| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:12 - Feb 20 with 3001 views | iamatractorboy |
Expect a million 'spin offs' now like Star Wars and Marvel. I love JB and it has got painfully slow the last decade or so, but this is not going to go well. |  | |  |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:18 - Feb 20 with 2938 views | Pique |
Time to go back to the books. I recently read one of the Bond continuation novels, Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, and it really was cracking. |  | | |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:45 - Feb 20 with 2813 views | Illinoisblue |
Hasn’t been a good Bond movie for about 30 years. Not sure there’s much left to be harmed. Unless you think cartoonish generic action films are a thing worth saving. |  |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:45 - Feb 20 with 2804 views | NthQldITFC |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:18 - Feb 20 by Pique |
Time to go back to the books. I recently read one of the Bond continuation novels, Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, and it really was cracking. |
The books are far better than the films, imho. |  |
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| I liked Skyfall…. on 15:52 - Feb 20 with 2761 views | Bloots |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:45 - Feb 20 by Illinoisblue |
Hasn’t been a good Bond movie for about 30 years. Not sure there’s much left to be harmed. Unless you think cartoonish generic action films are a thing worth saving. |
….because it was a cartoonish action film. |  |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:56 - Feb 20 with 2719 views | NthQldITFC |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:45 - Feb 20 by Illinoisblue |
Hasn’t been a good Bond movie for about 30 years. Not sure there’s much left to be harmed. Unless you think cartoonish generic action films are a thing worth saving. |
My favourite was the George Lazenby one, OHMSS? Quite like Daniel Craig's character in the few that I've seen with him in, as closer to the Bond of the books, but can't stand the ridiculous 'action' scenes. As you say, cartoonish and idiotic. | |
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| I liked Skyfall…. on 16:05 - Feb 20 with 2664 views | Illinoisblue |
| I liked Skyfall…. on 15:52 - Feb 20 by Bloots |
….because it was a cartoonish action film. |
They need to bring back the guy with the teeth and also the little fella. And the infrastructure for a cunning plan for world domination built into a mountain in the ocean. TWTD | |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:05 - Feb 20 with 2653 views | davblue |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:45 - Feb 20 by Illinoisblue |
Hasn’t been a good Bond movie for about 30 years. Not sure there’s much left to be harmed. Unless you think cartoonish generic action films are a thing worth saving. |
Skyfall and Casino Royal are both very good films. |  | | |
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| I liked Skyfall…. on 16:07 - Feb 20 with 2633 views | davblue |
| I liked Skyfall…. on 16:05 - Feb 20 by Illinoisblue |
They need to bring back the guy with the teeth and also the little fella. And the infrastructure for a cunning plan for world domination built into a mountain in the ocean. TWTD |
Mr Larson? | | | |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:12 - Feb 20 with 2576 views | itfcjoe |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:05 - Feb 20 by davblue |
Skyfall and Casino Royal are both very good films. |
I think the whole Craig period was excellent |  |
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| Imagine the uproar.... on 16:12 - Feb 20 with 2569 views | Bloots |
| I liked Skyfall…. on 15:52 - Feb 20 by Bloots |
….because it was a cartoonish action film. |
....if they had a "little person" playing a baddie these days!
None of the old JB films would ever get made now, in fact I'm surprised they still show them. | |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:13 - Feb 20 with 2564 views | bluester |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 15:18 - Feb 20 by Pique |
Time to go back to the books. I recently read one of the Bond continuation novels, Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, and it really was cracking. |
I’d love to see a film based on that book. | | | |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:26 - Feb 20 with 2474 views | Zx1988 |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:12 - Feb 20 by itfcjoe |
I think the whole Craig period was excellent |
Agreed. I thought he brought the grittiness that Bond needs - his portrayal was very close to Fleming's Bond, and one of my favourites alongside Dalton and Lazenby. | |
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| Imagine the uproar.... on 16:30 - Feb 20 with 2456 views | leitrimblue |
| Imagine the uproar.... on 16:12 - Feb 20 by Bloots |
....if they had a "little person" playing a baddie these days!
