The " Chick flick" guide to 007

ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
I was wondering which of the Bonds would best suit the "chick flick"
movie fan. I'm going for the Bond with a big emotional content, a healthy dose
Of Romance and some humour ?
My pick would be the fantastic OHMSS. With a human 007, falling in love, a high
Number of emotional scenes, but with a few laughs coming from some great one
Liners from Bond. Even the ending should have the hardest of men, shedding a
Tear.
Casino Royale and Skyfall, also fit the bill for a mix of romance with many scenes
were the actors have to show much inner turmoil or emotions. As with OHMSS, SF
Gives us another " pulling on the heart strings" ending.
TWINE, is probably the most romantic of the Brosnan Bonds. With Bond falling in
Love, only once again to be cheated, of happiness.
In some ways FYEO, fills many of the boxes for a Richard Curtis Romantic comedy
With Bibi trying to force herself on an aging lothario, rather like a younger sister trying
to seduce her older siblings boyfriend. Although Bond isn't distracted and ends the movie
In the arms of his love interest.
Any other suggestions,or thoughts ?
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    edited April 2015
    Mrs C&D says that Casino Royale is the only one she really enjoyed. Partly because the love themeis so strong and integral to the plot, rather than being tacked on; partly because she prefers Daniel Craig's more realistic portrayal. (I'm sure the scene with DC rising from the waves also has a bearing :)) ).

    From a bloke's point of view though I'd agree that OHMSS should rank highly in the emotional stakes.

    Edited for appalling typos :#
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Agreed Mrs TP ( lucky woman) also rates CR as a Romantic movie , according
    To her DC has the loveliest eyes of any man on the planet. It's one of the few she
    Watched without " Rolling her eyes" at times.
    I also think DC coming out of the water was a big selling point for her too. ;)
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I would also vote for OHMSS and CR -{

    TSWLM defiantly is on that List.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Could you expand on TSWLM, AOS ?
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    The Relationship between Bond and Anya :) Two Agents from opposing Sides at first having a bit of distrust in each other, and then growing close.

    Anya's Romance with Bond after the Death of her Lover is like a healing Process (But then feels betrayed when she learns that Bond killed him) -{
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    I don't understand how Anya is in love with Bond at the end of the film. I've always felt that she has dishonoured Barsov's memory. If she really loved him, she wouldn't sleep with Bond.
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  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    I think the best Bond chick flick is Welcome to Japan Mr Bond. :)) A woman trying to become Bond's wife while two other women are trying to find out who Bond is about to get married to.
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,818MI6 Agent
    edited April 2015
    CR-06 and OHMSS are the two films where 007's heart is thrown in a blender, so they are the two films that seem to qualify.

    I say it like that, because although Lazenby does a great job of showing how Bond feels about Tracy, 007 is his usual self while at Piz Gloria. Ok we only see him carrying on with two of the women and implication if a third, but it seems a bit off considering he is supposed to already be falling for Tracy at that point. It doesn't gell well for me.

    Yes Bond romances Solange in CR-06, and he clearly would have had a full night of hot and horny excitement had Demitrios's plans not changed, but Vesper came later. Ahem. There is also the detail that Bond was prepared to give up on the service in order to be with Vesper. Considering Skyfall paints a picture that he had nothing and no one else, that retrospectively makes CR-06 sadder and more romantic. Esp when QoS makes the point that M-Manf was right. Vesper sacrificed herself and betrayed the man she loved, so he could live, knowing she would die as a result.

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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,080Chief of Staff
    Thunderbird 2 wrote:
    Vesper came later. Ahem.

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :)) " My work here is done !" :p
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Thunderbird 2 wrote:
    CR-06 and OHMSS are the two films where 007's heart is thrown in a blender, so they are the two films that seem to qualify.

    I say it like that, because although Lazenby does a great job of showing how Bond feels about Tracy, 007 is his usual self while at Piz Gloria. Ok we only see him carrying on with two of the women and implication if a third, but it seems a bit off considering he is supposed to already be falling for Tracy at that point. It doesn't gell well for me.

    Yes Bond romances Solange in CR-06, and he clearly would have had a full night of hot and horny excitement had Demitrios's plans not changed, but Vesper came later. Ahem. There is also the detail that Bond was prepared to give up on the service in order to be with Vesper. Considering Skyfall paints a picture that he had nothing and no one else, that retrospectively makes CR-06 sadder and more romantic. Esp when QoS makes the point that M-Manf was right. Vesper sacrificed herself and betrayed the man she loved, so he could live, knowing she would die as a result.

