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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Jul 10, 2024 16:55:12 GMT
Denise Richards was not just compared to the goddess that is Famke Janssen Denise is the goddess. Wild Things. Neve Campbell. Swimming Pool. Google Images. Thank me later. |
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Post by rushy on Jul 10, 2024 17:03:06 GMT
Wild Things. Neve Campbell. Swimming Pool. Google Images.  I shall not be corrupted! |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Jul 10, 2024 17:07:49 GMT
Wild Things. Neve Campbell. Swimming Pool. Google Images. I shall not be corrupted! Your loss, bro  I do like Famke, but 90s Denise Richards is an absolute sex bomb. She would be my favourite if it wasn't for Jill St John in Diamonds. |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 13, 2024 14:15:11 GMT
The Man With the Golden Gun was a disappointment. Christopher Lee should've been amongst the best of Bond villians, but he wasted. It's quite flat. I also think it lacks the visual flair of the earlier films. Looking at You Only Live Twice, which is quite grand in scale and beautifully photographed, really shows up how small and often shabby TMWTGG is. The blu ray is massively disappointing compared to the vibrant and well detailed Live and Let Die as well. I've always flip flopped on the film over the years, but I find it a tough sit now. The Spy Who Loved Me makes it look like a TV movie. |
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Post by rushy on Aug 13, 2024 14:39:07 GMT
All of the Hamilton films have a low budget feel except for Goldfinger.
I think Golden Gun is probably the epitome of the lazy Sunday afternoon Bond movie
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 13, 2024 14:48:38 GMT
All of the Hamilton films have a low budget feel except for Goldfinger. I think Golden Gun is probably the epitome of the lazy Sunday afternoon Bond movie I never really thought that of Diamonds. It feels the most cinematic of his films despite the dodgy effects. I'm not sure why they changed the aspect ratio back to 1.85:1 for the early Moore films. |
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Post by Ludders II on Aug 13, 2024 21:52:33 GMT
The Man With the Golden Gun was a disappointment. Christopher Lee should've been amongst the best of Bond villians, but he wasted. It's quite flat. I also think it lacks the visual flair of the earlier films. Looking at You Only Live Twice, which is quite grand in scale and beautifully photographed, really shows up how small and often shabby TMWTGG is. The blu ray is massively disappointing compared to the vibrant and well detailed Live and Let Die as well. I've always flip flopped on the film over the years, but I find it a tough sit now. The Spy Who Loved Me makes it look like a TV movie. The film isn't terrible, but very average. I just think Scaramanga was a bit of a crap villain for someone of Christopher Lee's calibre. He should've been in a better film. |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 17, 2024 11:00:05 GMT
People might expect me to prefer the Moore era, but there's something about the Connery era that's so magical. Those early films in particular (Dr.No-Goldfinger) have such a richness to them. I also think the use of SPECTRE gives his era a solid continuity.
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Post by rushy on Aug 17, 2024 13:41:42 GMT
People might expect me to prefer the Moore era, but there's something about the Connery era that's so magical. Those early films in particular (Dr.No-Goldfinger) have such a richness to them. I also think the use of SPECTRE gives his era a solid continuity. Connery's run is definitely more creative, but the Moore films are so endlessly rewatchable. With Connery, the only films I can see myself consistently revisiting are You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. Dr No is a bit too rough around the edges, From Russia With Love is too classy and complex to be comfort viewing. Goldfinger and Thunderball are a bit rubbish in their own ways. Of course, On Her Majesty's Secret Service stands tall above them all |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 17, 2024 14:11:56 GMT
People might expect me to prefer the Moore era, but there's something about the Connery era that's so magical. Those early films in particular (Dr.No-Goldfinger) have such a richness to them. I also think the use of SPECTRE gives his era a solid continuity. Of course, On Her Majesty's Secret Service stands tall above them all I definitely agree with that. It still annoys me people like The Critical Drinker write it off as a rubbish failure. It's decades before its time. It honestly feels like a culmination of the 60s Bond era. |
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Post by Ludders II on Aug 18, 2024 3:40:09 GMT
