"It Could Still Fire" GoldenEye's Tank Chase | Art of the Scene (Ft. Chris Corbould)

[@Randymountaine]

What's overlooked is the fact he was able to purchase an active functioning tank that could fire live rounds in the U.K.

[@kastheone]

you can't fly with a bottle of water and these guy are importing and exporting firing tanks

[@EnhancedNightmare]

It was easier than you think. In the 90's after the fall of communism across europe many armies were selling them for pittance. My dad was with the Polish armed forces and as one of the few that could speak english back then and was helping during the auction. Some of those t-54/55 and t-34 were sold for literally a pound. There were many buyers from the UK that had to deal with the complications of transporting them back to the island. One of the buyers was a guy with his own tankodrome doing joy rides for people. Probably some of those ended up on movie sets across the west.

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

@@EnhancedNightmare man the ninties were wild

[@sparqqling]

That is still possible! A Dutch guy bought one in the UK 2 years ago, able to fire live rounds.

[@nightw4tchman]

Yeh it's fine... nothing to worry about.

[@joaovaranda4759]

"Get me the score by Tuesday!" "Why Tuesday?" "The film premiers on Friday."

[@TAREEBITHETERRIBLE]

"oh fuck."

[@Cobi1986]

Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@krisfrederick5001]

My Generations "first" Bond movie...obviously the game that followed became a part of our lives.

[@ashroskell]

Not a bad place to start at all. I grew up with bond on TV mostly, but still remember being a child seeing From Russia With Love at the cinema. Though I don’t recall it at all. (Obviously I know the movie, but not from that memory) My first cinema experience that stayed with me was Diamonds Are Forever, which gave me nightmares. I was still pretty young, and the finale, in which the gay duo try to kill Bond, who sets one of them on fire, bothered me for years to come. The guy who played that character was not really an actor but a famous musician, so I never saw him again and a part of my child’s mind thought he was really dead. Weird, huh. Anyway, the game of Goldeneye revolutionised gaming and created a landmark that drove the market forward in unexpected ways. Many in the business argue that there would be no GTA or Doom, had it not been for that game.

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@ashroskell I mean DOOM came out in 1993, but yeah I agree with your greater point.

[@abelq8008]

Dk mode.

[@Sans-Soucii]

@@abelq8008 I was just about to say that. :)

[@edwardchester1]

Same, remember loving Goldeneye when it came out at cinemas.

[@fedepatagonia]

and without CGI ...i miss those days

[@luckyasmr1374]

One of the most iconic chases in film history.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

Absolutely.

[@chrisanderson7820]

It was one of the most Bond scenes ever, immaculate suit n tie + mad mayhem, can't have one without the other.

[@andreasvb1142]

I feel like the whole "bad guy takes the alleyways while Bond bursts through walls"-thing was sort of replicated in the first Casino Royale chase scene - and in the best way possible!

[@UmbrellaGent]

No wonder. Campbell directed both films. I bet that when he was called in to reintroduce the character AGAIN he applied some of the same principles. I wouldn't mind if they brought him again for the next reboot now after Craig left the role. Martin Campbell is one of the most underrated modern directors.

[@Gamer_Man_Bathwater]

@@UmbrellaGent Goldeneye and Casino Royale are my two favorite bond movies. He really knows how to capture that classic bond feeling and make them feel like more serious spy movies while also having amazing and creative action scenes that always feel grounded in reality.

[@UmbrellaGent]

@@Gamer_Man_Bathwater Yeah. I think Golden Eye, Casino Royale and From Russia With Love stand out as the best Bond films when it comes to the balance of serious thriller drama and espionage fantasy.

[@Gamer_Man_Bathwater]

@@UmbrellaGent I think all the best Bond movies are the more serious ones. You just care more about what's happening and the story and action have more weight and impact to them. I guess there's people that prefer the sillier bond movies but those are usually the worst ones and I don't understand why people would prefer that.

[@vaclav_fejt]

@@Gamer_Man_Bathwater Yep. If there were fewer plot holes (and that really bad place near the end, where the story basically stops), GoldenEye would be among my favourites too.

[@PLAYER_42069]

The GoldenEye score is it's a mix of both synth and orchestra because a lot of the action scenes have cellos and other orchestral instruments above the droning synthesizer beats. It makes for a very uneven score, but an effective one, oddly enough. Martin Cambell's decision to go full and classic Bond theme for when the tank burst through the wall and the subsequent chase was the right call. The chase is also the mid-point of the movie that leads into the final act, so the tone of the movie shifts from that point on, too.

