Bond films that were responses to other films

Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,334MI6 Agent
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Most people say Casino Royale is Bond's response to the Jason Bourne films. You know what I'm thinking of: more real, better plots etc.
You can also say LALD was a response to the blacksploitation films, MR was a respons to Star Wars, LTK was the resonse to francises like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Were other Bond film responses to other non-Bond films?

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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,866Chief of Staff
    TMWTGG- Kung-fu movies.
    CR (67)- James Bond movies!
  • crawfordbooncrawfordboon Posts: 126MI6 Agent
    OP - Carry On...Up The Khyber?
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Even early Bond films were derivative, borrowing from Hitchcock thrillers, though with a much lighter, less angsty tone. Then the Bonds reacted to their own success or lack of it eg TB had to step up a gear, as did YOLT to respond to other run-of-the-mill spy flicks.

    OP was a reaction in some ways to Raiders, and also Connery's NSNA in that it pushed the boat out more with the action.
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  • actonsteveactonsteve Posts: 299MI6 Agent
    Moonraker - STAR WARS
    Licence to Kill - Lethal Weapon/Eighties drugs actioners..

    And the big one..

    DAD - the Matrix.

    One of the reasons that film is sooo ****.
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    You can also say LALD was a response to the blacksploitation films.

    I suspect that most Bond fans who make this statement about LALD have never seen a Blaxploitation film, or even know how to spell Blaxploitation correctly.

    You could also say that LALD was based on the Ian Fleming novel which featured all-black cast of villains including Mr. Big, Teehee and Whisper.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,866Chief of Staff
    That's true, of course, but the timing of LALD's filming was important. It probably couldn't have been done in the mid-60s, for example. To a lesser extent, the timing of MR's filming falls into that category, too: granted, major changes were made to the book's plot, but the outer space/sf theme (topical in the late 70s after Star Wars) fitted with the title and plot more easily than they would have with, say, FYEO.
  • broadshoulderbroadshoulder Acton, London, UKPosts: 1,363MI6 Agent
    I cant see that CR was based on the Bourne films.I thought CR became available and was a good story. It was the one time that could go back to Fleming


    I dont think Bourne entered the equation
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    broadshoulder wrote:
    I cant see that CR was based on the Bourne films.I thought CR became available and was a good story. It was the one time that could go back to Fleming


    I dont think Bourne entered the equation

    I agree. I have never bought into the "Bond is Bourne" point of view. CR is a Bond film through and through.
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    I think the style of Bourne was very popular and paved the way for a return of Bond to being a believable secret agent, without any gadgets. The style of editing, fighting and tight plotting in Casino Royale are very different to the Die Another Day style.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    People forget about the Bourne Film that got made in 1988.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,866Chief of Staff
    Rightfully so, it was terrible! :)
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Ironically its more faithful to the Book :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Was that the one with Richard Chamberlain ?
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Yes -{
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  • King KamalKing Kamal Posts: 85MI6 Agent
    crawfordboon wrote:
    OP - Carry On...Up The Khyber?
    Good shout. Louis Jourdan channels Kenneth Williams very much so in OP at times. -{
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) only caught a bit of it one night,it didn't look great.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    :)) only caught a bit of it one night,it didn't look great.

    It wasn't. :#
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/return-jason-bourne-matt-damon-4267910

    Apparently Matt Damon is set to return as Jason Bourne. ;)
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Matt Damon is not very fond of Bond apparently :#
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I don't particularly care for Matt Damon :))
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Goldeneye felt like a response to the older Bond films which reveled in misogyny.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I suppose you could say that GE was the beginning of a different Time for Bond. It was the 90's and things had moved on since the 60's.
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  • TheQBranchTheQBranch Posts: 29MI6 Agent
    I just re-watched Tomorrow Never Dies, and I think its very easy to see that it drew influence from Chinese action cinema that was beginning to become very popular in other countries. Specifically the works of John Woo who had just become a global action director.
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I agree, TND has always had a John Woo Feel to it -{
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  • hot crossed bondhot crossed bond at the barPosts: 181MI6 Agent
    edited February 2015
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Matt Damon is not very fond of Bond apparently :#
    that's why as an opener to a bond film he should kill a rogue bourne like assassin. "bond, did you finish the job"..."yes, it is like he was never born" bond grins...play theme
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Quantum of Solace was a response to Goldfinger, and probably some Michael Moore movies too.
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  • TheQBranchTheQBranch Posts: 29MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    I agree, TND has always had a John Woo Feel to it -{

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