The most different bond film at the time of release?

Jarvio · August 2013

What do you think was the most different bond film at the time of it's release?

Here are my candidates:

OHMSS - Purely because this was the first bond film to feature another actor playing bond. That's pretty much the only reason for this choice, although the ending had to be different for the time I'm sure...

LTK - Off the top of my head this was the first bond film to feature a recurring character as part of the main plot (Felix Leiter). Also, the obvious increase in violence/gore, the 15 certificate, the rogue agent...

GE - Probably mainly due to the huge 6 year gap, but IMO it felt so much newer than the rest at the time. I know it was newer, but I can really tell the difference. Also, from this point on the franchise IMO felt more story-focused and less episodic. Oh, and M's now a woman...

CR - Way more story-focused than any other bond film that came before it IMO. Also the fact that it was a complete reboot made it feel different. The whole franchise was revamped from this point, and Q and Moneypenny are absent here...

Other honourable mentions would be MR (but only because bond goes into space), and SF (mainly due to it's pure epic-ness and M's death, which I found rather daring).

From my list, I'd say the most different at the time of it's release would have to be...... CR.

Thoughts?

Dutchfinger · August 2013

You pretty much listed all of the first appearances of the Bond actors, I would say LALD is another one I would include. It was the first one to have Roger Moore, but the whole thing felt like the first time of being a different film to me in other ways as well. First off, the score alone felt like something completely new, already starting with the gunbarrel. Also the whole voodoo theme, black villians and basicly the whole theme to the movie felt unlike anything that came before.

You pretty much mentioned all of the one's I would name myself, with the exception of maybe YOLT. (Although it probably didn't feel THAT different)

Jarvio · August 2013

Dutchfinger wrote:

You pretty much listed all of the first appearances of the Bond actors, I would say LALD is another one I would include. It was the first one to have Roger Moore, but the whole thing felt like the first time of being a different film to me in other ways as well. First off, the score alone felt like something completely new, already starting with the gunbarrel. Also the whole voodoo theme, black villians and basicly the whole theme to the movie felt unlike anything that came before.

You pretty much mentioned all of the one's I would name myself, with the exception of maybe YOLT. (Although it probably didn't feel THAT different)

I agree about LALD and I almost included it. The only reason I didn't include it was because I thought the 6 that I mentioned were even more different. But LALD is definitely worth a mention yes. TLD was another one I almost mentioned too.

I don't really agree about YOLT though. I suppose it was 'bigger' and more comic-book like than the ones before it, but yes, I didn't think it was THAT different.

I suppose DAF could be mentioned too, what with the introduction of the more comedy-like elements.

chrisisall · August 2013

I find myself having to pick LTK. It had a Miami Vice feel due to location & general drug-related story, and included a revenge theme not seen in this intensity before, as well as Bond's resignation in the field to pursue it.
A daring movie at the time.

BIG TAM · August 2013

I agree with what's been said. I'd add THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. It's the first of the Big Stunt Bonds. Every pre-credit sequence since has had to live up to that parachute jump.

Higgins · August 2013

I'd say FYEO and TSWLM

TSWLM for a totally different approach to the more down-to earth 007-meets assassin (The Solex storyline never really took off imo) to a superhero wanting to destroy the world and FYEO bringing Bond back from space and a super-budget movie to the tone of OHMSS in many ways (and the blue ski suit is only one of them

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The most different bond film at the time of release?

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