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Can Ireland ever be in a James Bond movie?

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  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    007HallY wrote: »
    Hey man, I've only skimmed through the video briefly, and can't say anything about the substance of this (or anything about Bond going to Ireland) but I will say well done on your video. I hope you keep going with your thoughts, and anyone that commits to making an hour long video has something to them. I'm sorry I can't say anything more substantial about this, but well done to you as a content creator/editor (I know how hard it can be). I'll try to give it a proper watch when I can.

    Thanks so much! Appreciate that. It's a tricky topic to try have it informative but not bore anyone too. The aul YouTube lifestyle is weird at times. It takes so much time from ya and often times the result can be minuscule ha.
  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    AnotherZorinStooge wrote: »
    Bond, played by Patrick Bergin, infiltrates a ghost-cell IRA unit fronted by notorious hardman Michael Flatley, and recruits his dad Pierce Brosnan to help fight Gerry Adams.

    Martin Campbell directs.

    a riverdance assassin group would be amazing. All that tapping would defo hide the stray sniper shots
  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    Gerard wrote: »
    Bond also made a stop in Dublin airport while on his way to the US in Diamonds are forever. He was not impressed, that's the least we can say.

    He was only annoyed because they sold out of brass leprechauns and he got none
  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    WhyBond wrote: »
    IMO they need more varied European locales in the Bond movies. The European architecture it fitting for 007 and the spy theme. So I hope Amazon explore more varied European settings for the next guy.

    Yeah would love to see him go back to the brutalist cold war look. Stalking through foggy streets rather than chasing some dude through broad daylight on a construction site. The noir opening of casion royale hinted at what it could be, but I also get its a massive risk to take to do a whole intimate cold war era movie.
  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    mtm wrote: »
    Since62 wrote: »
    WhyBond wrote: »
    IMO they need more varied European locales in the Bond movies. The European architecture it fitting for 007 and the spy theme. So I hope Amazon explore more varied European settings for the next guy.

    Really ? Craig's Bond was VERY Euro-centered, though with good doses of other locales. If anything, I would have thought a break from Europe would be in order, other than, perhaps, London scenes to hook up with Sylvia Trench, get the assignment, flirt with Moneypenny and head out. One thing's for sure, though, they won't violate the law against having Bond in Canada.

    Canada is a bit like Ireland when it comes to Bond to me: both great countries and wonderful to visit, but neither feels very Bond to me for some reason. Not very exotic somehow, I can't put my finger on why. Australia probably too, and obviously that's also a great place. But there's something not very 'spy' about them.
    But, y'know, they could pop up in the next one and be brilliant, may well be wrong.

    I do think it might be more to do with all them being former colonies. i alluded to this in my video. I think America is included in the movies as a former colony because it was perceived to have overtaken the imperial machine (and surpass it), so there may be less reluctance to do a Bond movie there, in terms of geopolitics. Its also so big and important to leave out in the world of spies and espionage since its a big player there. We need a league of former colonial bad guys, a round table with Ireland, Canada, Australia and anyone else plotting and scheming. But mostly writing angry letters to Mi6 for reparations :)
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Dipsuchos wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Since62 wrote: »
    WhyBond wrote: »
    IMO they need more varied European locales in the Bond movies. The European architecture it fitting for 007 and the spy theme. So I hope Amazon explore more varied European settings for the next guy.

    Really ? Craig's Bond was VERY Euro-centered, though with good doses of other locales. If anything, I would have thought a break from Europe would be in order, other than, perhaps, London scenes to hook up with Sylvia Trench, get the assignment, flirt with Moneypenny and head out. One thing's for sure, though, they won't violate the law against having Bond in Canada.

    Canada is a bit like Ireland when it comes to Bond to me: both great countries and wonderful to visit, but neither feels very Bond to me for some reason. Not very exotic somehow, I can't put my finger on why. Australia probably too, and obviously that's also a great place. But there's something not very 'spy' about them.
    But, y'know, they could pop up in the next one and be brilliant, may well be wrong.

    I do think it might be more to do with all them being former colonies.

    Interesting thought, you might be right, yeah.
  • DipsuchosDipsuchos Ireland
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    mtm wrote: »
    Dipsuchos wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Since62 wrote: »
    WhyBond wrote: »
    IMO they need more varied European locales in the Bond movies. The European architecture it fitting for 007 and the spy theme. So I hope Amazon explore more varied European settings for the next guy.

    Really ? Craig's Bond was VERY Euro-centered, though with good doses of other locales. If anything, I would have thought a break from Europe would be in order, other than, perhaps, London scenes to hook up with Sylvia Trench, get the assignment, flirt with Moneypenny and head out. One thing's for sure, though, they won't violate the law against having Bond in Canada.

    Canada is a bit like Ireland when it comes to Bond to me: both great countries and wonderful to visit, but neither feels very Bond to me for some reason. Not very exotic somehow, I can't put my finger on why. Australia probably too, and obviously that's also a great place. But there's something not very 'spy' about them.
    But, y'know, they could pop up in the next one and be brilliant, may well be wrong.

    I do think it might be more to do with all them being former colonies.

    Interesting thought, you might be right, yeah.

    Also IRA was still bombing England right up to the mid 1990s, which is less than 10 Bond movies ago, and they were at war with England in the North of Ireland in in England since the late 60s. I think the consensus was that any Bond movie that made reference to the IRA as bad guys would cause the Bond studios to get attacked.
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