Dana. Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 In honor of the 50th anniversary this year, what's your favorite movie? Mine is: http://mrmoviefiend.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/thunderball-poster-3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Keys Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 In honor of the 50th anniversary this year, what's your favorite movie? Mine is: http://mrmoviefiend.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/thunderball-poster-3.jpg Hate to say I can't answer this with one title - Depends on what mood you catch me in. For me, the 1-2 slot shifts between From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 3-4: Casino Royale (reboot) and/or Thunderball Not coincidentally, I feel these four were also Fleming's best novels, and the films reflect that fact. The more Fleming that goes into a Bond film the better it's been, the lone aberration being The Spy Who Loved Me, a good film in it's own right simply because it was so ridiculously over the top. Quote -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Octopussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakari lindhen Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Casino Royale, the original, with David Niven and Woody Allen... as you can tell, not a fan of the genre.... Quote NORD STAGE 2, IPAD 2 with lots of soft syths Roland td9 expanded Guitars, basses, Pod Xtl, GT-10b Garritan, Reason, Symphonic Choirs , Cubase, Sibelius Three shelter cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwhite9 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The more Fleming that goes into a Bond film the better it's been, the lone aberration being The Spy Who Loved Me, a good film in it's own right simply because it was so ridiculously over the top. That was the first big formula film but it was so satisfying to sit and watch. The long, implausible escape in the Alps, the great Carly Simon ballad, improved soft porn graphics for the opening credits -- it simply enjoyed itself being a Bond movie. Worth the price of admission before the opening credits were done. Best? "Dr No" Absolutely cheesy with the dragon boat and voice dubbed Ursula Andress who saves the film via bikini as Honey Rider. They had no clue what they were doing except for filming a cheap Brit flick and it has a wonderful Political Incorrectness to it. It did 60x the budget at the box office. The Blair Witch of its day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 You Only Live TwiceSpy who Loved me ( have the collectors program they gave in the movie theater)Most of the Craig movies! Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 LOVE James Bond movies. The John Barry scores are among my favorites. If I picked 1, it's "Goldfinger". So many reasons. The DB5, Oddjob, Pussy Galore (Bond: "I must be dreaming."), laser heading for Bond's crotch, mid 60s Miami Beach, a naked girl covered in gold. I could go on. The 1 big fail in every Bond film: if you have a good opportunity to kill Bond, do it and DO NOT take him captive at your hideaway. I hated OHMSS for years because of George Lazenby, until Timothy Dalton took the role and became the worst Bond. OHMSS has a great plot. Oh, and Diana Rigg. Mrs Peel as a Bond Girl? Yes, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wd8dky Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Halle Berry, walking out of the ocean... Don't really care what the name of the movie was. Quote http://www.weisersound.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod76 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 From Russia with Love ..no contest for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strategery Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I like the old ones...and I like them all for different reasons. Loved the beginning of Golden Eye. Randy Quote "Just play!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leh173 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 From Russia With Love Closely followed by Casino Royale (2006) Honorable mentions GoldeneyeLive and let dieThe Living Daylights Quote Roland Fantom G6, D-70, JP-8000, Juno-106, JV-1080, Moog Minitaur, Korg Volca Keys, Yamaha DX-7. TG33, Logic Pro, NI plugs, Arturia plugs etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 I liked Goldfinger because of the relationship of Q played with Desmond Luellyn get's going. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 My dad took me out of school to see a matinee of Thunderball in Philadelphia. Afterward we went to a record store and bought the soundtrack. My favorite Bond, of course. I like the Craig movies and I thought Brosnan did a good job. Moore was creepy. And not in a good way. Lazenby was as over his head as Clooney and Kilmer were in the bat suits. My drummer liked Moore's Bond, only because that's the Bond he grew up with. So does your age determine your favorite Bond? And how prominently did the various Bond girls figure in your pubescent fantasies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leh173 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 So does your age determine your favorite Bond? And how prominently did the various Bond girls figure in your pubescent fantasies? Point 1: Connery and Craig are my favourites and I was born after Connerys Bond and well before Craigs Bond. Point 2: What do you reckon? Quote Roland Fantom G6, D-70, JP-8000, Juno-106, JV-1080, Moog Minitaur, Korg Volca Keys, Yamaha DX-7. TG33, Logic Pro, NI plugs, Arturia plugs etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 A little trivia. My good friend, bass player extraordinaire Putter Smith,.... with Monk on piano, ... Cool ! I think it makes a lot of difference (at least in Europe) if the films are broadcast in High Definition, and all kinds of strange "post processors" have not had a go at it, and sound track is intact, otherwise I find the enjoyment suffers. I read in Tokio they're experimenting with Ultra High Definition (8000 pixels horizontal) that will make all those action motions difficult to keep sharp! Very sharp and 22 channels of sound should be very good experience, though. I think Connery was a natural James Bond, but I can't shake of the idea Roger was better at it, somehow. Love Craig too. Don't break any ribs, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 A little trivia. My good friend, bass player extraordinaire Putter Smith, is none other then Mr. Kidd from Diamonds are forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkus Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'll have to go with Goldfinger and The Man With the Golden Gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucktronix Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I liked Goldfinger because of the relationship of Q played with Desmond Luellyn get's going. +1 on Goldfinger.. Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No, Mr Bond. I expect you to die!" Quote Kronos 88 Platinum, Yamaha YC88, Subsequent 37, Korg CX3, Hydrasynth 49-key, Nord Electro 5D 73, QSC K8.2, Lester K Me & The Boyz Chris Beard Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartRun Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 ...like most men; I can sit down midway in any Bond movie and recite line after line and not feel the least bit slighted by missing the first half; or I can watch the first 45 minutes and walk away satisfied. Favorites; Connery-Goldfinger & Thunderball Moore-For Your Eyes Only & View to a Kill Dalton-Licence to Kill Brosnan-GoldenEye & The World is Not Enough Craig-Casino Royale I'm splitting hairs; could add many more, but-wanted to give the Bond actors recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Oddly enough, I just saw "Goldfinger" with my wife in the Village on Saturday - they're running a retrospective with all the Sean Connery Bond flicks!Yes, it's ridiculously over the top in terms of any kind of logic, but highly entertaining in any event.... I never saw any of the Bond movies with other actors... never wanted to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 This is out of sequence but pretty cool: [video:youtube] Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Oddly enough, I just saw "Goldfinger" with my wife in the Village on Saturday - they're running a retrospective with all the Sean Connery Bond flicks! I saw Thunderball on Sunday and You Only Live Twice yesterday. The picture and sound were excellent -- I think they were screening the recent Blu-ray discs. Oh, and I waited in line with Paul Giamatti for YOLT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 THIS is how it's done, with the greatly esteemed Derek Watkins leading the trumpets: [video:youtube] Brass section from a ROMpler, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordude Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Tough call... * Living Daylights - 1st one in cinema for me* From Russia With Love Liked Moore's Bond less, relatively speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 "You Only Live Twice" is my fav, and the theme is in my songlist. That song really captures the Bond essence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon May Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 LOVE James Bond movies. The John Barry scores are among my favorites... The first album I ever bought was "Sounds Orchestral Meets James Bond". I also bought the sheet music to Thunderball. The Tom Jones version was a hit at the time Quote "I'm well acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 In honor of the 50th anniversary this year, what's your favorite movie? Mine is: http://mrmoviefiend.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/thunderball-poster-3.jpg That was my first Bond film, when it came out. I was about 8; my dad wanted to go and my mom wasn't into Bond. I remember her giving my dad the 3rd degree about something and him saying "Oh, that's all over his head." He was right. Only years later did I figure out what that was about. A while back I met a guy whose business was rendering film to DVD and processing it, and he had the contract to do all the Bond films. He said that they spent a lot of time removing all the nudity. I said I could only remember one instance of that, Ursual Andress as she traipses toward the body scanner. But he said there's a lot of background incidental nudity, such as on the Mediterranean beaches. And now it's all gone. :-( Connery is still my favorite Bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Really? I thought that relaxed that restriction. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 They who? Regardless, whoever was producing the DVD masters wanted the nudity gone. But sure I hope they left Ursula Undressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 There's this DVD of old movies which I bought (with the wonderful original version of "Little Shop of Horrors" with the man-eating plant "FEED ME!! FEED ME!!"). Ursula Andress played in another B movie (C movie? D movie?) - a really terrible one involving people lost in a jungle encountering natives whose idea of fun was cannibalism. The only redeeming aspect was seeing her take off her clothes a couple of times!She was never a great actress, but you didn't have to be to be a Bond girl, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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