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007HallY wrote: » I love reading these first drafts. I think had the series not taken its hiatus/have done another with Dalton, Bond 17 would have likely been different than these scripts, perhaps closer to Goldeneye in plot and tone. They clearly…
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Here's another question: If Connery had made the CASINO ROYALE film with Feldman, would the fans be bleating about it decades later, claiming that it's not "canon" and not really a Bond film, as they do with NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN?
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You need to read the essay "Rogue Royale" by Jeremy Duns (included in the book Duns on Bond). It answers a lot of your questions and also gives a detailed overview of Ben Hecht's Casino Royale script, a serious attempt at an adaptation (not a spoof)…
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I haven't read the Osborne/Davies script but did read the synopsis in Mark Edlitz's book -- and it sounds like there's some brilliant (and hilarious) stuff in there. My guess is it was shot down by MGW because of the overly comic tone.
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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Salvador Dali Dream Sequence from Spellbound (1945) I recently learned that this sequence was not even directed by Hitchcock, but by William Cameron Menzies.
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Ludovico wrote: » Great analysis @Revelator ! Questions for everyone: why did Bond succeed where Templar felt short? I have a few answers myself: mainly Fleming is a superior writer and Bond is unique in himself, if that makes sense. For all his …
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It's weird to see Charteris describing Templar as a hero with "swashbuckling zest" from a more innocent time, when he sometimes wrote the character as a gleefully homicidal vigilante (particularly in The Saint in New York). I like Charteris's writin…
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Soderbergh already has a terrific Bondian action- thriller among his credits: HAYWIRE.
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I don't know enough about his career pre-Bond to judge, but I think that LOGAN LUCKY is easily the best thing Craig did during his tenure with EON. Sure, it flopped, but people should check it out anyway. I wish Soderbergh would direct a Bond fil…
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DoctorKaufmann wrote: » Orson Welles took writing credits for CITIZEN KANE. The difference being that Welles actually did co-write CITIZEN KANE. Pauline Kael's foolish claims to the contrary were contested by Welles's friends and collaborat…
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peter wrote: » As far as the the unfortunate scriptwriter; this is also Hollywood on any given day. I myself had been threatened and bullied by a producer who actually said to me, "I'll make sure you never work in this town again." Yes, the most c…
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I actually think that Brosnan did his best work on television. A warning if you plan on viewing THE DECEIVERS: It's not good!
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Creasy47 wrote: » I've been going through all of Pierce's filmography in an attempt to finally log all of them on Letterboxd, sans the miscellaneous mini special feature documentaries or overlong TV miniseries. I recommend you don't skip th…
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His career is probably over. At the very least, he won't be invited back for the next Bond movie.
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COLOR OF NIGHT got terrible reviews and flopped financially, but it's an interesting movie by a solid director (Richard Rush, best known for THE STUNT MAN). An offbeat, sexy thriller with a lot of dark humor -- Ruben Blades's character, in particula…
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I would've scrapped everything involving Madeline, Mathilde, Blofeld, "We Have All the Time in the World," and Bond's fate. I love the idea of Bond working with the CIA (one of the few things that I enjoyed in the movie). I would've extended his …
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Creasy47 wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » What gets me is Smith was actually laughing at the joke at first. I understand defending your woman and all that, but that was embarrassing for Smith. Rock at least handled that professionally after…
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Clooney’s lingering back injury (which he got during the making of SYRIANA) would prevent him from playing Batman again, even if he wanted to.
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Eastwood was the top choice to play Two-Face on the Adam West series, until it was decided that the character would be too gruesome for television.
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DarthDimi wrote: » What I love about this movie is that it blends Fincher (Zodiac, Se7en) with '70s Scorsese (Taxi Driver) and '70s Coppola (The Conversation), both in terms of content as well as tone. Although I can see the influence of th…
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DarthDimi wrote: » I like Kilmer but Batman Forever wasn't about performances, only about BO performance. WB got greedy and lost track of the things that matter. With BATMAN & ROBIN, yes, but I think in BATMAN FOREVER Kilmer's Bruce Way…
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1. Pattinson - I think he ranks the highest simply because he's the most effective at acting with his eyes, which is crucial considering how much time he spends in the costume; his is perhaps the first Batman film where the character is in nearly ev…
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The director, Matt Reeves, has mentioned that he wanted to make a Batman film in the vein of grittier 1970s American films such as TAXI DRIVER and THE CONVERSATION. He also seemed to have picked up on the influence of police thrillers from the same …
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Herr_Stockmann wrote: » Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: » I think you might be confusing Bond 17 and 18. Dalton's potential third Bond film would have been Bond 17. Donald E. Westlake submitted a script for Bond 18 (which turned out to be Tomorrow Ne…
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Neither McClory nor Fleming comes off well in The Battle for Bond. McClory seems like someone who was scheming and manipulative. The book rather convincingly makes the argument that McClory used Jack Whittingham to win the court case and make a l…
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MrsAuralSects wrote: » What rubbish. If you hate the film I didn’t hate the film — I thought it was mediocre. Maybe try reading my posts before you comment.
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matt_u wrote: » The fact that you hate the film doesn’t mean it’s a bad film and the worldwide success of the film proves audiences liked it a lot. I thought it was mediocre and probably wouldn't rate it in the bottom five, believe it or no…
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matt_u wrote: » Second, are you really trying to deny the fact that Spidey is a lighter and more kid friendly kind of entertainment than a Bond? NTTD is dumber than a box of rocks. The death of its hero is a grasp for significance that the …
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Yeah, this thread has basically become a support group for Bond fans unable to cope with the possibility of a Spider-Man movie besting NTTD at the box office. Although, admittedly I'm getting a lot of entertainment from the snobbery about America…
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NicNac wrote: » Maybe now its time you let this go. MI6HQ reported responsibly and honestly, and if the film makes a profit thanks to VOD then that's great and we will all celebrate. It continues to amaze me that some of the members he…
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