Your Favourite PTS's

chrisisall

My favourite PTS hands down is TLD.
And I never thought I'd say this, but now that I understand the "Delicatessen" line, FYEO's PTS is one of my favourites.
TWINE's is awesome & LONG.
GF's is just plain cool.
GE, TND & TB's are slick & action packed.
OHMSS has a style & mystery about it.

What are yours?

Blackleiter

Over time it has become more and more difficult to choose just one, so I'm going to cheat and name my top three - GF, TWINE and CR. Oh wait, I also really like OHMSS and TLD. Forget it - I can no longer choose a favorite!

Sir Miles

There is already a pretty long thread that covers this....if someone can find it and post a link please - I'm not on my pc to do this easily....then I'll close this...thanks -{

chrisisall

Sir Miles wrote:

There is already a pretty long thread that covers this....if someone can find it and post a link please - I'm not on my pc to do this easily....then I'll close this...thanks -{

I searched 'PTS' and couldn't find anything. ?:)

Sir Miles

Really ? I know the search function isn't the best...but it was a decent sized thread...

chrisisall

Sir Miles wrote:

Really ? I know the search function isn't the best...but it was a decent sized thread...

Yeah, I seem to remember one too. I just did a search for 'pre title sequence' and also came up empty.

DieAnotherDay

Goldfinger or Goldeneye for me. Both are complete fantasy nonsense but so exciting and fun to watch. -{

Manxman

I'd say The Spy Who Loved Me. It sets up the main plot with the submarine, subverts our expectation with Agent XXX being the woman in the bedroom scene, and culminates in a fantastic ski sequence ending with the climactic union jack parachute jump. Iconic stuff.

chrisisall

Manxman wrote:

I'd say The Spy Who Loved Me. It sets up the main plot with the submarine, subverts our expectation with Agent XXX being the woman in the bedroom scene, and culminates in a fantastic ski sequence ending with the climactic union jack parachute jump. Iconic stuff.

Yes, I did leave that one out... it's truly excellent.

Smiert-Spionam

I will concede that TSWLM has a great PTS but my favourite will always be TLD. Dalton's introduction is truly bad-ass.

chrisisall

Smiert-Spionam wrote:

I will concede that TSWLM has a great PTS but my favourite will always be TLD. Dalton's introduction is truly bad-ass.

I feel blessed that my favourite movie also has my favourite PTS! -{

Mr Mallory

The opening car chase from QOS, awesome !

Thunderpussy

Always loved the pts for. TLD and AVTAK, ( yes Take out the beach boys song and it's great )

chrisisall

Mr Mallory wrote:

The opening car chase from QOS, awesome !

I really do like that one. After a few viewings the fast cutting sort of disappears and you can grasp the awesomeness..

NeverSayDie

Goldeneye and Casino Royale.
Both introduce a new Bond. Both my the master Martin Campbell

Mr Mallory

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chrisisall, I never had a problem following the chase. but it goes up to 11 on the AWESOMENESS scale !

chrisisall

Mr Mallory wrote:

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chrisisall, I never had a problem following the chase. but it goes up to 11 on the AWESOMENESS scale !

Every single time I watch QOS it edges up a tiny bit on my list of all time favourite Bonds. If ONLY the song was as good as CR's...
QOS's PTS is a stunner. Like the whole movie, a strike of lightning.

Rik

The Living Daylights wins this for me no question.

DieAnotherDay

chrisisall wrote:

Mr Mallory wrote:

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chrisisall, I never had a problem following the chase. but it goes up to 11 on the AWESOMENESS scale !

Every single time I watch QOS it edges up a tiny bit on my list of all time favourite Bonds. If ONLY the song was as good as CR's...
QOS's PTS is a stunner. Like the whole movie, a strike of lightning.

QoS's action scenes sure don't disappoint.

AirJordanFan93

Goldfinger
TSWLM
TLD
Goldeneye
CR

PPK 7.65mm

The Living Daylights has always been a favorite of mine too, it is not often that we see the 00 section training, plus having Bond deploy his spare parachute to escape the falling Land Rover was pretty creative if you ask me.

Also I really enjoy the teasers to FRWL( I honestly thought that James Bond had really been killed until the lights came up and it was reveled to be a SPECTRE training exercise for Red Grant. Also I loved the whole "mini movie" aspect of Goldfinger's PTS, along with CR's opening in black and white of Bond earning his 00 status via the assassinations of Fisher and Dryden.

YOLT is another one that I enjoy, again the filmmakers had me fooled with another "death" for James Bond. Also the space capsule hijacking is well done, and IMO has some of John Barry's best music composed for the series.

Blackleiter

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

IMO has some of John Barry's best music composed for the series.

Love it!

hehadlotsofguts

Casino Royale. Craig is really cool and vicious here. the flashbacks with the bathroom pagga are really thrilling and well choreographed. Good choice by Martin Campbell to shoot the scene in black and white, makes the scene look like a film noir and adds suspense.

chrisisall

Blackleiter wrote:

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

IMO has some of John Barry's best music composed for the series.

Love it!

*Japanese girl voice*
You think YOLT better than other Bond movies? )

Blackleiter

chrisisall wrote:

Blackleiter wrote:

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

IMO has some of John Barry's best music composed for the series.

Love it!

*Japanese girl voice*
You think YOLT better than other Bond movies? )

Not better - just different. ) (Actually, yes better than most!)

chrisisall

Blackleiter wrote:

Not better - just different. ) (Actually, yes better than most!)

YOLT & TND are my two favourite BIG Bonds, and they both have fairly kick-a*s PTS's!

Volante

26 replies so far and no mention of Octopussy

In my book this is by far the best PTS. The way the intro builds up, has Bond fail and then against all odds finally succeed only to run out of fuel. I love the way Barrys score is used so delicately - no music from the first appearance of the Acrostar until the hangar is blown up, just suspense. Like the rest of the film Moore makes us feel how incredibly comfortable he is with the role at that moment in time (more at ease than any film both before or after) and how much he enjoys playing the part.
I still remember when I was younger and saw the film for the first time, and how I had to pause the VHS after "fill 'er up please" and call all my friends to tell them what I had just seen. Absolutely outstanding, and escapism at its best - which is exactly what Bond is all about.

DEFIANT 74205

Goldfinger.

I just find the sheer brutality of Bond engaging in hand to hand combat quite entertaining, and there's the fact that Bond just casually strolls into a bar and glances at his watch while the factory blew up in the background .... classic Bond.

chrisisall

Volante wrote:

26 replies so far and no mention of Octopussy

An oversight you have corrected quite well, sir! -{

Blackleiter

DEFIANT 74205 wrote:

Goldfinger.

I just find the sheer brutality of Bond engaging in hand to hand combat quite entertaining, and there's the fact that Bond just casually strolls into a bar and glances at his watch while the factory blew up in the background .... classic Bond.

The perfect PTS! -{

Dutchfinger

I honestly feel the PTS of SP is one of the best ones the series have had! (if not the best!) And it will go down in history as just that! I love the camera following Bond along, Bond being smooth with the girl, stepping out of the window, adjusting his cuffs and walking on the ledge of the building casually getting the silencer out of his pants pocket, it's so badass! The helicopter stunt work and fighting is impressive! And all the thousands of extra's that had to go through make up every day deserves some applauding! The whole thing blew me away immediatly!