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I take it you failed your movie studies course. 😜
Was it Siskel or Ebert?
No, interestingly not as far as I know! Worth saying beyond reading Ebert's reviews I've never seen an episode of Sickle and Ebert's show (way too before my time. I'm really only familiar with Mark Kermode's radio reviews/tv shows and some random youtube reruns of Moviedromes with Mark Cousins, and of course his brilliant Story of Film series).
I've always found people to be generally quite polite and measured on this forum, so it's amusing to see a comment like this one that's completely unironically bats**t. Just a reminder that this is still the internet after all.
Yep, it takes all sorts. And a reminder that there are people out there with very strange views indeed.
I can lend you my boxset... ? :D
The way things are going, I'd settle for the one, albeit a stellar one, GE/CR kind of stellar, I mean.
:)) But, yes, new ones, I should've said!
Aaaah! :P
(I'm glad you understood the joke, unlike certain others ;)) )
None, I'm afraid, again, like what I've said, maybe it's a matter of taste or subjectivity, they all felt generic to me and a copy of one another.
And I think that particular scene was written with Craig in mind, so his style really fits in it that none of us couldn't see other actors playing that same scene.
High praise, that I wholly agree with.
Combining his physical work, with the abundance of artistic talent…. Who is ready to take over— not just the character, but Craig’s shadow?…. The next actor, beyond anything, has to be FEARLESS…
I agree. I love that scene. Newman's music is also subtle and effective in the scene.
That's a great observation: that really nails it. He is utterly superb as Bond; I'm a bit blown away every time I watch one of his. In my book there are the three main Bonds, and they are top because they give something extra above and beyond doing the lines and giving some twinkle, they can surprise you in a way that you can't take your eyes off them. Happily those three are the ones who made the most films so there's plenty to enjoy.
Speaking of Craig's movement- I saw a clip from his London Olympics skit the other day, and one thing I love about that is in that shot of him walking down the palace corridors and dodging around corgis to go and meet the Queen, I swear he's actually taking the mick out of his own Bond walk! He's doing his usual 007 doesn't-give-a-toss swagger, but he's giving it a real exaggerated swing - I think he's having a bit of a laugh at himself there.
As for the future of James Bond, I’m thinking that at some point we might get two movies filmed back to back. It would help cement the new actor. I don’t think EON wants a drastic change like from CR and QOS. Namely keeping the same director.
And thats just from Babs :))
I like the idea, but can they carry the costs for two films back-to-back?
With Amazon having the money, maybe. And a less expensive Bond actor.
You are right. And filming back-to-back doesn't necessitate full costs from day 1, I presume. Either way, I wouldn't mind the Bonds being a tad less expensive, but I also don't want them cheap. The indulgence of high technical quality is part of the fun. ;-)
Let's see what M:I does. Perhaps EON can take notes.
It certainly is. It's also odd to think that there were gripes at the time that SF was being made on the cheap. Well, you'd never know to look at it, right? So yes, they could cut some costs and still get a great-looking film. Hey, if it gives them a reason to re-hire Deakins...
I don't recall that, is that right? Was it actually cheaper?
And then they captioned a photo of Craig talking with Ms Broccoli as being 'Daniel Craig and an assistant'. They really know nothing.
It's good in a way because if people are interested enough to read about something, they will try and attack it to make people read it. They just exploit people caring about something: which is good because it means people care about 007. But it can do harm if the attacks stick in the mind.