The Living Daylights (Ultimate 2-disc Edition) [DVD]

Arrived on time, case and disc in very good condition. Retires old VHS version in my movie collection.

Replaces lost dvd.

With THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS Eon productions returned to the style that made the James Bond films a success in the first place. Bond classics like FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and FOR YOUR EYES ONLY are the template that director John Glen and writers Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson (who also co-produced the film) used in creating a style to fit new Bond Timothy Dalton. Dalton's performance comes straight out of Ian Fleming's 007 novels, as he re-read all of Fleming's books before filming TLD. At times Dalton's performance echoes those of Sean Connery, but with a harder edge befitting a character who has been through as much, and come as close to death as many times as Bond has. Dalton's Bond is professional, but cynical, while maintaing a suave persona and a subtle sense of humor. The supporting cast is excellent as well, with Jeroen Krabbe and Joe Don Baker as particular standouts. The story echoes the decline of the cold war, and leads Bond into a new era where the Soviets are no longer the main threat for Bond to foil (like OCTOPUSSY, TLD features a rogue Russian General acting without the knowledge of his government). The action sequences are outstanding, and the locations are exotic (as usual), befitting a great Bond film. The DVD includes the best picture and sound that this film has ever seen, easily surpassing the VHS and LaserDisc versions. The special features include 2 documentaries, a "lost" scene, trailers and TV commercials, and more, making this DVD package a "must buy" even if you have already seen the movie several times. Timothy Dalton brought credibility back to Bond as an action hero, but, sadly, he was to appear in only one more Bond film, the outstanding LICENCE TO KILL.

This is the last best Bond film ever made...Licence to Kill was not bad either. I hated the Craig and Brosnan films...Though I believe Craig definitely has the physicality to take on 3 guys single handedly, there is no way you can make me believe that Brosnan ever could. That he beefed up a little bit for 2002's Die Another Day was needed fighting anyone in the post 9/11 era (where evil people are just bigger, use MMA fighting skills and more juiced up then old school).Timothy Dalton is ruthless as the new Bond and he molds perfectly like a new shoe at the right time when The Living Daylights debuted. Though Moore makes a fine 007 and actually did more of his own stunts than even Connery, he was getting much too old for the part. He was 57 when A View To A Kill came out in theaters.I probably would of been more of a fan of '90's Bond Films if Dalton did at least 3 more. But no doubt, the classic Bond Era from 1962-1989 trumps the 1995-2019 one.

One of many very similar James Bond films, it is disappointing that Timothy Dalton only did two films as James Bond. This film, like so many others in the series, bounces around to various places in the world, Gibraltar, Czechoslovakia, Tangiers, Afghanistan, and else, often with tenuous connections. I still don't understand the point of the Gibraltar scenes, except it introduces a character trying to assassinate 00 agents. This leads Bond to various places and a chance to have chase scenes in the snowy mountains of Czechoslovakia and later chases in the Afghan desert. One of the better Bond films, it has a love interest in the character of Maryam d'Abo as a cello player, and someone who is intellectual and can contribute to the plot. Too often these types of films had had women who were useless damsels in distress. Later Bond films had women who were agents just as efficient as Bond as himself. High light of the film is the chase aboard the airplane with a bomb aboard and Bond has to fight an assassin, and the scene where d'Abo's character drives a jeep onto that same airplane. Other good scenes are those with John Rhys Davies as General Pushkin. He and Bond seem to have a past together and the scenes in the hotel where they arrange the faking of his death were delightful. The chemistry between the two was grand and Davies should have a larger role. Also, the American arms dealer played by Joe Don Baker was another opportunity for the British to make fun of Americans as psychotic gun nuts. However the title of the film is meaningless. I did not get why it is called The Living Daylights. Also the irony of the British helping out the mujahideen in Afghanistan is funny now, but in 1987 these terrorists were useful in throwing out the Soviets, which was more important at the time. So the scenes of Bond helping these people in the film was hysterical in a cynical way. On the whole one of the better Bond films, but still tends to run too long and try to take too much of Bond as world traveler.

