The James Bond Thread

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Shakermaker

Original Poster:

11,317 posts

99 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Splitting away from the "Moonraker" thread in order to get to the real issues at hand.

I have been a James Bond fan since I was 5 years old and, one rainy Saturday afternoon, Goldfinger was on TV and my dad and I sat and watched it at his insistence, and as soon as I saw that Aston Martin, I was spellbound.

I have seen all of the films multiple times, however, I guess it is also fair to say that I have left it some considerable time between viewings and so each time I watch them again, I don't always remember every bit.

But what I want to know are, what are your Top 3 Bond films and also, Top 3 Bond Songs.

For me:

Films:
1. Goldfinger
2. GoldenEye
3. From Russia With Love

Songs:
1. A View To A Kill
2. Live And Let Die
3. The Spy Who Loved Me



Mothersruin

8,573 posts

98 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films.
1. Goldfinger
2. Casino Royale
3. OHMSS

Soundtrack.
1. No Body Does It Better
2. Live and Let Die
3. OHMSS

Alex

9,975 posts

283 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films
1. Goldfinger
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. From Russia With Love

Songs
1. Goldfinger
2. Nobody Does It Better
3. Diamonds are Forever

Cars
1. Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger)
2. Lotus Esprit (TSWLM)
3. Alfa Romeo GTV6 (Octopussy)

Girls
1. Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace)
2. Famke Janssen (Goldeneye)
3. Honor Blackman (Goldfinger)


Edited by Alex on Wednesday 21st September 13:16

droopsnoot

11,809 posts

241 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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I couldn't do a "top 3" as I like most of them, for various reasons, and find it hard to pick one above another. My first ever visit to the cinema was with my Dad, to see "Live and Let Die", and other than the voodoo bits it was great, and it's kept me interested. I tend to prefer the more modern stuff, so regardless of whether they might be cinema classics, I rarely watch the older ones. I really enjoyed the Roger Moore films when they were new, probably because of my first one, but there are some aspects now that do look quite dated. The Dalton films were an improvement, at the time, but now he looks a bit stilted in some scenes, so the Brosnan ones were an improvement. And so on.

As for themes, I also remember that one of the first LPs I borrowed from the local library was the James Bond themes record, which I played over and over for the fortnight I was allowed to keep it, until recording it onto a cassette before it went back. I really like the opening sequence of "Tomorrow Never Dies", in particular the stirring music as you see the missiles-eye view as it flies toward the arms bazaar, but without the accompanying film it's probably not that special.

Mr_Yogi

3,278 posts

254 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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I like most of them, although as a child of the 80's I love the unfashionable Roger Moore films.

Top Movies:
1) Goldeneye
2) Live and Let Die
3) The Spy Who Loved Me

Top Songs:
1) Tomorrow Never Dies
2) View To A Kill
3) Live and Let Die

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films:
1. Casino Royale
2. Live and Let Die
3. Goldfinger

Songs:
1. OHMSS theme music
2. You Only Live Twice
3. Casino Royale

EagleMoto4-2

669 posts

103 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films:
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Moonraker
3. Casino Royale

Songs:
1. You Know My Name.
2. View to a Kill
3. The Living Daylights

Why stop there, could have top 3 gadgets, top 3 Bond cars, top 3 villains, top 3 Bond girls....

littlebasher

3,767 posts

170 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Goldfinger
3. Moonraker

Songs
1. Nobody Does It Better
2. Goldfinger
3. View to a Kill

While I'm here, and because it cropped up on conversation earlier - I can't decide whether my favorite car chase was the Lotus vs Helicopter in The Spy Who Loved Me or the 2CV sequence in For Your Eyes Only.


BlackpoolRock

1,183 posts

151 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films
1. Goldfinger
2. Goldeneye
3. The Spy Who Loved Me

Songs
1. View To A Kill
2. Goldeneye
3. Skyfall



MikeT66

2,680 posts

123 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films:
1 - Skyfall
2 - Casino Royale
3 - Goldeneye

Songs:
1 - You Know My Name (Casino Royale)
2 - Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me)
3 - Goldfinger

Cars:
1 - Aston Martin V8 Vantage (Living Daylights)
2 - Aston Martin DB5 (of course)
3 - Lotus Esprit

Girls
1 - Monica Bellucci (Spectre - very briefly) cloud9cloud9cloud9
2 - Famke Janssen (Goldeneye) cloud9cloud9
3 - Jane Seymour (Live And Let Die) cloud9


Edited by MikeT66 on Wednesday 21st September 14:21

EagleMoto4-2

669 posts

103 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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littlebasher said:
Films
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Goldfinger
3. Moonraker

Songs
1. Nobody Does It Better
2. Goldfinger
3. View to a Kill

While I'm here, and because it cropped up on conversation earlier - I can't decide whether my favorite car chase was the Lotus vs Helicopter in The Spy Who Loved Me or the 2CV sequence in For Your Eyes Only.
Lotus, if only because it then morphed into a submersible battle near Strombergs underwater lair.

irocfan

40,152 posts

189 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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has anyone got a favourite villain lair?

FourWheelDrift

88,375 posts

283 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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irocfan said:
has anyone got a favourite villain lair?
Meteora (For your eyes only).


Shakermaker

Original Poster:

11,317 posts

99 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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irocfan said:
has anyone got a favourite villain lair?
Oh yes, definitely the volcano in You Only Live Twice.

should have added - favourite bad guys/henchmen?

1. Jaws
2. Baron Samedi
3. Xenia Onnatopp

littlebasher

3,767 posts

170 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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EagleMoto4-2 said:
littlebasher said:
Films
1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. Goldfinger
3. Moonraker

Songs
1. Nobody Does It Better
2. Goldfinger
3. View to a Kill

While I'm here, and because it cropped up on conversation earlier - I can't decide whether my favorite car chase was the Lotus vs Helicopter in The Spy Who Loved Me or the 2CV sequence in For Your Eyes Only.
Lotus, if only because it then morphed into a submersible battle near Strombergs underwater lair.
But there's this;

"Take the low road"




"Not that low"


EagleMoto4-2

669 posts

103 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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irocfan said:
has anyone got a favourite villain lair?
Strombergs as mentioned above, who can beat a base that can rise out of the sea like Godzilla, has helicopter pads and boat docks and a massive aquarium with added shark to chomp on unwanted enemies. Granted it probably could have been located in a more picturesque area. Lake Como would have been good.

EagleMoto4-2

669 posts

103 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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littlebasher said:
But there's this;

"Take the low road"




"Not that low"

I give you this:



This:



and this, couldn't find a picture of her in the Lotus!



To counter the 2CV scene.

Skii

1,625 posts

190 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Top movies

1)Moonraker
2)Goldeneye
3)Casino Royale

Top Themes

1)You know my name
2)Live and Let Die
3)Moonraker

Top Girls

1) Lois Chiles (Moonraker)
2) Denise Richards (World is not enough)
3) Carey Lowell (License to kill)

Top Villains

1) Hugo Drax
2) Max Zorin
3) Karl Stromberg



EagleMoto4-2

669 posts

103 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Bond girls:
1) Barbara Bach (Spy Who Loved Me)
2) Caterina Murino (Casino Royale)
3) Maria Grazia Cucinotta (The World is Not Enough)

Cars:
1) Lotus Esprit (Spy Who Loved Me)
2) Aston Martin DB10 (Spectre)
3) Jaguar C-X75 (Spectre)

davidc1

1,544 posts

161 months

Wednesday 21st September 2016
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Films,
1 ohmss
2 thunderball
3 you only live twice