Caporegime
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Tedious? I thought it was brilliant.
No Time To Die (now contains spoilers!) Ha
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Found it a bit boring, seen it all before, over the top unrealistic action. 
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You realise this is a bond thread right
Yeah, except a lot of Bond stuff is less unrealistic.
Its more than likely I just cant get over my Tom Cruise hatred, was watching it with my son and he also got bored and went to play Fortnite.
Which is even more funny as Cruise insists in doing actual live stunts.Found it a bit boring, seen it all before, over the top unrealistic action.
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Some yes. Either way, the half I saw was pants.
You missed the crazy stunts of him actually flying a helicopter.
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I cant take a 4 foot tall scientologist seriously.
Solid choices. TSWLM is actually my favourite Bond, and I don't really know why as it's definitely not the best. I'd argue pretty strongly in favour of FRWL as the best of the bunch.
You realise this is a bond thread right
What exactly is unrealistic about an invisible Aston Martin V12 Vanquish?
Park one round my way and it'll vanish pretty quick I can assure you!
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Spectre, other than the train fight scene (only redeeming feature) the car chase when compared to Bourne/Ronin or Quantum - showboating. I agree Blofeld's role was a wasted opportunity.
Hollywood vanity (like the latter Pierce Brosnan films) has started to creep back in - whereas with Casino Royale, Daniel looks a bruiser and gets battered. When watching Spectre, Daniel gets a pasting and looks immaculate (tailored suit would be ripped to shreds) and not a scratch or limp!
Hollywood vanity (like the latter Pierce Brosnan films) has started to creep back in - whereas with Casino Royale, Daniel looks a bruiser and gets battered. When watching Spectre, Daniel gets a pasting and looks immaculate (tailored suit would be ripped to shreds) and not a scratch or limp!
Saw a new thread got made and closed, but nobody re-posted it so here we go.
‘Black woman introduced as new 007’
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metr...duced-bond-25-audiences-new-007-10287976/amp/
That headline is definitely ‘wtf’ inducing but, actually, she isn’t replacing the Bond character, she is just being given the namesake (perhaps only temporary for the plot of the film? Who knows).
So, upon reflection, I think it is actually a far more subtle and better way of promoting diversity (to the extent it is that) than having a black Bond, which would have been really jarring / felt forced. Thoughts?
‘Black woman introduced as new 007’
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metr...duced-bond-25-audiences-new-007-10287976/amp/
That headline is definitely ‘wtf’ inducing but, actually, she isn’t replacing the Bond character, she is just being given the namesake (perhaps only temporary for the plot of the film? Who knows).
So, upon reflection, I think it is actually a far more subtle and better way of promoting diversity (to the extent it is that) than having a black Bond, which would have been really jarring / felt forced. Thoughts?
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They just can't help themselves can they.
Ghostbusters and now 007, I look forward to watching Larry Croft Tomb Raider in the near future.
Naturally being the massive racist/sexist I am I cannot stand for such things.
Ghostbusters and now 007, I look forward to watching Larry Croft Tomb Raider in the near future.
Naturally being the massive racist/sexist I am I cannot stand for such things.
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Not fussed if the film is decent. Would also watch Larry Croft.
Yeah I did roll my eyes at that quote tbh, unnecessary. Just goes to show it really makes a difference how these things are presented.
But in fairness, I suppose, Bond has been massively sexist so we shouldn’t be too sensitive about it.
It seems like a good way of leveraging click bait, as you mention she's given the 007 title/isn't actually being cast as Bond but some news outlets have (or had) headlines that indicate she is etc...
Bond hasn't exactly been short on diversity - the main Bond actors (Connery, Moore, Brosnan, Craig) have all had a black Bond girl at some point, a few Asians too. I think it is only Dalton and Lazenby that didn't.