Author Topic: why are james bond movies so terrible to watch more than once? (Read 3493 times)

Eschaton · « **on:** December 13, 2014, 03:39:51 PM »

is it cause they always sucked in the first place?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:07:16 PM »

Because they're all in-the-moment thrill rides with no substance?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:12:01 PM »

Goldfinger

Live and Let Die

From Russia with Love

Mupepe · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:13:42 PM »

I watched QoS 3 times in theater. Fuck me that was hell. Once for my curiosity. I hated it. Once when a good friend convinced me to go with him. I hated myself. And once more when I took my wife's little cousins and they wanted to see it. I hated Daniel Craig.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:17:48 PM »

You know who's gonna win the second time.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:33:51 PM »

They remind me of when I was a kid and my dad and I would have marathons of the flicks. We would play GoldenEye and then watch a few, then go back to GoldenEye. I will never hate them, regardless of how bad they might be.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:37:22 PM »

At one point I owned all Bond movies on VHS. They are great and totally rewatchable a thousand times, when you are 13.

dkdk · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:48:47 PM »

cause it's a barebones story just to give some context to the cool action sequences they come up with. although i do like watching the Brosnan Bonds over again because they're so fucking stupid

Bond series is trash.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:52:46 PM »

The names of some of the women are enough of a hint to tell you how stupid these fucking movies are

StealthFan · « **Reply #9 on:** December 13, 2014, 04:53:36 PM »

bond series is goat

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #10 on:** December 13, 2014, 05:12:40 PM »

for the bad entries its out of nostalgia. Bond films been around for 50 years plus, that's long enough that every man under 90 has some likely positive memory of the Bondster at some point in his youth.

I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing A View to a Kill Again, but From Russia With Love? Sheeeit man, uncomfortable colonial/racist/sexist overtones and all, classic Bond is good fun.

StealthFan · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2014, 05:14:52 PM »

FRWL owns balls, Goldfinger has the rep that Russia deserves.

A lot of Bond films are bad but entertaining with satisfying tropes. There are maybe a dozen decent bond films, with only a handful being classified as good/great.

StealthFan · « **Reply #12 on:** December 13, 2014, 05:46:18 PM »

Moore had The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. Live And Let Die is fun in a really terrible and stupid way. Moonraker is funny as hell. A View To A Kill is the worst Bond film ever, even worse than Die Another Day. The Man With The Golden Gun and Octopussy are just bad.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2014, 08:24:25 PM »

Yeah, was just gonna post that Goldeneye is infinitely rewatchable due to the absurdity of it all

I have a soft spot for the Connery Bonds but realistically they're all not exactly "good" movies.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2014, 01:04:39 PM »

This thread is not for me.

toku · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2014, 03:52:40 PM »

I unironically love the Timothy Dalton bond movies.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2014, 06:00:38 PM »

It's because Bond is not a relatable or interesting character. I would share a beer with John McClain, but what would I talk about with Bond? He like the Al Gore of action heros.

toku · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2014, 06:01:56 PM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on December 14, 2014, 06:00:38 PM

It's because Bond is not a relatable or interesting character. I would share a beer with John McClain, but what would I talk about with Bond? He like the Al Gore of action heros.

He likes pussy.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #18 on:** December 14, 2014, 11:45:42 PM »

As someone who owns a version of every bond film on vhs/DVD/bluray/and beta. I can tell you that there is nothing wrong with rewatching these movies. Yes they are campy and borderline ridiculous, but that's what makes them so much fun to watch.

Love the Dalton bonds, and to think he might of starred in earlier films. What could have been! (Same with Brosnan)

nudemacusers · « **Reply #19 on:** December 14, 2014, 11:59:46 PM »

i always thought bond was kinda boring.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #20 on:** December 15, 2014, 07:00:44 PM »

Moonraker is the only good one, and only because of Grace Jones.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #21 on:** December 15, 2014, 09:01:22 PM »

i hate you all :'(

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2014, 10:58:11 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on December 15, 2014, 07:00:44 PM

Moonraker is the only good one, and only because of Grace Jones.

