LICENCE TO KILL (1989) Timothy Dalton: James Bond Revisited

[@mrwri]

Timothy Dalton was tragically under appreciated at the time.

[@rigobenites3404]

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[@GregsGameRoom]

For sure!

[@the_bunse]

He still is, he is an awesome villain and steals every scene

[@LordLOC]

He is still under appreciated. As Bond and as an actor. The Living Daylights is my favorite Bond movie so far (and I'm old enough to have seen some of the Roger Moore movies in theaters) and I also love License to Kill. It's a shame Dalton only had 2 movies as Bond. I mean, I understand them wanting to go back into the sorta wacky gadget-fests and what not with Brosnan etc. But Dalton (like Connery before him) brought a way more gritty, realistic Bond to the screen. And while I love both Connery and Moore, Dalton just, I don't know - looked like Bond more to me? Daniel Craig has also kinda hit that itch of being gritty and realistic (though as his movies have gone on, that's kinda been minimized as they go lol)

[@codpro627]

@@LordLOC He isn't under appreciated, many Bond fans consider him the best Bond due to him being close to the books.

[@matman000000]

"You earned it, you keep it. Old buddy." - one of the darkest and coolest Bond moments

[@bencool5823]

Wasn't it you want it you keep it old buddy 🎰🎲

[@TheVardon90]

Dalton is overlooked. I'd definitely say that GoldenEye was written with him in mind. He was good in The Rocketeer too.

[@aaroncrilly2005]

The Dalton era was ahead of its time

[@mccarthy5825]

This happens all the time... I am hesitatant to say, but the Ultimate Edition of Batman V Superman is an incredible film. That still gets talked about and discussed often and probably will for a long time. I think it was very ahead of its time. I rewatched MOS, BVS:UE and then ZSJL and I know that I will always watch those movies. Same as I do stuff like Ghostbusters or Terminator2, films I've watched for about 30 years. Don't get me wrong I like the MCU a lot but the action comedy formula is a trend and I have forgotten so many of those movies. A few like Dr Strange, Thor Ragnarok and Winter Soldier stand out but that's it. Stuff like Blade Runner, Brazil and The Matrix will always be talked about because of how different they were from that time. Gritty Bond in 80s was crazy when you think of the previous two with Roger. Just the fact that Pam was such a counterpart to Bond, not a damsel or sidekick, but fully fledged counterpart was forward thinking. The grittier, more down to earth espionage thriller genre didn't really take off for another few years after this.

[@mccarthy5825]

@@matthewdaley746 I know mate wasn't it? Such cringe. Only good thing is the prologue and Rosamund Pike. The idea of a Jinx spin off??? God no. Visions of Catwoman like schlock(although the spin off with Wei Lin would have been good) I am fully on board for even a female spy in same universe... Have Q pop up or something... Sly wink and nod to audience about 'him'...we had Pam. We had Ripley. We had Sarah Connor. Both older and new version of Lara Croft. Angelina in Wanted. We have Black Window(Florence Pugh is going to be great) and ♥Lorraine Broughton♥...actually ya know Gina Carano did a really good job at a kick ass spy in Steven Sodebergh's 'Haywire'... I seen it on TV in a hotel one night my ex had drunk too much too early. It caught my eye because there's a lot shot in Dublin(Stephens Green and coming onto Dawson St is one particular chase) and Michael Fassbender is in it. Its an odd choice for Sodebergh but she kicks ass! The issue I have is things blatant in your face like that dreadful scene in Avengers Endgame or a mediocre film and mediocre performance by Brie Larson in Cptn Marvel sort of you being TOLD how amazing it is and if you don't like it or her and don't go see it or say anything less than stellar praise? Then you are a scumbag! And as for the craziness that is Batwoman...'it's perfect when it fits a woman'... 'I don't want a man taking credit for a woman's work' etc etc...even my fiancé said 'turn this off' I really don't see why establishing new characters is such a bad thing and why changing so radically and retconning others is so good. James Bond was written by a middle aged British Upper middle class man in the 50s. It reflects his views quite a bit. That's cool. It's 2021 and someone like Idris Elba would be amazing as Bond. But Bond is not a woman. Bond is into them a lot however. He is suave, sophisticated, has impeccable taste in everything from jam 'Tiptree Little Scarlet Strawberry Jam' to watches to guns to cars. He is a trained killer, he doesn't care about feelings or Blofelds childhood, he doesn't respect safe spaces, he can be un PC, he can be icy cold and ruthless and quite callous at times. He likes women. Of all colours and creeds. He likes going to bed with them and he probably won't call or make a blog post after or worry about being 'cancelled' because he ghosted her, he eats meat and enjoys it immensely, he won't worry about the little lamb as he is tucking in. As much as I would love to see a real big budget 60s Bond film made now, he has to move on with the times sure. But he shouldn't bend to the teeny tiny crowd on twitter who screech about who he is. By all bloody means, create characters who are women or trans women and minorities and who don't shoot the enemy they ask them into a safe space and converse with them and try to get to the crux of the issue... Have that character a vegan, quadruple-deluxe-pan-bi-tri-sexual in a polygamous relationship with only trans folk of colour, have that character cycle an upcycled bike and work for the people instead of the evil government and don't give them a number because that's discrimination... WHATEVER!!! But leave Bond alone. Leave the characters already known and established alone and make new ones.

