gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 If a movie delay is your big problem, god bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,306 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Edmilson said: Apparently, studios don't want to release any of their prime blockbusters now because theaters in NY and LA are still closed, and these are the areas with the biggest moviegoing population. Two states with autocratic, power hungry Governors. It's like theyre James Bond villains holding the industry hostages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Before they went with Billie Eilish, Mark Ronson and Ilsey Juber made this demo for a proposed title song: Jules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,956 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Why is there no thumbs down reaction smiley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Because I decided to go with a positive / neutral only system instead of a positive / neutral / negative one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Wow. I could understand every single word. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 No idea who the vocalist is, despite enjoying some of his work Ronson's perma-hipper-than-thou persona makes me want to punch him in the face, and I'm afraid I was 'out' after the grammatical hot mess that is 'You know you can't trust no-one'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,467 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 17 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Wow. I could understand every single word. i know, a rarity. The song is alright. Her pitch was Bondy but the song and backing are very pop like. Bond typically has a lush orchestral backing. Also I did not discern a strong theme that could translate to the score. Eilish’s song has a theme that can be used in the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I hadn't listened to the song I posted yet but just did now. It's fine, I can see it fitting perfectly fine with an opening titles montage in a modern Bond film. The Eilish song on the other hand, I haven't listened to all the way through but the snippets I heard were a massive turn off in every way (I already knew and didn't like her music beforehand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,467 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Eilish's song is kinda a standard Bond song but a good one. The thing is she mumbles and whispers her lyrics instead of belting it out. She belts it out at only one moment towards the end but I found it too late too little. Its a good song, why not sing it out. It is almost like Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,306 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Someone is really pissed about the delays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Eilish' SPITTING IMAGE is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Really wish Spitting Image had been a 'straightforward' ITV production again this time round. I'm not a streaming platform subscription kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 5:40 PM, TheUlyssesian said: Eilish's song is kinda a standard Bond song but a good one. The thing is she mumbles and whispers her lyrics instead of belting it out. She belts it out at only one moment towards the end but I found it too late too little. Its a good song, why not sing it out. It is almost like Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). The chorus and "melody" of the song are laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,618 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Sweeping Strings said: Really wish Spitting Image had been a 'straightforward' ITV production again this time round. I'm not a streaming platform subscription kinda guy. Yeah, I've missed out on this and a few other things because they're on a subscription thing. Meh. I never even bothered figuring out what the hell Britbox is anyway; I have enough subscriptions as it is. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,265 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Cary Fukunaga’s ‘No Time to Die’ Opening Brings Back the ‘It’ Horror Movie He Never Made Daniel Craig's final Bond movie does not begin with the eye-popping action scene 007 fans are expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Oh good, more "subverting" because that has such a good track record these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, gkgyver said: Oh good, more "subverting" because that has such a good track record these days. Starting the last chapter on a more subdued note is the most vanilla thing in storytelling. Just like that epic action scene at the beginning of RotJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,306 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Well neither LALD nor MWGG had exciting preludes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Granted, Bond's not in either of them (well, he sort of is in Golden Gun's). But lacking excitement? LALD's alone has 3 assassinations, has the terrific 'Whose funeral is it? Yours!' gag and a voodoo ceremony. gkgyver and bruce marshall 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Apple frontrunner alongside Netflix to land 'No Time to Die' as rumors of streaming deal swirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Make it Netflix. I don't have Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,265 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Apple? Are they crazy? No one subscribes to that! And even if they get the movie, people will only use the free trial to watch it and then bye bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I don't have a Mac to watch it on! Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Foreseeable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Make it a Fox Nation exclusive Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Jay said: Apple frontrunner alongside Netflix to land 'No Time to Die' as rumors of streaming deal swirl https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/24/apple-tv-james-bond-mgm-deal/ I really can’t see anyone paying that kind of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 Cary Fukunaga Says Rami Malek’s Safin is Bigger in Scale than Blofeld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Which Blofeld? Yes, ladies, and germs, welcome to CHOOSE YOUR BLOFELD! 1 - The pussy-bothering Blofeld, where you can't see his face. 2 - The bald, scarred Blofeld, who lives in a volcano. 3 - The missing earlobes Blofeld who lives in the Alps, and doesn't say "Who loves ya, baby". 4 - The drag queen Blofeld. 5 - The wheelchair-bound Blofeld. 6 - The non-EON pussy-bothering Blofeld. 7 - The "If I'm so clever, why did my helicopter take one up the ass, and I ended-up getting captured, by M, on Westminster fucking Bridge?!" Blofeld. VOTE, NOW! Sweeping Strings and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 PR nonsense. As if James Bond saving the world was anything new. Or is this villain threatening the universe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 23 minutes ago, gkgyver said: PR nonsense. Of course it is. People are desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Which Blofeld? Yes, ladies, and germs, welcome to CHOOSE YOUR BLOFELD! 