James Bond: The Ultimate Collection (1962-2012) + Volume Collections

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

He wasn't wrong, though...

Sacrilege, dally!

If I could post something from THE DEVILS that wouldn't get me banned, I would!

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The shame of it is that the first half of that movie ain't bad at all. Some good stunts, good Brosnan lines, a bit of a different feel, stunning Bond ladies, etc. Then it just totally craps the bed in the second half. Every time I watch it I'm like "this is better than I remembered" for the first half and then "oh..." for the second.

Die Another Day is a funny one because there are so many things about it that kind of annoy me or are stupid, but there are a lot of great things in it too, some of the best moments of Brosnan's era in fact. I think overall it's a good looking film, the scenes in Cuba and Iceland stick out in my mind as being gorgeous, and I do like the car chase / battle on the glacier between Bond and Zhao. Picking out all the references to previous Bond films was fun too... more so than when they did it with Spectre.

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Anyway my cringiest Bond moments would probably be Sheriff Pepper's return in The Man with the Golden Gun plus slide whistle and the beach boys opening from A View to a Kill. Live and Let Die never really bothered me, I guess because I love blaxploitation movies and see it as just an extension of that.

I love blaxploitation and I really like Live and Let Die too. It has such a different feel to the rest of the series... like just another early 70s action flick instead of a Bond movie. It's just that frigging Kananga death scene that I can't stand.

Originally Posted by Dailyan

It feels like it belongs in a ZAZ film.

Or a Moore Bond film

I think it just comes across as so lame because it's a gag created by old, out-of-touch white dudes trying to be funny by equating snowboarding with surfing. It's a shame too because it's another penny whistle moment where the joke song overshadows the awesome Barry music that scores the rest of the PTS. I will admit though, when I was a 9-year-old seeing AVTAK on the big screen for the first time, I thought it was amusing.

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

He wasn't wrong, though...

Well, that was early 60s teenybopper Beatles, not late 60s cool hippie Beatles, so he can be forgiven.

[CV19]

Nothing to do with Bond or the movies themselves, but I always thought John Cleese looked out of place in them. I like Cleese in comedies, but his role here just didn't suit him in my opinion.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

For Your Eyes Only - the Margaret Thatcher scene.

Yes I agree with you. For Your Eyes Only was made at a time when Janet Brown was quite well known on UK television as an impressionist and she appeared in a number of shows. However, that final scene in the film as Margaret Thatcher spoilt the whole movie I always thought.

[Tom Sharky]

I cringed in For Your Eyes Only at the teen ice skater who kept making passes at Bond, who was being played by a 53 to 54 year old Roger Moore at that point.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Tom Sharky

I cringed in For Your Eyes Only at the teen ice skater who kept making passes at Bond, who was being played by a 53 to 54 year old Roger Moore at that point.

I'm pretty sure you're supposed to cringe at that.

[dallywhitty]

The exchanges between Bond and Bibi are iconic!

"He thinks I'm still a virgin."
"Yes, well, you get your clothes on... and I'll buy you an ice-cream."

[DR Herbert West]

"That's why I'll win the gold medal. Breath control."

"Yes, well... you can't lose!"

[CHASLS2]

I think one of the most silly parts was the little ball headed man getting dumped down the smoke stack and saying. MR BOOOOOOOONDDDDDDDDDDD.

[DR Herbert West]

"Mr Bond! We can do a deal! I'll buy you a delicatessen! In stainless steel!"

[Bobbyjoe766]

Originally Posted by CHASLS2

I think one of the most silly parts was the little ball headed man getting dumped down the smoke stack and saying. MR BOOOOOOOONDDDDDDDDDDD.

I like the Benny Hill slap to the bald pate.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

I like the Benny Hill slap to the bald pate.

“Now, now, keep your hair on.” LOL. That part WAS silly but it was meant to be a way to emasculate the Blofeld character as an F.U. to Kevin McClory.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I love blaxploitation and I really like Live and Let Die too. It has such a different feel to the rest of the series... like just another early 70s action flick instead of a Bond movie. It's just that frigging Kananga death scene that I can't stand.

"Live and Let Die" was one of my first Bond films as a wee 5-6 year old and always has a special place in my heart and list.

[Bobbyjoe766]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

"Live and Let Die" was one of my first Bond films as a wee 5-6 year old and always has a special place in my heart and list.

I like it too. The crocodile & alligator farm scene is a favourite: “Well done, Albert.”

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

"Live and Let Die" was one of my first Bond films as a wee 5-6 year old and always has a special place in my heart and list.

What do you think about the music? I love it myself. Very funky and it fits well with the film. I’m not much of a vinyl guy but about 15-20 years ago I was at a flea market with some friends and found a pristine LP of the soundtrack. The cover with that original poster art looks so damn cool.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

"Mr Bond! We can do a deal! I'll buy you a delicatessen! In stainless steel!"

I still have no goddamn idea what that line is supposed to mean.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

What do you think about the music? I love it myself. Very funky and it fits well with the film. I’m not much of a vinyl guy but about 15-20 years ago I was at a flea market with some friends and found a pristine LP of the soundtrack. The cover with that original poster art looks so damn cool.

It's great. One of the series' more underrated scores.

[Ruemorgue10]

Originally Posted by Stanis

Lowest, cringiest moments in Bond history, imo?

TMWTGG - Bond kicks entrepreneur Taiwanese child out of boat, though most will probably say the slide whistle
LOLD - Bond makes villain eat a gas thingy, he inflates (a very very bad effect) floats into the air and explodes (dummy looks nothing like Koto and it all seems wrong). This is also the movie where Bond takes some poor girl's virginity while dealing with heroin, my least liked 007 adventure. Baron is cool tho
YOLT - Bond gets turned Japanese by hunching over and wearing a Spock wig
Die Another Day - almost the entire film
TWINE - The Christmas line
OHMSS - The chicken phobic woman

opinions?

Bond bedding Mayday in A View to a Kill. Just awkward and weird.

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Bond bedding Mayday in A View to a Kill. Just awkward and weird.

I'll bet it must have been a bit awkward for Roger Moore to do that scene in particular considering he didn't appear to like Grace Jones, according to his autobiography. It's one of the very few occasions where Moore has said anything negative about anyone in books I've read.

[MJD64]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Bond bedding Mayday in A View to a Kill. Just awkward and weird.

Originally Posted by CV19

I'll bet it must have been a bit awkward for Roger Moore to do that scene in particular considering he didn't appear to like Grace Jones, according to his autobiography. It's one of the very few occasions where Moore has said anything negative about anyone in books I've read.

According to Moore's autobiography "My Word is My Bond", Jones played that bedroom scene with a large black dildo (which Moore only alludes to in his commentary for the film).

Yup, an awkward and weird scene definitely made awkwarder and weirder, though Jones must have found it satisfying turning the tables on a notorious on-set prankster like Moore...