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I had to research this recently for a job; I believe this style is more called ‘decopunk’ - it’s nice isn’t it?
(As an aside, I met up with a visiting friend from the US recently and he was eager to try a Cornetto in homage to the Cornetto Trilogy.)
What did he think?
Not Miller was it?
Superb indeed!
Hot Fuzz I didn't enjoy at all. I found the whole thing a bit of a slog for me.
I would like to thank @GoldenGun for reminding me that Jennifer Connelly was in The Rocketeer. She was one of my crushes back in the day. :)
On a side note, I always thought Dalton seemed far more self assured, charismatic and cocky in Rocketeer than in any of his Bond movies.
Completely agree. I would have been a lot happier if we'd got this guy.
Playing villains is different from playing the lead. Connery in The Avengers didn't quite work.
I don't know, I think Dalton might just have feel less pressured playing in Rocketeer. I disliked the Avenger movie, but found Connery rather good in it.
I think Dalton needed a different director for Bond. It might not have solved everything, in fact I think he had other issues during his tenure, but I always have a feeling he didn't see eye to eye with Glen.
John Glen is great and a lovely guy, but he's more a technical director and not an actor's director, so Dalton did not get the guidance, re: performance, he wanted.
Okay lets move on to another one!
Would you rather watch Craig in Knives Out OR in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo?
Both are mysteries. Knives has a large ensemble cast. Craig is definitely playing up the character and eating up the scenery in some of the scenes. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a more low key performance.
More than that: both involve Daniel Craig investigating Christopher Plummer's weird family! :D
I find it really hard to choose: I think they're both fantastic. I might go for Dragon Tattoo, just because I've seen it fewer times and I absolutely love the mood and atmosphere of the thing. Craig's fantastic in both.
I agree with you again, @mtm … Craig was brilliant in both, and I’ll also go with DRAGON. It’s a spectacular film, and Fincher directed the hell out of it.
Yeah he definitely did. And it’s yet another film where I’m really jealous of Craig’s character’s wardrobe! :) He looks great in it.
I’ll go The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It’s a great thriller, actually I prefer it to the original Swedish film.
As for TGWTDT, I haven't seen it since I want to see the original Swedish one first. The watchlist is long though.
Is it recommended to watch the original before the DC version?
Personally I find the Fincher/Craig version superior to the original. Fincher is a better filmmaker…
Dragon Tattoo for me, too. Ana de Armas almost swung it, tbh, but nah, the Nordic gloom appeals to the dour Yorkshire in me. Hey, York was the main Viking kingdom in England, this stuff's in our blood, man. I always find myself wishing that Skarsgard had tried that basement stuff with Bond, though. Oh, you think so, Stellan...? Etc.
Agree with 007HallY and peter that the Craig version's better than the original.
I think he'd make a spectacular Bond film, but, he's a particular type of filmmaker, and I'm not sure how Intune he'd be with EoN and partnering with them. He seems a bit of a lone wolf type... (?)