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MaxCasino

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MaxCasino
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
Dr No
Favourite Bond Actor
Roger Moore
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  • From IFP: Memorandum sent 18/1/2025 Classification: Gold level (For Your Eyes Only) Dear colleagues, The start of a new year. A time for resolutions. Including several dictated to us from on high. It won’t have escaped your notice that the…
    in The Q Mysteries: A Literary Spinoff Series (2025). Comment by MaxCasino January 18
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » The official 007 YouTube channel posted this today. 30 years of Pierce Brosnan as 007; thank you Mr. Brosnan for the childhood memories! Cheers, Mr. Brosnan, you helped make me a Bond fan! I am eternally grate…
    in The PIERCE BROSNAN Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by MaxCasino January 18
  • Dragonpol wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » I recently sent a message to James Rollins, to compliment him on his Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novelization. I mentioned to him that some of us think he would be a good pick for a …
    in Who Should Write the Next Bond Continuation Novel? Comment by MaxCasino January 18
  • BT3366 wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » My controversial takes on Martin Scorsese. Taxi Driver for me is possibly the most overrated movie ever made. People on social media and the film industry WAY overpraise it. Nothing happens, really. I feel…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by MaxCasino January 16
  • Moving our Elliot Carver debate over here, @Mendes4Lyfe @DEKE_RIVERS @mtm @DarthDimi @007HallY @Ludovico as it seems more appropriate for this controversial thread. I like Elliot Carver, I think he's a villain that has aged well in our current world…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by MaxCasino January 16
  • Catching up with some of the recent opinions. Forgive me for the long rants and personal opinions. For the extended ABC/Salkind Superman cut, @chrisisall Richard Donner hated it. He thought the pacing was slowed down too much. Also, that it was t…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by MaxCasino January 16
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Mathis1 wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I haven't seen it since I caught it in theaters (one of the priciest tickets to the movies I've ever purchased, I need to find it and see what I paid) but I stil…
    in The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by MaxCasino January 16
  • Mathis1 wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Civil War (2024) Very well made with several startling sequences. One of which is shocking and suspenseful. So while i enjoyed it, i cannot for the life of me understand the actual point of it.. I…
    in Last Movie you Watched? Comment by MaxCasino January 15
  • Ludovico wrote: » RIP my aunt, widow of my one of my dad's brothers, who died this morning at 90. She was philosophical about it: when she knew she was going into palliative care, she said: "It's all right, I didn't expect to last that long." …
    in Rest In Peace, show your respects to those who have passed away. Comment by MaxCasino January 15
  • Has anyone found it strange that KS hasn't posted to any social media since October? Could her 3rd book be cancelled? Maybe she's pregnant. I tried to reach her on social media through direct messaging and she hasn't responded (yet). I hope we'll ha…
    in Double O by Kim Sherwood Comment by MaxCasino January 14
  • I recently sent a message to James Rollins, to compliment him on his Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novelization. I mentioned to him that some of us think he would be a good pick for a Bond continuation novel. He responded! He sa…
    in Who Should Write the Next Bond Continuation Novel? Comment by MaxCasino January 14
  • bondywondy wrote: » James Cameron had a bad experience making Aliens because the UK crew had fixed tea breaks. Cameron, known for getting his own way, was peeved filming had to stop for a nice cup of British tea. 🍵 I think that's why he's never ma…
    in Movies you are ashamed to admit you have never seen Comment by MaxCasino January 13
  • CrabKey wrote: » Isn't all film emotion and sentiment manufactured? In the hands of another actor, DPS might have worked better. I liked Robin Williams, but rarely his films, with the exception of Mrs. Doubtfire. Even then, when he's not Mrs. D…
    in Controversial opinions about other movies Comment by MaxCasino January 11
  • Scaramanga1974 wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » HildebrandRarity wrote: » What's really impressive however is how much he's escaped being typecasted, unlike most actors who played James Bond and had to face a few years wher…
    in The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by MaxCasino January 11
  • FoxRox wrote: » -Bond will sleep with no more than one woman per movie anymore, and his sexual promiscuity will be significantly downplayed if not totally discarded. -The next actor chosen to play Bond will be age 25-35, non-white, and relative…
    in The Next Bond Era Predictions Game Comment by MaxCasino January 8
  • Risico007 wrote: » I want at least a new novel Speaking of new novels, I haven’t gotten any emails from IFP, Kim Sherwood or Vaseem Khan for a couple of months. Could a announcement be coming soon?
