Favourite Bond film?

Musty Pie said:
I mirror the OPs tomorrow never dies comment. Cant quite pin point why I like this bond film so much. I just do.
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because it completely summarises James Bond acted out truly brilliant by Pierce! Also I find Elliott Carver really a good enemy because his strength is purely the media!

My all time favourite scene from Bond is in this one too. The look on Bonds face when he re inflates the BMW tires after they are blown! Its almost like it wasn't intended!
 
Goldeneye or Tomorrow Never Dies - will have to get the bluray set soon and re-watch the lot methinks - it's got a space for Skyfall too which is nice of them (until the next film!).
 
Meridian said:
This is one of those (many) threads where all posters should put their age as well as the answer. Because I'm going to bet that most of the people going for recent Bond are all early twenties at best. As an old man, who saw most of them when they were new, I say:

Goldfinger.

The first "true" bond film, and the template for all others. Pretty much all of the remaining ones are the same plot recycled.


M
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Hi M *waves* What's your new mission for me then? :-)

I agree that we should put our ages on here. I'm 33, and I first saw Bond films in 1991 when one of the terrestrial channels started showing 1 Bond per week for so many Saturdays running throughout August (aged 12) and September+ (aged 13). So my 1st Bond was You Only Live Twice, 2nd was A View To A Kill, 3rd was On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I can't remember what order they were after those first 3, but I remember seeing Moonraker in that 1991 season too.
 
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Saw Goldfinger first when I was about 8 i.e. first Bond I watched. I tuned in half way through when Connery pretends to walk down some steps whilst he is in a prison cell, to fool the guard. I was hooked.

My list is based more on my tastes now. Rewatching Gold Finger is kind of boring to me. There can be no doubt that it is probably the best Bond of all time though.


What I really don't understand is all the love that 'Tomorrow Never Dies' receives. I thought it was a really appalling film, so stupidly cheesy.
 
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Actually I was so stupidly young when I got into Bond, I didn't even realize what an 'actor' was until my father explained why Roger Moore was on screen instead of Sean Connery.
That was a complete head**** at the time.
 
Meridian said:
This is one of those (many) threads where all posters should put their age as well as the answer. Because I'm going to bet that most of the people going for recent Bond are all early twenties at best. As an old man, who saw most of them when they were new, I say:

Goldfinger.

The first "true" bond film, and the template for all others. Pretty much all of the remaining ones are the same plot recycled.


M
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I'm 31 so guess that classes as old-ish nowadays round here :(

It's a tough one as I've always loved Bond films growing up as a kid watching them, although from Tomorrow Never Dies I thought they got pretty ropey. I did like the new Casino Royale though, and I've ashamedly not seen QoS yet.

They remind me of being a kid (mid to late 80s) sitting at home watching them what seemed to be late at night at the time with my folks, usually around a holiday time from what I remember, good times.

I'd say the stand out ones for me, all for various reasons are:

Goldeneye - The first one I was able to see in the cinema, and really like it
Goldfinger - As above it's just quintessential bond
You only live twice - Just like this one
Live and Let Die/For your eyes only/Octopussy - My fave Moore ones
Living Daylights - I liked Dalton ;)

But then can't say I disliked any of the other Connery/Moore films really, I even liked Diamonds are Forever and View to a Kill as well :p
 
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The Living Daylights. I think... Then again Diamonds are Forever gives it a run for its money(penny).

Re watched Quantum of Solace a week or so ago, and liked it a lot more this time around, which was surprising. The caterwauling theme tune is still the worst one though.

As for age... Well I'm 36 and I think Roger Moore was the best Bond. :p
 
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