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As most bond films follow the fashion of the time, many feel like a time capsule of the decade they were created in? But which feels the most connected to its decade?

Personally A View to a Kill feels so 80s it hurts. The fashion and styling, the computer chip plot, the main theme, the wailing guitar in the score, the fact that an 80s pop star is in the main cast and the American setting (considering the worlds USA obsession in the 80s). Do you agree? Or does another film more linked to its decade?

I just saw this for the first time recently (First Light inspired me to do my first full Bond Binge. Missed a lot of Connery and Moore) and this might be my favorite middle of the road Bond movie, just for the third act alone.

I despised the first two acts of this movie. Moore was looking increasingly old and too old for him to be with the women he was with and too old to convincingly transition to his stuntmen...but then the third act kicked in.

Even though it was difficult to ignore the transition to stuntmen, the train and plane stunts are so incredible that the movie sucked me back in. They're two of the best action sequences I've ever seen, especially for the 80's. Also Octopussy and her harem are one of the most badass aspects of Moore's era.

All I knew about this one going into it was the goofy title and the clown scene which (other than the 30 seconds wardrobe and makeup change) was completely blown out of proportion.

The third act will definitely make me revisit this one.

For those of you long time fans, what were your thoughts on release and how have your thoughts changed, good or bad, over the years?

And for anybody who's seen it somewhat recently like me, what are your thoughts?

Title, I’m actually making this post because I’m rewatching the film right now as I type this and was just flooded with uhh memories during the title sequence and song

Roughly five years ago I was going through a bit of relationship drama and had hung out with my girlfriend at the time I think earlier/the same day my parents had bought tickets for the three of us to go watch the Daniel Craig franchise finale in theaters

I remember feeling mentally preoccupied with my situation and a bit uncomfortable at the time because I had been feeling pretty disconnected from her, she was essentially my first real girlfriend in high school and probably the most attractive girl I’ve ever been involved with but like I said I’d hung out with her earlier that day and knew that she was going to be out at a party that night which I was actually not invited to and at the same time that was going on I was going to be watching the movie with my parents

Anyways the first scene(s) of the film had caught my attention and were quite action-packed (I mean I’m re-watching it all right now) but anyways I had my phone on silent and in my pocket

I remember I ended up taking it out for whatever reason and saw a snapchat notification from someone I vaguely knew—another guy who apparently was invited to the same party she was at and he was all like “sorry bro, just wanted to let you know she’s been all over so and so and they split off to go hook up, just thought you should know”

And anyways yeah the title sequence with Billie Eilish singing No Time To Die kicked into full swing shortly after I read that, following Bond’s interaction with Madeleine when he put her on the train or whatever

This all just came flooding back to me on the rewatch just now and I’m pretty tipsy as I write this so I apologize, just wanted to say it truly made the illusion of Madeleine’s betrayal and Bond’s pain feel fucking palpable, you know heart racing, started feeling a bit nauseous, it took me straight back to that night which is crazy and I can only relate to how Bond probably felt that much more it made the scene feel a bit too real

I’m not sure if any of you care but anyways

I’m gonna go get another drink, fuck her

Also if anyone’s wondering, I dumped her right after I found out and she did admit to it and stuff but it wasn’t that serious of a relationship so I think I’ve encountered far worse heartbreaks in my life

Edit: I actually just realized her name was literally Maddie lol that’s crazy just like in the movie (idc I’ll name drop her she ain’t on Reddit who gives a fuck)

I own a Citizen Promaster Dive and have been thinking to upgrade to something in the $500-1000 range, maybe a Hamilton.

I WILL own a Bond Omega watch someday but don't feel comfortable dropping that kind of money for one yet. I want to wait until the cost is a drop in the bucket of my investment portfolio.

🎼 Song: Nearly Civilized - Esthero

Wicke Agent James Bond Schnellfeuerpistole 007™ (Walther PPK)

Hi Folks, this is my original Wicke Agent James Bond Schnellfeuerpistole 007™ (Walther PPK) toy pistol from 1992. It still lacks the red plug in the muzzle and, using the old 25-shot ammo strips (caps), is still genuinely loud. / Art.-No. 0382 / D-4320 Hattingen / © 1992 Eon Productions Ltd. MAC B, Inc.

Well done to everyone who correctly identified Spectre as yesterday’s answer - please see the original image in the comments below.

