Best Bond Intro

dieanotherday02dieanotherday02 USAPosts: 13MI6 Agent
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Which Bond films in your opinion had the best intro?
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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    You mean pre-title sequence?
    Tough question, my one changes every week but atm, its Tomorrow never dies arms bazaar scene which has Brosnan's Bond escaping in a jet plane with nuclear missiles. It will probably change when I see Skyfall.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
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  • dieanotherday02dieanotherday02 USAPosts: 13MI6 Agent
    I agree Tomorrow Never Dies has the best Bond Pre-Title Sequence.
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Probably the highlight of the film, ae?
    I care little for TND, by then the Bond formula was getting old and tired, glad that CR decided to shake it up and make it different like QOS and SF have done.
    Other pre-titles worth a mention are TSWLM, TLD, TWINE and GF...
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    TLD, definitely.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    GE is good, but the corny airplane stunt ruins it for me
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    TLD by a mile. Not only is it it a great, exciting pre-titles sequence, but it serves as the perfect intro to Dalton's Bond. It's actually my favorite introducing-a-new-Bond-actor sequence.
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  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    My fave PTS's are FYEO, OP, GE, TND and TWINE. OP in particular - love that Acrostar Jet!! :007)
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  • lahainelahaine Posts: 44MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale, just gave Bond new life with Bond been the brutal killer and i just loved that it shut up the Craig bashers straight away. Plus it leads into the best Bond song and credits
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Another vote for TLD. :))
    Simply brilliant sequence.
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    The Spy Who Loved Me gets my vote. Wonderful ski chase sequence followed by the best stunt of the entire series with the Union Jack parachute. Not forgetting Bond 77. Classic.

    Other favourite's include Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (until George mentions the other fella), Moonraker (until Jaws appears wearing parachute), Octopussy, The Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough and Skyfall.
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  • moonraker84moonraker84 Posts: 48MI6 Agent
    The Spy Who Loved Me - Union Jack parachute was classic Bond and love the Carly Simon title song that follows.

    Other standouts for me are

    The Living Daylights - Great intro for Dalton

    Licence To Kill - Loved the whole parachuting to Felix's wedding

    Casino Royale - Fantastic debut for Craig, didnt like the theme song though.

    Moonraker - Cheesy but i like this and the title song from Bassey.
  • Mr_Sable_BasiliskMr_Sable_Basilisk BerlinPosts: 50MI6 Agent
    1. TLD
    2. GE
    3. CR
    4. SF
    5. TWINE

    It's interesting that being a great 60's Bond fan none of the PTS makes it into my top five.
    And I actually think FRWL has the best of the 60's.
  • LastRatStandingLastRatStanding ScotlandPosts: 296MI6 Agent
    Octopussy is a great one!
    Now, they only eat rat.
  • LukeLuke USAPosts: 99MI6 Agent
    I think Goldeneye has one of the strongest openings in the series, though the rest of the film doesn't quite live up. Goldfinger, LALD, and CR are also very strong. I'll have to watch Skyfall again, but I find it very impressive as well.
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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Defiently Skyfall, for just piling it high with action.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Mr_Sable_Basilisk wrote:
    1. TLD
    2. GE
    3. CR
    4. SF
    5. TWINE

    It's interesting that being a great 60's Bond fan none of the PTS makes it into my top five.
    And I actually think FRWL has the best of the 60's.
    The PTS was a little notion that kept getting perfected; it hit stride in TSWLM IMO.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    I don't see why people don't think Skyfall's one should be number 1 or 2
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    TLD for me. outstanding.
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,320MI6 Agent
    I was left a little flat by Skyfalls PTS, poss due to the trailors etc. It didnt excite me much knowing what was going to happen

    Complete blackout on the next Bond film for me I think though its near impossible
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  • DTReinsmaDTReinsma Orlando, FL, USAPosts: 81MI6 Agent
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I was left a little flat by Skyfalls PTS, poss due to the trailors etc. It didnt excite me much knowing what was going to happen

    Complete blackout on the next Bond film for me I think though its near impossible

    It's not impossible. I avoided ALL trailers before seeing SF. After I saw it, I watched the trailers out of curiosity and I'm glad I avoided them. You are right. They showed way too much.
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,320MI6 Agent
    DTReinsma wrote:
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I was left a little flat by Skyfalls PTS, poss due to the trailors etc. It didnt excite me much knowing what was going to happen

    Complete blackout on the next Bond film for me I think though its near impossible

    It's not impossible. I avoided ALL trailers before seeing SF. After I saw it, I watched the trailers out of curiosity and I'm glad I avoided them. You are right. They showed way too much.

    I could have avoided the trailors however just flicking on the TV showed stuff I wish hadnt lol

    Yeah the trailors showed far too much. I think will skip them next time around though its hard after waiting years lol
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  • JamesBondGuyJamesBondGuy DenmarkPosts: 144MI6 Agent
    CR or Skyfall :).
  • Matt_Double_OMatt_Double_O Posts: 18MI6 Agent
    I love OP, TSWLM and AVTAK (minus the beach boys). All the Brosnan ones were good, fave is probably TWINE.

    Apart from TB, the Connery PTS's don't seem so memorable to me.
  • BluntInstrumentBluntInstrument A little plane tree'd squarePosts: 7MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger, closely followed by The Living Daylights.
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  • AdamOmegaAdamOmega Edmonton, AB, CanadaPosts: 297MI6 Agent
    5. Octopussy -- Fun little opening sequence with one of the coolest jets I've ever seen: the Acrostar.

    4. The Man With The Golden Gun -- Scaramanga kills an unfortunate thug in his fun-house during what is arguably the best scene in the entire movie.

    3. The Living Daylights -- A training-op gone wrong turns into a fast-paced struggle on an explosive runaway truck, all brilliantly set to the tune of John Barry.

    2. The Spy Who Loved Me -- Yep, they still haven't topped that stunt... :D

    1. Moonraker -- Freefall without a chute! Somewhat ruined by Jaws, sure, but absolutely brilliant in every other way.

    Honorable mentions to: Goldfinger, OHMSS, The World Is Not Enough
    "The secret agent. The man who was only a silhouette..." -- Ian Fleming, Moonraker

    1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger, followed by Casino Royale, The Living Daylights and The World Is Not Enough.
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  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    Goldeneye, followed closely by QoS
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  • Dalkowski110Dalkowski110 Posts: 1,314MI6 Agent
    TLD, QoS (despite the fact I really dislike the rest of the film, I loved the PTS), TSWLM, CR, and GF are the top five in no particular order. GE and OHMSS were both going terrifically until the freefall to the airplane and the line about "the other fellow", respectively. TWINE also comes very close to making the list, but just misses it due to length/not really feeling like a PTS.
    By the way, are you gonna eat that?
  • schaduwoogschaduwoog Posts: 97MI6 Agent
    xboy614 wrote:
    I don't see why people don't think Skyfall's one should be number 1 or 2

    SKYFALL SPOILER!!

    For me, I didn't saw any 'new' action. It wasn't bad but the crappy computer effects ruined this for me. I liked it that Bond got shot by his own crew though.
  • schaduwoogschaduwoog Posts: 97MI6 Agent
    You only live twice (i think because i saw this a lot when growing up)
    GoldenEye
    The world is not enough (because it is long and different.. good action starting with ..ice cubes..)
    From russia with love.. i like the atmosphere and the idea of bond being killed while it isn't
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