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‘James Bond’ Film Drops From ‘Power Rangers’ Bootleg Producer

Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
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This video is really making waves on the internet

http://deadline.com/2015/03/james-bond-bootleg-filmmaker-adi-shankar-1201384790/

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I think the film is rather brilliant. It's a very esoteric and thoughtful insight into Fleming's characterisation of Bond and his depiction in those earlier films and how he would function in a modern climate now many of his principles are outmoded.

I'm not sure how long it'll last before it gets pulled by the suits so it's worth a look.
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  • JCRendleJCRendle
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    It seems to have been pulled "This video contains content from mgm, who has blocked it on copyright grounds"
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Dang it! Any other sources?
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    It may have to do with his take on Bond; here is a quote from the director.

    In a lot of ways this is a cautionary tale for what we do as a society constantly, over and over again, which is empower people then take it away and then act shocked when it blows up in our faces. We’re empowering and weaponizing a trigger-happy alcoholic with mommy issues.”
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    MGM have stopped play - a pity as he had some interesting things to say.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Anyone tried looking on other sites (Dailymotion, etc)?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I'm sure it will be mirrored shortly.
  • Ed83Ed83
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    http://www.fastcocreate.com/3043120/watch-a-dark-10-minute-james-bond-film-by-the-guy-who-made-last-weeks-power-rangers-revamp

    I was able to watch there.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    That was really good. :)
  • marketto007marketto007 Brazil
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    Ed83 wrote: »
    http://www.fastcocreate.com/3043120/watch-a-dark-10-minute-james-bond-film-by-the-guy-who-made-last-weeks-power-rangers-revamp

    I was able to watch there.

    Thanks mate.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Dark and sobering.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    It would be interesting to see what he could do with the other Bond's and their potential post MI6 lives.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    DB5 is back! :D , but other than that it was not at all light. Good film, though.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Loved every second of it.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    edited March 2015 Posts: 3,675
    He honestly sounded exactly like Sean. Did he get Sean to Never Say Never Again Again Again? ;)

    (NSNA>FRWL (video game) > this.)

    Sorry, had to.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    It schertainly did.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Why yesh @talos7!
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
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    Very interesting. A must-watch for those in awe about a "gritty Bond" who is actually still very glamorous in the movies :)
  • SJK91SJK91
    edited March 2015 Posts: 1,310
    I was able to watch it - I have mixed feelings about it. I did like the different take and grittiness, not so sure about the Sean Connery impreshion though. Felt more like a spoof at times when it should have been serious.

    Something about Adi Shankar rubs me the wrong way. First, the Power Rangers short and getting in trouble with Saban, now James Bond and getting in trouble with MGM. Just looking at the guy tells me he seems to be more concerned with attention than anything else:
    Adi+Shankar+Colaborator+com+Launches+Milk+AzAdxek6TEfl.jpg
    It was a very interesting take on Bond (and Power Rangers), that is for sure. I'm just wondering what this guy's true endgame is.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    If you read the quote that I posted above, I do pick up a certain distain for the character.
  • SJK91SJK91
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    talos7 wrote: »
    If you read the quote that I posted above, I do pick up a certain distain for the character.
    Perhaps, but maybe he's just saying a harsh truth? Not necessarily disdain, but just telling it as he sees it?

    In the interview video in the original post, Shankar says that while enjoying Casino Royale and Skyfall, he felt those were a combination of Bourne and Batman, not Bond. I'm not terribly sure I understand that. But he raises some interesting points about a guy who loves his drink, his girls and (perhaps) violence getting old -- what would that guy do? I am interested in that subject, but I just don't necessarily agree with his view on where James Bond is today.

    Eh, the more I write about it, the more I feel I'm just looking too much into it.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited March 2015 Posts: 8,228
    @SJK91 Good post, food for thought.
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
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    @SJK91, look at the two other things he did before Power Rangers. The Punisher stuff is quite straightforward IMO but delivers what it says on the tin for sure. And the Venom short is a mix between Marvel and French-Belgium cinema which is closer to parody, but it also works well (I note there are also some French scenes in his Bond short movie). If you didn't see the original "C'est arrivé près de chez vous" movie, you'll probably miss a lot, though.

    So it's more than some attention grabbing IMO - what is the percentage of Youtube viewers who've seen a French/Belgium movie ? The Punisher has 7 M views, but Venom "only" has 700.000...

    He has some money, or some ability to obtain some people to work for him, and he uses it for fan fiction of a new kind. Four short movies all interesting to watch, that's already quite a feat.

