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Gladiator II 7,5/10 Of course it's not as good as the first one, but Scott sort of redeems himself after last years failure, 'Napoleon'. It's a massive movie with real sets and plenty of setpieces, and although it kind of follows the same temp…
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MI:7 had a weak plot and was mostly a Tom Cruise stunt reel. The trailer sadly looks more of the same.
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echo wrote: » Compare Bond's movements in the PTS of NTTD to TWINE. . The TWINE PTS, which is 10 minutes shorter than the one in NTTD, is classic Bond. One-liners, danger and a great setpiece with the Q boat. "Empty action" as you describe …
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sandbagger1 wrote: » I think the franchise needs some big villains, I just don’t know how to make that happen without getting too far into cartoon territory. Cartoon territory... that's real world 2024. Just take a look at the american electi…
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RichardTheBruce wrote: » Irma Bunt would be a requirement I'm thinking. She was suppose to be in SP, but was written out in the final revised draft.
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@peter I don't necessarily consider making some bad decisions a character flaw unless it has become a trademark for the character. For me Bond was pretty much Bond, the same kind of larger-than-life character, up until the reboot in 2006. But I do …
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peter wrote: » A flawed character is always more interesting, I think. I agree. One of the reason I think 'First Blood' is one of the best movies that came out of the 80's isn't because of the action, but because it's one - if not the best mo…
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With "role model" I was thinking more of a character that isn't flawed. Sort of the invulnerable hero type who can do no wrong. But yes, a flawed role model could be one that is depressed, takes many wrong choices, but in the end comes out on top o…
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@mtm This is leading nowhere, and I find it a shame that one single paragraph (of mine) regarding comedy amidst a discussion about Bond, kickstarted by the great questions from Burgess, instead lead to a discussion about modern comedy instead. Y…
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mtm wrote: » So your point is that this idea that everything is 'culturally inappropriate' extends to absurdism in totality? No. That wasn't what I was saying. At all. mtm wrote: » Comedy is subjective, that someone hasn't found anythi…
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@007HallY Sure, lot's of comedies are being made, but most are not for me. I found the original Fletch movies from the 80's a laugh riot, but the remake with Jon Hamm didn't make me laugh once. Likewise I am not really into the Will Ferrell/Seth Ro…
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mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Burgess wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Well, Fleming's Bond is another animal. Sometimes he doesn't look like a prof…
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Burgess wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Well, Fleming's Bond is another animal. Sometimes he doesn't look like a professional. It's a war veteran doing th…
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CrabKey wrote: » For me the essential question is this: What is out of character for Bond? That's the fine line. At what point do we say "that's not Bond!" There is an interesting segment in the FYEO featurette involving a discussion Cubby, W…
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CrabKey wrote: » As long as Bond remains true to his essential nature and character, I am fine. But what's his essential nature? I grew up with him gambling, drinking, smoking, slapping women around and taking advantage of them, without anyon…
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Just rewatched the making-of featurette of 'Moonraker' to better understand why it's one of my favorite Bond-movies. It has Moore in his prime, John Barry, huge Ken Adam sets, the Meddings effects (nominated for an Oscar), some great dialouge, lense…
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FANTASTIC!
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Colonel_Venus wrote: » TLD is pretty good, but just like GE, it's a remix. Bond 26 needs to be big, beautiful and BOLD. I suggested this earlier in the thread: Zekidk wrote: » It opens in France with young James saying goodbye to his p…
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007HallY wrote: » I wouldn't mind if in Bond 26 we have something like Bond being called into M's office while he's with a girl in bed. They can do something different with it that shows us something about this Bond though. Some great thought…
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CrabKey wrote: » I'm sure we all remember those horrendously sexist, outrageously toxic, and misogynistic films. Best of the bunch.
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CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » mtm wrote: » Personally I thought he still felt like 007. Yes, indeed. He surely felt like James Bond. They just removed much of what was fun about the character and turned him into a political…
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mtm wrote: » Personally I thought he still felt like 007. Yes, indeed. He surely felt like James Bond. They just removed much of what was fun about the character and turned him into a politically correct family man who wants nothing to do wit…
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The Craig-era was rich on themes, like rebirth, revenge and resurrection. It had a lot of grief, loss and betrayal. I don't figure they will continue down that path. But at the same time they need to keep Bond as a three-dimensional character, but w…
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Like I said when responding to that very specific question... I wouldn't mind a Bond movie that has a villain who wants to blow up London with Bond trying to stop him. This can be the premise of the third act of the movie, the climax or the entire p…
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CrabKey wrote: » Yeah, who wants to see a story about a nut job who wants to blow up London with a rocket. I do. I don't care if things have been done before. That ticking clock plot device in the circus in OP worked great and was damn n…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » What's the point of still trying to suck out every last drop out of novels written 60 years ago? Yes, Ian Fleming came up with the character and the movie adaptions have been made, but can we please move on…
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What's the point of still trying to suck out every last drop out of novels written 60 years ago? Yes, Ian Fleming came up with the character and the movie adaptions have been made, but can we please move on? The next Bond movie will be an original s…
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I think "But my martini is still dry" is one of the best one-liners ever. The underwater sequence were great, the villain much better than many EON villains and the extensive fistfight at the clinic is brilliantly played out. But I too have issues w…
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DarthDimi wrote: » I'm not looking forward to a NSNA situation where it is called Bond, features Bond, but doesn't feel like Bond. Feel? Like how? For NSNA would a gunbarrel sequence, a Maurice Binder-like title sequence, Shirley Bassey do…
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Mark my words... the reason for including 'We Have All the Time in the World' in NTTD' is because it's a hidden message. They knew they wanted all the time in the world to do the next one and for Craig to grow old so he can return as Bond's long lo…
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