Why, oh Why did Living Daylights flunk at the movies??

Higgins

Asp9mm wrote:

LTK was a flop.

Viewer numbers declined A decline in people wanting to see a Bond movie isn't good.

Thanks for bringing in some word of reason -{

chrisisall

Bondtoys wrote:

sandbox economy...

Quality alone does not sell brand products.

Never said that it would, but then there's very little point in discussing this with lapdogs of the Accepted Economic Faith.

I'm unworthy I'm unworthy!!!

Asp9mm

I like LTK. It was a great movie and brought me back to Bond after the comic period. I think it did the same for many people who liked the harder edged Bond of the books and early films.

chrisisall

Asp9mm wrote:

I like LTK. It was a great movie and brought me back to Bond after the comic period. I think it did the same for many people who liked the harder edged Bond of the books and early films.

As you can tell from my posts, I think very highly of it as well. But I see where it may have been too intense for many at the time, and certainly a drop in box office reflected the need for a change, a change that Dalton was suggesting at the time. A lighter narrative touch and a Barry score would have easily reversed a downward trend IMO. In fact, as others have said, it might have been Tim's Skyfall!