Bondathon (5)
I completely forgot to update this yesterday! Anyway, on Thursday pnight the Bond in question was...
8.5/10
Prior to watching it this time around, I hadn't seen this particular Bond in years and years and years: must have been over 5. Therefore, it felt very fresh and new to me which always adds to a movie! This is a very good effort to retain some of the saneness brought in by "For Your Eyes Only", but also bring back some of Moore's trademark humour and cla$$ic Bond moments. The plot line itself is a gripping one and I especially like the Bonds that address the Cold War head on: it's funny to think that this could not be made today due to the collapse of Communism and Berlin being united. The main villain of Kamhal Kahn is very well played and has some great lines that you could only hear in a Bond movie...
Kahn: Mr Bond, you have a nasty habit of surviving!
The climactic chase on the train was a little OTT but still tense stuff which more than happily made up for the rather anticlimatic ending to FYEO.
However, the film has got a couple of bad points: Moore is starting to show his age and seeing him in "the throes of Passion" with the beautiful Magda leaves a lot to be desired!
Also, the final sequence with Bond clutching onto the top of the plane is incredibly OTT... even for a Moore Bond!
Having said that, this is certainly one of the better Bonds and a very enjoyable way to spend two hours!
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Last night, the Bond was...
8.5/10
The last time I watched this I was sick in bed with the flu and so, if I recall, I didn't enjoy it too much and for a while considiered it one of the lesser Bonds. However, on this viewing, I thought it was great! The story was very clever and not too difficult to follow and the villains appeared very believable. Connery had really got Bond down by this point and he delivers the sarcastic remarks ("Could it be the front door bell?") and puns ("I think he got the point") with ease like no other Bond actor has been able to do. Domino is a very believable Bond girl and, while the damsel in distress thing has been done to death, the ending was still very well done.
One slight gripe I have however, is that the editing is awful! I know this in 1965, but sometimes the picture just jumps where the tape has obviously been cut! Check out the very last scene just before the credits come on ;)
A lot better than I previously thought, but not as good as Connery's previous three Bonds.
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Tonight, it's going to be a double helping, care of...
The Ranking
OP slips in surprisingly far down the list, but I guess that's just because I've only seen the better ones so far! TB slides in half way, just above FYEO.
- From Russia With Love
- Goldfinger
- Dr. No
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Goldeneye
- Thunderball
- For Your Eyes Only
- Octopu$$y
- Moonraker
- Diamonds are Forever
:)