If you've grown up with Bond from the early films, then it's easy to excuse their shortcomings when you rewatch them, as nostalgia hides a multitude of sins.
But if we're all completely honest Connery's and Moore's Bonds haven't aged well at all, like a great many films of a similar vintage.
By the time you get to Brosnan they've locked themselves into a formula that makes a film made in the mid nineties feel 25 years old.
Personally I feel the Daniel Craig Bond, especially Casino Royale was a breath of fresh air the series needed and as they went on they reverted more and more to older formula.
Although, watching Casino Royale at the cinema for the first time I came away disappointed because I didn't get a Bond film. But on repeated rewatches, it's definitely a great film.
The Spy Who Loved Me is my favourite Bond film by the way.
Well yes there are many elements of the older Bond movies that have aged badly, but they can still be fun and certainly entertaining if not taking them too seriously.
Certainly Casino Royale felt very different at first and took me a while to get my head round after decades of Bond the way he was then suddenly change. But they certainly made a lot of changes and brought many elements back but I guess that was down to fans wanting it.
Eight Legged Freaks. Seen it before and it’s an enjoyable, somewhat silly in places, film. Has a young Scarlett Johansen in it plus a very fine Kari Wuhrer so I didn’t reach for the Remote Control.
Weapons.
Honestly not too bad. It's a decent horror film, of the slow burn cerebral small town USA type. Non-linear, who dunnit, but not boring. One of the better horror films I've watched this year.
Eight Legged Freaks. Seen it before and it’s an enjoyable, somewhat silly in places, film. Has a young Scarlett Johansen in it plus a very fine Kari Wuhrer so I didn’t reach for the Remote Control.
Totally agree. I really enjoyed it, loved the ending tbh. Jesse Plemons is turning into one of those actors you have to watch a movie if he’s in it. The new Philip Seymour Hoffman?
1. Hocus Pocus - This one was for the kids, but I bought the Blu-ray UHD version since it seems the kids like the usual Halloween 'family fun'.. 4/10 - just about sat through it, family-ish fun but I've seen it too many times!
2. Just Mercy (2019) - Great cast, great subject and tastefully done, 7.5/10
3. The Woman in Cabin 10 - Considering the abysmal review scores I expected much less, but actually enjoyed the film, the Mrs and I both enjoy who-dun-it's and this one just about led you in without having to overthink things and had a bit of tension.. 6.5/10
I watched that the other day too, good film. I need more friends like Peter McVries.
I've been filling extra time by watching cheapo sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime, the sorts with rating lower than 4 on IMDB. It's become quite a curiosity.
A list of what I've watched;
Earthquake Underground -- Skyscraper sinks during an earthquake.
Alien Rubicon -- Mysterious orb appears on Earth.
The Trail -- Almost no dialog. Woman Solo hiking finds a UFO and Alien.
Alien Apocalypse -- Nano machines son. Three of the actors in this are in Alien Rubicon.
Curse of The Mayans -- Archeologist finds ancient Mayan "stuff".
It's Aliens.
And tonight I watched a film called Portals which actually deserved it's rating. Portals appear, people go mad, something about Aliens, could be alternate mirror dimension in the portal that some of the film might be taking place in, I have no fluffing idea.
The other films have interesting concepts and could be way better films if you give it to Steven Spielberg, otherwise they are more like Amazons attempt at War of The Worlds with Ice Cube.
Tron: Ares - Meh it was ok, looked nice, sounded good but not a great movie - 5/10
Weapons - It was compelling and pretty sinister.. Was pretty well acted in most part but the story often didnt make sense - 6/10
The Prestige - I watched it a long time ago but was talking to a colleague recently about it so thought i would throw it on for Sunday Evening viewing. Great Story, well acted and very good twist. - 8/10
7 Hours of chronologically uncut magnificence. It's my favourite way to watch the first 2 Godfather films. Really should get around to watching the recut Godfather Coda, it's meant to be significantly better than Godfather Part III. Although unless they've digitally replaced Sofia Coppola I can't see it being that much better.
7 Hours of chronologically uncut magnificence. It's my favourite way to watch the first 2 Godfather films. Really should get around to watching the recut Godfather Coda, it's meant to be significantly better than Godfather Part III. Although unless they've digitally replaced Sofia Coppola I can't see it being that much better.
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
National Treasure (2004)
Trading Places (1983)
enjoyed them all and i'd rewatch them all in reverse order, so trading place has the most rewatchability to conan as an enjoyable fantasy but not one to watch every month
Back to the Future at the cinema. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this. It’s basically perfect. It all hangs together so well. Everything fits together and there’s nothing wasted. Everything is relevant and I don’t think there’s anything you could get rid of. The effects still look good, by and large, and the bits that don’t can be forgiven because it was 40 years ago and CGI wasn’t a thing.
I’ve watched that finale countless times, but it’s still incredibly exciting when he’s racing down the street and doc is trying to fix the cable in time.
It’s stunning.
10/10 without question.
PS 11/10 for Lea Thompson. I wish my wife would look at me the way she looks at Michael J Fox. To be honest, I wish 1985 Lea Thompson would look at me that way. I’m gonna say it was quite a formative film for me in that regard.
Back to the Future at the cinema. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this. It’s basically perfect. It all hangs together so well. Everything fits together and there’s nothing wasted. Everything is relevant and I don’t think there’s anything you could get rid of. The effects still look good, by and large, and the bits that don’t can be forgiven because it was 40 years ago and CGI wasn’t a thing.
I’ve watched that finale countless times, but it’s still incredibly exciting when he’s racing down the street and doc is trying to fix the cable in time.
It’s stunning.
10/10 without question.
PS 11/10 for Lea Thompson. I wish my wife would look at me the way she looks at Michael J Fox. To be honest, I wish 1985 Lea Thompson would look at me that way. I’m gonna say it was quite a formative film for me in that regard.
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