azulAg said:

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i think brosnan did an excellent job, his scripts were not his fault

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Brosnan looked like Bond more than any other Bond. But his hurt acting was terrible.

WelchAg said:

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I love the Craig Bond movies. Some are better than others, but he injected some much needed life into the franchise. I'll be sad when he is legit finished.

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Agreed. I hope they keep some of the raw, tougher, feel of Craig's Bond with the next one. It felt more real and less of a caricature...like Nolan's Batman series.

craig has become my favorite james bond and i'd put both casino royale and skyfall in my top 3 bond movies.

that said, the mission impossible franchise has overtaken bond as the best spy franchise. almost to the point where i'd consider putting the character "James Bond" on the shelf for a bit...possibly until Tom Cruise can just no longer perform those ridiculous stunts.

but in the meantime (and i've mentioned this idea on here before), they could expand the Bond Universe by introducing us to some of the other Double-O agents. take a page out of marvel's book and hire different directors to build a universe around the character and just focus on making really good spy movies. i'd love a spy film by any of ryan coogler, edgar wright, taylor sheridan, or kathryn bigelow.

then once you've introduced three or four other Double-O agents, you could do a cross-over or team-up film where we get introduced to the newest, youngest Double-O...james bond

whats a matter james no glib remark, no pithy comeback

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MW03 said:

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Say what you want about Spectre, but the first 10 minutes or so of that movie are absolutely incredible.

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The tracking shot was nice, but this was absolute rubbish:

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But quite in character as he stands up and adjusts his jacket all nice and proper.

jackie childs said:

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craig has become my favorite james bond and i'd put both casino royale and skyfall in my top 3 bond movies.

that said, the mission impossible franchise has overtaken bond as the best spy franchise. almost to the point where i'd consider putting the character "James Bond" on the shelf for a bit...possibly until Tom Cruise can just no longer perform those ridiculous stunts.

but in the meantime (and i've mentioned this idea on here before), they could expand the Bond Universe by introducing us to some of the other Double-O agents. take a page out of marvel's book and hire different directors to build a universe around the character and just focus on making really good spy movies. i'd love a spy film by any of ryan coogler, edgar wright, taylor sheridan, or kathryn bigelow.

then once you've introduced three or four other Double-O agents, you could do a cross-over or team-up film where we get introduced to the newest, youngest Double-O...james bond

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Plus that way you can kill of Bonds organically at the end of their contracts.

jackie childs said:

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that said, the mission impossible franchise has overtaken bond as the best spy franchise.

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I am shocked by how much I find myself agreeing with this sentiment. I hadn't considered it before, but it's true.

i beg to differ. the MI series doesnt have the same effect on me that bond does

Touche.

jackie childs said:

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craig has become my favorite james bond and i'd put both casino royale and skyfall in my top 3 bond movies.

that said, the mission impossible franchise has overtaken bond as the best spy franchise. almost to the point where i'd consider putting the character "James Bond" on the shelf for a bit...possibly until Tom Cruise can just no longer perform those ridiculous stunts.

but in the meantime (and i've mentioned this idea on here before), they could expand the Bond Universe by introducing us to some of the other Double-O agents. take a page out of marvel's book and hire different directors to build a universe around the character and just focus on making really good spy movies. i'd love a spy film by any of ryan coogler, edgar wright, taylor sheridan, or kathryn bigelow.

then once you've introduced three or four other Double-O agents, you could do a cross-over or team-up film where we get introduced to the newest, youngest Double-O...james bond

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I don't think Broccoli wants to do this. While Bond is a big franchise, it's successfully avoided being mugged into the franchise-spinoff movement. They're very protective of this property. I'm sure once Disney buys it out in twenty years we'll have our Bond spinoffs and alternate Bond universes and Bond vs. Mechagodzilla films.

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jackie childs said:

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craig has become my favorite james bond and i'd put both casino royale and skyfall in my top 3 bond movies.

that said, the mission impossible franchise has overtaken bond as the best spy franchise. almost to the point where i'd consider putting the character "James Bond" on the shelf for a bit...possibly until Tom Cruise can just no longer perform those ridiculous stunts.

but in the meantime (and i've mentioned this idea on here before), they could expand the Bond Universe by introducing us to some of the other Double-O agents. take a page out of marvel's book and hire different directors to build a universe around the character and just focus on making really good spy movies. i'd love a spy film by any of ryan coogler, edgar wright, taylor sheridan, or kathryn bigelow.

then once you've introduced three or four other Double-O agents, you could do a cross-over or team-up film where we get introduced to the newest, youngest Double-O...james bond

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I don't think Broccoli wants to do this. While Bond is a big franchise, it's successfully avoided being mugged into the franchise-spinoff movement. They're very protective of this property. I'm sure once Disney buys it out in twenty years we'll have our Bond spinoffs and alternate Bond universes and Bond vs. Mechagodzilla films.

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who knows, but there have been reports for over a year now that the broccoli family has been considering expanding the bond universe. the initial thoughts were that the expanded stories might be about M, Moneypenny or Felix. i'm merely suggesting that they look at other agents instead.

the guy looks great for his age. would love to see a new movie with him returning. One can dream

jackie childs said:

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maybe they'll do "Bond: Into the Martini-verse" and have Connery, Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig?

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No way this would happen unless they had each Bond be a different race.

Yes, Scottish, Welsh, English, and such

PS- I don't have the time to read this thread all the way through.

Who is broccoli?

bearamedic99 said:

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PS- I don't have the time to read this thread all the way through.

Who is broccoli?

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Albert Broccoli was the long time producer/co-procuder of Bond films. His daughter Barbara has his position now.

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bearamedic99 said:

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PS- I don't have the time to read this thread all the way through.

Who is broccoli?

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Albert Broccoli was the long time producer/co-procuder of Bond films. His daughter Barbara has his position now.

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The gatekeeper.

And the Keymaster. Pretty much everything you recognize as being an essential part of the cinematic Bond oeuvre is due to Cubby.

Isn't he an Aussie? Haven't they kept the Bond actors from the UK?

bearamedic99 said:

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Isn't he an Aussie? Haven't they kept the Bond actors from the UK?

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Lazenby is an Aussie. And Barry Nelson was American.

G Martin 87 said:

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bearamedic99 said:

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Isn't he an Aussie? Haven't they kept the Bond actors from the UK?

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Lazenby is an Aussie. And Barry Nelson was American.

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Dalton was also an Aussie...