Which film is best to look at?

MilleniumForce

I'm talking about the film itself, in set pieces, colours, locations etc.

Some of my favourites include DN, which uses bright colours, and I think the sea looks great in this film. MR for the same reason, and the space scenes look great and very different to any other Bond film. My last favourite one is AVTAK, purely because it uses snow, and lively locations like Paris and San Francisco.

Thunderpussy

Three of the best looking Bonds for me would be.
YOLT, MR and CR. -{

Paperbill

Thunderball

Gassy Man

Any Connery film except Diamonds are Forever.

Matt S

I think You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker are some of the best-looking Bond films. For sets, any Bond film that Ken Adam worked on has best sets. Nobody else has designed anything as cool as what he's done.

002

No votes for Dr No...? That one has some stunning cinematography and iconic shots.

Spoff

I think Dr. No, Goldfinger and Thunderball all look great.

I think Thunderball just edges it for me. But some of Goldfinger (in particular the Alps scene) is breathtaking. And as you say, the sea and tropical location in Dr. No looks gorgeous.

Honourable mentions to Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only and On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

AlphaOmegaSin

LALD has the perfect Balance of City, Jungle and Swamp -{

Spoff

I think any of the ones where he goes to the Bahamas/ Jamaica etc always look great.

Particularly the ones from the 60's. They literally make you wish you could be there, in that place, at that time.

Absolutely_Cart

Dr. No
You Only Live Twice
For Your Eyes Only
Die Another Day
Quantum of Solace (when you can see whats going on)

The Red Kind

LALD and TB

DevilMayCare007

GF, TB, YOLT, MR, and CR

Hardyboy

I agree with the nominees so far, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Skyfall. . .the photography is absolutely stunning!

welshboy78

Thunderball for both birds and location!!!!!! -{

Got a feeling SPECTRE in the snow is going to be absolutely stunning though

Matt S

Hardyboy wrote:

I agree with the nominees so far, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Skyfall. . .the photography is absolutely stunning!

But it lacks in the other departments like set pieces and locations.

welshboy78

I thought some of the sets in Skyfall looked a little fake for some reason, the casino and island bothered me a little

broadshoulder

Hardyboy wrote:

I agree with the nominees so far, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Skyfall. . .the photography is absolutely stunning!

Absolutely agree with you the casino in Macau and arrival in Shanghai are stunning

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cheld

TWINE must be nominated because one gets to look at Sophie Marceau.

AlphaOmegaSin

MR -{

The Amazon always blow me away.

Blackleiter

Gassy Man wrote:

Any Connery film except Diamonds are Forever.

I agree, plus I'd add OHMSS and CR.

Agent Lee

All the 60's Bond films are incredible to look at, largely thanks to Ken Adam and the locales.

I've always loved the dark, muted 90's aesthetic of GE. Aged well I think.

CR has a really great aesthetic that hearkens back to the Fleming novels in some way, for me at least. Just very "classic" looking.

That all being said, it's obvious to me that SF is far and away the best looking Bond film ever, largely thanks to the Mendes/Deakins dynamic.

Firemass

It's increasingly hard to find a topic that Chrisisall hasn't already thought of: http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/44030/most-beautifullooking-bond-film/


My favorite Bond films to look at are:

Moonraker - Globetrotting to the best looking places on earth…and beyond!
TSWLM- Roger Moore treks across the blazing desert of Egypt…and it looks amazing!
Octopussy - So colorful in India. So grim in Berlin.
Goldeneye - Soviet Missile Trains. USSR. Russia. Siberia. T-55 Tanks. St. Petersburg. Great model work, mood, and atmosphere.
OHMSS - Piz Gloria. Winter. Switzerland.

and TMWTGG. This one doesn't get enough credit in this regard, but it has some of the best style and gorgeous scenery of any Bond film.

UltimateTruth

Been seeing Bond movies on the big screen since 1979....MR and FYEO are by far the best regarding breathtaking scenery caught onscreen. The moments that I distinctly remember are:
MR=Bond meeting Goodhead on the observation platform in Rio, Amazon boat scenes
FYEO=Bond stepping out on his hotel balcony in Cortina.........This scene cemented for me the Jet Set luxurious lifestlye that is James Bond....It was spectacular on the big screen

The CGI crap in SF should not count!

Firemass

UltimateTruth wrote:

Been seeing Bond movies on the big screen since 1979....MR and FYEO are by far the best regarding breathtaking scenery caught onscreen.

Lucky man!

jamesm123

TSWLM is great on a projector

Barbel

Firemass wrote:

UltimateTruth wrote:

Been seeing Bond movies on the big screen since 1979....MR and FYEO are by far the best regarding breathtaking scenery caught onscreen.

Lucky man!

Hey, I'm old*! I've been watching them on the big screen since the 60s! All of them- and YOLT tops 'em all.

* though not as old as some.... <cough cough> BL <cough cough>

Barbel

Firemass wrote:

It's increasingly hard to find a topic that Chrisisall hasn't already thought of: http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/44030/most-beautifullooking-bond-film/

) ) ) ain't that the truth!

Thunderpussy

Chris has his finger on the pulse of Bond fandom. He's a Pioneer forging
Forward, to the " Undiscovered Country" of new topics. {[]

Blackleiter

Barbel wrote:

Firemass wrote:

UltimateTruth wrote:

Been seeing Bond movies on the big screen since 1979....MR and FYEO are by far the best regarding breathtaking scenery caught onscreen.

Lucky man!

Hey, I'm old*! I've been watching them on the big screen since the 60s! All of them- and YOLT tops 'em all.

* though not as old as some.... <cough cough> BL <cough cough>

I saw my first Bond film in a flipbook! I think it was entitled "Hey, Stop Spying Around Here!":))

O07

The Lewis Gilbert films are gorgeous - YOLT, TSWLM & MR.

chrisisall

Barbel wrote:

Firemass wrote:

UltimateTruth wrote:

Been seeing Bond movies on the big screen since 1979....MR and FYEO are by far the best regarding breathtaking scenery caught onscreen.

Lucky man!

Hey, I'm old*! I've been watching them on the big screen since the 60s! All of them- and YOLT tops 'em all.

Yeah, I saw YOLT in cinema too, and it really does rule.
Thank the 70's revival Bond double & triple features! {[]