Weekend Estimates (pg44): Spectre 73 | Peanuts 45 | Martian 9.3 | Goosebumps 6.9 | Spies 6.09 | Important forum announcement in first post.

[grey ghost]

27 minutes ago, DarthArachnid!™ said:

Okay...

 

1. Goldfinger A+

2. Casino Royale A+

3. Goldeneye A

4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service A

5. For Your Eyes Only A

6. Dr. No A

7. The Living Daylights A-

8. From Russia with Love A-

9. Licence to Kill A-

10. Skyfall A-

 

Honorable mentions: You Only Live Twice, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World is Not Enough, Quantum of Solace

 

Bottom 3:

 

3. Moonraker B-

2. Octopussy B-

1. Diamonds are Forever C+

 

For what it's worth I think that's the definitive top 3 for BOT but I'm way too lazy to prove it using a point system.

[redfirebird2008]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

STAR WARS had a better critical reception than EMPIRE, initially. Movies like FIGHT CLUB, THE THING, and HEAVEN'S GATE are considered in a far better light than when first released. 

 

Fight Club is the best example in the Internet era. Can't really think of anything in the 2000's that has pulled off a similar modern classic status after very mixed reception starting out.  

[Jack Nevada]

Spectre starts fucking up from the first scene and never stops, really. 

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

10 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

Quantum is easier to rewatch due to the short runtime IMHO. Skyfall is the best of the bunch overall. Never liked the cheesiness of Casino Royale's third act, but up until that point it's great. 

 

There is no point in CR where the word "cheesy" pops in my head. But when the Bond series includes scenes like Jaws flapping his arms and invisible cars(amongst many many many others) admittedly, I may be grading on a curve.  

[Dementeleus]

4 minutes ago, Jack Nevada said:

Spectre starts fucking up from the first scene and never stops, really. 

 

That kinda sounds like SKYFALL. 

[The Futurist]

8 minutes ago, DarthArachnid!™ said:

 

Huh?

Casino Royale is such a boy meets girl movie to me. 

 

Edited November 7, 2015 by The Futurist

[grey ghost]

5 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

STAR WARS had a better critical reception than EMPIRE, initially. Movies like FIGHT CLUB, THE THING, and HEAVEN'S GATE are considered in a far better light than when first released. 

 

What did the fans think of ESB vs ANH? Kind of hard to gauge without the internet.

 

True, critics are divided among many classic genre films but what's usually a fanboy favorite in the past stayed the franchise favorite.

[redfirebird2008]

1 minute ago, DarthArachnid!™ said:

 

There is no point in CR where the word "cheesy" pops in my head. But when the Bond series includes scenes like Jaws flapping his arms and invisible cars(amongst many many many others) admittedly, I may be grading on a curve.  

 

There is some romance dialogue in Casino Royale that is every bit as cringeworthy as George Lucas' romance dialogue in the Star Wars prequels. 

[grim22]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

That kinda sounds like SKYFALL. 

 

^Skyfall backlash viewer president right here.

[Jack Nevada]

1 minute ago, Telemachos said:

 

That kinda sounds like SKYFALL. 

Waka waka! 

[4815162342]

1 minute ago, grim22 said:

 

^Skyfall backlash viewer president right here.

 

You sell him short,

 

The backlash Grand High President Imperator, Grandpa Grump First Class.

[The Futurist]

Rank your Favourite Backlashed (?) Movies :

 

1. Avatar

2. Gravity

3. Skyfall

4. The Dark Knight Rises

5. Avengers : Age of Ultron

[Accursed Arachnid!™]

Just now, The Futurist said:

Casino Royale is such a boy meets girl to me. 

 

 

**possible spoiler ahead for the one person on here who hasn't see CR**

 

Sure, but has any Rom-Com ended with the girl dying then the boy calling her a "bitch"? ;)

[lab276]

Just now, DarthArachnid!™ said:

 

**possible spoiler ahead for the one person on here who hasn't see CR**

 

Sure, but has any Rom-Com ended with the girl dying then the boy calling her a "bitch"? ;)

 

There's always a first.

[4815162342]

1 minute ago, The Futurist said:

Rank your Favourite Backlashed (?) Movies :

 

1. Avatar

2. Gravity

3. Skyfall

4. The Dark Knight Rises

5. Avengers : Age of Ultron

 

1. Star Wars OT

 

James and Goffe lead the backlash crusade with blasters at full power

[redfirebird2008]

3 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

Rank your Favourite Backlashed (?) Movies :

 

1. Avatar

2. Gravity

3. Skyfall

4. The Dark Knight Rises

5. Avengers : Age of Ultron

 

Titanic got more backlash than all of those movies combined and it's a better movie than them too. 

[Water Bottle]

4 minutes ago, grey ghost said:

 

What did the fans think of ESB vs ANH? Kind of hard to gauge without the internet.

 

True, critics are divided among many classic genre films but what's usually a fanboy favorite in the past stayed the franchise favorite.

 

You can't say "kind of hard to gauge without the internet" and then say "a fanboy favorite in the past stayed the franchise favorite." You don't actually know if that's true by your own admission.

[Chewy]

1 hour ago, TalismanRing said:

These go to eleven

1. Goldfinger
2. From Russia With Love
3. Goldeneye
4. The World Is Not Enough
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
6. Thunderball
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8. For Your Eyes Only
9. Living Daylights
10. Tomorrow Never Dies
11. Live & Let Die

 

 

No Craig, eh? 

[The Futurist]

The OT backlash is a thing Now ?

 

 Goffe & James need some rehabilitation center time or something.

 

I ll get the Clockwork Orange eyes openers and I will teach them reason.

 

[Ozymandias]

3 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

Fight Club is the best example in the Internet era. Can't really think of anything in the 2000's that has pulled off a similar modern classic status after very mixed reception starting out.  

 

Fight Club was 99, the internet era was still kinda in its infancy.  With sites like rottentomatoes a mouse click away that collectd all the reviews, I think it makes reassessing a film almost impossible because theres an obsession over the %.