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Jose Oquendo posted:I just watched the cold open and title sequence for Casino Royale and it's so loving good. It really is one of the best. What are peoples' power rankings on credit sequences? Goldeneye and Casino Royale are top 5 for me for sure. But I have a short term memory.
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Drink-Mix Man posted:It really is one of the best. 5. The Spy Who Loved Me 4. The Living Daylights 3. Moonraker 2. Casino Royale 1. Goldeneye The Human Crouton fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Feb 15, 2020 |
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Thunderball has to be up there. It's the one with the jet pack. edit: I guess that's the opening sequence. If you're talking intro credits with the song, it's gotta be A View To A Kill. 
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Feb 16, 2020 04:07
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Best Bond song https://youtu.be/nOAl8F-NyPs
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Feb 16, 2020 05:46
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1) Goldfinger since it basically created them 2) A View to a Kill 3) Casino Royale 4) Thunderball 5) For Your Eyes Only for being a straight up music video 6) Living Daylights
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Digital Jedi posted:Best Bond song For some reason I always assume Maurice Binder didnt do Dr No. Probably because it's so weird, compared to his later titles.
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I never cared much for the Thunderball jetpack. I know the whole story and everything. Just not my thing.
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Here to poo poo it up with my top 5 themes in no particular order and its Living Daylights The Man with the Golden Gun In Her Majesties Secret service View To a kill Goldfinger And yes I know people hate Golden Gun and I know why, but it's just super loving memorable, the lyrics are atrocious in ways I adore, and the horns do a lot for me. I bumped Diamonds for living daylights, its close, but I do like my new wave. remusclaw fucked around with this message at 06:49 on Feb 17, 2020 |
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The Human Crouton posted:I never cared much for the Thunderball jetpack. I know the whole story and everything. Just not my thing. Agreed, I think that the worst scenes on Bond films are the ones where the producers sunk-cost-fallacy themselves into keeping them in the final cut. Other that immediately come to mind are Kananga-Balloon and the Torture Chair in Spectre.
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Nah, Kananga's bloodless kaboom death was really the only way they could go with it, since the Bond series at the time always aimed for a family-friendly rating. Other than "oh, he got eaten by his own sharks" (predictable) or "Bond just shoots him" (boring). Besides, having the villain literally fart himself into the air and explode is definitely something nobody had ever seen before - and it's certainly memorable!
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So worst Bond song? Hell I know sorta the most off the top of my head and am missing some but my pick goes to Octopussy.
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Colostomy Bag posted:So worst Bond song? Hell I know sorta the most off the top of my head and am missing some but my pick goes to Octopussy. Die another day was pretty awful. The full list, since I had it in an earlier post: code:This is kind of unofficial because they didn't use it in the opening titles, but Surrender by KD Lang is great. I do like Sheryl Crow's, but I think this has it beat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRc4vrap5Ec Edit: I always thought this was a perfect Bond song too, even though it was never used as one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4 AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Feb 18, 2020 |
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Feb 18, 2020 17:24
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Fire take: the best Bond love theme is actually Casino Royale.
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Feb 18, 2020 17:27
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“Die Another Day” probably takes my vote for worst. “Writing’s on the Wall” is a decent song let down by bad singing, but “Die Another Day” is so skeletal that it sounds unfinished.
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chitoryu12 posted:“Die Another Day” probably takes my vote for worst. “Writing’s on the Wall” is a decent song let down by bad singing, but “Die Another Day” is so skeletal that it sounds unfinished. Yea I hate that one too, there's just very little energy to it. Madonna feels bored, as if she just wants to get the song over with. Compare that to Goldeneye where a 50-something Tina Turner sounds like she's going to burst through the screen with the amount of energy she's bringing to the song.
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It's me. I'm the guy who loves the Die Another Day theme. ...cheesy techno is my guilty pleasure. I still listen to ATC's "All Around The World" and Eiffel 65's "I'm Blue" in 2020. Worst Bond song is Writing On The Wall, hands down.
