The James Bond Discussion

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

Tomorrow I get to see Quantum of Solace... yay!
(If you live where its already out, just shut up... lolz.)

[Caleb Lancaster The Time Traveler Find all posts View Profile Close Caleb Lancaster]

Yeah, if he's not Fighting Communist fools, then it's not James Bond and therefore Not Good. I have an Equation for it and everything.
007+Fighting/guns firing+Communist fools=Awesome

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

Wow... you must've really hated the Roger Moore years.

[Caleb Lancaster The Time Traveler Find all posts View Profile Close Caleb Lancaster]

Very Much so.

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

LOL... they were certainly the weakest Bond films, thats for sure... though I think Die Another Day came close to Moore Bond Level Stupidity... Casino Royale was the remedy the franchise needed after that mess... and it was awesome... so I'm excited.

[Lantern Kreon Weaponer of Qward Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern Kreon]

They don't even have to be mainstream communists! how many movies have been made where the enemies are Soviet Communist remnants? So easy to do.

[Lantern Kreon Weaponer of Qward Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern Kreon]

I like Moore as Bond, but I didn't like the movies he was in. His Bond was the closest to Fleming's, but the plots in those movies were just so weak.

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

Thats about how I feel... Moore was an alright Bond, but his films were crap. For Your Eyes Only wasn't that bad, and showed what the Moore Bond era could be... but compared to Bonds past and future from that moment... it was pretty much a limp.

The Dalton Bond era was a very mcuh welcomed hardcore remedy to that which was Moore, and then when Brosnan came in with Goldeneye... DAMN! Bond was back to a level he hadn't seen since the early Connery Bond era... but it slowly tanked.

And now we're in the modern Craig era of Bond... and its better than ever.
I just hope they don't drop the ball like they did with Brosnan.

[Lantern Kreon Weaponer of Qward Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern Kreon]

Who was the guy that only played Bond once? he was terrible.

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

George Lazenby... his movie is actually pretty good, but he was a pretty forgetable Bond... they brought Connery back for one more after his legendary flick (it was legendary becasue he got married in it, even if the marriage only lasted 5 minutes).
So, yeah... On Her Majesty's Secret Service isn't a bad film, itself, but Lazenby never did feel quite right in the role.

[Maverick_GL Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Maverick_GL]

I have a serious hankering to watch some old Bond movies now. I've only seen a couple of the Brosnan ones. Want to suggest a few of your favourites Parry?

[Parrylakks Neko Samurai Find all posts View Profile Close Parrylakks]

The 10 Best pre-90's Bond Flicks:
(the 5 Best are in bold) *Favorites

From Russia With Love (Connery-1963)*
Goldfinger (Connery-1964)
You Only Live Twice (Connery-1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Lazenby-1969)
Diamonds are Forever (Connery-1971)
Live and Let Die (Moore-1973)
For Your Eyes Only (Moore-1981)
Octopussy (Moore-1983)
The Living Daylights (Dalton-1987)*
Licence to Kill (Dalton-1989)

[Maverick_GL Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Maverick_GL]

*writes down list*

Thanks Parry. I'll have to rent these and do a Bond marathon. Perhaps a treat for myself after my exams are over with.

I owe you some pie now.

[Lord Malvolio Corps Honor Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Lord Malvolio]

I am a HUGE Bond affection ado! I love all things Bond. Roger Moore was my favorite Bond, followed by Peirce Bronson and Sean Connery a close third.

I am excited for the new film coming this weekend! Still not super excited with Daniel Craig as Bond, but at least we get a Bond movie. I hope we have our familiar items in this Bond film, namely, the opening gun barrel and James Bond theme. More gadgets, and more humor. I still can't figure out why they still have the same female M in it if this is a Bond begins....

[Lantern Kreon Weaponer of Qward Find all posts View Profile Close Lantern Kreon]

From Russia With Love is definitely #1 on my list too.