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You're the only person I know other than myself that puts Dalton and Moore in spot 1 and 2. Good to know I'm not completely crazy.

I was 10 years old when I saw this film in 1971. It is my fun watch. Yes Connery was out of shape and aged but he got a pass in my book because regardless Connery was and is still the quiticential James Bond.

Better than the movie, still can't believe some people call that great Bond film a masterpiece, it's just slightly overrated but still great. (The book is definitely one of the best out there though and a top 3 Bond books contender in my opinion 😄)

Daniel Craig as 007 was a sociological experiment that confirmed that the tale of the Emperor's New Clothes will always be valid. Craig is the antithesis of Bond, a subspecies of second-rate Red Grant.

Try turning Spectre off when Bond and Madeleine leave the train, you'll enjoy it a lot more.

Very good, Ryan! As usual, an astute and sound discussion of the Bond films. It’s actually more positive than your title makes it sound. Your title would be more appropriate for a presentation from me! (But then I’m a cranky Bond fan, older than you!) “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” remains my all-time favourite film, George Lazenby my favourite Bond. I’ve felt as much since seeing it during its premiere week on the big screen. (And yes, I could see it several more times!) Your evaluation of “You Only Live Twice” is excellent, so I’m sorry to nitpick - Connery’s flat performance lessens the impact for me. He was already slipping in “Thunderball,” and don’t get me started on that Las Vegas crapola! Leaving aside Lazenby for a moment, each Bond actor has had his peak, and for me those are: “From Russia With Love,” “For Your Eyes Only,” “Licence To Kill,” “Goldeneye,” and as you said, “Casino Royale” and “Skyfall.” I won’t go into the films I genuinely dislike - Roger Moore alone would take too much time! In the meantime, Ryan, keep up the good work!

I'm now starting to wonder whether they killed off Bond since they meant to put an end to the series. That would explain why there seems to be no work done on it the past few years. Since it is one of the few successful franchises left, I think they should continue cautiously. After all, it's best to end on top instead of running it into the ground like every other Hollywood franchise.

Ryan, when are you going to stop making excusing for Daniel Craig? Face it, he spoiled everything, and then he killed it. There's no excusing what he did to the franchise.

FYEO is the best Moore did. It turned down the silly

I enjoyed it most back in the 80's. Something about it was more charming than Moore or Connery to me

There was nothing "unofficial" about Never Say Never Again. They had legal rights to the story of Thunderball. Just because Cubby Broccoli didn't make it, doesn't make it "official" or "unofficial."

...Connery, then Dalton is the Best, All the way....

No Time To Die closed the coffin lid of my love for Bondiana forever.

Skyfall is such a well made film, and a great Bond flick overall, but there’s always been something about it that feels lacking to me and I can’t quite put my finger on what it is…

Looking forward to this-will be a nice birthday present for me!

Then what happened?! Kidding. I read this book in 2004 in the lead up to the movie's release. It was a great experience. Sitting on the porch, smoking a cigar and reading a classic Ian Fleming novel. Ahhhh. I wish I could read it again for the first time. It's my second favorite 007 novel behind "You Only Live Twice."

If they can convince Mads Mikkelsen to take the part, definitely.

Can't wait for the analysis!

Can't wait!

Awesome, just finished my re-read this week in preparation for your video.

😈: I’ve been excepting you Mr analyze this, Mr bond.

Looking forward to it, just reread due to your previous video about it

I agree , You had to be there from the beginning to enjoy them and I was.

If cinematic Bond hadn't already been established for decades, I'd have zero problem with Craig's Bond. But, as it is his era sought to redefine the character. I think by trying to make him "deeper" they only succeeded in making the character more generic. But, I'm wrong all the time.

