Which Bond film do you consider ridiculously weird?
Wadsy
Auckland, New ZealandPosts: 412MI6 Agent
This topic has probably been exhausted to death before, or maybe it hasn't. Anyhow, what Bond film would you consider strange to the point where it doesn't make sense over all the rest? I have an obvious pick here, and no it's not A View To A Kill, Diamonds Are Forever or Moonraker much to the obvious guessing of some...
It's The Man With The Golden Gun. Seriously, the entire film doesn't really make sense and it is laughable, but mostly on a good level. I used to outright hate this film for it's second half, the absurdity, Bond going back to school in his 40's, the CIA agent driving off without Bond, Sherriff J. W. Pepper's return, or just the retarded-ness of the fun house/cops and robbers climax, Britt Eckland who is the worst Bond girl of the series (besides Jinx), the ridiculous solar energy plot which really came out of nowhere or Roger Moore's woman-beating performance. However, I've learned to try to put it all at one side, and can enjoy it for what it is. It's just so weird, starting from the scene in Beirut... "I've lost my charm!" Bond: "Not from where I'm standing", Bond pretending to be Scaramanga, the sumo wrestler attempting to kill Bond in a rather uncomfortable fashion, the out of place Karate dojo fight, the long extended escape sequence that goes on forever (Guy Hamilton sure likes these in his films doesn't he), Pepper returning to crank the camp dial right up to 11, the slide whistle effect of the car flipping or wait for it... Nick Nack.
Seriously, this film goes way over the top, but somehow I still enjoy it. It is still my least favourite of all the Roger Moore Bond films, but that doesn't mean it is bad. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on what you consider to be the weirdest Bond film and why? It doesn't even have to be your least favourite of the series.
It's The Man With The Golden Gun. Seriously, the entire film doesn't really make sense and it is laughable, but mostly on a good level. I used to outright hate this film for it's second half, the absurdity, Bond going back to school in his 40's, the CIA agent driving off without Bond, Sherriff J. W. Pepper's return, or just the retarded-ness of the fun house/cops and robbers climax, Britt Eckland who is the worst Bond girl of the series (besides Jinx), the ridiculous solar energy plot which really came out of nowhere or Roger Moore's woman-beating performance. However, I've learned to try to put it all at one side, and can enjoy it for what it is. It's just so weird, starting from the scene in Beirut... "I've lost my charm!" Bond: "Not from where I'm standing", Bond pretending to be Scaramanga, the sumo wrestler attempting to kill Bond in a rather uncomfortable fashion, the out of place Karate dojo fight, the long extended escape sequence that goes on forever (Guy Hamilton sure likes these in his films doesn't he), Pepper returning to crank the camp dial right up to 11, the slide whistle effect of the car flipping or wait for it... Nick Nack.
Seriously, this film goes way over the top, but somehow I still enjoy it. It is still my least favourite of all the Roger Moore Bond films, but that doesn't mean it is bad. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on what you consider to be the weirdest Bond film and why? It doesn't even have to be your least favourite of the series.
1. FYEO 2. OHMSS 3. LTK 4. FRWL 5. TLD 6. TSWLM 7. AVTAK 8. GF 9. MR 10. TB 11. OP 12. SF 13. DN 14. SP 15. LALD 16. GE 17. CR 18. YOLT 19. TWINE 20. TMWTGG 21. NTTD 22. TND 23. QOS 24. NSNA 25. DAD 26. DAF 27. CR '67
1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
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It isn't just the most ridiculously weird Bond film ever made, it's one of the most ridiculously weird films ever made period.
https://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/45009/why-is-tmwtgg-just-aeh-film/
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
As much as I personally love DAD, I can't deny that the whole Sci-Fi direction it heads in, after the hour mark catapults the film into complete ubsurdity and I think the whole DNA replacement therapy plot is the definition of weird
1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
I thought he was trying to protect his nieces. Doesn't make sense as we've seen them in action, beating up Hai Fat's students. It makes Hip look like a dick, tbf.
" I don't listen to hip hop!"
aging Hollywood producers thinking they're going to do a "psychedelic" spoof, presumably appealing to a young hip demographic. If 60-something Hollywood producers really did drop acid, that would only lead them to being even less in touch with their audience, off in a privileged millionaires fantasyland. Good thing for film history they all retired shortly after and let the young radicals bring in the New Hollywood era.*
I've never read an account of how Casino Royale got put together, but I gather it all got thrown into chaos when Peter Sellers walked off the set. Was it after that they came up with the brilliant idea of letting five directors each film their bits and somehow edit it all together later?
damn fine soundtrack, though. The weird film is worth it just for that soundtrack.
*I just looked up Charles Feldman in Wikipedia. He is the same man who produced Streetcar Named Desire. I shouldn't mock a man for what he does in his declining years when he once made a film so great.
Feldman wanted to make Casino Royale a straight Bond film with Connery as Bond...Broccoli & Saltzman blocked this idea, so Feldman went down the ‘spoof’ route...
There’s actually quite a lot I like in CR’67 - especially the soundtrack -{
Now each rewatch in am appreciating the film for what it is more and more. And I love Scaramanga.
I started a thread on this topic a while back if you're interested in checking it out. There are some interesting responses! https://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/47454/what-do-you-think-is-the-weirdest-bond-film/
TMWTGG is definitely one of the weirdest. Diamonds has my vote though -{