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antovolk wrote: » I've been saying this for a whole, it's so tightly woven that pretending to continue it with a different actor like in the past would be disingenuous) Fair point, and one I'd not thought of. I'm not too fussed about con…
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bondjames wrote: » Having said that, I was quite disappointed by London Has Fallen due to the laughable special effects and so don't know if I'll really be able to suspend disbelief enough to enjoy this one. I'm quite sensitive to these video ga…
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RC7 wrote: » peter wrote: » My controversial opinion(s)-- if DC is truly gone, I will sincerely miss him. I think he brought 007 back down to earth, and, despite the last script, he was always excellent, and sometime even sublime. But that's n…
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Creasy47 wrote: » We're all laughing at this, until EON sees the potential for money behind 'School of Karate' with Jack Black and Amy Schumer. Add in a Ben Hur angle somehow and I'm in the cinema on opening night.
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Agree with much of what's been said here. Others. . . -I'd like a bit more local flavour rather than simply breezing through locations. A big part of Bond is escapist fantasy, so why not let us feel a bit more immersed with local landscapes, pe…
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OK, here's one: Ken Adam did as much to define Bond early on as Connery did.
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A few thoughts from my side: -the underwater scenes drag, as has been mentioned -Fiona Volpe wears far too much clothing throughout -Bond comes across as a sleazy quasi-rapist with that woman at the spa. I'm not reading that with 'PC' 2017…
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At the risk of being pedantic, I think we're taking here about a spin-off rather than a 'universe,' per se. A 'universe' would involve, say, MGM bringing together a bunch of their properties into shared plots. Which gives us the mouthwatering pros…
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Hmm. Well, I've said before that I'm not opposed to expanding the 'universe' a bit. Mostly because I'm a greedy fan who wants more content. But I think there are some real caveats to doing this. For instance, I think Q or Moneypenny are really…
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peter wrote: » Controversial opinion: I admire Brozz for his efforts... but... He can't match what DC brought to the role in CR, QoS, SF... and, even SP... Craig is the better actor, but... more importantly... Craig's got more charisma sexi…
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I think one thing that SP has going for it, in the long run, is that it's well made. Great cinematography (again, after SF), locations, costumes, etc. I think that it will always look good on screen. There's always a chance that 20 years from n…
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bondjames wrote: » Bond will be back, once they recast with someone younger and now that Mendes is apparently gone. It's always that way. Fresh blood always brings excitement, more daring stuntwork (GE PTS jump, CR crane or TLD aerial sequences) a…
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bondjames wrote: » octofinger wrote: » Perhaps unpopular, but I might slightly rework Tatiana's role. Maybe a more striking actress,.... Her mouth too big for you eh? She has a complex about that you know. ;-) Oh dear - I walked r…
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Perhaps unpopular, but I might slightly rework Tatiana's role. Maybe a more striking actress, and played a bit less as a helpless naif. Not a huge problem for me, just might prefer a different take. I also agree that the action scenes (boat/hel…
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In a way, this has always been the central conceit of the Bond series, though: he's the secret agent who's almost never 'secret.' He regularly introduces himself to everyone from clerks to villains by his full name, never puts on a disguise, and is…
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I think the comparisons with Feige are perfectly fair. Both he and EON manage big, long-term franchises that seek to build on a literary source, and to draw in popcorn/blockbuster fans as well as to service the picky super-fans. Both have to con…
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I regret that Matthis was killed off in QOS. He's a great character, and Giannini was, to me, playing the best of the literary Matthis. I'd love for him to be able to pop back into the narrative once in a while, to give Bond some exposition and a r…
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Creasy47 wrote: » Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt will return for the 'Edge of Tomorrow' sequel, titled 'Live Die Repeat and Repeat.' http://collider.com/edge-of-tomorrow-2-title/ I enjoyed the first movie, but man that's an absolutely awful …
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Ludovico wrote: » Other controversial opinion which I might have mentioned before here: Brosnan is the only Bond actor who never had to earn the role when cast. Wow - interesting point. I'd never thought of it that way, but you may be ri…
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Mallory wrote: » @octofinger I'd argue the opposite. More Nine Eyes. Flesh it out more, have it as an actual presence in the movie that hinders Bond's progression. But where do you flesh it out? I feel like the movie's too long already.…
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You guys are hilarious. We've gone from "A friend of a friend says that Annapurna feel confident about getting the rights." to "Bigelow to direct feminist Bond film with $400 million budget!" in one page. Fantastic!
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Forgot to mention: 'For Your Eyes Only' might definitely be the most boring title track. Like a slower, wispier version of 'All Time High,' which, for me, is not a good thing.
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OK, here's one that might not exactly be controversial, but: Spectre would be a better film for removing the entire 9-Eyes subplot. You'd lose C, who's a good actor and a nice foil for M, but you'd gain much more. A tighter running time, or m…
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Interesting thoughts re. Ellison and Annapurna - I hadn't thought of it that way. There's not necessarily a tonne of money in the Bond franchise (when you consider that the first 'Cars' movie did something like $10 billion in merchandise) but there…
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RC7 wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » DonnyDB5 wrote: » I don't even care about Waltz or the rest of them at this point. I just want Craig back for one more! That is all. There's only so much they can strip away if they want Craig to re…
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tanaka123 wrote: » Escalus5 wrote: » tanaka123 wrote: » No Place to Hide is about Edward Snowden Great. Another movie about Snowden that nobody wants. They're working with Sony on it. Man, Sony just seems to hate turni…
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Creasy47 wrote: » I haven't played the 'Tomb Raider' reboots yet unfortunately, and I'm not the biggest fan of Vikander, but damn, if she doesn't look the part. I'm assuming this movie will definitely be following the reboot timeline, will give it…
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Hmm. . . if McGuigan can be said to have any 'indie' cachet, I can imagine that that might resonate with Craig. My feeling is that he wants to make a bit more of an artistic statement, and with his producer's credit, to have a bit of control, too.
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SirHilaryBray wrote: » I hope so, I see they also have another project at present http://deadline.com/2017/04/neal-purvis-robert-wade-writing-i-am-victor-movie-baltasar-kormakur-jo-nesbo-1202060728/ If this is true "source told the New York Po…
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