[@bradforddillman7671]

Like many people, I’ve always said Dalton was my favorite Bond (well, Sean Connery is the champ by default). I met Pricilla Barnes a few years ago and we agreed that Dalton was woefully underrated.

[@mccarthy5825]

@@matthewdaley746 very true. TMD had its moments but then... Yeesh. Like i said I soothe that pain by reminding myself of Everything Or Nothing! Although Sophie Marceau in WINE is very easy on the eye.

[@mccarthy5825]

@@bradforddillman7671 I just checked her out and remembered her from Mallrats as well as LTK! Cool ya met her! Felix has always been a nice addition to the Bond mythos. Pity he didn't have a good honeymoon!

[@EriqOrtiz]

Timothy Dalton's take on the Bond character was ahead of its time. #Facts

[@fabioferrari4098]

The most underrated James Bond movie ever

[@purefoldnz3070]

too much like Miami Vice

[@randomhuman97]

@@purefoldnz3070 guess you're American that's why. Nobody watched Miami Vice. . . This movie was amazing. . . Top 3

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@randomhuman97 Top 3 Miami Vice inspired movie yes I agree

[@codpro627]

Not true at all, this movie has high ratings.

[@strikerbowls791]

That would be Octopussy or The World Is Not Enough

[@interstellarartois]

Favourite Bond, favourite movie. I think its funny how Q is always telling Bond to bring his equipment back in one piece and cussing him for not respecting his work but in this movie Q uses the gadget hidden in the broom and then straight away throws it in the bushes!

[@drdarkeny]

That's kind of Q in a way, though -- he's the guy who has a combination speedboat/assault craft as a "vacation boat"!

[@rvaughan1523]

Loved that Q dressed like a Mexican for this movie! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@Reformatt]

My favourite bond movie, so violent! We need another one of these!!

[@adrianshappymoments9343]

Mine too!!

[@owie4070]

100% agree!

[@CommanderCronus]

Mine too

[@ernestolombardo5811]

I'd say Casino Royale came close in many spots.

[@drdarkeny]

@@ernestolombardo5811 - Daniel Craig got the chance to do what Dalton had done, and I think audiences were more ready for it by then.

[@steffenschiller3189]

I wish Dalton had done more Bond films. I always though he was a very good Bond and 2 more good films might made him the best Bond. And "Licence to Kill" was brutal, rough and realistic. Imagine more of this!

[@chriswilkinson7636]

I liked Timothy Dalton as Bond. He played him as a hard bastard. James Bond isn't meant to be Mr nice guy.

[@shainewhite2781]

The darkest and most violent James Bond movie ever made.

[@skyry101]

I thought Quantum was neck and neck with this one.

[@strikerbowls791]

@@skyry101 Quantum is ass

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

@@skyry101 Quantum sucks

[@alonfizi4213]

It was the most violent until daniel craig era

[@skyry101]

@@anibalrodriguez2626 I meant neck and neck as in violence and the dark tone.

