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peter

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peter
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
No Time To Die
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » peter wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » Yep. But their Bond was killed. Ours wasn't. In fact ours came back twice and still wasn't killed. They hadn't tapped into the poetry of a lone man's jour…
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » Yep. But their Bond was killed. Ours wasn't. In fact ours came back twice and still wasn't killed. They hadn't tapped into the poetry of a lone man's journey yet, clearly. And you're at it ag…
  • CrabKey wrote: » Does it make sense for any of the actors from the Craig era reprise their roles in Bond 26? Nope. Edit: and thanks @DarthDimi … I think we’ve just grown a little weary of certain behaviour…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » peter wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » echo wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » I will say this, when we talk about "where to take bond after Craig?" The current bond lost his best friend, his ot…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » echo wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » I will say this, when we talk about "where to take bond after Craig?" The current bond lost his best friend, his other best friend, the love of his life, his…
  • 007HallY wrote: » I think he still needs to hone his humour and filmmaking choices to different types of stories. Neither Baby Driver or Last Night in Soho felt like they quite reached their potential for me personally nor packed the punch they sh…
  • Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » peter wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » ColonelAdamski wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 25. Bond 25 GoldenGun wrote: » 25. No Time to Die Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » 25. No Time to Die Jona…
  • @Mendes4Lyfe , you fill up all the threads to continue regurgitating what you’ve made clear: you especially can’t stand the Craig era. Great. Got it. But why do you continue obsessing over Craig. He’s gone. He ain’t coming back. Can’t yo…
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » ColonelAdamski wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 25. Bond 25 GoldenGun wrote: » 25. No Time to Die Reflsin2bourbons wrote: » 25. No Time to Die JonasT wrote: » 25. No Time to Die Haha! …
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » UNFORGIVEN 4K UHD BLU-RAY REVIEW This review has just appeared on my feed, very high praise, I will watch the 4K film tonight. @Fire_and_Ice_Returns , looking forward to your thoughts on the film.
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Yeah, give these guys that have paid their dues and never had a serious budget to work with a chance. Stop handing the reins over to pretensious dramatists when Bond has always been about thrills, excitement and spectacle firs…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » peter wrote: » DarthDimi wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » …
  • Scaramanga1974 wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » Clearly, humor is a serious business. Does anyone know what specific flashes of humorous brilliance PWB brought to NTTD? Quite alot I suspect. Didn't she right the Bond name gag when he approache…
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » But again, Gilbert was a ‘dramatist’. An…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » I have an account over there since 2013 under the same username as here but I've never actually posted under it. I see @bjmdds is quoting posts from several members here verbatim over there. Even a moderator on DCINB called Kris…
  • Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » That’s an impressive resume he’s got @peter. Oo I’ve also just seen he…
  • Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » That’s an impressive resume he’s got @peter. Oo I’ve also just seen he’s involved in the script for Fantastic …
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » Even if we were to go as far as to call ATJ a brat, which I don't think is a fair characterisation at all, we put up with grumpy old man bond for years "I'd rather slash my..." and the rest, why is bratty young kid bond any wo…
  • Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » That’s an impressive resume he’s got @peter. Oo I’ve also just seen he’s involved in the script for Fantastic Four apparently. I’m not a huge Marvel f…
  • Denbigh wrote: » peter wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » That’s an impressive resume he’s got @peter. Oo I’ve also just seen he’s involved in the script for Fantastic Four apparently. I’m not a huge Marvel fan but if you cast Vanessa Kirby, I’m th…
  • Denbigh wrote: » That’s an impressive resume he’s got @peter. Oo I’ve also just seen he’s involved in the script for Fantastic Four apparently. I’m not a huge Marvel fan but if you cast Vanessa Kirby, I’m there regardless, and it’s gonna be direct…
  • Denbigh wrote: » Yeah, Craig is brilliant @peter. I'm not sure if the blog is still a thing but I know they're still doing their podcast, Scriptnotes? Such a great podcast and they have great guests on and cover a lot of interesting topics in just…
  • Denbigh wrote: » I think that you also have to keep in mind that we're only so aware of the capabilities of a creative, even by basing it on what they've done in the past, whether it's directors, writers or actors. It's why I'll always keep an ope…
  • 007HallY wrote: » But again, Gilbert was a ‘dramatist’. And one of Young’s big contributions to the films was helping introduce the broader humour. What you’re describing with those examples is (kind of) an evolution of the film Bond and its hu…
  • I like punch-drunk love and school of rock, but most of the time no. Even then I don't want a Bond film that resembles either of those movies. When has a Bond film ever resembled either of these two films??????
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I don't follow hockey at the level below the NHL at all so I do wonder what Macklin Celebrini brings to the table compared to other #1 picks in recent years. Never heard of him honestly …
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » I think a strong argument could be made that (aside from Comedians), Dramatists also have a strong sense of humor. But they also provide nuance (which I'm sure isn't in Mendes's comfort zone from what I've seen he…
  • Mathis1 wrote: » peter wrote: » In the end, gentlemen, I went over there to read what and who they were... They truly sound obsessed and paranoid. Holding an almost 20 year grudge against a filmmaker and an actor, is unhinged. Their obse…
  • The trouble is EON hired dramatists to insert humour and playfulness back into bond, that was never going to end well. They hired who to do what?? Butterworth worked a few polishes, and I don’t think it was for the humour?? Are you talk…
  • EoN will go with more than just their gut-feeling. This will be an exciting time at EoN HQ. A small and intimate group will see history being made in real time. During auditions, it will bring an air of all the possibilities that could transpi…