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and look at recent casting: HA, RF and VK, very strong IMHO
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so many references to the original - and that's one. Of course, our engagement with the characters is much deeper now so the emotional side of this film will be far greater. (Spoiler)
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@Jordo007 "That looks amazing, although I'm still nervous of Ilsa's fate." yes, me too
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I just had an e-mail from a friend who just watched this : "we're in safe hands" - kinda sums up nicely the whole position of the franchise.
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some nice references to the first movie. The gap between the MI trailers and the actual movies has been small (if anything) IMHO. Looks stunning.
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There is one tiny scene in that trailor which IMHO is crucial re character development and the direction of the movie. It surprised me to be honest
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There are movies that, when you take them apart, they are not very good, I agree that with Top Gun, but somehow these movies capture the spirit of the era and capture the imaginations of the viewers (for decades after their first viewing). IMHO, thi…
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All fair points but movies (like other art forms) are about perception. All of the movies have been discussed so much both on this forum and beyond . Social media brings scrutiny to all of the movies. I did say it's a thin line. The line may have be…
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FIAT 500 - love it
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Ludovico wrote: » I'm watching Blue Thunder and Malcolm McDowell would have made for a great villain during the Dalton or the Brosnan era. He's a bit too old now, but back then... oh that would have been sweet. He was well cast as the villa…
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done
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There is a thin line between the writers subverting Bond traditions and characters and just reversing/ignoring them. So SF ends with Bond stripped of his famed gagets/Walter etc and having to improvise with junk and a throwing knife. This IMHO is su…
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Can we have a TC thread? or a Top Gun Thread ? PS seats booked for Wed next week - feeling the need for speed. Considering how poor some of the stuff Hollywood is churning out at the moment, it's such a relief that there are people who still unde…
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My understanding was that Gilroy assisted with the script. I was referring to the feel of the whole film. IMHO it was directed well. It was not flashy. He did not get carried away with his own "art", he stuck to a traditional type of directing and i…
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Sorry if mentioned before but Gareth Edwards? the main reason I mention him is that he was brilliant re just "getting" the Star Wars vibe and making a film that both respected the legacy of SW but, also, produced a great, standlalone film. Surely, e…
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1.SF 2. CR 3. SP 4. QofS 5. NTTD
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I liked the start of TLD as the Gilbratar location was both different, made sense re a training location but still within "our" territories so a kind of intrinsic link to "the glory days" of the Empire of that makes sense but in a subtle way. On tha…
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@thelivingroyale "I do think they seemed to be almost in reverence of that old iconography." - 100% spot on
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I caught up with an old friend that I had not seen in ages. I asked him his thoughts on NTTD: "I had to go home and watch A View To A Kill to cleanse my pallet"
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Trouble is, if you were making, from scratch, a modern movie about a 21st century, MI6 agent, it simply would never look like a Bond movie. Many of the things which us traditional fans love are IMHO, the things preventing it from being engaging. Co…
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Just found this, IMHO they would both make great Bonds but, extremely different Bonds. Surely, it's about the Bond that the producers want in future as much as a great leading actor...........
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It's also about the way the characters communicate. If you look at MI and Avengers, they communicate in a "modern way" the banter is quick fire, quick witted, taking the mikey but with warmth underneath and also on equal terms. This is a far better …
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It's hard to do in a forum of fans but it takes discipline to seperate "this is what Bond has always been and I love it" from "this is how Bond needs to change to attract new fans". A DB5 with gattling guns as a great metaphor with Bond at the momen…
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It is an very interesting debate. Much of the Bond image/iconography refers to both historical Bond and a World that means little to younger movie fans. Cars from the early 60s' , Dinner jackets, Gentlemans clubs with cigars and leather chairs, M's …
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"Castaway" interesting film, well directed and acted but, IMHO, they struggled with how to end it.
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as with Magnum Force, the death squad would require a leader to co-ordinate, leak intel, provide infrastructure etc. M would be suspected of this and perhaps even suspended? It would be a nice test of the new Bond's trust in his boss.But, given the …
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Instead of Bond going rogue, we could have a two/three other agents going rogue (becoming an unsanctioned "death squad"/vigilante) and Bond uncovering this. A kind of international version of "Magnum Force" (underated movie IMHO but I digress) ? It …
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“Stealth” Whilst assisting with the prevention of a kidnapping attempt, Bond catches the eye of a Saudi Princess and, against his wishes, is seconded to diplomatic protection duties. During this time, he uncovers a plot by the Princess’s father to …
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It's a little scary to me when you consider how huge the brand and legacy is with Bond, we are all just looking for one person to produce a really great script. When was the last time a Bond script was universally (or almost) praised as being great?…
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