Flawless Bond Movie?

chrisisall · August 2015

Is there such a thing in your opinion?

Jag · August 2015

AJB members will always find something to pick on!

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chrisisall · August 2015

Jag wrote:

AJB members will always find something to pick on! )

But is there a 'flawless' Bond for YOU? ?:)

Bondage007 · August 2015

Frwl is perfect quality wise. For me TLD and OP are just about flawless and OHMSS close behind

hehadlotsofguts · August 2015

Even though i love OHMSS, the dubbing is too obvious, fight noises and all

Jag · August 2015

Some movies are better than others, but I don't think I would consider any as "flawless".

Hardyboy · August 2015

To my mind, Goldfinger is about as close as it gets--the structure and mixture of comedy and action are both great--but of course there are flaws. Then again, sometimes it's the flaws that make something even more endearing!

Matt S · August 2015

FRWL is the closest. TLD also is pretty much perfect for me, though not as perfect as FRWL for reasons I'm not sure. Whilst I think OHMSS, FYEO and OP are some of the greatest Bond movies as well, they each have a few notable flaws. OHMSS has few lines very poorly delivered from Lazenby as well as the Hilary Bray dubbin. FYEO has a truly fantastic score by Bill Conti, but the music just isn't right at all for a serious Bond film. The music doesn't ruin the film, but if John Barry scored that film it would undoubtedly be my favorite Bond film. OP has the Tarzan yell and Bond checking his watch in the gorilla costume.

002 · August 2015

Matt S wrote:

FRWL is the closest. TLD also is pretty much perfect for me, though not as perfect as FRWL for reasons I'm not sure. Whilst I think OHMSS, FYEO and OP are some of the greatest Bond movies as well, they each have a few notable flaws. OHMSS has few lines very poorly delivered from Lazenby as well as the Hilary Bray dubbin. FYEO has a truly fantastic score by Bill Conti, but the music just isn't right at all for a serious Bond film. The music doesn't ruin the film, but if John Barry scored that film it would undoubtedly be my favorite Bond film. OP has the Tarzan yell and Bond checking his watch in the gorilla costume.

Pretty much this. Yeah. I'd add Dr No to list of very, very good films as well, although some might call it uneven. I used to hate Octopussy for the Tarzan yell et. al. but it's very good and I enjoyed it on my last watch. I also rate Casino Royale highly...

Matt S · August 2015

002 wrote:

Pretty much this. Yeah. I'd add Dr No to list of very, very good films as well, although some might call it uneven. I used to hate Octopussy for the Tarzan yell et. al. but it's very good and I enjoyed it on my last watch. I also rate Casino Royale highly...

Though I think the Tarzan yell is very out of place, I hate it even more for how it gives people a reason to hate the entire movie. But it doesn't take away from all the great things in Octopussy. Casino Royale has some very significant flaws for me, such as failing to have a believable love story.

Absolutely_Cart · August 2015

From Russia With Love is probably the purest most flawless movie. But there are movies (to which you could say there are some flaws in), but I found way more fun. Like FYEO, TWINE, LALD, YOLT and so on.

Strangeways · August 2015

I keep coming back to The Spy Who Loved Me
Probably because this was the first one I ever saw

chrisisall · August 2015

For the tone they set for themselves & what they were attempting to do, I'd say DN, FRWL, GF & TSWLM were basically flawless.
TLD & QOS (& maybe CR) were close enough to it.

jamesm123 · August 2015

It's TLD for me. Thank god they cut out the flying carpet scene though

chrisisall · August 2015

jamesm123 wrote:

It's TLD for me. Thank god they cut out the flying carpet scene though

Well, that's my personal favourite Bond movie, but I have to admit it's not entirely flawless...

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blame_thatcher · August 2015

From Russia With Love is the closest example.

Thunderbird 2 · August 2015

There is no such thing as a truly flawless film. Even amongst the Bonds. Its like the publicity muffin that say "best action film ever!" Or "the best film of 2016" - in February?

However, for me Casino Royale 2006. My outright favourite Bond film, just nosing slightly ahead of the others in my favourites group. (GF, OHMSS, MKR, TLD, TWINE, and CR-06.)
I suppose it's because it has the highest number of preferred / favourite elements for me.

Miles Messervy · August 2015

I think OHMSS and FRWL are the closest to being flawless. It's difficult for me to choose between the two: In OHMSS, the locations are better and Bond's wardrobe is more interesting; but FRWL has the strength of Connery's performance. Both are simply excellent, and seem to keep getting better with time.

Many other films in the series had the potential to rise to that level, but fell short for one reason or a another. For instance, TSWLM has always been my favorite Bond film, but the clothing and the score are both too dated, which are a major flaws.

Ornithologist · August 2015

I too, would say From Russia With Love. Very hard to find anything wrong with it.

chrisisall · August 2015

Ornithologist wrote:

I too, would say From Russia With Love. Very hard to find anything wrong with it.

The Popeye hat.

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002 · September 2015

Miles Messervy wrote:

I think OHMSS and FRWL are the closest to being flawless. It's difficult for me to choose between the two: In OHMSS, the locations are better and Bond's wardrobe is more interesting; but FRWL has the strength of Connery's performance. Both are simply excellent, and seem to keep getting better with time.

Many other films in the series had the potential to rise to that level, but fell short for one reason or a another. For instance, TSWLM has always been my favorite Bond film, but the clothing and the score are both too dated, which are a major flaws.

Indeed. Both FRWL and OHMSS occupy my #1 spot equally as favourite Bond film. The fact that they are both (more than less) true to the Fleming original has something to do with it, but so too does the execution and chemistry onscreen. And, in both, Blofeld* has never seemed more powerful.

* Yes, I know he didn't feature in the original Fleming FRWL...

AlphaOmegaSin · September 2015

OHMSS pretty much is flawless -{

Thunderpussy · September 2015

+1 {[]

Silhouette Man · September 2015

OHMSS for me too.

chrisisall · September 2015

Silhouette Man wrote:

OHMSS for me too.

To all you who think that OHMSS is flawless,
ummm... okay, I can see why you'd say so... -{

Wadsy · September 2015

FRWL and OHMSS for me, but FYEO is my favorite Bond movie

chrisisall · September 2015

Wadsy wrote:

FRWL and OHMSS for me, but FYEO is my favorite Bond movie

I love the PTS... so much of that film is excellent. But the fake underwater bubbles in the close ups are so wrong... 8-)

Gassy Man · September 2015

From Russia with Love and Goldfinger are the only ones that come close.

chrisisall · September 2015

Gassy Man wrote:

From Russia with Love and Goldfinger are the only ones that come close.

Come on! What about Dr. No? ?:)

Matt S · September 2015

chrisisall wrote:

Silhouette Man wrote:

OHMSS for me too.

To all you who think that OHMSS is flawless,
ummm... okay, I can see why you'd say so... -{

It's one of the greatest Bond films, but it has quite a few flaws. It's just that there's enough good stuff that the flaws can't ruin the movie.

chrisisall · September 2015

Matt S wrote:

chrisisall wrote:

Silhouette Man wrote:

OHMSS for me too.

To all you who think that OHMSS is flawless,
ummm... okay, I can see why you'd say so... -{

It's one of the greatest Bond films, but it has quite a few flaws. It's just that there's enough good stuff that the flaws can't ruin the movie.

In that case I'd put TLD in the same category. -{

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