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  • DrunkIrishPoet wrote: » As an old-school Star Wars fan who has seen them all on the big screen since 1977, the correct ranking in regards to quality is simply the order of release, because each film has been a disappointment when compared to its p…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I think FYEO is boring compared to MR. It’s like watching someone who was fun and creative while on cocaine. But as soon as they sober up and go “clean” they become boring. Like Robert Downey jr FYEO always felt …
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » Do we know if verified, probably really truly all from the U.S.? Do the more popular sites have a way of checking? Just wondering. I had one person pop into my mind when I read that. Ugh. A former member here (banned, f…
  • NickTwentyTwo wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » So you can get that cool cover and book, but you have to go with the blu-ray version at Target. You can get Being James Bond, but only if you buy it on 4K. What a shame you can't get it all in one purch…
  • AgentJamesBond007 wrote: » In the U.S., Target is selling the NTTD blu-ray with The Making of No Time To Die minibook. https://www.target.com/p/no-time-to-die-target-exclusive-blu-ray/-/A-84617152 And we have a winner. I'll have to t…
  • M16_Cart wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » We’d never have even gotten to CR if it wasn’t for Brosnan. Truth. The franchise would've declined in sales and fail to attract younger audiences if it weren't for him. Goldeneye restored a…
  • w2bond wrote: » Nothing went wrong. I don't get the hate. Could it have been better? Sure, but so could most movies. And frankly these criticisms apply equally to more critically applauded and prettier looking films. 1) Filthy habit is a great …
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » No Time To Die is about this particular James Bond. That matters to me and shapes my entire feelings about Craig's tenure. NTTD is his own story arc, his development, his character. It is about this James Bond coming full c…
  • Back to the original poster, yes, I had that concern while watching NTTD at just how much time was spent mowing down people with machine guns and pondered how much time they could've saved with fewer shootouts. The SP scene of Bond with the machine …
  • Revelator wrote: » I don't agree. Hunt was amenable enough to actors to get a good performance out of a complete amateur and work very well with a consumate professional. And he also coaxed two excellent performances out of Roger Moore in the 70s.…
  • I'm not completely sure on The Persuaders and Moore leaving after just one season. From what I understand, it was a big hit worldwide, but underperformed in the U.S. For whatever reason, the ABC network chose to run it at 10 p.m. on Saturdays and go…
  • ffolkes (as it was known in the U.S. where I live) or North Sea Hijack, may be my favorite non-Bond Moore movie. I made a point of seeing it on cable when it came out. I liked his playing a character whose personality is opposite the typical suave, …
  • mtm wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » M16_Cart wrote: » Seems like Connery had a big advantage to start Bond at age 30. Instead of 40-45 like some of the others. And the time between films was quicker during his time. He was able to get out …
  • slide_99 wrote: » Matt007 wrote: » The film looks like someone tied a go pro to an Alsatian. The whole thing is rushed. One minute we’re in London then after 20 seconds of dialogue we’re in the Caribbean or wherever fighting someone we know…
  • Revelator wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » The Maibaum question I've always had I've never found an answer to is about the films he didn't have any involvement in - YOLT, LALD, MR. What were the circumstances preventing him from writing those? …
  • SignedByRogerMoore wrote: » Some of the darkest/most tense moments in the 25 film Bond series happen in Roger Moore movies yet this rarely gets acknowledged. Some examples: Moonraker 1. The centrifugal machine. One of the very few times in t…
  • The Maibaum question I've always had I've never found an answer to is about the films he didn't have any involvement in - YOLT, LALD, MR. What were the circumstances preventing him from writing those? I know in that '83 Starlog interview he said he …
  • sworddevil1 wrote: » Going forward, I think the franchise needs to eliminate the cheesy, campy comedy. And some of the one-liners and quips can be so forced at times. Agreed. If it's good and done sparingly then fine, but the cheap or bad o…
  • Creasy47 wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Dwayne wrote: » Actor Dean Stockwell has died at the age of 85. https://variety.com/2021/film/actors/dean-stockwell-dead-dies-quantum-leap-actor-1235107891/ He was great in several films and…
  • slide_99 wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » I have to say I wholeheartedly disagree with you on that @slide_99. I love the Afghan scenes and Dalton does a top notch job. This is a truly wonderful sequence, I feel, and the subsequent minutes fol…
  • Brolin got his chance at being an agent - P.W. Herman in the film within a film in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
  • I have to admit I've been intrigued by the other 00s over the years. From the mention of 008 replacing Bond in GF to the others who are seated next to Bond in TB and on an on. And also the mention of those who share an office with Bond mentioned in …
  • JamesCraig wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » JamesCraig wrote: » I used to prefer TLD over LTK, but over the years I came to see the latter as one of the best Bondfilms. Me being a big fan of Craig's interpretation had something to do with this. It…
  • Venutius wrote: » Yes, after Connery left, Cubby famously asked Dalton to play Bond in OHMSS. He was only 23, but he didn't look like a kid and he'd already got that Saturnine brooding look (see him in Wuthering Heights from 1970) - we've all drea…
  • JamesCraig wrote: » I used to prefer TLD over LTK, but over the years I came to see the latter as one of the best Bondfilms. Me being a big fan of Craig's interpretation had something to do with this. It's still an enjoyable ride, but Dalton reall…
  • Feyador wrote: » There was quite a lot of censorship on American TV in the 1970s, where ABC-TV was just about the only place to see retrospective Bond films for many of us - and only four or five times a year at that. So it was always an event. I …
  • Stamper wrote: » QOS would have been much more respected if the editing hadn't been so hysterically impossible to understand and follow. That's is the main thing that drags the film down. That will always be among the top complaints but I s…
  • While Bond is my dominant franchise, with MI and the Indy franchise my next favorites, I can't deny the impact of Star Wars. I was there in the summer of '77 and watching that first film you knew things changed. I also will continue to refer to it b…
  • My wife wants to watch NTTD when it comes out on home video and I'm going to encourage her to watch SP again beforehand since she won't remember any of the details. I don't think she's seen it since going to the cinema in 2015 and will refresh her m…
  • AceHole wrote: » Zarozzor wrote: » My favorite Bond film. - Favorite Bond actor - Favorite PTS - Favorite soundtrack - 2nd favorite title song - Atmosphere - Aston Martin V8 - Bratislava sniper scene and Pushin interrogation. Both jus…