Most Beautiful-Looking Bond Film?

chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
in The James Bond Films
Personally, I really dislike the digital look of the 21st Century Bonds, so although Skyfall was brilliantly photographed, the digital corrections & enhancements take it out of the running IMO.
DAF had some insanely pretty moments, but a lot of crude ones as well.
OP was actually very nice to look at...
I suppose it's between YOLT & TLD for me.
I'd have to give it to Freddie Young & Co. Just a super-lush visual experience.

Your pick?
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
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  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 754MI6 Agent
    Moonraker looks incredible for it's time, much to do with the money they put into it. The stuff in Rio just makes me yearn for a vacation.

    YOLT holds up very well. Thunderball's underwater sequences are up there. I don't think I could put a Brosnan film up there. CR has some truly beautiful moments.
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    MooseWithFleas wrote:
    Moonraker looks incredible for it's time, much to do with the money they put into it. The stuff in Rio just makes me yearn for a vacation.

    Moonraker all the way!

    runner up: TSWLM
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 754MI6 Agent
    edited June 2014
    TSWLM and MR is a stunning beauty of a double feature -{ The scenes in Egypt are phenomenal.

    I like the look of LALD and TMWTGG, but that 3 year span between GG and Spy clearly makes a difference as the feel of the films after are just different. Wonder what camera technology advancements caused the upgrade
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    MooseWithFleas wrote:
    Thunderball's underwater sequences are up there.
    Yeah, that stuff is pretty great. Some of the rear projection is a bit dodgy though, as was most back then.
    TND is pretty nice visually in many places. Lots of nice camera movement & such...
    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
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 754MI6 Agent
    Yeah the fight aboard the Disco Volante is rough around the edges.

    Good point about TND. The Bond and Wai Lin bike chase has some good stuff, and I like the big media sets around Carver. Reminiscent of the shuttle area set of Ken Adam from MR.
  • GoldenEye85GoldenEye85 Posts: 278MI6 Agent
    Casino Royale and Skyfall!

    In CR, I remember being breathless when after the poker game, when Vesper wakes Bond up, the surrounding views was amazing. For Skyfall on the boat ride to the abandoned island, that was incredible as well.
    1, GE 2, CR 3, SF 4, TWINE 5, Spectre 6, TMWTGG 7, DAD 8, LALD 9, AVTAK 10, LTK 11, Octopussy 12, Moonraker 13, TLD 14, GF 15, QOS 16, Tomorrow 17, FYEO 18. TSWLM Not seen much: Dr. No, Russia, Thunderball, Twice, Majesty.

    1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    MooseWithFleas wrote:
    The stuff in Rio just makes me yearn for a vacation.

    Same here.

    "I've always had a hankering to go to Rio, sir."

    "I think I can recall your mentioning it."
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,867Chief of Staff
    You Only Live Twice, especially seen on the big screen.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    From the older movies, Moonraker, YOLT from the reboot, CR and Skyfall. -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    You Only Live Twice is indeed beautiful, however the sound in the movie is not so good IMHO. Some terrible dubbing and sound effects, the score is great though.
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • DieAnotherDayDieAnotherDay Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 460MI6 Agent
    Dr. No actually looks amazing on Blu-Ray.
    YOLT, DAF, TSWLM & DAD are my picks though. I remember I was in awe when I stuck DAD Blu ray on for the first time, the PTS just looks incredible.
    ....and the best he ever managed was a sermon on the mount.
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    Moonraker. Lush, colorful and epic in scope. The film has lots of flaws, but cinematography ain't one of them.
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Live And Let Die, with it's New York and Jungle Visuals. -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    edited June 2014
    Sir Hillary Bray wrote:
    Moonraker. Lush, colorful and epic in scope. The film has lots of flaws, but cinematography ain't one of them.
    I can't argue here.

    Here are the Bond cinematographers & other notable films they did (this took a while):

    Dr no, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, Live & Let Die, Man With The Golden Gun- Ted Moore, also did Clash Of The Titans.

    You Only Live Twice- Freddie Young, also did Lawrence Of Arabia & Doctor Zhivago.

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service- Michael Reed, who also did Dracula: Prince of Darkness, and The Saint TV series.

    The Spy Who Loved Me- Claude Renoir, also did Barbarella.

    Moonraker- Jean Tournier, also did Day Of The Jackal.

    For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, View To A Kill- Alan Hume, also did Legend Of Hell House, Return Of The Jedi & Supergirl.

    The Living Daylights, License To Kill - Alec Mills, also did Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.

