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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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  • Folks, just STOP with the Martin Campbell talk. Seriously. He is not directing another Bond film.
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Venutius wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » It’s not about committing crime, it’s just about being a bully Although TripAces did ask if there was any actual crime involved...and seeing as …
  • AgentM72 wrote: » peter wrote: » I hear you @MajorDSmythe , and that is all true. However, the behaviour that's been revealed sounds more like grounded, every day Hollywood. As I pointed out to a couple of our members today-- if this is tru…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » Whatever the case we’re probably better off playing safe by EON hiring Campbell. Nah. Denis Villeneuve. That said, what's kind of interesting about this whole "affair," is that neither Variety nor The Hollywood R…
  • Venutius wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » It’s not about committing crime, it’s just about being a bully Although TripAces did ask if there was any actual crime involved...and seeing as incitement to commit crime is a crime in itself, …
  • mtm wrote: » TripAces wrote: » mtm wrote: » TripAces wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » "As far as girls, his type is 'looks underage.' I don't know much about the things he's done to wome…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » Venutius wrote: » Where's the crime? It'd be clear cut if it'd happened in the UK. He (allegedly) encouraged two sisters to commit incest. Incest is a crime - and encouraging someone to commit a crime is a crime itself…
  • mtm wrote: » TripAces wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » "As far as girls, his type is 'looks underage.' I don't know much about the things he's done to women but I'm sure they are horrible. The w…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » "As far as girls, his type is 'looks underage.' I don't know much about the things he's done to women but I'm sure they are hor…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » "As far as girls, his type is 'looks underage.' I don't know much about the things he's done to women but I'm sure they are horrible. The way he treats all people (other than cel…
  • 007HallY wrote: » "As far as girls, his type is 'looks underage.' I don't know much about the things he's done to women but I'm sure they are horrible. The way he treats all people (other than celebrities) is horrible. I once saw him dump his cut …
  • slide_99 wrote: » TripAces wrote: » You have been watching different Bond films than I have. I'm not sure anything in CR matched the tension of Bond's second meeting with Patrice in Shanghai. That sequence had everything a Bond film should hav…
  • slide_99 wrote: » "ProfJoeButcher wrote: I don't know, CR may look and feel like what some people want James Bond movies to be, but it's the only film in the series where any and all of the action could be dropped as is into any generic action…
  • slide_99 wrote: » TripAces wrote: » dramaticscenesofQOS wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Campbell is great and he’d be a very safe and dependable choice, but I’d rather have the risk of some fresh blood. I think the next film needs to…
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » S4 is arriving on June 26th with eight episodes. The teaser is magnificent. It has to win me over after the convoluted season 3 and its Terminator ending. Though the new trailer looks …
  • dramaticscenesofQOS wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Campbell is great and he’d be a very safe and dependable choice, but I’d rather have the risk of some fresh blood. I think the next film needs to make Bond feel really new again, a proper k…
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Destruction of Krypton The album cover alone brings back memories. At that time, late 1978, that crystal-like Superman logo was badass. Maybe it still is.
  • SomethingThatAteHim wrote: » Many have already theorized that Eon will be looking to The Batman for inspiration, and its success at relaunching the character with a smaller scale noir mystery plotline could be just the thing they use as justificat…
  • Revelator wrote: » TripAces wrote: » I get this. But how many "spectacular" action sequences has this series had over these 25 films? Let's be honest: some of the very best Bond films have very little action in them. Two of my faves, Goldfinge…
  • Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: » Yes to all of the above, especially to making Bond more about enjoying the finer things again and putting real stunts and spectacular action sequences on screen. I'm not sure why, but in the push for more character-orien…
  • jetsetwilly wrote: » slide_99 wrote: » This is slightly off topic, but can anyone give an example of a non-superhero/non-supernatural character in myth, literature, or film who was killed off but then brought back without a massive retcon? Bec…
  • LucknFate wrote: » George_Kaplan wrote: » They're definitely not made for children, but they can easily be enjoyed by children. I can't think of anything in any Bond film that would be unsuitable for a child over about eight-years old. …
  • MI6HQ wrote: » I watched Skyfall, and I'm thinking what happened to Bond's lover there? Tonia Sotiropolou There were a few characters during Craig's tenure that I wondered about, particularly Corinne and Beam from QoS. In fact, I would have…
  • jetsetwilly wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Back on topic, I’ve always liked the idea of a wolf in sheep’s clothing sort of Bond. I know that’s all of them to an extent, but I mean someone who can …
  • 007HallY wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Back on topic, I’ve always liked the idea of a wolf in sheep’s clothing sort of Bond. I know that’s all of them to an extent, but I mean someone who can flick between the two sides of the character (t…
  • How many characters in the Craig era had names that started with S. Solange Slate Severine Silva Swann Sciarra Safin :-O
  • Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: » I don't know that I've ever seen Oscar Isaac play an outright villain beyond characters with shades of gray, but I agree, I think he could make for a very cool Bond villain. He played a terrific, psychotic villain…
  • For those looking for an alternative to Bond's blue linen jacket that he wears in Matera: https://www.zara.com/us/en/textured-pocket-jacket-p00706432.html?v1=161921663&v2=2056396
  • I think there are people on these boards that need a course in Production Design, because it is clear from these rankings that too many have no effin' clue what it is. I have seen a lot of these elimination games over the years, but this one is emba…