    "Some will be pardoned and some pun-ished. Never was there a story of more woe, than that of Vesper and her Double Oh!". Copyright Bill Shakespeare, used under licence by EON.

    Very well put {[]
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Romance rating:

    DN - 3/5 - condescending but bond cares for ryder nonetheless
    FRWL - 3/5 - a love story, but misogynistic
    GF - 1/5 - not much romance here
    TB - 1/5 - not much romance here
    YOLT - 2/5 - aki was good while she lasted
    OHMSS - 4/5 - bond settles down
    DAF - 1/5 - not much romance here
    LALD - 2/5 - relationship with solitaire is superficial
    MWGG - 1/5 - not a convincing relationship
    TSWLM - 5/5 - a nice detente romance
    MR - 3/5 - Jaws and the geek girl
    FYEO - 1/5 - not much romance here
    OP - 1/5 - not much romance here
    AVTAK - 1/5 - JAMES!!
    TLD - 2/5 - a condescending relationship but one nonetheless
    LTK - 4/5 - Bond meets his equal
    GE - 4/5 - Quite feminist, strong woman, it all works out, yada
    TND - 1/5 - Too much ass kicking - not enough love
    TWINE - 3/5 - And it almost worked out too.
    DAD - 2/5 - More lust than love
    CR - 5/5 - Changed the bad boy into a lover. Millions of womens dreams.
    QOS - 3/5 - Not a lot of romance, but you can feel sorry for the bereft Bond
    SF - 1/5 - Sleeping with a sex slave. How romantic, Bond.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I regard Bond " made love" to an ex-sex slave, perhaps the only touch of
    Human affection, she had ever experienced. So in my view, that was in fact
    A bit of romance, as she got to experience the need of another lover, rather than
    Being used as an object.
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I regard Bond " made love" to an ex-sex slave, perhaps the only touch of
    Human affection, she had ever experienced. So in my view, that was in fact
    A bit of romance, as she got to experience the need of another lover, rather than
    Being used as an object.

    Last I checked, it was a fling. Not romance.

    The fact that Bond could have done almost anything to show her affection but decided on sexual intercourse, because he's Bond, right?
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Maybe, But I prefer to belive in my version. Perhaps I'm just an old Romantic. ;)
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Most romantic moment ever:
    "we seem to have developed a certain attachment to each other."
    *snif* so beautiful... -{
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Gotta go with the popular choices, OHMSS and CR.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Most romantic moment ever:
    "we seem to have developed a certain attachment to each other."
    *snif* so beautiful... -{

    In more ways then one :))
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    In more ways then one :))
    "Oh James..." :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    hehadlotsofguts wrote:
    I don't understand how Anya is in love with Bond at the end of the film. I've always felt that she has dishonoured Barsov's memory. If she really loved him, she wouldn't sleep with Bond.

    Anya understood Bond was only doing his duty and it was nothing personal. Plus, she must have been grateful that Bond risked everything to save her from Stromberg's lair.
    My current 10 favorite:

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I think the best relationship in the Moore films, was with Octopussy. I really got the
    Feeling there was a spark between them.
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    hehadlotsofguts wrote:
    I don't understand how Anya is in love with Bond at the end of the film. I've always felt that she has dishonoured Barsov's memory. If she really loved him, she wouldn't sleep with Bond.

    Anya understood Bond was only doing his duty and it was nothing personal. Plus, she must have been grateful that Bond risked everything to save her from Stromberg's lair.

    i see. Thanks for clearing that up.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Especially with Solitaire :)
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  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    No-one's mentioned TLD yet?? :o

    That was rather romantic.


    I would also add my agreement to OHMSS and FYEO.
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,326MI6 Agent
    CR in this house, the others are deemed cheesy and old! And yes its all about DC (especially in his budgie smugglers) as far as my mrs is concerned
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  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,338MI6 Agent
    CR
    LTK
    SF

    The OH enjoyed CR and SF.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Bond and Tatiana's Relationship could be considered Chick-Flicky.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I agree, Their relationship in FRWL is very romantic , more so than Connery's
    Other Bonds, except perhaps Dr No ?
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