) i would say when bond goes into a helicopter and blofield controls the helicopter around the city trying to kill him at the prtitle sequence of for your eyes only
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
The Spy Who Loved Me -- Anya Amasova getting attacked by Jaws in her train cabin; an effective jump-scare moment followed by a terrific struggle between Bond and Jaws. It's a great fight scene PLUS a great moment of suspense that ultimately pays off.
But dammit! There are too many moments to list! )
"The secret agent. The man who was only a silhouette..." -- Ian Fleming, Moonraker
1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me -- Anya Amasova getting attacked by Jaws in her train cabin; an effective jump-scare moment followed by a terrific struggle between Bond and Jaws. It's a great fight scene PLUS a great moment of suspense that ultimately pays off.
But dammit! There are too many moments to list! )
A great moment... still makes me jump!
However, Anya Amasova in that white night-gown.... oooh a sight for my eyes
In fact Anya Amasova in anything in TSWLM is a sight for my eyes.....
Barbara Bach, for me, still one of Bond's sexiest girls, any scene with her in tickles my fancy
My first thought is the car jump in The Man with the Golden Gun. I would pick that one without hesitation if it weren't for the penny whistle on the soundtrack. With that sound effect, though, it may not quite be number 1.
I might lean towards "That's a Smith & Wesson...and you've had your six."
I agree with 7289 ( way back in Feb.)
Goldfinger PTS.
Bond checking his watch and lighting a smoke when the bomb goes off is priceless.
I love it when the cabaret dancer is miffed as she swishes out stage left...perhaps my favorite part.
Stinkin' James Bond! Ruining my act!
However, the QOS opera sequence is as good as it gets as well, I think. When he runs through the restaurant and doubles back on the guy chasing him: he takes the one handed side stance like a fencer, off at an angle and his pursuer runs right into two rounds. Again, priceless and pure Bond.
LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
Good call, Mr. Ice {[] Typically QoS gets short shrift in threads like this. That operatic moment, where Bond and Greene (and the villain's entourage) face off across the hallway, as a crescendo from Tosca plays, is also excellent...
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Hate to disagree, but the opera scene in QOS is wonderful UNTIL the fire fight. We have Bond going to a black tie event, using some espionage to learn some secrets from members of the mysterious organization he is investigating. The location is gorgeous, the music rich, Bond's trick is ingenious, this should be all we need and all Bond needs. But, a quiet victory for Bond isn't enough, we have to have a huge shoot-out, which IMO was unnecessary.
This is a problem I see with many recent Bond films, the writers and directors forcing action when it isn't necessary. Gone are the days of Bond swimming under the Disco Volante in TB, Bond peering into the Russian embassy in FRWL, Bond breaking into a safe in OHMSS while reading Playboy, those scenes and more provided quiet tension for the viewer which only increases the tension when a battle does break out in that the viewer does not expect it. For me, more quiet scenes of espionage would be good.
As for the best scene ever, Bond flicking his lighter and saying Bond, James Bond, which very simply but indelibly defined the character, Jil Masterson being painted gold, a real shocker for its time and the fight with Robert Shaw in FRWL.
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,927Chief of Staff
Hate to disagree, but the opera scene in QOS is wonderful UNTIL the fire fight. We have Bond going to a black tie event, using some espionage to learn some secrets from members of the mysterious organization he is investigating. The location is gorgeous, the music rich, Bond's trick is ingenious, this should be all we need and all Bond needs. But, a quiet victory for Bond isn't enough, we have to have a huge shoot-out, which IMO was unnecessary.
It's all about opinions, Barry....
I love the opera scene...Bond has his glory...he faces off against the enemy...it is they who chase Bond...he merely does what he has to to escape and survive.
Perhaps, even, this is another 'learning curve' for Mr Bond...at least there were no cameras around this time to spread the images across the press )
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Bella_docQuantum's next target (Canada)Posts: 51MI6 Agent
Hate to disagree, but the opera scene in QOS is wonderful UNTIL the fire fight. We have Bond going to a black tie event, using some espionage to learn some secrets from members of the mysterious organization he is investigating. The location is gorgeous, the music rich, Bond's trick is ingenious, this should be all we need and all Bond needs. But, a quiet victory for Bond isn't enough, we have to have a huge shoot-out, which IMO was unnecessary.
