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  • Ludovico wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » In Star Wars, I was more sad when Qui Gon Jinn died, then I was when Obi Wan Kenobi died in the original. Oh boy I sure wasn't. Qui Gon lost a fair fight against a guy who had done nothing more than …
  • A few thoughts on Arnold returning, Newman, etc. On other forums I've criticized Arnold's scores. I loved TND, but TWINE was a slog and DAD wasn't much better. I pointed that I listened to the entire CR soundtrack on a travel and barely regist…
  • My continuing thought on QoS - forget the film that came after it. This is a much more fulfilling Bond experience.
  • Sorry if this has been brought up before. Popped in DAF and was reminded that Connery's figure in the gunbarrel was in black and white and recalled the same figure from TB was in color. Then I decided to check out YOLT's and noticed the Connery figu…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » 1) No explanation is whatsoever given to why men attack Bond in Beirut (TMWTGG). I can fill in the blanks myself, of course. A western man going backstage to get intimate with a belly dancer; simple movie logic dictates that thi…
  • peter wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » It seems that a lot of TMWTGG didn't make the final cut,including the belt,which would have been a brilliant addition,and a lot of the final duel. So annoying. Agreed— that is one cool belt. And you…
  • I don't know how much to blame Dahl for YOLT's shortcomings. It sounds like the producers instructed him what they wanted and another writer took a shot at it the screenplay, some of which was apparently used and he was told to incorporate. YOLT …
  • peter wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » jobo wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » jobo wrote: » SaintMark wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » jobo wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » jobo wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » jobo wrote…
  • I would hope a line like "That is not the soap" wouldn't be the end of the final mission of Bond's career. There is never a final mission in my, excuse the term, view.
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » I like Raiders but have always found it vastly overrated. Spielberg's best film is Minority Report. I actually found Minority Report vastly overrated. I saw it when it came out with great anticipation and was u…
  • jobo wrote: » BondAficionado wrote: » I've never had any issues with the firetruck chase in AVTAK. I know it's very 80s and just seems like an excuse to have cop cars crash into each other, but it's an interesting concept. It also follows the …
  • Can't say I'm too intrigued by this. Rocky revivals work better for whatever reason. That last Rambo film was totally pointless, just nothing but gratuitous violence and no redeeming characters or features from what I recall of it. If they can se…
  • Back in the '80s and '90s, DN and FRWL were among my least watched films and ones I'd buy last on video. They just didn't translate as well as the more modern takes with more effects and gadgets. Since the 2000s, FRWL is in my top 5 and DN in the…
  • TripAces wrote: » I wouldn't characterize him as angry. Bitter is more like it. The film doesn't really explain what happened to him, who saved him from the river, how he was healed. It's Bond: we have to accept certain things on faith, sort of li…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » Univex wrote: » In the old days we could pretty well have a pre titles sequence without Bond in it. Even in a book. In FRWL it takes ages until we get to read about Bond. And it works to a wonderful effect. People now…
  • Birdleson wrote: » I've never been able to make it even a a quarter way through any MISSION IMPOSSIBLE films. They all contain that generic, dull-witted, cornball dialogue and characterization. I didn't really care for the Bourne films either, b…
  • JakeDisselt wrote: » I love that this group isn't limited to 007. I wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for being a totally chill fan group that doesn't get like militantly violent about talking about things that aren't related to the Jam…
  • bondjames wrote: » echo wrote: » As much as I like SF, it lost its focus on Bond and put it on M. It is almost more M's story than Bond's, a very well-done spinoff film. That's true, but I think that's why it was a massive success. The f…
  • With all the recent support for MR as least favorite soundtrack, I'll throw in my controversial opinion that AVTAK is my least favorite Barry soundtrack. The movie is bad enough and Barry can't save it and even gets dragged down by it. It's okay …
  • I'm late. Didn't see Fallout until 2 weeks ago and it meant plowing through the 300+ posts to see what others thought. So I was avoiding spoilers for nearly 5-6 weeks, which wasn't easy, but made it worth the wait. I liked it a lot. Not quite as …
  • vzok wrote: » Benny wrote: » The trouble I see so many have is that they want their Bond film. The Bond film that will please them. The perfect director, story, writers, cast. It has to be what they want. Well, it's never going to happen. EON…
  • QoS had several things going against it: It had massive expectations after the high of CR and was bound to not hit that mark. It was one of the shortest films in the series. The villain was forgettable and the plot wasn't seen as very good.…
  • I was working as a contract journalist for the base newspaper at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base here in Ohio at the time. I saw on the Internet that morning, just a small breaking news bulletin, that a plane had hit the WTC, nothing more, thinking …
  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » LeChiffre wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » One of the roles outside Bond I remember Dalton best from, is this one: Had he stayed on as Bond, maybe we could have…
  • 4EverBonded wrote: » The naysayers about Skyfall have always surprised me with their vitriol. It was a global smash hit for several reasons and when it first came out plenty on here were very happy with this film. Opinions do change over time fo…
  • peter wrote: » Lot's of anger directed at EoN. They made a sub-par Bond film, but are batting 3/4; but lets talk about how wishy-washy they are and beat to death the one (granted silly) explosion that made it into the Guiness Book. I suppose wh…
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » PanchitoPistoles wrote: » Shardlake wrote: » The brand would be stretched and as long as you want TV series & film spin offs? Plus Nolan wouldn't be around forever and who knows what a big studio would influence be…
  • ringfire211 wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » ringfire211 wrote: » It’s just funny to me when I see folks hoping for WHITE BOY RICK (haha) to succeed or get good reviews. It’s a bit like... man, I hope DUMB & DUMBER is a success so …
  • ToTheRight wrote: » I always felt if it were Holly Goodhead or Anya in the elevator screaming "JAAAAAAAAAMES" it wouldn't work as they were both trained agents accustomed to danger. Stacey is a geologist who had probably never been in a burning el…
  • Birdleson wrote: » Ruined a few otherwise great scenes with that "JAMES!" or "James..." I wouldn't call them great scenes, but they sure didn't get improved by it. I think a fun video would be somebody to intercut the drinking guy from the Mo…