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ProfJoeButcher

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Favourite Fleming Novel
Dr No
Favourite Bond Film
SPECTRE
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • I think if TLJ was the 24th film in a series of mostly ad hoc standalone movies, the reaction would have been calmer. Taking the hero of IV, V, and VI and having him completely reverse course offscreen, in a manner rather different to what was being…
  • Birdleson wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Personally I think Disney will be happy to move away from the 'Skywalker Saga', now they have a clean slate of sorts (with the films) let's see what ideas they can come up with that are not weig…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » He said it was “beautifully made”, which is the only positive remark I’ve read him make on the sequel trilogy. Only other compliment was for Rogue One, I think. Okay, I thought it was that. Does that not seem to oth…
  • matt_u wrote: » Johnson had a clear vision. Like it or not he was able to make a SW film open to the future. He made bold decisions and ironically TLJ is the only film of the sequel trilogy Lucas really appreciated. Where did George express…
  • j_w_pepper wrote: » What is the meaning of "butter-hook"? I know it was ad-libbed by Roger, I know that Tee-Hee has a hook instead of a hand and sort of fumbles around with it in that scene, and I can obviously translate the word (or at least th…
  • Thunderball wrote: » I think I also agree with you on Waltz's Blofeld. I like his cool headedness over some of the other Blofelds. And that boardroom scene is killer, wonderful build up. I think I ranked him a little too low. One of the f…
  • I like Fiona, but that little speech annoys me. It's just the screenwriter talking to the audience. Unless of course Fiona has the Blu-ray collection or something.
  • This will be long, bloated, and unpopular, but I spent so much time thinking about it! 1. Sanchez Suave, scary, funny, he's really got it all. Even beyond Bond, he's just a great film villain. 2. Kananga I think this guy is really underrated…
  • Between YOLT and TSWLM, there are no typical Q scenes. OHMSS, radioactive lint and wedding moment. DAF, phone call, chat with Tiffany LALD, nothing! TMWTGG, talking about bullets. Really quite an odd thing and I can't believe I never …
  • Well, it may be a worse contemporary reference than even the Beatles quip in Goldfinger! If Bond had made a Sex and the City reference in QoS, we fans would have freaked out! It's fascinating how timelessness was an absolute non-issue in the earl…
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » George Lucas reacts to The Rise of Skywalker trailer This is the best four minutes of modern Star Wars media. Love it!
  • I just watched From Russia With Love, and at the end, when the helicopter crashes, Bond says something like "I guess you can say one of their aircraft is missing." It's the dumbest one-liner in the series, unless I suppose it's maybe a reference to …
  • Minion wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Still waiting for an explanation for the video camera... You're operating in a universe where characters need to have needle perfect precision in their actions. People make mistakes, and Mr. White - …
  • LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Minion wrote: » Walecs wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » …
  • LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Minion wrote: » Walecs wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » But a fair amount of your list is illogical. You thi…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Minion wrote: » Walecs wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » But a fair amount of your list is illogical. You think it doesn't make sense that Mr White doesn't tell B…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Minion wrote: » Walecs wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » But a fair amount of your list is illogical. You think it doesn't make sense that Mr White doesn't tell Bond in explicit terms what L'Americain is. I can't co…
  • Walecs wrote: » Minion wrote: » Walecs wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » But a fair amount of your list is illogical. You think it doesn't make sense that Mr White doesn't tell Bond in explicit terms what L'Americain is. I can't compreh…
  • I'll try to explain this slowly and carefully. You're Mr White. You have just decided to exchange information about Spectre with James Bond in exchange for him protecting your daughter. There are a couple of ways to go about this. 1) the option …
  • But a fair amount of your list is illogical. You think it doesn't make sense that Mr White doesn't tell Bond in explicit terms what L'Americain is. I can't comprehend why you would think that.
  • LeonardPine wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Walecs wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Here's my take on what doesn't make sense in SP. First off the message from M to 'kill Sciara and don't miss the funeral.' How did M know that would s…
  • Walecs wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Here's my take on what doesn't make sense in SP. First off the message from M to 'kill Sciara and don't miss the funeral.' How did M know that would smoke out Blofeld? I mean if you were head of a huge c…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Here's my take on what doesn't make sense in SP. First off the message from M to 'kill Sciara and don't miss the funeral.' How did M know that would smoke out Blofeld? I mean if you were head of a huge crime organization wo…
  • SaintMark wrote: » The Mendes movies both are beautifully shot even if the filters in SP are bloody annoying and make the superior part of SP look like sheer CGI action. The retconning, the lackluster action-scenes pull the movie down to the lowe…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » matt_u wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » For me it makes Skyfall slightly more believable. And yes, this is all a post facto invention by the filmmakers, but Darth Vader was also not Luke's father when the first Star Wa…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » matt_u wrote: » jake24 wrote: » I agree that it was careless to include Silva, but thankfully his involvement with the organization isn't elaborated on at all. Which means we can interpret his role within SPECTRE in an…
  • matt_u wrote: » jake24 wrote: » I agree that it was careless to include Silva, but thankfully his involvement with the organization isn't elaborated on at all. Which means we can interpret his role within SPECTRE in any way we choose. I like t…
  • I think Goldeneye is the second worst Bond film, and even I think the entire PTS is awesome. Love the absurd dive into the plane.
  • I don't really like Goldeneye much (it's my second-least favorite Bond film), and I agree with some that the film makes no sense whatsoever. It's been pointed out, but it's worth repeating: nobody anywhere has any idea what is actually going on when…
  • ToTheRight wrote: » 1. GOLDFINGER 2. THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 3. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS 4. SKYFALL 5. THUNDERBALL 6. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE 7. DR NO 8. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE 9. OCTOPUSSY/NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN 10. LIVE AND LET DIE 11. …