Licence To Kill (Special Edition)

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Summary: Not that bad!
Review: This movie was one on the best James bond films I have ever saw. One thing that needs advisory is Young children should not be unsuppervised with this movie. Although not a Saving Private Ryan still very bloody. It is one of the most bloodiest Bond films ever made. In one scene the bad guys lets James Bond's friend Filex get mutalated by the shacks. That's right a guy gets chewed up! In another scene a guy's head explodes. If not good for Young children cool for older children and adults

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Summary: Daulton is a success!!!
Review: Daulton is easily the underrated bond, he is awesome. I would consitered him very good.

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Summary: beginning
Review: I absouloutly love this movie. I have seen every single james bond movie. The beginning scene is especially good. When 3 Agents parachute down into in an excercise. If the agents get hit by a bullet from a paintball gun they are "dead". But two agents are murdered. The one that wasn't murdered was james Bond who then has a thrilling ride on a truck. I love this movie.

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Summary: the best in the series
Review: If you've read the Ian Fleming novels, you know that there was never better casting for James Bond than Timothy Dalton(sorry sean!).He IS Bond,and having him replace the awful Roger Moore was a relief. And this,his second outing,is truly the best in the series,showing off what makes James tick...and explode. The plot line may be a bit basic, but Dalton's presence keeps the pace a heartbeat above the rest. Carey Lowell does a good job as the "bond-girl", but this is Dalton's movie all the way. Nothing against Pierce, but I would have loved to see him do more. Timothy Dalton is the true James Bond!

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Summary: One of the best Bond movies
Review: Licence to Kill is a great addition to the Bond series. The action scenes are superb and Timothy Dalton is excellent as James Bond. He acts like he does have a license to kill. The music is also great. The James Bond theme is excellent (with the needed Latin flavor). Also the semi truck scene at the end in the Mexican desert is awesome. Carey Lowell is verry good as a James Bond girl. Unlike many Bond girls, this one is tough! This is a must see for any James Bond fan.

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Summary: BEST ENTRY OF THE 80'S!
Review: An ex-girlfriend told me once that Timothy Dalton is a sexier Bond that Pierce Brosnan. I wouldn't know. But I definitely find him more sophisticated that either Brosnan or Roger Moore for the simple fact that he makes Bond human. Dalton gives the character limitations and vulnerabilities, some not seen since 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service,' others not since the original Fleming novels. In 'Licence to Kill' he gives a good character portrayal for a good story.

'Licence to Kill' is darker and more serious than most 007's films and is probably why some stray away from it. But what it demonstrates is that with all the sinister villains Bond has faced over the years, he to can have a sinister side. In 'Licence to Kill' Bond's loyalty is not to England or the free world but to himself and his ego as he runs amok on a bloody vendetta. And the principal villian (Robert Davi) isn't interested in ruling the world but filling his pockets with drug money. The difference in motivations is a nice change after years of largely the same song. The level of action also goes farther than usual, but not too far. The editing job makes the film appear more violent than it really is.

The script is also more intellegent than usual, as the veteran cliches of sex, gadgets, and improbable stunts are toned down a bit to allow one to concentrate on the characters more, which are really the meat of the film. No other entry displays Bond quite like this. His brutality, cryptic expressions, and almost villainous posturings can make one cringe as he lowers himself to his opponents level with one thing in mind; killing him. Desmond Llewelyn's Q is given his biggest film role as he returns from the classic comic relief the character had become, now being more significant to the plot. Carey Lowell, one of two heroines, is a breach from the usual two-dimensional Bond girl. She's independent, can look out for herself, and looks good while doing it. The other (Talisa Soto) is a gold digger and a hopelessly naive one, (a tribute to the many women of the series like her I suppose). The combining of the two provides a unique twist to Bond's always hectic love life.

'Licence to Kill' is not a return to the style and times of the 60's Bond entries when spy-mania was at its height. Rather it's an example that sometimes, a breach in formula can bring new aspects to a series without destroying the ones on which it was created. Bottom line, if you enjoy a good actoin movie, this one can be watched relatively free of guilt.




