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thegreekdog wrote:By way of background, I'm not a big Bond fan. I enjoyed the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, but no more than any other action/adventure films. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Daniel Craig Bond films and am looking forward to the new one (coming out Friday).
So, I have some questions:
(1) What Bond films should I watch (pre-Pierce Brosnan)? I won't watch them all, but are there some that stand out as good ones?
(2) Are the Bond books worthwhile? If so, are there any I should read?
DoomYoshi wrote:thegreekdog wrote:By way of background, I'm not a big Bond fan. I enjoyed the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, but no more than any other action/adventure films. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Daniel Craig Bond films and am looking forward to the new one (coming out Friday).
So, I have some questions:
(1) What Bond films should I watch (pre-Pierce Brosnan)? I won't watch them all, but are there some that stand out as good ones?
(2) Are the Bond books worthwhile? If so, are there any I should read?
Goldfinger is a classic. If you are interested in watching a movie for the anthropological significance, go with that one. On her majesty's secret service is my personal favourite, but it has a slower feel to it than today's movies. Only watch it if you can deal with older movies. Live and Let Die is downright hilarious (in a good way) and its a decent crowd pleaser that I pull out. If you enjoy 80s actions movies, the ztimothy Dalton ones are good (The Living Daylights is Rambo III, but not a shitfest).
The books aren't literary masterpieces or anything, they are nice quick, pulpy reads. From Russia With Love stands out to me, approx. half the story does not directly follow Bond (it is unique in this regard). Also, Pres. Kennedy listed it as one of his favourite books. Also, it helps to read the books of the movies you watched, so you can see how different the series is. They are basically different worlds entirely. In the movies, Bond drinks vodka martinis, in the books he has an amazingly varied taste.
Best soundtrack is either Dr. No or Diamonds are Forever.
Enjoy.
thegreekdog wrote:DoomYoshi wrote:thegreekdog wrote:By way of background, I'm not a big Bond fan. I enjoyed the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, but no more than any other action/adventure films. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Daniel Craig Bond films and am looking forward to the new one (coming out Friday).
So, I have some questions:
(1) What Bond films should I watch (pre-Pierce Brosnan)? I won't watch them all, but are there some that stand out as good ones?
(2) Are the Bond books worthwhile? If so, are there any I should read?
Goldfinger is a classic. If you are interested in watching a movie for the anthropological significance, go with that one. On her majesty's secret service is my personal favourite, but it has a slower feel to it than today's movies. Only watch it if you can deal with older movies. Live and Let Die is downright hilarious (in a good way) and its a decent crowd pleaser that I pull out. If you enjoy 80s actions movies, the ztimothy Dalton ones are good (The Living Daylights is Rambo III, but not a shitfest).
The books aren't literary masterpieces or anything, they are nice quick, pulpy reads. From Russia With Love stands out to me, approx. half the story does not directly follow Bond (it is unique in this regard). Also, Pres. Kennedy listed it as one of his favourite books. Also, it helps to read the books of the movies you watched, so you can see how different the series is. They are basically different worlds entirely. In the movies, Bond drinks vodka martinis, in the books he has an amazingly varied taste.
Best soundtrack is either Dr. No or Diamonds are Forever.
Enjoy.
Nice. Thanks.
Would you say the books are better, worse, or just different than the movies? My preference would be to read (since I can pick up and put down a book).
DoomYoshi wrote:One more addendum: the books can be found in great condition at almost every used bookstore and most public libraries. If you find a VHS for 1$, it will suck, so the books are certainly cheaper.
maxfaraday wrote:DoomYoshi wrote:One more addendum: the books can be found in great condition at almost every used bookstore and most public libraries. If you find a VHS for 1$, it will suck, so the books are certainly cheaper.
Wow...
You're still watching VHSs in 2012????
A dinosaur you are, you didn't lie when you chose your avatar.
thegreekdog wrote:By way of background, I'm not a big Bond fan. I enjoyed the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, but no more than any other action/adventure films. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Daniel Craig Bond films and am looking forward to the new one (coming out Friday).
So, I have some questions:
(1) What Bond films should I watch (pre-Pierce Brosnan)? I won't watch them all, but are there some that stand out as good ones?
(2) Are the Bond books worthwhile? If so, are there any I should read?
nagerous wrote:thegreekdog wrote:By way of background, I'm not a big Bond fan. I enjoyed the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, but no more than any other action/adventure films. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Daniel Craig Bond films and am looking forward to the new one (coming out Friday).
So, I have some questions:
(1) What Bond films should I watch (pre-Pierce Brosnan)? I won't watch them all, but are there some that stand out as good ones?
(2) Are the Bond books worthwhile? If so, are there any I should read?
I have the Ian Fleming Bond collection in books. I only got through the first four or five back when I first got bought it a couple of years back, but picked them up again after having seen the new film, which is top quality and am currently reading Dr No. Casino Royale has probably been the best book of the ones so far, the others well... my problem with them is there is a LOT of racism in them, so it can make tough reading at certain points. People try and argue Fleming was a product of his time, but some of the passages are inexcusable with Live and Let Die being a particularly bad one. In regards to the movies, I haven't seen them all, but I've always preferred the Sean Connery ones like the previously mentioned Goldfinger to some of the Roger Moore films like Moonraker which is just too cheesy for words.
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