Goldeneye, best Bond film ever?
Surrie
Surrey, UKPosts: 79MI6 Agent
For me Goldeneye was the apitimy of Bond. I loved everything about it. I was 7 when I first saw it and can still remember that time today. I spent hours playing the Nintendo 64 Game 'Goldeneye' with my brothers. I know the in's and out's of the film. I have watched it countless numbers of times. But I never get bored. It had everything you need from Bond. It was also a new generation of Bond. Past the Dalton years (which should of been Brosnan) and into the 21st Century. All of the Bond films are beyond the description of words. You cannot begin to describe what you feel when you watch a Bond film. All of the different emotions. You may think I dont know what I'm talking about 1. because I'm a girl and 2. because I'm only 16. But I can asure you what I get from all of the Bond films, novels, games, the whole franchise is beyond description. I can't even begin to describe what I feel when I hear the Bond music or a famous witty line the man himself has said. You may think I am taking things too far but I don't really care this is how I feel and I love it. Goldeneye is my favourite because it settles my passion for Bond and my desire to one day have his occupation.
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What counts is what the heroine provokes, or rather what she represents. She is the one, or rather the love or fear she inspires in the hero , or else the concern he feels for her, who makes him act the way he does.
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My current contenders for top Bond film is either Craig's recent debut, Thunderball or The Living Daylights.
What did you think of TND?
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For my money,the "best" (and I try not to throw that word around loosely)James Bond film is From Russia With Love.I think it has a perfect cast,an excellent storyline and everything in the film is in just the right proportion.No overabundance of gadgets.No big explosions.No unbelievable villains.Bond is clearly a spy and assassin.There's a real sense of danger permeating the story.And Bond has to use his wits in order to survive.
And also--with only a few minor alterations--the From Russia With Love movie remains a remarkably faithful adaptation of one of Ian Fleming's very best novels.It's a good story well told.
But we all like different things and happily there are plenty of James Bond films for almost every taste.:)
Its not flawless, but its easily one of the best bond flicks.
Otherwise yes its great
"Better make that two."
Awww, I kinda liked the TND villians, Carver and Stamper seemed throw-back to me, very 60s. A little too cartoony maybe, but that's been the case since the 70s. Oh well. Bean was indeed a great villian, I wished he had more to do in GE, splitting time with that Russuan General dude didn't work for me I guess. They had a nice original set-up, but the follow-through got kinda meandering in the middle, like they were trying to fit too much in (for me at least)...although that last fight was a good one. {[]
Both films had good stuff in them (and a few things I'd change if I had my drothers...but I could say that about darn near all of 'em, I'm so picky
Anyway, cheers!
The film is badly paced, the direction is mediocre (far too many close-ups an static camera) and Eric Serra's music stinks. It's also full of things that are just rubbish, like Alan Cumming's comic relief that would embarass a five-year old.
There are some flaws- as has been said, the character of Boris is often embarassing and is the archetypal 'computer geek' which you can't wait to see the back of (yet,his death is quite ludicrous though...). And I agree the score is often completely off beam. There's also a bit too much emphasis on the scene in the Severnaya plant which imo over-runs drastically.
Other than that though, it's easy to see why this is viewed as Brosnan's best. I think he nailed Bond better than Dalton did (or perhaps never had the chance to due to one slightly indifferent film and one which was a bit atypical), the scenes between Bond and Trevelyan are superbly written and Bond's sadness upon discovering his friend is a traitor and he may partly be to blame is wondrous and well played. Also, there's a lot of first grade action with the tank chase, the brilliant PTS and best of all the monumental punch-up between Bond and Trevelyan at the end. Great scene between Bond and M which finally restored some of the tension of the Connery era, and Xenia Onatopp was the most memorable Bond girl in years after years of rather indifferent ones (to me at any rate).
So it gets 4.5/5 from me as what flaws there are are fairly minor, all things considered. It has a consistency that Brosnan's other films lacked, imo, and also the clearer sense of direction the Dalton era needed too, again imo. It did indeed invigorate a franchise that had been flagging for a few years and as such, cannot be overstated.
They introduced a Bond who is almost a mixture of all the previous Bond actors. The song is good but reminds us of the classic title songs like Goldfinger. They have a evil mastermind, a control center, a ticking clock, a space orbiting weapon etc. The few surprises are the female M and the villan being a former 00-agent and Bond's friend. Goldeneye is good, but perhaps they had to live up to expectations because the time since LTK and the low box office in the US for LTK.
After rewatching it last night, I remembered just how great it was. I'm going to have to give this one a big boost into the #4 slot of all time in Bond films.