None of the old JB films would ever get made now, in fact I'm surprised they still show them. |
I found Hugh Grant mildy amusing ( probably for the first time ever)as a umpa lumpa in Wonka |  | | |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:35 - Feb 20 with 2427 views | NewcyBlue |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:12 - Feb 20 by itfcjoe |
I think the whole Craig period was excellent |
Agreed.
Timothy Dalton was the best, his Bond portrayal was ahead of its time. |  |
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| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:35 - Feb 20 with 2425 views | Bloots |
| Imagine the uproar.... on 16:30 - Feb 20 by leitrimblue |
I found Hugh Grant mildy amusing ( probably for the first time ever)as a umpa lumpa in Wonka |
....physical appropriation?
I mean surely they could have got a "little person" to play that role?!
Ronnie Corbett? actually he might be dead.
Danny De Vito?
Conor Chaplin? | |
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| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:38 - Feb 20 with 2403 views | Zx1988 |
| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:35 - Feb 20 by Bloots |
....physical appropriation?
I mean surely they could have got a "little person" to play that role?!
Ronnie Corbett? actually he might be dead.
Danny De Vito?
Conor Chaplin? |
What's Jay Tabb up to these days? | |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:38 - Feb 20 with 2403 views | iamatractorboy |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:12 - Feb 20 by itfcjoe |
I think the whole Craig period was excellent |
I thought Casino Royale was brilliant and Skyfall, whilst overrated, was still very good but QoS and Spectre were very poor. NTTD was fairly middling.
Agree with the Dalton post, he was superb, shame he never got a fair crack at it with the trouble the studio was in financially. | | | |
| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:49 - Feb 20 with 2334 views | leitrimblue |
| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:35 - Feb 20 by Bloots |
....physical appropriation?
I mean surely they could have got a "little person" to play that role?!
Ronnie Corbett? actually he might be dead.
Danny De Vito?
Conor Chaplin? |
Fair point, I'd say Danny Devito and Tom Cruise etc are rightly p1ssed. Conors way to handsome and charming for the job | | | |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:50 - Feb 20 with 2321 views | mutters |
Difficult to say, some people fear change, others embrace it.
It might be a fantastic move for the Bond franchise, especially as it needs to adjust to the modern era of how content is consumed |  |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:52 - Feb 20 with 2307 views | positivity |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:05 - Feb 20 by davblue |
Skyfall and Casino Royal are both very good films. |
*casino royle | |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:52 - Feb 20 with 2305 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
The Daniel Craig films were okay, but a bit more Bourne than Bond anyway, the last one with Brosnan was absolutely woeful with race-swapping Koreans and super lasers, so I am not sure Amazon can really do much worse. As fun as the Roger Moore ones were, they haven't aged well, same with Connery. Old people will always prefer the originals, objectivity cannot compete with nostalgia.
Surprisingly the two Dalton ones stand up as decent 80s action movies, and they were hated and considered franchise killers at the time. Goldeneye holds up pretty well as well. |  |
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| *Casino Royale. (n/t) on 16:55 - Feb 20 with 2283 views | Bloots |
| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 16:52 - Feb 20 by positivity |
*casino royle |
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| That's the Bond franchise f**ked then... on 17:03 - Feb 20 with 2230 views | blueasfook |
Having read a couple of Anthony Horowitz' new Bond novels, I think new movies will go back to old school Bond if they are to be based on his books. I think the Craig movies got a bit silly in some respects. Though Craig played the Bond role well. Will be interesting to see where MGM Amazon go with it. |  |
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| Is there such a thing as..... on 17:04 - Feb 20 with 2214 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Is there such a thing as..... on 16:38 - Feb 20 by Zx1988 |
What's Jay Tabb up to these days? |
My armpit. |  |
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