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echo
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Favourite Fleming Novel
You Only Live Twice
Favourite Bond Film
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • mtm wrote: » echo wrote: » Each of Glen's films has at least two outstanding, showstopping action sequences. Which other director after him accomplished that? Campbell in GE and CR. But that's it. And Spotiswode/Armstrong in TND with…
  • Each of Glen's films has at least two outstanding, showstopping action sequences. Which other director after him accomplished that? Campbell in GE and CR. But that's it. BT3366 wrote: » I thought it was pretty clear following MR that when th…
  • Double post, sorry.
  • ertert wrote: » echo wrote: » Not feeling confident about the October US release: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/covid-vaccinated-infections.html And what happens in markets like NY where you have to show proof of vaccination?…
  • Jan1985 wrote: » echo wrote: » Not feeling confident about the October US release: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/covid-vaccinated-infections.html And what happens in markets like NY where you have to show proof of vaccination…
  • Proof of vaccination is required indoors in movie theaters in NYC. I don't know what percentage of New Yorkers are anti-vaxxers, but as of today the vaccination rate is 56%. Let's say 40% refuse to get the vaccine...that's a lot of people who …
  • FatherValentine wrote: » My own controversial opinion regarding John Glen is that he directed the most consistent five film run in the franchise. AVTAK is a slight downturn, but otherwise he made four outstanding Bond films. I don't think t…
  • Not feeling confident about the October US release: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/covid-vaccinated-infections.html And what happens in markets like NY where you have to show proof of vaccination? Do the unvaccinated lie about thei…
  • Mendes notoriously shoots a lot of footage, so the editing is key. Compare SF to SP.
  • DarthDimi wrote: » jobo wrote: » Zarozzor wrote: » I think the spaced out release dates are here to stay, so I'm going to say only 2 or 3. I am not so sure about that. To be fair to EON they have had a lot of bad luck during the Cra…
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » Since62 wrote: » Interesting observations re FYEO. I recall well how the producers said and did bring the story back to earth, after MR left the planet. But -- they couldn't resist some nonsense …
  • Limit the story to one location after the PTS and London briefing.
  • ertert wrote: » BMB007 wrote: » ertert wrote: » BMB007 wrote: » ertert wrote: » BMB007 wrote: » ertert wrote: » Tantallon wrote: » Before you all start getting too excited, see this from today's VARIETY: [i]As COVID-…
  • For symmetry, I'd love to see 3. But realistically, I think 5. No way Eon is going to invest all that money and PR in an actor and let him go after 3.
  • Ludovico wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Second least favorite for me. Only because he can at least act. Brosnan can act but Lazenby has to be given an allowance as it was his first acting role and it's widely a…
  • Maybe it should have been something like: Scaramanga makes millions assassinating political figures, etc. Then when the countries come looking for him at his island getaway, he uses the laser golden gun as a defense? But it's up to Bond to stealth…
  • LOL. Great summary. In a way, it's like QoS--the plan just doesn't feel big or villainous enough. And QoS had the same problem with the double meaning of the title, and it doesn't quite work there, either.
  • mtm wrote: » echo wrote: » Zarozzor wrote: » chrisisall wrote: » The Man With The Golden Gun is the best Moore Bond because: Christopher Lee John Barry The quirkyhttps://www.mi6community.com/profile/echo stuff Rog looked GREAT Goo…
  • Zarozzor wrote: » chrisisall wrote: » The Man With The Golden Gun is the best Moore Bond because: Christopher Lee John Barry The quirkyhttps://www.mi6community.com/profile/echo stuff Rog looked GREAT Goodnight rocked that bikini Killer s…
  • Mallory wrote: » The James Bond movie franchise, and its 60 years of legal battles. https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/the-james-bond-movie-franchise-and-its-60-years-of-legal-and-rights-battles/ "Without Casino Royale (Fleming’s first…
  • The virus crisis is still with us.
  • I think a Frank Sinatra MR would have been a classic, just because it's Sinatra. It's easy to imagine this song sung in his voice. As it stands, it feels less fresh because it's Bassey...again. Another controversial opinion: TB may be a bette…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I can’t imagine a 22 year old Cavill commanding the screen the way Craig did in CR. I think Cavill would have trouble out-acting the wax figure of Bond in TMWTGG.
  • Controversial opinion: DAF is the best Bond song. It is original, perfectly matches the mood of the film it's in, uses a Fleming title but doesn't overuse it, and does not overly rely upon the Bond theme or another song (GF).
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » I would be happy for the current Q, M and Moneypenny to stay on, helps for an easy transition for the new actor and focus can be solely on the new Bond. To be honest I would be happy to see Fiennes and co to stay o…
  • BMB007 wrote: » echo wrote: » The current hope is that the US follows the trajectory of the UK on Delta, so that the US cases peak in early September. So maybe an October release here could be possible... But half of my fellow citizens are…
  • ImpertinentGoon wrote: » Since62 wrote: » Great ! I, for one, would be FINE with that...(ahem)...it suits a FINE Bond tradition of keeping M on even with a change in actor. In fact, in CR, even with a change in actor for quite a rather firm …
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » ForYourEyesOnly wrote: » On my latest list, Octopussy came up at #8, while The Living Daylights was considerably further down at #14. There are two pivotal differences for this, and they both lie around the Bond actor. O…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » mtm wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » I think you’re being overly sensitive mtm. Like you said, it’s a silly conversation, let’s not perceive things as adversarial. We’re all just folks ta…
  • The current hope is that the US follows the trajectory of the UK on Delta, so that the US cases peak in early September. So maybe an October release here could be possible... But half of my fellow citizens are still not vaccinated for various re…