Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by Alexander D — 27 Jul 2011
Timothy Dalton takes the throne as a fresh, new, witty, clever (without using too much of the typical innuendo that has now gotten old and bland), slick, fourth take on James Bond. His memorable quote from this fifteenth film (and final to receive the well-undeserved PG rating, since the PG-13 rating was invented three years before this film), "Brace yourself," applies well to this one especially, because it is an intense, action-crazy, fast-paced thriller.
Also, the quote is probably the third best quote of the series (well, at least in my humble opinion), behind, "Bond. James Bond," which is used in every film and somehow never gets old, and, "Vodka martini.
Shaken, not stirred," which also has been used for nearly every single 007 film and stayed fresh all the way until about the nineteenth or twentieth film. That said, despite most people's irrational and asinine hatred toward Timothy Dalton (forgive me for my unpleasantness if you are one of those people), I think he hits it around the second or third best portrayal of MI6 Agent 007 (behind Daniel Craig and Roger Moore, respectively), and I pity those who can't sit back, relax, and enjoy a nice, good, thrilling spy film such as THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.
It's just a must-see--can I make it any clearer for you?
This review of The Living Daylights (1987) was written by Alexander D on 27 Jul 2011.
The Living Daylights has generally received positive reviews.
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