[@spaceodds1985]

The action set pieces of this film are brilliant. The water skiing, the execution of Krest and the finale are amazing and old school. Also Pam Bouvier, along with Goldeneye’s Natalya, the most underrated Bond girl to date. Great character.

[@garyjones2561]

How is the execution of Krest "old school"?

[@liampendergast8670]

"We gave her a nice honeymoon." Darkest moment of any Bond film aside from the end of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

[@bonghunezhou5051]

That may have been a lie, uttered just to provoke Leiter (e.g. her dress is not torn). Severne (?) being killed off in Skyfall or Vesper Lynd being drowned in CR may well be the second darkest moment of the EON 007 movies.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@bonghunezhou5051 I think Dario did exactly what was implied. The dress not being torn doesn't mean she wasn't touched.

[@spaceodds1985]

“You earnt it. You keep it, old buddy!” Dalton’s portrayal of Bond is IMO the best. The rage, is beautifully juxtaposed against the cheek he shows when he looks up Pam, and the sensitivity he shows towards Q. Just take a look at the scene when he is interrogated by the HK agents... “P**s Off” 007 snitching on Q?! Forget it. Also just take a look when he kills Sanchez, he is sitting on a boulder rock, bloodied, beaten and close to tears. Beautiful absolutely brilliant

[@peterbruin5154]

Yes!! That simmering expression of rage is done SO well by Dalton.

[@spaceodds1985]

@Ivor Biggun IMO he is.

[@spaceodds1985]

Amazing to think that summer 89 actually had films we all wanted to see.

[@spaceodds1985]

@@matthewdaley746 Wow, he actually turned down Batman to star in The January Man?! Watched that film earlier this year, what on earth was that cast on?

[@Locadel2003]

-A fish called Wanda was so hilarious and top 5 comedy of the 80s. -Indiana Jones 3 was really awesome and fun as hell, better then temple of doom. -Batman was a new dark movie with a really great story, villain and atmosphere -Tango & cash with Kurt Russell & Stallone was a fun flick. -Glory is still the best civil war movie ever made and excellent performances and story -Born on the Fourth of July is still one of the best Tom Cruise perfomances and an excellent movie about the war veterans when they come home, really great but very sad -Look who is talking was a nice comedy with a charming story and great chemistry between the two actors, also was John Travolta big comeback -Lethal weapon 2 was a really better sequel, more fun, better story, better cinematography and joe Pesci was hilarious. -Ghostbusters 2 wasn’t a great sequel and in some ways bad, but was a decent movie for a night -Back to the future 2 was a really fun sequel and awesome continuation of the franchise, love the sci-fi tone. -Uncle buck was probably one of the really fun charming comedy of the 80s, with an awesome script and excellent hilarious John Candy, man I miss him, one of his best roles -And then an awesome underrated dark James Bond movie with nice action sequences. 1989 was a great year for fun movies

[@SmartFabian007]

best one for me was lethal weapon 2 then tango & cash

[@spaceodds1985]

@@matthewdaley746 If that was the case, why did Black then sell his script for The Last Boy Scout to Sliver instead of Carolco who were offering the same price?

[@spaceodds1985]

@@SmartFabian007 Really like Lethal Weapon 2, not as good as Part One obviously... as for three and four... they are both atrocious

[@robertharvey2604]

I love this film. I never get bored with it. Count me among the Dalton fans.

[@Neon-Covenanter]

Welcome to the master race.

[@Doofwarrior88]

Timothy Dalton is such an amazing Bond.

[@shinola]

“Must have been hard to write a song called License to Kill.” Bob Dylan: I’m right here.

[@garyjones2561]

Actually it was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@astrosleep9625]

@@garyjones2561 you are a man of culture I see

[@cerulean1808]

Such an underrated Bond film, ahead of its time...

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Second best Bond movie ever. Violent as hell, realistic villain, breaks the formula, and Bond feels like an actual person.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@Mahadi Maruf get fucked loser

[@deadaccount6616]

Agreed, this and the living daylights are among the best in the series for my money.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@deadaccount6616 Nah I certainly don't think so. LTK was great but TLD is rather slow, disjointed, and underwhelming. Much better opening title though.

