Bond 25 - "No Time to Die" (2021) (1 Viewer)

[Tommy R]

Tommy, thank you for saying that. The Spy Who Loved Me is held in such high regard that I feel like the black sheep of the family for suggesting that it's not one of my favorites, but there, I said it. It goes on forever and seems so self-important.

Yeah, I’ve come to find it quite hard to watch and generally overrated. It has some good qualities, as do the rest of the Bond movies through the end of the 80’s, but they are mostly VERY hard to sit through. The Living Daylights is the only one that I can sit and watch an remain consistently entertained.

 

[Tommy R]

Of Moore's entries, I tend to like The Man With The Golden Gun and Moonraker the best, which tend to be disliked by most.

I LOVE Golden Gun, my favorite Moore Bond and not too far down my list overall. Moonraker was beautifully shot and had one of Barry’s prettiest scores. I think it’s the Bond movie with the least amount of dialogue, so I can totally just sit and watch it as it just puts me in a peaceful mood, if that makes any sense concerning a Bond movie, lol!

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I don’t love Living Daylights but I do enjoy the pre-credit sequence and title song. But terminal boredom sets in for me around the time the milkman assassin appears.

Of the original 16 films, though, I think For Your Eyes Only is the most difficult for me to sit through.

I went to the Spy Who Loved Me/For Your Eyes Only double feature that was in theaters after Moore died, hoping that seeing the films on the big screen with an audience might have helped. It didn’t.

 

[Osato]

Couldn't stand Dalton. Just never seemed right in the part to me and the real problem was that there was an over-correction to appeal to Fleming purists who spent a whole decade bitching about Roger Moore basically (see Raymond Benson's snarky takes in "The James Bond Bedside Companion"; not to mention the endless puffery for "Never Say Never Again" which was simply not that good a film). "Licence To Kill" for me was a film devoid of fun on all levels and all but succeeded in killing the franchise for a while.

I enjoyed the Brosnan films. "Goldeneye" was a step back in the right direction for me with the only blemish being its bad music score. Even though the last one got too outsized I still enjoyed it. I have not enjoyed a single one of the Craig films. The man is simply not Bond to me nor are these films all that special (four movies to give us a rather ridiculous and poorly plotted continuum that somehow manages to transform Bond from someone learning his trade to ready for retirement in just a couple years? Plus, while I liked Judi Dench as a foil for Brosnan playing a veteran Bond, retaining her for the Craig movies was simply a bad idea and I couldn't stand her).

I loved casino royale when it came out in 2006 but I rarely watch it now. It seems like 007 is no longer James Bond in the Craig films.

Oh and Tom cruise seems more like bond than the 007 films at this point.

These are strange times and things!!!

 

[Osato]

I don’t love Living Daylights but I do enjoy the pre-credit sequence and title song. But terminal boredom sets in for me around the time the milkman assassin appears.

Of the original 16 films, though, I think For Your Eyes Only is the most difficult for me to sit through.

I went to the Spy Who Loved Me/For Your Eyes Only double feature that was in theaters after Moore died, hoping that seeing the films on the big screen with an audience might have helped. It didn’t.

A view to a kill > the living daylights

Love fyeo and spy. Both are great!!

 

[Osato]

I LOVE Golden Gun, my favorite Moore Bond and not too far down my list overall. Moonraker was beautifully shot and had one of Barry’s prettiest scores. I think it’s the Bond movie with the least amount of dialogue, so I can totally just sit and watch it as it just puts me in a peaceful mood, if that makes any sense concerning a Bond movie, lol!

Those 2 are always on or I’m listening to the soundtracks!!
Love them!!

The man with the golden gun remake with Daniel Craig. That would be crazy.

 

[Osato]

"Octopussy" was the first Bond film I saw theatrically and it was a perfect blend for me that still holds up. Moore had reached his peak and shouldn't have done "View To A Kill" which is a terrible retread of "Goldfinger" with unappealing females.

Octopussy was my first bond as well!
Love it!!

 

[Osato]

At least every bond actors last film has always been their best one?

Ha!

 

[Jack P]

I loved casino royale when it came out in 2006 but I rarely watch it now. It seems like 007 is no longer James Bond in the Craig films.

This is my favorite version of the Craig "Casino Royale".....done in the style of the original "Casino Royale"!

 

[Osato]

This is my favorite version of the Craig "Casino Royale".....done in the style of the original "Casino Royale"!

Nice!!!

 

[Osato]

This one!!

 

[Jake Lipson]

I just noticed the thread title still refers to this as a 2019 release.

Since that's obviously not happening, should it be updated?

 

[Sam Favate]

This is my favorite version of the Craig "Casino Royale".....done in the style of the original "Casino Royale"!

That is brilliant. I liked Casino (Craig's version) but this trailer shows you how humor and fun have been sorely lacking in the Craig films.

 

[SamT]

 

[Osato]

My excitement for Bond 26 remains intact.

 

[SamT]

My excitement for Bond 26 remains intact.

You mean the one with Idris Elba?

 

[Osato]

You mean the one with Idris Elba?

No. They are going with Yaphet Kotto instead.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...-yaphet-kotto-says-james-bond-cannot-be-black

 

[Osato]

I think there will be a new direction with 26. Hopeful anyway!

 

[SamT]

Oh I thought you mentioned Bond 26 by mistake.

 

[Osato]

Oh I thought you mentioned Bond 26 by mistake.

Did I?
As you said such good sport.