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Timothy Dalton's second and last shot at playing James Bond isn't nearly as much fun as his debut, two years earlier, in the 1987 The Living Daylights. This time Bond gets mad after a close friend (David Hedison) from the intelligence sector is assassinated on his wedding day, and 007 goes undercover to link the murder to an international drug cartel. Robert Davi makes an interesting adversary, but as with most of the Bond films in the '70s, '80s, and '90s--and especially since the end of the cold war--one has to wonder why we should still care about these lesser villains and their unimaginative crimes. Still, Dalton did manage in his short time with the character to make 007 his own, which neither Roger Moore did nor Pierce Brosnan did. --Tom Keogh
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Timothy Dalton has always been my favorite Bond. The Living Daylights was a movie that I watched many times as a child growing up in the 80's. I watched the rest of Bond movies later, but The Living Daylights had more magic than any other movie. Timothy Dalton's second movie as Bond was Licence to Kill, released in the summer of 1989. I was seven years old when I saw Licence to Kill in the theatres back then and it seems like yesterday. Dalton's second Bond film is not as good as his first effort for a number of reasons. John Barry(the man reponsible for making the Great music of Bond for the last 24 years)left and Michael Kamen does not mesh well with Bond. Also, the only interesting characters are the villian(Robert Davi) and Bond(Timothy Dalton). It is good that Q has a big role in this entry though. Timothy Dalton is the man who should be appreciated more by fans. His movies had originality which no other actor can say. Patti Labelle's song in the end credits is Great and makes me wish Licence to Kill was even longer than it was. I HATE that Dalton left after this movie because he would have been GREAT in Goldeneye and blows Pierce, Sean, Roger, and George OUT OF THE WATER!!
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I loved this story. Unlike the other Bond films, it is more like an action drama then an action adventure. Dalton's performance is again wonderful and real. The apperence of Q on the battle field is priceless.
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BIG improvement over Roger Moore
Moore simply could not make Bond seem real. Perhaps it was the appearance (blond hair) or his - how to say this politiely - advancing years in which some of the babes appear as... Read more
Published on May 30 2004 by Avid Reader
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Published on Mar 17 2004 by Michael J. Chrush
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Published on Feb 5 2004
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Some good moments in this film but the production really looks cheap. I hate talkin that way about a film shot in my country but it really seems like someone was trying to save... Read more
Published on Feb 3 2004
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Tim Dalton: The Underrated Bond
While "Licence to Kill" paled in comparison to previous Bond movies, Timothy Dalton at least deserved high praise for having the integrity to portray Bond on his own terms. Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by silvio panta
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I grew up on the Bond series, reading many of the books and short stories written by Ian Fleming. I viewed my first Bond movie when I was six years old and have been an avid fan... Read more
Published on Jan 17 2004
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The only thing wrong with the 16th official James Bond movie (other than a dull, generic title) is that it doesn't quite feel like a Bond adventure. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2004 by B. W. Fairbanks
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Dalton's Best Film
This is one of my favorite James Bond films. This film has great action, especially when Felix Lighter loses a leg, Bond almost dies by falling into a rock pit, the truck scene... Read more
Published on Jan 2 2004
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The best Bond film with the second-best Bond
If you enjoyed the first few James Bond films with Sean Connery (before the franchise turned into a campy parody of itself), then you'll like this one. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2003 by John S. Ryan
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