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Has anyone seen this old Sony commercial from 1977 with George Lazenby as a thinly-veiled James Bond being introduced to Sony hi-tech gadgets in a clever 007 spoof? If not, go to 7:14 on the video to see how a clean-shaven Lazenby would've looked ci…
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I agree @thelivingroyale, Mel Gibson should be in the next Mad Max movie, if there is to be another one. The modern cinemagoer might enjoy salivating over Thomas Hardy, but I think if Fury Road showed us anything then it's that Hardy doesn't have th…
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0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: » bondsum wrote: » cooperman2 wrote: » The Mummy 2017. There were times when the whole thing reminded me of Tobe Hooper's cult classic Lifeforce. Spot on, @cooperman2. I knew this train-wreck of a movie rem…
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cooperman2 wrote: » The Mummy 2017. There were times when the whole thing reminded me of Tobe Hooper's cult classic Lifeforce. Spot on, @cooperman2. I knew this train-wreck of a movie reminded me of a much older and better one, now you've cle…
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barryt007 wrote: » Oops I didn't know Russell Crowe was Dr J***** ....I think you've just described the whole film,and I haven't seen it yet !! It's not a spoiler when the casting has him down as playing Dr Henry Jekyll, even mentions it in t…
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Just got back from The Mummy (2017). What a steaming pile of detritus it is, too. The first 10 or 15 minutes is ok, though barely passable as it pretty much serves up what's been done before. You can't go wrong with the set formula of finding the to…
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Birdleson wrote: » Is anyone else watching the Italian television show GOMORRAH? It's finally being shown in the US in the Sundance Channel. I've become quote taken with it. Never seems to go the expected route and the performances are all stell…
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slyfox wrote: » For me, these examples are (as @TheWizardOfIce correctly states) far worse than the "This never happened to the other fella" line in OHMSS which always seems to receive the heaviest degree of negative feedback from fans (I always t…
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bondjames wrote: » I don't recall anyone comparing Nolan to Kubrick. Good, then let's keep it that way. (wink wink) Though Nolan might deliver complex and original stories, some might dispute this with his visual magpie approach to certain ke…
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I find the high praise for Nolan truly staggering as well as baffling considering the majority of his movies are instantly forgettable. I honestly can't say there's one Nolan movie I'm instantly drawn to watching again and again after its initial re…
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RIP Sir Roger. A great ambassador for Bond, The Saint and so many more great TV roles.
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Creasy47 wrote: » JamesBondKenya wrote: » After seeing fassbender in Prometheus I think he will make the perfect bond. He kind of looks how Fleming described bond and he is pretty smooth. He is kind of getting old for the part so they would ha…
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jobo wrote: » I will have to disagree there. The swedish version is miles better in my opinion! Yes, I too prefer the original Swedish production over the glossy US remake. It's also better, in that they at least resolve the trilogy with two …
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I agree, @bondjames has said nothing offensive in his remarks. And as @peter pointed out: it's now a global market, whether you or I like it or not. As it goes, the US studios are currently aiming their products more squarely at China than ever befo…
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I don't know a lot about MGMs financial situation, but they've never meddled in the casting choice of Bond before, as they appear to be entirely happy with EON's past choices. I think it was more a case of Sony interfering in the production and futu…
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Personally, I think if EON have learned anything from the casting of Craig in the role, the next Bond will be exactly like another Craig. Maybe not the same sort of dramatic actor as Craig, but an actor that's on the rise and that they can tie down …
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Of course, we're talking prestige from a fan's POV and not as an actor's. The likes of Fassbender are not fans, and know very little about the franchise, and judging by his most recent comments about which way the series could go next, he hasn't rea…
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This is where I disagree with you, @bondjames, because we're talking about a series of movies in which they will be front and centre. There's no way an actor will be so accommodating, especially when you're talking about future scripts that they hav…
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No, I'm not putting words in your mouth, @peter. I'm just trying to unravel what you meant by 'global market' and how it applied to Bond and not to any of the other franchises. Actually, I see a lot of sense it what you say, but I just don't see how…
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From everything I've read, and if comments from those that have seen it are anything to go by, @Some_Kind_Of_Hero, then the CGI is very good. That's not to say there hasn't been some dissenters complaining about the usage of CGI, preferring a man in…
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Thank you for your post, @CraigMooreOHMSS. I haven't seen it yet, but I think I know what twist you're referring to when you say it was signposted far too early. From what I've read elsewhere test audiences were originally a little confused by the e…
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My point entirely, @Some_Kind_Of_Hero. It just seems that the use of CGI in the latest Alien movie has been something to hit Ridley Scott over the head with and deduct points on his movie-making prowess. I've posted a very good video link for the ma…
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What global market is that exactly, @peter? Surely, you're not suggesting that EON can now only cast an A-list actor in the role that's happened to have had a major hit movie in China, Russia and India? Because outside of Bond, Craig hasn't had a hi…
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DaltonCraig007 wrote: » Turner has zero leading star status in movies, at this moment in time. This is why he won't be Bond. Neither did Brosnan before Bond, unless you count a slew of B-Movies and made-for-television tommyrot as leading st…
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I've posted a continuation of my comments over on the Alien Franchise thread with regards to the CGI argument. However, I will just add that Alien Covenant does use both practical effects alongside CGI. There's men in rubberized monster suits plus t…
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I know I've discussed the topic of practical effects vs CGI on another thread, but I've decided to continue that discussion here rather than clutter the other thread with my gripes about fans/critics having a dig at Scott for not solely using practi…
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I think I get the thrust of what you're saying, @bondjames. But let's not forget that there were equally terrible practical effects around when there was also great practical effects around at the same time. It can come down to budget, timescale, th…
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Spot the similarities between the original vs the new trailer side-by-side. There's a striking similarity between the two shot for shot... http://www.imdb.com/list/ls053181649/videoplayer/vi245020953?ref_=vi_nxt_btn
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bondjames wrote: » I expect a much higher standard for stunt work & special effects augmentation in reputed series like Alien, Bond and MI. I'm more likely to give newcomers like Skull Island a pass because they don't have such a storied hi…
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Cheers, @DaltonCraig007, for your reply. It's always been my understanding that only the first two Alien movies used costumed makeover and practical effects, and Alien3 was when the introduction of CGI first came into the series. Fortunately, I thin…
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