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In Reply to: RE: Rank the 25 Bond Films posted by RGA on October 17, 2021 at 23:36:02
I personally rate From Russia With Love somewhat higher......maybe even top-5?
Daniela Bianchi was a stellar 'Bond Girl'
The rest of the cast was Excellent......Even the Gypsy Girls who fought over Bond, while small parts, were well rendered. The fight with Robert Shaw was epic and I ended up feeling sorry for Rosa Klebb....
And while bickering over a code machine is corny, even than, they had to have SOMETHING to trigger events.....
Few weird 'gimmicks' too. Though the briefcase was well done....and deadly...
Too much is never enough
Follow Ups:
I ranked it higher before but I don't think it held up as well with modern eyes. Nor does Dr. No for me.
I never had an issue with the gadgets because he is supposedly the most cutting-edge secret agent on earth - so he would probably be the most technologically armed guy on the planet. But I also understand why folks don't like the gadgets because they become the story over the performance and the gadget serves as lazy writing because the gadget will always get Bond out of a tough spot rather than Bond's ability to get Bond out of a tough spot. The gadget becomes the "Act of God" plot device saviour.
Doctor Who fell off the rails with the sonic screwdriver - it was supposed to be a plot device to open locks or when he captured it would get him out of jail (except of course when it didn't work). But in modern Doctor Who the doctor is walking around with this screwdriver as part of their arm scanning everything so the writer can have the Doctor tell you everything about where you are etc. It's lazy.
But in reality, both Doctor Who and James Bond are largely geared for 13-year-olds. So I try not to dump on them too much. It's escapist entertainment not something meant to be taken too seriously.
I do prefer earlier Dr. Who.
But wish for a rerun of Blakes Seven......which is long gone. I know this went on. I don't know how much of the series I actually DID see.
For the MOST GADGETS for a secret agent? Check out 'Our Man Flint' with James Coburn. The Sequel (!) is even more ridiculous.....'In Like Flint'......
I use one of the effects as my RINGTONE......
Too much is never enough
It's obvious the vast majority of bond movies fans never read any of the books.
With FRWL and Casino Royale four times each. I should have been studying.
In the early '60s the films more closely matched the books. Goldfinger started going off the rails by irradiating Ft. Knox rather than actually stealing it.
Fleming was the first heavy product placement guy.
I can understand that - if the film deviates from the book and you loved the book then you will probably hate the film.
The other day I watched a documentary called "The Movies that Made Us" and each documentary is on a particular hit film. This one was on Pretty Woman originally called Three Thousand and the original script was miles apart from what came to be the film. But the screenwriter was fine going along with the changes. Probably because if it followed the book it would have made $3million (maybe) at the box office and been out of the theatre after a week.
but I LOVE the movie! Sometimes when you have read the book (or in this case books) the film will not live up to your expectations. The Great Gatsby comes to mind as an example for me. BOTH versions SUCKED!
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