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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #770 on: August 21, 2019, 07:06:58 AM »
Synopsis of No Time To Die, from the announcement:

"In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Directed by Cary Fukunaga—who replaced Danny Boyle on the project—and written by Fukunaga, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Burns, and Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge, No Time to Die also stars Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch (herself rumored as a potential replacement for Craig as 007), Billy Magnussen, and Ana de Armas, alongside returning names like Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, and more."
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« Reply #771 on: August 21, 2019, 09:20:21 AM »
I'd love to watch a Kill Goldenpussy movie  :metal

It'd be like Home Alone.  But this time a rich socialite goes on holiday and leaves her special Golden Abyssinian (who has a diamond collar) home...alone.   Two burglars get wind of the collar but are repeated out witted by the cat, highlights include Joe Pesci getting his head stuck in the cat door, and Daniel Stern falling face first into a used litter tray.  Both end up getting neutered at the end of the film.

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« Reply #772 on: August 21, 2019, 09:29:46 AM »
(herself rumored as a potential replacement for Craig as 007)
I assume that wasn't in the annoucement right?
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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #773 on: August 21, 2019, 09:30:57 AM »
(herself rumored as a potential replacement for Craig as 007)
I assume that wasn't in the annoucement right?

Nope, just copy+paste from the i09 article I saw breaking the news yesterday
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« Reply #774 on: August 21, 2019, 09:40:49 AM »
(herself rumored as a potential replacement for Craig as 007)
I assume that wasn't in the annoucement right?

Nope, just copy+paste from the i09 article I saw breaking the news yesterday
I thought so. :)
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« Reply #775 on: August 21, 2019, 12:09:13 PM »
sounds like they used a Bond Name randomizer ('Kill Goldenpussy').

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« Reply #776 on: August 21, 2019, 01:29:13 PM »
The thing that stood out to me the most.. 5 writers?!  :eek

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« Reply #777 on: December 04, 2019, 02:41:34 PM »
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« Reply #778 on: December 04, 2019, 02:55:26 PM »
Nice shots of Matera!

So who is the villain, the Phantom of the Opera or Mr. Robot?
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« Reply #779 on: December 04, 2019, 07:47:36 PM »
Very decent cinematography. Not sure what else to make of it just from the trailer yet.

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« Reply #780 on: December 04, 2019, 07:50:17 PM »
NICE! Man am I excited. Looks awesome.
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« Reply #781 on: December 05, 2019, 06:50:58 AM »
Gonna be a long 4 month wait. The trailer looks incredible, especially the cinematography! It’s gonna be bittersweet sitting in the theater knowing that Craig’s era is coming to an end, but he’s had a great run!

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« Reply #782 on: February 13, 2020, 11:20:47 PM »
So... um, yeah... the new theme song is out. It's.... a song, I guess.

Have the ever before released the theme before the film's debut?
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« Reply #783 on: February 14, 2020, 04:10:40 AM »
Yeah, its quite lethargic and underwhelming  :P

Don't like Billie Eilish to begin with, so that aint helping either.


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« Reply #784 on: February 14, 2020, 04:51:09 AM »
It was quite OK imo.

Definitely better than the theme for Spectre.

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« Reply #785 on: February 14, 2020, 05:15:56 AM »
It was quite OK imo.

Definitely better than the theme for Spectre.
and better than bloody Adele and Madonna (who both make me throw up), but better than these three doesn't suffice. Never. (and yes, I'm jaded and proud of it) I guess the film and the actual soundtrack will make up for every misstep (concerning the main titile songs) in the Craig era. They all were. Great films though in his era, all of them. (his era and Roger Moore's were my favourites. The Spy Who Loved Me was my first one)
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« Reply #786 on: February 14, 2020, 06:54:41 AM »


It was quite OK imo.

