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@SIS_HQ : It seems, with a little reading, that critics AND audiences of the day,, *generally* liked the film, and *generally* didn’t like the lead actor. It is clear that with a better leading man, this film probably would have performed bett…
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SIS_HQ wrote: » peter wrote: » @SIS_HQ … OHMSS made $82M upon its release. That’s approximately $733M in today’s dollars. It did very well, but likely could have done better with a proper leading man in the role that worldwide audiences …
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Not that chatGPT is a be and end all, but at least it can give a broad depiction of the reviews of that time and…: “ When On Her Majesty’s Secret Service came out in 1969, most negative reviews aimed their criticism squarely at George Lazenby, no…
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@SIS_HQ … OHMSS made $82M upon its release. That’s approximately $733M in today’s dollars. It did very well, but likely could have done better with a proper leading man in the role that worldwide audiences connected to.
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007HallY wrote: » I’m not sure what’s going on with Mendes’ Beatles films. I know it’s four movies but surely there’s some overlap in the material they shoot and how much each lead is needed will vary? It’d be a big ask to only commit to those fil…
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Characters, like their real life counterparts, always change due to external AND internal forces. Look at Fleming’s James Bond: far more dimensional in the latter novels compared to the man we met in CR. Rocky. Rambo. Riggs. McClane. Skywalker.…
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007HallY wrote: » Oh, I'm sure they have actors in mind, if not someone they're actively pursuing to audition. No idea who it'll be. As I've said I think they'll go a bit more established than unknown, but at the same time I'm prepared for any …
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j_w_pepper wrote: » peter wrote: » mtm wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » To be honest, there's nothing to be changed in the franchise, we just let them stay as it is. Lazenby wouldn't really worked in LALD, the script was very much fitted fo…
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mtm wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » To be honest, there's nothing to be changed in the franchise, we just let them stay as it is. Lazenby wouldn't really worked in LALD, the script was very much fitted for Roger Moore, probably the script would've…
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DarthDimi wrote: » peter wrote: » the director is the heart of every film, next to the scriptwriter. Yeah, that’s why even with a very weak leading man in the most iconic role of the 60s, OHMSS is still one of the best Bond films. Hu…
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LucknFate wrote: » ArapahoeBondFan wrote: » LucknFate wrote: » Just saying, with filming starting in Jan 2026 for The Batman sequel, and release planned for Oct 2027, Pattinson could still film Bond. Since he's Batman, I doubt it. I…
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the director is the heart of every film, next to the scriptwriter. Yeah, that’s why even with a very weak leading man in the most iconic role of the 60s, OHMSS is still one of the best Bond films. Hunt held that film together despite Lazenby’…
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There wasn't a lot going on behind Lazenby's eyes. Which is fine for a hook-up, but to fall in love with?... I say this as someone who loves OHMSS, 😂. The gravitas of the film starts and stops with a terrific novel, script, vision of Hunt, and tw…
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mtm wrote: » I'm listening to the latest James Bond & Friends podcast, which they seem to have recorded right after DV was announced but bizarrely have only just released, and there's lots of gnashing of teeth about how DV represents a continu…
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DarthDimi wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » The only issue/continuity with Vesper is that she's only revealed to be 23 when she died That's the least of NTTD's many problems though, it's a part of NTTD's so many pr…
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HitchBondUSA wrote: » peter wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » M was actually supposed to be a twist-villain in Spectre, but Fiennes convinced them not to do such thing. I'm glad he did. It would have been a mist…
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Burgess wrote: » https://deadline.com/2025/07/new-james-bond-movie-steven-knight-writer-1236475348/ After setting Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios has a writer in its sights to pen the next installment in…
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I love what Trachtenberg is doing. Very intelligent, and now this….: https://deadline.com/2025/07/predator-director-cook-up-stuff-arnold-schwarzenegger-return-1236471562/ If anyone could organically weave Dutch back into this universe, it’s th…
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NTTD SF OHMSS CR FRWL TLD GF TB QOS DN YOLT LALD OP SP LTK TSWLM TND GE FYEO MR TMWTGG DAF AVTAK DAD TWINE Only change is my bottom two swapped places. Last time I watched TWINE, I wanted to pluck my eyes out and rip off m…
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Ludovico wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » M was actually supposed to be a twist-villain in Spectre, but Fiennes convinced them not to do such thing. I'm glad he did. It would have been a mistake. Agreed, as bringing him back as M…
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dewiparry wrote: » Actors are all booked and busy. Let's hope someone's got a ten year gap in their schedule. Rumour has it that, like John Gavin before him, John Travolta has openings and is ready and willing to take the dive as the new Bo…
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mtm wrote: » The comments say there’s bits trimmed out which is a shame, apparently he talked about the CR torture scene amongst other stuff. That's a real shame! Maybe in the future, more snips will be released!
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Daltonforyou wrote: » Nobody thinks they're a flash in the pan until it happens. David O Russell was red hot in the early 2010s and now he's not. Still, he's very talented and still making movies, but he's not where he was a decade ago. Spi…
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DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 3.Or Dickinson is the chosen one. Let's be real, no actor is going to appear out of nowhere. Amazon definitely wants someone young to make a lot of movies and appeal to today's audiences. That's all. You have no self…
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Great interview. My wife and I attended a similar event in Brooklyn last December ( presented by BAM). Kermode was the far stronger interview (Hilton Al's did the one in NY). Kermode definitely pulled more of Craig, even though they covered simil…
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HitchBondUSA wrote: » peter wrote: » Daltonforyou wrote: » Burgess wrote: » https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/16/justin-kuritzkes-on-shortlist-to-write-bond “Sources tell me that Justin Kuritzkes, best known for penning Luca G…
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Bond_Bombshell wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Connery was 31 or 32 when he started. I don't think a 30-year-old actor means we're going to have a teen Bond. I think they just want to make him younger. Connery looked a lot older than acto…
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Daltonforyou wrote: » Whit Stillman. He’s an indie director who’s only directed two films since 2011, the last one being a decade ago. And his last film of note, The Last Days of Disco, was released almost thirty years ago. I didn’t m…
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The Playboy thing is a nice nod to the creator: Hildebrand Rarity was published in the magazine at the top of the 60s. In the mid-60s I believe OHMSS, YOLT and TMWTGG were all serialized in Playboy. There's absolutely nothing "strange" about B…
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Daltonforyou wrote: » Burgess wrote: » https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/16/justin-kuritzkes-on-shortlist-to-write-bond “Sources tell me that Justin Kuritzkes, best known for penning Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” and “Queer,” is cur…
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