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007HallY

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  • 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
  • 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 would he even care about Bond or the Cold War? …
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I think there were many rewrites and that's why the character was a mess. Why would he even care about Bond or the Cold War? He cares about Bond for a couple of reasons.…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • 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 for everyone and not an easy watch, but I think …
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I think there were many rewrites and that's why the character was a mess. Why would he even care about Bond or the Cold War? He cares about Bond for a couple of reasons. Firstly Bond represents everything about MI6 h…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Was Trevelyan a double agent? Did he work for the Russians? What relationship did he have with Ourumov? What does any of this have to do with his overall motivation? He was…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Was Trevelyan a double agent? Did he work for the Russians? What relationship did he have with Ourumov? What does any of this have to do with his overall motivation? He was playing Ouramov for his own benefit. He persua…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • 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 for everyone and not an easy watch, but I think there’s a reason why it’s praised so much. I …
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • I’m pretty sure taking the Bank of England’s money falls under his plan more than the sort of character motivation we’re talking about. It’s like saying Goldfinger’s motivation is to bomb Fort Knox. On one level/for plot purposes yes, that’s his pla…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by 007HallY January 16
  • LeonardPine wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » To be completely honest, I’m not a fan of Goodfellas either. Really like Taxi Driver but I can see how it’s not for everyone. I’d say King of Comedy is my favourite Scorsese movie. The only Scorses…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 15
  • To be completely honest, I’m not a fan of Goodfellas either. Really like Taxi Driver but I can see how it’s not for everyone. I’d say King of Comedy is my favourite Scorsese movie.
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 15
  • I wouldn’t say Carver’s a weak antagonist. We know exactly what he wants. Bond films can get away with villains doing quite elaborate things for simple reasons. I’d say he’s a much stronger villain than the likes of Stromberg, Kristatos or Whittaker…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 15
  • Seve wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » Seve wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » Do you honestly think there'll be people other than EON doing Bond films... It's already happened, or are you in denial about "Never Say Never Again"? …
    in Chat Thread - Free Discussion Comment by 007HallY January 14
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I can't imagine too much mud slinging from people who liked Craig. If anything I think it'll come more from those who didn't like many of the Craig films! It depends on who they choose. ATJ has hat…
    in How the world views us, Bond fans Comment by 007HallY January 14
  • I can't imagine too much mud slinging from people who liked Craig. If anything I think it'll come more from those who didn't like many of the Craig films!
    in How the world views us, Bond fans Comment by 007HallY January 14
  • What's interesting about Bond though is that many of those ordinary viewers would, as was pointed out, probably call themselves fans of the films. I've not seen that with many other franchises. Regardless of how often they think about Bond they'll m…
    in How the world views us, Bond fans Comment by 007HallY January 14
  • I was a bit too young to really care about the whole craignotbond thing at the time, although I was aware of it and I even remember some sort of planned 'boycott' of CR which obviously didn't work out (but I remember it being a concern at the time).…
    in How the world views us, Bond fans Comment by 007HallY January 14
  • shimplyshocking007 wrote: » The Thin Red Line is extremely boring. For the life of me, I've never been able to enjoy any of Terrence Malick's films. Even Badlands.
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by 007HallY January 13
  • CrabKey wrote: » What is common place now was daring and pioneering back in the day. There is so much going on in this film that it requires numerous viewings. It's one of my favorites. It's so audacious. CK's a film I've come across numero…
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by 007HallY January 12
  • There'll always be that take and give with regards to whatever else is being released during the time of a Bond film. You can't really help it. It's how we make anything (or to use an arguably pompous term in this scenario 'art', and a slightly less…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by 007HallY January 12