roger moore is like the fucking Tory party James Bond
haha was thinking the same thing.
Moore was my 1st Bond ... so i originally thought that Bond was supposed to be a bit of a clown. only later did i see the Connery Bond films and had a rethink.
― Puppenmeister Meisterpuppen (Eisbaer), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
oh come you guys, Octopussy is nonstop roffles
it has a KILLER YO-YO in it
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
Octopussy, followed by Moonraker, are probably the best Moores if you kinda hate him as I do.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 February 2012 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
when Diana Rigg or snow chases aren't onscreen, OHMSS is boooooooooring
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 February 2012 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
best james bond movie is the one that's on TV, obviously. up until roger moore quit doing them, at which point it becomes one of the other ones.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, 16 February 2012 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nikXT7UnFfQ
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:33 (twelve years ago) link
About the only charming quality to Roger Moore is that signal he sends to the audience that we know he's too old for this shit and he knows we know.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:40 (twelve years ago) link
You all loved it when Moore cold-bloodedly pushed that dude in the car off the cliff in For Your Eyes Only. Don't even front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjQZIiORGY
― The Large Hardon Collider (Phil D.), Thursday, 16 February 2012 02:47 (twelve years ago) link
Tough call. Either would have been Casino Royale or the one set in Vegas. Or the one with Grace Jones and Walken and, you know, Duran Duran.
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:50 (twelve years ago) link
Can't believe Die Another Day got even a single vote
That movie stopped being awesome the moment Hallie showed up
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:51 (twelve years ago) link
When Halle showed up, she was in a bikini, so your thesis statement is tragically flawed
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:53 (twelve years ago) link
This is an odd poll, b/c it seems that bond films of different eras would be incomparable. Goldfinger works differently than For Your Eyes Only which is different that Goldeneye and Casino Royale.
And how does one compare 1964 Shirley Bassey to 1981 Sheena Easton?
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:57 (twelve years ago) link
Oh shit GOLDFINGER. how did I forget that
― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
Hmm, interesting: a collection of essays/reviews running down each soundtrack:
http://www.tjbd.co.uk/james-bond-soundtracks.htm
The moments where Conti’s score turns into classic orchestrated Bond music are terrific, and if you can overlook the Moog synthesisers and disco funk of some of the other tracks, it is a much better soundtrack than For Your Eyes Only is a film.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 16 February 2012 05:01 (twelve years ago) link
russia otm
― beware of greek bearer bonds (darraghmac), Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:04 (twelve years ago) link
James Bond is irrelevant in a post-Urban-doctorate world
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
0 votes for Goldeneye, wtf.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
Goldenbrowneye
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
I think that's a James Bound movie
― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
http://cherrybrookkitchen.com/products/frosting_vanillaspread.php
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Saturday, 3 March 2012 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
Tragic attempt to invoke Ursula Andress. The only thing worse than her in DAD is the invisible car.
― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 3 March 2012 01:17 (twelve years ago) link
better an invisible car than a bucky blue ball
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 8 March 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
For Your Eyes Only is really great!
― piscesx, Sunday, 7 October 2012 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
Definitely one of the most interesting of the latter Moores.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 8 October 2012 12:29 (eleven years ago) link
lotta trolling in this poll
― Legendary General Cypher Raige (Gukbe), Monday, 8 October 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
prime example:
I can't tell any of these films apart― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, May 2, 2007 6:15 PM (5 years ago)
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 8 October 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
'007 And Counting' is my favourite Bond music
― blueski, Wednesday, May 2, 2007 10:37 AM (5 years ago)
Gotta be March in Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WczHADTsIec
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, Space March.
They're playing every film here starting in a couple of weeks:
http://tiff.net/bond#
I've seen almost nothing--bad rep prints of a couple of early ones, Live and Let Die when it came out--so I'm looking forward to at least seeing all the Connerys, and also some of the "other Bonds."
― clemenza, Monday, 8 October 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
I was not trolling fwiw
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:19 (eleven years ago) link
the bond films are so different in tone and style and even mise-en-scene that i honestly dunno how you could say that -- like even 'from russia with love' is completely different than 'goldfinger.'
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:29 (eleven years ago) link
structurally they are all nearly identical in terms of plot mechanics, the sequence of scenes, the overarching themes ("British empire is sexy and authoritative! Also violent!" - the entire premise of which I find alternately laughable and offensive). Moorcock was right about Fleming.
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
essentially they're movies where nothing of consequence happens - the viewer can rest assured that no matter what, there will always be another Bond film a few years later with the same requisite villain/Bond girl/theme song/car chase/explosions etc
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 17:51 (eleven years ago) link
well yeah, but you can say the same of any action film series. just in terms of the way the films are put together -- on a shot-by-shot level -- the first three bonds are completely dissimilar.
fleming's books are terrible, but they aren't the films.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 8 October 2012 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
i think even the lesser films are so markedly different that every time i see one on TV it takes me about a minute to figure out which one it is. and i mean there are some that are clearly remotely unlike any other bond, like bond in space or "bond vs the cocaine cartels" or bond + i walked with a zombie + southern caricatures + blaxploitation.
― omar little, Monday, 8 October 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
i guess for anyone who doesn't like bond it really is best to just start w/casino royale and the first few connery films.
― omar little, Monday, 8 October 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
well yeah, but you can say the same of any action film series
don't think this is true, Bond is kind of unique in this regard. what other action film series' are you thinking of?
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, October 8, 2012 12:51 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah well christmas and the high holy days come around every year too
― / me, / me. /. /. (goole), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
halloween, new years... how does anyone have a good time??
Space March owns, but my favorite is still On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I like to play it when I'm in the car and pretend I am on some sort of spy caper.
― controversial cabaret roommate (Nicole), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
Kinda with Shakey on this -- the Moore/Dalton/Brosnan Bonds all blur into 3 decades of smugness and explosions for me, with bonus dyspepsia from Dalton and flat attempts at laughs from Moore.
― Death Grits 2 (WmC), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
nicole otm
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
peak moores are likely 'the spy who loved me' and 'live and let die', i like the two dalton flicks a fair amount, and the brosnans peaked w/goldeneye imo. i think having a couple of ace eurobabes like famke janssen and izabella scorupco are in keeping w/bond tradition a lot better than subsequently trying to juice up bond w/halle berry, denise richards, & teri hatcher. i realize i'm not mentioning michelle yeoh or sophie marceau but they felt so out of place, idk.
― omar little, Monday, 8 October 2012 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
holidays are like movies in what way now?
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
frequently involve hours of uncomfortable silence surrounded by people you barely know while you crave booze
― vegetarian beef (Noodle Vague), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
uh in the way you just described
xp well maybe that too
― / me, / me. /. /. (goole), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
shoulda gone with "people you'd normally avoid"
― vegetarian beef (Noodle Vague), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
being drunk in a movie theater sounds terrible
― / me, / me. /. /. (goole), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:53 (eleven years ago) link
omar otm
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Monday, 8 October 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
movies are not rituals
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 8 October 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link