Top 10 Bond chases named

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• Moore Not Less Posts: 1,095MI6 Agent

  October 2006

  arthur pringle wrote:

  They had a special on television over here a few years ago (hosted by Sir Roger Moore) where they counted down the ten best Bond moments or scenes or whatever. The speedboat chase from TWINE actually finished in first place if I remember correctly.
  
  I do think it was probably the most fun set-piece during the Brosnan era personally.

  
  Unfortunately, you remember incorrectly, arthur. How do I know? Because I have a video of 'Best Ever Bond'. The speedboat chase from TWINE actually finished in second place. The top ten was as follows.
  
  1. The Laser Scene - Goldfinger
  2. The Boat Chase - The World Is Not Enough
  3. Honey Rider Emerges From The Sea - Doctor No
  4. The Tank Chase - GoldenEye
  5. Jill Masterson's Gold Painted Body - Goldfinger
  6. The Ski Jump - The Spy Who Loved Me
  7. Tracy's Murder - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  8. Blofeld Revealed - You Only Live Twice
  9. The Parachute Fight - Moonraker
  10. Bond's Introduction - Doctor No
• RogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent

  October 2006

  arthur pringle wrote:

  RogueAgent wrote:

  Forgive me if I've overlooked this but shouldn't Brosnan's boat chase in TWINE pre-teaser qualify?
  
  I mean the moment Q warns him and the camera shot of the speedboat jetting to the waters below was just awesome.
  
  I don't think the underwater tie-straightening scene should take points away from this chase sequence.

  
  They had a special on television over here a few years ago (hosted by Sir Roger Moore) where they counted down the ten best Bond moments or scenes or whatever. The speedboat chase from TWINE actually finished in first place if I remember correctly.
  
  I do think it was probably the most fun set-piece during the Brosnan era personally.

  
  
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• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  October 2006 edited October 2006

  Moore Not Less wrote:

  arthur pringle wrote:

  They had a special on television over here a few years ago (hosted by Sir Roger Moore) where they counted down the ten best Bond moments or scenes or whatever. The speedboat chase from TWINE actually finished in first place if I remember correctly.
  
  I do think it was probably the most fun set-piece during the Brosnan era personally.

  
  Unfortunately, you remember incorrectly, arthur. How do I know? Because I have a video of 'Best Ever Bond'. The speedboat chase from TWINE actually finished in second place. The top ten was as follows.
  
  1. The Laser Scene - Goldfinger
  2. The Boat Chase - The World Is Not Enough
  3. Honey Rider Emerges From The Sea - Doctor No
  4. The Tank Chase - GoldenEye
  5. Jill Masterson's Gold Painted Body - Goldfinger
  6. The Ski Jump - The Spy Who Loved Me
  7. Tracy's Murder - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  8. Blofeld Revealed - You Only Live Twice
  9. The Parachute Fight - Moonraker
  10. Bond's Introduction - Doctor No

  
  But of course the laser scene isn't a chase; which (playing devil's advocate ) de facto makes the TWINE boat sequence the #1 chase... :v Not that I agree with that assessment, since I greatly prefer the LALD boat chase to the one in TWINE...

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• Dan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent

  October 2006

  Loeffelholz wrote:

  Not that I agree with that assessment, since I greatly prefer the LALD boat chase to the one in TWINE...

  But don't you think that the chase scene in LALD was far too long?

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• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  October 2006

  Dan Same wrote:

  Loeffelholz wrote:

  Not that I agree with that assessment, since I greatly prefer the LALD boat chase to the one in TWINE...

  But don't you think that the chase scene in LALD was far too long?

  
  I've never really thought about it...but no I like the apparent distance covered by the chase, to say nothing of the Glastrons flying over the road or sliding across the expansive lawns of stately southern homes...and the demise of the last villain/boat is very satisfying...
  
  I think the sequence beginning at the moment when Moore is left on that small island, surrounded by crocs...to the end of the boat chase, is one of the finest Moore Bond sequences on film.

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• heartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent

  October 2006

  I dont think that the LALD boat chase is too long, its so high in quality thats its great to watch, and its so real, compared to other chase sequences like the little nellie chase in YOLT which sucks so bad its awful to watch.
  
  Roger Moore is fantastic in the croc and boat chase scenes, especilly when he throws the petrol in the guys face

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