1 - The pussy-bothering Blofeld, where you can't see his face. 2 - The bald, scarred Blofeld, who lives in a volcano. 3 - The missing earlobes Blofeld who lives in the Alps, and doesn't say "Who loves ya, baby". 4 - The drag queen Blofeld. 5 - The wheelchair-bound Blofeld. 6 - The non-EON pussy-bothering Blofeld. 7 - The "If I'm so clever, why did my helicopter take one up the ass, and I ended-up getting captured, by M, on Westminster fucking Bridge?!" Blofeld. VOTE, NOW! Pleasance for me ... there's something quietly chilling in his delivery of 'Annihilated'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Wait! It's co-written by Fleabag?! Pass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Alex, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE was adapted by Johanna Harwood, so...what's your point? Do you not like FLEABAG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I watched the first episode of Fleabag and I think I'm allergic to her. And now she's writing Bond?! I didn't expect this one to be good (no Sam Mendes, problems on set, ...) but now I'm double worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,306 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 3:19 AM, Sweeping Strings said: Pleasance for me ... there's something quietly chilling in his delivery of 'Annihilated'. Nah! Gray for that great line " All that time and trouble, just to provide you with one mock heroic moment". Classic.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Afraid I don't quite have it in me to 100% buy into DAF's 'camp black comedy' vibe (people who blame Moore for the beginning of overly comedic Bond really should reconsider). Although it admittedly does have some good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Blahhh DAF is good fun. It's my favourite Connery 007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Dutch Cinema Owner Claims ‘No Time To Die’ Is Delayed Again Until November 2021 bruce marshall and Will 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,275 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Jay said: Dutch Cinema Owner Claims ‘No Time To Die’ Is Delayed Again Until November 2021 Farcical if true. Does the financial viability of the studio rely on this film being a massive success? I doubt cinemas will ever return to the numbers we saw a few years ago -- the longer this drags on, the more entrenched home cinemas/streaming becomes. The cinema experience was dying a slow death before COVID; they're only accelerating it by withholding the product. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, crumbs said: Farcical if true. Does the financial viability of the studio rely on this film being a massive success? I doubt cinemas will ever return to the numbers we saw a few years ago -- the longer this drags on, the more entrenched home cinemas/streaming becomes. The cinema experience was dying a slow death before COVID; they're only accelerating it by withholding the product. This is just more Covid hysterics. You can doubt the cinema will ever pack people in as it did before Chinavirus, but that's just ridiculous. Right before everything closed down, they were still making a killing. Look how many of these fools went to see 'Joker'. I don't even like going to movie theaters or care about the industry in general, but I'm not unrealistic or pessimistic when it comes to their chances of surviving a year or so of this crap. As for Bond, I've lost all interest in seeing it. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,306 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I wonder how many folks who trash JOKER, have actually seen it.? Not many I guess. I'm actually more interested in ZIMMERS score than than NTTD , the film Craig should have quit after SKYFALL - as originally planned. greenturnedblue and badbu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk 95 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 hours ago, crumbs said: Farcical if true. Does the financial viability of the studio rely on this film being a massive success? I doubt cinemas will ever return to the numbers we saw a few years ago -- the longer this drags on, the more entrenched home cinemas/streaming becomes. The cinema experience was dying a slow death before COVID; they're only accelerating it by withholding the product. Uh, yes. It's MGM. They have nothing else that's this big - everything else coming is indie and prestige/awards releases, this film was meant to cover a lot for them - they already ended up delaying their big awards contender Respect (Aretha Franklin biopic) because they didn't have the money from Bond to do a campaign. And they've already blown their load twice marketing spend wise. And they're up for sale now too. Also UK cinemas don't look to be able to reopen until May at this point, that's the latest indication re: hospitality in this current lockdown, which will only begin to ease up when enough of the most vulnerable are vaccinated, with now the latest timeline is every UK adult being offered it by the end of the summer. At the current rate timelines appear to be very similar Stateside too, and in continental Europe. All the big stuff that can't have PVOD or streaming as a cushion like the Warner Bros/HBO Max stuff, is gonna be pushed. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,275 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 50 minutes ago, antovolk said: All the big stuff that can't have PVOD or streaming as a cushion like the Warner Bros/HBO Max stuff, is gonna be pushed. Didn't Netflix offer them a huge deal for the streaming rights? I get that it's a difficult situation in a lot of countries, but endlessly delaying the film doesn't necessarily improve its financial outlook. If nothing else, EON should really be devoting their resources to writing/casting Bond 26 and getting Martin Campbell back to launch their next actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,317 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 If Tenet hadn't flopped, NTTD would've probably been given its cinema run and be on streaming services by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Question: did TENET flop because of COVID, or because it wasn't any damn good? I haven't seen it, so I can't comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Because of covid In a normal summer the opening weekend alone would have turned it a profit before anyone knew it was bad Naïve Old Fart and Remco 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,449 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,275 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It was a horrible movie, ironically a good example of a bad cinema experience. It would've sunk like a stone on the second weekend once word got out. The sound quality was atrocious enough in my home cinema. Can't imagine how bad it would've been in a packed cinema, surrounded by bewildered people constantly going, "huh?" and "what did they just say?" to the person sitting next to them. Naïve Old Fart and Remco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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