Right down at the bottom of my rankings with die another day and a view to a kill

These are great suggestions! But, personally, I feel the film needed a complete makeover. Blofeld was very underwhelming as the villain, Madeline had no chemistry with Bond, their whole relationship felt forced. Some things that would have worked: -Madeline could have been a double agent for Spectre who’s conflicted with her role. Maybe cast someone a bit older, making her more compatible with Bond. -Delete the whole “Franz is Blofeld” subplot, and just have Blofeld. -Make Hinx a threat until the very end. -Have Spectre cause more on screen chaos and have them act in a classic way. Smuggling nuclear bombs, starting wars between different countries, etc. -Completely rewrite the final act. Make it a battle between Bond and Blofeld, make it his last stand.😅

Spectre as you alluded, was full of missed opportunities. I think as unfulfilling as it was, it should have been the end of Craig’s tenure instead of us being led into this quagmire we find ourselves in today.

The fix? Add the closing credits directly after the pre-title sequence. Fade to black. Fixed.

Great Analysis! Your ideas would’ve made a far superior film. Perhaps you should help write the next Bond film or novel! The “Look” & production quality of Spectre are excellent, yet for me another issue(s) is that locations and set pieces are all like a “copy/paste” job, for example: 1.) Day of the Dead festival imagery is loosely reminiscent of the Voodoo imagery in Live And Let Die, except now Bond is wearing a Skeleton suit and mask, 2.) Scene in M’s office, 3.) INSERT a Scene in Italy, but nothing as memorable as Moonraker (Venice) or Casino Royale, or the finale of From Russia with Love 4.) INSERT the SPECTRE Meeting…and yet we see Blofeld’s face revealed right away. And made him a weak Villain. Not nearly as great as Thunderball. Always keeping Blofeld the mysterious, ominous criminal Mastermind behind the scenes, 5.) a forgettable car chase, 6.) INSERT Austrian Alpine Scenes at Altaussee and Hofler Clinic, reminiscent of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and other Bond Ski moments, but without the Skiing, 6.) INSERT a Scene in Tangier, a la Dalton’s The Living Daylights, but nothing as great as Dalton, 7.) INSERT a Train Fight Scene, harkening back to From Russia With Love and Live And Let Die, but not nearly as great, 8.) INSERT a Desert Scene in the Sahara, harkening back to The Spy Who Love Me in Cairo, 9.) Throw in an explosive Watch for gadgetry, 10.) Add a nonsensical Climax Scene at MI6 where Blofeld had time to rig the place, etc. 11.) Just end it on a bridge…In short, in addition to your story points, there was nothing fresh or new or exciting in Spectre

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Cut 45 mins from the last act would be a good place to start

Fantastic analysis. I enjoyed it so much I watched it three times.

I would say make the song the one that Radiohead made in place of Sam smith one, other than that I like it

Monica Bellucci was completely wasted. She had more chemistry with Craig in the two scenes they shared than Lea Seydoux did with him in the entire film.

Bautista as Blofeld. Not related to Bond Monica Bellucci as the main Bond girl. No relationship with Madeline. That fixes 90 percent of the movie.

GoldenEye: I'm one of those who certainly not sold on this movie at all, skydiving to catch the plane was silly, it's like a feature out of the 80's with more technology, nothing new here. The Man With The Golden Gun : In my view, this episode is a repeat of Diamonds Are Forever - set in a different narrative - Connery's final last movie had Blofeld as main villain and henchmen, Scaramanga didn't even have that, a firearm with one bullet and not much else. Licence To Kill : Divided here, as Dalton's second movie sees Bond/007 going on an unauthorised mission to end the empire of notorious criminal, Franz Sanchez, due to the writer's strike (it happened with QoS) Bond's motives add up to nothing but revenge - could have been better. Die Another Day : There's no escaping the fact that this feature had lots of potential to be a memorable feature to celebrate 40 years since Dr No's cinema release, went the opposite way Diamonds Are Forever : With respect, anyone who is blindfolded could tell that Connery (despite incentives) wasn't remotely interested, zero attempt to get fit - not an issue with Moore's first outing and he was older - not bad, then again, not good either. QoS : Had a lot of expectations - like a lot of sequels - some viewers were less than pleased, same old story with revenge, corruption and politics, in other words, this is Craig's "Licence To Kill".

