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NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - First Reactions NO SPOILERS please

NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
edited August 2021 in No Time To Die Posts: 7,582
As with the spoiler thread this is for discussions where people who haven't seen the film may enter SPOILER FREE.

It will be opened when the film is released.
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  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,582
    If you want to discuss the film and avoid spoilers then this is the place for you. Our friends in Australia and New Zealand especially should feel safe in this environment.

    Enjoy the film.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    edited September 2021 Posts: 2,402
    I said it in the spoiler reaction thread and I'll say it here, too.

    My God.
  • JimjambondJimjambond
    Posts: 328
    Is that a good or bad exclamation?
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    Any chance of getting some none spoiler thoughts? :)>-
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    There has never been a Bond film whose action sequences are this uniformly excellent, to the point where even as an individual sequence I think the tanker chase from LTK has finally been unseated from its throne for me.
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    edited September 2021 Posts: 1,329
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    There has never been a Bond film whose action sequences are this uniformly excellent, to the point where even as an individual sequence I think the tanker chase from LTK has finally been unseated from its throne for me.

    Great to hear after spectre's mostly dismal action scenes
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    There has never been a Bond film whose action sequences are this uniformly excellent, to the point where even as an individual sequence I think the tanker chase from LTK has finally been unseated from its throne for me.

    Any noteworthy fist fight sequences?
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,634
    Is there a tribute for Roger Moore and Sean Connery?
  • TheBondFanTheBondFan
    edited September 2021 Posts: 822
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Is there a tribute for Roger Moore and Sean Connery?
    From what I understand, no there is not.
  • TheBondFanTheBondFan
    edited September 2021 Posts: 822
    My sincere apologies, spoiler tagged it, I got all these threads mixed up. I'm really really sorry if I ruined it for you or anyone else.
    I am really not sure though since the only person mentioning it was not sure either.
  • ertertertert
    Posts: 490
    Some decent spoilers on the ScreenDaily.Com review. Would recommend avoiding.
  • FourDotFourDot
    Posts: 250
    TheBondFan wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Is there a tribute for Roger Moore and Sean Connery?
    From what I understand, no there is not.
    I'm not sure why people thought there would be? There have only ever been two dedications for Bond films as far as I can recall - for Meddings who actually worked on GE and Cubby who had worked on the film prior.

    I thought maybe Barry would get one on Skyfall but their careers are so much bigger than Bond. In Connery's case he actively worked to damage EON.
  • tqbtqb
    Posts: 1,022
    Just got back from seeing it. It's very good. A good end-cap for the Craig era. Top 3 Craigs for sure. It will be divisive. There are twists i never saw coming. They did a good job keeping a lid on some things.
  • ShakenNotStirredShakenNotStirred
    Posts: 1,398
    tqb wrote: »
    Just got back from seeing it. It's very good. A good end-cap for the Craig era. Top 3 Craigs for sure. It will be divisive. There are twists i never saw coming. They did a good job keeping a lid on some things.

    Great to hear this. At the end of the day, this is the best case scenario. I'll be highly suspicious if it's labeled the Best Bond Ever! Fell for that hype during Spectre.
  • SomethingThatAteHimSomethingThatAteHim
    Posts: 532
    I’ve heard a number of negative impressions about Safin, which I was a bit worried about purely based on the trailers.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,187
    TheBondFan wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Is there a tribute for Roger Moore and Sean Connery?
    From what I understand, no there is not.

    Anyone wanna bet Craig will get one himself in the distant future? ;)
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    Please can you stop with the spoilers in this thread even in spoiler tags. Someone will inevitably reply and forget to use one.
  • cwl007cwl007 England
    Posts: 611
    Empire have given it a 4 star review in a nice, positive and very low spoiler write up😁 Anything they do touch on has already been discussed on these boards many times over the months so should be safe to read.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Knee-jerk reaction is that it is a technically masterful film, but the 2hrs 40 mins is not justified. While the pacing is noticeably better than Spectre, again it falls short in an overblown last act.
    I feel this may be a case of too many cooks spoil the broth (it covers a lot, but doesn’t really run away with any one narrative point), but then again I think a few more viewings will help me get my head around it all.
  • JimjambondJimjambond
    Posts: 328
    I'm just glad that there are more seemingly honest reviews than the usual hyper exaggeration due to the whole pomp and circumstance of the premiere and new release.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    edited September 2021 Posts: 4,004
    cwl007 wrote: »
    Empire have given it a 4 star review in a nice, positive and very low spoiler write up😁 Anything they do touch on has already been discussed on these boards many times over the months so should be safe to read.

    As have Total Film magazine

    https://www.gamesradar.com/no-time-to-die-review-james-bond/
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
    Posts: 3,327
    It's so difficult trying to read reviews without finding out too much of the story. How can I last this out until tomorrow night when I see it?

    I've already found out too much already, even by just skimming the reviews.

    Have to say though, its looking very positive and promising, judging by what I've read so far. RT is currently rating this at 90%.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,134
    I have to wait until Sunday, but I’m so hyped I can’t shield myself from the reviews…
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    Any chance we can hear some spoiler-free reactions from more people in this thread?
  • RainyRainy Skyfall
    Posts: 40
    Yeah I would like that as well.
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    Yea what does the title sequence look like? Without actually telling us :))
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    DCisared wrote: »
    Yea what does the title sequence look like? Without actually telling us :))

    Quite a departure from what’s come before.
    I didn’t particularly like it though, it must be said. A bit of a hodge-podge.
  • UnivexUnivex
    Posts: 6,709
    MayDayDiVicenzo wrote: »
    DCisared wrote: »
    Yea what does the title sequence look like? Without actually telling us :))

    Quite a departure from what’s come before.
    I didn’t particularly like it though, it must be said. A bit of a hodge-podge.

    Well, that's disappointing... :(
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    DCisared wrote: »
    Yea what does the title sequence look like? Without actually telling us :))

    I don't want to give away too much but the first moments of the title sequence are INCREDIBLE and then it turns into something kind of super dark (visually, not thematically) and I wasn't very fond of it. It's the only moment in the film whose details I've already forgotten significant amounts of. Probably my least favourite Kleinman sequence other than the abysmal DAD one. But honestly if my biggest complaints about the entire film are that I don't particularly enjoy the theme song and title sequence, that should tell you how I feel about the overall film ;)
  • GeneralGogolGeneralGogol
    Posts: 928
    87% on Rotten Tomatoes now, so slightly dropping as more critic reviews come in. I remember Spectre's rating started at 80-something percent and then slowly dropped to its current 63%. Hoping NTTD does better than that.

    8.1/10 on IMDb now, although it will likely take months for the rating to settle.
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