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Dalton always came off as a guy people wouldn't want to mess with, particularly in his second movie. Maybe he's not as convincing in fisticuffs, but he'll never look as ridiculous as Craig's floating head on the stuntmen in SKYFALL and SPECTRE. I…
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Here's some encouraging news about U.S. citizens' response to the ridiculous (and, of course, dangerous) anti-lockdown protests: https://news.yahoo.com/yahoo-news-you-gov-coronavirus-poll-most-americans-reject-antilockdown-protests-124259347.html
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Respectfully, @DarthDimi , that's not what's being reported. Based on an analysis by Johns Hopkins (not a rumor or "twisted statistics"), Belgium has the highest death rate -- number of deaths scaled to the size of a population -- in Europe at 13.4%…
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Couple of things that surprised me. Partway through the feed, Brosnan recalls that he actually signed a contract to do TLD, which I don't think he's ever said in interviews (correct me if I'm wrong). I know there is a photo of him signing with Brocc…
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CraterGuns wrote: » Yesterday, the mayors of America's biggest cities, New York & Los Angeles, were more or less laying the groundwork for slow, gradual, phased reopenings of businesses there. I don't know anything about the mayor of L.…
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DaltonCraig007 wrote: » My biggest concern is the same as yours, only more specifically about a certain country with a certain president who is more worried about an upcoming election in November than the ongoing virus. This is exactly why …
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It will underperform significantly. In November many people will still be skittish about going to theaters, and the stench of SPECTRE won't help. I can't believe the folks here are still arguing about this. Just be glad if it's a good movie.
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Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Just purchased these two Big Finish audio books, hopefully they will give me a decent footing with Big Finish as I really want to get into the stories though there are just so many. Up to now I have only listened t…
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I like both Paradise Towers and The Happiness Patrol quite a bit. The former is a surreal tenement horror-thriller with a pleasing dose of dark comedy, and the latter has one of the funniest villains (Kandyman) and one of the best (and surprisingly …
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Another interesting article, this one on the bungling that led to the NYC cases. Mayor de Blasio does not come off well here. https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-mistakes-that-turned-new-york-into-an-epicenter-of-the-coronavirus-epidemic-090040375.html
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DarthDimi wrote: » Glad you brought that up, @DaltonCraig007. I know very little about all things economy, so I want to ask the room. * If the global economy is left in very bad shape indeed, won't better times automatically come with renewed e…
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Today's press conference from Gov. Cuomo: https://cnbc.com/2020/03/25/watch-live-ny-gov-cuomo-holds-a-press-conference-on-the-coronavirus.html
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mtm wrote: » Yes indeed: it's hard to watch what's happening in America and the decisions its leader is taking and not keep this thread 'non-political'! :) I'm certainly not convinced our leader in the UK is handling it well, but I do feel gratef…
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Shardlake wrote: » Have you got yourself some kind of bat signal when Skyfall is mentioned that you must chime in once again? You are quite pathetic. You're the one who's having a meltdown. Grow up.
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Getafix wrote: » Bond smashing a tank through St Petersburg is probably the most un Bondian moment in the entire series. Bond is not supposed to be an uncultured moron but this is what GE turns him into. Another problem: The filmmakers didn…
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Thunderball wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » 4. GE - assembly line Bond, passable but too corporate and soulless - way overrated by the fans Yes, this. As I said I still have great affection for GE as it was my first Bond film, but every time…
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1. CR - although overlong (I'm not crazy about the Venice climax), CR is close to a perfect Bond film and usually sits in my Top 5 2. QOS - unfairly maligned, this is a lean, intelligent, muscular action thriller with one of the best Bond girls (Ol…
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Shardlake wrote: » It's director seems to have given up and the script is an utter mess, preferring SP over SF I can only draw the conclusion you just like Bond films because they adhere to a certain type. The SPECTRE script might be a bit …
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NickTwentyTwo wrote: » They have elements of action, for sure, but to me that's what separates Bond from Bourne and Mission Impossible. The latter is a surface level action film, and it does a fantastic job at it, but to me Bond should run a lot d…
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NickTwentyTwo wrote: » Bond films aren’t, and shouldn’t be, action films. They're absolutely supposed to be action films. People aren't going to these things to see half-baked John Le Carré.
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You're absolutely right, @Getafix, and thank you for stepping in. Everything is just totally off: The lackadaisical attitude the filmmakers seem to have to Severine's death (which might have been a product of bad editing), Craig's smug quip, foll…
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Again, there are some things I REALLY like in the movie, I just feel it loses its way.
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Fair enough.
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peter wrote: » But I'll happily bask in my tone-deafness and be impressed with this scene, as I always have. And that's your privilege. But don't try to convince me that the scene is competently made, because you and I both know it isn't.
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Thunderball wrote: » It’s pretty damn good and it features one of the, if not THE best villain introduction in the series. My only problem with the Dead Island sequence was the death of Severine. I absolutely love her and wish she could have stuck…
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I watched SKYFALL for only the second time just a few weeks ago. The good news is, I didn't find it appallingly bad as I did in 2012 (would probably place it about 2/3 of the way down my Bond rankings, just above Brosnan's four films). The first hou…
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The Columbus situation had to do with the Salkinds (producers) firing George Pan Cosmatos and hiring Glen and failing to inform Dalton that they planned to do so, when Dalton had it in his contract that he would be included in decisions regarding th…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » Otherwise with scenes that Glen actually did, it’s only adequate at best on his part, which depend on the the actors having the elevate the scenes above what Glen was capable of and make them work, particularly with Dalton…
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Shardlake wrote: » I hope the next guy and era annoys you as much or even more. Okay, that made me laugh. But seriously, I'll be in the cinema opening weekend like the rest of you to witness all of this swagger and to get my mind blown. …
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NO TIME TO DIE will do very well financially for three reasons: Public interest in seeing Craig's last Bond film, the five-year gap since the last one, and the Billie Eilish theme. It will even (probably) have legs, although I'm doubtful as to wheth…
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