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meshypushy

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meshypushy
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Ireland
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Favourite Fleming Novel
The Man With The Golden Gun
Favourite Bond Film
Casino Royale
Favourite Bond Actor
Pierce Brosnan
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179

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  • sandbagger1 wrote: » meshypushy wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » Jack Reynor is someone who hasn't been mentioned yet. I know him mainly from the tv show The Peripheral where he plays a former American Special Forces soldier, brother to Chloe…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » Jack Reynor is someone who hasn't been mentioned yet. I know him mainly from the tv show The Peripheral where he plays a former American Special Forces soldier, brother to Chloe Grace Moretz' gamer-turned-time-traveller, thoug…
  • I would put Elordi in the ‘likeable but limited’ category based on what I have seen him in (Saltburn and Priscilla) - he could be a decent shout to play Leiter (which he is probably too famous for, at this stage) but I could not imagine him as Bond.
  • QBranch wrote: » Finally watched Dead Reckoning - really enjoyed it. There was a bit of a Skyfall vibe in there with the fight on the train and Luther's 'Sky Wave radio'. I think this was questioned here earlier, but Ethan handed Jasper's gun back…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » meshypushy wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » I love this video and the attitude this Bond fan is bringing. I find it totally refreshing to listen to and wish more of fandom adopts it. He strikes me as a gu…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I love this video and the attitude this Bond fan is bringing. I find it totally refreshing to listen to and wish more of fandom adopts it. He strikes me as a guy who spends most of his time trying to kiss ass with…
  • Thunderball wrote: » Downward Spiral The Face of Death For King and Country ‘Downward Spiral’ with Trent Reznor doing the score would tick way too many of my boxes!
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » Well I've enjoyed long periods where the perfect Bond film is the one I'm watching at the time. Knowing the context and history. And familiarity helps with these things. I have numerous perfect Bond movies but if …
  • peter wrote: » Is there a perfect film? If so, I haven't found it. I personally love most of the Craig Era, but I have been critical of choices that didn't mesh with my tastes. But on the whole, it did its job: brought in new fans, globally w…
  • meshypushy wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » peter wrote: » I just caught up on the industry news over the last couple of days and came across this casting/ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/theo-james-fuze-aaron-tayl…
  • Since62 wrote: » I am pretty sure I am not the first to throw this out there, but I'll do so at the risk of repetition -- How about a Paloma film while we wait on another Bond film ? Of course, "her" Bond was killed (or was he ?) and she really w…
  • Jordo007 wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » I still think the franchise needs to go younger, going to throw my hat in the ring for Harris Dickinson again. Not a bad shout, although he looks like one of my favourite footballers, Fer…
  • echo wrote: » I love the movie but think Bond's death could have done with a bit more self-sacrifice/ticking clock. Just anything, like Bond needs to hold the blast doors open or puts a missile tracking device on himself to save other people near…
  • CrabKey wrote: » I think the film will be remembered as, "Oh, yeah, wasn't that the film where they killed Bond?" The Paloma scene was great, but was that enough to make the film one of the standouts in Bond film history? It's certainly doesn't ra…
  • mtm wrote: » I'm not sure if it's the same in Ireland, but in the UK all of Richie's most recent films (including Fortune) have gone straight to Prime without a prior release anywhere. It's quite curious. Yes - that’s what I was referring to.…
  • Mallory wrote: » meshypushy wrote: » mtm wrote: » So Amazon have ordered a series of Young Sherlock Holmes (directed by Guy Richie), based on the YA novel series by Andy Lane, which itself was inspired by the success of the Young Bond seri…
  • talos7 wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » peter wrote: » I just caught up on the industry news over the last couple of days and came across this casting/ https://variety.com/2024/film/news/theo-james-fuze-aaron-taylor-johnson-david-mackenz…
  • mtm wrote: » So Amazon have ordered a series of Young Sherlock Holmes (directed by Guy Richie), based on the YA novel series by Andy Lane, which itself was inspired by the success of the Young Bond series. Just a theory, but I wonder if they trie…
  • mtm wrote: » I must admit I probably prefer the idea of Mescal; he seems like he's got something. If you check out the story (probably urban myth!) about him and Islington pubs then it definitely feels like he's not exactly unsuited to being our …
  • bondywondy wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » He looks a lot like Connery, but he really gives a different vibe as an individual and as an actor. I'm not sure if I can see him as Bond. I sew nothing Bond type masculine about him. I accept he's …
  • mtm wrote: » This one seems a little more like something you'd ask a studio about. https://twitter.com/TheInSneider/status/1790068323381575976 At least Doug Belgrad isn’t ATJ…
  • CrabKey wrote: » I can acknowledge success and appreciate the work of Broccoli and Wilson, but is there really anything more to say on this topic? B26 = “PushyFinger” - we can close this discussion now.
  • talos7 wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » I still don't understand why they want to change the title...when they've already name the first one, with part one attached to it and the next film being a very direct sequel. Maybe they feel Dead Re…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » There Will Be Bolas. The Writing’s on the Bolas?
  • In an attempt to bring a more highbrow tone to the proceedings: ThunderPushy GoldenPushy PushyRaker PushyFinger Bonded By Pushy Not Without My Pushy Rogering For King And Country Die Another ATJ In addition to: Death Before Midnight …
  • muzz100 wrote: » No idea how to publicise this more widely on here but Talking Pictures tv in the UK this week is showing Goldeneye the tv movie from 1990 about Fleming. Charles Dance and Phyllis Logan. Well worth a watch. Thank you very much…
  • echo wrote: » Barbara has a daughter as well. Bond is so iconic and lucrative that you could see them all ending up in the business, maybe. Barbara’s daughter directed a video for the Bond / Macallan partnership last year, so it doesn’t lo…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » Ah, Venice. This should have come with a trigger warning…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » I’m watching Citadel. It’s a reminder on how easy it is to get this genre wrong. Also, very much a ‘no’ from me for Richard Madden as Bond. I think I got about two episodes in before giving up - it’s one of the worst t…
  • Creasy47 wrote: » I'll be honest, I sometimes wonder how many of my complaints around SF are "legitimate" and how many are just me nitpicking because I was so extremely let down when I finally saw it and have never loved it in all my viewings sinc…