Best Gun Barrel
Hank
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This has probably been posted before, but I was just curious as to who you think has the best opening gun barrel sequence.
I like George Lazenby's the best. He actually drops to one knee. I watched DAF last night, and I didn't like Connery's. He looked as if he were about to fall over.
I like George Lazenby's the best. He actually drops to one knee. I watched DAF last night, and I didn't like Connery's. He looked as if he were about to fall over.
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So to make a short story long
Favourite Post 1995: Probably TWINE, but i liked the CR one in the trailer not in the actual movie.
What gave them the idea to do the Gunbarrel cos its kinda original and you dont imagine it in the books?
"Better make that two."
The gunbarrel in CR will never, ever be topped. By far the coolest concept with the gunbarrel ever.
I agree, the CR gunbarrel cannot be topped. However, I think that it should be the CR gunbarrel and nothing more, and they should go back to a traditional, pre DAD gunbarrel.
For me its a tie between the CR gunbarrel and the TWINE gunbarrel. I think that Brosnan did a great job with that one. The way he walks, all stern like, and the snap in which he draws and shoots make it great.
My understanding is that it was reshot for Thunderball because of the change in aspect ratio to 2.35 : 1, with each new actor obviously and again for the aspect ration change for TSWLM.
I agree with the idea that we should return to standard gunbarrels after CR.
I think Connery had the worst one. If you watch closely, he sways and looks like he's about to fall.
In reality, George Lazenby's would probably be the best because he's making himself a smaller target. I really like Sean Connery's walk but he does appear unbalanced at the finish.
I like both of Roger Moore's, especially the second one, my favourite overall. It all looks perfectly natural and smooth to me. I also like Timothy Dalton's walk and the way he appears to draw the gun from behind his back. Pierce Brosnan has a very confident walk and turn, but his final position looks a bit too upright and stiff to me.
I like Daniel Craig's version, though I do miss the walk. The way he turns quickly round and fires is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-3cIoWgdMg
it has all the gunbarrels (except the proper one in CR) with its music. i like the Brosnan concept (turning around to... BECOME THE SAME ONE - or very close one) except of course the annoying bullet from DAD.
But i have to mention that i like the one made by Dalton, because it has some resemblance with Connery without falling.
Moore is the only one that made it with a suit and with the tuxedo.
The three that stuck out to me as the best were TB, TSWLM and TLD. I never noticed before how visible the actors shadows were (not so much Brosnan.) I liked OHMSS because it was the only one that when the blood oozed down Bond was not visible through it. I still think, however, they need to stop messing with it, and Bond 22 should start right off with the old school gunbarrel.
The Brosnan gunbarrels were off, I think, because of the music.. especially GoldenEye. So anti-climatic. A Bond film should start with a LOUD traditional guitar soloed gunbarrel to herald another BIG 007 adventure
For the music, i think Brosnan's were distinctive, being DAD the best (again, without the bullet).
I liked also the CR one, despite the bathroom...
I just hope this wasn't only a tribute, and they're scrapping the gunbarrel from now on...
1. Casino Royale-It will NEVER be topped
2. LTK-it just has a nice dark tone of music
3. FYEO-the funk beat of the music
4. OHMSS-Lazenby's fall on one knee is the best move of all the turns
5. Goldeneye-Brosnan's confident walk
The barrel itself if HORRENDOUS... too busy, too much to it. It looks like a camera shutter to me, although Craig homself brought urgency with his stance, so I like that... BUT his stance to me remindes of Brosnan, so I'm contracdicting myself a little I guess
With regards to the music, I think the music starting off with the bond theme vamp (eg. TWINE, TSWLM) is better than when it starts off in the more traditional fashion with the loud horns screaming the opening notes. The vamp beginning has a more mysterious spy mood to it. Just a personal preference, and I really like the way Arnold did this in TND and TWINE.
That is a particular favourite of mine. I think the music is just about the perfect introduction to any gunbarrel.
Dr. No-overall good but horrible music. (Bob Simmons had the second best turn.)
FRWL-another good one but they didn't need to have the barrel disappear.
Goldfinger-same as the last two (nice electric guitar music)
Thunderball-Sean Connery's turn is the WORST!
YOLT-The barrel moves over way to far but excellent music (this is probably my number 6 most fav)
OHMSS-Lazenby had the best move of all the turns but not fast enough for me.
DAF-bad music, Connery's turn again, and the barrel is over too far.(the guitar in this is horrible)
LALD-Moore's turn is eh but the music is good.(more electric guitar)
TMWTGG-the music clips off the notes too early.
(EDIT: Upon watching them again, I like Moore's first turn where he doesn't turn his legs toward the screen)
TSWLM-doesn't start off with the regular horn blasts that people were used to but a nice change of pase for the opening music
Moonraker-exactly like TMWTGG's gunbarrel but a little different music
FYEO-nice disco version of the theme song(with nice cowbell.)
Octopussy-again almost like TMWTGG's gunbarrel(the music slows down when Moore comes on)
AVTAK-AGAIN like TMWTGG's gunbarrel(the music picks up when Moore comes on this time)
TLD-kind of different music but Dalton's move makes up for it
LTK-ONE OF THE BEST! nice dark tone of music that suits the movie
Goldeneye-Brosnan's walk is confident but could of done without the music(his move is eh)
TLD-Same music as TSWLM but Brosnan seems out of place to me
TWINE-Same kind of music as TSWLM but more techno and crappy
DAD-Nice opening of horns but when it goes to techno it gets crappy(I thought the bullet was okay but eh)
CR-THE BEST EVER! The whole concept of put it in the pts and have it be his first kill is good. They should NOT do something like this again though, just go back to the original. If this is done again it will seem overused.
Craigs turn is awesome (i like it) but he does a 180 turn, with the walkout everybody does a 90 degree turn, so, would Craig with a walkout would be as cool as the last one? does he walk away the circle so he can turn 180? I Believe he would have to make a faster turn to have his jacket flopped.
Brosnan's seems TOO similar to me, except the bullet. with all others you could see that the illumination changes and the shadows but not here.
Oh, it seems obvious but i'll say it, Craig is the last since Moore to not use a Tux and the only who didn't use a tie either.
And for this reason, among other more specific ones, I choose Dalton's gunbarrel from TLD, as I was nearly faint with relief that it was a different bloke walking across the screen :v
Craig's was certainly cool, and the most kinetic...but I'm looking forward to what he does with a more conventional, pre-PTS gunbarrel...
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