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  • BMB007 wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » echo wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » 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 o…
  • I kind of think there are plenty of films set in the US: I prefer Bond to have a bit more of an exotic or unusual flavour. When I think of the Bonds set in the US they're not often my favourite scenes, although LALD does it well.
  • Great stuff; thank you, I'll try and think one up quickly.
    in Odd One Out Comment by mtm May 6
  • peter wrote: » And I agree with you about Craig being more care-free than what he’s given credit for. I find his era was a nice balance between the serious and dry humour. I didn’t find Craig-Bond to be too much of any one thing. In the end, he’…
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » It is difficult to judge the suit without context, there is a possibility the shot may not even be in the movie and is 100% a promotional shot. Gunn said in the post that it was taken on set: I don't think he'…
  • Superman's costume revealed: https://www.threads.net/@jamesgunn/post/C6ogg_ux1r8/?xmt=AQGzDF3PWjW5dRUxCF9SB4RDmmgxHr2TzarmTsuGLT4i9w (I don't like it, I'm afraid. Why can't we have a nice, simple, brightly coloured one?)
  • I guess the shot of the two goons looking rather puzzled at the OTT show of force does kind of hint at it being an intentional gag. Maybe the DEA guys should have been a bit more gung-ho and the film laughed at them a bit more: rather as Grand L Bus…
  • 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 think she's dead by th…
  • 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 of it when it …
  • 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 seriously in the…
  • 007HallY wrote: » The films certainly heighten a lot, but I’d say broadly a lot of the absurdities are adapted from the spirit of the novels. That said a lot of the ideas (particularly character ones) from the Craig land Brosnan eras are too. …
  • I guess we see Bond airside I.e on the tarmac of an airport in all three; maybe CR is the odd one out as he’s not catching a plane?
    in Odd One Out Comment by mtm May 6
  • M_Balje wrote: » Total Dutch boxoffice is $1,480,059 and that's more then X-First Class did, whyle that movie later with Bluray/DVD get more positive comments. No Bluray/DVD/4K anouchment yet from Universal whyle already confirm that for monkey/st…
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » Right: since I gave a novel based answer, a novel based question. Which character is being described in this novel? (Hint: it isn't 007) "She gazed at the face as if seeing it for the first time. It was dark and clean…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » Thunderblood. All You Need Is Blood. You Give Blood a Bad Name. Tainted Blood. Addicted to Blood. Whole Lotta Blood. All Out of Blood. Endless Blood. Modern Blood. Blood Hurts. Blood Will Keep Us Together. B…
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 5
  • Yes there’s a bit towards the beginning where he’s supposed to be romancing a lady on a balcony and gets a Bond-style cheesy quip to deliver, and he kills it stone dead.
  • I made it through it but yeah, not great. Similar thoughts to you really i.e. what were they aiming for? I watched The Beekeeper, Statham's latest. It's utter trash, but it's enjoyable and knows what it wants to be, and is a lot better than this. …
  • Probably not really the best thread, but regardless, Count Binface's party political broadcast for his candidacy as Mayor of London today had a familiar ring to it :D
  • With Dr Who and Eurovision on BBC 1 they’re giving up a bit there: just bung an old Bond on! :)
    in TV Alerts Comment by mtm May 4
  • I think the bit where it becomes Benji in Venice is a pretty decent demonstration of its scary powers.
  • I love that and other similar photos, because they seem to be proof that Roger happily pilfered his costume from the San Monique bits. And why not!
  • The last one would be a pretty ballsy name for a big film! :)
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 2
  • I can't think- when's he in shorts in it? I have nothing against Bond in shorts, incidentally! He pulled it off pretty well in NTTD!
  • 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 individuals who’ve worked …
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » Stanley Tucci is good, he’s always watchable, but he’s not enough to save Citadel. At least Amazon has a success with Fallout, a show that seems to know where to put its money. I wondered why they didn’t make a spy se…
  • The Heart Bleeds
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 1
  • 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.
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » mtm wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Agreed. The ending of CR is a drag and was unnecessary. Its not like the film feels light on action up to that point. It's one of the iss…
  • I quite like 'Blood On Your hands'.
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 1
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Agreed. The ending of CR is a drag and was unnecessary. Its not like the film feels light on action up to that point. It's one of the issues I have with that film, as well as the …