People might expect me to prefer the Moore era, but there's something about the Connery era that's so magical. Those early films in particular (Dr.No-Goldfinger) have such a richness to them. I also think the use of SPECTRE gives his era a solid continuity. Connery's run is definitely more creative, but the Moore films are so endlessly rewatchable. With Connery, the only films I can see myself consistently revisiting are You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. Dr No is a bit too rough around the edges, From Russia With Love is too classy and complex to be comfort viewing. Goldfinger and Thunderball are a bit rubbish in their own ways. Of course, On Her Majesty's Secret Service stands tall above them all Interesting thoughts from both of you. On the Connery films, my least favourites are Dr No and Thunderball. The latter isn't too bad; definitely the better of the two, but Dr No, I've always found a bit dull. Diamonds Are Forever is somewhere in the middle for me. I like it more than most seem to do, but it's not top tier. From Russia With Love being 'classy and complex' are what makes it rewatchable for me. I've always rated Goldfinger highly in the past, but in recent years it's dropped from 2nd to 3rd favourite Connery film, largely because of my increased appreciation of From Russia With Love. But not enough to topple You Only Live Twice as not only my favourite Connery film, but my favourite Bond film of all. I've softened over the years to some of Roger Moore's output. I always rated Live and Let Die, and to be honest it's still my favourite Moore film by some distance. But despite my disappointment with The Man With the Golden Gun (largely due to giving Christopher Lee one of the most ineffective Bond villains of all), I've developed more of an appreciation for The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker over the years. I used to find Moore a bit too comedic and corny, but I've mellowed to his portrayal, and most of his films up to and including For Your Eyes Only are good films. I do think the formula starts to wear a bit thin around this time though, and I think Octopussy and particularly A View to a Kill don't cut it so much for me. As for OHMSS, I think it's a great film. Definitely a classic. Shame Lazenby didn't stick around. It would definitely be in the top 10 of my list of favourite Bond movies. I placed it 7th in my rankings on page one, but if I did a top ten of up to the end of the Moore era, it would be higher. 1. You Only Live Twice 2. From Russia with Love 3. Goldfinger 4. Live and Let Die 5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6. Moonraker 7. Diamonds Are Forever 8. Thunderball 9. The Spy Who Loved Me 10. For Your Eyes Only |
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Post by burrunjor on Aug 18, 2024 19:38:29 GMT
I shall not be corrupted! Your loss, bro I do like Famke, but 90s Denise Richards is an absolute sex bomb. She would be my favourite if it wasn't for Jill St John in Diamonds. I'd just like to state for the record that Denise Richards is obviously out of my league. Still that said you're insane Maxil as Denise can't blur the line between pain and pleasure whilst taking you to new heights in both like Famke Janssen can. I will say though on the subject of kinky shit that bit in The World Is Not Enough when Bond is being tortured by the femme fatale is absolutely horrific. Definitely not the sexy type of torture scene like Glory throwing Spike on a bed and sitting on top of him in a sexy dress, or Alti grabbing a guys balls and forcing a kiss on him. (The latter was apparently improvised. I bet that guy thought he was in with a shot LOL.) I have to hold my neck when watching that World is Not Enough scene it's so brutal. Honestly makes you wonder about human beings doesn't it? Some sick f*cker actually spent time thinking a machine like that up! I will say that femme fatale was probably the best female Bond villain there's ever been. I mean I do love big Fam, but her's was obviously more on the cartoon side of things. You aren't supposed to take a villain who orgasms when she shoots people seriously. However the World is Not Enough girl (sorry I can't remember her name) was a genuinely threatening villain. It's such a shame that Robert Carlyle was so weak in the film. He is one of my favourite actors normally, but yeah I think that's his weakest performance. |
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Post by rushy on Aug 18, 2024 20:26:29 GMT
I disagree on Carlyle. It's not a weak performance, it's just an underdeveloped character. He only looks weak because we're used to seeing Carlyle in articulate lead villain roles.
The closest he ever came to a 'meathead henchman' type character was probably Trainspotting, and even there Begbie is written with a ton of depth and unpredictability. Carlyle can't conjure a great character out of nothing.
