No Right Answer: Best Bond Movie Ever
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Dam... last night the irradiated gold plot was brought up but everyone forgot the film. Universal memory block.
Goldfinger just got GoldENIED! Boom. I'll be here all night... so you'll know where to find me and slap me.
Hands down Gold Finger. On paper you might be able to put strong points for Golden Eye but in practice, as a film Gold Finger is just the better movie to me.
And funny that they chose Gold Finger and Golden Eye because the later, even by name shows what's "wrong" with Golden Eye. Even it's name is derivative taken from one of the most famous Bond movies precisely to try and re-kindle the bond franchise as the second guy said.
And funny that they chose Gold Finger and Golden Eye because the later, even by name shows what's "wrong" with Golden Eye. Even it's name is derivative taken from one of the most famous Bond movies precisely to try and re-kindle the bond franchise as the second guy said.
No Moonraker vs Die Another Day?
James Bond is dangerously mysognistic and so it's always important to keep it silly and in perspective. So both of them set their threats in space unknowing and above but Die Another Day had the genius to also bring it down to earth by having a scene where Bond got chased by the giant space laser. And villains! Die Another Day's villain was so awesome, they needed two actors to play him and even change his race during film. Nothing says artistic integrity and a truly recognisable villain than having him have two completely different faces dude to space magic.
It also had this brilliant duality, we had Bond hoverboating over minefields in the demilitarised zone to highlight the dangers of new technology and the current geopolitical situation, pararelling nicely with the threat of giant space lasers, but it also had the brilliance to include that Bond bit of flash. Invisible cars. What could be cooler? An ice palace. That's what. Actually melting around him. Also a thing. And the villain starting fencing Bond and destroying property without killing even one because Bond.
Die Another Day was thematically brilliant, relevant, sensible, downö-to-earth (and in space) with Bond style and flair.
And of course Moonraker. Space Ark. Do I need to say more?
James Bond is dangerously mysognistic and so it's always important to keep it silly and in perspective. So both of them set their threats in space unknowing and above but Die Another Day had the genius to also bring it down to earth by having a scene where Bond got chased by the giant space laser. And villains! Die Another Day's villain was so awesome, they needed two actors to play him and even change his race during film. Nothing says artistic integrity and a truly recognisable villain than having him have two completely different faces dude to space magic.
It also had this brilliant duality, we had Bond hoverboating over minefields in the demilitarised zone to highlight the dangers of new technology and the current geopolitical situation, pararelling nicely with the threat of giant space lasers, but it also had the brilliance to include that Bond bit of flash. Invisible cars. What could be cooler? An ice palace. That's what. Actually melting around him. Also a thing. And the villain starting fencing Bond and destroying property without killing even one because Bond.
Die Another Day was thematically brilliant, relevant, sensible, downö-to-earth (and in space) with Bond style and flair.
And of course Moonraker. Space Ark. Do I need to say more?
Hunh. Y'know, thanks for reminding me that Goldeneye had the fallen agent - I'd kept getting this deja vu sense during Skyfall but couldn't put my finger on why.
Nicely done episode, too.
Nicely done episode, too.
I've always understood why people say 'Goldfinger' and it is the single most important entry in the franchise but I'd put 'Goldeneye' ahead of it.
But still neither would actually be the best Bond film, that's 'From Russia With Love'.
But still neither would actually be the best Bond film, that's 'From Russia With Love'.
As you can see from my name I have a soft spot for GoldenEye. While Goldfinger is a good movie and the one that established the "Bond formula" its stupid end hurts it badly, especially the scene leading to it which is basically a rape scene. So yeah, GoldenEye is the better movie for me too.
No, GoldenEye was the name of Ian Fleming's house in Jamaica.MonkeyPunch said:
Interesting thing about Goldeneye: When I first saw Pierce Brosnan as Remmington Steele, I said "This guy has future James Bond written all over him". Then Goldeneye came out and, if memory serves me right, I actually yelled out loud "I FRICKIN' CALLED IT!"
CAPTCHA: who, what, where
Me...that...my home.
CAPTCHA: who, what, where
Me...that...my home.
Well, not really. The book/film Goldeneye was named after the OSS mission during WW2 to spy on spain to see if the Germans planned to move in after the Spanish civil war which Fleming was in charge of.... And it was the name Ian Flemings chose for his home in jamaca.MonkeyPunch said:
I'm way too young to be any authority on James Bond movies, given how I only started following them at some point in the 90's. Skyfall is the best Bond movie I've seen, though it's almost by default. I've heard very good things about You Only Live Twice, so I should check that out sometime.
As much crap as Pierce Brosnan gets for his Bond movies (even though I personally think he happens to be a great Bond in awful stories), Goldeneye was a damn good movie. Definitely my favorite 007 movie.
Also, hey! A Once Upon a Time reference. Was't expecting that.
Also, hey! A Once Upon a Time reference. Was't expecting that.
