Yeah, it's UP there. If Barry had done the music it would certainly be my favourite instead of TLD!
I don't mind Newman's score to much. I really like the music when Bond walks on the rooftops for example. I wouldn't say he's better than David Arnold, who's a modern day Barry imo. But Newman did fine with the pts
I actually like Newman's work a great deal... he's just no Barry.
Can't argue with that
Speaking of scores, Do you think a Bond movie ever had a really weak score? I honestly like a lot of the non-Barry scores too! (Bill Conti, Marvin Hamlish, Kamen etc, they were all great!) I wasn't a huge fan of DN's score that Monty Norman did, but I can forgive that easily, since it was the first of it's kind.
Weak score = Eric Serra!
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Serra is named a lot among Bond fans! Apart from the terrible soundtrack playing during the Ferrari & Aston scene, I quite like the industrial type of sound the movie is given actually! It really reminds me of the movie "Leon" from the same year, also scored by Serra!
I actually like Newman's work a great deal... he's just no Barry.
Can't argue with that
Speaking of scores, Do you think a Bond movie ever had a really weak score? I honestly like a lot of the non-Barry scores too! (Bill Conti, Marvin Hamlish, Kamen etc, they were all great!) I wasn't a huge fan of DN's score that Monty Norman did, but I can forgive that easily, since it was the first of it's kind.
DN, SF and SP have weak scores, and GE and LTK are weak to a lesser extent. LTK is weak in that it doesn't really do much for the film or do much musically, but it gets the job done and knows how to use the Bond theme. GE is weak in that it reuses the score from Leon and makes the film feel dated and not like a Bond film. The score doesn't have much musical development either. DN at least has good source music and Barry's Bond theme, but Monty Norman had no idea how to score a movie. SF and SP are at the bottom of the barrel for Bond music.
I really didn't mind Skyfall's score. SPECTRE, on the other hand, was really disappointing. I know they're similar, but I think part of it was that the SPECTRE score re-used so much from Skyfall, and did nothing to distinguish itself.
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!
Bond should have landed the helicopter on the hotel, rappelled down to Estrella's room, and said, "Now, where were we?"
I really didn't mind Skyfall's score. SPECTRE, on the other hand, was really disappointing. I know they're similar, but I think part of it was that the SPECTRE score re-used so much from Skyfall, and did nothing to distinguish itself.
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!
Bond should have landed the helicopter on the hotel, rappelled down to Estrella's room, and said, "Now, where were we?"
Honestly, that would have been a great start to the title sequence! )
) with a bit of saucy saxophone music in the background
with Bond saying.... " I've already made the Earth move once today "
Bond jumps out of the helicopter and through the window, takes off his suit as quickly as he got out of the skeleton costume, raises an eyebrow (return to Moore era, after all) and says "now come and ride this chopper".
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!
Bond should have landed the helicopter on the hotel, rappelled down to Estrella's room, and said, "Now, where were we?"
Honestly, that would have been a great start to the title sequence! )
) ) ) Works for me! (Though it's a great PTS as it is- perhaps the best of Craig's efforts)
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I do love some of the classic PTS, FRWL is so atmospheric, while GF is iconic.
TSWLM, was jaw dropping, while ( My favourite) TLD was so energetic with a
younger Bond, and now with SP we have another fantastic PTS to get the heart
pumping. -{
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The Living Daylights, Goldfinger and Octopussy have my favorite PTS's. Daylights is IMO the best PTS that introduces a new actor. GF is iconic, tight and classic....not to mention it was almost always removed when aired on ABC in the '80s. OP's is just a lot of fun. Classic Moore. I like all 4 Brosnan openings as well, but GE's is probably my favorite of his, with DAD's a close second. For the Craig's I'll go with SPECTRE-- it FINALLY begins with the GB. Actually it's a pretty good opening in itself- and fun as well.
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!
Bond should have landed the helicopter on the hotel, rappelled down to Estrella's room, and said, "Now, where were we?"
Estrella: What happened?
Bond: He dropped off!
As for best PTSs.... I can't pick a favourite because the majority of as all fantastic introductions to their respective films. It's easier to list the weaker ones: LALD springs to mind, and if we were to nitpick, DAF, TMWTGG, AVTAK and LTK spring to mind immediately, but I still enjoy these. AVTAK's could have been great had Barry scored the entire thing with original music.
Best per actor:
Connery: GF (Do we every get much cooler?)
Lazenby: OHMSS (Brutal and a great sense of intrigue - great start to the film!)
Moore: TSWLM (Need I say more?)
Dalton: TLD (Great introduction to the film, and of course, a new Bond! Love the espionage vibe)
Brosnan: TWINE (I love all four of Brosnan's openings to this was really tough)
Craig: SP (Best part of the film, too, and one of the few times that Newman's score excites me)
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Connery: GF (Do we every get much cooler?)
Lazenby: OHMSS (Brutal and a great sense of intrigue - great start to the film!)
Moore: TSWLM (Need I say more?)
Dalton: TLD (Great introduction to the film, and of course, a new Bond! Love the espionage vibe)
Brosnan: TWINE (I love all four of Brosnan's openings to this was really tough)
Craig: SP (Best part of the film, too, and one of the few times that Newman's score excites me)
Completely agree with this list! Though I would say that LTK has a great PTS too, that I might even prefer over TLD!
I've always liked tb, connery just seems to love beating up the "widow"
You've got to love the parachute in TSWLM and for me LD, CR and QoS are class, the Palio is a very different addition to a PTS.
