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If we can accept a blond Daniel Craig as James Bond, what exactly is stopping a black actor from taking that role? We’ve already crossed that line of sticking close to how Fleming described Bond a long time ago. I do think if you were to do a bla…
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I always felt the first two films had the humor and drama wayyyy too disparate in a way that they kind of clashed with each other. With 3, I think James Gunn balanced it perfectly.
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Huh, that’s a good two minutes longer than NTTD. Sorry to those who bemoan for the days of 120 or below runtime.
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CrabKey wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » I get the complaint. Bond films back in the day, at least for the most part, were more about plot. The Connery films had some character work in the early films before the formula took hold, and we’d oc…
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Donner did sorta answer that. With 2, he would have worked with Mankiewicz on writing a new ending that replaces Superman spinning the Earth back. That’s another reason why I think the Donner Cut should only serve as a curiosity, since it’s only a t…
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Can’t express enough how surprised I was by how much GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 moved me. I’m not that high on the first two. They’re fine, but I always felt they were too irreverent to work emotionally. James Gunn got the balance so much better…
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I get the complaint. Bond films back in the day, at least for the most part, were more about plot. The Connery films had some character work in the early films before the formula took hold, and we’d occasionally get character stuff like in OHMSS. By…
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Right. And when they’re attacking the lodge he had to remind his goons “she’s mine”, because him killing her personally was more important than one of his goons doing the deed. That’s why when he sees her mortal wound he starts freaking out. Silva w…
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Here’s why I don’t mind Bond dying: It reinforces his mortality. He can have all the luck in the world at the card table and escape impossible odds on the field, but death WILL come for him. James Bond isn’t a fairy tale. I think what NTTD emphasize…
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A cliffhanger would have only worked if Craig not only had a different film from NTTD but an entirely different run of films. As it was, there was way too much baggage with Craig’s Bond that I wouldn’t have wanted with the new Bond.
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SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » I never did understand this "Craig's Bond isn't the same Bond as other Bonds". Craig's Bond has a Gunbarrel sequence, uses the same Bond theme, same cars/gadget…
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SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » I never did understand this "Craig's Bond isn't the same Bond as other Bonds". Craig's Bond has a Gunbarrel sequence, uses the same Bond theme, same cars/gadgets as previous Bonds, uses themes/songs from previous Bonds. …
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My head canon had always been that all the Bonds had similar adventures in their past. Even with Craig, he probably had a ton of adventures between QOS and SF similar to the Bond films we saw. It’s not exactly 1:1, because Craig couldn’t have faced …
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We’ve had Judi Dench play M in two separate continuities. Who’s to say Desmond Llewelyn didn’t do that in five? ;) Given that the first 20 films are mostly standalone, it doesn’t really matter if they’re portraying the same exact iteration of Bon…
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peter wrote: » @CrabKey , that's a satisfying end for you, but what about the worldwide audience? Please hear me out: If Craig Bond walked away with amnesia, and into the lion's den, and then in the next film, Bond number 007 strolls into M's o…
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Venutius wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Provided we have an actor who's willing to work on the film the same way Craig did. We'll be very fortunate if we get another actor with anything like Craig's level of commitment to the role, tbh. The …
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You really have no clue what you’re talking about, do you? You’re just looking for reasons to gripe at this point. Just be honest and say that you simply don’t like Bond dying on principle. It doesn’t matter how bad or good it’s written on the page,…
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I rather Bond 26 be postponed than be hastily rushed with an undercooked script. We want the next Bond to kick off with something as good as his predecessors’ debuts, not with a QOS. Imagine if Craig started with THAT. So this whole pearl clutchi…
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First time I saw Tarantino films they were blind DVD purchases. My Blockbuster did not have Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction available for rental. However, they were selling new copies of the DVDs so I bit the bullet and bought both. They were my firs…
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Did he? All I saw was a desire to feel indignant over theoretical possibilities with how long it’ll take Bond 26 to come out. “Hey guys! Sounds like BAD NEWS! Do you feel as indignant about Eon’s management as I do? Let’s gripe about it some more…
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slide_99 wrote: » There's a difference between knowing how your script is going to end based on the story you're writing, and coming up with a story to justify an ending. So… basically most movies ever written. Especially Bond films not …
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To me this is like if your smart tv has a feature that can colorize black and white films with an algorithm. I turn it off and stick to the original. When I play my Bond blu-rays, I always set the older films to their mono and stereo surround mix…
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I remember when NTTD first came out there were fans were claiming the script didn’t work because it was developed with the ending already set in mind, therefore that’s somehow bad writing. It really highlighted to me how so many don’t seem understan…
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Yikes! This is why I try to stick with the original sound mixes. Dolby Atmos didn’t exist when the Reeve films were produced, so it makes no sense to try to upgrade them.
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Hopefully a good sign.
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Forgot to mention. I actually just caught a 35mm screening of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD at Tarantino’s theater in Hollywood. Was really fun to see in a packed theaters.
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I dunno if Tarantino would have been great for Bond or CASINO ROYALE. However, I would love to see a new Bond movie that had the kind of tension that INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS had in several scenes, like in the milk farm and the tavern. That’s the kind o…
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SIS_HQ wrote: » Benny wrote: » It'd be nice to get a proper female villain who's not a side character or trying to seduce/deceive Bond. It could also be very interesting seeing Bond go up against a villain who's a woman in terms of how it migh…
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Maybe my biggest complaint/nitpick of the finale: I think rechristening the Titan as the Enterprise G is bull****. Arguably the Titan has earned its place as a big name for saving Earth. To just rebrand it as the new Enterprise is kinda disrespec…
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A criticism I’ll give across all the four TNG films is that they were too episodic. What made the TOS films special is that there was a lasting impact, at least for 2, 3, 4, and 6. They could still work as standalone films to an extent, but with eac…
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