My quarantine viewing: All the James Bond movies, in order of release

[Coventina]

So far, have watched Dr. No & From Russia with Love.

I'd seen Dr. No ages ago, I think while I was still in High school. I didn't remember most of it, except that scene of Ursala Andress walking out of the water.

I thoroughly enjoyed "From Russia with Love" which I had never seen, and is a vastly superior movie, IMHO. Although the casual misogyny in both is pretty horrifying.

Next up is "Goldfinger" which I have seen, although again it's been a pretty long time. But I remember enjoying it a lot, especially Oddjob!!

[calguy]

1. I've been watching vintage NFL games on YouTube

Although my life has been barely impacted by the virus so far, I get severe withdrawal symptoms due to the lack of live sporting events. I should be watching the NBA playoffs right now. The old NFL games help to take the edge off my withdrawal seizures. It's good to be able to appreciate just how much the NFL has change over the years. I miss the old days that'll never be back.

[elleng]

2. At least one of them opened during my junior year of college,

while I lived (and 'studied!') in England, a grand year, along with the Histories playing @ Stratford upon Avon.

[d_r]

3. I started doing that

But my family didn't get into it and I didn't make it past Dr. No, bit it was awesome what I watched

[Coventina]

4. Try to get them to watch "From Russia with Love"

It's a really good movie.

[d_r]

14. Sounds like a plan

We are in a weird time. My wife always worked from home office, now I am zooming work from home and the two teenagers are zooming school, the last few days they only come out of their rooms for food. I see them less the last couple of days than back in the regular times, lol.

[Coventina]

16. Don't know the maturity level of your teens, or your personal feelings on the matter

but I will say that there is a lot of implied sex in "Russia".

Personally, the sex (which does not happen on camera, but is really blatant) doesn't offend me because I'm anti-sex (I'm not, I feel I am sex-positive), but it certainly is performed in very irresponsible ways that would certainly raise consent issues in today's world (as well as just unsafe behavior in general, going to bed with total strangers, etc.).

Just thought if you have minors, it seems considerate to provide the warning.

[d_r]

17. yeah, that whole swinging

60's playboy stuff. Good warning.

[sdfernando]

5. One of my favorite movie series.

I have the entire collection from the start, Dr. No to the latest released, Spectre on BlueRay..and I have a handful of duplicates on DVD.

Don't forget to watch Never Say Never Again, which came out the same year as Octopussy (1983) but was not a Broccoli production. Its basically a remake of Thunderball but more true to the novel....Oh, and one of my Nieces has an uncanny resemblance to Fatima Blush (Barbara Carrera)

[Coventina]

7. Octopussy is a terrible movie, but it has a special place in my heart.

It was on HBO (almost constantly) the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high school.

I was an au pair for my uncle during an ugly divorce, and he had CABLE TV with HBO!!!
(my parents didn't even have a color tv at the time).

I saw that movie so many times I practically had the dialogue memorized. And it was SUCH an 80s movie with the big hair and fashions.

It makes me nostalgic just thinking about it.

I'll be sure to catch "Never," thanks for the tip!!

[sdfernando]

11. Octopussy has another distinction

It stars Maud Adams, the ONLY woman to play a Bond girl twice! She was in Man with the Golden Gun in 1974.

[DonaldsRump]

6. RIP, Honor Blackman

from Goldfinger, who died this week:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/06/honor-blackman-bond-girl-goldfinger-dead-94/2955198001/

[Coventina]

8. Yeah, I saw that! RIP indeed!

[Brainfodder]

9. Binged them all last year.

Thunderball still my favorite.



I recommend House and West Wing, many shows each.

[oswaldactedalone]

10. Octopussy did have

some great scenes though, especially the fight on, and I do mean on the plane. Those two hanging on for dear life while trying to vanquish the other was great.

IMHO, skip A View to a Kill. Despite the interesting role played by Grace Jones, that movie is horrid.

[Coventina]

12. Ah, but Duran Duran did the theme song!

[sdfernando]

13. ...but it had Christopher Walken

and Patrick Mcnee! Also had the only theme song to reach #1 on the charts.

Bond movies are there for pure entertainment and eye-candy. Most of the Bond girls were lacking in acting ability...and it seemed to get worse as the series went on, at least until Roger Moore left.

[d_r]

15. Teenage me

Saw view to a kill on the theater with a girl