Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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James Bond fans react to shock change impacting 007 future: "RIP James Bond"
"End of an era."
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[Film] Huge changes for 007….
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The end of an era?
Thank f**k! The old reactionary bu88er must be 127 by now. RIP (that's pieces, that is, and rot).James Bond fans react to shock change impacting 007 future: "RIP James Bond"
"End of an era."
The end of an era?
jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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The best thing to do with the IP is to remake them in book order as period pieces.
When Judi Dench’s M berated Bond for being a ‘sexist, misogynist dinosaur’ and a ‘relic of the Cold War’ it signalled the beginning of the end for the character.
He’s a man out of time now - put him back in that time or don’t bother.
When Judi Dench’s M berated Bond for being a ‘sexist, misogynist dinosaur’ and a ‘relic of the Cold War’ it signalled the beginning of the end for the character.
He’s a man out of time now - put him back in that time or don’t bother.
Well there would be given they’ll have to scrape the remains of him off those rocks after he got blown up at the end of the last film
Unless he’s turning into Captain Scarlet?
Unless he’s turning into Captain Scarlet?
I adore the books.
Anthony Horowitz wrote 3 extra books, a prequel, a missing middle one and a final one. They are very good, but...
You need someone who has lived the life to write those books. They exist in the 1950s.
The smell of them. The clothes and shoes fetishism.
The cigarette, drinks and even drug fetishism.
The sadomasochism,
The lusting over a full bosom and boyish arse......
The certainty of simple patriotism,
And the darkness and clarity.
The films are a pale shadow of the books, but enjoyable nevertheless.
The new franchise might be fun.
But it will struggle to be as dark and certain and vital as the books.
(I read half the Fleming biography. Too much detail. And he seemed a bit of a dilettante, too full of his own beauty. Not my sort of bloke.)
I would LOVE that. Fully authentic and detailed.
Sourcing the short-sleeve version of this could be a stretch though:
The Clamp
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…No Mr Bond. I expect you to die.
The franchise reached its absolute zenith when Bond donned an olive Barbour Beacon for the final shoot out in Skyfall.
(A Barbour X To Ki To Beacon Heritage sports jacket, to be precise, as we must).
There seemed little point in going on after this. How can you?
(A Barbour X To Ki To Beacon Heritage sports jacket, to be precise, as we must).
There seemed little point in going on after this. How can you?
The Clamp
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Went from an unpopular model costing around £100 to becoming a sought after one costing about £500 after Skyfall came out
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Last Bond film I watched was Moonraker.
(No need to thank me for my input into this thread, I’ve bounced it back to the top haven’t I?)
(No need to thank me for my input into this thread, I’ve bounced it back to the top haven’t I?)
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Plans already for 'Deliver Another Day' and 'The Man with the Golden Van'.
I’m looking forward to ‘The Spy Who Loved Me Also Loved This…’ and ‘Moonraker! Over 10’000 sold’
- Sep 3, 2010
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You only Knock Twice.
I’m looking forward to ‘The Spy Who Loved Me Also Loved This…’ and ‘Moonraker! Over 10’000 sold’
ROSM
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Can't wait for 'leave and let get stolen'
From Amazon with Love !
- Oct 17, 2008
- 16,078
I can obviously tell from the majority of the replies here that many aren’t Bond fans - that’s fine. But loads are, like me.
And sorry to be boring and actually discuss the topic at hand, but I am very concerned about what Amazon will do to the franchise.
They haven’t acquired it only in order to make a film every three years. They want a big return on investment. Big shades of Disney’s buying Star Wars. Multiple spin-offs of varying quality and saturation of the brand. Exactly what Barbara Broccoli was so against.
Keeping Bond as a rare treat is fully in line with the character and with the Bond universe. He is portrayed as “premium” in everything he does, the designer watches, the cars, the stunning women.
A Bond movie every three to five years is an EVENT and whether you enjoy Bond movies or not, it gets everyone talking. From the casting, to the theme song - it’s always a highlight of the cinematic year and intrudes into wider culture.
I personally think having a Q spin off series, a Moneypenny spin off series, origin stories for pre-007 Bond and all the other ideas they’ll be developing hugely cheapens the brand.
Back in the day, there were three Star Wars movies and the series was considered a classic. Then they said, “instead of making no more money… why don’t we make loads more money?” and made another three. And another three. And spin off movies. And spin off series. And animated series. And a multiverse, and Lego Star Wars and comics and so on.
And now that franchise has long been a joke; but at least Disney made a shit ton of money.
This is exactly what I see happening to Bond.
Oh and I bet they do something silly with the casting. Amazon will want Americans in this.
And sorry to be boring and actually discuss the topic at hand, but I am very concerned about what Amazon will do to the franchise.
They haven’t acquired it only in order to make a film every three years. They want a big return on investment. Big shades of Disney’s buying Star Wars. Multiple spin-offs of varying quality and saturation of the brand. Exactly what Barbara Broccoli was so against.
Keeping Bond as a rare treat is fully in line with the character and with the Bond universe. He is portrayed as “premium” in everything he does, the designer watches, the cars, the stunning women.
A Bond movie every three to five years is an EVENT and whether you enjoy Bond movies or not, it gets everyone talking. From the casting, to the theme song - it’s always a highlight of the cinematic year and intrudes into wider culture.
I personally think having a Q spin off series, a Moneypenny spin off series, origin stories for pre-007 Bond and all the other ideas they’ll be developing hugely cheapens the brand.
Back in the day, there were three Star Wars movies and the series was considered a classic. Then they said, “instead of making no more money… why don’t we make loads more money?” and made another three. And another three. And spin off movies. And spin off series. And animated series. And a multiverse, and Lego Star Wars and comics and so on.
And now that franchise has long been a joke; but at least Disney made a shit ton of money.
This is exactly what I see happening to Bond.
Oh and I bet they do something silly with the casting. Amazon will want Americans in this.
WSU Dilettante
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They're either going to do a really good job, or they're going to absolutely butcher it.
Barbara Broccoli was fiercely defensive of the legacy she (and her step-brother) were left.
They covered this recently on the Rest is Entertainment podcast and they said that in a meeting with Amazon she was outraged when someone on the Amazon side referred to James Bond as 'content', which is quite telling about how Amazon view the Bond 'franchise'.
Barbara Broccoli was fiercely defensive of the legacy she (and her step-brother) were left.
They covered this recently on the Rest is Entertainment podcast and they said that in a meeting with Amazon she was outraged when someone on the Amazon side referred to James Bond as 'content', which is quite telling about how Amazon view the Bond 'franchise'.
- Sep 3, 2010
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Digress another Day
Had a similar thought and it will be a DEI cast as well, which while I am ok with, its not what 007 is about. Wait for the "Tango Man" to claim James Bond is a US hero.
Algernon
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The name's Gernon
.........Al Gernon.