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The November Man (2014) - Pierce Brosnan's return to the spy genre

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    At least put it in a spoiler tag. :P
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited November 2014 Posts: 17,801
    Murdock wrote: »
    At least put it in a spoiler tag. :P
    What? This thread has gone unused for weeks. I clam (I mean "claim") it as a discussion amongst those who've seen the movie (see the warning?). Why use spoiler tags then?
    :-??
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I lobster with you, @chrisisall. ;)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    4EverBonded wrote: »
    I lobster with you, @chrisisall. ;)
    Lobster?
    Hey, why are you here? You haven't seen the movie! Now I had to spoiler tag my comment! :D
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Read your comment above. You said you would "clam" it. :D
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    At least put it in a spoiler tag. :P
    What? This thread has gone unused for weeks. I clam (I mean "claim") it as a discussion amongst those who've seen the movie (see the warning?). Why use spoiler tags then?
    :-??

    Because @4EverBonded hasn't watched the film yet and she could have accidentally saw the spoiler.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited November 2014 Posts: 17,801
    You didn't read my spoiler before I tagged it, did you?

    I'm resisting the urge to watch it again tonight...
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited November 2014 Posts: 12,480
    I already knew that. :) No worries.

    Just get "SPOILERS" in the thread's title, that would fix it best now I think.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited November 2014 Posts: 17,801
    4EverBonded wrote: »
    Just get "SPOILERS" in the thread's title, that would fix it best now I think.
    Nah, too much work. @Murdock is right; we'll just spoiler tag stuff.
    Like this:
    When Deveraux cut that girl's leg I was stunned. That was some cold shit.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    When Deveraux cut that girl's leg I was stunned. That was some cold shit.
    I agree, that was really unexpected and Dark. I could never picture his Bond doing that. Maybe Dalton though. His performance was not too different than Dalton's in Licence to Kill. That scene also gave me a jump scare because of Brosnan's sudden shouting. :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    For me it shows how Dark Brosnan's Bond could have been. If he'd been
    Given a few better scripts.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Murdock wrote: »
    That scene also gave me a jump scare because of Brosnan's sudden shouting. :))
    The maybe you shouldn't be living heeeeeere!
     :))
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited December 2014 Posts: 12,480
    I think Brosnan probably wanted one scene at least that was in stark contrast to a typical Bond action/reaction.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited November 2014 Posts: 17,801
    I think Brosnan did a great job of of keeping Deveraux from seeming too much like Bond.
    Also, director Roger Donaldson (who worked before with Brosnan on Dante's Peak) suddenly has two other films lined up, one a WWII movie in pre production and another spy-ish thriller right after. November Man is working out well for everyone!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    I'd rate NM along side the likes of Haywire, another modest-budgeted spy flick that made up for lack of OTT grand set-pieces with inventive plotting & good character. In fact, neither movie would have been better for a huge budget. Less is more.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    I'd rate NM along side the likes of Haywire, another modest-budgeted spy flick that made up for lack of OTT grand set-pieces with inventive plotting & good character. In fact, neither movie would have been better for a huge budget. Less is more.

    Agreed. I liked how claustrophobic The November Man felt in parts. Quite atmospheric to make up for the lack of noisy action.
  • Big_GeeBig_Gee Wales
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    I was looking forward to seeing this in the cinema but it was never shown in Cardiff(to date) so I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD/Blu Ray....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    edited December 2014 Posts: 17,801
    Ummm, everyone was supposed to see this by now. Your reviews are late.
    I may just have to give this entire class a blanket "F"... :-?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Guys, do you hate Brosnan so much? It's really a pretty good film....
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    Why did Olga hop onboard for this movie? Barbara Broccoli actually wanted Camille to return.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Olga got to work with Pierce Brosnan. :D

    Seriously, how do you know that Barbara wanted Camille to return?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I loved it.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Olga's character in this film was pretty much identical to that of Camille, except it was developed to a much better standard.
  • valentinzukovskyvalentinzukovsky
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    Any word on the release date for the DVD in the UK?
  • dragonskydragonsky
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    Is the sequel to this movie still in the works ?

    It seems like critics weren't huge fans of the movie, and I haven't heard news about a sequel in a while..
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Yes it's going ahead. Enough popular box office. :)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    I think it worked well as a stand alone film.
    Yes it did. But I'd be interested in seeing Deveraux's evolution as a character. His ultimate damnation or redemption.

  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Perhaps his daughter could be kidnapped on a trip to Paris ? :D
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I want to see more Badass Pierce. ;)
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    DrGorner wrote: »
    Perhaps his daughter could be kidnapped on a trip to Paris ? :D

    Pierce will show Liam how it's done!

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