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[Macca]

'Goldeneye' 1995




Pierce Brosnan is a serving MI6 agent, blah blah. But then you knew all that already. Are the Bond films now unique in having an agent who does not have to reluctantly come out of retirement to do a job? Probably.


First of the franchise re-boot following the long gap from the Dalton films. It still has the proper Q and not frigging John Cleese or some schoolboy and the new Moneypenny is hot in a classy sort of way but I could never get with Judi Dench playing M.


Personally I don't think they've made a really good Bond film since Moonraker but they're still worth a watch as they are always professionally put together. As with all of the more recent ones snappy dialogue and good characters are lacking and villain Sean Bean makes the mistake of not shooting Bond dead as soon as he captures him not once but twice...Bring back Ernst Stavro Blofeld I say. I know Donald Pleasance is dead but can't they use CGI or something?


And the Brosnan Bonds got worse from here on in too although 'Die Another Day' is passable. Oh well, maybe one day they will sort it out and we can have a proper Bond film again.

[struth]

American Guerrilla In The Philippines

[struth]

James Belushi and big Arnie in Walter Hill's 1988 Red Heat. Think Hill wrote it too. James Horner did the soundtrack which is very good

[Gazjam]

'Goldeneye' 1995




Pierce Brosnan is a serving MI6 agent, blah blah. But then you knew all that already. Are the Bond films now unique in having an agent who does not have to reluctantly come out of retirement to do a job? Probably.


First of the franchise re-boot following the long gap from the Dalton films. It still has the proper Q and not frigging John Cleese or some schoolboy and the new Moneypenny is hot in a classy sort of way but I could never get with Judi Dench playing M.


Personally I don't think they've made a really good Bond film since Moonraker but they're still worth a watch as they are always professionally put together. As with all of the more recent ones snappy dialogue and good characters are lacking and villain Sean Bean makes the mistake of not shooting Bond dead as soon as he captures him not once but twice...Bring back Ernst Stavro Blofeld I say. I know Donald Pleasance is dead but can't they use CGI or something?


And the Brosnan Bonds got worse from here on in too although 'Die Another Day' is passable. Oh well, maybe one day they will sort it out and we can have a proper Bond film again.

Need to dig out my N64 now....

[Gazjam]

Martin,
my biggest takeaway of Brosnan Bond...

That invisible feckin’ Aston...like Fonzie on a jetski..
Its British jobbing practical effects guys who do this stuff!

Thankfully,
Casino Royal black n white intro brought it back, thats real toilet sinks heads are being smashed into..

Dalton’s my favourite Bond btw, closest to Flemings for my money.

Respectfullly,
(Klaus Hergisheimer..checking for faults)

[Macca]

Martin,
my biggest takeaway of Brosnan Bond...

That invisible feckin’ Aston...like Fonzie on a jetski..
Its British jobbing practical effects guys who do this stuff!

Thankfully,
Casino Royal black n white intro brought it back, thats real toilet sinks heads are being smashed into..

Dalton’s my favourite Bond btw, closest to Flemings for my money.

Respectfullly,
(Klaus Hergisheimer..checking for faults)

Controversial but agree that the shark did get jumped. Funny really, there's just as much silly stuff as the invisible car in the Roger Moore films but it sort of worked in them.

N64 - Nintendo 64?

[struth]

Soft Beds, Hard Battles 1974. Stars Peter Sellers

[struth]

Carry on cleo 1964



Some classic lines

Fell asleep last time so try again lol

[Gazjam]

Controversial but agree that the shark did get jumped. Funny really, there's just as much silly stuff as the invisible car in the Roger Moore films but it sort of worked in them.

N64 - Nintendo 64?

Yeah Marin, Nintendo.
Back in the day the Goldeneye game was a massive cult classic.
https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/...-games-2055196

[Gazjam]

Controversial but agree that the shark did get jumped. Funny really, there's just as much silly stuff as the invisible car in the Roger Moore films but it sort of worked in them.

N64 - Nintendo 64?

Another thought...

your right, some of the Roger Moore movies were silly, but they worked at the time?
The better Connery ones were more serious and better depending on your pov.

Long running series...like Dr Who, Bond I guess i can always do the zeitgeist thing and be relevant to whatever era of audience is watching because the basic premise is strong enough?

Some stuff dates and is of its time, imagine doing a post #metoo remake of Barbarellla??

Secret Agent who has lots of exciting gadgets and always betters the bad guys?
Basic premise you can mould to any audience.