Jay 37,326 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Bond 25 Release Date Pushed Back To Easter 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Some of these other movies have been rearranged to compete with Godzilla vs Kong. Savages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,509 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Interesting. No Bond film has ever been released in the spring. Better to take their time, do it properly, and release it in the late October/early November hinterland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 How hard is it to write a Bond script? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 They're authors of all our pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 At least Easter feels like more of a 'prestige' release date than the previously mooted mid-February one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 14 hours ago, Stefancos said: How hard is it to write a Bond script? I wouldn't imagine it being hard at all considering just about every one is a repackaging of the previous entries, never taking any risks or deviating from the established norms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Apparently the newer ones require a seasoned scribe to convey all that dark and disturbing nuance that today's sophisticated audiences demand. Maybe Aaron Sorkin will be next in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, dougie said: Apparently the newer ones require a seasoned scribe to convey all that dark and disturbing nuance that today's sophisticated audiences demand. Maybe Aaron Sorkin will be next in line. I think that would be insufferable. I don't want Bonds to give lengthy pages long monologues every time he has to bed a woman or kill the bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 They need to bring back the Q gadget scenes with John Cleese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, TheUlyssesian said: I think that would be insufferable. I don't want Bonds to give lengthy pages long monologues every time he has to bed a woman or kill the bad guy. Sorkin would make it dark and disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 59 minutes ago, dougie said: Sorkin would make it dark and disturbing. And insanely talky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hopefully Bond smokes cigarettes once more. It's the whole appeal of the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 He will probably drink alcohol-free Heineken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 And even start using condoms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Any chance Snoozeman gets the boot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I seriously doubt Newman will compose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 5:09 AM, Ghostbusters II said: Hopefully Bond smokes cigarettes once more. It's the whole appeal of the character. He was last seen to do so in DAD (Brosnan cigar-smoking in Cuba). Seems unlikely that Craig will do so after 4 films of not doing it, although it is noticeable that his Bond's use (abuse?) of alcohol in order to cope with the job is the most explicit of all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I loved his look of disgust at that green health drink sludge in SPECTRE. Sweeping Strings and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,509 Posted February 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2019 "Do me a favour, will you? Pour that down the toilet: cut out the middle-man". That's probably my favourite line, in SPECTRE. Sweeping Strings, SteveMc and Mr. Who 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The 'Stay!' to a hench-goon (like he was a misbehaving dog) in that same sequence is quite chucklesome also. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,509 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Yes, I like that one, too. Also, Q's "I really hate you, right now", Moneypenny's "No sir, that was last week", and M's priceless "Now we know what C stands for". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Who 919 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I know Spectre wasn't that well received but honestly, it's my favorite Bond movie. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Its fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 It wasn't particularly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 It was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 People hated it because they expect Craig movies to be all dark and disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Craig has two good movies and two that are garbage which I can't be bothered to re-watch under any circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 He has three decent movies, and one (QoS) that really underdelivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 'Brofeld' was a miscalculation, and the attempt to make all Craig's films fit into an 'arc' was dodgy too. But there are worse Bonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, dougie said: People hated it because they expect Craig movies to be all dark and disturbing. Here's the thing. I like the dark and disturbing realistic and relatable Bond AKA Quantum of Solace, which I enjoyed. I also like the lighter tone with quips and such, but in Specter, it just didn't seem to come together. It was painfully obvious they were trying to lighten the mood and have Craig suddenly do a kind of Moore take on the character and he just isn't suited to it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 It's harmless schlock. I just don't hold 007 movies to high standards. Probably because I didn't really grow up with them, rather I held a casual interest in the Brosnan ones and didn't really discover the rest of the series until I bought the complete DVD set in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Casino Royale is quite good. Quantum of Solace is rather poor. Skyfall is quite alright. I haven't seen Spectre, but clips don't encourage me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,946 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Its a perfectly fine motion picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Chen G. said: Its a perfectly fine motion picture. Its a perfectly fine Bond film too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Quantum of Solace is underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 He shoots baddies, blows shit up, gets in a car chase, fights a scary henchman, roots a hot chick, is tormented by the boss baddie, saves the chick and thinks of England. What else did people want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, dougie said: He shoots baddies, blows shit up, gets in a car chase, fights a scary henchman, roots a hot chick, is tormented by the boss baddie, saves the chick and thinks of England. What else did people want? This! 3 minutes ago, Ghostbusters II said: Quantum of Solace is underrated. This! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Quantum is not as bad as some say it is. But never rises above tolerably entertaining. And it gets boring towards the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 It's the most realistic and relatable. It's about Bond being depressed and angry, getting drunk and killing people for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 You will become obsessed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Good score too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 17 hours ago, dougie said: It's harmless schlock. I just don't hold 007 movies to high standards. Probably because I didn't really grow up with them, rather I held a casual interest in the Brosnan ones and didn't really discover the rest of the series until I bought the complete DVD set in 2008. I think the reason they're held to high standards is because they're the 'daddy/grandaddy' of action-adventure-thriller franchises ... you can see the Bondian influence in the likes of Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,326 Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 The plot of QOS isn't the problem, the biggest problems lies in the directing and editing choices. Well, that and the writer's strike made them unable to change the script any further once they started filming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,509 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 As it is, QOS gets better with age, but it would have been a great film, if Campbell had been allowed to film it, as he wanted to. It's too bad the whole NO GOOD IN GOODBYE/Amy Winehouse thing never came to fruition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,946 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Sweeping Strings said: Indiana Jones, Wasn't Spielberg's original concept of Jones basically James Bond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,509 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yes. After 1941 had wrapped, Lucas asked Spielberg what he'd like to do next. Spielberg said "James Bond", to which Lucas replied: "I've got something better than that; Indiana Smith". The rest, as they say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Wasn't Spielberg's original concept of Jones basically James Bond? No, not really. Lucas conceived Indiana Jones, not Spielberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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