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007HallY wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » To be fair there have been some odd fashion choices in many of the films. Personally I find things like Lazenby's frilly ruffled tuxedo shir…
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mtm wrote: » Venutius wrote: » Mind you, Dan's sporting something uncomfortably close to beige flares when he gets off the helicopter on his return from Miami in CR - now those pants were weird, man! Yeah I was watching it this weekend …
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SIS_HQ wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » @Benny Acting is in my blood. I have grey hair. I can sing and I don't have a Welsh accent. Every day I get stronger. You'll need to dye the hair, like Connery, Moore, Dalton…
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AstonLotus wrote: » A few things the last two Indy films have in common.. 1) Both movies open with a mini adventure where Indy is first shown as a prisoner of the bad guys 2) Both movies open with a ridiculous scene where a character survive…
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007HallY wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » @Benny Acting is in my blood. I have grey hair. I can sing and I don't have a Welsh accent. Every day I get stronger. You'll need to dye the hair, like Connery, Moore, Dalt…
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007HallY wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » To be fair there have been some odd fashion choices in many of the films. Personally I find things like Lazenby's frilly ruffled tuxedo shirt or Moore's flared trousers much more strange.…
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Benny wrote: » Or third farewell in NSNA (Aka a finger to Cubby and EON) I love DAF for what it is, a fun film, with plenty of good humour and silliness. YOLT is a far better movie, with great cinematography, and a beautiful score. Connery at lea…
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DewiWynBond wrote: » @Benny Acting is in my blood. I have grey hair. I can sing and I don't have a Welsh accent. Every day I get stronger. You'll need to dye the hair, like Connery, Moore, Dalton and Brozza had to do... ;) Does anyone kn…
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Venutius wrote: » Mind you, Dan's sporting something uncomfortably close to beige flares when he gets off the helicopter on his return from Miami in CR - now those pants were weird, man! I LOVE that outfit, along with the Sunspel navy Rivie…
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George_Kaplan wrote: » peter wrote: » I don't think naming a POC is race baiting. I just don't.... AND... I STILL think Sope is the best candidate. He's alpha, he has great fashion and looks good in most things he wears, he's athletic, has …
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peter wrote: » I don't think naming a POC is race baiting. I just don't.... . Neither do I. When I was referring to race baiting, it was to do with 2 certain members earlier in this thread, who started accusing people who wanted a white a…
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007ClassicBondFan wrote: » Thing is, even if they have attributes of Fleming’s Bond, none of them really resemble him either way. So the argument that a Bond actor must resemble Fleming’s vision doesn’t hold much weight at all. Of course it d…
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Univex wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » All the actors who played Bond had certain attributes of the description by Fleming, Dalton and Brosnan being the closest, and yes, I am well aware there are small things which don't exactly tally on the ot…
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Well considering I have the final outings of 3 of the actors in my bottom 3 rankings - AVTAK, DAD and NTTD, this is a tricky one. How do you compare one piece of dog turd with another? I guess AVTAK wins, because it had a great title song, and a …
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007ClassicBondFan wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » LucknFate wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » LucknFate wrote: » I just want to say two things: it sounds ridiculous and incredibly questionable in this day and age to argue a character tha…
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LucknFate wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » LucknFate wrote: » I just want to say two things: it sounds ridiculous and incredibly questionable in this day and age to argue a character that has be reinvented on screen multiple times in various …
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TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » LucknFate wrote: » I just want to say two things: it sounds ridiculous and incredibly questionable in this day and age to argue a character that has be reinvented on screen multiple times in various ways can't be reimag…
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LucknFate wrote: » I just want to say two things: it sounds ridiculous and incredibly questionable in this day and age to argue a character that has be reinvented on screen multiple times in various ways can't be reimagined with a nonwhite actor. …
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George_Kaplan wrote: » I suppose it's the prettiness that bothers me most about ATJ and a lot of the other supposed "candidates". Of all the actors discussed here I think Sope Dirisu is probably the best and the one who stands the most chance o…
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SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: » At the moment, I can look no further than Nolan being Bond 26's director. Like Radiohead in rock music, it clearly shows that Nolan has a very strong fanbase. Because I think if another director had made a film like this…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » AstonLotus wrote: » Wow,I’m glad I never got the 4K set. This guy highlights major problems other reviewers failed to highlight.It’s a long video but it’s got chapters.. I’ve interacted with this guy for ove…
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fjdinardo wrote: » YOLT by far. Its my favorite of the novels and is an amazing revenge story. Its a real shame EON ruined it in 1967. And they ruined it in 2021 too.... ;)
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matt_u wrote: » peter wrote: » . AstonLotus wrote: » I can’t see Nolan doing a Bond actors second or third in their tenure.If he does do it,he will want to reboot the thing entirely and have complete creative control. Actually,he may be …
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QBranch wrote: » MR if I had to choose, but I am not a fan of reusing one-off specifics from other films, like 'Moonraker', 'Drax' etc. appearing again in a new film. Ideally it would be faithful in story/plot but change those names already used i…
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They had their chance to adapt YOLT with NTTD, and they blew it, big time! So for that reason it has to be MR.
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007HallY wrote: » No director, even Nolan, will be given carte blanch on a Bond film. Danny Boyle certainly didn't have complete artistic control (he had to work within a certain set of parameters - ie. Bond has to be retired and brought back on a…
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talos7 wrote: » Hands down, Raider’s era Spielberg . Absolutely! There is no better action adventure film. Tarantino would put too much of his own stamp on a Bond movie, which I don't think would be for the better. He is too ingrained in…
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delfloria wrote: » As well written as the MI films are and as charismatic Cruise can be, the latest MI film did not last long against Barbie and that other film. Though I still don't think Nolan is the right fit for Bond ADVENTURE, there is someth…
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Univex wrote: » Absolutely, @peter and @CrabKey. What we need is better writing, engaging narratives and characters. A solid script. Whatever comes after is accessory, secondary. People are craving some food for the brain. Action and narrative bui…
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Colonel_Venus wrote: » Feyador wrote: » Nolan will never do a Bond ... same reason Hitchcock was never going to do Dr. No: he's too uniquely himself as a filmmaker and would probably require complete artistic control over the film. Diff…
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