Roger Moore left the James Bond franchise decently, and as one door closes a new one opens in Timothy Dalton, a spectacular James Bond. Regarded by plenty of Bond novel readers as one of the most true to life and loyal versions of James Bond. More serious than Moore but still a suave and debonair British spy with a License to Kill.This story is a nice start for Dalton as James Bond involves himself with a defecting Soviet general, an arms dealer and an assassin in a conspiracy out to discredit the new KGB director. A complex plot, but not complicated. Even though the Cold War is coming to an end it still makes for a great story. Feels like a good spy story but also a Bond adventure. An adventure going from Spain, Czechoslovakia, England, Austria, Morocco and Afghanistan. Lovely lady in Maryam d'Abo and many of the gags and action that one expects.One of my favorites and the best Bond outing for Timothy Dalton.

Some people would say that Timothy Dalton is not a good James Bond for several reasons. Well they're totally wrong. Timothy Dalton is a great actor who pulls off the part of James Bond extremely well. This movie is one of the best Bond movies ever made. Timothy Dalton should have made more than two films. I think his performance of James Bond was an over the top performance. I wish Timothy Dalton would have been in more James Bond movies.

Sehr schöne Kriminal- bzw. Verfilmung aus dem kalten Krieg, sehr gute Musik, authentische Geschichte, spannende Szenen, insgesamt überdurchschnittlich

Ras

Es un DVD con el tercer mejor Bond. Nada más.

Review: First of all Iv always most favoured this James Bond movie above all others ever since it came out. Now thats not to say that I don't think Sean Connery and Roger Moore are pretty good in playing James Bond too and not to mention Daniel Craig. But however I think Timothy Dalton just does a brilliant job of his part in this film. There was a time I thought he would be the best at it whether those out there agree or not I just think that as a consequence of his part in this role and how well I think he does it. I will be honest this is the first one of the series I saw but after that Iv for years been totally hooked on the series. Licence To Kill was pretty cool too and he did a great job of acting in that as did lots of other well known actors in it as well but I think that this The Living Daylights is the best James Bond film. One thing I also have to admit that I like about this film as well is though its fictional its also quite factual to what was going on at the time. For those of you who know history topics such as the KGB and of how the CIA used to ally with terrorists during the afghan wars all those decades ago so they could repel Russia out of the way of the interests of the US. In one part of the film James Bond tries to protect a defector from those in the KGB who would try to assassinate him but later he finds out the the so-called defector is in actual fact the arch villain and whom in addition wanted to use his own former lover as means of doing his dirty work before killing her in turn. Then when James Bond travels to the middles east he meets a member of the CIA and US ally of his own within that who assists him in finding the corrupt mercenary captain who was responsible for assassinating some of his friends and bring the villain to justice by taking him out.Plot: Movie starts with a foiled assassination attempt on trainee MI6 veteran operatives as they prepare for a potential highly sensitive mission in the form of what was meant to be a basic exercise. There were three of them two of which were successfully taken out save for one the man himself James Bond. After that James Bond pursues those who tried to assassinate him and his comrades across the globe from central Europe and hostile places of such to various terrorist inhabited hostile places in the middle east getting in all kinds of awesome adventures. All of this to make a long and timeless action classic short. In my opinion one very well put together movie and best member of the series within that.

Another top notch blu-ray transfer with the usual package of extras. Timothy Dalton debuts as Bond in this first of two films he would do as the British secret agent.Dalton excels as Bond. He captures both Bond's dangerous and debonair side. He does a nice job with the Bond quips. He can certainly fight. One quibble. He tries maybe a little too hard to find Bond's human side. I prefer the more unflappable performances by the likes of Connery and Moore, the two long-serving Bonds that preceded him. There is lots of action and adventure around the plot involving phony KGB defections, arms and drug dealing. The action moves from locales such as Giblratar, Vienna, Tangiers and Afghanistan. Norwegian pop-stars Aha, handles the title song. This would be John Barry's final stint as Bond composer. He scored 11 of the first 15 films, including all of the '60s classics, but for the first Bond film Doctor No, although for that film he did collaborate with Monty Norman on the famous James Bond theme, before taking over composing duties outright for the next 6 movies.This 1987 entry, 15th in the series is top notch entertainment and is generally ranked high by hardcore Bond fans. Fans of the Ian Fleming books, will notice the nod to Fleming's title short-story as well, in the film's early going, in which Bond is assigned to take-out a KGB sniper, who threatens the defection of General Koskov. The scenario is a re-worked version of Fleming's original early '60's story.