I saw The Living Daylights at the theater and immediately thought Dalton was incredible. I hate that he did not get the part in 1981 with For Your Eyes Only. If we had a Bond that would have been enjoyable to follow a 5-6 movie story-arc, like they did with Craig, Dalton would have been the perfect actor for that.

These are just personal opinions Negatives.. 1. Poorly arranged, overblown titles song which has no chorus. 2. Story idea poorly executed. 3. Weird dynamic between Bond and M in office scene off the back of Skyfall that makes sense if you really think about the plot but plot is a mess so it doesn't really work. 4. Craig is really creepy in the romantic scene with Belluci. He's pretty bad in all of them really with the exception of his scenes with Eva Green in Casino. 5. Moneypenny delivers a box and answers a phone while looking in the fridge even though she can actually do cool stuff like fire guns and drive cars really well. 6. Subplot about MI6 feels like a side project that is telegraphed to the audience from the first meeting.. how about a twist or betrayal later on instead? 7. Blofeld casting all wrong. 8. Madeline casting all wrong. 9. They don't make it obvious where Bond gets the plane from when Madeline is kidnapped, a short John Glen scene would have helped maybe with some humour which is difficult with Craig because he's so cold all the time. 10. Bizarre outfits in train dining scene that make no sense to the plot. Who wears a tuxedo on a train anywhere in the world these days? Craig's multiple outfits way too pretentious and overly styled in general. 11. Train fight scene in restaurant carriage which conveniently has no other passengers or staff for some reason? 12. Glamorous train happily drops them off at station with no roads after gunfire reported by fellow passengers the night before. 13. Dialogue in Blofeld meteorite scene makes no sense. 14. Torture scene exploding watch escape is laughable. 15. Final act is a cartoonish mess desperately trying to tie up loose ends or place characters where they need them for the poorly planned story to make some kind of sense. 16. Scene on Westminster Bridge confusing and anti climactic. THere's probably more.... Positives.. 1. Bond looks cool walking across rooftop before bomb blows building up. 2. Middle age hispanic lady teleports from one side of the street to the other and changes her outfit in Mexico City street party as if by magic. 3. Helicopter fight scene felt loud and dynamic in cinema. 4. Bond's flat is probably about right for Craig's Bond. 5. Mendez style montage link scene which culminates in Bond stealing car and Q saying "oh shit" and then cuts to Rome is nicely executed. 6. It's generally a beautifully looking film with great lighting and sets. 7. Use of choir in the score as super cars skid past St Peter's in Rome is pretty epic. 8. Mr White is one of the best things in Craig era and seems to live in the world we wish we had actually got rather than the one we did. 9. Chucking a plane down a ski slope is actually pretty cool. 10. Genuinely moving moment at La Americaine when Bond discovers Vesper interrogation tape and Madeline see's the photos of her younger self on the wall in dead father's office. 11. Spectre hotel in desert and general Spectre employees vibes in film is done quite well. 12. Massive explosion. 13. Safe house in dusty old bookshop. 14. Trumpet hits high note playing original Bond theme melody as Bond is trying to shoot down a helicopter with a handgun from a speedboat. 15. Exit with attractive blonde woman 15 years younger than yourself in DB5 as Bond theme plays.

Replace daniel craig with an actor who actually wants to play bond?

Love the reimagining of the script Ryan! I’m really not a fan of Spectre, and I think it’s one part writing, one part bland acting. The look of the film and reused Skyfall soundtrack are not great too, but the script really is the issue. I think that the changes that you proposed certainly would be better than what we got. NTTD really tried to salvage what it could from Spectre, but I think that film would have been even better if Spectre had been better. I appreciate your takes on this, and always enjoy seeing your uploads!