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Summary: EXCITING DESPITE PLOTHOLES
Review: When Bond's longtime American friend Felix Leiter is ambushed on his wedding night and left for dead by an evil drug lord Bond swears revenge and ultimately goes renegade when Her Majesty's Secret Service tries to pull the plug on him. A somewhat darker Bond film, LICENSE TO KILL features a lot of great action scenes and Bond's relentless manhunt is never boring. Timothy Dalton is well-suited for this edgier version of Bond, and in fact I have always felt Dalton's portrayal of the master spy was a little underappreciated (I don't really think any of the Bond performers have been bad actors, but for some reason the only ones more-or-less universally accepted have been Connery and Brosnan) and actually a bit closer to the literary Bond than most of the other actors. Robert Davi is terrific as the despicable Sanchez, and Cary Lowell is a fine Bond girl though her character is a bit underdeveloped. Unfortunately the script is rather uneven and occasionally undercuts the intended mood. "Q" steps out into the field--and way out of character--in a poor subplot and the corrupt televangelist is a clown. And if Bond really has gone maverick why doesn't the Service try to do more about it? They let him off awfully easy. Regardless, LICENSE TO KILL is a straightforward and entertaining thriller, if not a particularly memorable one.

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Summary: Bond Goes Bronson!
Review: The whole business with guy getting revenge against schmuck who kills or maims his partner is an action film cliche. How many times have we seen the rogue cop throw his badge on the captain's desk and go on his own quest for justice? Sure it's old, but for a Bond film it works coz he's never done it before. Plus, Felix has been there with Bond since Dr. No., so you almost empathize with Bond. Bond is pissed this time around, and convincingly so due to Dalton's performance. Some people really have a bug up their butt about Timothy Dalton as Bond. It might be a regional thing, but in my neck of the woods, Dalton's not liked at all. I know he has fans though. I like all the guys who have played Bond, they all have their strong and weak points. Dalton is the serious Bond. You won't find hardly any wisecracks with him like you did with Moore. Being that he's so serious makes him the perfect choice for this particular film which requires Bond to be a little more emotional than usual. In License To Kill, Felix Leiter is tortured by a South American drug lord named Sanchez, and his wife is left for dead. Bond wants Sanchez's head on a platter, but MI6 wants Bond to return to London(Coz "The Americans will handle it"), but when M doesn't listen to reason, Bond quits and goes after Sanchez alone. Along the way he's helped by Q, who's on leave. Naturally he puts the moves on Sanchez's woman as well as another female agent. This was the first Bond film to get the PG-13 rating. This was back when the PG-13 rating actually meant something, so the violence is cranked up more than in previous Bond films. Robert Davi is very good(as usual) as Sanchez. Wayne Newton has a tiny role as a Peter Popoff-like televangelist crook. A young Benecio Del Toro is a rather cool henchman called Dario. And Gladys Knight's opening song is one of the better Bond themes. All in all a very good Bond film. The last great Bond film if you ask me coz it was the last to feature the original writers and the original film team that had been involved since the early days.

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Summary: Best performance of an actor as bond - let down by the film
Review: Timothy Dalton's performance of bond in this film is the best - in my opinion - of any actor in the series. He really brings across the ruthlessness of the Flemming character brilliantly, and is the only Bond (apart from Sean connery perhaps) who is truly believable as a British agent/assasin. Unfortunately he is let down by a lower than average film, with lower than average production values, lacking that big-budget feel, although the story itself is intriguing. Despite these short comings, Bond fans should love this for Dalton's performance, if nothing else (the only actor to say the words 'shaken, not stirred' with real venom).

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Summary: Licence To Thrill!! 007 DELIVERS, As Usual!!
Review: Timothy Dalton is back for his 2nd performance as the dangerous superspy in his best Bond film (and my personal #1 favorite). THIS time, Bond goes OUTSIDE the Secret Service and is fighting not for country, not for justice, but for REVENGE. This dark-edged 18th entry in the James Bond series is sorely underrated and is one of the best films in this continuing franchise. I LOVED the new direction filmmakers took Bond in, opening a new door for him. This film, despite its dark storyline and gritty action sequences (which were well choreographed), should've been rated PG, like the previous entries. An excellent score by Michael Kamen, ("Robin Hood: Prince Of Theives", Disney's "The Three Musketeers, etc.), top-notch acting by Dalton (who would go on to play the villainous Neville Sinclair in Disney's "The Rocketeer" and an imperious Julius Caesar in Franc Roddam's terrific 1999 remake of "CLEOPATRA", etc), in his best and most intense performance as the dashing superspy, Talisa Soto, Robert Davi, Benicio Del Toro (who would go on to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in "Traffic", etc), Carey Lowell as a slightly different Bond girl, but with all the elements we've come to expect, Anthony Starke, Anthony Zerbe, Wayne Newton as a corrupt televengelist, David Hedison (reprising his role as DEA agent Felix Leiter from 1973's "Live And Let Die") and the rest of the cast and excellent songs by Gladys Knight (who performs the title theme song over the opening credits and a GREAT main title sequence) and Patti Labelle (who performs the tender love song "If You Asked Me To" over the closing credits, amidst some great night shots over Mexico, where the bulk of the movie was filmed.) Rated PG for action violence and some language.