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peter
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
No Time To Die
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Daniel Craig
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  • Radiohead by a mile. Honourable mention to MKKBB. But I feel that any of us wailing in the shower would be better than Sam Smith's grating melodrama (I do think the melody is quite nice, though).
  • I expect an angry NYR team today. And their fans are demanding more time for that 6’7 Goliath they have. But there’s something to this Florida team. A fearless swagger. They know the Rangers wanna drive them through the boards, but there’s not a …
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter May 2024
  • @Reflsin2bourbons you are correct. Figure out the villain (main conflict), and you’ve got the reason for the story to exist! Spectre definitely needs to be put to bed for a good while, that’s for sure. After 60 years of writing some of the mos…
  • CrabKey wrote: » @Peter - Clearly you have much to share about script writing. As this discussion is about where Bond goes after Craig, perhaps you could start a separate discussion about script writing. I am not being facetious. That’s a s…
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » I don't necessarily all the big fuss here: I thought it was proposed to have more of an MR like relationship between Bond and M where M confides in him and they are quite close. Conflict is inevitable. But conflict is ine…
  • ColonelAdamski wrote: » peter wrote: » It is my profession You should tell us about it someday. What would you like to know?
  • @sandbagger1 a sincere thanks and I’m genuinely happy that you enjoyed the post. Although I shouldn’t have to, I reiterate, I love everything to do about the craft of screenwriting. It is my profession, and any chance I get to write about it, I d…
  • CrabKey wrote: » @Peter and @mtm - I prefer not to see M and Bond get into another conflict, argument, spat, disagreement, whatever you want to call it. Why that triggers a lengthy response about the nature of conflict in script writing eludes me.…
  • mtm wrote: » Must admit I don't get the point of a title reveal vid if the title is in the thumbnail and video title! :D To be honest, that was my first thought, but the music, the graphics and Blanc’s voice put a smile on my face, 😂
  • CrabKey wrote: » I daresay most of us here recall Aristotle's Poetics. Not for a second would I consider M a robot if he or she did not get crossways with Bond. Obviously the conflicts occur elsewhere within the story. Every scene…
  • mtm wrote: » Thanks for posting. I can’t wait. The first is superior as a story, but Craig added some more to the role in the follow-up film. I can’t wait to see what he and Johnson have cooked up this time .
  • If Bond still worked for Mi6, I'd have an issue with how he treated M. In the end, M had no authority over him, and, if it wasn't for M's recklessness, Bond would still be in Jamaica. James Bond was a free agent and he rubbed his old boss's n…
  • thedove wrote: » peter wrote: » thedove wrote: » Both films feature a great pairing. Cage and Connery work quite well and play off each other nicely. I like how Cage is the wimpy nerdy dude over his head and Connery is the wise man who …
  • echo wrote: » Occam's razor tells me they will go back to Fleming, probably MR. Gives you a younger Bond and a new Bond/new M dynamic. Reminiscent of what they did with CR. I love this. And I’d love to see M needing Bond’s help and inv…
  • Ludovico wrote: » Although I find The Untouchables very flawed, I'll chose it. Because of Ennio Morricone's music, which lifts a rather average film. Because of the casting as well,,with the notable exception of Kevin Costner. Not that he's terrib…
  • thedove wrote: » Both films feature a great pairing. Cage and Connery work quite well and play off each other nicely. I like how Cage is the wimpy nerdy dude over his head and Connery is the wise man who brutally kicks butt. The ending as a nic…
  • The Rock, while it's probably Bay's best film (which doesn't say a lot I must admit), is fine but I'm not too crazy about it. Without Sean I wouldn't even consider watching it. Very good point @GoldenGun . I probably wouldn't have watched it …
  • Creasy47 wrote: » peter wrote: » Although I'm rooting for Florida (big fan of Maurice), I did not see them spanking the Rangers like that in game one! I expect a meaner, nastier Rangers team in the next game. Warms my heart to know s…
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter May 2024
  • Although I'm rooting for Florida (big fan of Maurice), I did not see them spanking the Rangers like that in game one! I expect a meaner, nastier Rangers team in the next game.
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter May 2024
  • The Untouchables. The only fault I have with Connery in this film is that I wish there was more of him before he "bows out"...
  • DarthDimi wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » The consistent message in this thread is only two people know what they are talking about. Other opinions need not apply. @CrabKey Other opinions are more than welcome here. It's time to pull this th…
  • Benny wrote: » An Eastwood Leiter in DN,GF, TB & DAF wow! Now that would’ve been something. This would be very cool. Nice shout @talos7 (were you a casting director in a past life? Or possibly you are one in the alternative universe wh…
  • @Reflsin2bourbons … I quit the continuation novels many years ago, but one that has stood out to me was Icebreaker. I have to admit, I love the setting, the bleakness of the snowy terrain, and I accepted the double (triple, quadruple?) crossing that…
  • CrabKey wrote: » The consistent message in this thread is only two people know what they are talking about. Other opinions need not apply. Thanks for that @CrabKey , but I think you know that’s not the case. But kind of you, all the same! …
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » [q peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007H…
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » [q peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I wouldn't want faithful ada…
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  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » [q peter wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I wouldn't want faithful adaptations of any of the continuation novels. …
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I wouldn't want faithful adaptations of any of the continuation novels. SF I’d say is far more interesting and better …
  • thedove wrote: » Yes I was cheering for the Canucks with my heart, but my head said Oilers would find a way. I really have no rooting interest in final four. I don't fall into the Canadians must cheer for a Canadian team to win the Cup. So I wi…
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter May 2024