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Casino Royale. CR is not realy family friendley movie.
I have seen it 3 times now and stil i have troubles with the movie.
CR and QOS i have seen with a close friend of the family, who also go with us to Twine. He have more trouble with QOS the problems i have with CR. But he remember Judy Dench from the view of Twine. It is because he said he whant to go to CR with me, i whas not realy in the mood. I saw the movie on 24 January 2007.
With QOS the intrest comes back by steps, stil it is not like as it be in the 90's or 2002. Of course this is because DC is a much more closed person, so difrent and Eon/MGM made a step back in promotion too. As said in other threads about DC he is a bit of kind acting Spielberg or like Voldemort. The teacher or child to learn in him also playing against him.
I will say that I think TMWTGG the film is probably better than the book, mainly due to Scaramanga himself. If I recall correctly, Scaramanga in the novel was a simple assassin, worth nothing to anyone but what money they could pawn his golden revolver for, whereas Lee's Scaramanga was the highest paid assassin in the world, had a weapon that fired a single bullet which was made out of pen cigarette case lighter and cufflinks, and an island off the coast of China that had access to some kind of giant mirror and a giant laser (which is closer to reality even today than the laser guns in Moonraker were 33 years ago).
But closer to Fleming? Nope.
Okay, I know you hate Casino Royale @DaltonCraig007, but you can't really mean that, can you? Casino Royale a chick flick? Like this kind of chick flick?
Casino Royale????? Really? I understand your arguments, but I cannot even begin to consider Casino Royale as a chick flick! ;)
Searching for your list I got another one, and check out the film(s) that take the no.1 spot....
http://www.justaguything.com/100-great-movies-every-guy-should-see
Another win for @DaltonCraig007 it seems!
That is now my wallpaper.
Like @4EverBonded, I too got into bond on my own. I don't have any brothers and my father was never a fan of Bond. I just like spy/action films and I enjoyed the Bond franchise.
Lets face it Bond is a male fantasy (both the films and the books). It should appeal to men.
It also appeals to some women who have a romantic notion about the ideal man who will sweep them of their feet, feed them caviar and champagne and then do the bed stuff.
I think thats why my mother detests Bond!
I have no problem with the movies being predominantly for men with a few scenes for women (the aforementioned scenes involving shirtless Craig). There's absolutely nothing wrong with letting movies appeal to all kinds.
Women can enjoy Bond for reasons other than being swept off their feet by alpha males.
When I watch a Bond film, I really want to feel like I'm in it - and that means, the action, not just the romance; I want romance and sexy scenes, too, of course.
Mystery, spies, intrigue, great action scenes, fantastic locations, good guys winning, sharp dialog, unforgettable characters, fun, and some humor amongst the grittiness of it all ... all appeal to women I think in general, and certainly to me in particular.
I also agree with @Artemis81 and @4EverBonded, completely. Someone said that female Bond-fans are fans because of male family members. I couldn't disagree more! My father is not at all a Bond fan, my mother is. She became a Bond fan because of the books and after because Roger Moore took the role and she was crazy by him. They used to have big arguments in the begining of their relationship because, well, my mother was still crazy by Moore and my father happened to look a lot like him, that's why she began dating him :\">
I would say that FRWL is more a man's movie than DN. Anyway, Bond movies that I would add to that list would be... DN, FRWL, YOLT, OHMSS, LTK, CR, and QoS are probably movies that are more for adult men then women and children. The rest I would say the whole family could probably enjoy together.
I think that's awesome that your mother got into Bond! I was the one who said that the females I know that like Bond movies got into it because of male family members. I'm glad to hear that's not always true. :)
I also say as the Brits would, "codswallop" to the view that Bond is for men only. My dear late mother loved Sean Connery (said he made her weak in the knees) and his Bond films were included in that. My forever beloved late wife, rest her soul, also enjoyed FRWL, OHMSS, and CR greatly because of more than just who was playing Bond, she enjoyed these stories and others in the series and I know SF would have been on that list of hers.
I do feel this obsession with covering up Craig is a bit homophobic myself and I'm a very heterosexual man who adores women. Bond movies for me are as much about the hot women on screen and if the current Bond is doing a good job in his latest turn. I could care less how many times he is shirtless or naked any more now than I ever did. I got into Bond as a child for how cool the character was, how beautiful and exotic the women and locations were, the villains and their schemes, etc. Those who really feel this is an issue likely don't like Craig and/or his movies to begin with and are just reaching for another excuse to fortify their opinion.
Well said, milady.
Hmm...I missed the Fleming story in which Bond grabbed a sumo wrestler's butt cheeks.
Wow...some people really do live in their own "reality"...
I'm always surprised when some people talk about how so-and-so the actor or such-and-such a film are more "Fleming-esque" - I wonder if they've ever read Fleming at all!
Then I happened to be watching the last half of On Her Majesty's Secret Service. She wandered in, sat on the couch, and exclaimed at the end....wait, he got married? Wait....she died??
I have since got her to watch Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace in quick succession (she enjoyed them both), and even Die Another Day, which we both laughed through.
And my eight year old daughter, for some reason, enjoyed Goldfinger.
I don't know if any of these constitute chick flicks per say, but they eased a rabid anti-Bond woman, ever so slightly out of the red zone.
Speaking on her behalf, she doesn't normally like action movies, but she does like the budget, cinematography, style, and approach of Bond films. Some are duds, some are brilliant. (It's safe to say we're a good match).
Isn't that the case with most people - male or female - with most movies (Bond or other)? ;)