What Bond Film Do You Defend The Most?

chrisisall

Mr Magnusson wrote:

Well, obviously QoS. I do often feel alone liking that gem.

I've defended it so often at other sites I just plain won't do it any more; I'll let people hate on it now, as I enjoy the Hell out of it. -{

Sir Miles

Mr Magnusson wrote:

Well, obviously QoS. I do often feel alone liking that gem.

I think you will struggle to find someone whom has defended QoS more than I...its almost a running joke here -{

Mr Magnusson

Sir Miles wrote:

Mr Magnusson wrote:

Well, obviously QoS. I do often feel alone liking that gem.

I think you will struggle to find someone whom has defended QoS more than I...its almost a running joke here -{

You are a clever man! -{

Sir Miles

Mr Magnusson wrote:

Sir Miles wrote:

Mr Magnusson wrote:

Well, obviously QoS. I do often feel alone liking that gem.

I think you will struggle to find someone whom has defended QoS more than I...its almost a running joke here -{

You are a clever man! -{

Naturally ;%

Colonel Shatner

Well it's a popular meme on the internet that Skyfall is overrated awfulness, but at least it's better than Quantum of Solace, at least according to spoof trailer for Skyfall (the people behind the spoof trailer throw a wobbly about Silva turning up halfway/two thirds of the way through the film, when it's happened before in a few other movies, like Dr. No). I kind of feel sorry for people (like RedLetterMedia) building their lives/careers around obsessive, boring nitpicking dressed up with awkward humour.

CmdrAtticus

Defending Fleming's Bond films to non Bond fans. OHMSS tops the list and having a one time Lazenby makes it that much harder (though personally I thought he did a solid job considering). Craig's films (except QOS, because there's nothing of Fleming to defend there). Non Bond fans prefer spectacle to real spy stories. Dalton's films for the same reason. Many of the series first films take a bit of defending to younger viewers because they date more (though I've found GF still seems to be the easiest for them to enjoy).

Higgins

Sir Miles wrote:

I think you will struggle to find someone whom has defended QoS more than I...its almost a running joke here -{

There are 2 more: Your constant defending of Dalton and the best runner is the Granny Miles labelling

chrisisall

Bondtoys wrote:

There are 2 more: Your constant defending of Dalton and the best runner is the Granny Miles labelling

I find myself defending YOU from ME at this very moment.
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007Smurf

I'd say its a tie between Skyfall, and any of the Dalton films.

chrisisall

It used to be TMWTGG, but thanks to Bonds-for-tots I've been one of Dalton's public defenders more often. )

walther p99

Definitely Tomorrow Never Dies, which ranks in my top 3 favorite Bond films. Its perhaps the last Bond film to not really dwell on Bonds flaws and personal dilemmas but rather focus on 2 hours of fun entertainment that doesn't take itself too seriously. Also it has a razor sharp pace that is maintained for most of the film, and not to mention some of the best action scenes from the series as well as Arnold's first and greatest Bond score.

Mr Beech

Quantum of Solace. I generally agree with the public consensus on the series, but the one that comes up most with critical discussion is Quantum of Solace and I don't think it deserves anywhere near the criticism that it gets.

Second place would probably be DAF or YOLT.

chrisisall

walther p99 wrote:

Definitely Tomorrow Never Dies, which ranks in my top 3 favorite Bond films. Its perhaps the last Bond film to not really dwell on Bonds flaws and personal dilemmas but rather focus on 2 hours of fun entertainment that doesn't take itself too seriously. Also it has a razor sharp pace that is maintained for most of the film, and not to mention some of the best action scenes from the series as well as Arnold's first and greatest Bond score.

This one too, and I feel exactly the same way about it! -{

Firemass

word up. Tomorrow Never Dies is Bond at his best.

chrisisall

Firemass wrote:

word up. Tomorrow Never Dies is Bond at his best.

We are a small & exclusive club on this one, FM. )

Barbel

Include me, too. Great Bond film.

Stawaz

Tomorrow Never Dies. Never before have I so harshly defended anything. ) I also love the Dalton films, and enjoy an occasional viewing of Quantum of Solace. Moonraker is also one of my favourite RM films. :v

Jamesbondjr

Quantum of Solace and Moonraker. Quantum is misunderstood and Moonraker is too harshly criticized at times. Both have major flaws but some people talk about them as if there is nothing of merit in either, which is dead wrong IMO.

chrisisall

Barbel wrote:

Include me, too. Great Bond film.

Stawaz wrote:

Tomorrow Never Dies. Never before have I so harshly defended anything. ajb007/lol

This club is growing fast! :007)

Charmed & Dangerous

Tomorrow Never Dies - magnificent {[]

Lexi

QoS....I think I prefer it to CR. And never understood why it got the flak it did.

Great song and title sequence too

chrisisall

Charmed & Dangerous wrote:

Tomorrow Never Dies - magnificent {[]

I remember coming out of the theatre back in '97 feeling like I hadn't had THAT much fun seeing a Bond movie since YOLT in '74 (re-release).

Bond life

I have a list of these films I have defended on more than one of occasion
From Russia with love
On her majesty's secret service
Moonraker
A view to a kill
Both of Timothy Daltons movies
The world is not enough
Die another day

I have defended all these films because all I can see is positives in them like daltons films were gritty and action packed meanwhile die another day was modern and colourful with quite cool characters

walther p99

chrisisall wrote:

Barbel wrote:

Include me, too. Great Bond film.

Stawaz wrote:

Tomorrow Never Dies. Never before have I so harshly defended anything. ajb007/lol

This club is growing fast! :007)

you can count me in too, obviously )

chrisisall

walther p99 wrote:

you can count me in too, obviously )

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When people say that there's too much action, too much machine gun fire, it's too much an OTT 90's film, I really just want to remind them of this:

You Only Live Twice. )

Dalkowski110

Ironically, I defend both TND and YOLT, chrisisall.

My most-defended Bond film off this forum, simply because it's the only one my father and I radically differ on, is TLD. Closely following that, interacting with people other than Dad, it would be OHMSS, by a mile.

chrisisall

Dalkowski110 wrote:

Ironically, I defend both TND and YOLT, chrisisall.

And, like Peking Duck & Russian Caviar, I love 'em both.