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  • IGotABrudder wrote: » Thunderpussy wrote: » Given the discussion, I actually watched it again this evening, and enjoyed it as always. I've always wondered in the duality of the characters, we get two Bonds, When Connery kills in the elevator…
  • cwl007 wrote: » The result is that this film just has a strange feel to it. It hardly matters now because we have 23 others to enjoy but in 1971 when this was the new offering I wonder what the general consensus was amongst the audience. I don't m…
  • DoctorKaufmann wrote: » True, but as I said, I am not a online streamer, guess, I am an old-fashioned old fart. But, hey, I can live with that. And people who wtached THE IRISHMAN - or rather tried to do so, said, that it is really long and draggi…
  • Hey, if Michael Meyers can wear a William Shatner mask, a Batman villain can wear a Timothy Dalton mask. The False Face episodes are 2 of my favorites of the Batman series. He's an interesting character and really gives the Caped Crusaders a chal…
    in Batman Comment by BT3366 January 2021
  • In my fantasy world, he's spent the last 8 or so years since The Making of TLD researching and writing books for each of the rest of the films in the series. I've said in other posts in this thread the prices of other recent Bond books are a fact…
  • Gerard wrote: » Damn ! Just learned that Rémy Julienne, the stuntman responsible for the car chases in six Bond movies, has caught CoVid-19, and is in intensive care. As he's 90 years old, things don't look too good for him. https://www.jeanmar…
  • wintandkiddfarout wrote: » The major change I would make to a Bond film I have already mentioned in a thread specifically devoted to what differences you'd suggest for that film exclusively. It felt easy to accept A View To A Kill the way it is…
  • Agree TSWLM is better than Conti's FYEO score, but I like better than the others I've mentioned. It is also very divisive for fans and I've always enjoyed it, there's some standout pieces there. Can't say the same for the most part for the others.
  • NickTwentyTwo wrote: » goldenswissroyale wrote: » I like SF a lot, even love it for most parts. Nevertheless I have to ask: Isn't the car chase in the beginning very underwhelming? Too slow to even call it a chase? It works fine as a build-up…
  • The first week of 2021 has been unkind for Bond fans so far. Sad for the losses of both Tanya Roberts and Michael Apted. Somebody had a meme recently that can we return 2021 after a week and move straight to 2022.
  • Interesting the Marvin Hamlisch score is so divisive. He's not Barry, but the score is grand, so much more memorable than anything Kamen, Serra, especially Newman and mostly Arnold have done with their scores. Yeah, you can argue the disco-influe…
  • MaxCasino wrote: » echo wrote: » GeneralGogol wrote: » This discussion got me thinking... has there ever been a scandal-free and smoothly-run Bond production? Likely nothing in the Craig era would qualify, and it's fascinating to read all …
  • Was that John Cleese Schweppes commercial on the LTK VHS at the time? I feel like I've seen it before. Interesting that was almost a decade before he was involved in the series, although the commercial reminds me more of Inspector Clouseau, espec…
  • Klaus_Doberman wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » Just finished The Bond of the Millennium. Now I’m reading Bond vs Bond The Many Faces of 007 by Paul Simpson. Also a big reference book is coming soon! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1735461628/…
  • I didn't name you in particular and I apologize if you took it as a personal shot at you, RogerJonMoorePertwee. It was meant as a general swipe at the number of people who have expressed the delays as something unfair and promised and all that. T…
  • Mallory wrote: » When Casino Royale came out I was 15, and at that precarious time going through teenage-hood and starting to shake out into a more mature teen. To see that maturity and seriousness, that comes with going through that age, refle…
  • Anybody else read some of these posts and picture Veruca Salt from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory whining "But I want it now!"? I'd love the film too, but I'm just glad to make it home from work each day still healthy and knowing my famil…
  • The only Bond-related thing I got for myself was one that will make this site's keepers happy: The 2020 MI6 Confidential bundle. Next up: The OP special. More intriguing than any other Bond items I've seen lately. The only thing I'd use Funko Pops f…
  • hegottheboot_ wrote: » With Bond the magic number is right at around 2 hours. Just under or over is where you need to aim combined with a proper editing and story rhythm to get you there. This hasn't happened in years. TND is so well edited as …
  • Never heard this before. Does this mean when it comes to the success of GF that Hunt, Maibaum and Dehn should receive as much credit as Hamilton, who never seemed shy about talking up his contributions the film on the interviews I've seen. Especiall…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » Yes a very loose net cast. I just complimented my daughter on her correct use of the word literally. She pointed out to me its current meaning allows what I thought was the opposite of that. in a literal manner or s…
  • mtm wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » mtm wrote: » I really love the bomb plot too: I think it's a really smart bit of plotting. Where the film falls down massively for me is Kamal Khan: we have no idea why he's doing what he's doing. …
  • Despite TB being one of my favorite films, the novel isn't one of my favorites. It's definitely the weakest of the Blofeld trilogy for me. I'm not sure why that is, it's just not that engaging for me. I think the best parts are, as jetsetwilly menti…
  • marc wrote: » A) I almost always prefer orchestral/instrumental music over vocal, so it's the main theme for me. It's really good, although played too much IMO; could at times have been replaced by something more lush or suave. That's an i…
  • Jan1985 wrote: » Satorious wrote: » I also believe the longer the studio sit on the film - the less interested people are going to become. I don't think so. 99% of movie goers (outside the Bond-Fan-Community) don't care about when a fi…
  • DeathToSpies84 wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Roadphill wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Roadphill wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote…
  • I can't back it up, but even the first MI film I thought may have been scheduled for fall 1995 and moved back to summer '96 to avoid competing with GE. I don't know how that would've worked out box office-wise back then, but I'm sure the first MI…
  • I've always found it ironic that as the films of the '70s took on that approach that the Bond series became lighter and more family-friendly, even before the blockbuster era kicked off with Jaws and Star Wars that changed the industry. I'm just n…
  • ThighsOfXenia wrote: » @MakeshiftPython Those are valid criticisms. This comes down to subjective interpretation, but although we agree about the combination of Hamilton + Young being at work in the film, I think that actually elevates the picture…
  • Dwayne wrote: » Yet another Major League Baseball Hall of Famer has passed away, as Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81. With his death, seven HOF’ers have now died in 2020. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30605849/hall-fame-pitcher-phil-…