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Would you rather Bond 26 be released in the Christmas season OR Summer?

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  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Anything but snow and ice. I'm even happy with the 1 to 5 degrees C (plus!), drizzle-tainted winters of Northern Germany as long as I don't have to clear my driveway. You could insist on Irma Bunt or Rosa Klebb to be my company, and I'd still vote for the tropical island. The alps are nice in summer, but winter is something I don't need.

    You prefer 5C drizzle and wind over snow and ice? I'd rather have it the other way around! We get plenty of drizzle and the cold getsu nder your clothes due to the humidity. Hell, I'd rather be in the mountains. Cold under 0 you can dress against.

    tbh I really want to be in the mountains right now, but beeing in Thailand isn't bad either. I've been to both, and Austria is at a driving distance. I'll go for that. Especially in this season.

    That's why German car drivers love the Dutch: clogging up the Autobahn with their caravans in order to get to the Alps. :D

    Thankfully in spring you guys return the favour by clogging up our roads to camp between the flowerfields.... :-P

    You never see that happen in the Ruhr... why not, it's just another industry..
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Good stuff! Looks like a Christmas time visit to Austria would be welcome by many.

    Lets see what cuisine choice we would prefer?


    Would you rather dine on fine French cuisine in Paris (A View to a Kill) or enjoy street food in Mexico City (Spectre)?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    So, fly soup or yellow dust. What looks good?
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    For the food, I'd pick Paris. However, if travel to the destination is included, I'll take Mexico (never been there...but about 15 times to Paris).
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Tough one. Paris is a tourist trap and you need to be sure where you eat. But I guess I can assume it's proper gastronomie. I am curious about authentic Mexican cuisine, but I don't tolerate spicy food as I used to. I guess French by default.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Well, the French have somehow convinced the world that they make tasty food, but in fact they eat snakes, frogs and all sorts of intestines - butchers' waste. So no thank you.

    Mexican food is very tasty, but you have to be careful. It's the most spicy as well if you don't pay attention. Even the burger king hands out extra spicy sauce instead of ketchup.

    Still, I'll go for Mexican. I once ate at a hostel there and the owner made absolutely delicious food. I'd gladly go back and try it again.

    All I remember of Paris and food was the waiter putting bread in his ears so he wouldn't hear himself playing 'au chance elisee'. As was said. Overrated tourist trap.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    I love making enchiladas so would be interested in authentic Mexican style.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Interesting to see how people chose here. I like the casual atmosphere of street food, but I have always wanted to visit Paris. I would choose French cuisine.

    Okay lets do a vehicle showdown!

    Would you rather drive the iconic Aston Martin through Scotland (SF) or pilot a jet boat through the Thames (TWINE)?
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Aston Martin through Scotland. The Thames is just too filthy.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Aston Martin through Scotland for suuuuuuure!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Yessss... imagine travelling through beautiful Scotland in a DB5, before retiring for the night to an old castle and having a few wee drams before going to sleep...
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Yessss... imagine travelling through beautiful Scotland in a DB5, before retiring for the night to an old castle and having a few wee drams before going to sleep...

    seconding that.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Yeah no question here for me. Dtiving a DB 5 through the beautiful Scottish landscape, sounds divine.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Yessss... imagine travelling through beautiful Scotland in a DB5, before retiring for the night to an old castle and having a few wee drams before going to sleep...

    Starting a fire and getting bundled up... maybe not as big a fire as they had in Skyfall...
    Depending on the company it might be nice to put something in between the drams and the sleep...
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Oh, now we're getting to the lassies...woof!
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Oh, now we're getting to the lassies...woof!

    Staying with the film that would be M. Perhaps that boat on the thems would be the better alternative ..
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    As an un-informed North American I would choose to jet boat down the Thames. I would love to zoom by the historic sights of the river. I love turning on a dime and zooming around on the river. Give me a woman in a boat to chase and I am a very happy man!
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Q-Boating past the Dome and through the restaurant as I proceed to snatch an unsuspecting diner's doggy bag sans payWave. Yoink!

    Plenty of collateral damage involved, but as they say, Thames the breaks.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Lets try another one, this one based on locales from the films

    Would you rather attend a glamorous casino night in Monte Carlo (GE) or sip cocktails on the rooftops of Shanghai (SF)?
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Rooftops…
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    I'm not very keen on casinos, so I'd say Shangai.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    I guess to visit a casino you need a tie. So it's the Shanghai rooftop by default.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    The rooftop is very enticing, but as I've been on the rooftop bar in Singapore, but never in a high-end casino, I'll go for the latter, provided there's some playing money.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    I have a strange obsession with microstates, so I'll go to Monaco. I can only echo @CommanderRoss's wish that playing money is provided though.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Drinks on a Shanghai rooftop with Moneypenny sounds alright.

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  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    With Christmas in the air seems like a good time to talk about release dates.

    Bond has released movies in 2 seasons up to NTTD. Christmas or Summer. NTTD due to a variety of reasons in the fall, though I think at one point was looked at for a Spring release.

    Many thoughts go into the release date of a film. Studios usually push out their clunkers in January and February. August is another month where movies that aren't very strong are released. Course a few years back Marvel released Black Panther in February and had a smash but I think this was counter programming.

    More recent Bond films have tended to release in November. However summer was a time of Bond too. Especially in the eighties with OP, TLD and LTK all having summer release dates. Since GE I believe all the films have released in the winter months.

    Thinking ahead to the next film adventure:

    Would you rather Bond 26 be released near Christmas OR the summer?

    Give your reasons as to why you think that time of year makes the most sense for a Bond film.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Christmas. Best time for Bond imo.
  • 007HallY007HallY
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    October/November releases are generally pretty perfect for Bond. I know some people would like to see a Summer release but it can be a bit risky, and under the wrong circumstances a Bond film can underperform if put against certain releases at the same time. I can’t see them deviating from end of year releases.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    I have fond memories of going to see Bond in the Summer months throughout the 80's! Having just watched LTK again, I remember the very hot Summer it was released in, in 1989 ( One cinema advertised in the press, about their air-conditioning with 'Stay cool with Bond!')
    I wasn't happy to see GE released later in the year, but it became the norm, and I got used to it!, but I would like a return to a Summer release!
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Where I live, Christmas IS summer.
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