YOLT vs OHMSS
Georgiboy
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Which movie is better?
I personally like YOLT better because Pleasance was much better than Savalas in my opinion. But the score in OHMSS was a bit better, but not good enough to beat YOLT.
What do you guys think?
I personally like YOLT better because Pleasance was much better than Savalas in my opinion. But the score in OHMSS was a bit better, but not good enough to beat YOLT.
What do you guys think?
Comments
(1) Sean Connery. He takes it easy, perhaps too easy, but he's still The Man.
(2) Ken Adam. Say no more.
Points for OHMSS:
(1) Ian Fleming, comparatively ignored in YOLT.
Now, since the score was mentioned... John Barry's music for YOLT is inspired, alternating between jaw-dropping awe ("Capsule In Space") and breathtaking beauty ("Mountains And Sunsets") while evoking an Eastern character when necessary ("The Wedding").
However, nothing in the work of Barry or anyone else in the Bond music world can match the unalloyed perfection of his performance in OHMSS. The main theme rivals the Bond Theme in total rightness, the love theme ("We Have All The Time In The World") is a classic, and even throwaways such as "Try" are memorable.
You pays your money, you takes your choice!
Personally I prefer OHMSS as a film, although I still think it would be better if Connery stayed on as Bond.
OHMSS soundtrack is IMHO the best of the series and incidently is the only one I own on cd.
And how about Tracy Bond?, i prefer her rather a girl whose name is never said on screen an who doesn´t have any relevance in the movie.
YOLT has some remarkable things, but is more representative in all ways OHMSS.
However, YOLT is still good. But I find YOLT a bit boring in places. For example, the volcano lair, which seems to be considered great by the masses, I just didn't really dig that much. I love the scenes in Tokyo, and the little nellie scene, but apart from that, quite a few boring goings on I think. Still a strong film though, but OHMSS is just better (Lazenby's performance aside).
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby