For starters, let me say how thankful I am for the fact that I did not grow up in the 80's. The booming and very cheesy 80's music that sprung up randomly is what really got me. How am I supposed to take Bond seriously if that's part of the soundtrack?
Dalton's Bond is very different that both Connery and Moore for obvious reasons. Perhaps the world needed a Bond that went off of his gut instincts and not one that blindly follows orders. However, I felt myself very annoyed at Dalton. He seemed to portray Bond with a rough and yet very unnecessary grittiness. His answers were clipped and he lacks the clever wit of the two previous Bonds. Yes, there were a few funny moments, like when Q told Bond that he could activate his keychain bomb to go off by using a very unique whistle. A cat call. And Bond almost proceeded to do such to really push Q's buttons.
I found myself distracted for a majority of the movie. Maybe it was the confusing plot line that had too many double crossing and re-crossing characters or maybe I wasn't as invested because Bond didn't quite charm his way into the pants of my heart.
Speaking of pants, the single female love interest really threw me for a loop. One minute she was loyal to Koskov and then as soon as they have their 'super awesome just as friends date' at the fair, she's rocking the ferries wheel's basket with Bond. And why was she so obsessed with her cello? Yes, it's a really nice and expensive instrument but it seemed as soon as she consummated her friendship with Bond, she no longer cared.
All in all, I wasn't as happy with this movie and realized why my mother, who is a huge Bond fan, doesn't allow us to watch any of Dalton's versions.
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