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jetsetwilly

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jetsetwilly
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Favourite Fleming Novel
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Film
Licence To Kill
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • LFS wrote: » I want Martin Campbell back as director. He has said in the past that maybe he'd be ready to come back after Craig will have left. Campbell also tested Henry Cavill for the role for Casino Royale and remarked that Cavill may still hav…
  • LTK all the way for me. TLD is also great, just not as great as LTK
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I can't say I'm all that enamored about Lazenby, who just comes across too much as a young cocky Aussie with bad delivery and little charisma. Frankly, I enjoy Connery more in DAF. Lazenby is just lucky the film turned out…
  • Univex wrote: » Too bad Lazenby was stupid back then and made all the wrong decisions, because I really liked him as Bond, and he would've grown in the part. The man had screen presence, he knew how to walk and knew how to through a punch. …
  • Matt007 wrote: » Thrasos wrote: » I think they're un-American. Also glad some beaches here have reopened, but we need to reopen all of them. I think officials and people in general need to get over their fear and reopen, go back to norma…
  • DaltonCraig007 wrote: » The reproduction rate of the virus in Germany has increased to 1.1, only days after the lockdown was lifted. Coronavirus infections increase exponentially if the reproduction rate is above 1. https://www.bbc.com/news…
  • Thrasos wrote: » Why should we all hide in our homes? I don't plan to. We can get back to normal, safely. Life is full of risks! Have courage. People can cower at home, or they can have courage and go back to living life. The same type of …
  • DaltonCraig007 wrote: » Thrasos wrote: » So it is good news that the U.S. is slowly reopening for business! Spain, Iran, Italy, Denmark, Israel, and Germany are also beginning to lift lockdown measures. Of those 6 countries, Iran is al…
  • Gerard wrote: » Not only in the US : https://notalwaysright.com/a-blitz-of-reactions/193563/ Like I said earlier, both the UK and the US have become prime examples of how NOT to deal with this virus, both having the highest death rates, …
  • NickTwentyTwo wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Thrasos wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Wow. Just wow. Liberals often say that. Why don't you state your objections. I'm far from a `liberal'. But some of your comments beggars b…
  • Thrasos wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Wow. Just wow. Liberals often say that. Why don't you state your objections. I'm far from a `liberal'. But some of your comments beggars belief. Face masks very `un-American'. That sounds li…
  • Agent_One wrote: » DrClatterhand wrote: » THE ROOM (2003): First 30 minutes perfect? *first 30 milliseconds* I enjoyed the MGM logo at the beginning. That was pretty good, I thought.
  • Thrasos wrote: » I'm really glad we here in the U.S. are gradually getting back to normal. Just in the last few days, two counties here in the L.A. area have lifted some health orders, saying people don't have to wear masks anymore--thank God--I …
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » SaintMark wrote: » mtm wrote: » SaintMark wrote: » mtm wrote: » GadgetMan wrote: » Am guessing Brosnan didn't make it beyond DAD coz he was chosen by Cubby who was approaching his last days as Producer.…
  • Scaramanga and Sanchez share so many traits. They even share the same initials.
  • GadgetMan wrote: » Yeah, could well be....but my thinking is, since he convinced the world with CR, he might like CR more....being his first & all that. I have a feeling CR will be his favourite too.
  • RogueAgent wrote: » For me it will always be the Ice Berg para surfing from DAD! X_X :)) For most people on planet earth it will always be the iceberg surfing on a ZX Spectrum graphic as the lowest point. Even Austin Powers would have …
  • shamanimal wrote: » Yea, when they drop the car in the drink, I always think "who's the cameraman?". These are the kind of scenes that just wouldn't have made it into a quality movie like FRWL. YOLT is really the start of silly Bond. Totall…
  • Matt007 wrote: » There are some good ideas in DAD but it’s let down by a lack of talent in Tamahori behind the camera, spectrum 48k level special effects, and wildly differing performances in front of the camera. I like pierce, but his mid Atla…
  • Mathis1 wrote: » GadgetMan wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » Saying that, SP is the only one I can't find anything to enjoy. And I agree with the topic of the thread, and argue that …
  • FatherValentine wrote: » Saying that, SP is the only one I can't find anything to enjoy. And I agree with the topic of the thread, and argue that it is a very, very good Bond film up until he lands in Iceland. If you think DAD is a very,…
  • jobo wrote: » NickTwentyTwo wrote: » RichardTheBruce wrote: » jobo wrote: » And that small explotion blows up the entire lair? Star Wars homage maybe. I'll just copy and paste my previous post... It was clear enough to m…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » The pictures of people from Bond's past in the MI6 building in SP was evocative of similar tricks in Scaramanga's Fun House. Yes, also an indicator for how far Blofeld has fallen over the …
  • SaintMark wrote: » Bond gets poked in the brain by his half-brother (dire enough as a character) and then becomes a universal soldier and finishes the headquarters without any problem, like DC's demise in the previous movie highly bloody unlikely…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » Sorry, which bit of the climax of SP reminded you of TMWTGG? The pictures of people from Bond's past in the MI6 building in SP was evocative of similar tricks in Scaramanga's Fun House. …
  • FatherValentine wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » It has always amused me how LTK is often held up as a gritty entry that brought Bond back to earth and injected a realism missing from the Moore era. I am not ce…
  • FatherValentine wrote: » It has always amused me how LTK is often held up as a gritty entry that brought Bond back to earth and injected a realism missing from the Moore era. I am not certain even MR can top this list of events for sheer daftne…
  • jobo wrote: » Every scene Boris is in in Goldeneye Oh yes, I forgot about that irritating twat. Utterly embarrassing, every scene he appears in.
  • Matt007 wrote: » When I travelled to India it was a requirement to be vaccinated for hepatitis, typhoid, cholera etc. As much as anything to not put a strain on my home country if I returned infected Edit: ok discussion over Yes I used …
  • Agent7777 wrote: » When Jaws falls in love in MR has always been the most cringiest moment in a Bond film for me. Yeah, pretty bad. The top 5 list for me is - 1. DAD - the surfing CGI, the ultimate worst scene ever 2. DAF - `you just…