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Seve

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Seve
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The island of Lemoy
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The island of Lemoy
Favourite Fleming Novel
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Film
Goldfinger
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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763

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  • DarthDimi wrote: » I know this is controversial, but I believe that while CR67 is often mocked, it deserves the dignity of serious consideration. Obviously I don't mean that in the sense of being taken seriously as a Bond film. But what about CR67…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by Seve July 11
  • LeonardPine wrote: » I'm still intrigued as to how Villeneuve will adapt the actionless and quite frankly bizarre, Dune Messiah... I agree with you, it's going to be a huge challenge
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by Seve July 11
  • Ludovico wrote: » Yes. I think in the end, it has to feel genuine, even if it isn't. Richard Lionheart is judged far more severely by historians than his legend would let you believe. He barely spent any time in England, in fact he probably didn…
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 11
  • Ludovico wrote: » It's a movie set in a certain historical time. Which they completely disregarded and did not bother to even address in passing. I think it's a major plot hole. Yes, William had shaky claims, which he backed up with political and …
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 11
  • j_w_pepper wrote: » Seve wrote: » IMHO you're over thinking it, it's only a movie, but for the sake of discussion Do you know what the Sheriff's lineage was? Perhaps he got his Sheriff job because he was a relative of the King? Not th…
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 10
  • CommanderRoss wrote: » Story wise, and character (Bond) wise I think it is the best film in the series. I love the film for beeing the sole film where Bond's character is shown dispite the circumstances, instead of leading the circumstances. Dedic…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by Seve July 10
  • Ludovico wrote: » Seve wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » And can someone explain to me how the sheriff of Nottingham can even hope to become King of England, even as an usurper? Ask William the Conqueror? Simon de Montfort nearly pulled…
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 10
  • You mean like this guy?
    in Indiana Jones Comment by Seve July 10
  • Eventually there will be another Indy, and another Tony Stark and another Steve Rogers Just as there have been new James Bond's, Batman's and Superman's Continuity and multiverses are just a passing fad, eventually audiences will grow tired of s…
    in Indiana Jones Comment by Seve July 10
  • Ludovico wrote: » And can someone explain to me how the sheriff of Nottingham can even hope to become King of England, even as an usurper? Ask William the Conqueror? Simon de Montfort nearly pulled it off Roger Mortimer also came close
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 10
  • Right, I'm going to comment on all the Robin Hoods I've seen Robin Hood 1922 Douglas Fairbanks Fairbanks invented parkour without even knowing it. Impressive and inventive display of athleticism from the great swashbuckler, but being a silent m…
    in 'Riding through the glen !'..The Robin Hood discussion thread. Comment by Seve July 10
  • NoTimeToLive wrote: » It's really cool that you know how I felt watching the movie better than I did. Thankyou NoTimeToLive wrote: » Except, you don't. At no point while watching Spectre I felt any stakes. Neither the villain or his orga…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve July 4
  • NoTimeToLive wrote: » Seve wrote: » SP - No allys or love interests killed!!! Which is why it had no stakes. Killing those characters in the Craig era was a great decision to raise the stakes. They could have killed off Lucia …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve July 4
  • echo wrote: » I respectfully disagree. The Eon Bond formula had gotten very stale by DAD, and CR uprooted all that, ironically by going back to the original Bond. I think CR and QoS are much stronger for not having Q and Moneypenny in them--i.…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve July 3
  • The Brides Of Fu Manchu This is not really a Eurospy, but is clearly heavily influenced by the genre, which was at the peak of its popularity at the time. Christopher Lee plays the titular character, an Asian supervillain bent on World dominat…
    in Eurospy films Comment by Seve July 3
  • mattjoes wrote: » Chalamet will be James Bond... Dolly wears braces... Notimothée but the tooth ToTheRight wrote: » I love that Chalemet, a New Yorker who one could argue is too young and and lacking a traditional Bondian look can be p…
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by Seve June 30
  • Nothing to say about "Prisoners" ?
    in Rank The Films Of Denis Villeneuve Comment by Seve June 29
  • mtm wrote: » Gosh I’m not sure I can even hear that, if it is there I’m not sure a chord progression really counts as a direct quote. They are Bond themes after all, I think it’s fair to have a bit of Bond sound in them! :) Yes, I guess it'…
    in Wait...was the ending of NTTD foreshadowed nearly a decade ago? (SPOILERS) Comment by Seve June 29
  • Killing off M was an earth moving event in the history of movie Bond and paid off handsomely at the box office, so naturally the Producers wanted to replicate it, but sadly that desire has come to overshadow everything else The problem with that…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 28
  • 1) Prisoners 2) Sicario 3) Blade Runner 2049 4) Dune 5) Arrival
    in Rank The Films Of Denis Villeneuve Comment by Seve June 28
  • I watched "Live Wire" last night, a TV movie from Brozza's post RS / pre JB pergatory period Typical lurid, bonkers '90s action movie, but entertaining
    in The PIERCE BROSNAN Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by Seve June 27
  • BMB007 wrote: » Under discussed possibility is that Broccoli simply was finished with these movies. She may have thought she did all she wanted to do with these, and couldn't find a new angle compelling to her. Right on the money I don't…
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by Seve June 27
  • anyone wrote: » I'm enjoying this exchange, I've always meant to really dive into You Know My Name in more detail. I firmly believe it is meant in the way Mr the Bruce has indicated above. I'm just not sure that what the artist... says will be the…
    in Wait...was the ending of NTTD foreshadowed nearly a decade ago? (SPOILERS) Comment by Seve June 27
  • mtm wrote: » Oh yeah I'd forgotten about that. With Paul Verhoeven- hard to imagine what that might have been! Probably for the best to be honest, it doesn't feel like something which needs a sequel. Topkapi by Paul Verhoven? The mind b…
    in The PIERCE BROSNAN Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by Seve June 27
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » Bond making mistakes or being vulnerable isn't character development. It could spark character development and change, but making mistakes isn't an act of development in itself. If Bond makes a mistake but doesn't change …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 27
  • Burgess wrote: » The Bond franchise shouldn’t be a sandbox that’s closed off from modern tastes or modern ways of telling a story. Just as the technology in making a Bond film evolves, so should the techniques of moving that narrative. I don’t s…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 27
  • mtm wrote: » Yeah I’m not sure I really want a bog standard mission film. I love the Indiana Jones films, and every one of those features a milestone in Indy’s life from which he emerges changed in some way, and I like that a lot, I think it makes…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 27
  • TripAces wrote: » 4. I can't see Chalamet as Bond. That's probably Amazon's call, and I don't think the producers will go along with that. Besides, Chalamet's career has already been punctuated by varied roles. He seems to like that: the guy has…
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by Seve June 27
  • Denbigh wrote: » And let’s not forget, Dune isn’t just any adaptation. It’s a heavy lift. So compared to James Bond, I think it’s a bit apples and oranges. Bond isn’t a philosophical epic layered with invented religions, ecological metaphors, an…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 27
  • Univex wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » Univex wrote: » “Some of my earliest movie-going memories are connected to 007. I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since ‘Dr. No’ with Sean Connery. I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by Seve June 26