Top 5 Bond reviews

[Will]

Heres a thought, list your top 5 Bond films and add a review with each one. Enjoy!

[Gale Weathers]

In my opinion, it is hard to pull my top five favorite Bond movies up simply because at different times, different Bond movies are my favorite. Currently they are:

OHMSS- Probably the most underrated Bond film of the series. I think it looses a lot of interest simply because the actor playing Bond was a one hitter. However, without Lazenby in this film, it would undoubtably be far less impacting as it is currently.

TSWLM- I think that the locations, the acting, and the Bond girl really make this film work for me. It interduces a classic henchmen, and the villian is really not over the top like some of them. His plan makes sense. It feels like more of a serious film for Moore compared to the two before it, but it still holds a cup full of laughs.

TMWTGG- For the villian and the locations. The story is lagging, and it is full of lulls, but other than that, an OK movie.

Goldeneye- After years of nonesence and then just flat out seriousness, we have a classic Bond film pulled up after an absense of 6 years. Very good introduction for Brosnan, a classic film for the new generations. Easily compared to the Connery Era movies.

Licence to Kill- In my opinion, the better of the Dalton movies. The villan is logical as well as his scheme, and the revenge part of the film is played very nicely. it shows that Bond is more human than an average super hero. he has emotion that at times can get the better of him.

[Will]

My top 5 is pretty consistant, with only the number 5 spot altering:

1. The World Is Not Enough
The World is Not Enough brings us back to the world of James Bond that is pure and genuine 007. We see characters that are introspective, passionate, and well placed in the plot. The Story is one that shows a side of Bond that is very true to character. The Bond/Elektra relationship is what drives the film, and there is so much intensity and question, you are in a constant state of suspense. Brosnan, delievers a perfect performance in this film. He shows off an aged spy, but one whose feelings come from youth expierences. He really shows in this film a definitive Bond interpretation. The cast is the series best. Everything is well balanced, yet all explored well enough to make sense in the plot. Every actor on the stage really tries to steal the show, and its marvelous. No one, IMO ever stops giving 110 percent.The great balance between The Fleming story, and OTT accerosies in the plot is what makes it so wonderful. It shows us a character driven and passionate story, yet never do we not have an exotic location, a big breasted Bond girl like in the days with Connery, fun gadgets, and balanced humor. Its something that follows the idea, and concept of a Fleming story line. Thats something so difficult to do in this day and age, where the push in adventure films is something else besides this. Yet it is this kind of different feel that makes James Bond so enjoyed, and The World is Not Enough, the series best.

2. Die Another Day
Die Another Day was an exceptional movie, and is a classic Bond film. It sums up all that is definitve 007.This is what people expect from a Bond film. It truly had it all, in epic style. Brosnan, backed by a superb cast is perfect once again. It follows the story liine of some of Flemings best work, while providing us all a class act look at the Bond we all know. The action is high class, with the swordfight and car chase being one of many highlights. We also see one of the most introspective 007 outings ever, but it never forgets why Bond films were so enjoyable to begin with. This is an instant classic.

3. GoldenEye
This is one of the savour's of the series. It reestablished Bond as the undisputed top action hero in high style. It lays the ground work for the great films to come.Everything works with this film. It has one of the series best, if not the best villian, the best debut for a Bond actor through Pierce Brosnan, a great plot, some exciting scenes, and a well balanced story between the more Bondian elements along with the Fleming look at Bond. It has one of the overall best combinations of gadgets, girls, guns tenseness, and great villains that seemed to have been absent from the series since The Spy Who Loved Me GoldenEye has the Fleming touch in the film's presentation of Bond as a hardened intelligence officer--an executioner who doesn't like to kill but who does his job. A great foundation for Brosnan.

4. From Russia With Love
From Russia With Love is the series answer to a genuine, down to earth, spy thriller. Its mood is always tense, and quite enjoyable. Connery is at the top of his game here, and shines despite the compeition from guys like Robert Shaw, and Pedro Amedariez, who both ring in great performances. The confrontation, and fight of 007 and Red Grant is one of the best fights in movie history. The story is one of the best, and wisely stays close to Fleming. It makes use of a great location with Istanbul, and the film is packed with intrigue. When the elements lag, the movie is then carried by one of the best stories in the series. A great balance of tenseness, style, and class is shown in lines like "Red wine with fish, now that should have told me something." All in All this Bond goes down as a highlight of the series, and the quiessental James Bond thriller.