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AceOfFlames posted:It's me. I'm the guy who loves the Die Another Day theme. I also like the Die Another Day theme, but I realize it's terrible garbage. The worst is The Writing's on the Wall then Die Another Day. Third worst is Another Way to Die. Alicia Key's style just irritates me. Much of what she does is so close to being good, but sounds like it's being played through a very loud, broken speaker outside a grocery store; or was recorded through a wall with a small open door. Another Way to Die is no different. The Human Crouton fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Feb 19, 2020 |
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Another Way to Die is by far the worst. It's a karaoke level duet, that isnt in either of of the singers' natural range. Things like Die Another Day or Moonraker are goofy stupud, but that one is something half of the people listening could sing better, and half of amateur musicians could write better. It makes no sense.
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Feb 19, 2020 05:36
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Another way to die sounds like two cats fighting each other.
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Feb 19, 2020 06:40
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Add me to the club who likes Die Another Day for some loving reason. I am a sucker for that era of Madonna with the synthpop feel going on. Of the Craig films, my favorite is probably You Know My Name, because that poo poo was rad as gently caress (and has probably my favorite opening credits sequence.) The worst is hands down Writing on The Wall. Good god, what the hell is that song.
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Weird question, but does anyone know the logic of when Bond films go on streaming? Many of them were available a few months ago, but with the new movie looming, they've vanished. Any guesses as to when they'll come back?
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Franchescanado posted:Weird question, but does anyone know the logic of when Bond films go on streaming? Many of them were available a few months ago, but with the new movie looming, they've vanished. Any guesses as to when they'll come back? I think they're jumping around. HBO has them right now...I think.
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I really like Writings on the Wall 
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Feb 21, 2020 05:32
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I like it as much as the other ballad themes so down the bottom, above QoS and DAD, for me.
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nemesis_hub posted:I really like Writings on the Wall I think it's fine, the visuals of the opening really help it - it's probably the best part of that movie, which isn't saying much, but I'd still take it over the completely forgettable Eilish drek.
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Feb 21, 2020 13:33
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I saw a video of Zimmer/the orchestra recording the most recent song, so now I kind of like it, if only due to.hoping he can blend it into the actual score in this short timeline he has to do it. I also love the movies that are scored around a main theme that is no longer the main theme because they switch it out last minute. Tomorrow Never Dies being the largest offender.
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Darko posted:I also love the movies that are scored around a main theme that is no longer the main theme because they switch it out last minute. Tomorrow Never Dies being the largest offender. I love the leitmotif of the David Arnold/Shirley Bassey No Good About Goodbye appearing in Goldeneye Wii for a second.
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Hakkesshu posted:I think it's fine, the visuals of the opening really help it - it's probably the best part of that movie, which isn't saying much, but I'd still take it over the completely forgettable Eilish drek. Yes, you’re right, it only truly works when paired with the opening sequence. That’s a different question from just which is the best song and I think what also elevates songs like Goldeneye.
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No Time to Die delayed to November. Hope you hadn’t bought tickets. https://twitter.com/007/status/1235248760260874241 ps Billie Eilish rules you squares.
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What "evaluation"? Does this mean they just decided April was a bad time for a release all of a sudden, or is there some issue with the film they need to address?
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chitoryu12 posted:What "evaluation"? Does this mean they just decided April was a bad time for a release all of a sudden, or is there some issue with the film they need to address? They're worried people won't go see it because of coronavirus.
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Pirate Jet posted:No Time to Die delayed to November. Hope you hadn’t bought tickets. I did lol
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Isn't the film finished?
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Isn't the film finished? Has nothing to do with the finished film. They are worried the movie will tank due to coronavirus fears keeping people away from crowded opening weekend theaters.
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:Isn't the film finished? It had an April release so yeah it was effectively finished. Just release it in the US and UK now and do VOD everywhere else later this year.
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drat, that’s sucks. All of the major tech conferences are also being cancelled. Hadn’t thought about blockbuster releases as well. Well now I’ll be able to go from NTTD to the theater over and see Godzilla v Kong so November will be an exciting month.
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Jose Oquendo posted:It had an April release so yeah it was effectively finished. Unfortunately, in order for these movies to make their 8 shitzillion-dollar production budgets back they have to (A) have ludicrous amounts of product endorsements and (B) release in theaters.
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Mar 4, 2020 20:48
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Bond's not going to have his martini shaken nor stirred. Goddamn bartender with his filthy hands.
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Darko posted:1) Goldfinger since it basically created them https://youtu.be/EVasnOcPm9c
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Unfortunate the movie got delayed, but I associate seeing Bond in the chilly fall and am glad I can now. On the other hand, that 163-minute runtime is... daunting.
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