Definitely better than the theme for Spectre.
and better than bloody Adele and Madonna (who both make me throw up), but better than these three doesn't suffice. Never. (and yes, I'm jaded and proud of it) I guess the film and the actual soundtrack will make up for every misstep (concerning the main titile songs) in the Craig era. They all were. Great films though in his era, all of them. (his era and Roger Moore's were my favourites. The Spy Who Loved Me was my first one)



I think "Skyfall" is great.  Not only is a good song on it's own, but they deliberately took cues from the old Shirley Bassey theme songs in how it was written.   

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« Reply #787 on: February 14, 2020, 07:00:07 AM »


It was quite OK imo.

Definitely better than the theme for Spectre.
and better than bloody Adele and Madonna (who both make me throw up), but better than these three doesn't suffice. Never. (and yes, I'm jaded and proud of it) I guess the film and the actual soundtrack will make up for every misstep (concerning the main titile songs) in the Craig era. They all were. Great films though in his era, all of them. (his era and Roger Moore's were my favourites. The Spy Who Loved Me was my first one)



I think "Skyfall" is great.  Not only is a good song on it's own, but they deliberately took cues from the old Shirley Bassey theme songs in how it was written.
and Muse wrote Supremacy for Skyfall (but it was rejected), which would have fit much much better IMHO. (referencing Live And Let Die and Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice), besides Skyfall was as flat as can be (nothing grandiose about it. (remember Dan Craig being shot right before it, and then this bland piece of nonsense, I just didn't understand and still don't now. To each their own though.
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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #788 on: February 14, 2020, 07:16:50 AM »


It was quite OK imo.

Definitely better than the theme for Spectre.
and better than bloody Adele and Madonna (who both make me throw up), but better than these three doesn't suffice. Never. (and yes, I'm jaded and proud of it) I guess the film and the actual soundtrack will make up for every misstep (concerning the main titile songs) in the Craig era. They all were. Great films though in his era, all of them. (his era and Roger Moore's were my favourites. The Spy Who Loved Me was my first one)



I think "Skyfall" is great.  Not only is a good song on it's own, but they deliberately took cues from the old Shirley Bassey theme songs in how it was written.
and Muse wrote Supremacy for Skyfall (but it was rejected), which would have fit much much better IMHO. (referencing Live And Let Die and Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice), besides Skyfall was as flat as can be (nothing grandiose about it. (remember Dan Craig being shot right before it, and then this bland piece of nonsense, I just didn't understand and still don't now. To each their own though.


I didn't know that, but it makes sense because I've always found it to sound very "Bondy". Those verses could have been taken from virtually any Bond theme.
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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #789 on: February 14, 2020, 07:54:09 AM »
I truly wish they would have did their original plan for SPECTRE and used the Radiohead song of the same name

https://vimeo.com/188651189

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« Reply #790 on: February 14, 2020, 10:25:21 AM »
I’d take 50 Adele songs over one Radiohead or Muse song, so there’s that.  I thought Skyfall was a perfect Bond theme. 

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« Reply #791 on: February 14, 2020, 10:28:13 AM »
I’d take 50 Adele songs over one Radiohead or Muse song, so there’s that.  I thought Skyfall was a perfect Bond theme.
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« Reply #792 on: February 14, 2020, 11:09:18 AM »
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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #793 on: February 14, 2020, 12:17:12 PM »
Skyfall is my favorite Bond theme by a long shot to be honest. Something about that one is on another level. I also love Billie's Bond song. And A Moon Shaped Pool is probably the best thing Radiohead's ever done, it's awesome.
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« Reply #795 on: March 05, 2020, 08:01:17 AM »
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« Reply #796 on: September 05, 2020, 10:14:46 AM »
A new trailer for No time to die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2FOYjCz38

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« Reply #797 on: September 06, 2020, 03:01:04 PM »
Looking forward to this. Dan Craig's Bond era has been mostly great. Casino Royale and Skyfall were fantastic - Spectre was pretty good and Quantum of Solace isn't as bad as the crap

they gave poor Pierce Brosnan after the fantastic GoldenEye. Brosnan was a GREAT Bond saddled with shit films. Poor him.

