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It’s an accurate representation of 1962, its release. People were more civilized then so their mild flirtation and her tracking him down is the innocence of the time. I think Hitchcock’s best films are Psycho and Vertigo. This one was ok. People weren’t scared of other people back then. Tippi wasn’t an actress of much depth for sure though. I like how it started when she got there so your left with no explanation wondering if she somehow brought it about or what. You’re left to come up with your own conclusions. The Birds II: Land’s End was awful making this look better.
🤣❤ This review is the best! Made my morning! AAaaaahhhhh, birds! Birds! The scenery/town is good, though. You're right. It's a 60+ movie, though, so... 🤷♀️ Yeah.
Absolutely AMAZING movie!
Wish I could have seen it that way lol
Low key in my top 3 Hitchcock movies, his version of "The 39 Steps" is also great and often easy to find.
Saw 39 Steps years ago and liked it but when I saw Rebecca I seriously loved it
I wonder how long Wayne hid in that alley to shoot Liberty Valance in the back. What a coward!
Best bond film for 50 years
Constantine was my first adult comic I got into. DC destroyed him when he joined the DC roster. His comic hellblazer Constantine was perfection!
So what did DC that hurt the character when he became part of the roster?
Constantine is my favorite character in the DC animated universe. Matt Ryans live action Constantine TV show was also pretty good.
You would think with comic book (well, used to at least) and horror movies being so popular and making so much money, making a Constantine movie would be a no brainer.
Same
This movie was so good I fell asleep at the cinema ……it wasn’t for me.
I can see why some do have a distaste for this movie, especially after Casino Royale
I saw it as a child, never watched it since……but I regularly watch Joan Crawford movies Mildred Pierce, the damned dot cry and Harriet Craig are my favourites.
Watched Mildred Pierce before this and thought it was great.
Joan Crawford,the best!
She was really good in this
Amazing movie
I loved that movie. It was so well done.
You guys are obviously carrying on the tradition of MST3K, Elvira, and USA Up All Night.
It's a very entertaining movie, not boring. Was it a bit of camp? Yes, but the overacting and over the top performance of Faye Dunaway carries this movie.
I get why some people do like this movie and I’m willing to bet Dunaway is why. And people I know who recommended this to me also love the campiness and over the top nature of the film. But I guess I’m no fan of camp.
this movie is flawless, a dudebro like you wouldn't get it.
Have heard about this fom.Now eager to see it.
You should.
I don't think this film deserves the praise it gets but it's far from bad. This is a good starter Bond movie for newbies.
Agree with you on it being over praised…but I’m betting those who think it’s great it’s likely their first Bond film.
A 7 year old video with 3 views about a Japanese movie I never heard of, KZread clearly gets me.
This isn’t even a day old but I’m glad you are here lol
The biggest problem I have with LTK is the motive for Bond to resign is so trite. I know defenders say he was really compelled by Della's death to go rogue but that's vaguely implied. As bad as Die Another Day was, I think Bond's motivation for going rogue made sense and that's being burned and proving his innocence. I would have preferred a mission going wrong, Felix getting injured along the way, and Bond ultimately resigning because the British Government would cut and run. Unfortunately, Bond wasn't given a complex scenario. Despite all that, was the film good? Yeah, it's decent. Sanchez is a decent villain but not engaging, and the action is good. This is basically James Bond done by Cannon Films. So, it's a good action movie but a sub-par Bond movie.
Honestly, one of the things that nagged me after this film is “wait, are Bond and Felix THAT close?” But really, I think both Felix, his wife and Lupe were just used to make Sanchez feel even more despicable and evil…which I have to be honest worked for me. But I can see why this film may not work for someone if they really start to think about the elements that drive the story and not get caught up in the emotion of the film…like someone saying “yo that guy killed Felix? Ooohhh I hate that guy!”
@@IAmTheWizFilmClub I think the film is better in the latter half. However the drawback was, Bond never mentions Della or Felix during his campaign against Sanchez. We only get Bond on the phone with a cheerful Felix mentioning that he has his job back again. Again, the scenario in my mind would have been Bond seeing the larger picture of good vs evil.
