Licence To Kill (Special Edition)

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Summary: DALTON'S BEST
Review: This was Dalton's best performance and one of the best Bond movies. Unlike most plots Bond was on a personal vendetta. Also the villan was not trying to take over the world. The girl was UGLY though. The only competetor to this film is "The World is Not Enough".

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Summary: All I mean.............
Review: This film is just not Bond.He is suddenly some Bronson-type who always kills in cold blood.Many f the actors are good,but the villain is just all to everyday and Talisa Soto is a joke when it comes to acting.The producers also were foolish enough to place this film in South America.Horrible!Instead of something ecxotic we get this.File and forget it.

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Summary: Licence to Kill doesn't fail to thrill
Review: It is too bad that this was to be Timothy Dalton's last go around as the sly British sleuth because Dalton is the closest incarnation of the James Bond of the Fleming novels. Dalton's Bond has a tough, nastier edge--perfectly suited to the plot of Licence to Kill. In Licence to Kill, Bond is out for revenge when a ruthless Colombian druglord (played by Robert Davi in a smooth, restrained performance) maims his old commrad-in-arms Felix Leiter. This Bond entry is more realistic and straightforward than many of its predecessors, making for a seamless film-watching experience. And Cary Lowell (as the main Bond girl) is a welcomed sight as she departs from the old bleached bombshells for a more intelligent, independent female ally. The biggest drawback is that Licence to Kill is a Bond film and must purposefully dilute itself with the double entendres and eye-popping stunts. Much of it, when introduced, is forced. And the climax is hampered by a rather dull, desert backdrop. But considering the abysmal stint of Roger Moore 007 takes, Licence to Kill doesn't fail to thrill and ranks as one of the best since the Sean Connery era of Bonds.

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Summary: Dalton is dull, but still the last good Bond film
Review: Licence To Kill is a more adult story than many fans were used to when it came out. This film, along with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, had parts in it where Bond actually became a real person. He had emotions, and his quest for revenge is because of his love for his friend. The weakest link has to be Dalton though. He had no personality. He played the Ian Fleming Bond well, but even Ian's Bond needs a little humor or charm. Still, it does have one of the most romantic endings of the series. Cary Lowell makes one of my favorite Bond girls. " If you ask me to " has to be the best song to appear on the end credits of a Bond film. Watch for the classic action sequence involving Bond pursuing Sanchez in a Semi-Truck. Unfortunately, the series has only gotten worse after this film. Brosnan has even less of a personality than Dalton. The new Bond films are over blown nonsense, and follow cliched formulas.

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Summary: Top Bond, top DVD
Review: Not only is this easily the the best Bond since Connery's era it also shows how wrong the direction Wilson is taking with Brosnan's bond. We have not only Dalton really going for it here, but also great action sequences (barefoot skiing, tanker chase) and a good hard-edged Flemingesk storyline. Even the DVD is great. Remastered 5.1 sound, anamorphic picture, 2 commentaries - a 'full' special edition. OO7 fans miss at your peril!

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Summary: The Worst of Them All
Review: Without a doubt the worst Bond movie ever made, for two reasons. The first is that the violence crosses the line from action oriented to gratuitous and disgusting, as we are treated to graphic depictions of the way the villains dispatch and maim their victims (including one particularly lethal case of the bends using a recompression chamber). If that were the only problem I probably could have dealt with it, but far worse is the story itself. It is what I consider a gross violation of the Bond character, in which he abandons Mi6 and defies his superiors in pursuit of a personal vendetta. Although we know James won't hesitate to break the rules when necessary, he would never throw his entire career away on a quest for personal revenge. It's no wonder the Bond franchise had to take a seven year hiatus after this bomb....

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Summary: One of the best Bond films
Review: Hopefully this new DVD Special Edition will prompt more people to see this film. Timothy Dalton was fantastic as 007 and it's unfortunate that this was to be his final go-round. Most of the complaints you'll hear about LICENCE TO KILL focus on the fact that it is much darker and more bloody than the other Bonds. To this I say simply: it only seems so because we were so numbed by two decades of Roger Moore as The Dapper Bond. If Connery had continued I think the films would eventually have taken a more intense and brutal turn like this (just look as some of DR. NO or FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE). Anyway, don't be convinced otherwise -- This is one of the best Bond pictures (certainly the best of the 80s). Also, it has one of the best Bond girls of all time: Cary Lowell as Pam Bouvier. She is much more interesting as a character (and definitely a much better actress) than is usually par for the course in 007-Land.

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Summary: Great New DVD!
Review: This new "Special Edition" Licence to Kill DVD is great. I love the music videos of Gladys Knight and Pattie LaBelle. The documentary (Behind Licence to Kill)is also great. Their are also many other areas that are excellent The movie itself is also very good, especially the Kenworth sequence and when Bond escapes the baddies by watersking.

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Summary: If it ain`t broken,don`t fix it...............
Review: This is the worst of all the Bond-films.Even Moonraker is better than this one.Look at it and make your ownb opinion

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Summary: The BEST Bond Film Ever Produced
Review: I have to agree with Mr. Blankenship listed below in saying that I also feel Timothy Dalton portrayed the "best" Bond; at least to say that his character was easily the most human, and the most like the character which was created by Ian Fleming in his novels. However, I can see no reason to give such a great movie any less than 5 stars. Sean Connery also delivered memorable performances as Mr. Bond, but the movies were, and continue to be, ruined by the use of ludicrous action sequences- which while exciting- rob the movie of any seriousness. What's the use of saving the world, if you do it in an entirely unbelievable way? It's Cartoonish. I would rather see Bugs Bunny save the world from the Bond villians than see most of these over- the- top movies again. "License to Kill" was terrific because the movie focused on the humanity of Bond and his quest to destroy the man who unjustly ruined his friends lives... not to say the movie was entirely lacking absurd action sequences, just to say that the movie relied on them much less than other recent productions...