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• Anyway, here’s the boss of Amazon MGM giving a little update on the new 007 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/08/bonds-audience-will-be-patient-amazon-mgm-studios-boss-on-the-hunt-for-a-new-007 (I thought that was worth a new post, a…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 8
• Give me the PTSes of NTTD or SF over that any day. Echo’s right, when there’s a story reason for the action it’s more exciting and tense than without. The ski chase in FYEO is technically brilliant and probably superior to the one in OHMSS on a s…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 8
• Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Defender of the Realm Maybe In Defence of the Realm is a little more Bondy?

  in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm October 7
• I was lucky enough to hear her sing both at the 60th anniversary concert, I was surprised just how good and how much of an experience it was- better than I imagined.

  in Would you rather a film based on a John Gardner novel OR a Raymond Benson novel? Comment by mtm October 7
• I thought John Williams' soundtrack had the right idea: I'd go with Indiana Jones and the Call of the Crystal Skull 'Kingdom' was just one syllable too many for me.

  in Indiana Jones Comment by mtm October 7
• But then we have lots of other people saying they don’t want anything new, that Bond shouldn’t get emotionally involved with the mission, that it should be like the 70s again etc. Not everyone can be pleased.

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 6
• Interesting thought, I don't disagree, although I wonder if a lot of those take time to become iconic as well as being inventive and eye-catching. It is kind of why I think rebooting Scaramanga wouldn't be the worst thing in the world: a very memor…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 6
• I know Carver is based on Hearst (I think he even gets name checked in the film doesn’t he?) but my point is that he has a hook, he’s unique to that film and the film is themed around his particular niche. Whereas Blofekd is just kind of a baddie wh…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 6
• I guess the problem with Blofeld is he’s slightly a renta-baddie. He doesn’t have much of a hook: he’s just evil and does evil things with Spectre. I kind of prefer villains who have a particular idea behind them- like Carver for example: a media mo…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 6
• I think I would find seeing the Glastron quite impressive. Funnily enough I was looking at one of Zao's Jaguars only yesterday. There seem to be dozens of them! :)

  in Your plans for the global James Bond day? Comment by mtm October 5
• I think Telly's terrific, I don't mind his being American at all. The one fault I'd have with his Blofeld was that he was perhaps a little too unhinged: obsessed with being a Count and a weird, really quite nuts plan about foot & mouth and prett…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• I guess it’s 62 years since ‘62 :D

  in Your plans for the global James Bond day? Comment by mtm October 5
• peter wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » With "role model" I was thinking more of a character that isn't flawed. Sort of the invulnerable hero type who can do no wrong. But yes, a flawed role model could be one that is depressed, takes many wrong choic…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• I would say we can't really answer Burgess' very good questions by saying things which aren't true. What I do think you were right about was: Zekidk wrote: » [So how does the character James Bond move forward? Should he be a role model (for th…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• Zekidk wrote: » mtm wrote: » So your point is that this idea that everything is 'culturally inappropriate' extends to absurdism in totality? No. That wasn't what I was saying. At all. I don't follow what you're saying then. You l…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• Zekidk wrote: » mtm wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Burgess wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Well, Fleming's Bond is another animal. Sometimes he does…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• 007HallY wrote: » The Zucker brothers’ comedy is pretty tame by today’s standards I’d say (I’m saying this as some who loves Airplane). Monty Python has the occasional joke that’s a bit dated, but that’s normal. You could make a film like The Holy…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• I will indeed: had a long day yesterday and had to turn in before the end of the film.

  in Would you rather a film based on a John Gardner novel OR a Raymond Benson novel? Comment by mtm October 5
• Zekidk wrote: » Burgess wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Well, Fleming's Bond is another animal. Sometimes he doesn't look like a professional. It's a …

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• Bond asking Paloma to turn around is a problem now? So many problems in these movies I hadn’t noticed when I watched them. I guess Bond should have stripped in full view of Mei-Lei on the plane in Goldfinger too instead of modestly using the bathroo…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 5
• I don’t see the divide between the choices; they’re all Bond films. I watched the first half of Goldfinger last night, magic.

  in Would you rather a film based on a John Gardner novel OR a Raymond Benson novel? Comment by mtm October 5
• Oh awesome! Have fun!

  in Your plans for the global James Bond day? Comment by mtm October 4
• So you’re saying you didn’t defend every aspect of the performance? :D MaxCasino wrote: » peter wrote: » echo wrote: » But...but...but...@peter, you're overlooking that Barbara Broccoli is a complete ditz! She was so enamored with Crai…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 4
• Any thoughts what might pop up, if anything? My guess is a trailer for Road to a Million s2.

  in Your plans for the global James Bond day? Comment by mtm October 4
• MaxCasino wrote: » mtm wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » peter wrote: » Scaramanga1974 wrote: » EON don’t seem to know where they want to go with Bond at present. Actually it's we who don't know where EoN wants to go with Bond at …

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 3
• MaxCasino wrote: » peter wrote: » Scaramanga1974 wrote: » EON don’t seem to know where they want to go with Bond at present. Actually it's we who don't know where EoN wants to go with Bond at the moment. None of us here know thei…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 3
• A great little video showing how Another Way To Die was integrated into the score to Quantum of Solace: https://twitter.com/tomsmason91/status/1840813868853182675

  in The David Arnold Appreciation Thread. Comment by mtm October 3
• Kamran Shah?

  in The brand new guess the character Comment by mtm October 3
• Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Why else would people say one of their highlights (if not THE highlight) of B25 The highlight of what?

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 3
• SIS_HQ wrote: » Correct me if I'm wrong, but is Felix Leiter meant only to be Bond's contact whenever he goes to America, so he would only team up with Bond if his mission is in America, that's why Bond have some contacts in different countries: P…

  in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm October 3
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