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TripAces

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TripAces
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Casino Royale
Favourite Bond Film
Skyfall
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • mattjoes wrote: » I wouldn't pick Mendes. In Skyfall, he is good with the dramatic stuff, his film shows flair, and he has some really interesting ideas for his characters, but he doesn't bring the energy and pace I want in a Bond film. It doesn't…
  • mtm wrote: » It's certainly entertaining to see Live And Let Die being a top trending phrase on Twitter today.. :D https://twitter.com/Chris_Dignam/status/1257801094195003399 Yeah, this floored me
  • Gerard wrote: » What ? No lieutenant Hip (from TMWTGG) ? The man who managed to leave Bond behind, leéaving him to the tender mercies of a whole karate school ? LMAO. Good point.
  • echo wrote: » Let's look on the positive side. If NTTD had been released on Feb. 14, some of us may have gotten the virus from several trips to the cinema! So, thank you, Cary, for that delay, in retrospect. I like your way of thinking.
  • Escalus5 wrote: » peter wrote: » Oh yes, even to his haters, this must be the one absolute, right @Shardlake. Physically, Craig prepared like no other Bond; he needed and wanted the transformation. I remember there were many members on t…
  • NickTwentyTwo wrote: » delfloria wrote: » Re; SPECTRE. If Blofeld loves tormenting Bond instead of just killing him, why does Hinx try to kill Bond during the Rome chase or on the train? That aside, with the possible new release time for NTTD,…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » NickTwentyTwo wrote: » Roger Moore played Bond in a comedy sketch before he was cast as James Bond; does that count? Yes, and it s been posted here many times. This was before RM took the role, so it's a di…
  • GadgetMan wrote: » So if NTTD eventually moves to 2021, it will further Re-affirm Craig as the longest Serving Bond with only 5 films.....Hmmmm, imagine how many films Cubby would have churned out with Craig. Cubby had the luxury of 10 Flem…
  • Resurrection wrote: » Whilst hundreds of labs may well be working on a vaccine, I sadly doubt there is much collaboration - it's going to be far more like a competition to see who gets there first. The country who wins stands to make huge gains fr…
  • The_Return wrote: » You don't have to be optimistic to think NTTD will be released in November in theaters- You have to be very pessimistic to think it will be delayed yet again. Not even the delay of Tenet is a certainty and it's supposed to open…
  • David J's 1992 tune "Tinseltown" includes the line "Could have been a contender / Could have been the new Bond." I'd forgotten all about this until recently, when the song popped up on shuffle on one of my playlists. Birdleson wrote: » …
  • mtm wrote: » matt_u wrote: » There’s a specific thread for complaining about everything. I thought that was all of the threads! :D
  • Denbigh wrote: » In my eyes, the issue with Spectre wasn't the ideas, it was the execution of those ideas. I think that Quantum of Solace was also in same boat. I'm of the other mindset. I think Mendes did the best that he could with the ma…
  • FatherValentine wrote: » I can live with, and even like, the flaws of previous Bond films if they are made with the right intentions. If it's a moment of naffness, or it's outdated, or a camp tone etc. then I don't mind. But I think with Craig's f…
  • GadgetMan wrote: » NickTwentyTwo wrote: » GadgetMan wrote: » Sure @NickTwentyTwo, having YKMN in different Renditions in the score, not having it as the opening song of each film. @Agent_One that's why I said much like the '007' theme from…
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Red_Snow wrote: » https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_XutN-DVIM/?igshid=6xrnqpa5bsz8 DC and Jeffrey Wright are featured in the #BrooklynForLive campaign. In fact, Jeffrey Wright launched the campaign hims…
  • Univex wrote: » The_Return wrote: » In my honest opinion "Scooby gang" is the single most annoying, stupidest term ever made up by Bond fans. Probably because it's the single most annoying, stupidest dynamic Bond writers have come up wi…
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » I don't disagree that Campbell's direction can be a little workman-like (he is prone to slight inarticular gestures as @TripAces points out). But action filmmaking is difficult. Often, you have to spell things out to an audi…
  • Contraband wrote: » Speaking of Corona. Interview with Jeffrey Wright on CNN right now, he's raising money and helping people with food, etc, in New York. Interview might be available in a few hours or so. And D Craig is helping out https://…
  • GadgetMan wrote: » Yeah, with each passing day, it's looking increasingly likely that managing the Virus might be the order of the day....at least for the time being, until a vaccine is available. And Movies will be the due Escapism people need. …
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Still not watched any of season 3, I really am going to have to binge watch it on Sunday. It is straying into areas I am finding uninteresting. It's still good TV, but I miss the original premise.
  • How are they going to fix this mess? LOL
  • QBranch wrote: » You can also see the tattoos when Bond approaches Jill Masterson. https://screenmusings.org/movie/blu-ray/Goldfinger/images/Goldfinger-116.jpg You have a better eye than eye do. I have seen GF countless times and just ne…
  • DaltonCraig007 wrote: » Venom 2, originally due for October 2 (1 month before NTTD), has been delayed to June 25, 2021. Is this due to virus concerns in October or because they are unable to complete work on the film and have it ready?
  • BT3366 wrote: » TripAces wrote: » I cannot believe I never saw this: Connery has two tattoos on his right forearm. I noticed them for the first time in a viewing of DN this morning. How'd I miss this over the years? Watching on pan-and-…
  • I cannot believe I never saw this: Connery has two tattoos on his right forearm. I noticed them for the first time in a viewing of DN this morning. How'd I miss this over the years?
  • That whole "happens in Bond's head" idea was floated right after the film came out. I quote Franich, in his article: "Here’s an answer: It’s all in Bond’s head. Because he is dying on Blofeld’s operating table." Read the entire piece here: https:…
  • Tom Cruise's should-have-been-an-Oscar performance:
  • If NTTD is not released in theaters, does it sway DC to do another?