pixie_twinkle 48 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Well, I know he's not to everyone's taste but I think he rocked as Bond. His films however were very mixed in quality. Let's see what y'all think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 The Spy Who Loved Me.Followed by FYEO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 A View to a Kill. A guilty pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can you see a pattern emerging?A View to a Kill. A guilty pleasure.Indeed - one of my most-watched Bonds, but not the one that gets my vote here.......For Your Eyes Only beats the lot of them for me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hey, you don't have the option They all suck like a Dyson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can you see a pattern emerging?Is that Mulder to Scully in The X-Files Movie you quote, or a random sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 None.Marian - who mostly stopped watching Bond movies after discovering the Moore ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 The Moore films are watchable but none of them are particularly good.For Your Eyes Only is my favorite.Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 For Your Eyes OnlyNeil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted March 6, 2005 Author Share Posted March 6, 2005 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Good one Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Nobody does it betterMakes me feel sad for the restNobody does it half as good as youBaby you're the best.I wasn't lookin'But somehow you found meI tried to hide from your love lightBut like heaven above meThe spy who loved meIs keepin' all me secrets safe to nightAnd nobody does it betterThough sometimes I wish someone couldNobody does it quite the way you doWhy'd you have to be so good.The way that you hold meWhenever you hold meThere's some kind of magic inside youThat keeps me from runnin'But just keep it comin'How'd you learn to do the things you doAnd nobody does it betterMakes me feel sad for the restNobody does it half as good as youBabybabydarlin' you're the bestBaby you're the bestbaby you're the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKenLittle 6 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 For Your Eyes OnlyNeilWhat Neil said!BKL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 For Your Eyes OnlyNeilWhat Neil said!BKLAgain' date=' I agree with them. What a cute idea Neil, anyway!Mirko - revealing Neil and Ken's comments by quoting them! *invisible smiley*[/color'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClane 1 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Indeed.One of the most intelligent post ever. I totally agree with this comment ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin 2 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 LOL That was great Lotman.Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 What's wrong with Octopussy?Someone vote for it, please! I used up my vote on Live and Let Die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 It's OK, but nothing great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Octopussy is a bit of a strange one. On the one hand it has some of the best sequences in the whole run of Moore films. The opening scene with the heat-seeking missile, the post-credits scene with the knife throwers chasing the clown (very Hitchcock!!!), Bond trying to get to the bomb at the circus etc. However it has such awful moments too. The final "Oh James" scene is throw-up material. The plastic crocodile, Bond "hiding" inside the gorilla suit, the over-acting of the main villain (who's name I can't even remember). It really could have been so much more, but the silly humour kind of wrecked it. It looks like From Russia With Love next to Die Another Day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Most scenes are actually quite laughable too, like how the hell did Moore escape from that hunt, he was right under their noses, yet escapes because one man on an elephant misses him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I voted for Octopussy.Followed by...A View to a KillFor Your Eyes OnlyThe Spy Who Loved MeMoonrakerLive and Let DieThe Man With the Golden Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Having grown up mostly with his Bonds, Moore is my all-time fav 007. 1. For Your Eyes Only2. Moonraker3. Octopussy4. Live And Let Die5. The Spy Who Loved Me6. A View to a Kill7. The Man With the Golden Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The Moore Bonds are the ones I've seen the least. I don't remember them all that well, but I voted for The Spy Who Loved Me because of the magnificent Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 J.W. Pepper was the best recurring character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Probably The Spy Who Loved Me. I would rate For Your Eyes Only as the best but that stupid opening with Blofeld ruins it.I also like Live And Let Die and A View To A Kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I would rate For Your Eyes Only as the best but that stupid opening with Blofeld ruins it.Incredibly enough, but in spite of that striking resemblance the guy bears to Count de Bleuchamp, there was actually never any official information that Bond did in fact kill Blofeld in the beginning of FYEO. Probably because of some legal riff-raff with Kevin McClory or whatchamacallit. Mr Bond, Mr Bond! We can do a deal! I'll buy you a delicatessen ... in stainless steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I know but it's pretty obvious who it was especially where Bond is at in the begining of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Of course, it's 100 % Blofeld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Man with the Golden Gun - nothing great, but it's the last Moore film that retains some charm of the old installments, before turning itself into pastishe and parody in The Spy Who Loved Me , which is one of the most cringe-inducing part of the franchise for me. Some say that both Vader and Indiana Jones have been raped, but what happend to James Bond in TSWLM was far more humiliating. Chris, who thinks Moore was