And if so why? I like Dr No and Casino Royale equally but I'm not looking forward to watching Quantum of Solace because I'm willing to bet that QoS stunk and it probably pales in comparison to From Russia With Love.
Yes I prefer Dr No and From Russia With Love.
No I think Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace are better.
I like Casino Royale, Dr No and From Russia with Love equally but I hate QoS.
Are the first two Bond films better than the last two?
And if so why? I like Dr No and Casino Royale equally but I'm not looking forward to watching Quantum of Solace because I'm willing to bet that QoS stunk and it probably pales in comparison to From Russia With Love.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 02-09-2009 at 05:51 PM.
Pretty sure the review at Spill.com of QoS said that it was like Casino Royale, only more so. Plus its a direct sequel if I remember correctly, not just another Bond adventure
I love most of the Bond films, the only ones that are hard for me to watch are "In Her Majesty's Secret Service" some of Roger Moore's films, both of Timothy Dalton's flicks and the last two Pierce Bronson(sp?) flicks.
QoS was a damn fine film in my opinion, I felt it really went back to Bond's roots with less zany super villains and more political intrigue. It felt like more of a spy flick than some of the others.
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Ben Lyons from At The Movies said "The problem with Quantum of Solace is the direction I don't know if the film was trying to be grounded in reality or an escapism from it."Originally Posted by Vyk
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That's like half the series. In theory you don't like most of the Bond films.
Personally I'm not a fan of the pre-Daniel Craig/Casino Royale films. Generally they're boring to watch.
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I do actually like all of them but I can only watch half the films consistently. Roger's films were at least unintentionally comical as well as Timothy Dalton's (Angry Bond!!!). Pierce started off really strong but his last two films seemed rather bizarre and generally unbelievable. I was surprised how terrible they were considering how good of a Bond he was.That's like half the series. In theory you don't like most of the Bond films.
Personally I'm not a fan of the pre-Daniel Craig/Casino Royale films. Generally they're boring to watch.
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I think the real question is whether you can watch and appreciate old films. I personally love the first two Bond films while I only moderately liked Casino Royale and didn't care much for QOS.
What made classic Bonds so good were their villains. I mean Dr No's villain had bionic hands and a dragon guarding his base. You just don't get that kind of awesome anymore.
Yeah I agree I don't think the three inconsecutive Bond films (Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Thunderball) directed by the late Terence Young get enough credit. It wasn't for Terence Young James Bond would've faded away into obscurity after the death of Ian Fleming in 1964. The Fleming novels are great but it was the Bond films themselves that captured the public's attention and boosted book sales.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 02-13-2009 at 09:16 PM.
Ummm...between From Russia with Love and Thunderball there was Goldfinger >.>
I like these past to movies better than the original 2 outings. I thought Casino Royale was arguably the best Bond film to date(I still think Goldfinger is the best) and I liked the direction of the over arching story they are taking with the introduction of Quantum in Quantum of Solace. I like the fact that MI6 and M are taking on a larger role than 'Here is your mission'. I like the fact that everything isn't so cut and dry "We are on your side Bond" with the CIA and other government agencies. I like the over arching theme of trust that they continue to flesh out.
Quantum of Solace was not a great movie but I felt it wrapped up the last movie and set up enough things for future movies while maintaining the themes from the previous movie. It seemed more like a filler but I viewed the real struggle as being against Bond himself and I found that to be quite interesting. He became more reckless and careless as things went on. I do wish they had maybe given certain scenes more time to better flesh things out but I am fine with how it turned out.
From Russia with Love and Dr. No are both good movie as well but I don't think they had the as much to make them as interesting to me. They stand the test of time but compared to the last two I don't think they are close to matching them.
From Russia with Love is by far the most overrated of the classic Bonds. Thunderball and Goldfinger are easily the best duo. Goldfinger is still the best in the entire series and probably my favourite film from the 1960's.
Yes, I enjoyed the Sean Connery ones, but my favorite is Her Majesty's Secret Service. I wish George Lazenby came back for Diamonds are Forever. Casino Royale, also good. I have not seen Quantum of Solace, but a friend of mine who owns all the Bond movies (besides QoS) says it was horrible, so I don't know if I'll like QoS. I still want to see it, though.
I guess maybe I'm a little bit biased for like OHMSS b/c I've actually been to that ski resort that was Blofeld's hideout. I did not ski off of it though; I just rode a gondola up there lol
Um that's why I said "inconsecutive" consecutive means "back to back" but if you attach an "i" and a "n" in front of it the word becomes "inconsecutive" and that's the exact opposite of consecutive. You probably don't understand that though.
Last edited by The Fat Bioware Nerd; 02-14-2009 at 12:20 AM.
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Classic Bond is ace. Newer stuff generally feels tired in comparison, though Casino Royale was rather solid.
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