Can’t fix the best Bond film of all time!!!! Don’t mess with perfection 🙃

Biggest issue I had (aside from the blofeld retcon) was that this wasn’t a Craig film. Skyfall was his last especially considering how much he resented the role and the character always wanting to walk away from MI6. This should’ve been the start of a new actor playing Bond.

The major problem is daniel craig. If this guy were taken out, everything would be better. With him, 007 feels like a spin-off of Jason Bourne.

Make SPECTRE black n white (I'm actually not joking) and drop about 40mins and there MIGHT be something there.

Can't fix Spectre it's built on rubble. They wanted the Craig era to have an overarching plot but they wrapped it up in QOS, then tried to rebuild the classic idea of Bond; Q, Moneypenny, tricked out DB5, in doing so they tried to trick the audience into thinking that this is the same Bond who was in Goldfinger because the Skyfall Bond is , as per the film's theme, old fashioned but still useful, yet this contrary to CR and QOS where he is an arrogant young agent. Spectre is where it really all goes wrong for many reasons, one of which is when they try to force CR, QOS, Skyfall and Spectre into a coherent narrative when actually the writers were making it up on the fly and didn't have a long term idea for the Craig era. The Old Fashioned but Useful Bond of Skyfall who takes damage is also gone, replaced by God Mode Bond who shrugs off brain surgery, shoots helicopters out of the air with a PPK and blows up Ernst's base with a single bullet. Also in Spectre Bond and Blofeld are adoptive brothers...🤢

Sadly, the last two movies have been a muddle and left the actors with a broken story and no good way to produce a classic Bond tale.

I did a fan edit of Spectre. It didn’t really help the film. I trimmed every sequence. Changed the Spectre meeting to just get it over with. I hated the finale so much, but other than making it much, much shorter, it can’t be salvaged. I think it took Seven gun shots to take down the helicopter, I cut it to three. With the torture scene I made some cuts to make more believable. I think I added a subtitled line to explain how the drill didn’t cause pain. Anyway the film just can’t be saved. It actually made QoS look good in comparison.

I think I pretty much agree with all of this. And also thought many times that they should have asked me in as a consultant.. Not that I have any credentials 😅 But they could have simplified it a lot as you say. Everything feels very forced and shoehorned. You also mentioned dialogue at some point. I always felt the dialogue was very flat and wooden. They have all these great actors that have been chosen because of their great performances in other movies, but they're totally unutilised. Every scene of what should be impactful dialogue just falls completely flat... Even the hilarious "now we know what 'C' stand for" line gets ruined when he adds "careless".. Should have left it there. Ralph Fiennes is the Buzz Killington of this movie. But I think it could have been a good movie with the few tweaks as you say. But I think the same complaints would carry over to NTTD for me as well. And to some extent Skyfall. I just feel somewhat robbed and disappointed. Casino Royale was such a great movie, and I feel like they never really captured that again. Lots of people like Skyfall, I know. But I always felt the 3rd half of the movie was pretty weak and non-sensical. I didn't like that they made Bond like he's already over the hill when it's his 3rd film. I didn't like the overall stylistic shift from Casino and QoS. It all started to become a bit bleak. Not really dark, just grey and dull. Anyway. That's my rant done. Clearly I'm not busy enough in my own life. 😅

Don't love the laziness of shooting down the helicopter with a service weapon, but I thought the ending was a better send-off for Craig's Bond than No Time to Die was. He proves he's a better man than Blofeld, who has to watch him walk off into the sunset with the girl. I like this movie on the balance.

The Craig Era is typified by a sort of "I want the payoff without all the pesky work of setting things up", writing style. Every movie is trying to retroactively add continuity, and it feels cheap, like bad Tv. Bond has always been a loosely connected series of stand-alone movies and that's obviously what the Bond Team excels at. Blofeld hasn't worked for me outside of Pleasance and if I'm feeling generous Savalas (but he would have worked better as an original villain), so it tracks that Waltz just brings Spectre down.