I've always liked tb, connery just seems to love beating up the "widow"
You've got to love the parachute in TSWLM and for me LD, CR and QoS are class, the Palio is a very different addition to a PTS.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the Palio in QoS is after the PTS. I'm with you on Thunderball; I've always thought it's a good fight, especially with everything in the room getting destroyed, and the inclusion of the DB5 is a nice touch.
I've always liked tb, connery just seems to love beating up the "widow"
You've got to love the parachute in TSWLM and for me LD, CR and QoS are class, the Palio is a very different addition to a PTS.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the Palio in QoS is after the PTS. I'm with you on Thunderball; I've always thought it's a good fight, especially with everything in the room getting destroyed, and the inclusion of the DB5 is a nice touch.
Doh brain failure! Of course it is! I should know better as qos is one of my most watched bonds!!!
Connery always seemed to enjoy his fight scenes. According to Michael Caine connery also relished a punch up off set as well.
I particularly like it when bond throws the flowers on the count.
Connery: GF (Do we every get much cooler?)
Lazenby: OHMSS (Brutal and a great sense of intrigue - great start to the film!)
Moore: TSWLM (Need I say more?)
Dalton: TLD (Great introduction to the film, and of course, a new Bond! Love the espionage vibe)
Brosnan: TWINE (I love all four of Brosnan's openings to this was really tough)
Craig: SP (Best part of the film, too, and one of the few times that Newman's score excites me)
Completely agree with this list! Though I would say that LTK has a great PTS too, that I might even prefer over TLD!
I don't mind the LTK opening. Probably because of Kamen's score, which I find incredibly underrated, so when his Bond theme kicks in, I can't help but like it. The problem with the sequence for me is that I always ask myself: how do they land?
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#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
I don't mind Newman's score to much. I really like the music when Bond walks on the rooftops for example. I wouldn't say he's better than David Arnold, who's a modern day Barry imo. But Newman did fine with the pts
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#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Can't argue with that
Speaking of scores, Do you think a Bond movie ever had a really weak score? I honestly like a lot of the non-Barry scores too! (Bill Conti, Marvin Hamlish, Kamen etc, they were all great!) I wasn't a huge fan of DN's score that Monty Norman did, but I can forgive that easily, since it was the first of it's kind.
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Serra is named a lot among Bond fans! Apart from the terrible soundtrack playing during the Ferrari & Aston scene, I quite like the industrial type of sound the movie is given actually! It really reminds me of the movie "Leon" from the same year, also scored by Serra!
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DN, SF and SP have weak scores, and GE and LTK are weak to a lesser extent. LTK is weak in that it doesn't really do much for the film or do much musically, but it gets the job done and knows how to use the Bond theme. GE is weak in that it reuses the score from Leon and makes the film feel dated and not like a Bond film. The score doesn't have much musical development either. DN at least has good source music and Barry's Bond theme, but Monty Norman had no idea how to score a movie. SF and SP are at the bottom of the barrel for Bond music.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Easy to understand. It sounds really dated, but I think as a score it's very strong.
GE is the worst of the series for me.
Bond should have landed the helicopter on the hotel, rappelled down to Estrella's room, and said, "Now, where were we?"
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Honestly, that would have been a great start to the title sequence!
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with Bond saying.... " I've already made the Earth move once today "
Bond jumps out of the helicopter and through the window, takes off his suit as quickly as he got out of the skeleton costume, raises an eyebrow (return to Moore era, after all) and says "now come and ride this chopper".
James, " You're about to hear another one !"
The name's Bond... Sid James Bond.
I'll get me coat.
And here I was thinking the PTS was already perfect as it is
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I do love some of the classic PTS, FRWL is so atmospheric, while GF is iconic.
TSWLM, was jaw dropping, while ( My favourite) TLD was so energetic with a
younger Bond, and now with SP we have another fantastic PTS to get the heart
pumping. -{
Estrella: What happened?
Bond: He dropped off!
As for best PTSs.... I can't pick a favourite because the majority of as all fantastic introductions to their respective films. It's easier to list the weaker ones: LALD springs to mind, and if we were to nitpick, DAF, TMWTGG, AVTAK and LTK spring to mind immediately, but I still enjoy these. AVTAK's could have been great had Barry scored the entire thing with original music.
Best per actor:
Connery: GF (Do we every get much cooler?)
Lazenby: OHMSS (Brutal and a great sense of intrigue - great start to the film!)
Moore: TSWLM (Need I say more?)
Dalton: TLD (Great introduction to the film, and of course, a new Bond! Love the espionage vibe)
Brosnan: TWINE (I love all four of Brosnan's openings to this was really tough)
Craig: SP (Best part of the film, too, and one of the few times that Newman's score excites me)
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Completely agree with this list! Though I would say that LTK has a great PTS too, that I might even prefer over TLD!
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You've got to love the parachute in TSWLM and for me LD, CR and QoS are class, the Palio is a very different addition to a PTS.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the Palio in QoS is after the PTS. I'm with you on Thunderball; I've always thought it's a good fight, especially with everything in the room getting destroyed, and the inclusion of the DB5 is a nice touch.
Connery always seemed to enjoy his fight scenes. According to Michael Caine connery also relished a punch up off set as well.
I particularly like it when bond throws the flowers on the count.
I don't mind the LTK opening. Probably because of Kamen's score, which I find incredibly underrated, so when his Bond theme kicks in, I can't help but like it. The problem with the sequence for me is that I always ask myself: how do they land?