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007HallY

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  • Tokoloshe2 wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Not sure if this has been mentioned, but one connection I always noticed is that the one liner ‘and you’re full of it’ was delivered by Bond in both TMWTGG and TLD to the villain (preceded by slightly diff…
    in Connections between two Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 24
  • Didn't expect the film itself to get a nomination but ever so slightly surprised Craig didn't get nominated. But honestly, it really doesn't matter. As I've said before plenty of great actors never got an Oscar (sometimes not even nominated) and ple…
    in The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by 007HallY January 23
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » You should try Spectre or No Time To Die. B18, the film with the BMW backseat, has Bond cradling a dead loved one btw. Same for Bond returning to London, getting the Aston M…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 23
  • mtm wrote: » You should try Spectre or No Time To Die. B18, the film with the BMW backseat, has Bond cradling a dead loved one btw. Personally, I think if Bond 26 had a scene like the opening of SP where we see him strutting along th…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 23
  • Not sure if this has been mentioned, but one connection I always noticed is that the one liner ‘and you’re full of it’ was delivered by Bond in both TMWTGG and TLD to the villain (preceded by slightly different set ups - ‘we have a useful four lette…
    in Connections between two Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 23
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » mtm wrote: » It's all a bit 'fooling the stupid superstitious natives' though, is there a way of doing it nowadays which doesn't feel a bit, y'know, racist? Most likely not these days. Depends on how it…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 22
  • I’d be up for a villain using ‘tricks’ to come across as supernatural. That’s very LALD.
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 22
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I’ve always said if you took out all references to Oberhauser the movie still functions. Blofeld’s beef with Bond then wouldn’t have anything to do with daddy issues but really just the fact that Bond had thwarted the prev…
    in Spectre: Reappraised, Reassessed Comment by 007HallY January 21
  • Hard no for a one off Fassbender for me unfortunately. I don't think he's ever quite had the screen presence or charisma to lead a major film (he's pretty good in smaller, more character based pieces though and is generally fine in supporting roles,…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 20
  • The GF premiere looks like a big event, with the stars all being driven up to the theatre in Aston Martins and crowds flocking up to them. I actually can't find too much about TSWLM's premiere. To be honest, I think it comes down to which film I …
    in Would you rather have had a Frank Sinatra OR an Amy Winehouse movie theme song? Comment by 007HallY January 20
  • Yes, there's not much that can be done, and there'll always be issues. I'm sure if Cubby Broccoli was alive he wouldn't be disappointed at the state of the franchise despite the current problems. CrabKey wrote: » @mtm - Why would I think the wr…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 20
  • An older Bond girl could work. Horrowitz's FAAD did it (I can't remember specifically but wasn't she meant to be about 10 years older than a 30 year old Bond?) If anything the Bond girls of the Craig era were generally a lot younger than him. Not to…
    in Who should be a Bond girl? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • mtm wrote: » You're right, although I would say that to be fair, catching something thrown at you isn't incredibly far-fetched :D And he does barely survive the Aston crash (and there was a guy in there for real!). Probably with heavy safet…
    in Most realistic Bond films? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • I think it's worth saying FRWL contains a scene where a SPECTRE agent is put in an uncannily realistic James Bond mask and made to challenge Grant to some sort of death game (not sure how the agent in question was talked into that one). That and we …
    in Most realistic Bond films? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • Personally, I can’t think of a Bond film that doesn’t have implausibilities. Even FRWL and QOS.
    in Most realistic Bond films? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • The appeal of Bond isn’t that they’re completely divorced from our reality. Just look at what’s going on in these films - the Connery ones clearly took place in the context of the Cold War and frequently referenced tensions between the West and East…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • Ludovico wrote: » Wasn't he not keen on Connery until his wife told him he'd be fine? Maybe it's just an urban legend. But if true, it would be another proof that what men consider manly and attractive and what women consider manly and attractive …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 19
  • Something from the real world will leak into Bond. That's just part of the way these films are made. It won't necessarily be AI or a Cold War type thing I suspect though.
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 18
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I can imagine at the time Connery coming across as a much weirder choice than we think today. Mainly because we’re so used to him as Bond. I mean, the guy had a thick Scottish accent and …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 18
  • mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I can imagine at the time Connery coming across as a much weirder choice than we think today. Mainly because we’re so used to him as Bond. I mean, the guy had a thick Scottish accent and was balding after all. …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 18
  • I can imagine at the time Connery coming across as a much weirder choice than we think today. Mainly because we’re so used to him as Bond. I mean, the guy had a thick Scottish accent and was balding after all. But yeah, to some extent every actor…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 17
  • I must admit I'm not entirely sure what 'safe' means here beyond the actor being maybe a bit more 'traditionally' handsome (and even that's subjective to a point and doesn't account for their acting ability or screen presence). Any actor will be a r…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 17
  • Condolences @Ludovico Creasy47 wrote: » The legendary David Lynch has sadly passed away: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-lynch-dead-director-blue-velvet-twin-peaks-1236276106/ I knew he hadn't been well but that's quite a sho…
    in Rest In Peace, show your respects to those who have passed away. Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • Oh yeah. I can't imagine they've gone the last ten years without thinking about young actors who could be a future Bond (it's their job after all). We actually know from Jennifer Salke's interview about EON a while ago that they've outright discusse…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • mtm wrote: » I think you're ascribing motives which aren't there, to be honest. The point of this thread, to me, seems to be to suggest ideas for various actors who might be able to do it and then to have a chat about whether the rest of us think …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Only seen Raging Bull once, although I thought it was wonderfully shot, edited and acted. I’m not sure I’d …
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Only seen Raging Bull once, although I thought it was wonderfully shot, edited and acted. I’m not sure I’d call Taxi Driver overrated either. Again, not f…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wr…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I think there were many rewrites and t…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I think there were many rewrites and that's why the character was a mess. Why woul…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16