[@kkarx]

I would not call it Bond movie. It is Scarface pretending to be a Bond movie.....That is the main problem with it. Too serious, extremely violent and even depressing. Standalone it is great action flick but as a Bond movie it is somewhere at the bottom.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@kkarx delusional

[@TheAxeGrinder]

I loved Pattie LaBelle’s “If You Asked Me To”.

[@poppyvestal2740]

You are absolutely right.

[@MsDesiree39]

@D M two talented women with great voices, plain and simple!

[@NELLY9000]

Blew me away. The exact words to describe watching this at the cinema. Still my fave Bond to this day, Criminally under appreciated (as was Dalton).

[@johngoodman7321]

I appreciate that you guys put together such great Bond retrospectives. Dalton was very good in the role and it is a shame he didn't get a third film.

[@randomhuman97]

Bad luck with the legal battles

[@DougUnfunny]

It was too hard edge for people for the time but now we have Craig who goes just as hard. BTTF Marty "I guess you guys aren't ready for that, yet. But your kids are gonna love it."

[@benjamineharrison4999]

This was my first James Bond movie I ever saw in theaters with my Dad one of the things we watched together and both loved. It will always have a place in my memories as well loved.

[@Locadel2003]

Ok people think is dark and violent but I think it’s really awesome and underrated. Also benicio Del toro was good and hot and the ending truck chase is one of the most awesome action scenes maybe of the 80s

[@drdarkeny]

I didn't even know that was Benicio del Toro! I thought "Good-looking young man, wonder what happened to him...?"

[@tonyclemens4213]

Still one of my favourite Bond movies. Disappointed that there weren't more Dalton movies.

[@arturkarpinski164]

Most underrated Bond movie ever!!! Also, the editing with Patrick Swayze was awesome!!!!!

[@wrestlingbuff87]

Genuinely, if it wasnt for my unwavering love of On Her Majesty's Secret Service this would be my number 1 Bond film. This movie is genuinely brilliant all around; from the score, the action set pieces, the characters, the way Bond uses Sanchez' loyalty against him, this movie is just top notch all around.

[@peterbruin5154]

100% agree. Tied with OHMSS with me.

[@colliric]

OHMSS is one of the greatest espionage action films ever made.

[@kkarx]

So you basically like the most the movies that are as far as possible from all other Bond movies....

[@bretvyon2336]

I've always seen Tim's Bond to be a man who just doesn't care about fashion or looking clean and cut, he just wears whatever he has to get the job done. To me that's just another part of his character.

[@markbond7314]

Sitting, listening, waiting for Chris to give Carey Lowell props and a 10 out of 10 ...... YES! Thank you!

[@sosimy]

Really enjoying you going through the whole series. Good work man

[@danielmankowski922]

Sanchez - " You could of had everything" Bond - " Don't you want to know why?" - Bond torches bad guy with Felix Leiter lighter, and bad guy blows up in his own cocaine which he had turned into gasoline.....Poetic Justice Note: They forgot to add that Dalton was superb as the villain in Rocketeer!

[@toneriggz]

This was the first Bond film that I ever saw. When I was a kid, I thought it was just another action film. At that time I didn’t realize that it was part of this legendary film franchise. This one is always going to be memorable to me for being my first Bond flick.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Still my favourite Bond movie. Started reading the novels at 9 years old so when this came out, I was 20, I was like "That is Bond"!

[@peterbruin5154]

"Watch the birdie you Bastard..." ugh, gets me every time! Hate it when tv broadcasts cut it to pieces.

[@adilator]

this is my favorite bond movie and favorite theme song.

[@steveconn]

Really underrated. Hemingway house in Key West! Ninjas! Benicio del Toro! Smoking Carey Lowell! Has everything!

[@Constantine_IA]

Gruesome action,great plot,insanely hot Bond girls,menacing villain and a majestic Timothy Dalton as Bond ...one of the greatest Bond movies ever it aged perfectly it was ahead of its time ..Too bad Dalton didn't do more Bond movies 7:20 Dalton should play Professor Xavier if Marvel reboots Xmen 8:02 Davi said nothing wrong

[@basscot17]

agree with all you said and he's also my fancast for Prof X

[@mcmac1272]

One of my favorite Bond films...I really like Timothy Dalton!!

