Posted on 12/03/2012 5:29:23 AM PST by Perdogg
So here we are at last, three years after I began reviewing the James Bond series, and it’s time to announce my choices for the best elements of the entire series. You have to hand it to the Broccoli family and all involved. Bond has endured over 24 films across 50 years, six actors, the bankruptcy of its home studio, battles over rights, changes in technology and culture, and the very nature of the action film.
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Not only have I read the novels, but also I have a modest collection of them.
In TLD, I love the scenes of the Soviet chase of 007's Aston Martin through the Alps.
The mountain climbing scene toward the end of FYEO was awesome, and Topol is one of my favorite actors (he was 007's Greek friend in that movie).
Jaws is, and always will be, my favorite 007 villain.
Richard Kiel mailed me an autographed photo when I returned home from Afghanistan.
One thing about Bond fans is that their opinion on Bond movies is more diverse than any other franchise.
Nevertheless here are the best 3 Bonds EVER!
OHMSS
Casino Royale (Craig)
Well OK there were only two!
Worst Bond..Roger Moore
Worst movie..Octopussy and a View to a kill,second...
Best Bond girl..The girl in QOS.Olya Kurylenko,she actually got to fight and shoot instead of just saying James,James,James.
Everything else i agree with..
***Best Bond - George Lazenby closest to Fleming Novel character
Oh PUHLEEEEZ! Are you kidding me?***
I saw it at the theater. It was AWFUL! It was so-bad that when it was shown on TV the first time, they broke it into two parts, shown over two weeks, and started it in the middle where Bond escapes the castle on skis, then to the auto race in which a car flips and skids, the driver looks at the upright car with Bond in it, then after that comes a voiceover...”Now how did I get into something like this..”? Then the movie reverted to the main titles.
I like to think of James Bond as a transitional character.
A good agent, name unknown, is assigned the name and number, JAMES BOND 007.
After he is wore out and retires, a new agent is reassigned the same name and number.
Think of what kind of movie could be made in which the latest James Bond must talk with one or more of the earlier James Bonds.
***Sean Connery was the perfect visual image of the Bond***
But, but he got killed in TARZAN’S GREATEST ADVENTURE and failed as a singer when the shown up by little Irish leprechauns (Darby O’Gill and the little People).;-D
I also have a collection. I have them all on audio CDs (copied from the library, legally) except Thunderball and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (I have both these on Kindle). I am missing Man with the Golden Gun and the short story collection Octopussy, Living Daylights, Property of a Lady, and 007 in New York. I plan on finishing my collection in the coming year.
All are good reads/listens, and if you grew up in the Cold War, they are very entertaining. I suspect that younger generations would not enjoy these stories much in the their original format...
The audio CDs are great to listen to on the road. The stories are engaging enough to keep you interested, but are not so intense or complicated that you have to concentrate on them while listening to enjoy the stories.
Just saw the extended Heineken commercial featuring Daniel and Bérénice yesterday (at Landmark E Street Cinema while waiting for “Hitchcock” to start) and I must say that I saw more action from Bond in those 2 minutes than I did in all of “Skyfall”.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpTUAOYrSII
Teh Awesomest scene evar!
I like Dalton and Young Connery the best.
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