great James Bond, but who dislikes most of his 007 movies, utterly hating TSWLM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I chose Octopussy because it's been a personal favourite of mine. Great movie, great song, great dialogue, great locations, great leading lady, great villain, great cinematography, great editing, great costume design, great production design (that satin bed....yummmmmmyyyy), great food ("It's odd, but when I'm stared at, I tend to lose my appetite") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Moore was Bond when I was born ('74), so I grew up thinking he was the Bond. Even though I loved all the others, they always felt like fakes.I grew out of that.I still love all of Moore's Bond movies for one reason or another, but the truth is that most of them are kinda crap.Live and Let Die = fun crapThe Man with the Golden Gun = crapThe Spy Who Loved Me = crapMoonraker = microwaved crapFor Your Eyes Only = good, but not greatOctopussy = good, but not greatA View to a Kill = diarrheaLike I said, I love them all for various reasons, but I'll be glad if the series never goes in that direction again.By the way, I voted for For Your Eyes Only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Live and Let Die...come on! Paul McCartney!! It's Sir Paul!! Forget that Wings is in it too. Sir Paul can do no wrong!The rest sucked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Live and Let Die = crap apart from the songThe Man with the Golden Gun = somewhat fun crapThe Spy Who Loved Me = near great, the epitome of the Moore Bond styleMoonraker = fun crapFor Your Eyes Only = pretty damned good, but not typical Moore Bond imoOctopussy = half crapA View to a Kill = crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 For Your Eyes Only = pretty damned good, but not typical Moore Bond imoWhich is probably why it's such a standout in the Moore entries. Who'd've thought we'd see Roger Moore kick a living bad guy off a cliff? Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 For Your Eyes Only = pretty damned good, but not typical Moore Bond imoWhich is probably why it's such a standout in the Moore entries. Who'd've thought we'd see Roger Moore kick a living bad guy off a cliff? Good stuff.Early on he even used to beat black people and slap women... I wonder what UNICEF has to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Awesome Mooresome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I only liked 1/2 of the Moore as Bond movies - Live and Let Die, Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me and, yeah, I guess For Your Eyes Only.I REALLY could have lived w/o Octopussy and Moonraker. The later being a really low point in the Bond series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 For Your Eyes Only = pretty damned good, but not typical Moore Bond imoWhich is probably why it's such a standout in the Moore entries. Who'd've thought we'd see Roger Moore kick a living bad guy off a cliff? Good stuff.Early on he even used to beat black people and slap women... I wonder what UNICEF has to say about it.Not to mention caging a midget.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 That little freak had it coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Just realised I never actually cast my own vote in this thread! The Spy Who Loved Me. Great Bond film! It's the epitome of that OTT style of Bonds. Silly but good fun, and most importantly it still manages to feel classy.Then For Your Eyes Only. Ok, so it feels a little too similar to the superior On Her Majesty's Secret Service in places, but it's the last of the good Moore Bonds. My least favourite are The Man With the Golden Gun (what a dull final act! It should have been a spectacular cat-and-mouse hunt between Scaramanga and Bond, using those amazing islands as the battleground. Setting traps, stalking, slowly getting the upper hand, building weapons out of sticks etc. It could have been an amazingly tense and exciting 30-40 minute sequence. Instead we get that crap 5-minute scene in a studio set. Not only that, but we've already seen the whole bloody thing in the pre-credits sequence!!! Oh my. The biggest wasted opportunity in the entire Bond series.Then A View to a Kill. It's just so crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I just bought My Word Is My Bond. I can't wait to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I look forward to reading that one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 The Spy Who Loved Me. Great Bond film! It's the epitome of that OTT style of Bonds. Silly but good fun, and most importantly it still manages to feel classy.I don't get it where that class is. When Bond and agent Amasova were driving through the desert in a dilapidating van with a silly music playing on, I felt like Stan March watching Indy being raped. There is more cheese in TSWL than in the Switzerland and France together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Moore was Bond when I was born ('74), so I grew up thinking he was the Bond. Even though I loved all the others, they always felt like fakes.I grew out of that.I remember the same thing with myself. It wasn't until I began to read the novels that I got particularly interested in seeing the film versions, and that's when I discovered the real screen Bond.BTW, that looks like a Ken Adam set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I just bought My Word Is My Bond. I can't wait to read it.The latest Empire has a pretty great interview with Moore promoting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 There is more cheese in TSWL than in the Switzerland and France together.Blessed are the cheesemakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 That was an awful lot of churning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 There is more cheese in TSWL than in the Switzerland and France together.Blessed are the cheesemakers?They shall have their lactose intolerance releaved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Blessed are the cheesemakers?It's supposed to be taken metaphorically. It can refer to any manufacturer of dairy products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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