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Post by mps on Nov 23, 2006 20:19:48 GMT
The only topic more certain to start a fight in some circles than religion. I'm gonna come right out and say that this new kid, Craig, es tu muy macho! The best Bond since Connery.
Your thoughts?
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Post by Hollow Sun on Nov 23, 2006 21:52:26 GMT
From what I've seen of the film clips, I'd agree. After Connery, the franchise became a joke. Even with Connery, the films were very tongue in cheek and silly in places but Roger Moore and the others just sucked the life out of the films. Brosnan in particular was as wet as a drowned fish. I wish the new Bond luck - he's had a lot of flack here because he's not what's become the 'traditional' Bond ... over-suave ... dinner jackets in the jungle, etc. (i.e. Craig is a bit more 'earthy' and 'manly') .... i.e. is more like Connery who, let's face it, could donate large doses of testoterone and not even miss it  Seems one of the biggest objections to Craig was (is) that he is blond! Actually, I heard a classic gaff live on radio from Honor Blackman who played Pussy Galore in 'Goldfinger'..... Because of Connery's broad accent and his pronunciation of 'S' (i.e. as a kind of 'SH' sound), the interviewer asked how he got on with pronouncing 'Pussy" to which Blackman replied.... "No-one does Pussy like Sean Connery"!!!! There was a long pause (presumably while the interviewer prayed for the ground to open up and swallow him!). Steve |
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Post by mps on Nov 24, 2006 1:22:42 GMT
That's a great story Steve.
This new flick dispenesed with the silly conventions and even skewered a couple. There were no impossible gadgets, no chicks with stupid, double meaning names. He did manage to win a cherry '64 Aston Martin in a card game.
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Post by Hollow Sun on Nov 24, 2006 2:59:21 GMT
He did manage to win a cherry '64 Astin Martin in a card game. All's well with the world then. The guy across the road has an Aston Martin! But a new one, NOT a DB. One of those "I have more money than sense" cars. The tyres for that thing cost more than my car!!! Tosser! If he had a genuine old DB however, I'd be over there ingratiating myself!! Beautiful machines. Steve |
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Post by sjames on Nov 24, 2006 10:23:20 GMT
Ahh . . . one of my favourite subjects. Not just Bond, but movies in general. I was (like many others) suspicious of Daniel Craig as Bond. I was even a big fan of Brosnan and, at first, was disappointed when I found out he would not be returning. However, all that changed last Saturday night when I saw Casino Royale. What a movie . . . what a Bond! For all of its gritty, back-to-basics approach (a good thing) it was also very sophisticated and by far one of the most stylish Bond movies ever! Oh and don't get me started about Eva Green . . . oh boy! My only complaint (bringing it cleverly back to music) is that one of my favourite film composers, David Arnold, who usually creates an amazing fusion (ha ha) of electronica, break-beats and orchestra for the recent Bond scores, decided to cut all of that out and make an 'old school' soundtrack to tie in with the stripped-down feeling of the movie. If you don't know what I mean, then check out his previous score for The World Is Not Enough . . .  |
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Post by Hollow Sun on Nov 24, 2006 13:15:12 GMT
Uh oh!!! Watch out - wouldn't surprise me if our bonkers government do-goody nannies ban the new Bond film.... just heard on the news..... Tescos (big UK supermarket chain) have reported a 65% increase in sales of Vermouth since the new Bond movie opened. No doubt our nanny state will want the film banned for encouraging alcohol consumption  Steve |
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Post by Jesse on Dec 3, 2006 22:05:57 GMT
A very confident James Bond walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a
very attractive woman. He gives her a quick glance, then casually looks at
his watch for a moment. The women notices this and asks, "Is your date
running late?" "No," he replies, "Q has just given me this state-of-the-art
watch. I was just testing it." The intrigued woman says, "A state-of-the-art
watch? What's so special about it?" Bond explains, " It uses alpha waves to
talk to me telepathically." The lady says, "What's it telling you now?"
"Well, it says you're not wearing any panties...."
The woman giggles and replies, "Well it must be broken because I am
wearing panties!" Bond smirks, taps his watch and says, "Bloody thing's an
hour fast."
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Post by Hollow Sun on Dec 3, 2006 23:08:55 GMT
;D
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