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@Since62 Impossible for me to answer since I haven't got the slightest clue about what Pushing Daisies is. Sorry. Maybe rephrase the question? But what I do know is this: Craig's Bond is all Vesper. The graveyard scene in Matera he says "I miss…
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Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » Does Bond sacrifice himself in the name of duty? He could very easily get off the island if he wanted to. He sacrifices himself for his family as even getting off the island would mean they would be in perpetual danger. …
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jetsetwilly wrote: » Theo James is my number one choice right now for Bond. I just think he has enough charisma, swagger, looks and toughness to play the part. Yes. The series 'The Gentleman' convinced me that he would make a great Bond. Taro…
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delfloria wrote: » I would like them to feature a REAL gadget in B26 to capture some of that original magic. What could that be today or in the near future, I wonder? Drones that can transport people is near future. I'm sure Q department can …
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CrabKey wrote: » Until NTTD they'd done everything but kill Bond. Now they've done that. What next? A flashback to a late nineties maternity ward. "We'll call him, James." Flash forward. Parents die. Something like that could work for the nex…
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mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » mtm wrote: » And Scaramanga's flying car was real, was it? There's always some way in which the Craig films weren't right, isn't there. Is there? I don't know. I can find plenty of good things, and not so…
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mtm wrote: » And Scaramanga's flying car was real, was it? There's always some way in which the Craig films weren't right, isn't there. Is there? I don't know. I can find plenty of good things, and not so good things. But what I prefer is fo…
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Monorailer wrote: » submersible glider in No Time To Die. Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't that all CGI?
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CrabKey wrote: » an entirely new angle That's it. And that is why those gadgets and crazy machines we saw pre-Craig need to come back. I'm not referring to a sci-fi invisible car or just a car equipped with a machinegun, but stuff we haven't …
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Bond-movies should try to be first movers when it comes to action setpieces. A parkour footchase that ends on top of a crane was original. A bikechase on the rooftop of a very large building was original. Fighting inside a haywire helicopter over…
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Best example of a one-country movie is YOLT. It works because there's a city setting, a countryside setting, a harbour setting, an island setting, dayscenes, nightscenes, scenes with the sun setting, scenes with the sun rising, all those fantastic i…
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Burgess wrote: » Venutius wrote: » Rather than the SP plane chase, I think I'd've preferred the original 'parkour on skis' sequence that Logan wrote or the snowmobile chase that replaced it, tbh. I could be way off but I think the reaso…
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Daltonforyou wrote: » I think Gregg was in charge of the Austria Plane That setpiece reeks stupidity. Instead of just following the jeeps, landing at safe distance and then taking care of businees, Bond choses to attack the jeeps with the …
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Benny wrote: » Does Bond need to return to that big impressive set piece signature stunt going forward with Bond 26? In terms of setpieces I think the keyword here is tension that almost gives you sweaty palms. A passive Bond and Maddy s…
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007HallY wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » No, I just refuse to devaluate the term setpiece. According to your definition the fistfight with the sword on the chairs in CR is a setpiece. So is the Madagascar chase with the crane. There is a huge differe…
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No, I just refuse to devaluate the term setpiece. According to your definition the fistfight with the sword on the chairs in CR is a setpiece. So is the Madagascar chase with the crane. There is a huge difference between the two. CraigMooreOHMSS …
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mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SF has a lot of UK locations, but it has its share of set pieces and locations. Not really. There was a great one in the PCS. Probably one of the best. I don't consider his fistfight with…
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007HallY wrote: » SF has a lot of UK locations, but it has its share of set pieces and locations. Not really. There was a great one in the PCS. Probably one of the best. I don't consider his fistfight with Patrice, the Home Alone segment in t…
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"007HallY wrote: » "The usual fact often brought up here about budget is that SF’s was lower than QOS’, and most people would say the former looks better and has more spectacle. QoS was action setpieces galore and had a lot of more setpieces …
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mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » That sequence feels like it's from a different installment or era almost. I really, really love the score there, the look of the sets, the relationship between Bond and Paloma, but the action'…
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Creasy47 wrote: » That sequence feels like it's from a different installment or era almost. I really, really love the score there, the look of the sets, the relationship between Bond and Paloma, but the action's fairly weak and it turns into an ab…
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BMB007 wrote: » SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » Since62 wrote: » Also - it is becoming common and no surprise to read that a film was intended for theaters but no, it will go to streaming right off. Some of these films ma…
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sandbagger1 wrote: » Yeah, that's not good. It might be that good films are simply passing under your radar, Not going to happen as a movie buff. I watch a lot of movies. sandbagger1 wrote: » Just out of interest: what are the three 2024 f…
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sandbagger1 wrote: » These days you should be able to find a good film I have Movie Collector installed on my HTPC. The collection consists of so far 480 classic movies and movies I know that I want to watch again sometimes. All my Blu-Rays a…
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MaxCasino wrote: » https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/08/25/who-will-be-the-next-james-bond/ Cubby Broccoli intervened: “He thought audiences wanted to see Bond as capable and established, rather than making youthful mistakes" He knew hi…
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delfloria wrote: » There are a lot of divergent opinions here as to what makes a Bond film work. If you could choose only one previous Bond film to use as a templet for the next one, what would it be? Nice question. That would be Moonraker. M…
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peter wrote: » In the end, no filmmakers go out of their way to upset audiences. They go out and try and make the best damn films they can. This is no different for Bond. Here's a thought experiment: The Fleming canon aside, imagine that the …
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peter wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I can understand you're not 14 anymore as you said you were when you got into Bond, and perhaps these recent Bond films just don't fill you with the same sense of joy/escapism you got with o…
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007HallY wrote: » I can understand you're not 14 anymore as you said you were when you got into Bond, and perhaps these recent Bond films just don't fill you with the same sense of joy/escapism you got with other Bond films because they are a bit …
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@007HallY SF wasn't succesful because of its action setpieces or (rather ludricous) plot, but because of its resurrection tale. No other Bond movies come near it in terms of character journey. So there's an argument to be had, that Bond should s…
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