izzygirl Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Glad you enjoyed it! If you're gonna watch more/all of them, I'd recommend starting with Dr. No and going somewhat in order. That, or watch one film from each Bond, to get a sampling of what each actor is like After seeing this one I also think I should watch them in order... but there are too many!! I would need a lot of free time to watch them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Diamonds are Forever: Thought it was interesting Natalie Wood's sister, and Jill St John (who Robert Wagner married after Natalie died), were in the same movie. Also didn't know Wint's son is Crispin Glover. That would be cool if he played a Bond villain b/c of that connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Glad you enjoyed it! If you're gonna watch more/all of them, I'd recommend starting with Dr. No and going somewhat in order. That, or watch one film from each Bond, to get a sampling of what each actor is like After seeing this one I also think I should watch them in order... but there are too many!! I would need a lot of free time to watch them all! If you watch one a day it's really not that bad; just over three weeks if you don't skip any days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Glad you enjoyed it! If you're gonna watch more/all of them, I'd recommend starting with Dr. No and going somewhat in order. That, or watch one film from each Bond, to get a sampling of what each actor is like After seeing this one I also think I should watch them in order... but there are too many!! I would need a lot of free time to watch them all! If you watch one a day it's really not that bad; just over three weeks if you don't skip any days Yes but I started to watch them in a bad moment. I don't know if I can watch one every day during 3 weeks. I will try to watch at least a couple of them every week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Glad that you enjoyed it! Welcome to the James Bond thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Isn't OHMSS a great recommendation for a first James Bond film? Normally I'd suggest Goldfinger or even Skyfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Thanks @James Bond! Right now I'm still lost but in a few weeks I'll be an expert and I would be able to discuss with all of you. Isn't OHMSS a great recommendation for a first James Bond film? Normally I'd suggest Goldfinger or even Skyfall. I don't know if it's the best choice or not but I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I picked it mainly because it is a favorite of mine.I suggest to watch From Russia with Love next but there' one line of dialogue that requires you to watch Dr. No just to understand it.Dr. No and From Russia with Love are great films to start with. I would also move on to Goldfinger and Thunderball. Skip You Only Live Twice. Since you've seen OHMSS just skip to Live and Let Die and go to The Spy Who Loved Me. Then Skip to The Living Daylights. Edited March 11, 2013 by Georgy Zhukov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Finally watched Skyfall last night. Great overall movie but still digesting if i liked it as a "bond" film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyman Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I still can't tell if I like Casino Royale or Skyfall better. It seriously changes for me every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Close, but definitely Skyfall for me. Casino Royale is comfortably my second favorite though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I picked it mainly because it is a favorite of mine.I suggest to watch From Russia with Love next but there' one line of dialogue that requires you to watch Dr. No just to understand it.Dr. No and From Russia with Love are great films to start with. I would also move on to Goldfinger and Thunderball. Skip You Only Live Twice. Since you've seen OHMSS just skip to Live and Let Die and go to The Spy Who Loved Me. Then Skip to The Living Daylights. I trust you, so I will do this. I will watch Dr. No and From Russia this week. I will let you know my opinion afterwards. Edited March 11, 2013 by izzygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Honestly, if you're really enjoying them up through Thunderball, I wouldn't skip any. True that You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever are a big step down, but they're still enjoyable films. And absolutely don't skip Man With The Golden Gun after Live And Let Die, it's my favorite Moore film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Definitely skip Never Say Never Again though once you get that far. What has been seen cannot be unseen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Watchng Mission Impossible II. Can't imagine John Woo directing Bond 24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I would just watch the films in the order they came out in, and watch the "making of" stuff after each one, and a quick run through the commentary. I think the Roger Moore movies are the only ones where he's doing commentary, but I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Mission: Impossible II is the worst one too. I don't want John Woo anywhere near Bond.And correct dalsh. So far Roger has been the only Bond actor to do commentary. I've only watched a couple of his films with the commentary but he tells lots of stories with his usual sense of humor. Good listens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Eh! Guys...you're driving me crazy!! I will start with Dr. No and then From Russia with Love. After those 2 I will decide which one goes next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Mission: Impossible II is the worst one too. I don't want John Woo anywhere near Bond.And correct dalsh. So far Roger has been the only Bond actor to do commentary. I've only watched a couple of his films with the commentary but he tells lots of stories with his usual sense of humor. Good listens.Haven't watched any of the commentary's on any Bond films...which ones are most worthwhile? Wish Craig had done a commentary on Quantum, given his heightened involvement in the production aspect, I think it would've been pretty interesting.Eh! Guys...you're driving me crazy!! I will start with Dr. No and then From Russia with Love. After those 2 I will decide which one goes next. You defintely won't want to skip Goldfinger and Thunderball after FRWL, no one will tell you otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I think it is fair that Izzygirl can choose what Bond she wants after Dr. No and FRWL.I would recommend Casino Royale though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Mission: Impossible II is the worst one too. I don't want John Woo anywhere near Bond.And correct dalsh. So far Roger has been the only Bond actor to do commentary. I've only watched a couple of his films with the commentary but he tells lots of stories with his usual sense of humor. Good listens.Haven't watched any of the commentary's on any Bond films...which ones are most worthwhile? Wish Craig had done a commentary on Quantum, given his heightened involvement in the production aspect, I think it would've been pretty interesting.I haven't watched much of them either to be honest. Just a couple of Roger's (TMWTGG and TSWLM - both entertaining). He remembers lots of little stories about filming so they're good listens if not the most insightful. I still have to watch Skyfall with the Mendes commentary which I've heard good things about. Guy Hamilton's Goldfinger commentary is filled with good tidbits. I never knew until I watched it that Connery actually never stepped foot in the USA for any of his scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Something was done right with Mission Impossible II since it was the highest grossing film of the year 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 That just blows my mind. I think it was Cruise's popularity more than anything, because most fans seem to dismiss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I have only listened to GE's which has campbell and wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 That just blows my mind. I think it was Cruise's popularity more than anything, because most fans seem to dismiss it.It was a highly stylized action film. Really popular at the time. Die Another Day was into it.Quantum of Solace wasn't really that bad. It is actually a good film. I guess the plot was too simple and it was rather pretentious. But still great performances and I hope Jeffery Wright and Olga Kurylenk return as Felix and Camille respectively. Especially Wright.What I didn't like was Bond being hung up on Vesper. I feel we were robbed of a quality 007 film of Craig being Bond. Skyfall gave us that and it seems they will continue the exploration of Bond's psychie with Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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