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Are you happy to see the DB5 return in B25?

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Well, it is recognisable on the satellite image. But IMO definitely no reason to rewatch TWINE. Nor is anything else.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    TWINE's one of my favorite Bond movies. sue me. ;)
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    To each his own. It's my no. 23 of 24. Only DAD is worse.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    It's an underrated classic.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Hyperbole galore.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Nonsense.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Indeed, I agree. That film is.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    To each his own. It's my no. 23 of 24. Only DAD is worse.

    Nope. Twine is the worst.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Have to say the sight of the DB5 in the NTTD trailer does not excite me.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    The reappearance of the DB5 in SF was actually a wonderful surprise, and I remember the audience being elated about it, with actual applause during the movie. It doesn't make sense at all, but it is just a good-natured shot of nostalgia that was inserted to please the fans. I have mixed feelings of regularly including the car as a standard staple of modern-day Bond movies, however. On the other hand, having a mid-level public servant drive the latest-model Aston Martin prototypes isn't realistic either. Might as well be a 55+ year old vehicle.
  • Agent_47Agent_47 Canada
    Posts: 330
    A bit tired of it appearing every 30 seconds. I want to see the next Bond get his own brand to work with...

    Moore had the Lotus
    Brosnan had BMW

    Next guy should drive something other than an Aston Martin.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,008
    I love the DB5 and i love Aston Martin's being associated with James Bond.

    But as soon as i saw the DB5 with machine guns in the NTTD trailer my heart sunk. It's been done to death. It's regressive. The Aston chase in QoS was awesome, because it was Bond using his wits and skill (and a hefty machine gun) to get out of trouble. The car gadgets were old hat to Craig's Bond....or so i thought.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    I personally love the DB5 unless its from Corgi again! :)) However? When the new era begins with a new actor? Let's have some new and varied cars for Bond to play with. :-bd
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
    Posts: 3,327
    I'm sick to death of the DB5 now. It's been overdone to the max, as much as I love the car.

    I'm all for the Aston from TLD, which is a nice surprise for NTTD. What would be even nicer is the 1969 Aston from OHMSS. Now THAT car I would like to see return for a few movies.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    DB5 should only come once in every Era if they want it to create an impact imo.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I think it’s nice he has his signature car. It’s also lovely to see the V8, even if this film does seem a bit car-heavy.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    mtm wrote: »
    I think it’s nice he has his signature car. It’s also lovely to see the V8, even if this film does seem a bit car-heavy.
    +1
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    Posts: 4,343
    We never had a proper DB5 chase since GF. 56 years. Every Bond fan should be beyond excited about that.
  • delfloriadelfloria
    Posts: 1,860
    YES. Always glad to see the DB5. Bond and the DB5 are inseparable.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    matt_u wrote: »
    We never had a proper DB5 chase since GF. 56 years. Every Bond fan should be beyond excited about that.

    Yeah definitely: it'll be great to see it actually fully in action for the first time- it barely got to do much in Goldfinger, even.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    PropertyOfALady wrote: »
    I love that car more than most people here and don't care if it comes back forever.

  • JamesStockJamesStock
    Posts: 572
    At first I didn't like the DB5 coming back (again), but now I'm okay with it. I wish it was a little less present (something like it being more a cameo every few films), but I agree, it's such a signature car for Bond. As long as it's not shoved in there for the sake of doing it.
  • battleshipgreygtbattleshipgreygt
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    Initially I was happy with the DB5 returning, but after the reintroduction of the V8 in NTTD, I kind of wish they had done that from the get-go. I understand the what the iconography of the DB5 means to the franchise, however, there's something about the muscle car aesthetic of the V8 that is so perfectly suited to Craig's Bond, while still paying tribute to what came before (especially as Craig's Bond owes a lot to Dalton's take on the character, which I think was a little ahead of its time). Every time I see the image of Craig stepping out of the V8 I get shades of Steve McQueen and his '68 Mustang Fastback.

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited January 2020 Posts: 16,415
    It does suit him very well it’s true, but then there’s something about driving an old very classy classic DB5 that does too: its a very London rich man about town thing to do.

    One does wonder how many old classic Astons he has stashed in lockups around the city though! Good retirement plan :)
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    The V8 definitely suits Craig.
    Nice nod of respect to TLD as well.
    Do we know what CJF's first Bond film was? Could he be a Dalton fan?
  • MattMatt
    Posts: 154
    Getafix wrote: »
    The V8 definitely suits Craig.
    Nice nod of respect to TLD as well.
    Do we know what CJF's first Bond film was? Could he be a Dalton fan?

    I think CJF said his first Bond film was A View to a Kill.

    I do love seeing the DB5, but it has appeared quite a lot recently. Very happy to see it go out in style (hopefully!)
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,217
    Getafix wrote: »
    The V8 definitely suits Craig.
    Nice nod of respect to TLD as well.
    Do we know what CJF's first Bond film was? Could he be a Dalton fan?

    A View To A Kill.

    His favourite is Casino Royale.
  • LibrarianLibrarian
    edited April 2020 Posts: 312
    I'm happy to see DB5 again in "No Time to Die". I'm counting for an old fashioned car chase with some (as realistic as possible) gadgets.
    I'm also glad to see V8 in NTTD (it's my second best Bond car).

    But to be honest i'm not a fan of overusing DB5. Just because I like something doesn't mean I want it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • BT3366BT3366
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    Let the DB5 go out in a blaze of glory in NTTD and then let's move on. Bring in a model or Corgi toy and leave it on Q or Bond's desk or in his apartment and leave it at that.

    I kind of liked having a new car each film and discovering what's going to go with it if we go that route. To keep handing the DB5 down to a new Bond actor is almost like and admission of the dreaded code-name theory.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    I thought it went out in a blaze of glory in GF
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