Favourite Stunt

Markyb64Markyb64 Posts: 86MI6 Agent
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I've just watched Mission Impossible 4 for the second time and Tom Cruise walking around the Buri Khalifa building is an impressive stunt and was thinking about my favourite Bond stunts and the Moonraker PTS with the skydiving still impresses me bearing in mind the "micro parachutes" that were stitched into the costumes plus the " spiral jump " in TMWTGG. My top four:
1) Moonraker- PTS skydiving sequence
2) TSWLM- Rick Sylvester ski jump and parachute
3) Casino Royale- DBS car roll (7 times)
4) TMWTGG- Spiral car jump
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  • lueth2048lueth2048 Posts: 120MI6 Agent
    For some reason my favorite Bond stunt is one that's really mundane. It's when Bond jumps off the balcony in the TWINE PTS. I think I like it so much because the stuntman makes the leap without any hesitation.
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    MR and TSWLM PTS come tops for me - both are simply breath-taking! I also really like the TLD and QoS PTS. :) -{
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  • Markyb64Markyb64 Posts: 86MI6 Agent
    lueth2048 wrote:
    For some reason my favorite Bond stunt is one that's really mundane. It's when Bond jumps off the balcony in the TWINE PTS. I think I like it so much because the stuntman makes the leap without any hesitation.
    Yep ditto.....the barrel roll jump in the Q Boat was also impressive...I think it was one take?? -{
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    Markyb64 wrote:
    lueth2048 wrote:
    For some reason my favorite Bond stunt is one that's really mundane. It's when Bond jumps off the balcony in the TWINE PTS. I think I like it so much because the stuntman makes the leap without any hesitation.
    Yep ditto.....the barrel roll jump in the Q Boat was also impressive...I think it was one take?? -{

    I agree, that does look very impressive indeed! -{
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,709MI6 Agent
    The Dam Dive in the GE PTS is impressive.
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I agree with everyone who has mentioned the TSWLM and MR PTS Stunts. Absolutely terrific -{
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  • Saunders009Saunders009 Posts: 26MI6 Agent
    Necros and Bond fighting while hanging out the back of the Hercules in TLD. My absolute favorite. I was 12 years old in the theater sweating bullets!
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    With my favorite Part of TLD Soundtrack playing at the same Time :)
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    With my favorite Part of TLD Soundtrack playing at the same Time :)

    Yes, what a brilliant soundtrack TLD had - one of the very best in the series. :) -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    {[] So, so many brilliant stunts in the series ( many already mentioned) but one
    Which for me, maybe doesn't look spectacular, but I sat open mouthed on first
    Seeing is, In FYEO, Bond kicked off the mountain and dropping hundreds of feet
    To hang by his climbing rope -{ , and then as he tries to escape is dropped again -{
    A very dangerous stunt and looks fantastic on film. {[]
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    And extremely tense.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,616MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    {[] So, so many brilliant stunts in the series ( many already mentioned) but one
    Which for me, maybe doesn't look spectacular, but I sat open mouthed on first
    Seeing is, In FYEO, Bond kicked off the mountain and dropping hundreds of feet
    To hang by his climbing rope -{ , and then as he tries to escape is dropped again -{
    A very dangerous stunt and looks fantastic on film. {[]

    One of my favourites! I wish the current Bond films would realise that stunts don't need to be fast to be intense. The MI4 scene the OP mentions reminded me of this stunt.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Bond hanging onto the Plane in OP rarely ever gets a Mention.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,616MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Bond hanging onto the Plane in OP rarely ever gets a Mention.

    The hanging outside the helicopter in FYEO is pretty good along the same lines, though not as extreme.

    It feels like stunts in Daniel Craig's films have become less extreme. I think it's because they want to do stunts that Craig himself can do and they don't do the extreme stunts that require pure stuntman work. I'm not sure if they feel intense stunts take away from the realism that they're going for, but the Bond stunts are always done for real (except for DAD).
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  • broadshoulderbroadshoulder Acton, London, UKPosts: 1,363MI6 Agent
    I have to say Octopussy..

