Bond. James Bond.

[Poindexter Arachnid]

I'm dying to see Skyfall and am watching the classic Bond movies on blu-ray.
I decided to make a list of my favorites from the movies. Please add yours.



Favorite movie: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Runner-up: From Russia With Love

Favorite Bond: Sean Connery
Favorite Bond Girl: Ursula Andress (hubba, hubba)

Favorite theme song: Goldfinger
Runner-up: A View to a Kill

Favorite opening title sequence: Casino Royale
Favorite set piece: Madagascar chase in Casino Royale

Favorite Bond Baddie: Auric Goldfinger
Favorite henchman: Red Grant

Favorite Q gadget: Exploding Pen from GoldenEye
Favorite Bond Vehicle: Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger

 

[The Ü™]

Favorite movie: The Spy Who Loved Me or Licence to Kill
Runner-up: Diamonds are Forever

Favorite Bond: Roger Moore
Favorite Bond Girl: Christmas Jones (The World is Not Enough)

Favorite theme song: "The World is Not Enough" by Garbage
Runner-up: "The Living Daylights" by a-Ha

Favorite opening title sequence: Tomorrow Never Dies
Favorite set piece: Boat chase in The World is Not Enough

Favorite Bond Baddie: Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me)
Favorite henchman: Tie between Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker) and Mr. Wint & Mr. Kidd (Diamonds are Forever)

Favorite Q gadget: Exploding Pen in GoldenEye
Favorite Bond Vehicle: Lotus in The Spy Who Loved Me or BMW in Tomorrow Never Dies

 

[Totenkindly]

I really would have to watch all the movies again, it's been years and years since I've seen them and I forgot at this point.


But the parkour scene from Casino Royale is my favorite first action sequence.
Probably Goldfinger is my favorite song, followed by The World is Not Enough.

When i was young, I liked Roger Moore as Bond; but I think nowadays I'd either go with Daniel Craig or Sean Connery.

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

Favorite movie: The Spy Who Loved Me or Licence to Kill
Runner-up: Diamonds are Forever

Favorite Bond: Roger Moore
Favorite Bond Girl: Christmas Jones (The World is Not Enough)

Favorite theme song: "The World is Not Enough" by Garbage
Favorite opening sequence: The World if Not Enough

Favorite Bond Baddie: Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me)
Favorite henchman: Tie between Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker) and Mr. Wint & Mr. Kidd (Diamonds are Forever)

Favorite Q gadget: Exploding Pen in GoldenEye
Favorite Bond Vehicle: Lotus in The Spy Who Loved Me or BMW in Tomorrow Never Dies

The World is Not Enough was a great song. The best from Brosnon era, IMO.

I really would have to watch all the movies again, it's been years and years since I've seen them and I forgot at this point.


But the parkour scene from Casino Royale is my favorite first action sequence.
Probably Goldfinger is my favorite song, followed by The World is Not Enough.

When i was young, I liked Roger Moore as Bond; but I think nowadays I'd either go with Daniel Craig or Sean Connery.

In the fall of 2006, Casino Royale and Assassin's Creed introduced free-running to the masses.
It took off and is now a common activity.

 

[Totenkindly]

Jaws. Heh. He was definitely memorable.... and in the end, he did get his girl (and hopefully a nice orthodontist).

 

[Salomé]

Moore sucks balls. In saying that, he is probably the actor who most resembles Fleming, with his cringe-inducing incompetence and Bond, who is arguably the most vacuous "hero" ever created.

 

[ilikeitlikethat]

Ian Fleming may have written those books in Jamaica, but in the UK where he came from, he lived in Norbury, a neighbourhood that's next to my one (in the same borough).

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

Moore sucks balls.

Disagreed. Back in his prime he was banging cocktail waitresses.
Two at a time.

In saying that, he is probably the actor who most resembles Fleming, with his cringe-inducing incompetence and Bond, who is arguably the most vacuous "hero" ever created.

Well...he's James Bond. A superspy/elite secret agent.
He ain't the goddamn Batman.

Stop being a negative nancy in my thread.

Ian Fleming may have written those books in Jamaica, but in the UK where he came from, he lived in Norbury, a neighbourhood that's next to my one (in the same borough).

Cool beans. I suspect his vacation in Jamaica was his inspiration to set Dr. No in the Caribbean (which I watched today for the first time).

 

[Mole]

I prefer Simon Templar, known as 'The Saint'.

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

Bun'cha Negative Nancys.

 

[The Ü™]

@Duck_of_Death, I think you're missing a few questions in your little questionnaire, so I'm gonna expand some:

Favorite Bond Girl Name: Plenty O'Toole (Diamonds are Forever)

Favorite Pun (by Bond): Henchman says, "I am Mr. Kil." Bond says, "There's a name to die for!" (Die Another Day) or after a henchman is impaled by a forklift, Bond exclaims, "Looks like he's come to a dead end." (Licence to Kill)
Favorite Pun (by a villain): After asked what to do with money after it's covered in blood, Franz Sanchez says, "Launder it." (Licence to Kill), and Elliot Carver says, "The late Mr. Bond is on his way to the bottom of the South China Sea...he can be my new anchor man!"

