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peter

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peter
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Toronto
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
No Time To Die
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • mattjoes wrote: » Revelator wrote: » Barbara Broccoli wrote: “There’s nothing I can tell you about the next Bond film. There’s nothing. Nothing is happening yet.” Four years have passed since the last Bond was completed and the prod…
  • The Avengers is a lol hot mess, but strangely watchable. Whereas I saw Spice World once, and my brain still hasn't forgiven me. And I like some of their songs, 😂!!
  • QBranch wrote: » @peter I was thinking a return of Eva Green with smoky eyes, but your idea is better. @QBranch and @Dragonpol , genuine 😂 😂 😂!!
  • QBranch wrote: » My eyes remain in the shadows. Hey, there's a Bond title: EyeShadow Or; the Boy George Story (!)
  • Creasy47 wrote: » If Dallas drops the ball at the last minute and Edmonton seriously goes on to the finals, I'll be so bummed out. You and me both, 😖!!!!
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter June 1
  • what if the next era didn't have its own continuity, but were all prequels and sequels to older films? That’d make me quite sad. I’d hope they’d hire talent to think outside of the box. It’s fine to be influenced by the colorful history of th…
  • 007InAction wrote: » Mahershala Ali and Tom Hardy to Star in NYC Crime Thriller 77 BLACKOUT From Director Cary Joji Fukunaga https://geektyrant.com/news/mahershala-ali-and-tom-hardy-to-star-in-nyc-crime-thriller-77-blackout-from-director-cary-j…
  • QBranch wrote: » And then there was ATJ having 'filmed the gun barrel' way back in 2022... So, he'd filmed the gun barrel back in Dec '22, and not one iota of behind-the-scenes murmur all of last year. Doesn't add up. That’s why I made the …
  • Gulp… McJesus and the Oils… What is it with Dallas and playing at home?? 😠
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter June 1
  • QBranch wrote: » peter wrote: » He has a few scars (internally and externally). That's another thing - I want to see Bond get that scar on his face, perhaps as an indirect result of his Beretta jamming. There are so many unseen missions m…
  • @QBranch I’m with you. It’s exciting to wonder about what the presentation will be. I think, as has been the case before, we will get something familiar, with a twist to give the new era a fresh and brand new feeling. Whatever that is, who knows. …
  • QBranch wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » delfloria wrote: » I think one of the biggest questions is still whether a new Bond should be introduced like in Dr.No, already fully formed, or like in Casino Royale, an origin story? I don't l…
  • mtm wrote: » peter wrote: » mtm wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » I imagine that Amazon will want something more with the James Bond name brand over RTAM, soon. Movie or TV show, even if the show isn't put out on a regular (namely yearly) ba…
  • QBranch wrote: » Dragonpol. We have a winner!!
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by peter May 31
  • talos7 wrote: » @peter As you know, I am a professional Firefighter who has been in service for thirty two years; for numerous reasons, staying in shape is a priority. Giving this line of conversation a bit more thought, I absolutely think that i…
  • mtm wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » I imagine that Amazon will want something more with the James Bond name brand over RTAM, soon. Movie or TV show, even if the show isn't put out on a regular (namely yearly) basis. Yeah, that's what I coul…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » I think there would also be a certain level of competitiveness between the 00s, and that would contribute to them keeping themselves in top shape. I was thinking the same! A group of alphas ? There'd be a few bloody nos…
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » peter wrote: » talos7 wrote: » delfloria wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Sadly some seem to see anyone with an athletic, muscular build as a” gym rat” It speaks volumes. That was me. What volumes would th…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » peter wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » peter wrote: » Double Down is nice, but my new favorite is The World To Ransom... Thanks, that one just came to me today. :) It sounds very Bond/Fleming IMO!! Ye…
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by peter May 31
  • Dragonpol wrote: » peter wrote: » Double Down is nice, but my new favorite is The World To Ransom... Thanks, that one just came to me today. :) It sounds very Bond/Fleming IMO!!
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by peter May 31
  • talos7 wrote: » delfloria wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Sadly some seem to see anyone with an athletic, muscular build as a” gym rat” It speaks volumes. That was me. What volumes would that be? Simple description to get the point across…
  • mtm wrote: » peter wrote: » mtm wrote: » peter wrote: » But going back to Moore: I think not training him properly was a missed opportunity. The man was tall and broad. He had the structure to have an incredibly fit physique. Seei…
  • Double Down is nice, but my new favorite is The World To Ransom...
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by peter May 31
  • mtm wrote: » peter wrote: » But going back to Moore: I think not training him properly was a missed opportunity. The man was tall and broad. He had the structure to have an incredibly fit physique. Seeing him fight in the belly dancer's r…
  • CrabKey wrote: » What attracts me to Bond is his life and style are not the same as mine. I like that fantasy for a couple of hours every few years. If I need lessons on how to behave in today's world and what is right and proper, I'll turn to Mis…
  • CrabKey wrote: » @Peter - any actor playing James Bond should look like a man that when he hits, he does damage. Which is one of the reasons RM never convinced me he was JB. He was too prim and dapper. But his was a different Bond and who nonethel…
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » I want a 3 pack a day Chesterfield Bond Using a wheelchair? Attached to an oxygen tank and mask? (I kid, but, a guy who smokes three packs a day would have problems running a flight of stairs, in most cases).
  • Venutius wrote: » Yes, indeed. Craig nailed it when he told Simon Waterson that he had to 'look like I'm capable of killing somebody' - and not in the Harold Shipman sense. Exactly, @Venutius , and the thing is, modern-Bond doesn't have to …
  • Fleming maybe didn't "intend" for Bond to be likeable, but that's what he's become. Even in the novels, as Bond matured and he had doubts about himself, or his job, deep melancholy, alcoholism, sometimes he was a hot mess, but he became somewhat mor…
  • I will vote for the QoS hotel. I loved how they used it, and I found the climax a great one in a contained area, in the middle of nowhere.