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Solo was a real mixed bag. First third is great. Train heist is superb. Second third, centred around an awful mining colony heist, is terrible. Final act is barely passable. The movie basically looks like it was re-shot to buggery. You can almost…
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De Palma? I would have enthusiasms...
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Surface gloss is a great description, bondjames. We haven't had a well-conceived script since CR. Hopefully that's where the money's going this time round.
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I am probably alone in this, but I think The Phantom Menace is the best of the prequels. Sure, it gets blasted for Jar Jar and the kid, but I always enjoy it. Darth Maul, Qui-gon, fun Trade Federation / battle droids, big creatures, a nice thr…
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Indeed Fox. That last half with a three-tiered narrative thread (Luke, Lando, Han) is a masterclass of scripting.
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JamesBondKenya wrote: » jobo wrote: » I am starting to notice a pattern through out many reviews and fan opinions. It seems like those who were quite enthusiastic in their prais of TFA tend to like TLJ less or even loath it, meanwhile us who w…
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bondjames wrote: » All this controversy has left me with no choice. I'm compelled to determine once and for all on which side of the fence I truly reside by taking in a 2nd viewing tomorrow. Tickets already purchased. Disney is laughing all …
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jobo wrote: » @GetCarter It least they are not so dumb that they give away spoilers on a thread that is clearly not meant for it and read by several people who have yet to see the film... Edit or delete your post asap! Lol, apologies, do…
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The new trilogy could do with a bit of lucas-style political galaxy-building. I'm still baffled at the sudden rise of the first order after the empire was dealt a crippling blow in ROTJ. Who the hell is snoke? Why on earth is ren so angry? …
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We often deride films for too much exposition. TLJ is a prime example of not enough. The movie is daft in so many ways. Disney have dropped the ball.
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seeing TLJ made me think 'well, as least old George was trying to do something different in the prequels.' this current trilogy is sinking under the weight of the past.
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1. ESB 2. ROTJ 3. SW 4. RO 5. PM 6. TFA 7. TLJ 8. ROS 9. AOC I thought The Last Jedi was an angsty mess to be honest. But man, that fight with the Snoke's guards, that was tasty.
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PanchitoPistoles wrote: » GetCarter wrote: » The last two were handsome and popular on first release but IMO they aren't very likeable or enduring. Skyfall is still handsome and popular. As for Spectre, it never was handsome and popular. …
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I can understand the angst to be honest. We're in for a four year interval between two Craig movies. The last two were handsome and popular on first release but IMO they aren't very likeable or enduring. DC popped his knee on the last one a…
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bondjames wrote: » I can see Hardy as a Scaramanga type out to get Bond. A final showdown between those two could be one for the ages. Oh man, wouldn't that hit the spot.
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Tensions will soon be high at EON. It's legacy time and Craig's tenure could go either way. What he needs to do is recapture his CR virility, which Mendes choked out of him over two films. First by suddenly making him an old dog in SF. The …
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Correct @Jeffrey. Also, some films just seem to get better over time. OP is a good example for me. In fact, all the John Glen films. Conversely, SF and SP are in immaculate condition on my shelf.
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Disappointed to see that Mendes is still in the frame. He makes films for the cinema. This is why he made bank. SF and SP are spectacularly staged but shallow with no repeat value. Moreover, I don't think he understands Fleming at all. Or how to …
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Yes, @mattjoes, the 80s is easily my favorite decade for Bond.
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TheWizardOfIce wrote: » Mendes is all style and pretend substance that crumbles at the slightest scrutiny. With SF he pulls it off but with SP the whole artifice comes crashing down on his head. Give Glen Roger Deakins and Hoyte Van Hoytema and…
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I'd happily watch Caine as a stuffy cabinet minister giving Bond his initial briefing. He and Connery share god-like status in my eyes :)
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For me, Craig proved he could do the savoir faire thing in CR. Montenegro is my favourite DC sequence and the one that demonstrates that if he is placed in the right location and surrounded by the right actors, he can do Moore-style lifestyle por…
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Snap, @ClarkDevlin, was about to propose that Craig has been hamstrung by some very poor writing.
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Fair enough @bondjames. I agree that Craig is more of a brooder, but I think you can build TSWLM around him. Remember Moore in that same movie. His performance was quite serious but the two seemingly disparate elements gelled very well.
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bondjames wrote: » GetCarter wrote: » Yes, a plot-driven romp with plenty of swagger and elegance in the vein of TB or TSWLM would go down a treat. I'm 100% on board with that. Once they recast. With Craig back, I'd rather they finish …
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Yes, a plot-driven romp with plenty of swagger and elegance in the vein of TB or TSWLM would go down a treat.
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Still bemused about the botching of Blofeld. EON was like an intrepid archaeologist, knowing about the golden chalice of Blofeld for decades but unable to access it. Then, after years and years of preparation, they enter the sacred temple, avoid …
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I don't think waltz's lack of physical threat was an issue at all. The filmmakers clearly saw Hinx as an adequate counterpoint and that was one of the few things they got right.
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Didn't mind Waltz as Blofeld, particularly in the Rome scenes, but I do not care in the slightest that he is gone. I also think that SP was planned as Craig's last Bond. That's what he wanted back then I feel. The story, the way it tries to tie e…
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Only two bond films have used bond's age as a theme. The first was CR. That movie was sexy, romantic and thrilling. The second movie was SF. Only two films after the first (in an era obsessed with continuity) it halted DC's momentum and was a …
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