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Everybody would've been happy :D
Hi......if you look a few posts back you will see that this has already been posted :)
Anyway.......
Skyfall made $11,327,664 on the equivalent day, but that Monday back then just happened to be a holiday!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=bond24.htm
It is quite remarkable that it gives an average of 3.2/5, that is exactly the same average ratings as on Rotten Tomatoes, that is based far more on US critics. So French would have the same bias if you think there's a bias.
The irony is that for me, SPECTRE somehow feels like a Hollywood PTS followed by a French action movie :)
PS : In a recent French interview, Craig said he had so much time to spend at the hospital for his knee that he would have the time to learn French.
PPS : He started the interview by saying he says a lot of bullsh.. in his interviews ;)
Yeah well, that doesn't surprise me. It's France we're talking about :-P. Now what interests me more, is what you thoughtof the film @Suivez_ce_parachute
Yes.......its true..........and the French BO for Bond is not that brilliant, considering is population size.
The rest of Northern Europe, however are massive Bond fans though!
You couldn't be more wrong.
And I dare even say that one of the reason Bond is very popular in France because it's not US but UK. The "natural dislike" for anything US, yes, one could argue that here I think (and more because of the quantity than the quality !), but UK ? No way. I think the English/ French antagonism in rugby only exist in rugby. And well these days, both team cannot be proud of much !
Eh, French even co-produced the New Avengers because France wanted John Steed back and UK felt the time was over :)
I believe it backfired (pun intended) with SPECTRE. While yes, it has decent reviews, the fact that basically all of them said how it was not as good as Skyfall, hurt the film. Many of my peers who had interest in seeing the film, got disinterested after hearing about the film (and all of its twists, because when you release a film two weeks early from a major market, its secrets WILL get out). With a new studio on the horizon, I hope they go back to a global release for future Bond films. This is not me, as an American, whining about people getting the film early. This is me, as a Bond fan and a movie fan in general, wanting the film to do the best it can possibly do (especially since I loved it).
Sorry, but I think that if SPECTRE has no 5 stars review here, it's mostly because of SPECTRE...
By and large the reception is worse because the film is worse.
Indeed they did!
I believe the Linda Thorson era of the original 'The Avengers' was very popular in France!
Maybe the dislike for the French/British among themselves has diminished today and been replaced with a dislike for the US but you can't deny that it was true in the not too distant past.
Yes.......its a historical thing between the British and the French, and as you have said, its not such an issue these days! :)
Please sit down on the couch, make yourself comfortable and we start with a few simple questions:
-Were you close to your parents as a child?
-I see, you left the last question unanswered, what is your profession?
-You pay a lot of money to get physical and psychological help here, so let me help you...
;)
..it's not the sort if thing that looks well in a forum :P
=)) priceless, touché!
:D ...tanks
+1
As far as UK culture in France is concerned, I can't see where/when. Roger Moore was incredibly popular here, for 007 as well as Brett Sinclair. He got an honorary award from a French TV ceremony. And believe it or not, Benny Hill was a weekly Sunday hit on French TV :)
Although where I live close to Louisiana there are areas that speak nothing but French albeit Cajun French.