Which aspect of the classic Bond films do you miss most?

Post by **Kristatos** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:21 am

If you had to bring back one classic Bond element for Bond 23, which would it be?

katied · Post by **katied** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:49 am

Better villains/henchmen,definitely.

Post by **bjmdds** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:51 am

A classic Bond.

katied · Post by **katied** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:52 am

bjmdds wrote:A classic Bond.

This.

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:57 pm

A traditional dark haired Bond.

Post by **Kristatos** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:24 pm

FormerBondFan wrote:A traditional dark haired Bond.

I thought of putting that as an option, but figured that, given the name of this forum, we could probably take that as read.

stockslivevan · Post by **stockslivevan** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:53 pm

If I miss anything, it's John Barry.

Post by **Dr. No** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:53 pm

I miss Bond adn as you know Penny too. But I had to vote for "Villains who don't look like they'd lose a fight with a 10-year-old girl" too good not to

Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:22 pm

I was tempted to say "Sean Connery".

I voted for Larger than life henchmen. A Captain Nash (not DCINB's one, the Bob Shaw one!!!) or an Oddjob would liven up the series again.

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:30 pm

Let's not forget that Bond is 6'1'' to 6'3'', which is another missing classic elements from the series these days.

LilleOSC · Post by **LilleOSC** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:24 am

I voted "other" since I miss how debonair and suave Bond used to be

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Post by **The Sweeney** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:37 am

FormerBondFan wrote:Let's not forget that Bond is 6'1'' to 6'3'', which is another missing classic elements from the series these days.

Sorry mate, but I can't let that one go by without a comment. That was a dumb remark if ever I've read one.

Watching QoS and CR, I could not tell whatsoever how tall Craig was in the film.

Roger Devereau · Post by **Roger Devereau** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:44 pm

I voted for a better villian.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:06 pm

To be fair to FormerBondFan, DC appears shortish in his Bond films to me too, especially in crowd scenes. It's a legitimate quibble because James Bond is not supposed to strike one as a bit on the short side.

katied · Post by **katied** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:57 pm

Terry wrote:To be fair to FormerBondFan, DC appears shortish in his Bond films to me too, especially in crowd scenes. It's a legitimate quibble because James Bond is not supposed to strike one as a bit on the short side.

LOL midget Bond

LilleOSC · Post by **LilleOSC** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:25 pm

Terry wrote:To be fair to FormerBondFan, DC appears shortish in his Bond films to me too, especially in crowd scenes. It's a legitimate quibble because James Bond is not supposed to strike one as a bit on the short side.

Kurylenko is supposedly 5'' 10'.

retrokitty · Post by **retrokitty** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:33 pm

I said "other"... the music is the thing I miss the most. Like Stocks said, "Barry"... That's what's missing.

Post by **Kristatos** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:06 pm

retrokitty wrote:I said "other"... the music is the thing I miss the most. Like Stocks said, "Barry"... That's what's missing.

Well, I was referring to elements that were consciously jettisoned with the reboot. JB sadly left 20 years before that, though he was apparently offered GE and, depending on which story you read, either turned it down or asked for too much money. Shame, Eric Serra's score for that film was a major weak point for me.

Post by **Kristatos** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:45 pm

If anyone's craving a Barry fix, go to http://www.tcm.com and check out their video clips section. The opening credits to The Black Hole are in there, with a wonderfully sinister John Barry theme - shame about the actual movie!

katied · Post by **katied** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:02 pm

retrokitty wrote:I said "other"... the music is the thing I miss the most. Like Stocks said, "Barry"... That's what's missing.

Agreed.And bring back listenable theme songs

The last good Bond theme was AVTAK!

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