[@ashroskell]

Uneven is right. Compare the two throw away scenes: when Bond photographs the speed boat that Onatop arrives at the Casino, we hear strings, not doing much but setting a diegetic tone in a very elegant manner. But that is something of a relief after the earlier scene when Bond first lays eyes on Onatop, racing her in his Aston Martin with his psychologist squirming beside him. Half of me wonders if she’s really so alarmed by his driving technique, or if she’s squirming at the god-awful funk guitar that screams Carry On film, or lame Starsky and Hutch rip off! It’s a moment that feels a little Austin Powers anyway, but the music makes you laugh out loud. For me, the occasionally great, but more often than not misfiring score, is the biggest drawback of an otherwise rather brilliant Bond movie. It’s still one of my favourites of the canon, in spite of the score.

[@kahlzun]

it also very clearly tells you who is driving the tank in that moment, elevating the shot

[@RatelHBadger]

I think what makes the scene iconic, was that it was Bond in the tank taking destructive shortcuts in pursuit, whereas traditionally Bond would be in the getaway car doing his damnedest to keep himself and the girl alive. Great twist on the chase scene and give Bond a different vehicle to drive.

[@aurorajones8481]

Still love this movie. I love where he drinks out of the flask to calm himself. HILLARIOUS. Just well done all around.

[@mrkeogh]

Great bit of character detail 👌

[@markeastwood74]

I want to commend the use of that framed establishing shot for the tank. It gives you a few seconds to question if he's really going to... and then bang! It's crashing through a wall, the Bond theme kicks in and we're off! Superb editing.

[@visualonestudio]

I absolutely remember this scene first having the Bond theme and it absolutely made the scene EPIC. It showed James Bond was Bond because he's willing to do anything to succeed in his mission. Great video!

[@jaymedina3142]

AWESOME. They need to use the "Bond" theme MORE in the modern movies. I miss it.

[@JeffReeves]

Still such an amazing scene. Watching a hero come after the bad guy in a freaking tank will always be cool.

[@monsieurlee]

@6:20 I had to do a quadruple take to make sure that's not James May...

[@ashroskell]

I wonder if Martin Campbell will return to the franchise for a third time to direct the new Bond, since he was so successful introducing both Brosnan and Craig? Many would argue he is the best living Bond movie director, certainly since the halcyon days of Doctor No and Goldfinger, who gave both of those actors their most successful outings as the iconic super spy? I sure would. No doubt it will be years before they get around to it, but with so much money to be made, they will do it. I can’t think of a better choice than Campbell myself.

[@Pavelflash]

Unlikely. The reason is simple. The age. In two years (Let's suppose producers will be able to get back on the two year routine + they need to find a new actor!!! ) he will be 80. For a director of action films (or let's say with lots of stunts and action) it might be limited factor. Look at Clint who directed Cry Macho at the age of 90 and compare it with his films he directed 20 or 30 years ago. You can see the tempo is slowing down almost on the level of soap operas (and he never directed action films!). I think Martin knows it as well. (When Martin directed GoldenEye he was 50) I would not be surprised if they asked somebody younger, why not Cary Joji Fukunaga again who will be 46 in two years? 🙂

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

I do remember him doing an interview sometime a few years ago where he said the only way he would direct another one is if they got a new actor. Considering Craig is done now and there will be another actor for the next one, my fingers are crossed they get him back.

[@pieter_kok]

This is still one of my favourite car chases ever!

[@EdwardJWhiting]

That tank scene is brilliant. I don't get tired of watching the mayhem, and Brosnan is smooth throughout.

[@pkerry12]

this is why films looks alot more real because it was actually done!! no CGI crap here :D

[@tillholder2400]

oh, hot take! "cgi is crap, make movie bad"

[@SolidMGSnake]

10:06 lmmaaaoo wow. Éric Serra's was so very passionate about his music that he told the director to just lower the sound effects volume instead of making the traditional James Bond theme. Dang

[@Joshua-tn6rs]

I watched this recently again and it def holds up. The music the icing on the cake too. It is one of the best bond scenes.

[@grahamvandyke]

This action sequence perfectly encapsulates James Bond- a bold, relentless 1 man army who will let nothing stand in his way.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Recently saw Goldeneye a few days ago and it might become one of my favourite top 10 Bond films. until last year I didn't really want to watch it and thought it was gonna be way overrated by the amount of attention it got, overhyped and such. But with more rewatches this film really holds up, especially the action. I find even the music better this time around, so many elements of this film works rlly well.