    in Hopeful Bond News For 2025 Comment by MaxCasino January 7
  • https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/1/6/writer-of-last-seven-bond-movies-might-not-return-for-next-one They've said this before. Also, some of the comments make me laugh.
    in An Evening with Rob Wade - Bond Event Comment by MaxCasino January 7
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » I have to see Mask of the Phantasm, never seen that one. It’s one of the best Batman stories ever made. In all media.
    in Batman Comment by MaxCasino January 5
  • chrisisall wrote: » Just watched my 4K Batman Returns. Not liking it like I used to. Might have something to do with the incoming Shreck/Penguin administration.... I realize now that it is just WAY too much Tim Burton. That just happens to …
    in Batman Comment by MaxCasino January 5
  • https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-franchise-canceled-hbo-superheo-series-season-1236098916/ https://fandomwire.com/i-had-to-persuade-him-very-hard-skyfall-director-put-it-all-in-getting-16-time-oscar-nominated-legend-to-make-the-be…
    in Sam Mendes - Appreciation thread Comment by MaxCasino January 4
  • I watched TWINE for its 25th anniversary. I know, I'm a bit late, but life happens! A reflection, on the first Bond movie I saw. The Good: We couldn't have gotten a better farewell for Q. Robert Carlyle is underrated as an overall actor. He…
    in The World Is Not Enough appreciation thread Comment by MaxCasino January 4
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » I'd love to see an animated Indy series, set during the time that @mtm suggests. Make it a Star Wars: Clone Wars or Rebels type thing. You could continue on with some …
    in Indiana Jones Comment by MaxCasino January 4
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » I'd love to see an animated Indy series, set during the time that @mtm suggests. Make it a Star Wars: Clone Wars or Rebels type thing. You could continue on with some other fun, unseen adventures and go all the way up t…
    in Indiana Jones Comment by MaxCasino January 4
  • https://www.eonline.com/news/1411760/britt-allcroft-thomas-the-tank-engine-series-creator-dead-at-81 Thank you for teaching me how to tell a story, with pure imagination. And for proving that sometimes, stepping out of your comfort zone is a grea…
    in Rest In Peace, show your respects to those who have passed away. Comment by MaxCasino January 3
  • ringfire211 wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » chrisisall wrote: » I guess this is something that everyone here knows, but it still bakes my noodle that Spielberg wanted to do a James Bond movie, and then he snagged Sean Connery for his third I…
    in Indiana Jones Comment by MaxCasino January 2
  • Well, here is 2025! Happy New Year! I wonder if IFP plans to announce their yearlong plans at the end of January like last year. And not just re-releasing old material.
    in Hopeful Bond News For 2025 Comment by MaxCasino January 2
  • chrisisall wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » chrisisall wrote: » I guess this is something that everyone here knows, but it still bakes my noodle that Spielberg wanted to do a James Bond movie, and then he snagged Sean Connery for his third Indy…
    in Indiana Jones Comment by MaxCasino January 2
  • chrisisall wrote: » I guess this is something that everyone here knows, but it still bakes my noodle that Spielberg wanted to do a James Bond movie, and then he snagged Sean Connery for his third Indy film. Not to mention the other Bond alu…
    in Indiana Jones Comment by MaxCasino January 2
  • fjdinardo wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » Sometimes, I wonder why EON didn't just adapt Fleming's YOLT fully. …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by MaxCasino January 1
  • You're lucky @RichardTheBruce keep us posted on more.
    in Licence Expired: the Unauthorized James Bond Comment by MaxCasino January 1