No Time To Die looks great. And i'd love for the next next Bond movie to look like this :

Bond : Idris Elba

Director : Christopher Nolan / Martin Campbell - who directed GoldenEye and Casino Royale - he has a knack for making great Bond Movies for new actors. But I think he's like 80 now...

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« Reply #798 on: September 06, 2020, 09:04:50 PM »
I would love to see Idris Elba take on the role. I'm honestly glad that this is Craig's last outing. I've kind of lost interest in him as Bond

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« Reply #799 on: September 06, 2020, 10:38:43 PM »
I don't know how Idris Elba could manage the role with everyone fellating him around the clock.

I don't need my films to be all-star teams. They don't all have to be plucked randomly from Central Casting, but I am cool with giving some lesser known talent a chance, both in front of the camera and behind it.

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« Reply #800 on: September 07, 2020, 01:42:55 AM »
Dalton is the best Bond by miles.  He actually made Bond feel more like a real person, made him more vulnerable, but also more ruthless - actually seemingly caring about the mission and people around him, and therefore the danger feels more real. The others tend to just be superspys who breeze though everything without a hair (or wig) out of place quipping in the face of death - which is all rather fun.....but in Dalton's case- nobody does it better. 

The next Bond should be someone who (like Dalton) can bring pathos to the role.  Iain de Caestecker or Dan Stevens could work.  Craig's been OK (miles better than 'Debenham Man' Brosnan), but hasn't got the chops of Dalton and has generally got weaker each film.

With the Mission Impossible hitting it's stride nailing the fun action franchise and John Wick with it's brilliant action sequences maybe it's time Bond used this next change of actor to do something it's barely even touched before, depict Bond being a spy we've never really had an actual proper spy thriller in the franchise yet.  I'm also not sure Bond works best in the modern world, so I wouldn't be averse to a Bond series under whoever takes the role being set in the 80's - for a proper cold war spy film, with Iron Maiden doing the theme song. :metal
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Re: The James Bond Thread
« Reply #801 on: September 08, 2020, 08:03:03 AM »
I've watched the various Bond films over the years, up to the Daniel Craig ones; I don't think I've seen one since GoldenEye, to be honest, but I've taken to reading the original Fleming novels of late (I'm on "From Russia With Love" right now.).  I'm itching to go back and watch them in order.    My favorite Bond movie is "The Spy Who Loved Me", but in reading the books, I'm actually thinking I'm in for a grand reassessment.  As I've read each book, I've taken a gander at each of the movie plots, and they are, in some cases, VERY different. 

I like what Soupytwist said about the difference of the character.  In the books, Bond is a multidimensional character and ISN'T a stock "action hero".  He has his moments, but he's not a quipster, and that's his charm. He IS ruthless, but with a purpose.  He DOES womanize (and objectify the women in his life) but he's not a player or a cad.   

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« Reply #802 on: September 08, 2020, 12:18:04 PM »
I wouldn't mind a Bond spin-off or something in the style of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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« Reply #803 on: September 09, 2020, 05:12:28 AM »
My favorite Bond movie is "The Spy Who Loved Me", but in reading the books, I'm actually thinking I'm in for a grand reassessment.  As I've read each book, I've taken a gander at each of the movie plots, and they are, in some cases, VERY different. 

The Spy Who Loved Me book couldn't be anymore different from the film.  The book is also the worst of the Fleming Bond Novels by some way (in my opinion).  The film is a good one though, Rogers best.

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« Reply #804 on: September 09, 2020, 08:02:50 AM »
My favorite Bond movie is "The Spy Who Loved Me", but in reading the books, I'm actually thinking I'm in for a grand reassessment.  As I've read each book, I've taken a gander at each of the movie plots, and they are, in some cases, VERY different. 

The Spy Who Loved Me book couldn't be anymore different from the film.  The book is also the worst of the Fleming Bond Novels by some way (in my opinion).  The film is a good one though, Rogers best.

I forgot if I said this or not (and am too lazy to scroll back four posts! Hahaha), but I'm on "From Russia With Love" now. "Dr. No" is next (that's the first film, if memory serves) then "Goldfinger".