5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majestys Secret Service is an excellent outing into the Bond series. When you have a stellar cast, one of Ian Flemings best novels, a well expierenced production team, and a wallet the size of Texas, its hard to go wrong. Lazenby is much better than people give him credit for. Going into the role after Connery would have been difficult for even the most beloved actor. The entire cast is inspired, bringing in a talented actress like Diana Rigg to balance out the inexpierence with Lazenby. The chemsitry between the two is awsome, only to be bettered by the one - two Brosnan/Marceau punch. Telly Savlas is the best Blofeld, and the rest of the cast, is inspirational.

Close but no cigar
TB, TSWLM

[Gale Weathers]

Just out of curiosity, who has Thunderball or Octopussy as one of thier top favorite movies? Those are my least favorite, and I know many people who agree with me, however, I just wanted to hear the argument from the other side.

[Spanner]

Nope. Both of those fall in my 6-10 group.

[Will]

Well TB is one of my favorites, just not worthy of the top 5....

Thunderball is the first line of Bond films that could be called epic (also in this class would be On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The Spy Who Loved Me, and Die Another Day) and still today almost 40 years later, it is still one of the very best.

The classy, and elegant look of the film IMO has to much to credit to director Terence Young. By now, Bond was walking hand in hand with sophistication and the upper class. The films luxiourous, yet exotic locations are a visual feast that is clear proof of this. Thunderball while defining a smooth, relaxing exotic island adventure, keeps up the suspense count in many action scenes and dialouge pieces. Terence brings back more of an edge than in Goldfinger and its welcome to see.

The cast is uniformaly great, eaisly numbering as one of the series finest. Sean Connery is great... again . He wears Bond very well having perfected his look at the character and is now able to leave moments where he can have a little fun (throwing roses on Bob Simmons in the opening scene). The film boasts of the most beautiful Bond girl combination in the whole series, and whose characters are equally as interesting. Fiona sets standards for what girls like Naomi, Rosie Carver, MayDay, Xenia, and Miranda Frost would all have to live up to. Domino is my favourite Bond girl, if not the most beautiful. Her chemistry with Connery is great and I just wish she got more. Adolfo Celi and Largo is a masterstroke of casting brining back a ruthless quality to a villian that I really didnt see in Goldfinger. And while some might disagree, I think Rick Van Nutter's look at Felix Leiter is the series best.

The script/plot is a cool and topical concept, it demonstrated the first of the "countdown to doomsday" plots of Bond, but sadly through bad delievery its one of the weaker. The plot is spoonfed to you in about two scenes, in SPECTRE HQ, and when Bond is breifed. This allows for no twists, turns, or surprises along the way. As a matter of fact, it gets to the point that when Bond arrives in Nassau, you almost completely forget why he is there until he finds the bombs later in the film. I think if the film was going to go for such a simple plot, then why not add a few more dialouge pieces between Bond and Domino, or a few more instances where they could connect. It might make the narritve more interesting...

The underwater scenes in my view bring out a duel edged sword in the film. In 1965, those scenes were amazing. And today in 2004 they are still amazing primarly becuase they were shot in 1965. However, I partially agree with those who talk about how the underwater moments slowed the pacing of this film. I believe in the beginning scenes it did (killing Angelo/Major Duval, hiding the Disco, taking the bombs) and it answered the question of where the finale was going to take place way to early in the film. Had there been a few underwater moments made shorter or cut out, the finale would have been more surprising and enjoyable.

However, despire these snags, Thunderball as much to commend. As said above, the cast is one of the series best, and there is a very exoitic feel about the film that makes it an enjoyable watch. The opening scene is one my favourites in the series, and the title scene just blows me away (partailly becuase it was in 1965). John Barry's score only enhances the films visual lush, and the scene where Bond is sneaking around Palmayra, and shoots in one direction and shoots in the other is classic Bond and is much more suspensful than a full all out battle would have been. Its actually my favourite part of the film.

