The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

Lol… I know a lot of people love The Living Daylights! It just seemed very run of the mill for to me. There was the total lack of a memorable villain and with the exception of the terrific opening sequence, the action scenes were seriously lacking. Hate the theme song too!

Dalton seemed stiff in the role, I liked him much better in his
Next attempt at 007

I prefer to say he was intense rather than stiff.

I thought it was a great blend of classic Bond stuff (the chase scene with the updated Aston Martin); authentic espionage (the defection sequence - the only part of the film taken from the source material); and intense action sequences (which the last couple of Moore films were sorely lacking).

I know the villains weren't your typical OTT megalomaniacs but for a film that was striving for a bit more realism, I felt they were appropriate and effective, even though Koskov was a bit buffonish at times. It was also good to see Felix Leiter return after a 14 year absence.

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by RCRochester

I prefer to say he was intense rather than stiff.

I thought it was a great blend of classic Bond stuff (the chase scene with the updated Aston Martin); authentic espionage (the defection sequence - the only part of the film taken from the source material); and intense action sequences (which the last couple of Moore films were sorely lacking).

I know the villains weren't your typical OTT megalomaniacs but for a film that was striving for a bit more realism, I felt they were appropriate and effective, even though Koskov was a bit buffonish at times. It was also good to see Felix Leiter return after a 14 year absence.

I completely respect the attempt to do Fleming right. I have a big issue with lousy villains--

this movie, Quantum Of Solace--weaksauce, SPECTRE-- laughable, and the worst of all-- The World Is Not Enough-- yes, there's a surprise villain towards the end but the majority of it is a ridiculous clone of Dr. Evil-- and it actually came out the same year as AUSTIN POWERS 2... what were they thinking?????