James Bond Getting Old

I like James Bond movies...I read all the books and own the first 12 movies BUT...its getting old. NOTHING NEW!!! Same old formula!! M...Q..tricked out vehicle that no way would the british govt buy in real life...3 girls... Al Quaida -like Spectre..Mad man who wants to take over the world...zzzzzzzzzzzz...Real secret agents try to blend in! not call attention to themselves. In the beginning, it was Cooool! In the 60's, everything British was cool (Beatles, Carnaby Street, Mods, chelsea boots, The Avengers, Secret Agent Man, The Saint, etc) but now, its old. Now they are gonna remake Casino Royale (the first Bond book ) Why are they making the same movie over and over and over ?? What's your opinion?

It's a movie. In real life cops don't wear linen suits and drive Ferraris. In real life Ferris Bueller's parents would have been in a mental institution for the criminally obtuse. In real life, Kevin James isn't banging Leah Remini. It's a formula, people like it. Because, in reality, spies sit around in huts all day listening to wire taps, smoking cigarettes, and scratching their asses. Real life does not a good action movie make.



[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by PsychoMagnet]

It's Hollywood-EVERYTHING IS REMADE. It's called a safe bet. This happens in every form of media

It's the formula that makes it so good my friend. I wanna see girls, gadgets, casinos, m, q, money penny, evil masterminds, henchmen, cars, exotic locations, action. that's bond.

Also, every bond film was relevent to the time it was made in...cold war, space race, etc. Now film makers are too PC and don't want to offend anyone the bad guys are a bit watered down.

the only thing it has missed since roger moore left is good characterisations...despite Pierce B being born to play the role.

They last few films have been too about stunts and less about plots, which the older films did have.

Casino Royale is up next...and I hope we see a shit kicking, woman shagging baddass bond...Connery style.

[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by hoisin]

[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by hoisin]

im just wondering why they are remaking "casino royale" this fad has gone to far...

In Casino Royale, Bond HAD to appear to be a high roller..rich and have an expensive car..and in the Casino Royale movie, there were THREE James Bonds (it was a comedy with peter sellers and david niven and a cool soundtrack with Dusty Springfield and Herb Alpert).

Lots of you guys's points are well-taken.

James Bond is to spy stuff as Sherlock Holmes is to Mystery stuff.. (And they are both English. haha). PLUS Thunderball had Welshman Tom Jones singing..COOL!

An important reason why Bond was cool died a while back. His name was Ian Fleming. From Goldeneye on...

Ian worked for Reuters and was a REAL spy too. He was recalled to the Royal Navy to head their Espionage stuff. AND he wrote Chitty Chitty Bang bang fir his kids

Besides, James Bond isn't supposed to be a super undercover agent. I think that in the history of the movies, he's used an alias maybe 3 times, and even then it was half-hearted. He's a thug. In the last film, they even call him a blunt instrument. They send him in, he startles the villain with his name, sleeps with his woman, and blows up his headquarters.

I have to admit I have been craving a more subtle, cloak & daggers Bond movie in recent years. With the franchise powering on in the direction it's been headed in for the last half of the series, though, I can't see them suddenly reversing gears like that.

I'd be willing to bet Clive Owen would sign on if they gave him a decent enough script. Goddamn, that would be hot.

I Haven't been paying attention, but which English hunk will be the next Bond?.. all the American girls I know get hot as soon as they hear Bond's british accent hahaha.

My money's on Christian Bale. I think he would kick the proverbial arse.

Too pretty. Bond needs an actor whose face has been broken and mended again a few dozen times.

I think it's time for a female - Jane Bond?

...which SG would make a good Bond?

i think Olivia would...

Hugh Jackman? WTF?

Though there might be a good screen adaptation of Waiting For Gedou in that sitting in the hut smoking thing.

haha!! Just don't get Christopher Lambert (A good friend of Sean Connery)I don't think even English people can understand what he's saying!

[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by RiffProphet]

[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by RiffProphet]

I've never seen a Bond film in the theater. Never will either. Played out/contrived bullshit.

No we can't, He's french!

Something has to be on the Encore channel at noon.

Ahh! WEll, that explains EVERYTHING!! Why was he in "The Highlander"?? Sir Sean shuda picked a Scott or Irishman or Englishman to be in that!!

Now I feel dumb!

Edited to say "But then again ya gotta have a big name Star to get financing for any movie..That's it right?

[Edited on Feb 11, 2005 by RiffProphet]

I thought it was because of the licensing restrictions required by the estate of Ian Fleming. The story I heard was that they required any licensed movie to be based on the plot of an existing book by Fleming. They ran out of books some time ago, so the plots are being recycled.

... or so said a Bond fan I know.

I'd heard that Quentin Tarantino wanted to remake Casino Royale, it certainly deserves it if you read the book and then watch the woeful Sellers/Niven "romp". I'd cast Noah Wyle as Bond, assuming he can do a good British accent. Certainly the "format' has become tired under Brosnan. Dalton's Bonds were far superior andhopefully they'll take the franchise back in that more "realistic" direction and why not give Tarantino his head with it. KB was disappointing, give him a chance to redeem himself.

i think it should get the guy ritchie treatment...maybe he could direct and jason statham could play bond...that would give him good british subject matter and keep him from making any more movies with madonna...

Why hasn't Scopitone been in here to bitchslap people yet?