Best Score: Michael Kamen for Licence to Kill

Best Villain Death (main): Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill or Hugo Drax in Moonraker
Best Villain Death (henchman): Dario in Licence to Kill

Lamest Villain Death (main): Max Zorin in A View to a Kill, Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, and Dominic Green in Quantum of Solace
Lamest Villain Death (henchman): Jaws in Moonraker (he didn't literally die, he just switched sides)

Best Use of the "Bond, James Bond" Line: Casino Royale

Best Gun Barrel Pose (used in final cut): Pierce Brosnan

Best Physical Deformity/Abnormality in a Bond Villain: Renard in The World is Not Enough (bullet in the head causes him not to feel pain)

Weirdest Bond Movie: Live and Let Die

and finally...

Best Title for a Bond Movie: *DRUMROLL* __Octopussy__

 

[swordpath]

Daniel Craig is the best bond. Even better than Connery.

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

@Duck_of_Death, I think you're missing a few questions in your little questionnaire, so I'm gonna expand some:

Granted I haven't seen any of the Moore or Dalton movies.
All of Lazenby's (lol), all of Brosnon's and 3 of Connery's.
Craig's first two as Skyfall hasn't been released yet.

But I will give it a try (with some help from YouTube and Google):

Favorite Bond Girl Name: Holly Goodhead from Moonraker

Favorite Pun (by Bond): “Now the whole world will know that you died scratching my balls!”-Casino Royale
And "Time to face gravity!"- Die Another Day

Best Score: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Best Villain Death (main): Gustav Graves in Die Another Day
Best Villain Death (henchman): Professor Dent in Dr. No

Lamest Villain Death (main): Christopher Walken in whatever movie he was in
Lamest Villain Death (henchman): Bowl cut henchman in Quantum of Solace

Best Use of the "Bond, James Bond" Line: Connery's introduction in Dr. No

Best Gun Barrel Pose (used in final cut): GoldenEye

Best Physical Deformity/Abnormality in a Bond Villain: Le Chiffre's dead eye that weeps blood...creepy.

Weirdest Bond Movie: Die Another Day (what were they thinking?!?!?)

and finally...

Best Title for a Bond Movie: From Russia With Love tied with On Her Majesty's Secret Service (so elegant it just rolls off the tongue)

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

Another thing: I watched Die Another Day because I was needed to cure a bout of insomnia. It had the opposite effect. I'll be damned if it isn't the worst Bond movie there is (that I've seen) but it's such an entertaining trainwreck I couldn't turn away.

The first act wasn't too bad for a Bond movie but it's as if the filmmakers said "Fuck it" midway through and went full retard.

 

[Salomé]

Disagreed. Back in his prime he was banging cocktail waitresses.
Two at a time.

Oh well. That completely changes my view of him.

Stop being a negative nancy in my thread.

I didn't know it was your thread. I have you on ignore.
Not that that would have made any difference.

Skyfall looks like it might be ok - inasmuch as it's not one of Fleming's lame fantasies.

 

[The Ü™]

Weirdest Bond Movie: Die Another Day (what were they thinking?!?!?)

Just remember, Live and Let Die is the only Bond movie that had supernatural themes. And probably the most bizarre, implausible death for a villain (main or henchman), too.

 

[Totenkindly]

Just remember, Live and Let Die is the only Bond movie that had supernatural themes. And probably the most bizarre, fantastical death for a villain, too.

Well, even Felix comes away from that movie a smaller man than before, doesn't he?

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

DP'ed. Again.

 

[Poindexter Arachnid]

Oh well. That completely changes my view of him.

That's because you could never have him.
It's okay. Jealousy is a very real human trait.

I didn't know it was your thread. I have you on ignore.
Not that that would have made any difference.

And I simply ignore you.
That is, until I feel the need to have a cheap laugh.

Skyfall looks like it might be ok - inasmuch as it's not one of Fleming's lame fantasies.

Agreed!

Just remember, Live and Let Die is the only Bond movie that had supernatural themes. And probably the most bizarre, implausible death for a villain (main or henchman), too.

I've never seen it; I mentioned this in my other post.
Die Another Day is fairly bizarre in tone, content, pace, execution and feel.
Regardless of how odd the voodoo zombie Bond picture may be.

 

[Salomé]

That's because you could never have him.
It's okay. Jealousy is a very real human trait.

That wouldn't be jealousy. It would be sour grapes (unless you're suggesting you've had him?) And as he was much to be "had", those grapes would be pretty sour. So, yeah.. no.

Connery is a different story. Them's my flavour of grapes.

And I simply ignore you.
That is, until I feel the need to have a cheap laugh.

Agreed!

Seems we have this much in common.


PS. It's possible to delete your double posts. Just hit edit and then delete.