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Post by Gambit on Mar 21, 2011 14:31:14 GMT -5
Looking back, Moonraker was the last huge Bond film. Octopusy was pretty big but Moonraker was an epic.
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Post by Bond 77 on Mar 22, 2011 14:10:53 GMT -5
I'd say the The Spy Who Loved Me was epic too. It has the Pyramids, the Alps, and the Mediterranean Sea as locations. All "epic" locations in my opinion. That's one of the reasons why The Spy Who Loved Me makes my "Five Essential" list.
Would you say that Die Another Day was "epic", or just "big". I think there is a difference, and I think that Die Another Day is just "big", but not "epic".
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Post by James on Mar 22, 2011 14:29:27 GMT -5
From Russia with Love Goldfinger On Her Majesty's Secret service The Spy Who Loved Me The Living Daylights
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Post by mh4213 on Mar 22, 2011 15:15:38 GMT -5
I'd say the The Spy Who Loved Me was epic too. It has the Pyramids, the Alps, and the Mediterranean Sea as locations. All "epic" locations in my opinion. That's one of the reasons why The Spy Who Loved Me makes my "Five Essential" list. Would you say that Die Another Day was "epic", or just "big". I think there is a difference, and I think that Die Another Day is just "big", but not "epic". Did QOS have a much bigger budget compared to DAD. I know QOS had a big budget even though it did not look like it. Maybe DAD needed a bigger budget to be really spectacular.
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Post by Bond 77 on Mar 23, 2011 14:29:52 GMT -5
I'd say the The Spy Who Loved Me was epic too. It has the Pyramids, the Alps, and the Mediterranean Sea as locations. All "epic" locations in my opinion. That's one of the reasons why The Spy Who Loved Me makes my "Five Essential" list. Would you say that Die Another Day was "epic", or just "big". I think there is a difference, and I think that Die Another Day is just "big", but not "epic". Did QOS have a much bigger budget compared to DAD. I know QOS had a big budget even though it did not look like it. Maybe DAD needed a bigger budget to be really spectacular. I think QOS had a bigger budget, but it doesn't show in the final product.
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Post by harrypalmer on Mar 24, 2011 14:35:09 GMT -5
Where did all the money go?
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Post by Gambit on Mar 26, 2011 8:20:50 GMT -5
Where did all the money go? The producers took a whacking great chunk of it and then all the promotional campaigns.The actual film was made for $500.
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Post by James on Mar 27, 2011 13:26:32 GMT -5
Where did all the money go? The producers took a whacking great chunk of it and then all the promotional campaigns.The actual film was made for $500. That's probably closer to the truth than anyone imagines.
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Post by craig007 on Mar 28, 2011 18:22:17 GMT -5
Dr No From Russia With Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale
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Post by Bond 77 on Mar 28, 2011 20:47:02 GMT -5
Dr No From Russia With Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale Hmm, interesting spread. You go from the first four in the 1960's to skipping several decades for your fifth choice!
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Post by Gambit on Mar 29, 2011 9:52:27 GMT -5
I haven't seen Thunderball for a long time.
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Post by ironyman on Mar 29, 2011 13:31:10 GMT -5
Just watched GoldenEye again the other night. And I mean really watched it, not just having it on in the background while doing something else. I had forgotten how good it really was. After the 6 year drought in Bond film land we needed a homerun for the series to survive and was GoldenEye ever it.
My list - in no particular order-
GoldenEye From Russia With Love - possibly more important than Dr No to show that a series was viable. Really established the character of James Bond. The Spy Who Loved Me - almost as necessary as GoldenEye in ensuring the survival of the Franchise after the lacklustre BO performances of LALD and TMWGG. Reminded audiences of the reason why they went to a Bond film. For Your Eyes Only - If only to show his critics that Roger Moore's lighthearted approach was a choice, not a limitation and that he could, when called upon, deliver a tougher, more human Bond Casino Royale - even while I disagreed with the ditching of Brosnan, and find Craig's Bond to be the least interesting interpretation of the character, this was the first time in a long time that the producers showed a willingness to push the formula. Unfortunately the good will inspired from CR - for the most part (and which quite frankly they could have accomplished with Brosnan in the role, especially after they abandoned the young Bond approach- was dissipated by the insipid Quantum of Solace and now leaves the next film in the series to be an essential one.
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Favourite James Bond Films: The Dark Knight Trilogy, Mission: Impossible and any upcoming action films starring Pierce Brosnan (no, it's not James Bond which is good because he'll need it to expand his reputation as an actor, especially in the action realm)
Favourite Films: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Harry Potter, Middle-Earth, The Matrix, Mission: Impossible
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Post by FormerBondFan on Mar 29, 2011 21:58:15 GMT -5
There's nothing essential about CR as it is nothing more than an EVIL propaganda to brainwash and corrupt the minds of the younger audience.
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Post by Gambit on Mar 31, 2011 6:11:48 GMT -5
For Your Eyes Only was good but I think the disco score is a bit dated now.
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Post by Bond 77 on Mar 31, 2011 11:15:43 GMT -5
Ironyman has four solid picks, we will have to agree to disagree on Casino Royale.
Gambit, I feel the same way about Dr. No. Of course the theme is iconic, but the incidental music sounds like 1950's American television.
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