The Natural Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I still haven't gotten over the fact Dave "I walk alone" Bautista is going to be a significant player in a 007 movie. That fucking rules. Not a fan of that song, as it's like the least catchiest Bond theme since Man With The Golden Gun, maybe... but at least that was goofy/campy fun. For Your Eyes Only did the slow pace, less melodic styling better than this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroresuFan Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Can you imagine doing another Bond movie? ‘Now? I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That’s fine. I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. All I want to do is move on.’ http://www.timeout.com/london/film/daniel-craig-interview-my-advice-to-the-next-james-bond-dont-be- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Haha, that's awesome. Was it ever confirmed that Idris Elba would be the next Bond or was that just hearsay? I don't think he'd be "shit". Quite the opposite. Craig was an excellent Bond and he really helped revitalize a near death franchise. His performance in Casino Royale was just about perfect. Too bad the next few didn't quite live up to the promise of his first film, but at least he didn't have a Brosnan-esque fall off in quality after a great start. I have hope that Spectre will be a grand finale to his ark. Also Batista. And Batista snapping necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 So is this Craig's last Bond movie now? Haha, that's awesome. Was it ever confirmed that Idris Elba would be the next Bond or was that just hearsay? I don't think he'd be "shit". Quite the opposite. Craig was an excellent Bond and he really helped revitalize a near death franchise. His performance in Casino Royale was just about perfect. Too bad the next few didn't quite live up to the promise of his first film, but at least he didn't have a Brosnan-esque fall off in quality after a great start. I have hope that Spectre will be a grand finale to his ark. Also Batista. And Batista snapping necks. All just hearsay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have a feeling Craig will do one more, he's going to be offered crazy money to come back just like Connery for Diamonds Are Forever and Moore for a View to a Kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 When you put it that way, I'm good with this being his last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Both of those are better than anything Pierce Brosnan did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I'd rather watch any Austin Powers over any of the Brosnan Bonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 GoldenEye was good. But I'd take 3 out of 4 Brosnon over View. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I don't know, Walken tried his ass off to save View with eating every piece of scenery when he was on screen. The only Brosnon villian that went over the top to overcome a shit script was Pryce. I say that because Berry trying to go female Bond in a bad Bond flick was so terrible it cancelled out Pike's awesomeness. Now Octopussy... holy shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 I'd rather watch both Dalton movies and go to an alternate Earth to watch 4 more Lazenby as Bond films than any Brosnan movie! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 i refuse to hear any criticisms of GoldenEye. yes, it's because of the magnificent n64 game. no, that doesn't make any difference. Brosnan played a great suave James Bond. Daniel Craig played a great action James Bond. but neither could really pull off the other aspect IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Who sits through a James Bond movie criticizing every leap in logic? Why not just do something productive with your life? That kind of "realism" went out the window with Goldfinger. GoldenEye had a solid revenge plot from the flip side, as Trevelyan wanting to get back at the English government and James for, in his perverse mode of thought, screwing him and his people over was a nice new spin to the series. It had some cheese, but overall was a really good entry into the series. The conflict had a weight to it that had been missing in Bond movies since Live and Let Die. And the soundtrack is so corny/90s rad, I just love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Oh I've long maintained that James Bond, as far as being a spy goes, is terrible at his job. He always blows his own cover and gets captured thus resulting in putting himself in these desperate situations of his own making. But damn it, when I want good escapism I can rely on even the worst Bond film! James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Release almost here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 There's a lot of elements to the James Bond franchise: 007 himself, M, Q, Moneypenny, the Bond girls, the Bond big bad, the Bond henchman, the Aston Martin, the Bond theme, the pre-title sequence, the title sequence and the Bond theme for the main titles. Spectre is currently 86% fresh with 25 fresh reviews and 4 rotten reviews. Daniel Craig James Bond Rotten Tomatoes ratings: Casino Royale (2006) 96% fresh. Quantum of Solace (2008) 65% fresh. Skyfall (2012) 93% fresh. Spectre (2015) 86% fresh as of right now. Looking for these reminded me about the big drop in quality between Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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peterien Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Great show, wont say much as its not out in US but really enjoyed it. A bit lighter in tone than Skyfall but it works. I have it tied with Skyfall as my favourite Craig-era Bond film. Craig owns it but Waltz is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Me and my Dad went to see Spectre (2015) yesterday. Turns out it was the very first screening that day. The screen we went in was almost a sellout with ushers guiding us to our seats, never had them before. I right enjoyed Spectre for the story and performances particularly by Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw and Lea Seydoux. Spectre is the longest Bond movie clocking in at 148 minutes but it flew by. The pre-credits sequence is one of the best from the series. I’d say this was the funniest of the Daniel Craig Bond films. Coming out of the cinema thinking how I’d rank the Daniel Craig Bond films, I’d certainly have Skyfall (2012) over Spectre and possibly Casino Royale (2006) as well with Quantum of Solace (2008) a distant last. I haven’t watched the first three in ages. SPOILERS…You have been warned… The title sequence was particularly well done with Daniel Craig, women, a lot of SPECTRE logo imagery and callbacks to the Craig films with faces of Le Chiffre and Judi Dench’s M. Still not keen on Sam Smith’s Writing’s on the Wall theme for the film. This film isn’t as good looking at its predecessor was, thanks to the great work by Roger Deakins. Pleasant surprise seeing Judi Dench’s M return via a recording to Bond. The train fight between Bond and Mr. Hinx is very good as is the lack of music. You just heard the contact between the two. In this new timeline we’ve had Felix, M, Q, Moneypenny, the gadgets, Aston Martin reintroduced and now Blofeld once known as Franz Oberhauser in the shape of Christoph Waltz. Blofeld’s cat actually appears and he gets the signature eye scaring. I spotted a few people cringing at the torture sequence by Blofeld to Bond. This sequence is the most disturbing in the film. I really liked how the old MI6 building out of action since the attack in Skyfall is used in the film’s climax. I’ve a feeling this will be Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes last James Bond film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The Brits may get to see the movie before I do, but I get to see the movie next week at IMAX HQ followed by a cocktail reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 What I'm finding somewhat surprising here is that people here apparently feel Skyfall was superior to Casino Royale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Eh, it's a close call. Casino Royale of course was the one that rewrote the rules of what the franchise is supposed to be, and rescued the series from the doldrums it had reached in the previous couple of films; but it sometimes felt more like a publicity stunt than a standalone story. Skyfall's got the better villain, a much better climactic battle, and is a bit less reboot-y and a bit more of a throwback to the classic Bond flicks (and it also feels much less like a Jason Bourne ripoff). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I've always felt Casino Royale was much more "what if the Bourne movies didn't suck" than a pure ripoff. It has a better, tighter plot, the best Bond girl ever, and were going to have to agree to disagree on the villain, because I thought Mads was light years better than Bardem. Skyfall did have the better cinematography and a better theme song. That's about all I felt was better. And I liked Skyfall a lot. But I have Royale second or third best of the whole series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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