Despite a slow beginning, and a spoon fed plot, Thunderball is an enjoyable visual feast that ranks with the very best of the Bond films

[Jack Wade]

Hmm... I think there was a thread nearly identical to this awhile ago.

I'm sorry Will, but I completely disagree with everything you said about Die Another Day except for what you mentioned about the cast and the fencing scene. I see Die Another Day to be on the complete opposite spectrum of "classic Bond." I feel that it was a slap in the face to everything that defined "classic Bond."

Octopussy is a highly underrated Bond movie. I don't see what all the negative fuss is about. I honestly think that this was among the top three or four of John Berry's best scores. The love versions played of the title song during the movie sounded great.

[Will]

I guess we can agree to disagree, and thats cool. But as for me, I enjoy the heck out of DAD everytime I watch it. The first half is as good or better than any hour plus in any Bond film IMO, gritty, sharp, clever, provacative, a thriller in the best sense of the word. From the surfing in thru the chase and capture to the torture thru to the debriefing the wonderful hotel entrance, the deal with the Chinese agent, thru Cuba, to the arrival in London, that magnificent bloodthirsty fencing scene to the Q scene. So many gems it's almost impossible to choose a favorite moment. One could complain there was too much, enough for an entire film and not just a first half, and there were moments I would have liked them to linger a little longer over but I enjoyed them all.

The scope of the Ice Palace in the second half is one of the most beautiful sets IMO, and shows off the fact that DAD's production team was literally a who's who when it came to set design. The action in the film didnt flag, rare for a movie this big and this long, and thats obvious through the opening surfing, hovercraft chase, car chase on ice, laser battle, sword fight, VR simulation, this is trendsetting, and at the very least unique stuff to the series but very much Bond IMO.

Thats one thing that really impressed the movie, how much of it was so Bond. The imprisonment and torture of Bond is in keeping with the spirit of Ian Fleming, who was never afraid to beat Bond to a bloody pulp; and the imprisonment element of the story may owe something to the "untold" story of Bond that occurs between the novels You Only Live Twice and The Man with the Golden Gun, when Bond is captured by the Soviets and brainwashed. The hospital scene in which Bond stops his heart seemed to be a reference to Bonds "internal alarm clock" from the Goldfinger novel. The name Colonel Moon is an obvious salute to the first non Fleming Bond, Colonel Sun. The VR scene seemed to have to references, the state of the art target pratice at the start of the MR novel (the book which is literally DAD's basis), and the shooting of M is perhaps a nod to the beginning of TMWTGG. And even if I were to discount the endless MR novel similarities (as DAD really is the long awaited film adaptation of it, sad when it uses more of the novel than the MR film did) the movie's attention to detail in the scenes, and the role of Bond that drives the film singlehandedly is sooo Bond, and soo Fleming to me.

Yes there are points to pick apart in DAD but there are in all Bond films. Yes even Goldfinger, TB, TSWLM, etc which have nonsenical scenes just for atmosphere or surprise, action scenes that go on too long when the filmakers fell in love with a certain aspect more than they should have, or films that seem as if they could have ended 15 minutes earlier.

But there were so many moments in DAD that I had a smile on my face, just so many great scenes that screamed BOND to me. Just

Speaking of Bond, we have Pierce Brosnan, and he is just amazing in this movie. The script asks for a role that literally is all of Bond and he just pulls it off effortlessly now, its as if he is James Bond. From the moment he engineers the switch with the courier and steals his sunglasses it's evident he's James Bond. Then though the torture and the stripping of his 00 status you see the fear and the small moments of doubt and then you see him tap into his inner strength and you see the confidence the power and what's made the man tick and suceed all these years. When he strolls through the Yacht Club in wet pajamas, looking like a bum by acting like a king it's evident that while James Bond may have cool gadgets and great clothes it's Bond himself, stripped of everything, that is what's really cool. It made me proud to be a Bond fan, and Brosnan fan. And that really could sum up the movie as well.

