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The name's 25. Bond 25, or rather, it's NTTD.

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  • BirdlesonBirdleson San Jose, CAModerator
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    I would have preferred you without a title.
  • RossiRossi
    edited September 2019 Posts: 147
    Maybe Malek's character is, in fact, Madeleine's lost brother, one which her father had NO TIME for. His name is Mr. Die.

    Family issues, you know.
    OK, I just realized... Sam Mendes is not directing this one, neither is Lee Tamahori. :D
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    Revelator wrote: »
    Minion wrote: »
    Which would give it just as many layers as No Time to Die, which also can be interpreted multiple ways.

    Less interesting ones. The wordplay is also more contrived, since "die" gets shoved into "No time to lose," whereas "No" is simply prefaced to "Time to Kill." And "kill" is just slightly less shopworn than "die" as a title word. Neither title is great, but the actual one sounds more generic.
    Hardly.
    But if you add period signs KILL would be cooler than DIE.

    NO. TIME TO KILL.

  • RevelatorRevelator
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    boldfinger wrote: »
    NO. TIME TO KILL.

    That only works if spoken by William Shatner.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
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    @Revelator, that is a brilliant thought :-))!
  • DrClatterhandDrClatterhand United Kingdom
    edited September 2019 Posts: 322
    Bond 25: I've Mod Edit Better Titles
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    I like the title fine, even if it’s kind of ordinary. At least it’s not another goddamn one word title starting with S. Because of that, I’m relieved. They could’ve made the o’s in No and To and make it OO7 but decided not to I guess. Ah, whatever.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    I should post this link to very funny musings on the meaning of the title "NTTD" by Matt Miller, the "Culture" editor at Esquire magazine. Best bit:
    "Consider for a second: You Only Live Twice, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, and No Time to Die. None of these films imply immortality as much as they hint to procrastinating when it comes to death. James Bond is finally forced to confront his own mortality, upon realizing he's been putting it off for nearly six decades."
  • mtmmtm
    edited October 2019 Posts: 3,315
    Pierce2Daniel wrote: »
    Eurgh.....



    This tweet basically confirms that NO TIME TO DIE is basically another way of saying TOMORROW NEVER DIES which is another way of saying DIE ANOTHER DAY.

    It doesn't though, does it.
  • BirdlesonBirdleson San Jose, CAModerator
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    Close enough to look silly to several of us.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    I’m still stuck on which title “Very Small Portion of Comfort” is...
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited October 2019 Posts: 3,470
    Thunderball wrote: »
    I’m still stuck on which title “Very Small Portion of Comfort” is...
    @Thunderball
    Quantum of Solace

    Quantum is a small amount of something, and solace means comfort
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Ohhh right right right.

    One Exists Only More Than Once.

    The Results of Carbon Under Immense Pressure Are Infinite.

    Heavens Descend Rapidly.

  • UnivexUnivex
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    Thunderball wrote: »
    Ohhh right right right.

    One Exists Only More Than Once.

    The Results of Carbon Under Immense Pressure Are Infinite.

    Heavens Descend Rapidly.

    You only live twice, Diamonds are forever and Skyfall (?)
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Yeah. Guess I’m not very good at this.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    Thunderball wrote: »
    Yeah. Guess I’m not very good at this.

    No, I thought they were quite well thought out. Well done.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    To be honest I surprised myself by figuring out “Very Small Portion of Comfort” haha :D
  • James_StJohnSmytheJames_StJohnSmythe Twitter: @J_StJS /// https://www.instagram.com/james_st_john_smythe/
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    filmstories.co.uk: "Exclusive: how MGM kept the No Time To Die title hidden"
    https://filmstories.co.uk/news/exclusive-how-mgm-kept-the-no-time-to-die-title-hidden/

    Interesting story - what I'm wondering is whether that proves the "A Reason To Die" leak to be false, or whether that title was also registered and the producers just were not sure which one to choose.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Examples of the Futura Black font in use.

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  • RevelatorRevelator
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    An overused and dated font.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    Still cool as hell.
  • mtmmtm
    edited November 2019 Posts: 3,315
    Revelator wrote: »
    An overused and dated font.

    Just because it's been used doesn't mean it's overused: it's barely anywhere at the moment. The Spectre logo was based on Gotham I believe: now there's an overused font :)
    And the NTTD is indeed, as cool as hell :)

    You can expect to see that font being used everywhere from now on though!
  • DoctorNoDoctorNo USA-Maryland
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    Honor Blackman’s Book of Self Defense... awesome.
  • RevelatorRevelator
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    matt_u wrote: »
    Still cool as hell.

    Only the innermost circle of hell is cold. And it's uncomfortably cold.
  • mtmmtm
    Posts: 3,315
    Revelator wrote: »
    matt_u wrote: »
    Still cool as hell.

    Only the innermost circle of hell is cold. And it's uncomfortably cold.

    Well you're welcome to come on out and join us :)
  • RevelatorRevelator
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    mtm wrote: »
    Well you're welcome to come on out and join us :)

    I'm taking Dante's word on what hell is like. I haven't actually been there yet.
  • BirdlesonBirdleson San Jose, CAModerator
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    Revelator wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Well you're welcome to come on out and join us :)

    I'm taking Dante's word on what hell is like. I haven't actually been there yet.

    You've been over to my place, close enough.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited November 2019 Posts: 3,470
    Just made this :)

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  • RevelatorRevelator
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    You've been over to my place, close enough.

    Does that mean King is Cerberus then? But he's missing two heads and looks more cute than demonic.



  • BirdlesonBirdleson San Jose, CAModerator
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    He’s a bastard.
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