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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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Burgess wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Burgess wrote: » show me a list of the top films in any genre that don't reveal anything about the character's opinion of themselves or their place in the world. That would be the Connery and Moore Bon…
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Burgess wrote: » show me a list of the top films in any genre that don't reveal anything about the character's opinion of themselves or their place in the world. That would be the Connery and Moore Bond movies. Wasn't much of it in the first …
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Burgess wrote: » WhyBond wrote: » There is no other options to take Bond. We have had and seen it all. There is just no more ways to innovate the character and if you do it's not Bond anymore. The only thing they can do is make a great spy ac…
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Daltonforyou wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Daltonforyou wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » I belive pretty much anyone here could make a better Bond film than EON. Huh? What is your definition of "making a movie"? Cre…
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Daltonforyou wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » I belive pretty much anyone here could make a better Bond film than EON. Huh? What is your definition of "making a movie"? Creating a first draft? Being head of production?…
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Colonel_Venus wrote: » I belive pretty much anyone here could make a better Bond film than EON. Huh? What is your definition of "making a movie"? Creating a first draft? Being head of production? Directing? Making a movie - especially a bloc…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » And we agree that stylistically B25 and SP were a step in the right direction, closer to more traditional bondian territory. SP is the most intensely graded Bond movie. A lot of scenes looked downright awful, like the Mex…
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Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » If they reach the final, it will take place in the same arena, Wembley, and if they win there will be the biggest outpouring of patriotism in England since WW2. I admire your optimism, but there's a bigger chance that Har…
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007HallY wrote: » I would presume Bond 26 will look more like NTTD than QOS. QoS was heavily inspired by the Greengrass blink-and-you-missed-it Bourne movies of that time, so it's safe to assume that you are right. In terms of plot we can all…
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delfloria wrote: » We don't hear a lot from the 50-80 year old fans here. I am 54, so I guess I belong to a minority group here.
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DarthDimi wrote: » As someone who professionally spends a lot of time with the younger Gen Z'ers, let me tell you what I fear. Many of my enthusiastic younglings can barely look at the same scene without losing focus. Many of them hardly find anyt…
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007HallY wrote: » Anyway, I don't think any of that points to the Bond franchise being in a bad place. Bad place. Good place. Actually right now, it's no place. Like I said earlier, if you want to compete, you have got to attend. And that the…
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007HallY wrote: » Well, most of us are in our 20s to be honest... Here is what is written about the NTTD premiere: "57 percent of ticket buyers were over the age of 35, including 37 percent over 45." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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@007HallY If EON is smart, they should maybe cater more to the generation Z audience in the next one, much like the Aliens franchise has done with their newest. One thing that can make me restore faith in the franchise, is if I see 13 year-old kids…
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007HallY wrote: » I understand what you're trying to say, but it's tricky trying to measure the overall interest of a fanbase as wide as Bond's, especially nowadays. The truth is it's a franchise with quite a wide range of ages and opinions, and y…
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007HallY wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » We’re not in a situation where the future of the franchise is in question, or where fans are uncertain whether Bond can go on with an alternative lead. Never said we where. But argui…
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