[Jack Wade]

Well, time for me to blast your opinions.

The first half is as good or better than any hour plus in any Bond film IMO, gritty, sharp, clever, provacative, a thriller in the best sense of the word. From the surfing in thru the chase and capture to the torture thru to the debriefing the wonderful hotel entrance, the deal with the Chinese agent, thru Cuba, to the arrival in London, that magnificent bloodthirsty fencing scene to the Q scene.

You're definitely right in that the first half of this movie is gritty. But I don't like that it's gritty to the point that it becomes personal. Audiences don't want to see Bond cry, they want to see him drive the Aston Martin, get the sexiest women in the world, and kill the bad guys. That's the Bond formula. The surfing was downright rediculous. I was just wondering how contemporary they were trying to make this movie feel. Every other scene you mentioned I don't really need to pick apart because I don't think they were too bad.

The action in the film didnt flag, rare for a movie this big and this long, and thats obvious through the opening surfing, hovercraft chase, car chase on ice, laser battle, sword fight, VR simulation, this is trendsetting, and at the very least unique stuff to the series but very much Bond IMO.

The action scenes in this movie were big, cheesy, and rediculous for the most part. The surfing was a blatant attempt to draw in a younger audience, the laser battle was downright rediculous. This was probably one of the most terrible things about this movie, maybe because the CGI lasers were completely unbelieveable. The action could be trendsetting, but definitely in a way leaning towards more-and-more over-the-top CGI.

And even if I were to discount the endless MR novel similarities (as DAD really is the long awaited film adaptation of it, sad when it uses more of the novel than the MR film did) the movie's attention to detail in the scenes, and the role of Bond that drives the film singlehandedly is sooo Bond, and soo Fleming to me.

The sad thing is that this movie was supposed to be much more directly based on Moonraker. But just like that novel's screen adaptation, Die Another Day turned out to be a big budget piece of poop.

Yes there are points to pick apart in DAD but there are in all Bond films. Yes even Goldfinger, TB, TSWLM, etc which have nonsenical scenes just for atmosphere or surprise, action scenes that go on too long when the filmakers fell in love with a certain aspect more than they should have, or films that seem as if they could have ended 15 minutes earlier.

Well, the thing about those films is that those scenes worked for the movies. Those are the true gems of the franchise (maybe with the exception of TB). I don't think that when we look ahead 50 years about James Bond that we'll be recounting the fencing scene as much as we'll be in awe of the Aston Martin DB5, of Oddjob, of Jaws, of Barbara Bach, of Pussy Galore, of Auric Goldfinger, and so on.

Speaking of Bond, we have Pierce Brosnan, and he is just amazing in this movie. The script asks for a role that literally is all of Bond and he just pulls it off effortlessly now, its as if he is James Bond.

The first half of the script must've had Pierce salivating. It called for true, old style acting. Then, it just falls off into a canyon of unbelievable monkey feces. Jinx's poorly written lines, along with the movie's sci-fi twists, turns, and overall awfulness didn't allow for any good acting on Pierce's part. Instead, the best actor turned out to be the computer at Cinesite, and that's not saying much.

Then though the torture and the stripping of his 00 status you see the fear and the small moments of doubt and then you see him tap into his inner strength and you see the confidence the power and what's made the man tick and suceed all these years. When he strolls through the Yacht Club in wet pajamas, looking like a bum by acting like a king it's evident that while James Bond may have cool gadgets and great clothes it's Bond himself, stripped of everything, that is what's really cool. It made me proud to be a Bond fan, and Brosnan fan. And that really could sum up the movie as well.

I'm not really getting blown away with the drama associated with losing the 00-status and so on. It was already done in Licence To Kill, and not all that great, either. That storyline should be dropped from now on.
The scene where Bond comes out of the water and struts into the Yacht Club does display Bond's style, but by no means does it sum up the movie. If you want this movie summed up, look for these things in the movie.
-The Gunbarrel
-The title song
-The main titles
-The lines for Jinx
-The Ice Palace
-The Dragster Chase
-The Ice Chase
-The Antonov
All of those make up the crappy elements of the film, with only a handful of strong pieces that could make any case at all that this movie was not a complete failure.

