"Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa" (bularmy)
11/11/2013 at 15:16 • Filed to: 007
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"Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa" (bularmy)
11/11/2013 at 15:16 • Filed to: 007 | 0
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So in the last 4 days I have watched all of the 007 movies(I took a short brake from work). From Dr. No to Skyfall in 96 hours. I did this every summer for 4 years, but because of no time this year, I missed doing it, but now all wrong is right.
James Bond is really a special thing for people like us, that love cars. Without its cars, the series would have lacked something and most certainly would have been worse. From the DB5, the Lotus Esprit, AM V8, Vanquish, DBS to even the rather out of place BMWs. And of course the infamous AMC placement in the The Man With The Golden Gun, which gaves us so much car insanity in one movie. From the barrel roll to the car/plane hybrid. The car chases and stunts are top notch. And it is offensive that the only passable car scene in the Craig era is from the worst one, Quantum of Solace.
On the acting side everything is as remembered. Yes the Craig era are better movies overall from a critical point of view, but the Connery/Moore/Brosnan eras are so much more fun. And I think fun is the most important thing about 007. The camp must be high and the jokes are some of the best outside of a true comedy films. When will be every seeing a female character names Pussy Galore ever again? Or Plenty O'Toole? Or the glorious snarky comments at villians? Or the Brosnan subtle or not so dick/errection jokes. I think the fun was drained from 007 and will never be back along with the outrageous gadgets. And now I haz a sad, because I like very much Casino Royale and Skyfall, but I want the old Bond back.
Sn210
> Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa
11/11/2013 at 15:42 |
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I'm working my way through all the Bond movies too! Mostly because I've only seen a handful and I feel they're movies I should see. I'm not doing a marathon, but here and there when I catch them on Tv and through Netflix. I just watch the Man With The Golden Gun and Goldfinger over the weekend. I thought Goldfinger was much better. I just couldn't buy into the AMC barrel roll. Between the 10 feet he needed to get up to speed to the slide flute sound effect, I felt it was very un-Bond.
Jonee
> Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa
11/11/2013 at 18:25 |
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I did this, too, recently. Some of the films I hadn't seen in a long time and I was struck by how much of a blast the Roger Moore movies are. As ridiculous as Moonraker is, it's damn entertaining because it never stops moving and just keeps topping itself. He fights a goddam giant snake at one point. Still, my favorite is and always will be On Her Majesty's Secret Service . Diana Rigg and some of the coolest cars in the series.