SnowgodCCR said:
Well, seeing as Craig is perhaps THE WORST James Bond ever, and that he failed to understand that Casino Royale is a remake of the first Bond movie ever...I don't really care what he thinks should be done with the 007 franchise. I saw the remake the other night and I was sorely dissapointed with it. He's far too muscle bound to pull off being James Bond, and he just comes off as arrogant rather than witty. Never mind the fact that he wasn't using almost any of the standard bond gear, save the Omega and Aston Martin (halfway through the film...finally.) Wheres the PPK? Where's the lasers? Seriously....
You obviously know all sorts of things about how movies are made. Please, tell us more.
Just for the record, Casino Royale was the first book, not the first movie. The first movie was Dr. No. Casino Royale has been made before as a James Bond spoof with David Niven.
I know a lot of people know this, but I thought some people might not.
SnowgodCCR said:
Well, seeing as Craig is perhaps THE WORST James Bond ever, and that he failed to understand that Casino Royale is a remake of the first Bond movie ever...I don't really care what he thinks should be done with the 007 franchise. I saw the remake the other night and I was sorely dissapointed with it. He's far too muscle bound to pull off being James Bond, and he just comes off as arrogant rather than witty. Never mind the fact that he wasn't using almost any of the standard bond gear, save the Omega and Aston Martin (halfway through the film...finally.) Wheres the PPK? Where's the lasers? Seriously....
I was just telling Kikka this week that Bond should've seduced Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd Diamonds Are Forever. Glorious 4-way sex with them and whoever was the Bond girl in that one would've been a zippy ending, very cosmopolitan.
SnowgodCCR said:
Well, seeing as Craig is perhaps THE WORST James Bond ever, and that he failed to understand that Casino Royale is a remake of the first Bond movie ever...I don't really care what he thinks should be done with the 007 franchise. I saw the remake the other night and I was sorely dissapointed with it. He's far too muscle bound to pull off being James Bond, and he just comes off as arrogant rather than witty. Never mind the fact that he wasn't using almost any of the standard bond gear, save the Omega and Aston Martin (halfway through the film...finally.) Wheres the PPK? Where's the lasers? Seriously....
You obviously know all sorts of things about how movies are made. Please, tell us more.
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Absofuckinglutely NOT! When I think of James Bond, I think of Sean Connery's portrayal of the character. I don't know how someone like Craig ever get to play Bond in the first place??? I'll have to skip this one and stick to the classics I guess.. I never thought they could fuck up something like James Bond, but they certainly have done it!
SnowgodCCR said:
Well, seeing as Craig is perhaps THE WORST James Bond ever, and that he failed to understand that Casino Royale is a remake of the first Bond movie ever...I don't really care what he thinks should be done with the 007 franchise. I saw the remake the other night and I was sorely dissapointed with it. He's far too muscle bound to pull off being James Bond, and he just comes off as arrogant rather than witty. Never mind the fact that he wasn't using almost any of the standard bond gear, save the Omega and Aston Martin (halfway through the film...finally.) Wheres the PPK? Where's the lasers? Seriously....
Wow, I'm sorry you feel that way about Crag's Bond. I agree he's arrogant, brutal, somewhat sadistic and, as M. says, "a blunt instrument." But a lot of these traits are straight out of Fleming. In a way, CASINO ROYALE is the perfect fusion of Broccoli's suave superman with Fleming's very human and flawed government assassin who struggles with his conscience, role, and shortcomings (incuding drug addiction.) I'm thrilled the producers have shaken things up in this way, and given us -- for the first time -- a Bond who's just this side of believable. Sure, I'll miss the lasers and piranah pools and volcano lairs. But don't count the fantastical elements out completely. Remember: Le Chiffre wept blood. And there has been a tradition of more "real-world" Bonds like FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS interspersed with the more sci-fi inspired ones. Tip the balance too far in the sci-fi direction, though, and we end up with invisible cars.
Affy
Chicago, IL
March 2006
NOV 30, 2006 01:31 PM