Review The Living Daylights (1987)

[Doctor Omega]

Your thoughts on this movie.....

James Bond is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov.

And the theme tune....

On to the next movie....

LICENCE TO KILL....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/licence-to-kill-1989.1541/


Back to the previous movie....

A VIEW TO A KILL....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/a-view-to-a-kill-1985.1540/#post-8574

 

[Doctor Omega]

My favourite of the two Daltons.

It still had a flavouring of the Roger Moore lightness, which makes me prefer it to the, imo, too dark "Licence to Kill".

 

[Hux]

 

[ant-mac]

My favourite of the two Daltons.

For me, Timothy Dalton is still the most accurate film version of James Bond.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS is good, but a bit on the light side for me. LICENCE TO KILL is perfect - and is still my favourite 007 film.

It is very close to the spirit of the novels - and almost as dark.

 

[MovieKnut]

I like this entry. Would have like to have seen Dalton (my favourite Bond) carry the franchise for more than just two movies (although Licence To Kill is my favourite). After the parody that Bond had previously become, I was more than ready for Dalton's serious (some would say dour) take on Bond. Enjoyed this outing (and the next) was keen for more. Unfortunately, the future fortunes of Bond would see Dalton ruling himself out before the cameras were to roll some 6 or 7 years after Licence to Kill.

 

[Doctor Omega]

i think it is sad that he did not get a third film. Dalton certainly deserved a trilogy, at least.

 

[Gavin]

For me, Timothy Dalton is still the most accurate film version of James Bond.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS is good, but a bit on the light side for me. LICENCE TO KILL is perfect - and is still my favourite 007 film.

It is very close to the spirit of the novels - and almost as dark.

Maybe that's why I'm not as keen on the novels? I liked Dalton's performance in The Living Daylights but, for me, Licence to Kill went too far and was just too dark and depressing.

 

[Doctor Omega]

 

[Doctor Omega]

The Pet Shop Boys made two demos for a LIVING DAYLIGHTS theme tune.....

 

[Doctor Omega]

I don't think we was robbed!


They reworked the first demo into a different song entirely, so were able to salvage something from the attempt.......




Pet Shop Boys-This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave

 

[Doctor Omega]

Licence to Kill Hollywood premiere

 

[Doctor Omega]

The Living Daylights (1987) ⭐ 6.7 | Action, Adventure, Thriller

2h 10m | PG

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