[@Bier-money]

I’m 34 and had fond memories and watched it during quarantine. Besides the tank chase, it was terrible and hard to finish.

[@jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

I remember for the next few Bond video games after Goldeneye every single one had a level where you had to drive a tank. Ridiculous scene, but the great thing about Bond is that you can run with that kind of implausibility sometimes. Incredible attention to detail too. Goldeneye's one of the best Bond films imo.

[@PLAYER_42069]

One of the most iconic chase scenes in any Bond film even to this day. It embodies the over the top nature of the franchise, but also the relentless nature of the Bond character that's always hinted at underneath. What is ironic is this '90s version of Bond is very similar to Daniel Craig's bond with his unwavering, monk-like devotion to Queen and Country. GoldenEye and the preceding film, "License to Kill" are my top two favorite Bond movies because almost all the stunts are done practically because CGI was just starting to take hold in those early days.

[@alpertroncp2198]

Craig is a long shot from monk-like devotion to Queen and country - sure, he eventually came back, but remember when he fell off the radar and allowed MI6 to think he'd died in Skyfall?

[@alexanderessen8879]

'Creativity of destruction' well observed. Thanks for the refreshing view on hard work and fun!

[@tonypang83]

One of the most iconic chase scenes ever. The game turned out to be one of the best (Bond) games ever, but ironically, the tank "Streets" level was one of the worst in the game! 🤣

[@iamdmc]

best 'first bond' film for any bond

[@MegaStinde]

I can still remeber the wow effect of first time seeing that tank chase at the cinema.. filmed on the streets of St Petersburg, just seemed absolutely insane..at the time.. wow,, what a memory.

[@michaelhleck5314]

THIS is how you make entertaining cinema. Not shitty CG

[@Locadel2003]

Can you do “Art of the scene” for: -Tank chase in Indiana Jones the last crusade -Train fight or stopping the train in Spiderman 2 -Shootout in Heat -Foot chase in Baulieue 13 -Coin toss in No country for old men -First Russian roulette scene in The deer hunter

[@PLAYER_42069]

I would love it if they could interview Kathryn Bigalow, and break down the foot chase in "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.

[@alm2187]

Don't forget the one classic! Villain attempts a getaway by car. Lacking wheels of his own, hero checks a parked car's ignition and visor for keys left behind. Checks next vehicle but still no luck. Third time's the charm as he checks one more over, and it so happens to be a GIANT MONSTER TRUCK! I refer, of course, to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. ;-)

[@ashroskell]

Great choices. 👍

[@ashroskell]

@@PLAYER_42069 : I’d love to see that. With references to Hot Fuzz, showing the character who always wanted to fire his gun in the same way as Keanu does. 😉

[@nogenemcguinty]

Thats a high quality list

[@thecornerkid402]

Rewatched this movie not that long ago and I just laughed this whole scene because it was so chaotic and awesome.

[@Paethgoat]

The producers hired composer John Altman to write a more traditional, orchestral score piece for the tank-chase scene in St. Petersburg. Serra's original, unused track for that sequence can still be found on the soundtrack album as "A Pleasant Drive in St. Petersburg".

[@NavyCuda]

This was an excellent Bond scene because it showed how good Bond was at adapting and trying to get the upper most hand possible.

[@lEGOBOT2565]

It's not the first bond film I watched, but this is my favorite bond film. Brosnan may have been the decade before me, but he's my Bond

[@maralinekozial9131]

That tank crash thru the wall is still my favorite scene in 007 history

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Eric Serra's Bond soundtrack is constant variations of the Bond theme anyway though so technically the tank chase isnt the first time you hear it, it's used during the car chase with Xenia Onatopp

[@tuftycupid8721]

I don't believe it is?

[@Azimuth47]

A night at the pub with this guy, our glasses would never be empty.

[@Asynthetic]

This my favorite scene from all Bond movies

[@kahlzun]

loved that tank scene. Complete juggernaut.

[@bambam5000]

Fantastic dive into the scene.

[@rhysalexander182]

Fantastic! One of my favourite action sequences ever. Nice to learn about it in such detail!

[@GamerDog2024]

I absolutely love the motor and plane scene in the beginning of this same film. Can we get a detailed discussion of that scene similar to this one? I'd love to know what was really done in that exciting scene with the motorcycle and the plane off of the cliff.

