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007HallY

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007HallY
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  • ImpertinentGoon wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Jordo007 wrote: » The problem I have with PWB returning is her style seems to be to force unnecessary quips. In NTTD, there's constant examples of the dialogue undercutting the tension in the situ…
  • Jordo007 wrote: » The problem I have with PWB returning is her style seems to be to force unnecessary quips. In NTTD, there's constant examples of the dialogue undercutting the tension in the situation and it breaks the viewers immersion. PWB a…
  • Creasy47 wrote: » I also have always had this lingering issue in TND where Brosnan's Bond is up against way too many geriatric looking henchmen and it makes the fights suffer as a result, like the recording booth sequence or even the bit throughou…
  • If it's coming from tabloids at this point, I'm betting it's BS.
  • Ludovico wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Jordo007 wrote: » After watching The Night Manager, I wasn't convinced by Hiddleston. His character was posh, but he was never convincing in the tough moments. He was a bullet dodged in my opinion …
  • I actually really like TND. It feels a bit dated in certain places (think that's what some people mean about the generic 90s action movie/TV movie quality to it) but it still holds up for me. I think people remember it more nowadays because of the '…
  • mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Celebrity 'auteur' directors can be a bit hit or miss for Bond, or indeed any big franchise. Even with examples like Christopher Nolan directing his Batman trilogy (heck, ev…
  • mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Celebrity 'auteur' directors can be a bit hit or miss for Bond, or indeed any big franchise. Even with examples like Christopher Nolan directing his Batman trilogy (heck, even with Tim Burton doing his own Batman…
  • Celebrity 'auteur' directors can be a bit hit or miss for Bond, or indeed any big franchise. Even with examples like Christopher Nolan directing his Batman trilogy (heck, even with Tim Burton doing his own Batman films) it was a case where they were…
  • Seems a bit on the gimmicky side for me, but I actually enjoyed the Young Bond novels. The quality remains to be seen, but needless to say he obviously wrote it in a relatively short space of time.
  • Yes, must admit I've never been able to work out what happens after a point in that film. I rather enjoyed when everyone was able to jump around and learnt to pick up objects without touching them like Jedis. Could have been a fun sci-fi spy thrille…
  • I think Nolan would have to be given a set of limitations if he were to direct a Bond film. I find the more freedom he has as a filmmaker the worse he gets. His early films such as Following, Memento, and even Batman Begins are great examples of wha…
  • If we're going with 'dark' technology I can imagine something like Elon Musk's weird neuralink project being a concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink I mean, the idea of a villain implanting people with chips in their brain in a sort…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Benny wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » It's also stupid at where did they get the speedboat, I mean if the building was up for demolition, why to leave a functioning s…
  • I think writers have to be careful with something like AI. It's a hot button topic, but so was surveillance when SP was released, and look how uninspired and dull that idea worked out. Nothing about it spoke to the fears and potential dangers that s…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Sir Rogers Bond, he could use any object within arms reach to get out of any situation, an…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Benny wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » It's also stupid at where did they get the speedboat, I mean if the building was up for demolition, why to leave a functioning speedboat in there? I couldn't agree…
  • Benny wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » It's also stupid at where did they get the speedboat, I mean if the building was up for demolition, why to leave a functioning speedboat in there? I couldn't agree more. But is it stupid leaving a s…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Sir Rogers Bond, he could use any object within arms reach to get out of any situation, and he used Alligators as stepping stones :)…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Sir Rogers Bond, he could use any object within arms reach to get out of any situation, and he used Alligators as stepping stones :)) that's ingenuity. * He's even foo…
  • Not sure.... I do think that Craig's Bond though had a tendency to go into things a bit guns blazing and make some questionable decisions. It's not a criticism of the films - one can argue it works well in SF with him deciding to go 'off grid' and l…
  • CrabKey wrote: » Now that Spielberg has remade West Side Story, what is the verdict? Good film? I liked it. I have seen it a couple of times now. But when I recall WSS, I recall the original, not the remake. For others having seen the new version…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » Am I alone in thinking that 007 in New York would have made a good PTS for a new Bond? It would have been a great introduction for a new Bond, a PTS. It'd have to be heavily adapted, but the basic idea could be there. It'…
  • Dwayne wrote: » An opinion piece on the talked about remake of VERTIGO. https://variety.com/2023/film/columns/do-we-need-vertigo-remake-robert-downey-jr-1235564239/ Oh dear. Gus Van Sant's Psycho immediately springs to mind. I mean, I…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » ColonelAdamski wrote: » Just finished the For Your Eyes Only short story. It was a good read till I got to the end, and I've got to say the last few pages took me out of the book in a way all the N-words in LALD never have. And…
  • Maybe TWINE is just an extraordinary film in that sense... not for the right reasons, but still extraordinary.
  • mtm wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Eh? Brosnan had a whole campaign to become Bond willed into existence from the general public seeing him as perfect for the role (and in the days before the Internet, mind you). …
  • Must admit, there's been a few times where I've visited this thread, have read over the comments and not been wholly sure as to why people are arguing... maybe I'm missing something but that's kinda the sense I got here and am not sure as to why thi…
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » For me it's SF. Think it might even be my most rewatched Bond film. I saw it multiple times in the cinema simply because everyone in my friend group all really wanted to see it - something I've not seen with a…
  • CrabKey wrote: » Given the wacky relationship of Bond and Blofeld in the DC series, let's hope next time around we don't discover Bond and Blofeld are the same person. Directed by M Night Shyamalan.