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From Inception to Salt, movie makers continue to quote the James Bond films directly or indirectly. Quoting ain't the same as capturing the spirit, or the essence of a film. The later is what counts. Any sod with a camera can do a checklist of Bon…
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These are the aftershocks, which can be worse than the main quake itself. All depending on whereabouts the epicenter is. Looks like they were lucky this time.
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God I hate the One Show. Only the beeb could serve such mindless tripe.
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DaltonCraig007 - I understand what you mean; I was referring to the opening of Miami International. That would be the nice exciting sweep which in the film would start with Bond specifying cavier "for one", carrying through the shot of the DB5 speed…
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I'm with DRush76. The problem with Jinx was the writing, not the performance. Sure, Halle Berry isn't a great actress, but she had a lot of fun with the part, and played off well with Brosnan. At the very least, Berry was a step-up from Denise Ri…
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Remarkably, despite the concept (cowboys vs. aliens) - this looks dreary as hell. Though I guess when you John Favreau to direct, and Daniel Craig won't lighten up - that's what you get. Dreary but also entertaining as hell. That's a bit of an …
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Would you prefer Lee Tamahori? I would. Despite DAD and XXX 2, he's a good director. ONCE WERE WARRIORS, MULHOLLAND FALLS and THE EDGE are all fine films. I bet he'd recognise the mistakes he made in his approach to DAD, and a produce more even, …
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It's a shame really since he's done Frost/Nixon, the Queen, and The Last King of Scotland, all Oscar nominees. The Oscars mean, zilch really. All they are Hollywood (or Harvey Weinstein) patting itself on the back. All three of those are trite, se…
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That statement is interesting, I don´t see where Moore´s Bond is supposed to be different from Connery´s DAF Bond ;-) . In fact I never felt such a great difference between early Connery and all of Moore. I mean the performance, not the films. It'…
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Arguably, QUANTUM OF SOLACE had too a good marketing scheme. The excellent theatrical trailer led many of us (myself included) to expect a better film. If anything, they need to tone it down a little. Less is more, as they say. Having rewatched th…
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Remarkably, despite the concept (cowboys vs. aliens) - this looks dreary as hell. Though I guess when you John Favreau to direct, and Daniel Craig won't lighten up - that's what you get.
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Its Bond's Wilhelm Scream ;) Before entering this thread I was about to say, it's Bond's equivalent to the Wilhelm Scream. At least the Bond films have something new and actually founded by themself! You forgot "did." ;-)
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Do you think there could be font, colour, bold, italics and other options? Also, what about the ability to read through one's (or another's) post history, or maybe an advanced search feature? Right now, the place is simple and accessible, but what …
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The larger-than-life supervillain at least allows the character to be memorable. I would argue Sanchez is a very memorable character and villain and also happens to be the best thing in Licence To Kill. He's also larger than life, despite being…
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Yep :) it's funny how a there are quite a few of the same voices and screams used ...like the one for Necros when he falls off the back of the herc and the scream of the bad guy who's name I can never remember in the PTS of Moonraker Also the sam…
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The 007 franchise doesn't need the hype, or the money. It can sustain itself without the ridiculous (and sometimes tasteless) marketing tactics used by the THE DARK KNIGHT. Since when did Bond fans become a bunch of yuppies? Since when did Bond beco…
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Hmm....I think the audience genuinely laughed A LOT more AT a certain scene in DAD. In the cinema I went to (Stratford East Picture House), most folks were more :O than laughing. Sort of like the audience in the original SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER.
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TWINE. Unlike DAD, it ain't fun or imaginative. Just stilted, dull and worthy. Like a Merchant Ivory production. As I said before, TWINE may have been melodramatic in places but at least it tried to take itself more seriously That's its mistake…
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Conti, Serra, and Martin. In that order. David Arnold should just have stayed for one.
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THE SPY WHO LOVED ME without a doubt. 70s precursor to the Brosnan era/error.
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These type of programs need naturalists, who have dedicated their lives to the subject, not actors with authoritative voices. Jeremy Irons with his feigned gravitas and theatrics narrating wildlife docs was bad enough. No more luvvies.
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Quoting The_Reaper: This is 100% false. CR is the first novel, not an origin story for Bond. Campbell was referring to the film, was was crafted in the spirit of Nolan's BATMAN reboot. The novel is vastly different.
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Bond is an essentially moral creation, with a chivalric and rather old-fashioned moral code. That, along with his sense of humour, distinguishes him from being an outright sociopath.
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Quoting NicNac: Yes, I do see your point DC, but I also believe that the Prods refuse to be complacent. ... yet they keep Purvis & Wade and David Arnold. One of the downsides of running EON like a family. Sometimes, new blood is needed.
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I think QOS was an interesting departure for Arnold stylistically, which likely had a lot to do with Forster's heavy influence. i.e. reading the script before viewing any cuts or dallies of the film, and trying to distill the main ideas and emotion…
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Quoting quantumofsolace: What’s the chief criticism levelled at Michel Legrand’s score? That it’s a bad score? Yeah, it's a bad score. Or a least a disappointing one. Michel Legrand was indeed a fine composer in his prime, but lost his spark arou…
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Quoting quantumofsolace: Whilst they're all fine composers (except Don Davis) There's nothing wrong with Don Davis. He's a fine film and concert composer. Quoting quantumofsolace: Even the greatest c…
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Quoting quantumofsolace: And with the colossal commercial and artistic success of CR and QOS, changing any aspect of this winning formula at this stage would be an unlikely move. Hey, if it ain't broke - don't fix it! That's assuming David Arnol…
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Quoting lalala2004: Fleming's Bond to me has more human qualities, and while he is suave, he isn't perfect and it isn't all effortless for him. I think a lot of this is down to the simple fact the most of Fleming's Bond novels take place within…
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Quoting Neil_72: The present incarnation of Bond is set in a time when allies and enemies are indistinguishable. This could be a reflection of present times. They said that in the 70s. It was as credulous a statement then as it is now. Quotin…
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