    Bond steers the plane at the climax. It begins to land, Bond grabs Octopussy and they jump out. The landing strip is too short and the plane goes on to explode. Bond and Octopussy hang above a cliff ledge in the middle of nowhere

    Its kind of forgotten..
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  • broadshoulderbroadshoulder Acton, London, UKPosts: 1,363MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Bond hanging onto the Plane in OP rarely ever gets a Mention.

    The hanging outside the helicopter in FYEO is pretty good along the same lines, though not as extreme.

    It feels like stunts in Daniel Craig's films have become less extreme. I think it's because they want to do stunts that Craig himself can do and they don't do the extreme stunts that require pure stuntman work. I'm not sure if they feel intense stunts take away from the realism that they're going for, but the Bond stunts are always done for real (except for DAD).
    I'm afraid it happened earlier then that - people were falling off trains in OP, and dangling from airships in QAVTAK
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,616MI6 Agent
    broadshoulder wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Bond hanging onto the Plane in OP rarely ever gets a Mention.

    The hanging outside the helicopter in FYEO is pretty good along the same lines, though not as extreme.

    It feels like stunts in Daniel Craig's films have become less extreme. I think it's because they want to do stunts that Craig himself can do and they don't do the extreme stunts that require pure stuntman work. I'm not sure if they feel intense stunts take away from the realism that they're going for, but the Bond stunts are always done for real (except for DAD).
    I'm afraid it happened earlier then that - people were falling off trains in OP, and dangling from airships in QAVTAK

    I don't think they had CGI back then.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Yes, please keep CGI away from Bond stunt work -{
    ( except for removing safety wires etc ;) )
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    Yes, please keep CGI away from Bond stunt work -{
    ( except for removing safety wires etc ;) )

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  • MilleniumForceMilleniumForce LondonPosts: 1,214MI6 Agent
    Here's my top 10:

    10. LALD Crocodile Walk
    9. DAD Parachute Jump
    8. TWINE Jumping out the banker's office
    7. FYEO Rock Climbing
    6. GE Bungee Jump
    5. TLD Cello Case Sledding
    4. CR Crane Jump
    3. GE Motorcycle off the mountain
    2. SF Train fight
    1. LTK Truck going through the fire

    I also like the truck crash in LTK at the end of the chase, but wouldn't class it as a stunt.
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,434MI6 Agent
    -GE dam jump
    - CR Crane jump
    - LALD crock walk
    - The parashute jump in FYEO
  • The Wicker ManThe Wicker Man EnglandPosts: 434MI6 Agent
    Favourite stunt?
    I have no hesitation in choosing the Union Jack parachute jump from TSWLM.
    I love the silence as he ski's off the cliff face and when the parachute opens the music kicks in - just perfect.
    Its one of the greatest stunts in film history, not just Bond history. -{
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    I'm assuming the trucks driving while leaning at a 45 degree angle in LTK was CGI.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,616MI6 Agent
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm assuming the trucks driving while leaning at a 45 degree angle in LTK was CGI.

    Are you joking? CGI couldn't do that and make it look believable in 1989. Just look at the CGI that was added to the Star Wars films in 1997. That was as good as it got in the mid 90s, so think about how bad it would have looked eight years earlier. That stunt was for real.
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  • Markyb64Markyb64 Posts: 86MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm assuming the trucks driving while leaning at a 45 degree angle in LTK was CGI.

    Are you joking? CGI couldn't do that and make it look believable in 1989. Just look at the CGI that was added to the Star Wars films in 1997. That was as good as it got in the mid 90s, so think about how bad it would have looked eight years earlier. That stunt was for real.
    I believe the Kenworth truck stunt was shown in detail in the Inside Licence To Kill documentary on the extras of the same disc. It was done in the same vein as the Diamonds Are Forever Las Vegas alley scene when when car went up the ramp on it's side.............but the Kenworth truck stayed on one side (left) and didn't swap onto it's right!!!! :s :)) :)) :))
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    I'm assuming the trucks driving while leaning at a 45 degree angle in LTK was CGI.

    No, that was for real.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Absolutely, Bond car stunts are done for real. -{ once again showing the
    Skill of the stunt drivers, involved. :)
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Bond has always set the Benchmark -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    {[]
    I know I'm a fan so my view may be biased but I do feel the Bond crew
    always try and " push the envelope " of what is possible, with any vehicle. ;)
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Agreed {[]
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