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

Just watched this yesterday TD just turned 75

[@Luvie1980]

And he still looks hot. That man had the best mojo.

[@bannnnner]

Always used to kinda scare me as a kid. Had both Dalton's on VHS and would watch Living Daylights obsessively. I'm gonna go watch License to Kill now

[@sandoristar7597]

Timothy Dalton was so unappreciated Bond, he is one of my top 3

[@mr.fahrenheit1604]

Let me guess it must be Connery Craig Dalton isn't it?

[@sandoristar7597]

@@mr.fahrenheit1604 No, Brosnan, Craig, Dalton

[@GregsGameRoom]

Dalton is my favorite Bond. Great actor, wish he was more well-known!

[@rahulshome2758]

Dalton's most memorable outing as bond and one of my favourite bond films ever. Easily a top 10 bond film and the best bond film of the 1980s. As an action film alone it's great and yeah I have to agree they were trying to follow the trend of Scarface and Miami Vice. However in my opinion this film is the most Ian Fleming bond outing ever. I give this film 9/10

[@randomhuman97]

Guess you live in USA that's why. For those who didn't watch Miami Vice, this was an amazing movie.

[@tammybeatty3899]

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[@JoaoPessoa86]

"the only man to play Felix Leiter twice"... Geoffrey Wright: am I a joke to you?

[@drdarkeny]

Thank you! I was coming to say that....

[@robertgriffiths1736]

To clarify, he meant up to that point in time.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

One of the absolute best Bond movies, great villain, fantastic bond girl and theme. Paved the way for future installments, the world just wasn't ready for it yet

[@joribremer5260]

Also the extra scene “James Bond watches tv” (cut out ) is great :D

[@goosebumpsemiliano9104]

I showed this movie to my mom because she has never seen this actor as James Bond. This movie was great

[@owie4070]

How did she feel about him as Bond compared to Connery and Moore?

[@goosebumpsemiliano9104]

@@owie4070 Idk But she liked him as bond

[@shanivanneck]

Jeffrey Wright has also played Felix Leiter twice and when no time to die comes out it will be the 3rd time

[@Mzee1084]

License to Kill is one of my favorite Bond movies, and Timothy Dalton's version of Bond was the best one so far in my opinion. I am a huge Robert Davi fan as well. I consider this the most underrated Bond movie.

[@damirko06]

the cut to Road House was so fluent, hell, no one would've noticed that in cinemas back then 😅😅😅

[@Blitzo8390]

My personal favourite of the Dalton movies

[@MementoMorituri]

Thank you for pointing out that this movie has more Ian Fleming in it than most entries. Timothy Dalton is the only actor to play James Bond as Ian Fleming wrote him. He's my favorite Bond.

[@befhip]

Absolutely 100% in agreement with you!!!

[@stefanpp1155]

The thing is though, there are more typical Bond elements in it than people seem to remember.

[@robvegas9354]

'turn the bloody machine off!!!' Such a great movie and the truck chase is truly amazing

[@sitoudien9816]

Dalton could kill you with his eyes. Felix survives a shark attack and the villians were kind enough to return him to his room. Hospitality a+

[@davidheil3903]

Thank you for the positive and glowing recap / review of this film. Not only is it my favourite Bond film, but it’s probably in my top ten favourite films period -it’s nice to get some sort of reassurance from somewhere! I still remember being heart brokenly disappointed being taken to Indiana Jones + TLC on my 14th birthday in Leicester Square, when THIS was also playing across the way in the bloomin’ Odeon no less (parental error thankfully rectified a couple of weeks later; though grudgingly, the Indy film was OK too). Kept the LTK poster in my bedroom for all of my student years. Special mention needs to go to a) the tanker chase at the end which is filmed beautifully and is amazing that it’s largely devoid of score, which in itself is kind of awesome, b) the opening gun barrel intro - best in series in terms of dramatic opening music (Kamen knew his stuff) and c) Carey Lowell’s face when she downs the martini! Dalton is the strongest most talented actor to undertake this role, no question. “Don’t you want to know why?” still stays with me. Goldeneye is my second favourite of the franchise (though obviously, Sean Bean should have been the lead!) so looking forward to the next entry.

