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Ludovico wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Voice is important, but I do think for many actors it’s more malleable than some realise. Many actors with some of the most distinctive/commanding voices in their film roles didn’t necessarily have overly de…
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Voice is important, but I do think for many actors it’s more malleable than some realise. Many actors with some of the most distinctive/commanding voices in their film roles didn’t necessarily have overly deep ones (Marlon Brando is a good example o…
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Le Chiffre (CR): 15 Mr. Big (LALD): 17 Sir Hugo Drax (MR): 21 +1 Jack & Seraffimo Spang (DAF): 0 (-1) Rosa Klebb & General Grubozaboyschikov (FRWL): 17 Dr. Julius No (DN): 17 Auric Goldfinger (GF): 14 (+1) Emilio Largo (TB): 10 Ernst…
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It's difficult to say with Dean. Perhaps he would have gone a similar way to Brando and have had a bit of a career slump after the 50s, and probably would with a similar turbulent personal life. I do think we would have gotten at least one more g…
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Venutius wrote: » I wouldn't call Quantum beginning to achieve geopolitical power through coercive control of govts 'low key', tbf. It's exactly what such an organisation would do. 'South America's falling like dominoes' - Bolivia would've been th…
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To be fair Lee was actually relatively young when he started playing M (mid or even early 50s I believe). I always got the sense Fleming’s M was in his 60s being born in the Victorian era. An older villain would be cool, so long as they’re a match f…
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In fairness I'm not sure if 'realistic' villain schemes are always the way to go necessarily, but it really depends. In my opinion, QOS's main plot feels a bit low stakes, inconsequential, and even dull, while films like GF and even TSWLM feel much …
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Can't say I particularly like any of his movies past Inglroious Basterds myself, but I'm also a big fan of Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and even Death Proof. While I'm glad we never got his version of Casino Royale, or indeed any other Bond film …
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True, and it's because the villain has to be a physical match, if not more physically imposing than Bond. Which not all villains are. Usually it's the henchmen. I like the sniper idea though, and I can see Bond going head to head with a female as…
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mtm wrote: » Reno is an interesting thought I guess: I can see him being quite good in it but yeah, even though he's charismatic I don't know if he's charismatic in the Bond villain sense. I'm certainly glad we got Bardem as Silva (what I find q…
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Venutius wrote: » Yes, Purvis and Wade's dialogue could well be one of the reasons that Campbell wanted them off CR. There's a few too many clunkers, tbf. But they've now said that the 'little finger' line was foreshadowing and that after NTTD, th…
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(sorry, accidental double post, if a Mod's around they can delete)
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MaxCasino wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » What lines are you thinking of from TWINE? It might be Haggis; it might be some other uncredited writer we've never even heard of who did some dialogue polishing, I think that happens a …
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mtm wrote: » What lines are you thinking of from TWINE? It might be Haggis; it might be some other uncredited writer we've never even heard of who did some dialogue polishing, I think that happens a bit with movies- the names of the script doct…
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In fairness to CR I can understand that it's an easier film to watch than SF most of the time. SF is a tad slower and has less set pieces that drive the story. So I can understand why maybe casual viewers or even fans might prefer CR. If I'm hone…
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mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » He does reassess the situation based on him being an experienced agent, and both times Bond was proved to be…
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Le Chiffre (CR): 15 Mr. Big (LALD): 16 Sir Hugo Drax (MR): 19 Jack & Seraffimo Spang (DAF): 9 (-2) Rosa Klebb & General Grubozaboyschikov (FRWL): 16 Dr. Julius No (DN): 16 Auric Goldfinger (GF): 14 Emilio Largo (TB): 14 Ernst Stavro …
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mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » He does reassess the situation based on him being an experienced agent, and both times Bond was proved to be correct. And in the case of Kara, that…
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mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » He does reassess the situation based on him being an experienced agent, and both times Bond was proved to be correct. And in the case of Kara, that comes from the short story, almost wor…
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ImpertinentGoon wrote: » Just started watching SAS:Rogue Heroes and I’d be a-ok with Connor Swindells as Bond. Maybe he doesn’t have the resume but he sure looks and sounds the part. (And while we’re at it, get Jack O‘Connell in the franchise, to…
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MajorDSmythe wrote: » He does reassess the situation based on him being an experienced agent, and both times Bond was proved to be correct. And in the case of Kara, that comes from the short story, almost word for word, so isn't out of character f…
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To be fair he does disobey orders quite a bit in TLD. Especially when it comes to choosing not to kill people (ie. Karla, Pushkin). I suppose it falls under the banner of taking his own initiative, which is taken to its extremes in the early Crai…
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007ClassicBondFan wrote: » Besides, did Fleming seriously think Blofeld was the big bad to beat in all his books? He seemed more interested in building up SMERSH from the few novels I’ve read. Not necessarily the big bad to beat, but in OHM…
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I was actually surprised at how well he was able to play a 31 year old in Aftersun (he's I believe 26/27 now and was probably 25 during filming). There was definitely a world weariness to him, albeit mixed with what is essentially a rather immature …
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Casino Royale - 36 Quantum of Solace - 5 (-2) Skyfall - 6 (+1) ELIMINATED : 4. No Time To Die 5. Spectre
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Casino Royale - 35 Quantum of Solace - 13 (-2) Skyfall - 9 (+1) ELIMINATED: 4. No Time To Die 5. Spectre I feel whenever these sorts of elimination games are done on here it always inevitably turns into a match up against SF and QOS, with …
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Yes, it was an odd decision essentially giving three different directors that level of story responsibility. One would have thought the job of the producers would have been to ensure that the basic story elements of these three films remained cohere…
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Bond is certainly more human in the novels, often getting injured, prone to melancholy, and indeed even outright making mistakes. For better or for worse the cinematic Bond has traditionally been a more 'polished' version of that character. Even in …
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For anyone interested this is the plot synopsis for Duel of Fates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Duel_of_the_Fates On paper it seems better than what we actually got, although I've not read the actual script myself. Personally, I'm n…
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thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Agreed with all of those you've listed @jetsetwilly I would also add there: 1. Just don't make the next Bond so brooding, I'd liked to see Bond have his own personality or…
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