The Living Daylights (1987) Full Length Reaction
Added 2023-04-20 01:38:34 +0000 UTCDuty has no sweethearts.
Well we've entered a new Bond era and I've got a new crush! I had a lot of fun with this one! Loved Timothy Dalton as Bond, he is very charming and handsome! Lots felt familiar in this (a welcome return to the theme music for a lot more of this one!) but it felt different too! Looking forward to seeing more of handsome Bond :)
Please excuse my coughing, I think I turned the volume down for them all but I may have missed some.
β Special thanks to Producers: MattN, Todd Preble, Incognito, John Walters, JT, Noby, SwimintheRain, John Gray, Randy Aiken, Barry Hammock, Celeste McAllister, Nick Corning, OrangeLion, Philip Mercier, Paul Zawicki, Jeb Manning, Thomas Amann, Cool Beans, Gary Smith, Kevin Whitted, richard burns, Ian Hunter, Sock Puppet, Jason Scade + those who wish to remain uncredited :)
Movie runtime: 02:10:53
Comments
TD is a Shakespearian classic theater trained actor,I found one of his earliest films,'The Lion in Winter' 1968.TD played the teenage king Phillip II of France...
Celeste McAllister
2023-04-25 16:34:02 +0000 UTCAlthough I have nothing against Timothy Dalton as an actor, I just never thought he was a good fit as James Bond.
Riggo 82
2023-04-25 03:32:13 +0000 UTCQuick Cameo Note: John Barry is the orchestra conductor in the final concert scene with Kara playing. Nice send off as this is his final score in the series.
David Miller
2023-04-22 03:54:46 +0000 UTCI do wonder how Jen will feel about LTK... it is one of the darkest in the franchise.
Andy Raffle
2023-04-21 14:42:55 +0000 UTCThey are 2 very different types of film.
ArsTropica
2023-04-21 11:47:11 +0000 UTCbtwn the 2, license wins..
J M
2023-04-21 04:05:34 +0000 UTCJen, no comment on Salah as the supposed bad guy?!?! Edit: I saw you questioned it, but thought you'd be more excited.
J M
2023-04-21 03:49:09 +0000 UTCTimothy Dalton is great but there is a lot of revisionist history. Pierce Brosnan was expected to takeover & he would have been the perfect bridge from Roger Moore but that fell through. People applauded and laughed at the ridiculous Roger Moore stuff. Dalton was a big tonal shift and audiences groaned at things like the cello case bobsled cuz the movie played for the most part straight. It got worse with Licence to Kill which was a low box office earner..audiences were put off by the violence and depressing tone. They are classics now though.
Alberto Blanco
2023-04-21 01:16:35 +0000 UTCTrivia..That was John Barry conducting the Final orchestra scene.
Alberto Blanco
2023-04-21 01:07:20 +0000 UTCDalton-tastic! ππ So happy you enjoyed this lots, the next one is even better and what a magnificent theme song it has. Hugs for retired Miss Moneypenny. π
Jason Scade
2023-04-20 21:01:13 +0000 UTCHe also mentioned in an interview that he was concerned that if he "cocked it up" it would destroy his career.
John
2023-04-20 20:29:10 +0000 UTCI really liked Timothy Dalton's Bond. Roger Moore's era was becoming too campy for my tastes. The Living Daylights came out during the height of the AIDS epidemic and promiscuity with multiple partners was falling out of favor compared to the free love of the swinging 60's. That was a reflection of the times. Something you might miss, the Mujahideen in Afghanistan were freedom fighters fighting against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. They were US allies then when fighting the Russians. They were the Taliban and al Qaeda by the 21st century when the US went into Afghanistan after 9/11.
John
2023-04-20 20:28:29 +0000 UTCA-Ha had a pretty creative video for Take On Me. You could branch out and react to a music video!
Paul M
2023-04-20 20:24:13 +0000 UTCOnly one original Moneypenny and one original Jennypenny. I love how you live your truth. Express your love for Bond and its characters (Miss Moneypenny) and musical scores. We become invested and share your enthusiasm. Thanks for the fun and all the hard work from you and your crew. It takes a team to do anything of lasting value, you've got the best. P.S. I'd say you look beautiful and 95% better from the flu.
Clifton Owens
2023-04-20 14:24:47 +0000 UTCInteresting factoid. Timothy Dalton was asked to play James Bond after Sean Connery left the series. He turned them down because he felt he was too young for the role.
Chris Gronau
2023-04-20 10:39:12 +0000 UTCYes, the soundtrack for this one is great! Unfortunately, it's John Barry's final score for the franchise. The Living Daylights came out around the AIDs epidemic, so having Bond with "multiple partners" was somewhat frowned upon at this time, hence Kara was the only Bond girl in the film. I rather liked the romantic subplot in this one because they actually spent time getting to know each other. So this film in particular has a decent number of female fans. Unfortunately, I think the villain(s) in The Living Daylights are a biiit weak in terms of character.
SuicuneSol
2023-04-20 05:42:39 +0000 UTC