[Will]

The long awaited rebuttle (hey, at least we agree politically!)

Your right when you say there is a formula to Bond, and I do believe the best films follow it to an extent. It is because of that formula, when done right, that a straight face can be kept when a mute manservant has a deadly bowler hat, or a villian intends to take over the world using women with make up kits, or James Bond's care suddenly becomes without any kind of explanation before hand, amphibious. Its far too absurd to be taken seriously, yet one of the keys of both the novels and the films IMO is that they do it with a straight face, it IMO is what separates Bond from paradoy while making an impressive thrill ride for the audience.

I really feel the story of all of DAD had these ingredients of the James Bond formula, and delievered them quite well. While at the same time, we were treated to some of the most unique ingredients ever to be put on screen for Bond. I think that is where the success of the screenplay lies.

I really disagree with you about the action sir. There really aren't any dead spots in it, and it's inventive and well choreographed and edited. Yes there were a couple too many slo-mos and swooshes but overall I found the editing and direction crisp, stylish and inventive. I never got the feeling of talk talk pause pause wait it's time for an action piece. The action while huge never really felt out of place or out of the storyline. So yes while it's jampacked and almost 2 films in one, it manages to be a fast, thrilling, sexy, funny film, w/o being camp like several during the Moore years.

And in regards to the CGI, I know for a fact ill be the lone wolf on this one but overall I didnt mind it. Others have criticized the CGI use with the plane at the end and I thought that was actually well done and complimented the scene. Much better than much of the blue screen work in earlier Bond films when you think of it , but we're almost conditioned to say oh well that was the 60's and 70's, that's just the way it was.

And as Ive said before, the CGI IMO really is not as bad as CGI in the Mummy, Spiderman or LOTR. Those films were filled with shoddy CGI and they're more fantasy settings so it doesn't stick out as much, Bond will always be at a disadvantage for that.

What are people really trying to get at with knocking the CGI? Are you trying to say that you don't get any of that with any dodgy blue screen work, models or showing wires. Because hey no computers are somehow better than a bad looking effect? I think Ill quote Q on this one and kindly say , "Its called the future so get used to it."

Dont get me wrong, I certainly dont endorse Mr. Tamahori's stance that one day Bond will become mostly if all CG. That would be terrible and a mistake IMO. CGI is a great tool, if its used to enhance action, and the CGI in DAD IMO did just that. There were something like a 1000 shots of CGI in DAD (bet you cant even pick them all out!) and people complain about what? Two of them? Please.....

Well like any script, they all go through re - writes, upon re - writes. Many of the scenes and elements that were in the script, from the torture element to the parasailing scene, were in the original script by Purvis and Wade. And seeing as I made quite the list of Fleming Bond similarites in my post above, Ill just add on to it with all the MR similarities, because putting all of that together, is quite a bit of source material put into the plot IMO.

MR similarities:
Well, outside of the VR scene and a confrontation at Blades, it just gets more extensive:

The general plotline--a wealthy and powerful man whose past is shrouded in mystery,and who becomes decorated by the Queen and accepted as a great humanitarian(but is really a psychopath out to destroy Great Britain and hold the world hostage)is the storyline in Fleming's Moonraker novel.

The whole business of Colonel Moon taking on a new identity and face and posing as the egocentric and overly posh "Gustav Graves" intentionally parallels that of the hideously scarred and unrepentant Nazi officer who assumes the identity of Sir Hugo Drax in Moonraker.

Both men are darlings of the media,both are seen in all the best places,and one of them is knighted for his services(Drax) while the other(Graves) is on the Queen's list.And in both the Moonraker novel and in DAD,007 crosses swords with his opponent at the exclusive Blades club(figuratively in Moonraker where Bond exposes Drax as a card cheat-and thus not a proper English gentleman-much to M's delight)and quite literally in DAD(where Bond reveals Graves to be a homicidal maniac barely concealed beneath a mannered disguise).Furthermore, in the original drafts for DAD,the Miranda Frost character was originally called "Gala Brand"--the name of the Bond Girl in the Moonraker novel.