[@jantheman2]

Dalton chose not to return due to the fact that by the time they got the legal battles sorted out, Dalton was nearly 50. He only wanted to do one more film due to his age, but Cubby Brocolli didn't want to relaunch the franchise with someone who was only going to do a single film. At that point, Dalton stepped down.

[@gregorpfueller6659]

rewatched it recently and i would even give it a 9/10 it just holds up much better than most of the other james bond movies, i think... loved every minute of it and i had the song playing a lot shortly after seeing it again...

[@evanhanley6437]

Definitely the most underrated and darkest of all the Bond films. Its also one of the top 5 best Bond films of all time.

[@allendean9807]

Dalton is fantastic in Doom Patrol. He’s such a great understated actor...

[@jinty83]

I'm loving this series of videos. I rewatched both Dalton films recently and absolutely love them as much as I did when they were released. Timothy Dalton was an excellent Bond and it certainly was a pity we didn't get to see him in the role one more time. The timing of the release didn't help but in the UK the cinema was busy when I went to see them both. I forgot how many high grossing films had come out at that time! The competition was certainly fierce, but you would think that they might have made better trailers to promote the film. It's so interesting to see the evolution of Bond and I can't wait for your next video.

[@mccarthy5825]

I was always watching this, my dad's video of NSNA, and AVTAK. In Ireland we had the uk TV channels and they always had bond on. I was crazy into Goldeneye when it came out, I was 11, but from a young age I was familiar with Bond. LTK particularly is burned into my memory. When I was older I read the books and appreciated Dalton even more. The Bond films can be sometimes topical so this definitely fits the end of the 80s. Had the third one happened then it would have involved robotics and China and Hong Kong. Some elements being used for Tomorrow Never Dies (97 was when the handover happened) With Dalton you definitely get that cold, icy streak and he can appear like he is scanning the room and is always on his guard. With him you really believe he is in fact a Commander in the Royal Navy. Dalton can tell you that Bond has seen things with just a glance. While I enjoy the Bond girls (Eva Green, Monica Bellucci, Barbara Carrera, Britt Eckland, Famke Jannsen and of course Ursula Andress in particular) it makes sense a killer like him wouldn't be attaching himself so easily to many women over the course of a mission. He can be utterly charming and witty but there is a real cold determination to him and you wouldn't want to fuck with Daltons Bond. I recently rewatched a bunch of Bond and while I know every beat in this I enjoyed it far more than I thought i would. It is so solid. The set pieces are great and having a few gadgets thrown in, Talisa Soto, a sort of female counterpart and a brilliant villain makes this one of the best. Technically I think the game James Bond the Duel was Daltons last official Bond outing... (note to anyone who hasn't played Everything or Nothing??? Hunnt it down and play it. Pierce, Dench, Cleese, Willem Defoe as zorins protégé, return of Jaws, Mya who also does theme song, heidi Klum and Shannon Elizabeth... Different styles of gameplay, great story, great locations and tons of fun... A brilliant send off to Brosnan, waaaaay better than the movie one!) but he was just on the cover in 92/3 I think. A good point btw made about how violent the original books were. I recently went over them again and besides getting hungry and thirsty(he writes so well about food and drink are great) and chuckling about how parts of it are soooooo of it's time (the whole Pussy Galore thing in the book) is how violent and dark at times the books get. It's not even for violence sake, but Fleming I suppose considered that not many spies retire and at times its kill or be killed, and you weren't going up against reasonable people... So I can see why after the raised eyebrow and quip heavy Moore films the change in pace was jarring but it was a different time and IN the source material. A shame he didn't get another chance, because I am sure a comfortable Dalton would have given something special for Bond of the 90s...but we got the fantastic Goldeneye so not all bad!! Always amused me when Brosnan was cast... The whole British Isles represented in Bond then, Connery for Scots, Moore for English, Dalton for Welsh and Brosnan Irish. (Lazenby Australian too not forgetting love for you guys!) Although of course Bond is Scottish. It's my birthday in April and planning to make Vespers for first time. Probably not many because of how strong! (Unfortunately I can't have the real Vesper)And hopefully order a few of the products he liked so we can have Bond meals too. There a great website on Bonds food, drink, smoking, gambling habits etc. Some of the products are still available and it has insight to how Fleming got the idea for certain things. Great reading for Bond fans. I'm not affiliated but it's www.thejamesbonddossier.com