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 18, 2024 20:50:44 GMT
Your loss, bro I do like Famke, but 90s Denise Richards is an absolute sex bomb. She would be my favourite if it wasn't for Jill St John in Diamonds. I'd just like to state for the record that Denise Richards is obviously out of my league. Still that said you're insane Maxil as Denise can't blur the line between pain and pleasure whilst taking you to new heights in both like Famke Janssen can. I will say though on the subject of kinky shit that bit in The World Is Not Enough when Bond is being tortured by the femme fatale is absolutely horrific. Definitely not the sexy type of torture scene like Glory throwing Spike on a bed and sitting on top of him in a sexy dress, or Alti grabbing a guys balls and forcing a kiss on him. (The latter was apparently improvised. I bet that guy thought he was in with a shot LOL.) I have to hold my neck when watching that World is Not Enough scene it's so brutal. Honestly makes you wonder about human beings doesn't it? Some sick f*cker actually spent time thinking a machine like that up! I will say that femme fatale was probably the best female Bond villain there's ever been. I mean I do love big Fam, but her's was obviously more on the cartoon side of things. You aren't supposed to take a villain who orgasms when she shoots people seriously. However the World is Not Enough girl (sorry I can't remember her name) was a genuinely threatening villain. It's such a shame that Robert Carlyle was so weak in the film. He is one of my favourite actors normally, but yeah I think that's his weakest performance. All the women in The World Is Not Enough are absolutely scrumptious. Denise Richards is simply the cherry on the horny cake. The bad girl was called Elektra. I actually think she's more memorable than the likes of Eva Green in Casino Royale. The film itself is ahead of its time in a lot of ways and one could even consider it some sort of precursor to Skyfall. In both films MI6 gets bombed, the villain wants to kill M and Scotland and Istanbul feature as locations. I'm sort of in agreement about Carlyle although Rushy is right that the character is underwritten. |
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Post by Cherry Pepsi Maxil on Aug 18, 2024 21:02:32 GMT
Connery's run is definitely more creative, but the Moore films are so endlessly rewatchable. With Connery, the only films I can see myself consistently revisiting are You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. Dr No is a bit too rough around the edges, From Russia With Love is too classy and complex to be comfort viewing. Goldfinger and Thunderball are a bit rubbish in their own ways. Of course, On Her Majesty's Secret Service stands tall above them all Interesting thoughts from both of you. On the Connery films, my least favourites are Dr No and Thunderball. The latter isn't too bad; definitely the better of the two, but Dr No, I've always found a bit dull. Diamonds Are Forever is somewhere in the middle for me. I like it more than most seem to do, but it's not top tier. From Russia With Love being 'classy and complex' are what makes it rewatchable for me. I've always rated Goldfinger highly in the past, but in recent years it's dropped from 2nd to 3rd favourite Connery film, largely because of my increased appreciation of From Russia With Love. But not enough to topple You Only Live Twice as not only my favourite Connery film, but my favourite Bond film of all. I've softened over the years to some of Roger Moore's output. I always rated Live and Let Die, and to be honest it's still my favourite Moore film by some distance. But despite my disappointment with The Man With the Golden Gun (largely due to giving Christopher Lee one of the most ineffective Bond villains of all), I've developed more of an appreciation for The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker over the years. I used to find Moore a bit too comedic and corny, but I've mellowed to his portrayal, and most of his films up to and including For Your Eyes Only are good films. I do think the formula starts to wear a bit thin around this time though, and I think Octopussy and particularly A View to a Kill don't cut it so much for me. As for OHMSS, I think it's a great film. Definitely a classic. Shame Lazenby didn't stick around. It would definitely be in the top 10 of my list of favourite Bond movies. I placed it 7th in my rankings on page one, but if I did a top ten of up to the end of the Moore era, it would be higher. 1. You Only Live Twice 2. From Russia with Love 3. Goldfinger 4. Live and Let Die 5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 6. Moonraker 7. Diamonds Are Forever 8. Thunderball 9. The Spy Who Loved Me 10. For Your Eyes Only I've always adored From Russia with Love. I feels like a proper spy thriller where everyone is following everyone else and Bond is constantly be watched. It's very good. Shame Dr.No doesn't do much for you. I've been a big fan of it since I caught it on ITV back in 2007. |
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