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

[StingingVelvet]

Hmm, I'd put Rogue Nation pretty far above Ghost Protocol. I guess I like the grittier espionage out of it. I love it when bond gets more into truly spy type stuff too.

[Markgway]

I currently rank RN above GP but the original MP is probably still my favourite.

I don't see that series as a competitor to Bond though, Bond is out on his own...

[Dreamliner330]

Dude, what if they bring back Brosnan for one more film. That'd be great.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Dude, what if they bring back Brosnan for one more film. That'd be great.

I think the Beatles getting back together, including George & John, is more likely.

[StingingVelvet]

There was a time when Hollywood would do something fun and silly like bring Brosnan back for one more go before moving on to the real successor. That time is long gone though, and no executive would okay a "risk" like that to a "franchise."

[baheidstu]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Dude, what if they bring back Brosnan for one more film. That'd be great.

I'd rather watch George Lazenby do one more film than that chump Brosnan.

[Dreamliner330]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

I'd rather watch George Lazenby do one more film than that chump Brosnan.

Oh man, I really really liked Lazenby. It's my 5th favorite Bond ever.

[HonestJohn]

Originally Posted by baheidstu

I'd rather watch George Lazenby do one more film than that chump Brosnan.

Yeah, my last choice as well, I'd rather see Connery come back again in The Spy Who Loved Viagra. Everyone has their own Bond preference though, very subjective.

[Starman22]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

Dude, what if they bring back Brosnan for one more film. That'd be great.

Pierce Brosnan is my favorite James Bond role (Sean Connery too) and it like Sean Connery did return "unofficial" James Bond film Never Say Never Again and I would like to see Brosnan back for one more but I don't think he not go for it.

[StingingVelvet]

Brosnan was excellent in the role, he just had a poor creative team behind him for most of his run.

[The Fallen Deity]

Brosnan definitely wins the award for best first Bond film and worst final Bond film.

I'll take Diamonds Are Forever and A View To A Kill over Die Another Day any day.

[StingingVelvet]

I love watching A View to a Kill but it's a pretty terrible movie. Die Another Day doesn't get super-duper stupid until the third act. I dunno, I would have to think about that one.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I love watching A View to a Kill but it's a pretty terrible movie. Die Another Day doesn't get super-duper stupid until the third act. I dunno, I would have to think about that one.

Had the rest of Die Another Day been like the pre-title sequence than I would rank it far higher. It goes from intense and gritty with Bond getting tortured etc. to full blown cringefest in a really short space of time.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

Had the rest of Die Another Day been like the pre-title sequence than I would rank it far higher. It goes from intense and gritty with Bond getting tortured etc. to full blown cringefest in a really short space of time.

It's definitely my least favourite Bond film.

I haven't watched it in a while but I remember it didn't go "full on cringe fest" until Iceland. That's my memory anyway. It's still his worst movie throughout, don't get me wrong, but I didn't think it was a catastrophe until act three.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I haven't watched it in a while but I remember it didn't go "full on cringe fest" until Iceland. That's my memory anyway. It's still his worst movie throughout, don't get me wrong, but I didn't think it was a catastrophe until act three.

I can't completely hate the film though. Halle Berry 'nuff said.

But yeah the final act is definitely the worst part although personally like I said it starts to go downhill really quickly imo.

[BNex99]

Last time I watched A View to a Kill, it actually wasn't as bad as I remembered it. Not good, mind you, but it has some redeeming qualities. I'd probably put it neck and neck with Die Another Day, depending on my mood. They're both messes, but fun messes.

Diamonds Are Forever, on the other hand, is my least favorite Bond film period. It's a very ugly movie and even more sexist than usual for that period. Connery looks extremely bored, and Jill St. John is annoying. The only good thing I can say about it is that it has a decent theme song.

[tob]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

Had the rest of Die Another Day been like the pre-title sequence than I would rank it far higher. It goes from intense and gritty with Bond getting tortured etc. to full blown cringefest in a really short space of time.

Same here if it kept something along the line at the start of DAD then who knows.

[Lyle_JP]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

I haven't watched it in a while but I remember it didn't go "full on cringe fest" until Iceland. That's my memory anyway. It's still his worst movie throughout, don't get me wrong, but I didn't think it was a catastrophe until act three.

It hits the fan before Iceland. The fencing scene is some of the worst few minutes in James Bond. Even without Madonna.

[Markgway]

Originally Posted by Lyle_JP

It hits the fan before Iceland. The fencing scene is some of the worst few minutes in James Bond. Even without Madonna.

I liked the fencing duel.

Bond for me is a unique series in that even the lesser films I hold some degree of affection for. Every single one of them has some stuff I like.

[BNex99]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

It is according to the Lowry credits at the end of the film.

Interesting; it does have a "4K Film Scanning" credit. But I'm pretty sure that the only ones that got a full-blown 4K restoration were the first nine (Dr. No through Man With the Golden Gun). Maybe they scanned the others at 4K but only did a 2K master?