[@Zeromus5555]

GoldenEye is my second favorite Bond film, right behind Skyfall. Brilliant movie.

[@Crushenator500]

Goldfinger, Goldeneye, and Skyfall are the holy trinity of Bond films. There's other good ones for sure, but these three are iconic.

[@MadOrange644]

Casino Royal is a masterpiece imo

[@shogun7p7]

@@Crushenator500I agree I'd add OHMSS though on that list

[@user-df9ce4nn4m]

This is nuts I was literally talking about this scene about 20 mins ago

[@JCJW101]

This is one of if not my all time favourite chase scene in any film.

[@DoggyDinnerTime]

And the opening scene in quantum of solace

[@King-ci8sk]

Okay. I'm gonna go watch this scene now. Love this stuff man!

[@dumbsocrates]

I spent half the video trying to figure out why the narrator sounded familiar until I realized that he sounds a lot like Chris Gethard. I know it’s not him, but now I can’t unhear it.

[@domoredumpling]

I don't like the lack of eye contact but otherwise, fantastic insight on an incredible scene!

[@dragonstone6594]

Love this scene to bits!

[@ricsolomon8113]

And this is why I love filmmaking!

[@liddz434]

This is fantastic! Great job! I’m going to subscribe 👌🏾

[@kylelawrence3145]

does anyone know the music from which bond movie that plays in the background from 10:56-11:05 ?

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Any number of rural scenes, especially forestry (not just in Bond films, but many of them. The big forest chase in a Timothy Dalton film was done there) get filmed about 10 miles from me. It's known there's a stunt/special fx place there, but you can't find it from the road. You have to know where you're going. Maybe one day I'll see it! They're _really_ good at keeping secrets!

[@NeonReaperMkVII]

still my fav. bond movie

[@dhuwdhuwdhuw]

tbh some newer bond films are not exactly great, but the chase scenes are always top-notch.

[@alexisXcore93]

I have never seen that movie and I was shocked when I saw the tank!

[@Mr_Bunk]

I’m surprised you didn’t use any footage of Jim Dowdall - the stuntman who drove the tank in that sequence - describing what it was like to modify the things and how they got some Russian ex-army people who intimately knew the things inside and out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2XcXotpqqtjrbc

[@DMMDestroyer]

Thanks for linking that.

[@Sh-epard]

You fullfilled my curiosity about why the T-55 has two hatches on the hull. Many thanks mate!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@mrkeogh]

Imagine the proof house guys reaction when he was asked to certify a tank cannon as "deactivated" 😄

[@alm2187]

10:05 Director calls composer about fixing a soundtrack issue; Minnie Driver goes fist-to-elbow at both of them?

[@MyQUILLEN]

i love this movie so much

[@lsq7833]

Also: Bond isn't actually sitting on the driver's seat. The driver's seat on the t54 is on the left hand. Right hand, there's a fuel tank and an ammo rack. So to fit Bond they actually had to cut open a fake driver port, while the real driver was hidden down the actual hatch.

[@nathanjaelshout]

Neeeeeerd!!!

[@vasopel]

@@nathanjaelshout not really, this is just normal movie fan trivia. and even if it wasn't that...this tank model is ancient,so people know it,it's like knowing at what side of the ak-47 it's charging handle is :-)

[@tutumannyAQUE]

This guy is an expert at vfx and looking down

[@myvideosetc.8271]

I saw this movie in the cinema, and yes, since he jumpd the window and I saw a tans in the corner of the parking lot I sait "do it", when it crashes the wall with the bond score in full blast... yes, just yes.

[@fredrikcarlstedt393]

A classic Bond scene .

[@GasGunsGod]

Not a lot of actual tank scenes these days like that. Classic

[@FizzleFX]

11:15 well. it holds up cause its PRACTICAL

[@charlieross-BRM]

"A vehicle you didn't expect to see, in a certain environment." Explains perfectly the Stay-Puft marshmallow man in Ghostbusters. "Well there's something you don't see every day."

[@faawks]

I still think Golden Eye is the most fun Bond film to date, not the best one, but just the most enjoyable to watch.

[@Amar-fd7cg]

6:20 For a second there, I thought it was James May on the set

[@niels25chr1]

The tank chase is awesome but the tanker truck chase in LTK was better This video is awesome! I love the music by Eric Serra in the film - except for the tank chase. I´m glad John Altman was brought in.