It's funny, I actually liked the opera scene on first view but when I saw it again the second half of it felt annoyingly pretentious and over the top. I mean, chaotic slow-mo shooting sequence, pointed cut-aways to Tosca, gunfire etc. all drowned out by the opera singing -- taken together it was too stylistically different from the rest of the movie. It was a case of "Look at me!" art-house directing and at times it felt a bit like some kind of weird time-warp, one from which Bond only emerged once he got to the roof.
I loved the espionage first half though, and like with everything else in QoS it's question of half and half. I guess there's not much middle ground, even going from scene to scene
As for best scene in a Bond movie, well, this may not exactly be the best but I recently did a mini-marathon of Moore's 70's films and one scene that really stuck out was the part in Moonraker where, after Bond was nearly killed by Chang messing with the controls of the zero-gravity space simulation unit, he just stumbles away all shaken and stirred without a word to the inquiring Goodhead. I think this was the only time in all four movies where he didn't smug off a pithy one-liner after just surviving a death-defying situation. Remarkable!
He's escaping when he starts shooting at the opera. It's not really a big fire fight, he cracks the guy who is closest to catching him and keeps going. Then he tries to find out more from the next one in line.
Seeing him shoot from that side stance made me think of Live and Let Die (the book, not the film) right away the first time I saw the movie. When Bond escapes Mr. Big's warehouse, Fleming describes him taking this stance after whipping the door to the garage open. He dispatches two of Mr. Big's henchmen with one shot each. Any Bond film that evokes the same response as some bit of Fleming Bond is working in my opinion.
Anyway, it's funny in QOS, M hassles Bond for killing the Special Branch guy: but the guy he killed in the restaurant at the Opera?...meh...he had it coming...
yeah right let me think.............................um................ I think moore hhanging of the ends of a helicopter when Blofeld is trying to smashhim against a skyscaper, yep its off fyeo
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Not the most exciting of scenes, but all of the ones that include Ft. Knox in Goldfinger. I was stationed at Knox for awhile, and I have been by all of the landmarks several times on early morning runs and drives around base. Brings back good memories everytime I watch GF.
Thunderbird 2East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
edited May 2010
Oh hell - I will have to do classic "character" moments, and even then this is a stretch! The action scenes and set peices are all so amazing that they all, colllectively impress. - Even in the drivel that is AVTAK! Here we go...
Connery
The Goldfinger teaser from arriving with the scuba outfit, to the iconic moment he shakes off the black stealth gear to reveal the white tux, without a crease. Implausible, classy and a highlight of who Bond is. - Without a word of dialogue too!
Lazenby
The last moments of OHMSS when the Motorbike cop turns up. - Mr Lazenby revealed that it is possible for Bond to have a tender vulnerable side, and it makes the character more human without compromising him. A prelude to CR for me.
Moore
Sir Roger was the Bond I grew up with - against the usual jokes and frippery, he provides steely menace in FYEO when he pushes Locke's car over the cliff for killing Ferarra. I was a bit dimissive of this film as a kid, but its the Moore character piece for me now, and that scene is the lynch pin. - The banter with Topol as Columbo sticks out too.
Dalton
The entire Aston scene. I like this film a lot, but Bond is both determined and funny in this scene esp with the end result!
Brosnan
TWINE is my fav Brosnan film, but my favorite character scene for this Bond is him and M in the Underground station during DAD. The weight of the performances between Dame Judi and Mr B are so strong its played out like a stage piece - no background distractions or noise, and that ups the tension between the two characters. - Its a pity QOS had to stretch that to implausible levels.
Craig
The scene where he is "confronted" with his new dinner suit. The chemistry just sparkles between Bond and Vesper, and Mr Craig and Ms Green play the whole sequence beautifully. Mr Arnold's lovely music is in on the joke subtly too.
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
But seriously, in FYEO in the boat drag scene -Bond's, "this ,obviously, isn't the first time I've been dragged behind a boat" cooly delivered "hold tight"
The martini poisoning from Casino Royale. It's my favorite bit in the entire film. Especially front the mirror. Loved it.
j.bladesCurrently? You must be joking?Posts: 530MI6 Agent
edited May 2010
These are some more of my favourite scenes in addition with my earlier post on page 1;
Another of my favourite scenes in the Bond movies is from GE, IMHO Brosnans best film and many parts made it into the top Bond scenes ever for me at least.
