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Oh well. It was shot. DC is probably toast. Let's move on to a new Bond and leave the past behind. He put out one good movie that was actually one of the very best in the series. And then it's been downhill (yes, much as I first liked Skyfall, th…
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I've been in the camp that DC should move on. However, some of the recent posts here have given me an idea -- going back to literary Bond (but with John Gardner rather than Ian Fleming ... bear with me a bit). "Nobody Lives Forever" has a plot th…
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New Moneypenny was better in CR. Tanner in QOS. Q in SF. And we'll give SP to M. The idea of them becoming a more critical component of the story should be a rare treat, not in every film. I loved when Q popped up a second time in YOLT or TSWLM…
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I was one of those dopes that insisted Craig couldn't pull off the role. CR shut me up big time. And I have become a Craig fan. But for many of the reasons this thread has unveiled, it would probably be best for the property if Daniel Craig didn't…
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Has there been any kind of official report on doing a faithful version of YOLT? I see it surface quite often on this thread in fairly definitive terms. Or is this just a wishlist item by a fan(s)? (Kind of like that whole Arctic Monkey thing that…
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But agreed on CR. If Craig can come back with something on par with CR, that would be wonderful. (As you can tell, I see QOS as the polar opposite.)
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mcdonbb wrote: » I admit I would like Craig to end on an higher note than SP. But if his heart isn't into it or if he pushes another personal angle then no. I miss the game changing edge he had in CR and QoS and somewhat in SF. Is that …
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Thank you, Wizard, for a really good laugh to start my day. Nearly sprayed coffee on my monitor. =)) But unfortunately, I do not believe there is a screen small enough to make the third act of SP work on any level. So i have bought into the con…
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Strangely, for me, SP plays better on my big screen TV than on the huge screen at the theater. I felt the film -- at the cinema -- seemed dull and flat and, well, confused with itself. I popped in the Blu Ray at home only intending to make sure it …
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I believe that come November -- a year since SP -- Babs and Co will feel an obligation to give some kind of status, news or indication of the plan for Bond 25. Many are in agreement that we're not going to hit a two-year hiatus and a four-year spac…
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Much as I love Bond movies, every other year seems too often -- takes some of the special-event feeling away from the films. Three years in-between feels comfortable and should allow for development of a strong movie. Four years feels too long and…
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I don't know. There is a way to follow the "formula" without being a slave to it. I love the gun barrel (which doesn't take away from the movie at all and is over in seconds), the pre-title sequence and the song. I think I would feel cheated with…
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I don't know. When I was young, the whole volcano hideout, spaceships, ninjas, etc was kind of exciting. I prefer TSWLM which uses the same trope -- only with a tanker capturing subs intsead of a spaceship capturing space capsules -- to better eff…
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That's true. YOLT and TSWLM were completely true to the Fleming books -- and that's why we love them. :/ .... Wait...
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Was looking for a diversion the other night and popped in the blu ray of Octopussy. Love some of the lines in that one. "You, Mr. Bond, have nasty habit of … surviving." "Well, you know what they say about the fittest." =D> Movie was a ta…
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Lol. Okay, I agree Agent. Then for God's sake, let's hope the filmmakers put their absolute best feet forward on the next film. :))
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I think they need a story where Bond revives and discovers that he's been in a deep coma since the events of his torture in Casino Royale. He also learns that LeChiffre had Vesper killed in the field where he crashed. LeChiffre learns that Bond is a…
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(Cornell singing) YOU KNEW MY NAME! YOU KNEW MY NAME!
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I very much liked Colonel Sun. Thought it fit in relatively well with Fleming's style too. I don't think it was timing so much as it wasn't Fleming. Remember, most people (and critics) were brutal to George Lazenby and OHMSS as a movie -- mostly bec…
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EON is just being a stick in the mud because their movie sucked. And they want to lash out at somebody -- even if it's the fan base that they depend on (kind of a bite the hand that feeds you thing). In any event, it's their property so they call t…
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I agree with bondbat007. If WOTW won, it strikes me that it was a bad year for song in films and therefore the bar was sufficiently lowered. Still, a win for a Bond film -- any win -- is always welcome. Let's consider the award a warning shot -- t…
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Personally, I feel both songs (Radiohead and Smith) fall short. I suppose it matches a film that fell well-short of its potential. But I would happily have accepted a theme song that was superior to its film (AVTAK, TWINE, etc.) Tough pill to swal…
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I know this is a bit late, but was reading the comparisons of the Craig films to the Brosnan ones. I don't think anybody here in the U.S. thinks of Brosnan as a Malibu resident or even American. From what I've gathered, Craig is much more popular. …
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Faulks, Deaver, Boyd ... the continuation novels have been getting progressively better and better, in my opinion. And Horowitz' TRIGGER MORTIS is the best of the bunch. Good enough where I've been pulled out of the book every so often to marvel a…
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When I saw SKYFALL, I was thrilled. Really enjoyed it ... until I had a few moments afterward to think about it and then see it a second time. Now I have trouble watching much of it because of ridiculous logic and loopholes. It's a beautifully fil…
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WOTW is disappointing. And I noticed today a news article reporting that Adele just had her biggest sales weekend ever. I liked Skyfall. But even if you didn't, there is the difference.
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Just heard the new soundtrack online. At best, it's "meh." I lament the loss of the Bond theme (yeah, yeah, I know -- it's almost played in smattering here and there … and that's almost more annoying). I wouldn't want a Star Wars film without the S…
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One more week until release here in the states. But was happy to see this "master"-version of the trailers. Someone did a nice job.
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Saw the review in Variety. Fairly high marks, except for the title theme, which was described as a "dreary, melody-averse theme song, thankfully the least propulsive thing here." Sorry to Sam Smith fans, but many on this website called it on the so…
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Well-said, Mattedwardsuk.
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