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It could be. I don't see any showtimes (AMC/Alamo) for NTTD here in NYC after Tuesday (12/21).
All of my local theaters pulled it upon Spidermans release. Figure in the states it can be purchased today in stores.
Its extremely refreshing to see popcorn entertainment that is first and foremost spectacle and fun
Introspective darkness can be escapist entertainment.
I got roped into seeing it despite my MCU fatigue.
My response to this is: he's NOT? The entire film revolves around the fact that he is wracked with guilt and regret. And then, like Bond, he makes an enormous sacrifice for the sake of the people he loves. But also, his own...
Next up: Hulk: No Way Home, in which Eric Bana and Edward Norton show up.
I'm feeling a massive flop.
Marvel fans are happy to enjoy all the cute Easter eggs whereas there’s a subset of Bond fans crossing their arms over Craig driving a DB5.
Thankfully I saw SKYFALL with the right crowd in theaters. When that DB5 showed up, everyone cheered. The logistics of how Craig Bond got it did not matter one iota.
Though I think Easter eggs can only be done well depending on execution. I love GHOSTBUSTERS, but all the references in AFTERLIFE fell flat for me.
You know what. I’m mistaken to a degree. I watched far from home the night before and they kind of blended into one. Yeah - accept your point to a degree.
I thought far.. was the better film. But they were both great.
Yeah, could be. But honestly, I'm seeing a very slick adventure for Bond 26. And I can't help but think in the vein of TLD, GE & CR.
It would have been more successful not releasing it around Spiderman. It should have been released at Thanksgiving
It’s not the logistics of how Craig’s Bond got the gadget filled DB5 for me, I couldn’t care less about that. I just prefer Bond moving forwards. I like each Bond having his own iconography, and I think easter eggs and callbacks work better in moderation. Seeing the DB5 in the 50th anniversary film would’ve been really thrilling for me if we hadn’t seen it since Connery’s heyday, and I did grin like an idiot when he first popped the machine guns out. But its appearances in GE and CR were too recent for it to really feel novel imo. The DB10 was much more exciting for me, because it was new.
That’s one of the things I really liked about the Moore era. Cigars instead of cigs, Lotus instead of Astons, even ditching rolex after LALD for those naff 70s digital watches. Sure, it’s not as timeless as Connery’s style. But he really felt like his own man. I’d like them do that again with the next guy, focus on making it feel as modern and new as they can. If it were up to me I’d keep the callbacks confined to the anniversary films, I think they’re allowed to be wanky then, because it’s a big event. But I’d rather avoid things like the OHMSS nods we had in NTTD. I understood why they were there (evoke memories of that film then subvert it with the ending), but they didn’t really add anything to the film imo. They didn’t ruin it either, it’s not the end of the world, and it still had its own identity in spite of them. But I just didn’t see the need, they did nothing for me. If I wanted to be reminded of OHMSS I’d watch it.
MGM will update it, just not on a weekly basis anymore.
The movie is still playing in some theatres in the US, so the numbers until last thursday won't be the end.
This is probably more accurate. You're right.
From what I can remember, in every spider-man movie, Peter is dealing with a certain amount of angst, and that always makes his character relatable and engaging. He's just a kid, after all. In fact, all of the Avengers go through periods of doubt, guilt, and shame. Why wouldn't they?
Daniel Craig's era has been quite similar, and I loved it.
Also, CR is a supposed to be a clean Mr Slate*, free of the baggage of the past, yet at the same time, that very same film can't let go of the past. Dimitrios could have had any classic car. A Jaguar E-Type, Alfa Romeo Spyder, Lamborghini Muira but no, it had to be the DB5.
*I know, I know, he's from QOS, just go with it.
I mostly agree with this. Yes, fanwankery in moderation is key. Still, when we saw the db5 in SF it was a great moment. It's appearances in GE, TND and CR seemed inconsequential. Also using Moore to underscore your point is salient. Moore was able to create new iconography just like Connery was able to do. However, Moore's ditching of the Rolex for those horrid digital watches are unforgivable.
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People got accustomed to come back to the movies from mid-late September and now the biggest moneymaker studio of the last 20 years just released a film that's a (very good) greatest hits of 20 years of the most beloved superhero of the world.
That's not surprising. At this rate it will end up grossing $1.6/1.7B - it will 200% hit 1B by Sunday - at the end of its run and in a pre pandemic world it would've outgrossed Infinity War, that's for sure...
Bond will have to settle for #2 for the year.
I don’t see how that’s an issue. There’s no rulebook stating the reboots need to pretend previous films never existed even in a meta sense. It would have been interesting if EON did that by completely stripping away all the iconography, music, etc, making CR as if no Bond film ever existed. But the only reason they rebooted at all was because Wilson wanted to do a story of Bond’s beginnings as a 00 agent for 20 years by that point, and if it wasn’t a prequel then it was a reboot by necessity. Had they not done that story, Bond likely would have never rebooted. It would have just continued on (making killing Bond an even bigger deal if they wanted to pursue that)