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LordBrettSinclair wrote: » EoN desperately tried to convince the public Craig is some sort of new Connery. That failed completely so bringing back the DB5 over and over again is an obvious attempt to put some Connery aura around Craig. You…
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Connery's car has had more screen time outside his era. The car is a metaphor for a lack of creativity and originality in the series. They never needed it in the Moore era, as the DB5 would have ignited the shadow of Connery.
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GoldenGun wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all hi…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all his film…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all his films. I felt less distracted and more into…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all his films. I felt less distracted and more into the film. I cannot criticise DAD fo…
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barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » That is not the argument. Leave the Connery era alone. I only want to see that 60's car in Golfinger and Thunderball. Come up with something original, like the Connery era did. Agreed..the DB5 is …
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all his films. I felt less distracted and more into the film. I cannot criticise DAD for winking to the past too much and then…
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That is not the argument. Leave the Connery era alone. I only want to see that 60's car in Golldfingerr and Thunderball. Come up with something original, like the Connery era did.
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It suited Brosnan better in my opinion. Perhaps that is why I preferred QOS out of all his films. I felt less distracted and more into the film. I cannot criticise DAD for winking to the past too much and then be OK with it in the later films. Th…
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bondjames wrote: » I can agree with that @Some_Kind_Of_Hero. Mendes is the one who has used it most egregiously and gratuitously. I did like its appearance in GE & CR as well. One could argue that its appearance in SF was within reason as w…
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RC7 wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » It is also the same blue sky and the same yellow sun in the new timeline. What the hell? Pisses me off, no end. And that f*cking azure sea in CR? What does it think it is, TB?! I think you are …
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RC7 wrote: » There are no hard and fast timelines in Bond. They do what they want, when they want. Bond, it is true has been inconsistent. For example Charles Gray is an ally of Bond in YOLT and then Blofeld in DAF. But, the Craig era di…
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bondjames wrote: » I love Martin Campbell, but I agree that the Aston DB5 was a mistake, and he was the one who brought it back initially. Since then Mendes has become somewhat fixated on it like a small child obsessing over a toy. It's rather rid…
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patb wrote: » A different timeline with the same Goldfinger Aston. It does get confusing. I second that.
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barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Time for a new controversy then. Connery has more Bond in his little finger than Craig and Brosnan combined would ever have. EoN seriously needs to do better with Bond No …
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bondjames wrote: » @acoppola, this really seems like a fascinating and insightful book. I'm very much looking forward to reading it. I would pay £100 for it. It is a "Cannot put down" book. The information within is a goldmine. I gained a b…
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bondjames wrote: » Speaking of box office, I think EON would be well advised to move its release of B25 forward a little in comparison to what it does traditionally (at least since GE). The SW behemoth is in full effect during the holiday seaso…
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Thunderfinger wrote: » I never heard about a single person who went to see SF because it came out 50 years after Dr No, or because they had seen Craig during the Olympics. This silly argument gets repeated ad nauseam. Essentially you are…
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bondjames wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Don t forget Javier Bardem. Him playing the villain was a big deal for many. That's true. I remember his performance drawing rave reviews and favourable comparisons to Bond villains of yore. The s…
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bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » Believe me no conspiracy! SF was promoted the most up until that point, out of any Bond I recall. I was literally forced to go to the cinema by my brother-in-law to see it, who was no Bond fan. I remember t…
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NicNac wrote: » Oh I get it now. A sort of conspiracy theory thing. Craig's dead in the water, SF was over hyped so it took a billion because people took that long to realise it was rubbish, Spectre benefited from a ticket price hike so it only re…
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NicNac wrote: » LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Time for a new controversy then. Connery has more Bond in his little finger than Craig and Brosnan combined would ever have. EoN seriously needs to do better with Bond No 007 A billion doll…
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bondjames wrote: » LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Time for a new controversy then. Connery has more Bond in his little finger than Craig and Brosnan combined would ever have. EoN seriously needs to do better with Bond No 007 I'm inclined …
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LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Time for a new controversy then. Connery has more Bond in his little finger than Craig and Brosnan combined would ever have. EoN seriously needs to do better with Bond No 007 I have to agree in the utmost sinc…
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MajorDSmythe wrote: » Thread cleaned, we're supposed to be grown ups, so let's not resort to point scoring or snide replies. I agree. No idea where it came from.
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bondjames wrote: » It's telling that there were no scenes from SP in the clips above from Craig showcasing his acting bona fides as Bond. It's well known that his CR & QoS work was outstanding, and is what endeared him to a new generation of f…
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[ barryt007 wrote: » tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » Believe it or not I too used to favour Dalts over Craig but when I re-watched his films (CR and QoS in particular) these scenes stuck out to me and made me rea…
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tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » [ tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » Believe it or not I too used to favour Dalts over Craig but when I re-watched his films (CR and QoS in particular) these scenes stuck out t…
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How would anyone compare those above scenes with Golfinger? Where is the context? What does it achieve? This all started with a scene in LTK with Della. May as well compare the technology between the DB5 1964 and the latest Aston Martin. It i…
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