Both Sir Hugo Drax and Gustav Graves present their adoptive country with space age devices designed to protect the world and bring prosperity to everyone...or so they say.Drax offers his Moonraker rocket--Graves offers the Icarus satellite.

That was enough for me quite honestly, seeing as I wasnt even expecting that much. Were you?

While I cant speak for Mr. Brosnan, both parts of the script had me salvaiting. The cast was overall one of the best in the series and between the discovery of Miranda's true intentions, the tension in saving Jinx from the Ice Palace, the tounge lash between Falco and M, and the chemistry between Graves and his father showed a flow and tension in the story that was nicely enhanced by the action IMO.

And skin me alive, but I liked the gun barrel

[Spanner]

Originally Posted by Will

And as Ive said before, the CGI IMO really is not as bad as CGI in the Mummy, Spiderman or LOTR.

Oh, please tell me you aren't seriously comparing the CG work of Lord of the Rings to DAD. The Mummy Returns certainly had bad CG. Spider-Man was patchy. But LOTR never once made me cringe at the effects work. Not once over three movies. On the other hand, DAD's big CGI set pieces (the dragster smacking the ice cliff, Bond surfing the tsunami) were terrible, especially on the big screen.

And yes, on the occasional use of rear-projection in the old movies, I will cringe too. But there is only one example of this I can think of, in Venice in FRWL. And the model work is absolutely second-to-none. It's completely believeable and I don't know why you are suggesting otherwise. I can't think of a single use of a model where I thought "That looks so fake." Well, actually I can; in YOLT where the spaceship swallows the other spaceship. And I hated that movie, too. FAR more than I hated DAD, which I found to be rather average. I didn't just hate YOLT for that, of course, I'm not that shallow, but it was just one of those annoying things you pick up when you aren't enjoying a movie. Like bad, bad CGI. You're right, CGI is a tool, a very useful tool. It should be used to enhance the action, serve the tone of the film. Just like model work or any other tool. The CGI set pieces drew attention to themselves as CG, which is a big no-no. Same as with models. And with rear-projection.

[Jack Wade]

Well it's a good thing we share the same political platform.

Its far too absurd to be taken seriously, yet one of the keys of both the novels and the films IMO is that they do it with a straight face, it IMO is what separates Bond from paradoy while making an impressive thrill ride for the audience.

The thing is, Bond movies aren't parodies. While some of the villain's plots may be excessive, none of them were so farfetched to the point they were unbelievable. Who ever thought that a stealth boat would be made for heaven's sakes? And lookie here, one is in development right now.

I really feel the story of all of DAD had these ingredients of the James Bond formula, and delievered them quite well. While at the same time, we were treated to some of the most unique ingredients ever to be put on screen for Bond. I think that is where the success of the screenplay lies.

The script definitely has the ingredients of a strong Bond movie, but they were carried out poorly. The capture and torture of Bond definitely had the chance to be powerful and gritty, but the overall over-the-top theme of the movie brought the down-to-earth elements of the movie way down.

I really disagree with you about the action sir. There really aren't any dead spots in it, and it's inventive and well choreographed and edited.

Well, dead spots aren't really a factor when you have crappy action scenes. The hovercraft chase was clever, but by far the worst action scene in this movie was the laser fight. It was incredibly bland, brought down even further with incredibly fake looking lasers. Had it been a normal fight scene, it could've been much better. I guess people just think that when you add some crazy, incredibly dangerous undertone to the fight that it will become more Bond-like.

What are people really trying to get at with knocking the CGI? Are you trying to say that you don't get any of that with any dodgy blue screen work, models or showing wires.

The blue screen shots may not be too great, but models look a billion times better than the CGI used in that movie. There is absolutely NO reason why the greatest model unit in the movie industry should be pushed aside to use terrible CGI. The CGI really brought down this movie. Had models been used more, particularly in the Antonov scene, the film wouldn't have looked so terrible.

