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  • Superman's costume revealed: https://www.threads.net/@jamesgunn/post/C6ogg_ux1r8/?xmt=AQGzDF3PWjW5dRUxCF9SB4RDmmgxHr2TzarmTsuGLT4i9w (I don't like it, I'm afraid. Why can't we have a nice, simple, brightly coloured one?)
    in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Comment by mtm 4:17pm
  • I guess the shot of the two goons looking rather puzzled at the OTT show of force does kind of hint at it being an intentional gag. Maybe the DEA guys should have been a bit more gung-ho and the film laughed at them a bit more: rather as Grand L Bus…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm 4:10pm
  • 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » Complete tangent, but I always think the problem with that Dario/Pam angel gag (and I would say it only just qualifies as one!) is that the audience have probably forgotten that Dario would think she's dead by th…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm 4:04pm
  • Complete tangent, but I always think the problem with that Dario/Pam angel gag (and I would say it only just qualifies as one!) is that the audience have probably forgotten that Dario would think she's dead by then - not much was made of it when it …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm 3:30pm
  • I think as you say 007HallY, the thing the films add is a sense of self-awareness. Which to be honest I kind of find a bit more grown-up than Fleming a lot of the time, if that's the right way to phrase it. His books take themselves seriously in the…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm 2:57pm
  • 007HallY wrote: » The films certainly heighten a lot, but I’d say broadly a lot of the absurdities are adapted from the spirit of the novels. That said a lot of the ideas (particularly character ones) from the Craig land Brosnan eras are too. …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm 2:30pm
  • I guess we see Bond airside I.e on the tarmac of an airport in all three; maybe CR is the odd one out as he’s not catching a plane?
    in Odd One Out Comment by mtm 7:04am
  • M_Balje wrote: » Total Dutch boxoffice is $1,480,059 and that's more then X-First Class did, whyle that movie later with Bluray/DVD get more positive comments. No Bluray/DVD/4K anouchment yet from Universal whyle already confirm that for monkey/st…
    in ARGYLLE - Matthew Vaughn/Henry Cavill spy movie series Comment by mtm May 5
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » Right: since I gave a novel based answer, a novel based question. Which character is being described in this novel? (Hint: it isn't 007) "She gazed at the face as if seeing it for the first time. It was dark and clean…
    in The NEW AND IMPROVED James Bond Trivia Quiz Comment by mtm May 5
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » Thunderblood. All You Need Is Blood. You Give Blood a Bad Name. Tainted Blood. Addicted to Blood. Whole Lotta Blood. All Out of Blood. Endless Blood. Modern Blood. Blood Hurts. Blood Will Keep Us Together. B…
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 5
  • Yes there’s a bit towards the beginning where he’s supposed to be romancing a lady on a balcony and gets a Bond-style cheesy quip to deliver, and he kills it stone dead.
    in ARGYLLE - Matthew Vaughn/Henry Cavill spy movie series Comment by mtm May 5
  • I made it through it but yeah, not great. Similar thoughts to you really i.e. what were they aiming for? I watched The Beekeeper, Statham's latest. It's utter trash, but it's enjoyable and knows what it wants to be, and is a lot better than this. …
    in ARGYLLE - Matthew Vaughn/Henry Cavill spy movie series Comment by mtm May 4
  • Probably not really the best thread, but regardless, Count Binface's party political broadcast for his candidacy as Mayor of London today had a familiar ring to it :D
    in Eric Serra - 'The music of Goldeneye' Comment by mtm May 4
  • With Dr Who and Eurovision on BBC 1 they’re giving up a bit there: just bung an old Bond on! :)
    in TV Alerts Comment by mtm May 4
  • I think the bit where it becomes Benji in Venice is a pretty decent demonstration of its scary powers.
    in Mission: Impossible - films and tv series Comment by mtm May 3
  • I love that and other similar photos, because they seem to be proof that Roger happily pilfered his costume from the San Monique bits. And why not!
    in "You missed Mister Bond!"..."Did I?"...The Missed Opportunities of Never Say Never Again Comment by mtm May 2
  • The last one would be a pretty ballsy name for a big film! :)
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 2
  • I can't think- when's he in shorts in it? I have nothing against Bond in shorts, incidentally! He pulled it off pretty well in NTTD!
    in "You missed Mister Bond!"..."Did I?"...The Missed Opportunities of Never Say Never Again Comment by mtm May 2
  • 007HallY wrote: » I would say that, for better or worse, EON are responsible for what we associate with the cinematic James Bond. They created the modern version of the character, at least in tandem with all the talented individuals who’ve worked …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 2
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » Stanley Tucci is good, he’s always watchable, but he’s not enough to save Citadel. At least Amazon has a success with Fallout, a show that seems to know where to put its money. I wondered why they didn’t make a spy se…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 2
  • The Heart Bleeds
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 1
  • The Solange stuff isn't sexy? I'm a bit lost- I think it's the most genuinely sexy stuff in the series; with perhaps the mirror stuff with the widow in Spectre close in second.
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 1
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » mtm wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Agreed. The ending of CR is a drag and was unnecessary. Its not like the film feels light on action up to that point. It's one of the iss…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 1
  • I quite like 'Blood On Your hands'.
    in Bond 26 Title Comment by mtm May 1
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Agreed. The ending of CR is a drag and was unnecessary. Its not like the film feels light on action up to that point. It's one of the issues I have with that film, as well as the …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 1
  • 007HallY wrote: » Apart from that maybe a ‘tacked on’ action scene in the Craig era is the plane chase in SP? I can’t think of anymore apart from that, certainly not in SF. Anyway like plot holes, tacked on/contrived (in the best way possible) act…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 1
  • CrabKey wrote: » The biggest weakness about the Craig films are the big action pieces that feel tacked on. As much as I love CR, the Miami airport scene has always felt like an add on. I can’t really see that: the whole plot of the film hin…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm May 1
  • It's at least easier to figure out what's happening than in the boat chase in QoS! :)
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm April 30
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » Le Carre often depicted foreigners working as MI6 agents, and as a former MI6 man himself he should know what he was talking about. I believe technically in the real world, 'agents' are always foreigner nationals, opera…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm April 30
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Another example, Goldfinger gassing the gangsters after telling them his plan to me has always been him letting his ego get the better of him. He wants to show people his genius, for them to admire it, even if he's going to …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by mtm April 30