Will Skyfall be the worst Bond film?

[Mexican Staring Frog]

I got carried away, I like every Bond film and am confident that Skyfall will carry on the tradition of keeping up the quality of the 22 films and the British end up!

[oscartheman]

Not so sure the director doesn't want to change the tradition.The quality dropped in 2008 even with less of budget Skynet can't be as bad quality wise.Maybe.

[Mexican Staring Frog]

What do you mean? All the Bond films are great! Skyfall should be no different, maybe even better I mean it has Roger Deakins lensing it! That's class!

[bjmdds]

What does Alvin think I wonder?

[katied]

Judging by the trailer...yes.

[tehmanis]

Diamond are forever, A view to a kill, Die another day are the worst Bond film

[Blowfeld]

Diamond are forever, A view to a kill, Die another day are the worst Bond film

Welcome tehmanis

I'm not sure those movies trump Qos, however welcome all the same

[Mexican Staring Frog]

Is there anyone here who hopes the Skyfall will good despite the lead?

[katied]

Diamond are forever, A view to a kill, Die another day are the worst Bond film

DAF looks dated, for sure(among other things...) but it *was* made 40+ years ago.

[Mexican Staring Frog]

Anyone that does not find Diamonds Are Forever to be a fun flick is a real prune.

[Kristatos]

Anyone that does not find Diamonds Are Forever to be a fun flick is a real prune.

QOS is the only Bond film I find truly unwatchable (even CR had its moments), but DAF is fairly near the bottom of my list. Connery was starting to show his age, and Charles Gray's Blofeld was barely recognisable as being the same character previously played by Donald Pleasance and Telly Savalas.

[bjmdds]

Connery to Lazenby to Connery..........Pleasance to Savalas to Gray............poor continuity by Eon then, and it continues now with rebooting characters that already existed in the minds of fans. The vast number of Leiters was ridiculous as well.

[bjmdds]

Anyone that does not find Diamonds Are Forever to be a fun flick is a real prune.

Prune? How about a danish Mexican amphibian? By the way, the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils are in the Stanley Cup finals. Being from NY I will root for the New Jersey Devils. Will you be rooting for your Los Angeles Kings?

[Kristatos]

Connery to Lazenby to Connery..........Pleasance to Savalas to Gray............poor continuity by Eon then, and it continues now with rebooting characters that already existed in the minds of fans. The vast number of Leiters was ridiculous as well.

The Lazenby thing was beyond their control to a certain extent, but I don't know why they kept recasting the roles of Blofeld and Leiter. I know that Jack Lord later went on to success in Hawaii Five-O, but that wasn't until the seventies. Anyone know why they didn't keep using him as Leiter before then? I don't know that he was the best Leiter (David Hedison has that honour for me), but he was the first.

[Thunderpussy]

The only Bond film I can't watch is QOS. I hate it with a vengence.
all the others I can watch depending on my mood. Something light like DAF
or more serious FRWL or an over the top Fest of Fun like YOLT.

As for jack Lord, I seem to remember reading he didn't feel he was being paid enough, this could be correct
given the court case Connery took to get what he though he was owed.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

I can't watch Casino Royale (2006): the presence of Craig makes me want to take a baseball bat to the television.

It's all gone quiet with Skyfall: when are they going to start promoting this latest Babs/Craig bilge?

[FormerBondFan]

It's all gone quiet with Skyfall: when are they going to start promoting this latest Babs/Craig bilge?

This didn't happen with DAD 10 years ago, correct?

[James]

It's all gone quiet with Skyfall: when are they going to start promoting this latest Babs/Craig bilge?

This didn't happen with DAD 10 years ago, correct?

It feels about the same to me. Still a bit early to go completely bonkers promoting a film that doesn't come out until November.

[James]

The only Bond film I can't watch is QOS. I hate it with a vengence.
all the others I can watch depending on my mood. Something light like DAF
or more serious FRWL or an over the top Fest of Fun like YOLT.

As for jack Lord, I seem to remember reading he didn't feel he was being paid enough, this could be correct
given the court case Connery took to get what he though he was owed.

That makes sense as Jack Lord apparently turned down the role of Captain Kirk before Shatner because he didn't think he was being offered enough money.

[FormerBondFan]

It's all gone quiet with Skyfall: when are they going to start promoting this latest Babs/Craig bilge?

This didn't happen with DAD 10 years ago, correct?

It feels about the same to me. Still a bit early to go completely bonkers promoting a film that doesn't come out until November.

10 years ago, the early classic Bonds were shown every Saturday here in the US on ABC. Now in 2012, they're not shown at all.