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Product Details
- Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, See more
- Director: John Glen (II)
- Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
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- Studio: MGM/UA Video
- Video Release Date: October 17, 2000
- VHS Features:
- NTSC format (US and Canada only. This VHS will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about VHS formats.)
- Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
- From IMDb: Quotes & Trivia
- ASIN: 6302380294
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Amazon.com Sales Rank (VHS): 1,957
This is the 15th item in The James Bond Movies Series.
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Timothy Dalton made his 007 debut in the lean, mean mode of Sean Connery, doing away with the pun-filled camp of Roger Moore's final outings. He establishes his persona right from the gritty pre-credits sequence, in which he hangs from a speeding truck as it barrels down narrow cobblestone streets, battles an assassin mano a mano, and lands in the arms of a bikinied babe. This James Bond is ruthless, tough, and romantic. The Living Daylights, set during the thaw of the cold war, begins with the defection of Russian KGB General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) and his revelation of a Soviet plot to eliminate Britain's secret agent force. Assigned to eliminate Koskov's Soviet boss (John Rhys-Davies, cutting a memorable figure in his brief appearance), Bond uncovers a conspiracy involving Koskov and an American arms dealer (Joe Don Baker). Maryam d'Abo makes a fine Bond girl as Koskov's beautiful cellist girlfriend, a classy innocent who soon loses her naive blush and shows her pluck. The villains are lackluster--Krabbé is a clown and Baker a blowhard--and Dalton hadn't yet mastered the delivery of the trademark quips, but it's a sleek script with a no-nonsense attitude. Veteran series director John Glen's action scenes have never been better--especially the show-stopping mid-air battle on the net of a speeding cargo plane--and he returns the series to the smart, rough, high-energy adventures that made the Bond reputation. --Sean Axmaker --This text refers to the DVD edition.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Really a great Bond movie!!!, August 12, 2000
First of all, this is about 10 times better than Timothy Dalton's second flick as 007, Licence to Kill, which was a good movie, but didn't quite make it into my list of fantastic Bonds. The Living Daylights is a charming, romantic, fast-paced adventure, which, in my opinion can hold a candle to movies as historic as Goldfinger and From Russia With Love. Dalton is on top of his career as Bond, and proves right away that he needed no time to adapt to the character as Moore did (3 movies in fact).This film starts off with a bang as an unknown madman, part of an international conspiracy called "smiert spionem" (kill spies), ruins a routine MI6 training session as he kills off several 00 agents, until getting outrun by 007. The movie itself is centered around an important KGB defector who doublecrosses the secret service after promising loyalty, and hooks up with a dirty dealing American arms dealer named Brad Whitaker (played by Joe Don Baker), who wants to help the KGB defector finance his "smiert spionem" conspiracy. Along with a ruthless KGB henchman named Necros, Georgi Koskov (the KGB defector, played by Jeroen Krabbe) fights time and 007 to carry out his whimsical plans. The movie is equipped with fantastic action sequences such as a chase down an Austrian ski slope in a cello case, a fantastic mid-air brawl with Necros and Koskov, and a climatic thriller in Whitaker's villa, where the insane arms dealer tries to fry Bond in his battle room. This is a fantastic movie not only because it has a great plot, great actors, and a great bond, but because it also has a bond girl who bond seems really attracted to. Kara Milovy, a Slovakian cellist, seems to have a real romance with Bond, which is a nice refresher since most Bond fans are used to the classic "love 'em and leave 'em" plot line. All in all, a great movie!!!! Just for the sake of it, here is my Bond "gold collection" list of 5: -from russia, with love -goldfinger -the spy who loved me -the living daylights -for your eyes only
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Dalton's good, and so is the movie, February 3, 2000
This movie clearly departed from the trend of the James Bond series and took a stand of its own. "The Living Daylights" biggest asset is that it has a plot, and that's more than many other Bond movies can say. (Most notably the latest Bond film, "The World is Not Enough", which I enjoyed, but which had no plot).Joe Don Baker plays a great Brad Whitaker, a weapons and war obsessed arms dealer involved with a russian general selling arms to Afghanistan. And the final showdown in Whitaker's weapons gallery is memorable. Jeroen Krabbe as Georgi Koskov is well cast, and Maryam d'Abo gives a great performance as Koskov's girlfriend, whom Bond falls in love with, another unusual thing, considering he usually "loves em' and leaves em'." Dalton brings an unusually harsh tone to the James Bond character, but Ian Fleming never meant for Bond to be a "friendly" kind of guy. If you like great action movies with some guts, then this one's for you.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
My favorite James Bond movie!, December 25, 2003
Believe me The Living Daylights (which is probobly the most underrated Bond movie) is the best. It's got enough action to keep you occupied but not enough in that you're exaused at the end. Although the villians aren't all that "villianes" they're still good. General Geogri Koskov of the KGB defected to the British, then turned on them. The only downside is the girl. Kara Milovy is a Slovakian chelest who is very weak and looks too old to be a girl to be with James Bond. Timothy Dalton is the best James Bond. He's serious when he needs to be and not when he doesn't have to be. He is unlike Rodger Moore who took everything humorosly. This IS the best James Bond movie, take my word for it!
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
The best bond of the 80s (and of all time in my opinion), October 14, 2003
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The Living Daylights is my favorite bond. This is Timothy Dalton's first bond. There's a lot of action (and not to mention a cool car chase!). They finally brought back an Aston Martin for the first time since OHMSS. The girl could have been better though. But I guess there were a lot of things I would have changed in the film but still my fav.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
He's Back.. And badder then ever!, October 5, 2003
I had my doubts before seeing this dvd about this film because of all the negitive remarks about daltons portral of bond. After seeing it, I really do beleave that THIS is EXACTLY what Brosnan is missing in his films. Bond is a hardass in this film, who doesent take crap from anyone. Great car, Q sequences also. This film has a great story that makes u watch it to try and figure it out while being treated to a great amount of action. My only complaint about the movie is the main villins dont have that BAD GUY feel to them at all, but maybe it just adds more realism to the movie that these guys are more human bad guys, rather then mad men trying to take over the world. Great film, Great action, great bond girl, IF ONLY DALTON MADE MORE THEN 2 BOND FILMS. A must see.. This is the REAL james bond.
--This text refers to the DVD edition
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Tipping The Hat To Mr. Fleming!, September 14, 2003
With Timothy Dalton replacing Roger Moore as James Bond, the franchise embarks on a new and welcome direction. Taking advantage of Dalton's tougher and more serious personality, "The Living Daylights" returns to the more authentic style and tone of the Bond novels and early movies, and in doing so recaptures the spirit of Ian Fleming. This was Dalton's original idea behind his portrayal, and the producers chose wisely to back it up. Rightfully so the DVD includes a wonderful documentary with Fleming as the subject. As a result of this renewed approach, the series once again shifts its focus to the Cold War (albeit it nearing its twilight), and the themes of espionage and political intrigue that have distinguished some of the better Bonds. In turn, the action becomes much more realistic and intense than that of the Roger Moore era, with fantastic stunts to be found all around. It's not a perfect film; it's biggest weakness being it's apparent lack of a truly menacing villainous presence. But it's a wonderful breath of fresh air after the Moore years and succeeds on most counts. John Barry contributes his final score to the franchise, beautifully updating the sound to reflect the late 80's, and collaborates with Norwegian rock group a-ha to deliver a good, underrated title song which has been unfairly bashed by many. You be the judge.
--This text refers to the DVD edition
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