CGI is a great tool, if its used to enhance action, and the CGI in DAD IMO did just that. There were something like a 1000 shots of CGI in DAD (bet you cant even pick them all out!) and people complain about what? Two of them? Please.....

CGI is a great tool... when used correctly. It was not at all used correctly in this movie. In fact, it was possibly the worst CGI of the year. 1000 CGI shots isn't as much as it seems, especially when you have entire sequences like the ice surfing scene (another great example of bad CGI).

Well like any script, they all go through re - writes, upon re - writes. Many of the scenes and elements that were in the script, from the torture element to the parasailing scene, were in the original script by Purvis and Wade. And seeing as I made quite the list of Fleming Bond similarites in my post above, Ill just add on to it with all the MR similarities, because putting all of that together, is quite a bit of source material put into the plot IMO.

There's no doubt that this movie could've been much more respectable had the original basis on the Moonraker novel not been chopped up and spit out.

While I cant speak for Mr. Brosnan, both parts of the script had me salvaiting. The cast was overall one of the best in the series and between the discovery of Miranda's true intentions, the tension in saving Jinx from the Ice Palace, the tounge lash between Falco and M, and the chemistry between Graves and his father showed a flow and tension in the story that was nicely enhanced by the action IMO.

The script had just about everyone salivating. It was powerful and gritty until the movie turns towards Iceland. There's no doubt this movie could've been a great drama had it not completely flipped in the second half to an overly-contemporary piece of crap.

And skin me alive, but I liked the gun barrel

The gunbarrel basically set the tone for this movie... crappy, over-the-top, and unbeliveable. A rediculous score by David Arnold topped by Bond shooting a bullet... get this... INTO the barrel of a gun. I really hope the producers honor their word in that the CGI bullet will never happen again.

Whew.

[Gale Weathers]

I like reading your posts, Will. They make me feel tingly inside.

[JohnCleese]

5= Die Another Day: Great Bond movie. Ok, the CGI wasn`t that good, but compare to some other movies, it could of been worse. They are some wicked one-liners here (Just surviving Mr. Chang. just surviving). The classic of Bond is still here (the entry of the hotel with everyone starring at Pierce), and some superb acting (Halle Barry, Rick Yune, Toby Stephens). There is lots of action here (sword fight, car chase, hovercraft chase). Pierce is at top form here, he looks really confident here. Great movie indeed.

4= The Man With The Golden Gun: Great Bond movie. There is not alot of action, but the dialogue here is stunning. Roger Moore second outing, is one of his best. Lots of wicked one-liner here. Maud Adams does a great job here. The duo of Scaramanga nd Nick-Nack is superb, and both are great actors. The location is awsome, and a great score ny John Barry. Lulu does a stunning title sung. One bad note : Mary Goodnigh is the most annoying Bond girl ever!!!!!!! Great Bond movie

3= The Living Daylight: Timothy Dalton`s first Bond, and his best. Here, lots of action, and a classic Bond like in the Connery days. greats villains. and Joe Don Baker is better here then in GE and TND. Daltons does a super job as James Bond, the closest Bond to the of Ian Flemming. The Bond girl, isn`t the best, but she is a great looking one (and she has some great dialogue too). The henchman is a sinister one, and a great one too. Great one-liners here too. Awsome Bond movie

2= For Your Eyes Only: The second best Bond movie. Moore does a superb job here. Here, he is as calm, and serious as ever. Melina Havelock is stunning, so does Topol and Julian Glover in there role. The villain and the henchman are really sinister, and that what`s making than good. the Q scene is awsome, with lots of wicked one-liner by Moore. The ski action is a great fight scene. Great score by Bill Conti. Stunning Bond movie

1= Live And Let Die: The best Bond movie to date. Moore`s first film, and his best. Moore`s face is young, so the looks on his face is easier too see. Yapphet Kotto makes a sinister villain, and Solitaire is the best Bond girl. The henchman is perfect. Great Title score by Paul Mcartney. M and MoneyPenny does a great job here. Only bad note, Q is not here, but it doesn`t affect this movie. Greatest Bond movie

[Gale Weathers]

See JohnCleese, you can write posts worth writing.