1) "For england James?" I thought the oppening was one of the best in the series.
2) The Ferrari v. Aston Martin DB 5 one of the most beutiful cars and an amazing scene
3) the tank chase, dont have to elaborate on that one.
4) And his final lines with ex-006 "For england James?" to witch Bond replies " no for me."
And a random of assortment from other films that i left out-
1) The PTS car chase in QoS and the roof top chase were the best parts of the film and can rival the best of all the other movies.
2) The PTS in OHMSS was just brilliant, from the car chase to the fight on the beach the scene summed up Bond for me.
3) The FRWL fight between Grant and Bond was amazing including the fight between Bond and the men in the heliicopter were brilliantly done.
"I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink."
The great thing about Bond is even the bad movies have some great scenes... one of my favorites is Moonraker, When Bond visits Drax at his hunting range, knowing full well that the villain plans to try an assassination attempt.
DRAX: Take my gun, a stray bird may fly over.
Birds rustle in the background, Bond aims and fires... Nothing happens.
DRAX: You missed, Mr. Bond.
In the distance, a thug falls out of a tree to the ground, killed by Bond's shot.
The short-and-catastrophic Aston chase scene in Casino Royale. One of the few things in a Bond film that's an improvement over the source material, in my opinion. In the novel, Bond speeds off after Le Chiffre, who dropped a boobytrap spiked tire-burster to make Bond wreck. Leaving a tied and gagged Vesper in the middle of the road was much more diabolical, sinister, and dramatic. I wish the trailers for the movie didn't spoil that scene, but even when I first saw it in the trailer, my eyes went wide, and watching the poor Aston flip about a dozen times in the theater made me gasp.
Grant's little conversation with Bond before the one on one fight. What makes this scene so great is the atmosphere. Bond doesn't find this out when he is in "control room" where he could blow the villian's plans or some place where he could make an escape or pull out that special gadget; He's on his knees totally at Grant's mercy. All he can do his talk and you know he's thinking "Lord, how I am going to get out of this ?". Everything has crashed down on him; He has been used as a tool this whole time, he's been making all the wrong moves and SPECTRE played him and the Russians for saps. Yes Q's gadgets do save him eventually but the build up is just played so damn well. And you thought that was enough ? No. What happens next is the best one on one fight in Bond history. Yes, that whole brief episode with Grant on the train is the best Bond films have cooked up.
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James Bond- Licence To Kill
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
The Spy Who Loved Me -- Anya Amasova getting attacked by Jaws in her train cabin; an effective jump-scare moment followed by a terrific struggle between Bond and Jaws. It's a great fight scene PLUS a great moment of suspense that ultimately pays off.
But dammit! There are too many moments to list!
1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
A great moment... still makes me jump!
However, Anya Amasova in that white night-gown.... oooh a sight for my eyes
In fact Anya Amasova in anything in TSWLM is a sight for my eyes.....
Barbara Bach, for me, still one of Bond's sexiest girls, any scene with her in tickles my fancy
I might lean towards "That's a Smith & Wesson...and you've had your six."
Goldfinger PTS.
Bond checking his watch and lighting a smoke when the bomb goes off is priceless.
I love it when the cabaret dancer is miffed as she swishes out stage left...perhaps my favorite part.
Stinkin' James Bond! Ruining my act!
However, the QOS opera sequence is as good as it gets as well, I think. When he runs through the restaurant and doubles back on the guy chasing him: he takes the one handed side stance like a fencer, off at an angle and his pursuer runs right into two rounds. Again, priceless and pure Bond.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
This is a problem I see with many recent Bond films, the writers and directors forcing action when it isn't necessary. Gone are the days of Bond swimming under the Disco Volante in TB, Bond peering into the Russian embassy in FRWL, Bond breaking into a safe in OHMSS while reading Playboy, those scenes and more provided quiet tension for the viewer which only increases the tension when a battle does break out in that the viewer does not expect it. For me, more quiet scenes of espionage would be good.
As for the best scene ever, Bond flicking his lighter and saying Bond, James Bond, which very simply but indelibly defined the character, Jil Masterson being painted gold, a real shocker for its time and the fight with Robert Shaw in FRWL.
It's all about opinions, Barry....
I love the opera scene...Bond has his glory...he faces off against the enemy...it is they who chase Bond...he merely does what he has to to escape and survive.
