James Bond

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

oooookay.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

go watch your shakey cam mc greenglass bourne movies then.

[kingoffighters]

Only the Supremacy was bad for shakey cam, the first and 3rd were perfectly fine. Maybe you need glasses?

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

you’re highing.

I like the bourne movies, but c’mon. they are to shakey cam what transformers is to orange and teal.

[kingoffighters]

I concede Supremacy on the shakey cam, but the first and third are perfectly fine. The action scenes in those 2 are sublime. Not sure what more to say if you can't follow them.

[gamevet]

skip em all until Casino Royale.
They are a product of their time.


People will SAY the Con Seannery ones are the best, but that’s because that’s what you’re expected to say.
Truth is that they’re incredibly slow paced and when something finally does happen the “effects” are so abysmal (who needs fast cars in a chase scene? just fuck with the film speed instead! it’s just as good!) and choreography so ancient (dudes are clearly throwing punches 4 feet away from intended target) that it’s just hokey. That’s not to say there arent defects out their that like that type of shit. Call them Dr. Who fans or whatever. But really, the Bond films dont hold up, and I used to love bond.

Sean Connery's Bond was pretty dark. He'd aim the back of a bad girl (he'd slept with the night before) towards a bullet meant for him and not even show a bit of remorse. He'd also jack up people by hanging them or dropping them into pools of fire. He was a cold hearted killer.

I like Roger Moore's version of Bond. He was charming, had a good sense of humor, and he always had a sort of respect for his enemies. He's the best of the Bond actors.

[Josh]

They are a product of their time.

This is what is interesting to me, honestly. I plan to stop somewhere in the 90's, but we'll see.

[haohmaru]

skip em all until Casino Royale.
They are a product of their time.


People will SAY the Con Seannery ones are the best, but that’s because that’s what you’re expected to say.
Truth is that they’re incredibly slow paced and when something finally does happen the “effects” are so abysmal (who needs fast cars in a chase scene? just fuck with the film speed instead! it’s just as good!) and choreography so ancient (dudes are clearly throwing punches 4 feet away from intended target) that it’s just hokey. That’s not to say there arent defects out their that like that type of shit. Call them Dr. Who fans or whatever. But really, the Bond films dont hold up, and I used to love bond.

They are classics but they certainly didn't age all that well. Worth seeing.

I'll take DC 007 any day of the week.

[Rumpy]

Moonraker and Quantum of Solace are the ones I consider terrible. Tomorrow Never Dies is rather oof too. Saying they are a product of their time is really the best way of putting it. Going back decades with these is interesting in watching how films were made in each era. I watched Dr. No in theatres a few months ago and it's kinda amazing how slow it is (in every regard) compared to the last 20 years or so of cinema. There are surprising bursts of gore here and there too. I think it's in HMSS where a guy runs into a snow plow and a gyster of blood shoots out. IIRC one of the Timothy Dalton ones has a meaty head explosion.

Goldeneye is easily the best Pierce Brosnan one and Casino Royale and Skyfall are the best of Daniel Craig. I love Skyfall.

[Josh]

Does James Bond smirkily rape his way through every movie?