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...Not.
Although I´m still over 30 and annoyed.
im 23, by the way.
Its about time you mind your own business. And its not about how long the gun barrel is. Its the prinsable of it been moved. And im not flooding the boards. If it wasnt for me, we wouldnt have an anser about the gun barrels position.
Nuff Said!
Sorry it sucks but let's not start an argument and tread old ground, let's move on to something new...
Because its no longer kid friendly??
Why?????? What is so bad about the word fuck?
Damn keygord :)
In European culture, probably nothing really, but over here in America that word is very offensive and is not to be taken lightly. It's considered to be very bad and very adult. Many people get very offended by it and I can definitely see some problems with it being in a family-friendly franchise and people taking their kids to see it and getting upset it's in there. In fact, I kind of feel shaky taking my parents to see it with me because of that. It's just a word that doesn't belong in a Bond movie.
Well it is a British movie.. so they can do whatever they want with it and I, an American, will be fine with it.
But I'm guessing a film about an assassin murdering people, having sex irresponsibly and being tortured is family-friendly then? Please. It's a 12A (PG-13) movie. You, and your parents, know what to expect.
Wait, is this really true? What the fuck? Really? Come on, they can't expect to be making a 'classic' Bond film if this is true. PLEASE someone tell me this is wrong!!!
I don't have a problem with it and and I don't think my parents would either, but it's just something that's going to come very unexpected for a lot of people and turn them off to the franchise. That's all I'm worried about really.
Over there, I'm sure that kind of language is commonplace in 12A films, but over here that language is reserved for R-rated films, which is why it might shock some people.
I don't think your evaluation of the Bond franchise or American culture is at all valid. Bond is far from family friendly. You are talking a film series involving the violent exploits of an alcoholic, womanizing assassin who is rather cold-hearted. Let's be honest, the series sells itself based on sex and violence. Casino Royale featured a torture scene progressing towards genital mutilation. The F word is featured regularly in the Bond novels. The character and his world has never meant to be family friendly. It is escapist fantasy for teens and adults.
Moreover, I don't think you are painting an accurate of American culture. Sure, there are some segments of America like the Bible Belt that find such things highly inappropriate and offensive, but they do not realistic make up that large of a proportion of the American people anymore. The large majority of Americans are cosmopolitan, urbanites who are not much different from Europeans in terms of cultural sensibilities.
Finally, like any other word, the offensiveness of the F word comes from context. I don't think it's fair to think it has no place in a Bond film without knowing how and why it is used. Skyfall got the same rating as other Bond films, PG-13, for a reason. That rating was decided upon by an American panel thinking exclusively of the sensibilities of the American public. Obviously, they didn't feel its use was inappropriately offensive.
I don't know, I'm a Canadian, and while we have some differences in our political culture, our popular culture and sensibilities regarding sex and violence in film and tv is pretty much identical considering we don't have a film or tv industry of our own really. All we watch is American stuff. Hell, our rating system is even more conservative. PG-13 movies in the US are 14A here. So I think I can speak relatively confidently about North American culture as a whole.
Yes, I think I won't watch this film. I'm 28, but I never say those kind of words. I'm mormon you see.
:-S :-w
O dear. I can already see the reviews:
"0/10. Great Bondmovie, but no GB means: I've lost faith in the produces forever. They broke our hearts. Nobody will ever see Skyflop again".
Haaa love it
Just for one small addition?
It has Bond, exotic locations, hot chicks, the AM, M...
Please.
I hope someone asks Mendes why he chose to put the gunbarrel at the end.
Do you think that they just put it at the end for the press screening to gage the reaction from the fans when we heard about it? Maybe they've put it back at the beginning for general release? Wishful thinking? Most likely. :)
I was certain Mendes would put it back at the beginning. Very strange why it isn't there where it belongs.