Perhaps, even, this is another 'learning curve' for Mr Bond...at least there were no cameras around this time to spread the images across the press
I loved the espionage first half though, and like with everything else in QoS it's question of half and half. I guess there's not much middle ground, even going from scene to scene
As for best scene in a Bond movie, well, this may not exactly be the best but I recently did a mini-marathon of Moore's 70's films and one scene that really stuck out was the part in Moonraker where, after Bond was nearly killed by Chang messing with the controls of the zero-gravity space simulation unit, he just stumbles away all shaken and stirred without a word to the inquiring Goodhead. I think this was the only time in all four movies where he didn't smug off a pithy one-liner after just surviving a death-defying situation. Remarkable!
Seeing him shoot from that side stance made me think of Live and Let Die (the book, not the film) right away the first time I saw the movie. When Bond escapes Mr. Big's warehouse, Fleming describes him taking this stance after whipping the door to the garage open. He dispatches two of Mr. Big's henchmen with one shot each. Any Bond film that evokes the same response as some bit of Fleming Bond is working in my opinion.
Anyway, it's funny in QOS, M hassles Bond for killing the Special Branch guy: but the guy he killed in the restaurant at the Opera?...meh...he had it coming...
James Bond- Licence To Kill
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Connery
The Goldfinger teaser from arriving with the scuba outfit, to the iconic moment he shakes off the black stealth gear to reveal the white tux, without a crease. Implausible, classy and a highlight of who Bond is. - Without a word of dialogue too!
Lazenby
The last moments of OHMSS when the Motorbike cop turns up. - Mr Lazenby revealed that it is possible for Bond to have a tender vulnerable side, and it makes the character more human without compromising him. A prelude to CR for me.
Moore
Sir Roger was the Bond I grew up with - against the usual jokes and frippery, he provides steely menace in FYEO when he pushes Locke's car over the cliff for killing Ferarra. I was a bit dimissive of this film as a kid, but its the Moore character piece for me now, and that scene is the lynch pin. - The banter with Topol as Columbo sticks out too.
Dalton
The entire Aston scene. I like this film a lot, but Bond is both determined and funny in this scene esp with the end result!
Brosnan
TWINE is my fav Brosnan film, but my favorite character scene for this Bond is him and M in the Underground station during DAD. The weight of the performances between Dame Judi and Mr B are so strong its played out like a stage piece - no background distractions or noise, and that ups the tension between the two characters. - Its a pity QOS had to stretch that to implausible levels.
Craig
The scene where he is "confronted" with his new dinner suit. The chemistry just sparkles between Bond and Vesper, and Mr Craig and Ms Green play the whole sequence beautifully. Mr Arnold's lovely music is in on the joke subtly too.
But seriously, in FYEO in the boat drag scene -Bond's, "this ,obviously, isn't the first time I've been dragged behind a boat" cooly delivered "hold tight"
Bond: Don't you wanna know why? *shows lighter*
the look of pure EVIL on Sanchez's face gives me chills every time.
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Another of my favourite scenes in the Bond movies is from GE, IMHO Brosnans best film and many parts made it into the top Bond scenes ever for me at least.
1) "For england James?" I thought the oppening was one of the best in the series.
2) The Ferrari v. Aston Martin DB 5 one of the most beutiful cars and an amazing scene
3) the tank chase, dont have to elaborate on that one.
4) And his final lines with ex-006 "For england James?" to witch Bond replies " no for me."
And a random of assortment from other films that i left out-
1) The PTS car chase in QoS and the roof top chase were the best parts of the film and can rival the best of all the other movies.
2) The PTS in OHMSS was just brilliant, from the car chase to the fight on the beach the scene summed up Bond for me.
3) The FRWL fight between Grant and Bond was amazing including the fight between Bond and the men in the heliicopter were brilliantly done.
~ Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
The Cork Screw Jump
James Bond- Licence To Kill
Moore...Ski Sceen in FYEO
Dalton....Gilbrater
Pierce....Car sceen in TND
Craig.....Fight sceen in the stairway CR
DRAX: Take my gun, a stray bird may fly over.
Birds rustle in the background, Bond aims and fires... Nothing happens.
DRAX: You missed, Mr. Bond.
In the distance, a thug falls out of a tree to the ground, killed by Bond's shot.
BOND: Did I?