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FoxRox

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FoxRox
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Favourite Fleming Novel
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Film
Casino Royale
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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  • Godzilla Minus One (2023). Despite having first heard of the series as a child (its influence in pop culture is tremendous, after all), this was the first Godzilla film I've ever watched! It was a very well-made and entertaining movie. I really like…
  • Christmas. I can watch and enjoy Bond at any time of the year, but fall and winter is my favorite.
  • I’ll bring over some of my thoughts from the other discussion and add some more here. I believe that Bond is mostly an apolitical individual. He strikes me as someone that doesn’t have the time for or interest in political stuff, preferring to focus…
  • I’ve always imagined Bond being more or less apolitical. I just don’t imagine he cares that much. Right wingers and left wingers alike would whine about his ways of living, after all, and how immoral he is. He could well be one of those “they’re all…
  • 007HallY wrote: » Straight? Yes, I think Bond should always be pretty unambiguously and exclusively heterosexual in terms of how he's portrayed in the films (Don't care about the actor personally, but this is how they should be portrayed onscreen)…
  • Honestly, it wouldn’t be the end of the world to me if the movie series literally just stopped with No Time to Die. Don’t get me wrong, it would suck to not get new Bond films anymore, but if the alternative is getting stuff like recent Star Wars mo…
  • It cannot be overstated how important and influential the original Donner Superman film is. I would love to have had the chance to see it in the theater when it first came out - that must have been absolutely incredible. II - both cuts, IMO - was th…
  • The whole “internal discussions about Bond’s place in the modern world / can he be seen as a hero” is utterly ridiculous if true, and shines a light on one of the biggest issues with modern films. Way too much sanitization and perfection for protago…
  • Disappointing but not surprising.
  • I can’t tell how good this is going to be at all from that trailer. I hope very good, as I think the first two films with Christopher Reeve to this day are the only exceptional Superman films, and the series deserves better than what we’ve seen for …
  • Best wishes @George_Kaplan, whatever is causing your leave, and I hope we see you again when conditions allow :)
  • Recently checked out Scarface (1932) and The Roaring Twenties (1939). Honestly, they hit just as hard as more modern gangster films, still packed with great storytelling and violence - just not as explicit as later movies. I love good gangster movie…
  • Almost a whole year since my last update unfortunately, but here I am having finished up YOLT today. I read the first half of the novel earlier in the year, but got sidetracked with many other things, then finally picked it up again recently to fini…
  • Creasy47 wrote: » EWS is a masterpiece. My girlfriend and I had to go old school and watch it on VHS last night. I think I become more and more engrossed and obsessed with the mystery and theorizing of the whole thing with every subsequent viewing…
  • I just realized I'm about to go two full calendar years without watching a Bond film. Never thought I'd go this long since becoming a fan, haha. It's not even from lack of wanting to, I've just been doing so much other stuff. New 4K releases would b…
  • I hope you enjoy @chrisisall! Let us know what you think when you get the chance, and hopefully we didn’t overhype it for your tastes!
  • @GoldenGun My list has also been sent!
  • The Shining has always been my favorite, and I think as of this moment, my Top 5 including that would be Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, Paths of Glory, and Eyes Wide Shut. A Clockwork Orange and 2001 are constant threats for the Top 5, too, though. …
  • Eyes Wide Shut is so awesome, and it only gets better every time I see it. I watched it around last Christmas, seen it probably 7 or 8 times by now. It’s another one I love to watch late at night. The explorations of both the difficulties of marriag…
  • 1980s neon-soaked greatness for me tonight: After Hours (1985) - A funny favorite I've seen several times now, one of my absolute top Scorsese features. I'm a sucker for the trope of the boring everyman being inserted into wild situations and set…
  • mtm wrote: » Conversely in CS he has absolutely no motivation: some kid he doesn't know turns up telling him a woman he doesn't remember is missing, whilst hunting for an artefact he doesn't believe is real. Also some guy he hasn't seen in years a…
  • I think GE is more iconic and stronger in key areas - namely villains and story - but I do enjoy TND a lot still. I think both are way, way ahead of TWINE and DAD. The news angle of TND, and refreshing focus on action and getting from A to B over pe…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » Today marks my 12th anniversary as a member here. I'm so glad I joined up and I've enjoyed taking part in the discussions. I want to thank all of the members here who make this community the best place to discuss all things Bond…
  • All of Us Strangers (2023). I cried - a lot. It was one of those movies where not many of the circumstances or characters were really directly relatable for me, and yet I still felt so deeply impacted by everything. It was a simple but excellent sto…
  • The Last Picture Show (1971). I had seen this one a long time ago and wanted to give it another shot, definitely enjoyed it more this time around. It’s a remarkably well acted movie with heavily flawed characters, and the wasteland setting is really…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » I must admit, Raging Bull is a beautifully made film, but for the life of me, i cannot see the point of it. The main character starts off an A-Hole and ends the film as an A-Hole. With lots of brutality in between. It's not ev…
  • GoldenGun wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » GoldenGun wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » 8 1/2 (1963). Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with this classic, beloved movie that I had been curious about checking out for a while. I enjoyed some of …
  • GoldenGun wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » 8 1/2 (1963). Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with this classic, beloved movie that I had been curious about checking out for a while. I enjoyed some of the surrealism and ideas at play, but the c…
  • 8 1/2 (1963). Unfortunately, I had a hard time connecting with this classic, beloved movie that I had been curious about checking out for a while. I enjoyed some of the surrealism and ideas at play, but the collective piece didn't resonate with me t…