Get your bond films straight, Grace Jones appears in "A View to the Kill" as May Day which came out in 1985 and starred Christopher Walken as Max Zorin. "Moonraker" is the 1979 Moore film, which features Richard Kiel (RIP) as Jaws and Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax.

Yeti · « **Reply #23 on:** December 15, 2014, 11:14:26 PM »

This thread has made my Jimmie Bonds rustled, not stirred.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #24 on:** December 16, 2014, 03:05:04 AM »

Bond movies are always fun. You guys just aren't maybe.

I've seen Skyfall and Goldeneye many a times.

Fifstar · « **Reply #25 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:13:36 AM »

Have to disagree, Bond movies are some of the rare movies I will stay watching when they come up randomly on TV. Maybe nostalgia because I always watched them with my dad who couldn't most other action movies. Perfect films 11 pm movies when you don't have anything else to do.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #26 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:38:33 AM »

Non Europeans just don't understand that shit Fifstar.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #27 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:51:31 AM »

Skyfall is the best Bond so you are wrong buddy. I mean Casino Royale is nice and all but...

And yeah old movies are not very accurate in portraying anything outside of the Western world, doesn't make the movie bad

You could find stuff like that in any movie from that period I bet.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #28 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:57:51 AM »

Maybe so, but by then I was sold already. I don't think the home scene was bad. M dying :'( I really adore the Scotland setting as well, maybe because I've been to some of the locales.

You also have to love the fact that Bonds troubles after being shot equal drinking beers on a beach and banging models.

Let's also not forget the godlike song, shivers every time

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #29 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:07:43 AM »

Quote from: The Walrus on December 16, 2014, 04:56:15 AM

Skyfall is really great, especially the 3rd act when it becomes an R rated Home Alone.

.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #30 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:03:42 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on December 15, 2014, 10:58:11 PM

Quote from: Steve Contra on December 15, 2014, 07:00:44 PM
Moonraker is the only good one, and only because of Grace Jones.

Get your bond films straight, Grace Jones appears in "A View to the Kill" as May Day which came out in 1985 and starred Christopher Walken as Max Zorin. "Moonraker" is the 1979 Moore film, which features Richard Kiel (RIP) as Jaws and Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax.

See how forgettable they are? I can't even be assed to remember basic details about them. I'm sure next week I'll still remember Grace Jones in Mooraker.

sarslip · « **Reply #31 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:43:23 PM »

Bond movies can be credited with my love for film so no.

Also the Sean Connery ones are impeccably shot, still look great, feature hot well-fed babes, great orchestration, lack of bombast, cool gadgets, and actual sleuthing.

connery > dalton > lazenby > craig > brosnan > moore

connery's bygone era womanizing

sarslip · « **Reply #32 on:** December 16, 2014, 04:53:56 PM »

Quote from: G The Resurrected on December 14, 2014, 11:45:42 PM

beta.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #33 on:** December 16, 2014, 05:05:26 PM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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Kinda NSFW, I guess, since they've got a bunch of naked silhouette ladies dancing around.

Mupepe · « **Reply #34 on:** December 16, 2014, 06:28:00 PM »

I heard in the next Bond movie he's going to be bi. Maybe I'll start to watch them then.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #35 on:** December 16, 2014, 06:35:19 PM »

You all should watch Everything or Nothing, which is on Netflix. One thing that made me gain respect for Brosnan is that he pretty much admitted all of his post Goldeneye movies sucked ass, which they do. Having Madonna with her shitty fake British accent is the 'sucked a dick for crack' moment of the Bond series. I'm glad they resurrected the series with Casino Royale.

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Author Topic: why are james bond movies so terrible to watch more than once? (Read 3493 times)

Eschaton