Not gonna lie it definitely felt weird when Felix pops up at the end and I’m like “are you supposed to be that cheerful after your wife died?”
Timothy Dalton embodied Ian Fleming’s Bond. Both films were great, especially “License to Kill” part of which was filmed at Coast Guard Sector Key West. (My first duty station). Dalton was great as a villain in “The Rocketeer”, I have all 3 films on Blu-ray and watching them brings me back when I was a kid. 👍
The biggest aggravation of this film for me is Walken as Zorin. I don't feel that he is ever really allowed to do anything beyond going through the motions. I honestly feel that Grace Jones leaves a far better impression. Walken as a Bond villain and he's entirely wasted, a shame.
Agreed. Grace Jones would have been an amazing villain in another film. And for some ungodly reason, they have a great actor like Walken playing a Bond villain and the best they can do is a campy, Goldfinger knock off?
@@IAmTheWizFilmClub Yeah, they wanted this to be Goldfinger of the 1980's but the movie has no sense of story construction. We start with microchips, Horse doping, a mundane investigation into possible corruption in City Hall, and then the extremely goofy villain project of flooding silicon valley. There is no rhyme or reason behind how this story progresses. Also, the scenes in America are shockingly low rent. Bond investigating Stacey Sutton and possible corruption in City Hall is a painful slog and it feels like something out of any generic 80's Private Detective show.
This one could have been much better than it was. What's particularly disappointing is the movie doesn't have a memorable villain or henchperson. Brad Whitaker could have been memorable but he doesn't have much screentime and he isn't given anything to do. Things move along at a good pace but little of it is true memorable. Dalton is the one who ultimately saves this movie. Licence To Kill is even less impressive and it's a shame. I love Dalton, he had the looks and the personality of Fleming's Bond. Unfortunately, he never got the scripts he deserved.
I agree the villains aren’t particularly memorable, but what I liked is that the plot was the most important element where it felt like there were many twists and turns to keep me invested, instead of most where you see who the villain is right away. But I definitely agree the villains could have been a lot better, but I do like Dalton as well and it’s going to suck to know the next one is his last.
The Bond girl is great, she's not Diana Rigg (no one will be I guarantee it), but she is a wonderful Bond girl.
Diana Rigg is the best! 😊
A great road movie with outstanding acting all around. Jack was perfect. This is what life looks like in the Navy.
Cinderella Liberty???
That’s the movie written by the author who wrote the book The Last Detail is based on right?
I remember seeing Octopussy in the movie theater when I was a teenager and thinking what a let down it was.
From what I’ve seen, Moore’s films either feel like letdowns from Connerys time as Bond or people just take them as action comedy and reevaluate them like that. I prefer Connery to be honest but Moore films to me have a popcorn feel to them where if you want something light and dumb to chill to, it’ll be fine.
Most of the comedy doesn't bother me too much. But Moore had a great cold moment after the train fight, "And that's for 009." Eyebrow used, pure cold Bond.
It has the second best Bond song...
We are going to mention this in the next episode but when we talk about the bond theme songs, we are rating them mostly on if they fit with the theme of the movie as well as if the song is good or not. I think the song is great but just seems odd as the theme since the romance isn’t all that great. I think when we do our franchise overview after No Time To Die, we will rate our favorites outside of the context of if they fit in the film or not, which this very well may be a top 5 for me.
The trick for watching the corkscrew jump, mute as he jumps.
lol to be fair it was funny hearing Zero so angry for once
@@IAmTheWizFilmClub Very funny. I hate the slide whistle, but it's still one of the best stunts with a car.
@@20thCenturyManTrad it’s definitely very impressive
😂 One wonders how many of these types of oldies you’ve actually seen & if ”9 to 5” and/or ”Tootsie” are amongst them? If so, make a ”contrast & compare” on all three - PLEASE 🙏!
We reviewed Tootsie last year and I contemplated on watching “9 to 5” at some point. A comparison wouldn’t be a bad idea! Thanks for the suggestion!