    Goldeneye, Casino Royale- Phil Meheux, also did Highlander II, The Saint & the two Zorro movies.

    Tomorrow Never Dies- Roger Elswit, also did Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

    The World Is Not Enough- Adrian Biddle, also did Aliens, Princess Bride, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, V For Vendetta.

    Die Another Day- David Tattersall, also did Star Wars eps I & II, The Matador, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Speed Racer.

    Quantum Of Solace- Roberto Schaefer, also did Monster's Ball.

    Skyfall- Roger Deakins, also did O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    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
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    You Only Live Twice, especially seen on the big screen.

    That's the one for me, too, without a doubt. -{
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Dalkowski110Dalkowski110 Posts: 1,314MI6 Agent
    I would say it's very close between MR, YOLT, and TMWTGG in terms of cinematography. QoS (hurt by the location titles just as much as the speedy camera--even without "shaky cam", ANY film that's fast-paced is probably going to suffer a bit from that) and LTK (despite really liking LTK, I thought the cinematography was pretty bland and sub-par) are near the bottom.
    By the way, are you gonna eat that?
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    For me, in plain terms of photography/cinematography, it would be LTK, with the blues of the sea, the purples of dusk (the magic hour as they call it) and even the explosions.
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    For me, in plain terms of photography/cinematography, it would be LTK, with the blues of the sea, the purples of dusk (the magic hour as they call it) and even the explosions.
    Y'know, I just watched my brand new Blu Ray of that and I have to say, it was pretty striking. The underwater stuff reminded me heavily of Thunderball.
    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
  • Fillet_of_SoulFillet_of_Soul Posts: 18MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Live And Let Die, with it's New York and Jungle Visuals. -{

    Hell yeah, you know what's up. {[] Some of the interiors are groovy too, like the office at the 'fillet of Soul'. The Colour grading is superb as well. This flick got it all: a masterpiece in every way.
  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Chrisisall, thanks for researching and posting that DP list. -{
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Firemass wrote:
    Chrisisall, thanks for researching and posting that DP list. -{
    It was actually a lot of fun (& very informative) to compile. IMDB is my friend.
    My big surprise was Adrian Biddle for TWINE (he ALSO did Willow, Thelma & Louise and Stallone's Judge Dredd); now I know why it had that inky, moody look to it.
    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
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Any of the Connery Bonds.

    Most of us have never seen them projected with a fresh print onto the big screen. My mother saw them when they first came out and said they were breathtaking. Any time they're on TV, she just scoffs at how the film looks unimpressive.

    While the screen resolution looks arguably higher in more contemporary films, I prefer the lush color and wonderful saturation of the 60s Bond films instead.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Any of the Connery Bonds.
    I was fortunate enough to see them all on the big screen in theatre revivals as a teen here in the U.S.
    Most theatres now simply show a Blu Ray digitally projected on big pearly screen, not at all the actual film-projected experience of old.
    X-(
    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
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Fillet_of_Soul wrote:
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Live And Let Die, with it's New York and Jungle Visuals. -{

    Hell yeah, you know what's up. {[] Some of the interiors are groovy too, like the office at the 'fillet of Soul'. The Colour grading is superb as well. This flick got it all: a masterpiece in every way.

    -{
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    superado wrote:
    For me, in plain terms of photography/cinematography, it would be LTK, with the blues of the sea, the purples of dusk (the magic hour as they call it) and even the explosions.
    Y'know, I just watched my brand new Blu Ray of that and I have to say, it was pretty striking. The underwater stuff reminded me heavily of Thunderball.

    That's next on my Blu-ray-to-watch list!
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    TB, YOLT, OHMSS, MR, TLD, DAD & CR have the best visuals for me. Lovely & colourful looking. Like a big budget extravaganza should.
  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    The 5 Best from me:

    1. MR
    2. TSWLM
    3. GE
    4. YOLT
    5. TB
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
  • lueth2048lueth2048 Posts: 120MI6 Agent
    I'd say OHMSS. Some of the studio scenes look almost like 3D. It's a great looking movie.
  • DelicatessenInSteelDelicatessenInSteel Posts: 181MI6 Agent
    Moonraker, FRWL, FYEO, MWTGG, & Octopussy for its 60's adventure movie look. Oh OHMSS was gorgeous also.
    1.MoonRaker 2.OHMSS 3.LALD 4.OP 5.FYEO 6.DR. NO 7.YOLT 8.LTK 9.CR 10.AVTAK
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    DelicatessenInSteel wrote:
    OHMSS was gorgeous also.
    It truly was. Sky & snow never looked better in the franchise (or anywhere else for that matter).
    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
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