007HallY
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I agree that the Lazenby/Rigg addition is odd. For all of the film’s and even Lazenby’s faults I think the onscreen pairing makes that film work. It helps that Rigg was an accomplished actress/seemingly helps share the screen with him rather than ou…
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I don’t know much about American geography, but it’d be kinda cool maybe to see a part of it in Bond that’s a bit more woodland/rural and less Nee York or LA. Dependent on the story of course
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Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » peter wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » Complete tangent, but I always think the problem with that Dario/Pam angel gag (and I would say it only just qualifies as one!) is that the a…
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peter wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » Complete tangent, but I always think the problem with that Dario/Pam angel gag (and I would say it only just qualifies as one!) is that the audience have probably forgotten that Dario would thi…
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mtm wrote: » Complete tangent, but I always think the problem with that Dario/Pam angel gag (and I would say it only just qualifies as one!) is that the audience have probably forgotten that Dario would think she's dead by then - not much was made…
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mtm wrote: » I think as you say 007HallY, the thing the films add is a sense of self-awareness. Which to be honest I kind of find a bit more grown-up than Fleming a lot of the time, if that's the right way to phrase it. His books take themselves s…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » The thing about Fleming’s novels is that even those ‘silly’ moments like Bond wrestling a giant squid or dropping bird poo on No are depicted seriously, with Bond getting seriously injured, fighting for h…
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I think there’s a massive difference between now and ‘04 too. Brosnan was a popular Bond, but the series wasn’t as successful as it is currently financially or critically. I think there was also a sense that Bond was getting too silly and being ecli…
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The thing about Fleming’s novels is that even those ‘silly’ moments like Bond wrestling a giant squid or dropping bird poo on No are depicted seriously, with Bond getting seriously injured, fighting for his life etc. That’s what I mean about Fleming…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Point being when Craig says the steffany broadchest line, that's not the films kicking off the ludicrous trappings of some wacky fil…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Point being when Craig says the steffany broadchest line, that's not the films kicking off the ludicrous trappings of some wacky film producers and getting back to the purist visi…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Point being when Craig says the steffany broadchest line, that's not the films kicking off the ludicrous trappings of some wacky film producers and getting back to the purist vision, but poking fun at fleming himself. Just sho…
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The fundamental difference between 1968 and now is that Bond has been played by 6 actors as of today. Back then recasting Bond would have been like trying to replace Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, or Matt Damon as Bourne. Connery was so associated with t…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » A big part of why Fleming’s novels are so endearing for me personally is that they are - as their creator put it - thrillers, not intentionally literature with a capital L, which contain escapist absurdit…
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A big part of why Fleming’s novels are so endearing for me personally is that they are - as their creator put it - thrillers, not intentionally literature with a capital L, which contain escapist absurdities depicted with a good splash of journalist…
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Definitely some cool stuff came up in this thread/some interesting discussions. Thanks @thedove Till Bond 26 then I guess!
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peter wrote: » Most of Leitch’s movies underperform. Especially his latest efforts. Fall Guy was estimated to bring in $35- 40 million this weekend, BUTTTTT….Estimates have now dropped to $25 million. On a $140 budget (not including P&A), i…
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I think my issue with Leitch is that his style, at least in terms of action sequences, is a bit too much like Fukunaga’s, which isn’t my preference for Bond. Something a bit too artificial. I think his films themselves can be a bit hit or miss. I ha…
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007ClassicBondFan wrote: » Agreed on the dungarees. Yuck! The lack of shirt under said dungarees is disturbing as well. I do wonder what discussions occurred between Connery, the director, and the costume department to go with that choice. …
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sandbagger1 wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I’m not a Star Wars fan by any means, but what happened with that franchise is potentially a good warning sign of what can happen with this sort of thing. To be honest I even found The Force Awakens to be…
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I’m not a Star Wars fan by any means, but what happened with that franchise is potentially a good warning sign of what can happen with this sort of thing. To be honest I even found The Force Awakens to be a bit boring/a glossy retread of the first f…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I would say that, for better or worse, EON are responsible for what we associate with the cinematic James Bond…
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Yes, Bond in shorts isn’t uncommon. Bond in dungarees on the other hand… I’ll say never again to that.
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I would say that, for better or worse, EON are responsible for what we associate with the cinematic James Bond. They created the modern version of the charac…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I would say that, for better or worse, EON are responsible for what we associate with the cinematic James Bond. They created the modern version of the character, at least in tandem with all the talented i…
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I would say that, for better or worse, EON are responsible for what we associate with the cinematic James Bond. They created the modern version of the character, at least in tandem with all the talented individuals who’ve worked for them. Without th…
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The annoying thing is there’s genuinely a really good point in there about how Craig’s Bond uses his sexuality in a more forward way compared to most of his predecessors. Throughout the first three films he sleeps with women in order to attain somet…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Ok, fair enough… I’m not sure I entirely agree and I’m not sure if I 100% understand everything you’re trying to say (especially the ‘it was filmed using actors’ thing). Personally, I find for all CR’s ‘g…
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Ok, fair enough… I’m not sure I entirely agree and I’m not sure if I 100% understand everything you’re trying to say (especially the ‘it was filmed using actors’ thing). Personally, I find for all CR’s ‘grittiness’ the seduction scenes are actually …
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mtm wrote: » The Solange stuff isn't sexy? I'm a bit lost- I think it's the most genuinely sexy stuff in the series; with perhaps the mirror stuff with the widow in Spectre close in second. Good point. The SP scene is a bit more stylised to…
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