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DarthDimi

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DarthDimi
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Behind you!
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Behind you!
Favourite Fleming Novel
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Film
GoldenEye
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • mattjoes wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I want to see Bond go where he has yet to. There are still plenty of locations that unbelievably have yet to be incorporated and explored in an entry. W…
  • DewiWynBond wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I want to see Bond go where he has yet to. There are still plenty of locations that unbelievably have yet to be incorporated and explored in an entry. What about Mount Everest? You can't top that. …
  • mtm wrote: » I kind of think there are plenty of films set in the US: I prefer Bond to have a bit more of an exotic or unusual flavour. When I think of the Bonds set in the US they're not often my favourite scenes, although LALD does it well. …
  • Creasy47 wrote: » What a great choice. Our very own Michelle Yeoh will star in the new series: https://deadline.com/2024/05/blade-runner-2099-casts-michelle-yeoh-prime-video-1235906169/ Cool. I'm exited. I'm interested in seeing where th…
  • peter wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Superman actors heights... 10. Dean Cain — 5’11 9. Nicholas Cage — 6’0 8. Tyler Hoechlin — 6’0 7. Kirk Alyn — 6’1 6. Henry Cavill — 6’1 5. George Reeves — 6’2 4. Tom Welling — 6…
  • j_w_pepper wrote: » At the risk of appearing to show off, I was just curious to find out how many Clint Eastwood films I own. My DVD Profiler database tells me there are 40 movies with him as an actor (this includes Tarantula from 1955, in which …
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » For me the humor of Moore's Bond always seemed a response to Moore's inability to play the role the way Connery did. And? Both Craig and Dalton hav…
  • RIP Bernard Hill A powerful actor. I loved his moment in The Two Towers where he wakes up from his "trance" and gives Grima a look that says, "boy, I'm gonna rough you up good!".
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » For me the humor of Moore's Bond always seemed a response to Moore's inability to play the role the way Connery did. And? Both Craig and Dalton have admitted that thier desire to ground bond in a…
  • QBranch wrote: » In 16 minutes and 43... No, 42 seconds, the theatres will re-enter the Stone Age. A worldwide cinematical meltdown. And all so mad little EON can settle a score with the world 50 years on. (Getting back at the fans for all the sli…
  • Benny wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » QBranch wrote: » We need more Shady Tree. He took his jokes seriously, and the same routine means: Consistency. His 'virgin' line is one that I keep using. Yes, we need more Shady Tree, I agree. …
  • QBranch wrote: » We need more Shady Tree. He took his jokes seriously, and the same routine means: Consistency. His 'virgin' line is one that I keep using. Yes, we need more Shady Tree, I agree.
  • Benny wrote: » Have to say I pretty much agree with all of the above @MaxCasino I was expecting more, but what I got was a little flat. I followed this up with quite possibly the worst film I can recall. The Meg 2 : The Trench The first …
  • @DEKE_RIVERS I have to admit that when reading your comment, DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » @007ClassicBondFan tell this to the fans who point out peirces pain face at every op…
  • Clearly not for me. I enjoyed playing the Arham games on PC. I guess I shall have to continue enjoying those for a while. ;-)
    in Batman Comment by DarthDimi May 2
  • CrabKey wrote: » The biggest weakness about the Craig films are the big action pieces that feel tacked on. As much as I love CR, the Miami airport scene has always felt like an add on. I especially don't like criminal mastermind action scenes. …
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » @mtm Serious question: what happened in 2012 that made the UK feel good about itself? Olympic games. Oh yes, I should have known that. Thanks for clarifying that, @Mendes4Lyfe.
  • @mtm Serious question: what happened in 2012 that made the UK feel good about itself?
  • mtm wrote: » Yes, I'd say Skyfall is stronger too. Both have big plotholes which make the whole thing fall apart if you think about it too much, but equally both are extremely entertaining films and rank right at the top of surveys of best Bond fi…
  • CrabKey wrote: » The CR valet scene Is one of the standouts in the Bond series. A clever callback. Too bad the writers were never able to deliver another Craig Bond as satisfying as that first film. That is, indeed, sad. CR has one terrific…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » I like the scene in Casino Royale where Bond is mistaken for a parking valet by a condescending guest, rams the rude guest's car into the parking space, then nonchalantly tosses the keys over his shoulder as he walks away. It'…
  • GoldenGun wrote: » At 22 participants atm, myself included. Will check the voting later :) Not bad!
  • I usually include them as well, though typically after the EON run.
  • mattjoes wrote: » Delicious.
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Tom looks ridiculously good for his age, I can't believe he is 61. I hope Tom decides to continue making these films after part 8. I really hope Ethan does not get killed off like DC's Bond. I think they'll …
  • For the last time, fellas, look at all those incredibly beautiful girls! There are more gorgeous ladies in CR67 than in all the Connery Bonds combined! We have to inclu--okay, no, you're right. We'd just be making fun of the mentally challenged kid …
  • Only EON - 1 EON + NSNA - 0 EON + CR67 + NSNA - 1
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » M:I 2 gets so ridiculous at times it feels as though Woo is parodying himself. The film has many hilarious moments that are likely not intentional, M:I 2 is a bad rip off of Hitchcocks Notorious. M:I 2 by far the w…
  • Ludovico wrote: » Article about the 1977 BBC adaptation: https://movieweb.com/most-book-faithful-dracula-movie-hardest-to-find/ I'm glad I have it on DVD, then. And yes, I think it's a really good adaptation.
  • I have already submitted my list. Can't wait to see my Bondian feelings get hurt. ;-)