[@leekereopa1960]

Timothy Dalton is the best bond ever, nuff said

[@AaronBallvideos]

Such an underrated movie I love it

[@larryfreda5208]

The most beautiful women, lots of Q, Benito DelToro and Wayne Newton ! Great movie.

[@TriceUA]

Hands down the most underrated Bond film!

[@peterbruin5154]

Thank you so much for giving this title the praise it deserves. Agreed with all of your points (although I really do think Kamens version of the Bond theme is something special.) Probably my favourite film in the series after OHMSS.

[@rvaughan1523]

This is my all time favorite Bond movie. At first I was disappointed that you only gave your review 15 minutes as I think you’ve gone on longer with other Bond reviews but you touched on everything I expected and more! Love that you reviewed the music! I think that gets overlooked on this film and is a driving part of that classic 80’s and Bond franchise style. Timothy Dalton got robbed of being in another Bond film and I would have loved to have seen him in Goldeneye. Also love that you made a note to say that this was the longest gap between this film and the next Bond film. Also was the last Bond film to feature him smoking. Great work team! Keep it up!

[@astrosleep9625]

I also adore this film. Dalton's hair is fantastic!!!

[@berge7f91]

I love the musical score from Michael Kamen. "License Revoked" and "Sanchez in the Bahamas" are worth downloading as workout music

[@fairzanimations]

Timothy Dalton is only under rated by simpletons he was a great bond and people realise over the years

[@spaceodds1985]

Could not agree more

[@RheemQ]

True. I liked him the first time I saw his films. I don't know why people hated on him back in the day.

[@kkarx]

I think he was never underrated. It was the content and style of this movie that killed his career as Bond. It is basically Scarface pretending to be a Bond movie.

[@alexhernandez49]

In the words of Wayne Newton aka Professor Joe Butcher: Bless your heart for this video and review.

[@JonMichaelDeShazer]

13:25 Don't forget Ghostbusters II came out that summer as well.

[@philipqvist7322]

One of the most underrated Bond movies - a great movie that deserves a revisit

[@_Stroda]

The Dalton films were my favourites back when I really liked Bond films, so when I was about 11. A fair amount of time has passed and they're still my favourites

[@marcgaffen]

The most UNDERRATED Bond movie. If there were no license to kill there would be no Daniel Craig movies.

[@hpa2005]

Agreed

[@erikthompson619]

Damn. So we have this movie to "thank" for the Craig version of Bond? You just gave me the first reason I ever had to dislike "Licence to kill"...

[@codpro627]

not underrated

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Actually, an expected swing (of the pendulum) towards the "serious Bond" after the poor critical reception of DAD, as well as a certain degree of recoil against the Austin Power films. Still, LK (and OHMSS as well) may serve as an inspiration for the gritty tone of the current entries.

[@nemanja99]

All of who saw it as kids will never EVER forget the pressure chamber sequence

[@EGODAVE]

Dalton was underrated as Bond and the films were massively underrated. License To Kill in my humble opinion is one of the best of the franchise. Your reviews are fantastic keep up the great work JoBlo.

[@spaceodds1985]

Best Bond Film Ever... Yes it has its problems, the films looks at times as a TV movie, Talisa Soto, absolutely beautiful, but terrible in the acting stakes... but IMO it really is the best Bond film. Those who says that this isn’t a Bond film... well they are wrong, the setting maybe then contemporary... but the tone and subject matter is very much Fleming.

[@justice4all72]

One of my favorites, wasn't at first but subsequent viewing have shown so much awesomeness. I view it as the spiritual successor to OHMSS which is my fav film

[@suedenim]

I always thought one of the problems here is that it's a "change of pace" Bond movie before Dalton even had a "pace" movie (since TLD was mostly developed when they thought Moore would be back again.)