Promo_SM 😀
Interesting review...though I was kind of surprised not to hear some mention of one of the most chilling endings of any movie ever made, unless I missed something in the video? I don't think I agree that having nuclear armed bombers flying around close to the Soviet Union...as envisioned in this film or in Dr Strangelove...falls under categorization of a "well trained militia"...it is much more like actually being at war, just without the final consummation of megadeaths. That is the unique insanity of nuclear war and MAD and going beyond the launch on warning hair trigger as we did in the 1960s...it is just too far beyond any kind of regular "training" that is done outside the context of nuclear war. But, that was not a big part of your review and this is not the place to hash that out..I think your review is mostly spot on. I wish more people would see this film...the central theme of losing control of the systems we create is certainly even more pertinent than it was in the 1960s.👍
I didn’t really get into too much detail about the militia part because it would have bogged the review down, but what I meant by it is that it was interesting how training soldiers so well to follow and execute orders was actually the eventual downfall in the film. It almost like we trained them so specifically and finely, our careful and meticulous training was what lead to the disaster happening. Incredibly thought provoking and scary to think about. As for the ending, I try not to spoil endings and especially felt I didn’t want to do it in this film either.
Well, I guess some men love Beethoven and some men love Mozart. Some men love Goldfinger and some men love Thunderball. I am definitely a "Thunderball"(1965) guy! I think in Thunderball James Bond formula is finally ready! Sean Connery at his very best! Fiona Volpe was a perfect bad Bond girl as well as Domino was a perfect good Bond girl! Exotic locations in Bahamas were also great! Maybe 3/3(or 4/4) of the movie was a bit problematic? Too long underwater scenes and changing the speed of the film(Bond vs. Largo fight)...
Exactly. Bond is a film franchise that caters to different tastes of action or spy film lovers. Which is what’s surprising me now about watching all the Bonds week by week…it seems that they cater to different tastes when originally I thought the formula was entirely rigid. There are some parts that are, but there is a lot of wiggle room for tone and other things.
It was PEAK Christopher Lee.
Did the man really peak or did he just have constant greatness?
And thats how you Get the guests. 🤺💐
Shirley (Bassey)
Yeah I know I messed that up. Wrote it wrong on my written review too. :/
They didn’t have green screen back then.
Right it is a projection which I do try and correct when it’s said. Don’t know if I edited that part out or not.
Are you guys wondering why nobody is watching your videos? You spent the first 5 minutes trashing this movie focusing on ridiculous trivia then you trash the people who watch the movies and you provide no context but say that watching Austin Powers has ruined this experience for you. Think about those things those will get you going people are not watching these reviews to listen to you guys trash everything about Bond that you don't like.
Have a wonderful day 💜
Thank you you too :)
60 years ago, these weren't tropes, they were the ideas that became tropes.
Very true. Maybe we should come up with a better word for it then. Some movies that start the tropes do still age real well because they have more to provide other than what became a trope. I think the Bond films are an example of that. They started a number of these ideas, but they stand the test of time with its charm, wit and memorable scenes.
“Like Bond like James like Bond like” zzzzzero
Uh oh…that might be my bad. I catch those usually and I might have missed it. Sorry about that.
Embarrassing take. Couldn’t even get to the end without rolling my eyes out of my head onto the floor and under the refrigerator.
“I’ve not been to many parties”… yeah, not surprised to hear that. These reviewers sound like people who haven’t experienced much of life at all.
Kim & Wiz can't save this bad, bland mess of a review.
I try to respect that everybody has their own opinion and frankly I relish trying to learn something from the points of view of people who think differently. But sometimes you hear opinions that are so wrongheaded, so lacking in discernment or any sense of perspective… you can’t just help calling them as stupid and embarrassing as they are. Not saying the reviewers are “wrong” for not liking the movie, btw. That’s perfectly fine. But to hear adults so broadly missing every point on a movie I understood perfectly at age 11 is… well, I actually feel kinda embarrassed for them.
Your review is bad and you should FEEL bad.
Trading Places was a FANTASTIC film, one you can watch over and over again. Watching this review is what will make you cringe.....
Is this another virtue signaling white savior being outraged for the sake of us brown folks
OMG!! It's an R rated movie!! Those are NOT for kids. That's why they started to rate movies in the 80s. The level of sensitivity... Just stay away from R rates movies, you CAN'T handle it... 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️