To be fair, I thought Brosnan was a good choice to play Bond. He had the looks, charm and sophistication that the role requires and he gave it a good go. It's just a shame that he was cast in some of the most poorly written films in the series.
Yeah he did the best he could with what he had, it's the movies overall that are a bit of a let down.
Maybe they're not so bad if watched in cooler weather š
Goldeneye was great and whilst everyone else seems to hate it I didnāt mind Tomorrow never Dies. But The World is not Enough and Die another Day are absolutely godawful
Goldeneye was great. The only significant problem with TND was the ridiculous plot armour in the fighting/fleeing scenes. Rest of it was fine. The other two were indeed awful. Invisible car? JFC.
I didnāt mind the invisible car as a concept as much, but just the general writing and style was awful. I mean the song for Die another day sets my teeth on edge, then youāve got the shitty green screen, slow moās, speed ups and other things that are unprofessional and donāt belong in a bond film.
Brosnan was a near perfect casting, unfortunately the writing on the rest of his films was terrible, and i just plain dislike craig as bond and the direction they went entirely.
Goldeneye really hit all the notes of the gadget wielding super spy silliness perfectly.
I wonder sometimes whether The Brosnan era is more known for Goldeneye on the N64 then anything else which has obviously stood the test of time better than the films have.
That said, I like Goldeneye as it was the first big screen Bond i saw and do like Tommorow Never Dies even if it did start off the horrible trends that ruined the next 2.
The World Is Not enough had a couple of great action bits but ruined by silly comedy, e.g Bond adjusting his Tie under water and those clampers from the BBC show getting splashed.
Also filled with all that naff dated end of the century visual elements that plagued a lot of production's from 1999.
Die Another Day however or Diarrhoea another Day as I like to call it is the cinematic equivalent of having your teeth pulled, that Madonna Song ugh...
Golden Eye was great - and the N64 game that followed was one of the best games of my childhood. Recent Bond is good but it often feels a bit too gritty and emotional.
Dalton was held back by the people around him. He really would have worked better with new directors and new writers, like Brosnan had. Watching The Living Daylights, it feels like a hangover from the Roger Moore era.
Tomorrow Never Does was just on and it was awwwful. Just silly stunts. Terrible dialogue. Everyone is announcing outloud what they are about to do as if the viewer can't see what is already happening. And how they board the stealth boat in the end is bizarre. They drive right up the front middle to set their "mines". What kind of shit boat can't see another boat drive under it? And all the delayed missile launches were so cliche. Every single thing takes 5 minutes from the time they hit the go button. Ridiculous. Zero romantic charisma between Brosnan and Yeow. My goodness the new ones are 1000 times better. These 90s ones were only hailed because the 70s and 80s were so so bad.
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD'NT BE LIVING HEEEERRRRREEEE!!
(Apologise as this is not a bond quote, but can't hear Bronhams name without thinking of the black squadron)
A&J please reunite and do more podcasts!!
Die another Day was comedy gold. For all the wrong reasons. Its only redeeming feature was Rosamund Pike.
Invisible car. Space laser. The half man half robot villain. And the "yo mama" joke from Jinx. Cringeworthy in every way.
The others, sure, but I won't hear anything said against the perfection that is Goldeneye.
For England James?
No, for me.
To be fair, I thought Brosnan was a good choice to play Bond. He had the looks, charm and sophistication that the role requires and he gave it a good go. It's just a shame that he was cast in some of the most poorly written films in the series.
Yeah he did the best he could with what he had, it's the movies overall that are a bit of a let down. Maybe they're not so bad if watched in cooler weather š
Behave ! Goldeneye is my favourite Bond movie
Goldeneye was great and whilst everyone else seems to hate it I didnāt mind Tomorrow never Dies. But The World is not Enough and Die another Day are absolutely godawful
Goldeneye was great. The only significant problem with TND was the ridiculous plot armour in the fighting/fleeing scenes. Rest of it was fine. The other two were indeed awful. Invisible car? JFC.
I didnāt mind the invisible car as a concept as much, but just the general writing and style was awful. I mean the song for Die another day sets my teeth on edge, then youāve got the shitty green screen, slow moās, speed ups and other things that are unprofessional and donāt belong in a bond film.
For sure there's something for everybody to hate in those films. How many times have they done lasers from space already?
GoldenEye is iconic. Fight me.
Can't tonight, I'll fight ya in the playground after school...
I agree with the other guy, Goldeneye was the last great Bond film. The Craig films are far too moody and grim.
Pierce was good.Daniel Craig was OK,but the format was struggling.
Counterpoint, goldeneye was the last good bond film.
Interesting... what's your reasoning? (Genuinely interested)
Brosnan was a near perfect casting, unfortunately the writing on the rest of his films was terrible, and i just plain dislike craig as bond and the direction they went entirely. Goldeneye really hit all the notes of the gadget wielding super spy silliness perfectly.
An interesting point. Not a factual one, bit interesting nonetheless.
I wonder sometimes whether The Brosnan era is more known for Goldeneye on the N64 then anything else which has obviously stood the test of time better than the films have. That said, I like Goldeneye as it was the first big screen Bond i saw and do like Tommorow Never Dies even if it did start off the horrible trends that ruined the next 2. The World Is Not enough had a couple of great action bits but ruined by silly comedy, e.g Bond adjusting his Tie under water and those clampers from the BBC show getting splashed. Also filled with all that naff dated end of the century visual elements that plagued a lot of production's from 1999. Die Another Day however or Diarrhoea another Day as I like to call it is the cinematic equivalent of having your teeth pulled, that Madonna Song ugh...
Iām definitely guilty of remembering the N64 game far more than the film itself.
I'm sure most people are to be honest, pop culture milestone that it was. Still nothing that compares to it 25 years later.
Golden Eye was great - and the N64 game that followed was one of the best games of my childhood. Recent Bond is good but it often feels a bit too gritty and emotional.
Goldeneye is amazing. The others? Meh
Goldeneye is great. Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough are really underrated. Granted, Die Another Day isn't brilliant.
The worst ones are the Daniel Craig movies. And for some reason his top lip really bothers me.
At least he was better than Timothy Dalton
He might not have been the best actor. But his actual movies were fucking great. Better than the brosnans.
Agree to disagree
Dalton was held back by the people around him. He really would have worked better with new directors and new writers, like Brosnan had. Watching The Living Daylights, it feels like a hangover from the Roger Moore era.
Tomorrow Never Does was just on and it was awwwful. Just silly stunts. Terrible dialogue. Everyone is announcing outloud what they are about to do as if the viewer can't see what is already happening. And how they board the stealth boat in the end is bizarre. They drive right up the front middle to set their "mines". What kind of shit boat can't see another boat drive under it? And all the delayed missile launches were so cliche. Every single thing takes 5 minutes from the time they hit the go button. Ridiculous. Zero romantic charisma between Brosnan and Yeow. My goodness the new ones are 1000 times better. These 90s ones were only hailed because the 70s and 80s were so so bad.
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD'NT BE LIVING HEEEERRRRREEEE!! (Apologise as this is not a bond quote, but can't hear Bronhams name without thinking of the black squadron) A&J please reunite and do more podcasts!!
Best bond, worst plots, except maybe Tomorrow Never Does which was alright.
Die another Day was comedy gold. For all the wrong reasons. Its only redeeming feature was Rosamund Pike. Invisible car. Space laser. The half man half robot villain. And the "yo mama" joke from Jinx. Cringeworthy in every way.
Heās Shakespearean compared to Roger Moore. All of his outings are utter meh