[@Memoquin]

This film was ahead of its time and very under-appreciated. Craig’s films basically used this as a blueprint

[@shobhitsingh6330]

The movie to me is more than a bond flick. Bond is ruthless and is after his true friend's killer. This movie is also so much about friendship.

[@ultimaterabbit]

I'm glad you really liked this one. There are times when I feel I am one of the very few who appreciated it.

[@goatee01]

Dalton was always my favourite, especially after reading some of the Fleming stories.

[@johnkimble2008]

Robert davi made a great villian cause his character is somewhat likeable even tho hes evil

[@Nightcrawler77]

The best bond forever!

[@trystanhumphries3690]

People might have hated at the time but it's still my favourite, totally underrated and completely agree with you Mr. Baumbray, Dalton's Bond was so close to Fleming's character

[@Sinic818]

Absolutely love this movie. One of my favorite Bond movies.

[@lennoxmate4064]

I love these James Bond reviews and the narrator does a great job. Why oh why do we need to hear the comment about Robert Davi’s comments about politics rubbing him up the wrong way? We don’t need to hear about your political views, just talk about the movie, that’s your job and it’s what you’re good at.

[@stevenanderson898]

I'll never tire of posting that this is THE best Bond film, with THE best Bond actor. Bond was never quite the same afterwards, never liked Brosnan, and his constant lip pursing, and Craig just looks bored in the role.

[@WeFergie]

Some of the best action scenes ever. Dalton was very close to the Fleming Bond. Probably in the top 5 of bond movies I rewatch. Side note: A film company I was working with in Phoenix had a delay thanks to License to Kill. We were renting Uzis from the same supplier. The gas tanker shots went beyond their shooting schedule. But what a thrill to handle and fire the same guns as James Bond.

[@randyacuna3248]

Dalton's two bond's stand out in the franchise mainly because of his incredible acting talent. The plus in this second dalton film is looking at cary, she is so hot.

[@1532JJ]

For me, this has a great blend of Bond silliness and gritty realism. Them snatching Sanchez in midair in the opening scene then parachuting into Leiters wedding which lucky for them just happened to be in Miami Keys. Absurd silliness. The bar fight with a plastic swordfish. Him jet skiing away with Sanchezs money, the tanker rolling one its edge to avoid a rocket. All classic 60s Bond level action. But then there are the deaths, which are brutal. Eaten by sharks, electrocuted by eels, heads blown up in pressure tanks, burned alive. Ouch. What I like the most is that Sanchez never knew who Bond truly was and why he was after him until the very end. He was about to kill Bond and then Bond showed him Leiters lighter and then boom, up in flames. One of the all time best main boss deaths in James Bond. Similar in how Bond personally drops Alec from the satellite in GoldenEye. One scene that did rub the wrong way and looks bad is the final call between Bond and Leiter. Leiter has been crippled and his wife murdered and he's just chatting to Bond like nothing has happened. Bit too light hearted for my liking.

[@gregofcanada4494]

2:22 That cut was so seamless. Nice one.

[@zziicckk01]

License to Kill is in my top 5 Bond movies of all time. Timothy Dalton, aside from Connery, is my second favorite cinematic Bond as he is the closest that comes to the literary Bond of Ian Fleming. Overall, very underrated film... I remember opting to see this movie over Lethal Weapon 2 and was never disappointed that I did.

[@csmadisun]

One of my favourites as well. Also: the reason there wasn't another Bond film for 6 years or so is because of right issues that took several years to sort out, NOT because this film under-performed in the US. The long delay is also why Dalton only did the two films - he was contracted for a certain number of years, and that expired due to the delays. He was up for doing a third, but the producers wanted him to do another two or three films to help re-establish the franchise after such a long delay, which Dalton sadly chose not to do. Still, at least we got Pierce Brosnan.

[@penguinreloaded7756]

I have really enjoyed your Bond film reviews. These are my favorite videos from the channel. Thank you.

[@awaitingabsolution4935]

This is my favorite Bond movie.