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re: Best spy movie of all time?

Posted on 6/17/16 at 11:44 am to
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 11:44 am to
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3 days of the Condor
Posted by JFKFC
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:02 pm to


Joe Turner: I'd like to go back to New York.

Joubert: You have not much future there. It will happen this way. You may be walking. Maybe the first sunny day of the spring. And a car will slow beside you, and a door will open, and someone you know, maybe even trust, will get out of the car. And he will smile, a becoming smile. But he will leave open the door of the car and offer to give you a lift.

Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:27 pm to
I'm going old school here. My favorites are:


"Three Days of the Condor"
"The Marathon Man"





As for newer stuff.

I really liked "Argo" and "Skyfall" (heck...there are only a few James Bond movies I didn't care for).

Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:39 pm to
See my sig
Posted by REG861
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:42 pm to
Stylistically I loved 3 Days of the Condor. The plot however was minimal.
This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 12:45 pm
Posted by REG861
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 12:43 pm to
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To me, From Russia With Love was the best bond movie and a top 5 spy movie of all time


Agreed. OHMSS is imo the only other bond masterpiece but less of a spy movie for the purposes of this thread.
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 1:52 pm to
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The plot however was minimal.

What does that mean?
Posted by REG861
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 2:01 pm to
The whole time you're wondering why he's being pursued and the explanation - the whole conspiracy - was rather thin in my opinion. Of course like most movies from that era the whole thing is really cloaked in post-watergate paranoia and suspicion (which I appreciated), and you can argue the nuts and bolts of the plot was ancillary to that air of distrust and cynicism. I just found the explanation of why they were trying to kill him to be pretty weak.
Posted by lsuguru
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 2:10 pm to
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 2:12 pm to
Oh. I never felt any of that.
Posted by Blue Velvet
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 4:19 pm to
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I've never seen that movie
Clearly.
quote:

that just seems like a try hard response.
that just seems like a try hard response.
Posted by JawjaTigah
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 4:54 pm to
I really enjoyed the recent AMC six-parter "The Night Manager". I'll give it a "best" rating because it was well cast, a great plot, and was well directed.
Posted by Jamohn
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 4:59 pm to
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From Russia with Love

North by Northwest
I agree with this, old man.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 6:46 pm to
My serious answer is Man from UNCLE. What a fun movie. Or Kingsman.
Posted by NOFOX
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Posted on 6/17/16 at 7:05 pm to


This post was edited on 6/17/16 at 7:08 pm
Posted by beauchristopher
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 9:22 am to
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Most underrated: The Company


What year is this?
Posted by Thurber
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 10:01 am to
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Posted by TheCaterpillar
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 1:55 pm to
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Body of Lies


Feel like no one ever discusses this movie and I loved it.

Great spy flick.
Posted by The Sad Banana
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 2:08 pm to
I really liked The Good Shephard. Never saw Tinker Taylor...maybe I will.
Posted by LanierSpots
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Posted on 6/21/16 at 2:34 pm to
All Bourne movies. In a row


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