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  • Once again, thank you @ColonelSun for your additional thoughts on the matter. It’s always been an absolute pleasure reading both your and @peter’s views. I guess from now on we only have @RC7 and @Univex (whom I’m also very fond of) to add some clas…
  • I agree that the teaser looks terrible... the choice of music is just another annoying hindrance. For the record, I’m not defending the direction that the show is being taken in. I think I’ve made that pretty clear in my past comments. For me, it’ll…
  • I suspect it’s implying that the new Dr. has broken the glass ceiling - a barrier to advancement - especially for women and people of colour. The “oops” is, look, see what I’ve done, there’s no going back.That’s my read on it.
  • barryt007 wrote: » bondsum wrote: » I don’t think there’s an actual patent or copyright on performing a stunt @bondjames, unless one steals a physical device or blueprints that aids that particular stunt being performed, such as the famous cor…
  • I’ve just woken up to read @peter’s comments. I’m extremely sad to see you go, but not surprised in the least. It seems to me that some posters here have been given a free reign and an impunity to trash other members thoughts and insights, whilst co…
  • I don’t think there’s an actual patent or copyright on performing a stunt @bondjames, unless one steals a physical device or blueprints that aids that particular stunt being performed, such as the famous corckscrew jump in TMWTGG. I’m afraid I canno…
  • For all the jibes Turner seems to get for sporting too much manly face-furniture, Hiddles doesn’t look what one would call very Bond-like with his beard and flowing golden locks. Just sayin.
  • bondjames wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » vzok wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » matt_u wrote: » Tuck91 wrote: » The third act detracts & for 275 million the action needed to be better 245 million, actually. Whats 30 mi…
  • Birdleson wrote: » There was a time when I was the only one (maybe two of us) who thought SP was a huge disappointment. My own two cents, I still prefer SP over SF. Sure, I wasn’t too happy about the brothergate angle, nor was I particularly …
  • peter wrote: » Honestly, what’s he going to say? He hates his own film? It’s spin. The reality is the leaked emails have NO FEEDBACK FROM DC during the very long script development process (we read about Mendes and many executives); SM shepherd…
  • Ludovico wrote: » JamesBondKenya wrote: » doubleoego wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » Getafix wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » Getafix wrote: » Hardy is too old to ever be cast as Bond. It's like the discussion about Elba. Academic onl…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Mad Max looks like it is a dead franchise. Where the heck did that come from? Plus the other stuff. It’s been that way ever since Miller’s been embroiled in a legal dispute with Warn…
  • Just seen Equalizer 2. Not a patch on the first movie. I found it too plodding and sagging throughout, plus I didn’t care for the black hipster sidestory - too reminiscent of TJ in A Walk Among the Tombstones - in fact it was pretty much identical t…
  • fanbond123 wrote: » Going into cynical mode, I'd posit Richard Madden is merely the flavour of the day. Tom Hiddleston got the 'next Bond' treatment when The Night Manager was broadcast. That was a BBC political thriller and now we have another BB…
  • Goldeneye0094 wrote: » Could demange be too busy with love craft to do bond 25? No, he’s only directing the first episode of Lovecraft County. Demange’s White Boy Rick isn’t creating the right buzz at the moment, that’s for sure. Variety s…
  • Where has all this news about Finland being a possible shooting location come from? The site link is only in Finnish with no option for a vague translation using my Apple device. Can someone give me the bare bones of what it is implying? Also, isn’t…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » LeonardPine wrote: » Hereditary Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance. …
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » For the umpteenth time: without knowing who the Colonel is, it is completely meaningless to me that he is working in the film industry. A large percentage of people in the film industry are completely incompetent, and man…
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Hereditary Really good horror film with echoes of Rosemary's Baby, this has some really effective scares and the ever reliable Toni Collette gives an excellent performance. Glad i finally caught up with it. Yes, I’v…
  • Thanks @ColonelSun for your post and thoughts. I’m sure that I speak for the vast majority of genuine Bond fans around here and say that you’ve been solely missed on these discussion threads. Good to see you return, my friend. I just hope it’s not t…
  • Shardlake wrote: » I will be catching the Bodyguard when I get back from my Holiday but Jed Mercurio's involvement excites me the most, all 3 series of Line Of Duty I've seen were superb. As for Norton, I personally liked McMafia but I take you…
  • Oh, I thought you had Netflix or something similar @bondjames. When do you think you’ll eventually get around to seeing it? Yes, I too wasn’t sold on McMafia myself. I thought Norton came across as a hunky wet lettuce in an incredibly slow and tu…
  • bondjames wrote: » @MajorDSmythe I'm not really sure if it's an act but I agree about it seeming forced. She can be funny sometimes, but mostly she's just annoying. -- This Madden love seems to be growing. I'll reserve judgment until I see the…
  • Decided to go see The Meg. I knew it wasn’t going to be a great movie but nothing prepared me for just how hokey and terrible the dialogue would be. What is it with these modern amphibious facility movies set under the sea that requires such cheesy …
  • NicNac wrote: » Watching The Bodyguard this guy has the presence and charisma to pull it off. You can never really tell just looking at photos of random actors on this thread, you really need to see them in action. Watching Madden, I can see hi…
  • Getafix wrote: » I've honestly never once noticed that Craig looked 'short' in a Bond movie. What about in Logan Lucky, Kings or GWTDT then? Did you notice his height, or therefore lack of it, in any of those three movies @Getafix?
  • Sorry @TripAces but I think it would be a gimmick that would excite only a few people and wear thin after one movie. Even Indiana Jones hasn’t stood still within its own period setting. Not that I think Indiana Jones should be used as a barometer, j…
  • TripAces wrote: » 4. It won't hurt Bond at the box office. At least, it shouldn't. DC was smart to keep Wonder Woman set in WWI. Why update it? The story is better BECAUSE of the time period. Sorry @TripAces, I’m just taking your point 4 and …
  • BMW_with_missiles wrote: » ClarkDevlin wrote: » MooreFun wrote: » PanchitoPistoles wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » I think 2020 becomes more likely with every passing day without news. If they can't make the 2019 release date,…
  • Getafix wrote: » I don't think Craig looks short in the films. absurd. That’s mostly because each director has been careful to shoot Craig from a raft of more flattering angles and select extras that aren’t taller than the actor. Hollywood us…