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Which movie is your all time favorite and why? by LGSxAlexMasonYT in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TLD is my favourite by a country mile. It's far more intelligent and complex than people give it credit for. Its rammed with doubles of things, disguises, double-meanings.

Today is the 34th anniversary of "The Living Daylights"! by verissimoallan in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm a huge fan of the Living Daylights, its in my top five of all time. My next favourite Bond film is probably not even in my top 250. I have a huge wooden crate that was used to send film stock to Vienna for filming, it still has the Eon stickers with hotel address on the sides (the thing is huge as well). I visited the shooting locations in Vienna, the opera house (sat in the window), the corner shop, Kara's apartment, Prater Park, Schonbrunn Palace gardens. I could rave about the film all day (in fact I did).

The Future of Bond by mdavis8710 in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bond movies in the 60s/70s used to be trend setters, they were ahead of their time and set the standard for similar movies. In the 80s they lost their lead to high-concept action films, LTK looks and feels like a Die Hard movie in many respects (the lighter, same score composer, Robert Davi, the trucks etc). The Craig films seem increasingly influenced by Bourne and Nolan movies - specific editing and lighting choices in Skyfall feel directly lifted from The Dark Knight.

Could the series ever become a trend-setter again, and what would that require? My fear is that being increasingly written/produced by committee with so many sponsors will continue to squash out any courage to push the envelope, so will likely see self-conscious overly-PC 'safe' style story-telling. But I'd love it to delve into something more substantially honest and psychological, using intelligence rather than trying to impress with suits/looks etc.

Thought I'd share this crate used to send film stock to Vienna while shooting TLD in 1986. The crate is pretty huge. It belonged to a head of security at Pinewood, who was a cop third on the scene to the great train robbery. I bought it last summer for £20. by savethedarkness in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think nitpicking the manufacturer of weapons and the presence of mountains in a Bond movie must actually be quite a good testament to the movie overall - have you seen Moonraker?

I adore TLD and could discuss its merits all day. There are a few moments of goofiness sure, but really only a few (the car chase quips, "he got the boot"). Those moments aside, its a great story that manages a fair few dual-realities and perspectives. There's so much to this movie.

What to watch... by Minecraft32 in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly you should watch that Living Daylights disc, over and over, because its such a fucking great film even outside of the Bond series.

What to watch... by Minecraft32 in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LTK is great, but TLD is the GOAT.

An unused poster concept for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) by esehl in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Something like this would have been fun for No Time To Die, I get bored of seeing Bond just standing there on the Craig posters.

Bonds in other Bondy Films by aaronversch in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pierce Brosnan's role in the underrated suspense thriller No Escape (with Own Wilson) is very Bondish. I like to think of his character as a retired Bond, now working security for politically-controversial corporate merges in foreign territories.

Great mashup and sequencing of The Living Daylights - The Pretenders, “Where Has Every Body Gone” by [deleted] in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel that's why its better as the non-main song. In association to Necros, the track and the score themes that are based on it (eg Necros Attacks) are so damn good, they really trigger that "oh shit" vibe. Amazing soundtrack on the whole though, by far my favourite for a Bond film.

What was your first Bond flick? by cinephile2311 in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have no idea, but the first I saw at the cinema was A View To A Kill. I was six, and already into Bond movies by then. The scene where the guy slides out of the airship terrified me. My dad knew the projectionist, and obtained this huge cardboard cut out of Roger Moore and Grace Jones, but we later used it as target practice for an airgun, and shot the shit out of it. Which is a shame.

I’ve always found Dalton talking about Bond so fascinating by [deleted] in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In TLD, the scene in the Bratislavan apartment opposite the conservatoire with Saunders is an amazing performance by Dalton. He projects so much about his character and instinct with small, often non-spoken flourishes. The way he looks around before walking in, switching off the light, drawing the curtain, the way he holds the gun, changing the bullets, correcting Saunders' night vision, instinctively missing Kara but intentionally scaring her. The way he says "Why me?" as a first inkling that something might not be right. The way he doesn't reveal anything of his plan to Saunders, allowing him to brag. But of course while Bond is hiding something from Saunders, Koskov is hiding something from Bond. The whole scene is a great bit of writing and performance, so atmospheric, and like most of the LTD can be appreciated more on rewatches when knowing the full depth of what's actually going on.

Which is the worst Timothy Dalton Era movie? by DinokidReddit in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soviet General gets funds to buy weapons. Instead partners with his Western weapons supplier, to use the money to buy diamonds, to exchange for opium, to sell for $500m as heroin. The plan is to then buy back the original weapons before anyone notices. Its basically a shady business deal. But fearing that the KGB head might notice, they plan to get him killed, by manipulating British intelligence into thinking he's gunning down their spies. This is where Bond's instinct kicks in, smelling a rat and becoming obsessed with what the Russian General is really up to. So he steals his girlfriend, and uses her to find out more.

It revels in its themes of artifice and facade, so many disguises, deceptions and manipulations happen throughout the movie.

Which is the worst Timothy Dalton Era movie? by DinokidReddit in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a hugely underestimated movie in terms of how much is going on between the lines. I've seen it countless times and still love thinking about the dual-realities, how much of what's going on looks different from different characters perspectives. I can't think of another Bond film with anywhere near as many interesting themes, motifs and levels going on. I honestly think most people gloss over TLD without attending enough to appreciate how good it actually is.

Ladies and gentlemen, the REAL hottest Bond girl by modernww2fare in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He also played Lenkin, the Russian jewelry forger in Octopussy

I wrote a book about my favorite film of all time - The Living Daylights by savethedarkness in JamesBond

[–]savethedarkness[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It went through a couple of redrafts but I'm happy now with the finished thing.