007HallY
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Zekidk wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I'm guessing you're ok for a bit of personal/character drama in Bond if you like Gilbert and Wood then? Not trying to catch you out by the way, just genuinely asking/curious what you want in a Bond film. …
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Zekidk wrote: » mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » a more philosophical edge to compliment his charm, wit and action. After CR: "fair enough, this was a reboot, now give us a proper Bond film." How I long for those…
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I'd be very surprised if we got some sort of Bond announcement, at least without rumblings of it from EON directly. Nolan's next project is likely The Prisoner or something. And to be honest, I think he's better off doing that than Bond. I think …
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Depends on what you mean by philosophical. I like moments when Bond has to talk about his job, albeit in his own distant way. It can be a great moment in even an otherwise more lighthearted Bond adventure. I'm thinking of something along the line…
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Venutius wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » the fight in QOS...doesn't feel like a genuine scuffle like the staircase fight in CR or the train one in SF, but something rehearsed. According to the bloke who played Slate in QOS, the script for the …
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Yeah, not my favourite Bond film of all time (actually probably my least rewatched). It’s a beautifully made film incidentally. The score, cinematography, and set design are all great. We get some wonderfully iconic and memorable elements - Blofe…
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Creasy47 wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » The staircase fight near the climax of NTTD is pretty badass in my opinion, gents. Bond takes a few grenades, does the gun barrel pose, kills several thugs, and just keeps going like it's nobody's business.…
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Creasy47 wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Venutius wrote: » After Craig's success, I suspect they're going to want to keep Bond as a badass Bond stopped being a badass after QoS (or actually the SF PTS), but a return to formula would be great…
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SIS_HQ wrote: » I think this is the beauty of the James Bond films, we can dissect the era of each actors and tackle some deep things, and see the goodness in each films, and some discussions leading and opening more interesting topics. I'm def…
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It's an interesting what if. I always say that it's possible DAF would have evolved into more or less the film we got with or without Connery (from what I understand the planned revenge story wasn't working with Broccoli and Saltzman, OHMSS was a di…
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mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I think TSWLM is actually Moore's best performance as Bond. Very effortless (to the point I think some don't realise just how much acting he's actually doing). I'm not sure what I'd say his best performanc…
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SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » On the whole it’s an enjoyable film. So much so you often forget its flaws. Not for everyone (and for me not on the level of TSWLM) but a solid, and r…
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If we're going to have a Q, I think they should be different from Llewelyn or Wishaw. What made Wishaw's version of the character so refreshing was that he was younger - a bit of a geek, but ultimately a reliable ally willing to help Bond. Llewyeln'…
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SIS_HQ wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » On the whole it’s an enjoyable film. So much so you often forget its flaws. Not for everyone (and for me not on the level of TSWLM) but a solid, and rather excellently stylistically crafted Bo…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » The videogame was original and relevant to the subtext of the film. Octopussy has no subtext. Anyway, I mean visualy. I mean, I’m personally of the opinion subtext is meaningless unless it’s felt. Sure it’s relevant,…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » I mean visualy. The casino scenes were the best until Casino Royale. Fair enough. I actually don’t remember too much about the cinematography of those scenes 🤷♂️ Just those other things I mentioned.
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Then what about other popular British Oscar-winning directors who never directed a Bon…
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Oh yeah, the story is more or less a spin on YOLT and TSWLM. And of course as said TND would effectively do it later too. Honestly, I don’t see how it’s a negative. If it were a complete remake without anything new to add to this formula I’d unde…
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An odd Bond film, but not quite one that ‘jumped the shark’ as much as some may think. Score, cinematography, the opening stunt, cinematography, SFX and set design are all excellent. This film has a clear sense of spectacle to it which is really …
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Well, even TLD breaks the formula. It effectively begins with Bond going on the mission (so we miss an initial M briefing, which would more likely be there if we were in a classic Connery or Moore film). We only get a proper M/Bond scene about a qua…
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It comes back that to that idea that the producers don't actually make Bond films solely for the fans. Sounds harsh, but they'd never be able to please all of us anyway! For better or for worse, I think they were thinking about what was right for…
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Can a reboot actually be 'soft' though if it involves the character coming back after dying in the previous film? But I get what you mean. I don't think it'll be quite that 'straightforward' and follow the outline to the tee as the Moore/Connery …
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mtm wrote: » Here's the military service bit of Bond's record, other parts linked to at the bottom: James Bond's Dossier - Military Record According to that Bond rose to the rank of Commander around the age of 25-27. That’s it. Perhap…
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Didn’t the Craig Bond dossier establish that Bond started out in the navy but excelled in training/combat type situations, rose through the ranks, and from there effectively got SAS/intelligence training? Again, not that this’ll ever come up in a fi…
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mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I think Bond should always be a bit of an enigma. Even CR isn’t an origin story and we get very little hint of his background. Heck, even in SF the details of his childhood are quite minimal (albeit important) an…
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I think Bond should always be a bit of an enigma. Even CR isn’t an origin story and we get very little hint of his background. Heck, even in SF the details of his childhood are quite minimal (albeit important) and it’s the same with GE and even SP. …
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GoldenGun wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I wouldn’t call NTTD a middle of the road entry. I had no intention to do so, I wasn't referring to the film itself, I was just referring to its placement in this contest, with 18th out of 25th being…
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I wouldn’t call NTTD a middle of the road entry. Actually I suspect this is a case where outside of these forums this is seen as one of the better Bond films. I think that it annoys some of us Bond fans and we certainly have a lot to say about it! (…
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I think this particular aspect of Bond will come up seldom, if at all in the actual film. But they do think about these things (there’s of course that whole ‘report’ about Craig’s Bond that was used to promote CR that included details of his naval b…
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I’m one who put this at 9. It’s one of my most watched Bond movies, and it’s actually the film I use to introduce people to Bond films if they haven’t seen one before. I think it’s great! It has a very classic Bond feel in the sense everything’s …
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