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MakeshiftPython wrote: » And the thing is that Quantum is basically SPECTRE in everything but name. Evil apolitical organization looking to make a buck. So having Quantum turn out to be a branch of SPECTRE is fine by me because it's ultimately all…
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WhyBond wrote: » This has been repeated ad nauseam, From Russia with Love is the best 007 flick. Either FRWL or GF. Usually its one of the these films that tops most lists. And I can see the argument for either - FRWL is the closest adap…
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TripAces wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » You either dig Mendes’ films or you don’t. It’s not a winnable contest either way. Critics, awards, box office...all meaningless to the Bond fan that knows h…
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TripAces wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » You either dig Mendes’ films or you don’t. It’s not a winnable contest either way. Critics, awards, box office...all meaningless to the Bond fan that knows his mind and preferences. True. Here is t…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Are you telling me we all need to like SF more now instead? I certainly rank SF higher. If OHMSS had an actual actor playing James Bon…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » As much as I have my issues with SF and SP, 1917 should have bagged best picture and best director. This reeks of the Oscars getting bang on PC…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Are you telling me we all need to like SF more now instead? I certainly rank SF higher. If OHMSS had an actual actor playing James Bond, I'd probably have it shot to #1. As it is, I have O…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » As much as I have my issues with SF and SP, 1917 should have bagged best picture and best director. This reeks of the Oscars getting bang on PC again, and why we can't really take Oscar awards seri…
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As much as I have my issues with SF and SP, 1917 should have bagged best picture and best director. This reeks of the Oscars getting bang on PC again, and why we can't really take Oscar awards seriously. 1917 was a brilliant masterpiece in film, …
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TripAces wrote: » Well, to nobody's surprise, this thread went toxic very quickly. Tonight's Oscars ceremony reminds us that Skyfall has the most Oscar nominations and Oscar wins of any Bond film. SF also ranks third, among all Bond films, in B…
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00Agent wrote: » BT3366 wrote: » The fun of being a fan is being able to discover new things that could enhance appreciation. I'd like nothing more than to review SF or one of the Brosnans and come away with a better feeling, but until that ha…
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And there you have it folks. CR is still seen as the best film in the Craig era...I wonder why? Hmmmm.....Fleming perhaps?
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CR. Is there any doubt it would be otherwise?
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Getafix wrote: » Octopussy wrote: » GoldenGun wrote: » I agree with that @jobo, but I still feel those emotional struggles have been portrayed better and with more subtlety in OHMSS, LTK, CR and QOS than in the Mendes films. I'm aware this…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » It’s funny how Mendes, P&W, Barbara Broccoli get the most flak these days, but fans never criticize Michael G. Wilson, as if he has a get-out-of-jail card just for …
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jobo wrote: » Agent_47 wrote: » WhyBond wrote: » In SPECTRE they should of never re-introduced Blofeld. They should of left it as a shadowy organization with no head honcho. That would have fit the modern times of today's espionage world. …
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Octopussy wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Octopussy wrote: » I've always found it funny how in Skyfall they make the shrapnel Bond took in pursuit of Patrice such a big deal, making it integral to the development of the story, but never focu…
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Octopussy wrote: » I've always found it funny how in Skyfall they make the shrapnel Bond took in pursuit of Patrice such a big deal, making it integral to the development of the story, but never focus on how he survived after being shot by Moneype…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » It’s funny how Mendes, P&W, Barbara Broccoli get the most flak these days, but fans never criticize Michael G. Wilson, as if he has a get-out-of-jail card just for being a big part of the Cubby era. And yet he’s the on…
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Resurrection wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Resurrection wrote: » GoldenGun wrote: » I agree with that @jobo, but I still feel those emotional struggles have been portrayed better and with more subtlety in OHMSS, LTK, CR and QOS than in…
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mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » NicNac wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Getafix wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » …
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Birdleson wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » I also have to mention that Séverine felt ripped from the pages of a Fleming novel :) Great Bond Girl, Great character. There I agree. She felt like a Fleming character. The scene where Silva t…
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00Agent wrote: » No you are right, GF and DAF are not linked at all. It's just the same director coming back to finish what he started. With 4 Bond films in-between, another actor came and went, a visibly different Connery in both appeara…
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00Agent wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Spectre had too many other issues for that to land just at Mendes' feet. Not only did it have to follow Skyfall, but you also had the script leaks, and from what was seen from those le…
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Denbigh wrote: » Spectre had too many other issues for that to land just at Mendes' feet. Not only did it have to follow Skyfall, but you also had the script leaks, and from what was seen from those leaks makes it seem like no-one was happy with a…
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Resurrection wrote: » GoldenGun wrote: » I agree with that @jobo, but I still feel those emotional struggles have been portrayed better and with more subtlety in OHMSS, LTK, CR and QOS than in the Mendes films. I'm aware this comes down to per…
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jobo wrote: » Real character strength is not saving the world because you are an indestructable hero and it's easy. Real strength is confronting your inner fears. Bond having a childhood trauma to confront does not make him weaker. It makes him a …
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jobo wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » And there is more conventional wisdom in adhering close to Fleming. As has been pointed out many times, the widely beloved entries, almost across the board, are the ones that remain cl…
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mtm wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » NicNac wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Getafix wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Pierce2Daniel w…
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NicNac wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Birdleson wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Getafix wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » WhyBond wrote: » SkyFall is …
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