Re: Pros and Cons: The Living Daylights
Peppard- yes, good choice, I concur.Neill- unlikely.Caine- too big a star.McShane- yes, he'd have been interesting.Cole- I think all wrong for the part.
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Re-watched it, and a 10/10 for me. Held up really well.
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TLD is very good. The score is one of Barry's best, Dalton is great as a younger and fitter Bond and the plot is really good. That said, the lack of a clear, threatening villain is the movie's main...
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Number24 wrote:TLD is very good.No Number24 wrote: The score is one of Barry's best,No, unfortunately it‘s just a continuation of Barry‘s laziness or lack of inspiration or lack of excitement which...
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I'm shocked - shocked, I say - that Higgins doesn't agree with me
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Don't worry I do Agree with you, so we cancel each other out
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TLD is superb, a top 5 for sure. A no-nonsense Cold War Bond film up there with FRWL. They certainly made the right decision by leaving out that flying carpet scene!
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Whitaker and Koskov aren't the best of villains, but that doesn't really bother me. I think they work fine for this film.No Bond film is perfect anyway.
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Agent Purple wrote:No Bond film is perfect anyway.Surely you jest?
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Agent Purple wrote:Re-watched it, and a 10/10 for me. Held up really well.I've found in the past that when non-Bond fans watch The Living Daylights they are quite complimentary about how well the film...
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"I don't believe Bond is Superman, a cardboard cut out or two-dimensional. He's got to be a human being. He's got to be identifiable, and that's what I'm trying to be... It's not a spoof, it's not...
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Great review DR333. It's exactly how I feel. All these reasons make it one of my top 3 Bond films.
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Thank you, Matt S. I'll have to take a look at your blog!I love Georgi Koskov as an antagonist so much that his, "I told you the British believed me! I told you!" as a reaction following Pushkin's...
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That's an exceptionally well reasoned review DR333. I agree 100% with all of your comments, and I particularly like your phrase "generosity with the characters". That is one of the best qualities of...
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