.
Icefire1424
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I didn't even read any posts after this, because it's absolutely true. Everything or Nothing would have made such a better movie than Die Another Day, hands down. Goldeneye will always remain Brosnan's homage to James Bond (and fun fact, Goldeneye was the name of Ian Fleming's home in Jamaica).
Never Say Never Again was terrible, but as already stated, was not cannon and doesn't count. My personal feelings are The World is Not Enough would be the next worst Bond movie - all of the humor was forced and awkward, the plot was predictable, and whoever thought naming the Bond girl "Christmas Jones" was a good idea should be shot out of a DB5 via ejector seat.
Vade
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I do not understand the love and hate Lazenby received. He was in one film how can you compare him to other who were in three plus films.
kunonabi
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I also loved the opening action sequence and how much fun brosnan was having With the role the parking lot scene was a great example of that. I also loved the scene with him in his hotel room waiting for an assassin to show up. It was one those less glamorous bits of being a spy that the series had stopped showcasing.
Spectrum128
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I have to take exception to that sir - goodness me. Absolutely my favourite one.The Connery one that bugs the hell out of me is Thunderball - it's so slowwwwwww. Both Dalton's were really great (although TLD is a bit of a slow-burner to get going).
Die another Day is the poorest, mainly due to the reliance on crap CG and being too cheesy. The first half of the film really isn't all that bad though.
Tomorrow Never Dies is the ultimate example of one with a great first half. Until the point they leave Europe it is fantastic.
Arkos
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Dat razor blade heli tho
Dorsal Axe
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Personally I prefer them to the films. Yes, they're somewhat dated and very much a product of their time, but they're gripping and filled with an exceptional level of detail. That's not to say that Fleming always hit the mark himself, but these rare exceptions don't bring down the stories. The books being set in an appropriate period probably exacerbates my feelings about the films though.
I would recommend reading them, especially if you really hated some of the films (e.g. Moonraker and Diamonds are Forever).
BFIB
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I just didn't care for him as Bond. I don't know why.
Now, had Dalton played Bond in Goldeneye as he was supposed to, that would have been interesting.
UncleSporky
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Huh. Apparently nobody has ever watched Thunderball.
It's so bad that it's off everyone's radars. The most boring film ever.
It's so bad that it's off everyone's radars. The most boring film ever.
Duane Cunningham
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I'm not a huge fan of any of the three Craig movies. They're all okay, but might as well just be whatever quasi bond-esque action movie. He just doesn't have that Bond charisma. To me the character needs a bit of suave, tongue in cheek goofiness, like all the rest of the Bonds (except Dalton). If it's just "look at what a stone cold badass this guy is"... well, there are a million other action movies that already have that covered.
Ol No Bones
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I'm sure it was the intentions of the film makers. I didn't like it obviously. I saw plenty of other people that felt the same way. We can disagree on this. I like the effect as it is done in the Bourne movies. It was poorly done in Quantum. Its my opinion obviously. They do it a lot in PG13 movies to make them more intense without having R rating amounts of violence. That's what they do in Bourne, Hunger Games, QOS, Skyfall etc. I thought QOS did it poorly and made the action scenes incomprehensible.
Arkos
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Word, I got ya. I'm sorry you didn't like it
I know the general consensus seems to be negative lolHighAmperage
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TWINE is a piece of shit.
Scooter155
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Schattenjäger;128238587 said:
Diamonds are Forever, is that the one with the two weird assassin guys who end up
surviving and walking off into the sunset together?
That one's great, it's completely bonkers in the best way. Moonraker is the worst old Bond movie. Especially following Jaws's first appearance in... what was it, "For Your Eyes Only"? The one where he eats a damn shark? That was awesome.
Octopussy is pretty bad too, as far as old Bond movies go, but all the Pierce Brosnan ones are Double Plus Bad, except Goldeneye, of course. Die Another Day is the worst of his entries.
Mighty Chin
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Good Bond movies have bad elements and bad Bond movies have good elements.
They are all bond movies. I can enjoy them all unless it's Man with a Golden Gun. It's the only one I actively avoid re watching.
They are all bond movies. I can enjoy them all unless it's Man with a Golden Gun. It's the only one I actively avoid re watching.
Arkos
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You misspelled double-plus ungood. Are you feeling ok today comrade?
LeeRoyBrown
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Die Another Day is the correct Answer
So you're saying The Living Daylights is either the worst or the second worst Bond movie?
That's just ridiculous.
BFIB
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I really liked Goldeneye.
Empyrean Heaven
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Die another Day. Diamonds are Forever is pretty bad, but mostly due to its excruciatingly slow pace. The Man with the Golden Gun is another I dislike...Christopher Lee as Scaramanga is awesome, but it's difficult to see this being any more than a Goldfinger cash in, not to mention it's hard to buy the "ze plane, ze plane!" guy as a worthwhile villain. Also Moonraker is cheesy as hell but it has its late 70's "We're obviously ripping off Star Wars" charm.
Quantum of Solace is also a movie I'm not a fan of. Feels too much like an extended epilogue of Casino Royale. Fortunately they fucking killed it with Skyfall.
Quantum of Solace is also a movie I'm not a fan of. Feels too much like an extended epilogue of Casino Royale. Fortunately they fucking killed it with Skyfall.
Grieves
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I really enjoyed the first half of Die Another Day...right up until the invisible car turns up.
I also really enjoyed You Only Live Twice, which doesn't seem very popular on here.
Found Diamonds are forever really boring and I can't even remember what Octopussy was about. Thunderball was also very slow and boring...
...but Moonraker has got to be the worse film in the whole series. The return of Jaws (who gets a girlfriend), the double-taking pidgeon in Venice, the not-so-special effects in space. I haven't seen this film in ages but I've always hated it. Is it as bad as I remember?
I also really enjoyed You Only Live Twice, which doesn't seem very popular on here.
Found Diamonds are forever really boring and I can't even remember what Octopussy was about. Thunderball was also very slow and boring...
...but Moonraker has got to be the worse film in the whole series. The return of Jaws (who gets a girlfriend), the double-taking pidgeon in Venice, the not-so-special effects in space. I haven't seen this film in ages but I've always hated it. Is it as bad as I remember?
All of Roger Moore's are fucking awful. Even his "good" ones, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only, are still pretty bad. I'd probably single out Moonraker or Octopussy as the worst of that bunch, but they're really all virtually unwatchable for me.
Every Bond has a couple stinkers on their resume (except Craig, whose three I all love unabashedly) but no one else put a complete streak of shit from beginning to end like Moore did. I don't really blame the guy, he didn't write or direct those things, but he was just terribly miscast for the part.
Every Bond has a couple stinkers on their resume (except Craig, whose three I all love unabashedly) but no one else put a complete streak of shit from beginning to end like Moore did. I don't really blame the guy, he didn't write or direct those things, but he was just terribly miscast for the part.
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