    Somehow, I could imagine he's like a young Alan Moore who chose Youtube instead of comics to deconstruct popular heroes. Turns out they are both the kind of person you'll notice if you cross their path in the street because of the way they look, but in the meantime Moore at least is definitely not someone who seeks attention for the sake of it. Sometimes you look like something out of the box, because well, you think out of the box.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
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    That.. was terrible.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited March 2015 Posts: 16,356
    The idea is unique but
    I don't see Connery's Bond becoming a killer for the sake of killing.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
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    Murdock wrote: »
    The idea is unique but
    I don't see Connery's Bond becoming a killer for the sake of killing.

    NO! I'm doing a full write up on this tomorrow, but for now - this isn't James Bond. Nothing about this character is Bond. The "I know you don't the money" line is what struck my nerve, and I will do everything in my power to lay waste to this.. well.. waste.

    The ONLY redeeming quality was the gadgets at the beginning, I thought the air grenades were a fresh idea. And the name is actually pretty good. But the character is all wrong.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    JWESTBROOK wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    The idea is unique but
    I don't see Connery's Bond becoming a killer for the sake of killing.

    NO! I'm doing a full write up on this tomorrow, but for now - this isn't James Bond. Nothing about this character is Bond. The "I know you don't the money" line is what struck my nerve, and I will do everything in my power to lay waste to this.. well.. waste.

    The ONLY redeeming quality was the gadgets at the beginning, I thought the air grenades were a fresh idea. And the name is actually pretty good. But the character is all wrong.
    As I said, he has a distain for the character. He's got an agenda and is using the deconstruction (exploitation) of the Bond character to deliver his message.

  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    It's been taken down. Can someone post it here if it gets put back up please? I really liked the Punisher film he did and I'd like to watch this.
    talos7 wrote: »
    It may have to do with his take on Bond

    I think it's more due to the fact that he could actually make money of this. There are tons of fan films on Youtube and MGM won't take them down no matter what their take on Bond is.

    But this one has actually attracted some publicity and, if it got as many views as his other films (which it easily could have done) he could have actually stood to make some money of it. MGM wouldn't care if a fan made a film that bastardised the character and it got no views. But if it got millions of views, then it would be an issue, because someone would be making money off a character they own.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    @thelivingroyale, it's still here.

    http://www.fastcocreate.com/3043120/watch-a-dark-10-minute-james-bond-film-by-the-guy-who-made-last-weeks-power-rangers-revamp
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    Thanks. I thought it was good, I liked how it showed Bond in retirement. Contrary to what the producer said, I don't think it really fits in with Fleming's Bond.

    But it works for Connery's Bond. But believe it or not, I actually think Roger Moore would have been the best fit for this film.

    This film shows what happens to the cinematic Bond, the jetsetting playboy who loves his job, once he retires. He's desperately trying to recapture his glory days, resorting to taking on some random assassination job, but then in the end he realises that it's not the same thing (at the end where he says he won't ask for forgiveness, he knows he made a mistake).

    Roger Moore was the Bond who seemed to love his job the most. He loved being a globe trotting secret agent, so to me this seems like what would happen to him. Eventually forced to retire, tries to recapture his glory days despite being way too old (like when he tried to pick up the girl in the bar, and it turned out the only reason she gave an old man like him the time of day was because she was a prostitute), even going as a far as to kill a man despite not knowing who he was or what he's supposedly done, before realising he's made a big mistake that he'll never forgive himself for.

    I thought it was a really good, stylish looking, short film but it would have been even better if they'd used a different actor.
  • SJK91SJK91
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    Suivez_ce_parachute wrote: »
    @SJK91, look at the two other things he did before Power Rangers. The Punisher stuff is quite straightforward IMO but delivers what it says on the tin for sure. And the Venom short is a mix between Marvel and French-Belgium cinema which is closer to parody, but it also works well (I note there are also some French scenes in his Bond short movie). If you didn't see the original "C'est arrivé près de chez vous" movie, you'll probably miss a lot, though.

    So it's more than some attention grabbing IMO - what is the percentage of Youtube viewers who've seen a French/Belgium movie ? The Punisher has 7 M views, but Venom "only" has 700.000...

    He has some money, or some ability to obtain some people to work for him, and he uses it for fan fiction of a new kind. Four short movies all interesting to watch, that's already quite a feat.

    Somehow, I could imagine he's like a young Alan Moore who chose Youtube instead of comics to deconstruct popular heroes. Turns out they are both the kind of person you'll notice if you cross their path in the street because of the way they look, but in the meantime Moore at least is definitely not someone who seeks attention for the sake of it. Sometimes you look like something out of the box, because well, you think out of the box.
    Very good reply -- I gave his other two a watch. I was a little distracted by the style of the Venom one, but I have not seen the original "C'est arrivé près de chez vous," so you were right in saying I likely missed a lot. I thought The Punisher was a nice tribute to the comics, though.

    I do believe that Shankar has used his money and connections to produce some very interesting content, and I do have respect for the work he has put out. Perhaps I'm a little more irked in his treatment of the Bond character? Or perhaps his opinion of the last few movies?
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