Ken Gargett Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 i see they have confirmed rami malik as the next bond villain. and bringing back Q, M, Moneypenny. but also lea seydoux? seriously? unless it is to kill her in the first scene, it is not promising for this next film. dullest bond girl ever. for me, the two main reasons that spectre fell short of skyfall were that lea seydoux was the most unconvincing bong girl ever and the idea that bond, two days after meeting her, is ready to run off with her and never be seen again was idiotic and utterly unbelievable. the other was the dave bautista charcter - mr hinx? not that he did anything wrong (one word of dialogue is hardly going to tax most actors) but that blofeld, the supposed criminal genius, allows someone to walk into his organisation in a top role simply by knocking off someone else. too much just did not have any ring of authenticity. fingers crossed that the scriptwriters can overcome some of this. and kill off LS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astar20 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 It's definitely not appealing, skyfall was mediocre but after Casino Royale they all went downhill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayman17 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Astar20 said: It's definitely not appealing, skyfall was mediocre but after Casino Royale they all went downhill I completely agree. I have a hard time watching anything after Casino Royale. I did not care for Quantum, Skyfall or Spectre. The franchise is really losing steam fast after the Casino Royale revitalization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 casino royale was a fabulous reboot and for me, perhaps the best of all the bond flicks. i thought quantum dire - still do - but if you take out the action scenes (yes, absurd for a bond flick), it is not so bad. the problem is that all the action stuff is done so poorly - it is impossible to follow, to know who is doing what - with the cuts being about half a second long. that is all down to the director. should not be allow to direct dog food commercials. i thought skyfall very good, not quite casino standard. spectre a bit further below for the reasons above. but as a collection, only those by connery can compare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I fell asleep watching Casino Royale. Never cared for Daniel Craig as Bond, so I don't bother with his other Bond films. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I wonder how significant Danny Boyle quitting over the creative differences issue will be. I always assume it's some diva action going on but there's no reason for it to be that he thinks it's going to be a huge steaming pile. I'm not the biggest fan of the Craig Bond but I really enjoyed Skyfall, it has the perfect mix of action, nostalgia, gadgets, seriousness and playfulness. It really should he been the end of his line and them starting work on the next direction for the series. I can't even remember anything about the following film. I'm still holding out hope that the stars will line up and Daniel Day Lewis will do a one off incredible Bond film. I know it will never happen but just imagine it.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaptainQuintero said: I wonder how significant Danny Boyle quitting over the creative differences issue will be. I always assume it's some diva action going on but there's no reason for it to be that he thinks it's going to be a huge steaming pile. Aparrently there was a re-incarnation sequence in the script, and Danny Boyle wanted no part of it. If it's true, I also want no part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, 99call said: Aparrently there was a re-incarnation sequence in the script, and Danny Boyle wanted no part of it. If it's true, I also want no part i think that is a bit backwards. boyle was one of the scriptwriters as well as directing. he and the other bloke doing the writing (hodge something, i think) had a plan and the producers/broccoli's etc said no way. it was not that boyle wouldn't accept the story. no one has said exactly what it was that he wanted to do but it is believed he wanted to kill bond. the idea would be that then a new actor would take over and that new actor would play a character who would become 007. so not really so much reincarnation and it came from him, not that he didn't want it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: it came from him, not that he didn't want it. Cheers for clearing that up Ken. I can now watch it in full relaxation, that Bond isn't going to be bought out of "Warmliquidgoophase" like Austin Powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 There is apparently a new Austin Powers film on the way though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, CaptainQuintero said: There is apparently a new Austin Powers film on the way though! I can only hope that it is better than the stinking pile that was "The Love Guru" <shudder> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 17 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: casino royale was a fabulous reboot and for me, perhaps the best of all the bond flicks. Agreed on that! Really great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Lotusguy said: I can only hope that it is better than the stinking pile that was "The Love Guru" <shudder> Can't argue with that! He's so typecast too; when he turned up in Inglorious Bastards the whole time I was expecting him to turn to the camera and give an Austin Powers eyebrow raise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 17 hours ago, CaptainQuintero said: I wonder how significant Danny Boyle quitting over the creative differences issue will be. I always assume it's some diva action going on but there's no reason for it to be that he thinks it's going to be a huge steaming pile. I'm not the biggest fan of the Craig Bond but I really enjoyed Skyfall, it has the perfect mix of action, nostalgia, gadgets, seriousness and playfulness. It really should he been the end of his line and them starting work on the next direction for the series. I can't even remember anything about the following film. I'm still holding out hope that the stars will line up and Daniel Day Lewis will do a one off incredible Bond film. I know it will never happen but just imagine it.. *Daniel Day Lewis should play a Bond villain. I think nobody - but NOBODY would give James Bond the blues like a Daniel Day Lewis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just now, cigcars said: *Daniel Day Lewis should play a Bond villain. I think nobody - but NOBODY would give James Bond the blues like a Daniel Day Lewis! must confess i was not on board for DDL to play bond but a villain? perfect. abe lincoln v 007! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I distinctly remember that Daniel Day-Lewis mentioned that his last movie, The Phantom Thread, was to be his last prior to retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, JohnS said: I distinctly remember that Daniel Day-Lewis mentioned that his last movie, The Phantom Thread, was to be his last prior to retirement. john, surely we are allowed to dream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Ok...sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeskSmkr Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I’m speechless, a new Bond film? I love them all, this is exciting. When is it being released? Wish we could do a poll for favorite bond film, but there are so many, and it would be too many multiple choices. What are your favorites? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cep Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I liked casino royale, but jeeez the poker scenes were laughable at best (unforgivable at worst). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeskSmkr Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Cep said: I liked casino royale, but jeeez the poker scenes were laughable at best (unforgivable at worst). I liked Daniel Craig as Bond. Connery is the epitome for me personally, but I’m ok with (and like) different actors and seeing other interpretations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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