Early 90s without bond

Denzil2222

Did you miss having an new bond movie from 89-95?

Hardyboy

For me, it alternated between a period of perpetual mourning and a long, drawn-out withdrawl from a deeply addicting drug.

Napoleon Plural

I wasn't too bothered, not least because I hadn't really taken to Dalton's Bond and the genre seemed out of step in the early 90s, what with the proliferation of Die Hard type films that made the Bonds seem a bit naff and unlikely.

Loeffelholz

Hardyboy wrote:

For me, it alternated between a period of perpetual mourning and a long, drawn-out withdrawl from a deeply addicting drug.

I'm with Hardy on this...although to be fair NP has a point as well: Bond needed to find his way again.

sambwoy

In some ways the gap between films only heightened the anticipation for GE. It is surprising that Dalton was still in the frame for Bond as late as 1993, and it is a shame he didn't do more films. GoldenEye holds up quite well even if some might have some reservations (the score etc.)

Because I was so young I wouldn't have known that there hadn't been a Bond since LTK. I saw my first Bond film in 1995. As already mentioned the void was filled at any rate by the Die Hards.

Also its not as if LTK was that up to minute using drugs as a subject matter or motivation for villany in films.

PPK 7.65mm

I am with sambwoy on this one. I had only just discovered James Bond around 1991/1992 so I was okay with their not being any new movies until 1995. If I had been a little bit older between 1989-1995 I am sure I would got by with the Dark Horse comic books, Ian Fleming's books, John Gardner's books, the older films on video tape until EON and United Artists/MGM could get another film off the ground.

Thunderpussy

I was abit like Hardyboy, In mourning. as I've been ito Bond since the mid 70's. With little news I diddn't know if the series had stopped or would be back at all.

Wadsy

I was extremely upset. Timothy Dalton in my opinion did the best job as Agent 007 and he needed far more than TWO movies, especially considering I have a disliking to Licence To Kill (The Living Daylights is fantastic).

I bet Bond 17 (1991) and Bond 18 (1993) would have both been highly successful movies with Dalton.

thesecretagent

Napoleon Plural wrote:

I wasn't too bothered, not least because I hadn't really taken to Dalton's Bond and the genre seemed out of step in the early 90s, what with the proliferation of Die Hard type films that made the Bonds seem a bit naff and unlikely.

I remember being blown away by Die Hard and Lethal Weapon and thinking Bond was a wuss in comparison. Now when I watch Lethal Weapon I kind of do it for the comedy factor. Dalton's Bond is pretty good in comparison.