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TripAces wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Back on topic, I’ve always liked the idea of a wolf in sheep’s clothing sort of Bond. I know that’s all of them to an extent, but I…
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Venutius wrote: » JeremyBondon wrote: » Prince Charles? Beat me to it! :D Yes he played Charles in The Crown. I think casting him as Bond could work, in a Fleming sort of way. I'd be on board with this choice. Another cho…
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TripAces wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » Back on topic, I’ve always liked the idea of a wolf in sheep’s clothing sort of Bond. I know that’s all of them to an extent, but I mean someone who can flick between the two sid…
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AstonLotus wrote: » Matt007 wrote: » peter wrote: » Matt007 wrote: » I think a long term plan is required to secure the long term future of the franchise You're talking about a multi-billion dollar series that is coming off th…
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peter wrote: » No @jetsetwilly , I disagree absolutely; I too liked Dalton but the studio made the best decision for the franchise: Brosnan (my least favourite) was the best man for the job, especially for that big slice of NA box office; Dalton w…
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peter wrote: » @thelivingroyale … I’ve only seen clips of Bridgerton… Do you think Page has big screen charisma? I’d love to see him without the beard and in a film… He doesn't match the Fleming description, so a big no from me.
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peter wrote: » ColonelAdamski wrote: » peter wrote: » There's just no nuance: the whim of an actor, and all of that... In the end @ColonelAdamski ... The death of Bond was just an idea they decided to collectively agree upon... You do real…
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ColonelAdamski wrote: » peter wrote: » There's just no nuance: the whim of an actor, and all of that... In the end @ColonelAdamski ... The death of Bond was just an idea they decided to collectively agree upon... You do realize that this creat…
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MI6HQ wrote: » Would the people accept the endings of the novels of From Russia With Love or You Only Live Twice? Had it been filmed? Will the people criticize it? I bet no one would criticize it because the people will keep on reasoning that t…
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Matt007 wrote: » All this talk of following The Batman depresses me too. I’m wondering when and if we’re going to see a more general return to fun escapism in popcorn entertainment rather than nihilism and dystopia. The 80s were a high watermar…
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peter wrote: » @AstonLotus ...Craig announced in 2017 he was coming back for Bond. This was approximately one year and nine months after Spectre's release. They would not have had another film out with a new actor at that point (and I doubt the…
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Risico007 wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MGW will certainly retire at some point. I'm not sure if it'll be during this one, but if he does I suspect either Broccoli herself will take the reigns of sole Executive Producer o…
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Jordo007 wrote: » Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » Here's a thought. When do you think we'll really start hearing news regarding the direction of the franchise? Now that the NTTD dust has settled and Craig and Co. has received their rightful time…
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007HallY wrote: » MGW will certainly retire at some point. I'm not sure if it'll be during this one, but if he does I suspect either Broccoli herself will take the reigns of sole Executive Producer or they'll get Gregg Wilson (Michael's son and As…
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GadgetMan wrote: » When I saw the film's running time, my first thought was, we're in for an intense suspenseful thriller, like Safin stalking people with his mask and I also imagined him to be extremely elusive and shadowy with few henchmen. …
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echo wrote: » The gangster scenes (including the Spangs) are some of the weakest Fleming there is, which is why they haven't been adapted. They also place the film in the US, which typically doesn't go well. Anytime there's been a gangster in …
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007HallY wrote: » The ending is strange for what it's worth, even beyond the fact that Bond dies. I've talked with a few people who saw the film first time and were under the impression that there were things foreshadowing a reveal that Bond had s…
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mtm wrote: » The TMWTGG train scene was basically the ending to LTK. Not really. The ending to LTK is a truck chase, with Bond chasing the villain. The ending to TMWTGG is Bond on board an organised rail trip with a group of gangsters, wi…
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MI6HQ wrote: » I'm thinking, if Bond didn't die, will the people still complain? Because for me, my issues with the film was not just Bond's death, I have many issues with the film. So, even if No Time To Die didn't end with Bond dying, I still n…
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MI6HQ wrote: » Give me SPECTREVILLE as the Bond villain lair! Along with that scary ghost town. The Rhyolite Train Station Nice. You could easily incorporate those moments with the train scene at the end of TMWTGG.
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thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » They need to go back to Fleming, back to gangsters for the next actor. Opening PTS introduces the new Bond at a temporarily closed down motel and rescues Viv Michel from 2 gangsters working for the…
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MI6HQ wrote: » FoxRox wrote: » Bond dying was just oddly... there, for me. First hearing about it I hated the idea, then when I saw it, I found myself not really moved in a good or bad way. I don't think it's the worst film tragedy ever as som…
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They need to go back to Fleming, back to gangsters for the next actor. Opening PTS introduces the new Bond at a temporarily closed down motel and rescues Viv Michel from 2 gangsters working for the Spangled Mob, then gets sent on a mission by M, int…
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MI6HQ wrote: » Excuse me here guys, but: When will the Producers adapt the continuation novels? They're running out of ideas, they're just recycling. The only unused Fleming left was Diamonds Are Forever and The Spy Who Loved Me. The Spangs …
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Denbigh wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » ...then why the references to the past films? Like what specifically? Because most of, if not all, the references I can think of are just homages for the…
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Denbigh wrote: » MajorDSmythe wrote: » ...then why the references to the past films? Like what specifically? Because most of, if not all, the references I can think of are just homages for the fans. I can't think of anything like the scen…
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Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wr…
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mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Mat…
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thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » thelivingroyale wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Matt007 wrote: » I think they’ve rather foo…
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mtm wrote: » FRWL was Fleming's Reichenbach moment. It was at the time, but as many novels came off the back of it, and Fleming was only halfway through his tenure, FRWL is accepted as a cliffhanger now to Dr. no. Whereas the ending of NTT…
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