Bond films that have not aged well/are dated

Thunderpussy

I love all the old tech stuff, big computers using big reels of tape, paper
Print outs, and so many blinking, flashing lights.

Higgins

Are you still using that Datasette, TP? :v

chrisisall

Here's a picture of the computer I'm currently using:

HatThrowingHenchman

here's mine:
http://www.kiids.de/media/catalog/product/cache/5/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/1/0/10166-nemmer-kleiner-zaehlrahmen-rechenschieber.jpg

Thunderpussy

Can't have too many flashing lights. especially when I'm getting
Down to the disco beat.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1WemnsB98o
Will Shatner on Blinking,Bleeping, Flashing lights. )

Lady Ice

Dutchfinger wrote:

To me, the 60'ies movies have aged the best and the 90'ies movies the worst.

I think modern things tend to look dated faster. I look at things from early 2000s and think "That's so noughties!". It's probably because we don't view them as historical in the way that we view the sixties.

chrisisall

Lady Ice wrote:

Dutchfinger wrote:

To me, the 60'ies movies have aged the best and the 90'ies movies the worst.

I think modern things tend to look dated faster. I look at things from early 2000s and think "That's so noughties!". It's probably because we don't view them as historical in the way that we view the sixties.

EXACTLY. -{

Jarvio

I believe that it's a good thing to be dated, because it is a sign of the times and so gives it some character

Dutchfinger

chrisisall wrote:

Those old computers in GE don't bother me a bit, but then I'm not a big computer guy... likewise seeing a payphone in a Bond movie doesn't bother me either.

I never said the computers bothered me either, I'm just saying stuff like that ages the hell out of movies.

Thunderpussy

You want to try listening to old 50s/60s radio sci-fi, ( I do occasionally)
Sometimes to turn on their " Space radar" or some such device. They have
to " Warm up the valves"

chrisisall

Dutchfinger wrote:

I never said the computers bothered me either, I'm just saying stuff like that ages the hell out of movies.

My misunderstanding ;% I thought you were saying that like it was a bad thing...

Dutchfinger

chrisisall wrote:

Dutchfinger wrote:

I never said the computers bothered me either, I'm just saying stuff like that ages the hell out of movies.

My misunderstanding ;% I thought you were saying that like it was a bad thing...

Nah not at all, actually GE is in my personal Top 5, used to be my number 1 when I was younger!

chrisisall

I have it pretty high myself. :007)

Barbel

It's never been one of my favourites, I'm afraid, and I much prefer TND and TWINE.

Matt S

Barbel wrote:

It's never been one of my favourites, I'm afraid, and I much prefer TND and TWINE.

Me too. I usually wonder if people like GE because of the video game.

Barbel

That's possible, of course.
All credit to GE for relaunching Bond though.

Thunderpussy

There was a video game of GoldenEye ? :v )

chrisisall

Thunderpussy wrote:

There was a video game of GoldenEye ? :v )

Never owned or played it- I just loved Pierce.

Dutchfinger

Matt S wrote:

Barbel wrote:

It's never been one of my favourites, I'm afraid, and I much prefer TND and TWINE.

Me too. I usually wonder if people like GE because of the video game.

I never played it, and like it a lot. So I can safely say that the statement doesn't apply to me

Napoleon Plural

Channel hopped onto LTK this week. Just one minute was enough, if that. It's the shabby, straight to video cinematography and worse, the corny dialogue of the pts, where Della the bride has to drive around the block again, and her father huffs and says 'I knew this was a mistake'. Cliche ville, and dated the first time round. That said, not sure ol' Dad had was wrong as far as it turned out for his lovely blonde daughter...

HatThrowingHenchman

I think they idea of speaking of dated films is genally bad.
the films represent a certain time, like in this case LTK the 80's.
of course it will be different today but the same applies to SF and maybe even SP in 30years time.
but that's not necessarily a bad thing.the films take you back to past decades and for older people I would imagine so it will bring back some memories,too.
so it is a natural process that films will look "dated" afer some years.

Matt S

HatThrowingHenchman wrote:

I think they idea of speaking of dated films is genally bad.
the films represent a certain time, like in this case LTK the 80's.
of course it will be different today but the same applies to SF and maybe even SP in 30years time.
but that's not necessarily a bad thing.the films take you back to past decades and for older people I would imagine so it will bring back some memories,too.
so it is a natural process that films will look "dated" afer some years.

But some films manage to be a lot more dated than others. Octopussy, for instance, doesn't feel nearly as dated as LTK. I like how costume designer Lindy Hemming attempted to make sure Bond did not dress in fashions of the time (he did a little, but not overtly so) because she wanted her Bond to look good to future generations, just as Connery still does.

Dutchfinger

Matt S wrote:

But some films manage to be a lot more dated than others. Octopussy, for instance, doesn't feel nearly as dated as LTK. I like how costume designer Lindy Hemming attempted to make sure Bond did not dress in fashions of the time (he did a little, but not overtly so) because she wanted her Bond to look good to future generations, just as Connery still does.

I agree on Connery, and I think his haircut also has a lot to do with the timeless thing. It's funny because haircuts like Connery's from the sixties are really coming back nowadays. Seriously, guys everywhere seem to go for the whole hair seperation thing again. (I am guilty of that myself...) Another thing the 60'ies movies seemed to have aged the best on. I mean the longer hair from the 70'ies and 80'ies with the big sideburns looks terrible in some parts nowadays.