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Having said that, I do like DAD. One of the things I love most about the Bond franchise is the variety. MR and LTK couldn't be more different from each other, and I like it that way.
To be fair while the Fleming stories had a very serious tone and were realistic in some ways (such as Bond's character and the impact his missions have on him), the plots were sometimes just as OTT as some of the older films. An obstacle course of death and giant squid, a short man with a gold fetish trying to rob Fort Knox, a Nazi trying to blow up London with a nuke, etc. Fleming's novels jumped the shark in terms of realism when he wrote MR. I think the thing that was great about Fleming was that he could take these bizarre colourful characters and OTT plots and make them seem plausible.
Couldn't disagree more. Neither could the vast majority of the fan base, I believe.
Dear moderators? As I am also posting frequently in the James Bond- and SPECTRE-forum on IMDB, I can almost certainly say that this "new forummember" uses another nickname on IMDB, namely: "acdc-1989".
As there are no moderators on IMDB, he is considered one of the biggest trollers on planet IMDB :-). Especially a troller who severely hates everything that has Daniel Craig in it.
I therefore suggest to block his entire profile, and keep an eye on any new forummembers, that have a similar posting style as "uperduper" or "acdc-1989"
Thank you :-)
True maybe I used the wrong wording there, I didn't mean to imply the novels got weaker after MR, far from it (my favourite is actually YOLT), I just meant that MR was the turning point from more grounded stories to the bigger, more OTT plots.
I do have an interest in the source material, it's just that there are too many books I want to read, and there isn't enough time.
So you've never seen Doctor No or From Russia With Love then. Even films like For Your Eyes Only and Licence To Kill have a more serious realistic tone.
The thing about James Bond and Bond fans in general is that it is such a diverse subject, with a diverse set of fans.
Books
Films
Games
Some fans like the books, but are not so keen on many of the films.
Some fans like the films, but don't like the books.
Some fans like the Fleming books but not the continuation novels.
Some fans like certain films, by certain actors, but not all of the films.
The thing is, there is no right or wrong answer to being a Bond fan.
One thing that you will find though, is if you continue to be negative on every aspect of the Craig films, and in your posts in general, you'll find members will not respond to you in a positive way.
No two Bond fans are the same, we're not expecting that. But there's no need for all out hostility all the time whatever your opinion.
Well, that explains many things.
Care to elaborate?
:))
Several statements of yours which I don't agree with
Personally, I thought Moon kicking the living crap out of his anger mgt therapist in the bag was the highlight of the pretitles.....and the opening surf scene. I could do without the customary (for that era) running around, machine gun fire & blowing things up...