Now for today’s challenge.
Again - using this fragment of a screenshot of a scene, name this movie.
Answer to be revealed tomorrow

I only asked this question because one of my biggest harps of Skyfall is how Bond within less than a film went from a hot shot rookie to an old ageing agent. So my head cannon goes CR, QOS, Goldeneye 2011, 007 legends (with my lazy copout of OHMSS, MOONRAKER & DAD being exaggerated hallucinations) and Blood Stone leading into Skyfall after Nicole was killed by Spectre.

Name your favourite Bond car based on the version seen in a film ie: gadgets and all. Then name your favourite Bond car based on the real life version of the vehicle.

Interested to know why your chosen favourite in the realistic version, is your favourite.

When I was a kid I found the Wicke "The World is Not Enough" P99 in some discount shop and I was beyond excited. Most toy guns in the UK are either very shoddily made or incredibly lurid colours (to avoid being mistaken for real guns I assume) so I was immediately taken by the Wicke P99 given it looked exactly like the gun from the films and wasn't bright blue.

Me and my friend would spend hours playing Bond together as kids and to have something that made that feel more authentic was great.

A few years later I saw in a collector's guide book that Wicke had also made a PPK with silencer for "Goldeneye". I desperately wanted one for years but it wasn't until I had my own credit card and access to the Internet I was able to find one (not Bond branded unfortunately but the same mold). Even though I no longer "played Bond" it was still cool to have (there is something incredibly ergonomically pleasing about holding a gun, even a replica - I see that some companies even make "fidget guns" now).

My old P99 had long since broken and been chucked away and so I looked up to see if I could replace it. I discovered that there was also a version of the P99 with silencer and this became my new white whale. After years of being stymied by international sellers (didn't want to risk shipping a gun, even a toy one overseas) or overpriced listing I finally found a UK based seller last week for a great price. Holding it again honestly feels like putting on an old, favourite pair of shoes, very nice design, I still think the P99 is one of the coolest looking firearms.

It gives a Blofeld, Stromberg, Drax, sort of way, doesn't it?

It's in a deserted island with tropical beaches, dense jungle, with zooming through, super cool and deadly flying vehicles, and a volcano, which functions as hidden rocket launch complex with a control center. It has a hidden submarine entrance: An underwater tunnel that allows submarines to enter directly into the mountain. A monorail network connects nearly every major section of the headquarters. An underground, industrial, metallic, tunnel system, with automatic doors, patroled constantly by armed, identically uniformed guards, monitored by security cameras. It has a dining room with curtains made of FREAKING lava, (instead of a window with a view to the ocean), to conceal the computer room with a unique way to upperhand an intruder. It has luxury guest rooms, and a prison/torture cells. It has a security network that allows you to shoot missiles at an incoming, unwanted visitors. AND! It comes with a super hot femme fatale in the form of Mirage.

If you were a bond villain, won't you be happy to have this base? Even though your fate is to be killed by Bond, unless your Blofeld, this island alone makes for enough of a reason to want to lead a criminal life of a bond villain.

Hi folks, this is my ideal EUROCOP Metal-Line (Walther P99) toy pistol from midrlevodctje 1990s made by J.G. Schroedel with a removable magazine for two 13-shot strip caps and authentic slide action.

Are there any concepts or plots that you think are wasted?

I’ve always felt this way about YOLT. The idea of spacecraft going missing during the space race at the height of the Cold War is really interesting and well worth a plot. However, the film just crams in so many cool concepts or ideas that it feels like they’re wasted or shoehorned. The shark is well and truly jumped in this film.

Of course there is a suspension of belief needed with any Bond film, but this is just ridiculous at times. Trap door after trap door, ninjas, Q flying in to deliver Little Nellie (why? Any helicopter would do), Cigarette guns, Japanese Bond ffs, etc.

Alright so in the first two movie adaptions, Dr. No and From Russia with Love, the main villain was changed to work for SPECTRE, not for SMERSH like in the Fleming books.

The third adaption, Goldfinger, also has a villain, who in the novel works for SMERSH, specifically as their treasurer, but in the film doesn't even have a tangental connection to SPECTRE.

I wonder if they ever thought of adapting him as working for SPECTRE. In my mind, it would actually make more sense to have him work for SPECTRE instead of SMERSH, as the latter is a Russian government organisation.

Personally and retrospectively, I kind of think it's a good thing of them not to adapt that part of the character, as this way we at least get one Connery-Bond where the villain isn't SPECTRE.