Agreed. If there were a few things amiss in that film; he was certainly not one of them.
Peeps slate this movie endlessly, yet I have a great deal of fun with it on every viewing. And when the slide whistle comes up, I *mute* it, making the film even better.
The next three films weren't even worthy of a Barry score, heh heh! :007)
Watched TMWTGG again last night and I must say I was surprised with how many brutal and serious parts of the film were included as I'd always viewed it as one of Moore's lighter entries in the series. In fact the first half an hour or so stands toe to toe with the atmosphere and tone of some of Connery's best work. It's a shame that large parts of the film are spoilt by some silly moments (flying cars, karate schoolgirls, J.W Pepper etc).
I must say that I don't have a single problem with the first 1 hour and 20 minutes of the film.
Unfortunately, several things go wrong in a very short period of time and the film's reputation suffers accordingly. Mary Goodnight bumbles the Solex recovery and gets locked in the boot, which leads to an incredible poor car chase involving J.W. Pepper and the infamous slide-whistle sound effect.
My current 10 favorite:
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
I used to think this film was a decent-enough entry, but meh, it's gone down for me. Sorry TMWTGG fans.
Jarvio, It's kinda funny how we have such different taste in the Roger Moore era. We're both fans obviously, but where you pick LALD I prefer TMWTGG. You have FYEO & OP in your top 5, but I have TSWLM & MR instead. Our only common ground is that AVTAK rules. -{
I admit that my love for LALD is largely nostalgia-driven. But I do think TMWTGG could have used some work. Scaramanga is excellent as is his island, but the story is lacking for me, and (even though I don't mind Moore-esque comedy) I feel there is too much of it in TMWTGG. MR I think is fine up until space. Bond and space don't mix IMO. TSWLM is great though, no issues with that one, just that I prefer others to it. And yes, AVTAK rules!
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Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee.
The man BORN to play a Bond villain.
That is all.
Peeps slate this movie endlessly, yet I have a great deal of fun with it on every viewing. And when the slide whistle comes up, I *mute* it, making the film even better.
The next three films weren't even worthy of a Barry score, heh heh! :007)
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
What ARE you talking about? Moonraker has a gorgeous Barry score.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
I must say that I don't have a single problem with the first 1 hour and 20 minutes of the film.
Unfortunately, several things go wrong in a very short period of time and the film's reputation suffers accordingly. Mary Goodnight bumbles the Solex recovery and gets locked in the boot, which leads to an incredible poor car chase involving J.W. Pepper and the infamous slide-whistle sound effect.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
Basically, LALD & TSWLM are fun romps. TMWTGG is as close to Fleminesque as a younger Moore would get IMHO.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
I admit that my love for LALD is largely nostalgia-driven. But I do think TMWTGG could have used some work. Scaramanga is excellent as is his island, but the story is lacking for me, and (even though I don't mind Moore-esque comedy) I feel there is too much of it in TMWTGG. MR I think is fine up until space. Bond and space don't mix IMO. TSWLM is great though, no issues with that one, just that I prefer others to it. And yes, AVTAK rules!
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS