I did like him in "Ffolkes", even though it was a rip-off of Bond.

Cannonball Run would like a word

Christopher Walken is really the only reason to watch "A View To A Kill".

Bith Set Me Up: Christopher Walken is really the only reason to watch "A View To A Kill".

I like Walken as much as anyone, but there is no excuse to watch that movie.

Ever.

The biatch gets kidnapped by a blimp!

I just can't stand Roger Moore in about any Bond movie. Live and Let Die starts off pretty well, mostly because Jane Seymour is hot and Yaphet Kotto makes a good Bond villain, but oh man, it was Birth of a Nation racist at times. I mean seriously, the black CIA agent is scared of voodoo? All of the stuff up in Harlem? The ridiculous southern stereotype sheriff? Just brutal.

The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the best Moore movie, if you ask me, but even that was a bit of a clunker, mostly because of the hideous aesthetics of the 70s.

Everything else he did was just pure unreconstructed shiate. Anything good in any of those movies was instantly ruined either by heavy-handed "humor" or terribly crass bigotry (often the same thing). Like one of the most impressive stunts I've ever seen in Man With A Golden Gun, corkscrewing the AMC across a river - they put a farking slidewhistle sound over that in post! How was that a good idea?! And had the goddamn yokel sheriff from BFE riding shotgun with him! Why?!

Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

Evilsmurf: Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

Besides the X-Men movies, what the hell has Halle Berry really done since winning her Oscar? Well, she was proof that the Bond franchise was out of steam and needed a breather.

Evilsmurf: Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

Last I heard, Adrien Brody was doing beer commercials. And Tatum O'Neal was playing Denis Leary's evil little sister. And what's Olympia Dukakis up to these days? Oh, and Marlee Matlin was doing sign language on Baby Einstein videos.

Surool: Bith Set Me Up: Christopher Walken is really the only reason to watch "A View To A Kill".

I like Walken as much as anyone, but there is no excuse to watch that movie.

Ever.

Oh NICE. Now I'm having a Duran Duran flashback. Thanks, assholes.

For Your Eyes Only is probably the most logical and realistic of all the Bond films. It showed a spy doing what spies usually do, namely tracking down secret items in hostile territory before the other guy gets said item.

Mugato: phyrkrakr: The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the best Moore movie, if you ask me, but even that was a bit of a clunker, mostly because of the hideous aesthetics of the 70s

For Your Eyes Only wasn't bad.

Was that the one with the teeny-bopper ice skater, the mansion on the top of the sheer cliff, and the underwater car? If so, it wasn't terrible, but seemed to just be a re-hash of Bond set pieces I've seen before, and not in new or interesting ways.

Let's face it--Roger Moore was the best Bond. Nobody did it better.

And I dare anybody to name a better Bond movie than A View to a Kill. It had blimps and Duran Duran. Perfection.

AcneVulgaris: Surool: Bith Set Me Up: Christopher Walken is really the only reason to watch "A View To A Kill".

I like Walken as much as anyone, but there is no excuse to watch that movie.

Ever.

Oh NICE. Now I'm having a Duran Duran flashback. Thanks, assholes.

Actually, that was one of the better Bond theme songs. Not even close to the best, but it beats the f*ck out of some of those 60s themes.

Corn_Fed: Let's face it--Roger Moore was the best Bond. Nobody did it better.

And I dare anybody to name a better Bond movie than A View to a Kill. It had blimps and Duran Duran. Perfection.

Oh god, now I've got that theme song stuck in my head. Speaking of Duran Duran and (future) Bond, you should watch Layer Cake. Best use of "Ordinary World" in a movie ever.

Mugato: I didn't say it was new or interesting. Just as far as the Roger Moore films go, it wasn't bad. And the jailbait skater that even Bond wouldn't hit was a cutie (hey, I saw it when I was a lot younger than her). For me there wasn't another good Bond until GoldenEye.

Yeah, it was tolerable. It's probably the one I've seen the least, because every time I catch it on TV or something I think it's a different movie and so switch the channel. But best til Goldeneye? I really like the Timothy Dalton one where he's going after the drug smugglers, but I know it's not for everybody.

Evilsmurf 2011-12-02 05:21:18 PM
Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

Was he really ever 'up there'?

weirdneighbour: Evilsmurf 2011-12-02 05:21:18 PM
Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

Was he really ever 'up there'?

Yeah, he screamed "SHOW ME THE MONEY" with Tom Cruise for a few minutes. Seriously, that was his career highpoint.

phyrkrakr: Mugato: phyrkrakr: The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the best Moore movie, if you ask me, but even that was a bit of a clunker, mostly because of the hideous aesthetics of the 70s

For Your Eyes Only wasn't bad.

Was that the one with the teeny-bopper ice skater, the mansion on the top of the sheer cliff, and the underwater car? If so, it wasn't terrible, but seemed to just be a re-hash of Bond set pieces I've seen before, and not in new or interesting ways.

The underwater car was from The Spy Who Loved Me. But I thought the Bond girl of FYEO was so boring.

I love the Dalton movies. License To Kill is probably the most underrated movie from the entire Bond franchise.

You can't fault the man for his career....he had his way with Dr. Quinn when she was a hottie. Who else can say that?

Bith Set Me Up: phyrkrakr: Mugato: phyrkrakr: The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the best Moore movie, if you ask me, but even that was a bit of a clunker, mostly because of the hideous aesthetics of the 70s

For Your Eyes Only wasn't bad.

Was that the one with the teeny-bopper ice skater, the mansion on the top of the sheer cliff, and the underwater car? If so, it wasn't terrible, but seemed to just be a re-hash of Bond set pieces I've seen before, and not in new or interesting ways.

The underwater car was from The Spy Who Loved Me. But I thought the Bond girl of FYEO was so boring.

I love the Dalton movies. License To Kill is probably the most underrated movie from the entire Bond franchise.

Living Daylights is by far the superior movie. The stunt at then end when their hanging out of a cargo plane on a net? Better than half the shiatty action movies we got nowadays by itself.

Dalton was way better than Brosnan.

Lunchlady: Dalton was way better than Brosnan.

Pfft! They both only had one good movie.

Mugato 2011-12-02 05:23:08 PM phyrkrakr: The Spy Who Loved Me is probably the best Moore movie, if you ask me, but even that was a bit of a clunker, mostly because of the hideous aesthetics of the 70s For Your Eyes Only wasn't bad.
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All of his movies (except Man with the golden gun) are fantastic.

For your eyes only is definitely the best though.

At least he can say he didn't do Highlander 2 or Zardoz.

Mega Steve: At least he can say he didn't do Highlander 2 or Zardoz.

If you had watched those movies, you would realize that Sean didn't really do those movies either.

Bonus points for Time Bandits though.

That weird circle doesn't show up over his head anymore either.

Lunchlady: Bith Set Me Up:

Living Daylights is by far the superior movie. The stunt at then end when their hanging out of a cargo plane on a net? Better than half the shiatty action movies we got nowadays by itself.

I started off liking License to Kill a lot more than TLD, but the latter has grown on me over the years. Great action scenes, a couple of terrific villains (Koskov and Necros), John-Rhys Davies was awesome as always, and it was the last time Bond got to tangle with the Soviets. Too bad the main villain was the worst in the series' history. That's one thing about LtK that was superior -- Robert Davi was a terrific bad guy.

Dalton was way better than Brosnan.

Dalton was too serious. Brosnan was too Pierce Brosnan. Even Lazenby is better than that poofer.

Hector Remarkable: That weird circle doesn't show up over his head anymore either.

Well played.

It's funny. I found a TV station that reruns "The Saint." It's almost proto-Bond, at least for Roger Moore. Connery always gave the impression of being dangerous. Moore, there was always a tongue-in-cheek sensibility, like him playing Simon Templar.

Richard Roma: Lunchlady: Bith Set Me Up:

Living Daylights is by far the superior movie. The stunt at then end when their hanging out of a cargo plane on a net? Better than half the shiatty action movies we got nowadays by itself.

I started off liking License to Kill a lot more than TLD, but the latter has grown on me over the years. Great action scenes, a couple of terrific villains (Koskov and Necros), John-Rhys Davies was awesome as always, and it was the last time Bond got to tangle with the Soviets. Too bad the main villain was the worst in the series' history. That's one thing about LtK that was superior -- Robert Davi was a terrific bad guy.

Indeed. Also LTK's Bond girl gets major points for being, maybe, the only Bond girl that never really needed rescuing.

Bith Set Me Up:
Indeed. Also LTK's Bond girl gets major points for being, maybe, the only Bond girl that never really needed rescuing.

She didn't really have a choice but to fend for herself, considering how uninterested Dalton's Bond seemed in the ladies. She could be strapped to a nuclear Jaws that's slowly sinking into an acid volcano full of laser piranhas and Dalton would walk the other way, looking for a good place to brood.

1. Sean Connery
2. Daniel Craig
3. Timothy Dalton
4. Pierce Brosnan
5. Roger Moore
6. David Niven
7. George Lazenby

And don't forget Jimmy Bond!
"Do you always tie up beautiful women?"
"Yes, yes, I learned it in Boy Scouts!"

McManus_brothers: My Bond rankings (not that anyone cares, but f*ck you Imma post it anyways)


Eh, I love to have an excuse to rank them too:

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Dalton
4. Moore
5. Lazenby
6. Brosnan

McManus_brothers: My Bond rankings (not that anyone cares, but f*ck you Imma post it anyways)

1. Sean Connery
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Roger Moore
5. Daniel Craig
6. David Niven
7. George Lazenby

Yeah, David Niven's farce portrayal was better than Lazenby's real attempt.

Pretty close to mine:
1. Sean Connery
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Roger Moore
5. David Niven
6. George Lazenby
7. Daniel Craig

James Bond is suppose to be charming, Daniel Craig looks like he's made of wood.

Does it hurt to stretch like that subby?

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kenryoku_one: McManus_brothers: My Bond rankings (not that anyone cares, but f*ck you Imma post it anyways)

1. Sean Connery
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Roger Moore
5. Daniel Craig
6. David Niven
7. George Lazenby

Yeah, David Niven's farce portrayal was better than Lazenby's real attempt.

Pretty close to mine:
1. Sean Connery
2. Timothy Dalton
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Roger Moore
5. David Niven
6. George Lazenby
7. Daniel Craig

James Bond is suppose to be charming, Daniel Craig looks like he's made of wood.
James Bond is supposed to be a killer with kind of a rough charm. Craig has that and will improve (he is supposed to be 007 at the beginning. Other than the fact that FYEO has a God awful score (no John Barry) it is a top 3-4 for me. I think Malena Havelocke actually kills more people than Bond.

Evilsmurf: Has any Oscar winner fallen so hard as Cuba Gooding Jr.?

You seen Kim Basinger in anything lately? Jennifer Hudson? Hell, for that matter, Renee Zellwegger?

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Holy moley, in his old age, Roger Moore turned into Adam West.

Adam West almost turned into Roger Moore.

Considering how campy Diamonds Are Forever was, and the fact that West would have been replacing non-British George Lazenby, Adam West as the 1970s James Bond an was entirely plausible scenario. If West had accepted the offer and done several films, it might have precluded Moore from ever taking the role, as Moore is older than Connery and would have been considered too old to start before he was considered too old to continue.

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Holy moley, in his old age, Roger Moore turned into Adam West.

That bizarre because he was the Bill Shatner James Bond

Mugato: Yeah, Moonraker was pretty bad.

Mugato: And Moonraker with the space shuttles shooting lasers at each other? Most of the Roger Moore Bonds were painful.

The pre-title sequence of a Bond film can be independently awesome and that certainly is true of Moonraker. The free-fall filming is so amazing the cheesiness of how the fight turns out can't detract.

Here's how I rank the Bonds:

1. Connery
2. Dalton
3. Craig
4. Brosnan
5. Moore

There's no way I can fairly rank Lazenby because he only did one movie.