[@Alex-hm7nt]

My favorite Bond film. My only gripe is the opening stunt and using/showing Pierce cutaway with 90s CGI behind him. An amazing and real stunt that gets short changed

[@AcuraAddicted]

The best Bond that ever existed.

[@Rando_Pants_01]

So I lived outside of Lakenheath England approx 2013-17 and this “tank”resided right outside of Snetterton race track my children and I were able to meet the owner or caretaker and get all sorts of pictures it was amazing

[@chrisdaily2077]

The best tank scene in cimena. Fight me.

[@George_M_]

Can't disagree, most tank scenes, they use tanks totally unrealistically in combat. Here the tank does about what a tank would do in such a situation.

[@Luke11636]

@@George_M_ it would perform realistically in a totally unrealistic situation?

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

Indiana Jones Last Crusade.....

[@chrisdaily2077]

I forgot about that one. They really are neck and neck. I like Goldeneye because of how it perfectly encapsulates a James Bond movie but so does the tank scene in Lat Crusade.

[@joperhop]

Boys and their toys, i miss this stuff in current "Bond".

[@ryancuda45]

goldeneye is rad i watch it once a year

[@Nalvor]

Someone should really tell Chris Corbould that his webcam is on top of the screen, not embedded in his keyboard. I don't think he looked up once!!

[@alpertroncp2198]

He's old enough to get a "can't use a webcam properly, please excuse me" pass.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

Can't really blame him. Looking at the screen while trying to recall the events that happened years ago could have been too much of a distraction for him. I tend to get a bit shifty eyed myself when I'm trying to recall something from the past vividly because I'm basically looking inward when trying to call up the images from my memory.

[@petermgruhn]

Gotta love the wobbly plywood Tsarist architecture.

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

I think it was Zombie 1979 when a guy dressed as a zombie, fought with a real shark. That was art of the scene, with BALLS!!!

[@thecianinator]

9:35 for original tank score

[@George_M_]

The soundtrack is the one thing holding the film back. Thank god they used the theme for this scene at least

[@bannnnner]

It definitely puts a time stamp on the movie...unlike timeless brass. I still love the soundtrack thou.

[@itsoundzgood]

Goldeneye was the best bond made. Period!

[@SlapShotRegatta22]

No one beats Connery, but this is, BY FAR, the best of the modern-era Bond flicks.

[@morbid1.]

tank and bungee jump are only things I remember from this movie...

[@mrwoo1]

I think additionally why it works so well is because the tanks are so iconic in the soviet era. And Goldeneye is heavily soviet based.

[@MrMysteryman00]

Such a cool scene.

[@ncc74656m]

Nothing beats the wonton destruction of a tank chase.

[@-M0LE]

Goldeneye Still hold up as top 5 best bond films imo

[@richardlehoux]

Ian Sharp look and talk like James May from Top Gear

[@GabrielAlvarez1973]

the good old days!

[@eaxebxecxedx]

6:20 Didn't know James May was also part of the crew

[@TheCreepypro]

one of my favorite chase sequences in any movie glad they didn't just do the standard bike chase scene

[@thomasharris7881]

I went to St Petersburg on a school trip in the early 2000’s and the tour guide would point out places where the filming crew had been. Guess he thought that was the best way to get a bunch of English kids attention lol, it’s funny that I’ve only just learned about the back lot scenes now, (coz duh, of course they didn’t actually smash up St Petersburg lol) but the whole city was pretty much a building site when I visited at the time 2003/4 so I guess it didn’t occur to me.

[@rinzler9171]

Pierce Brosnan's Bond was top tier.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Let give the sfx team the respectvand credit they deserve for thinking about this tank chase.

[@johnc2438]

Of course, James Bond had to check his tie to be sure it was just perfect. Can't do a chase otherwise. "Goldeneye": My favorite Bond movie of all time! (I was "Dr. No." in an L.A. movie theater when I was 13). Give Famke Janssen another good squeeze for me.

[@daveruda]

The problem with the tanke chase is there is no danger for Bond. Its more or less just mindless destruction. A common theme for Brosnan Bond

[@joshgillam5130]

Did that dude not know they were going to use the video as well as audio for his interview, or was there just something super interesting on his desk?

[@norbeekash2699]

He said that it's 26 tones I was like that's pretty lightweight for a tank so I looked up on Wikipedia it's more like 36 tones in fact: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/T-55

[@NoOnionsUK]

I also think he meant to say 3:04 it was made up to look like a T-72 tank, not a T-70 (a light WWII scout tank)!

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

Love how this wasn't the original plan