villa4europe Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 didnt haggis write the screenplay for casino royale? just started to watch you only love twice and noticed that roald dahl wrote the screenplay! i knew he had been in the military but didnt know he'd done that and you only live twice is my favourite bond film, watched thunderball yesterday which IMO is the 1st dip in the series, i dont think number 2 is a good character and the under water stuff hasnt aged well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 and the under water stuff hasnt aged well tbf I don't think any Bond film has aged well prior to the Casino Royale re-boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2012 Generally speaking, I don't think films need to "age well", provided they are not too reliant on spectacular effects. Twelve Angry Men is timeless, no remake could do anything to improve it. The problem comes with genres like science fiction and technology-heavy stuff like the Bond movies, where they were doing stuff that was by definition cutting edge in its day - that inevitably gets left behind pretty quickly. TBH though, I can overlook (or even enjoy) the dated bits if the film is enjoyable in other ways. I would still love to see the Fleming Bond books filmed in the original milieu - the cold war era of the 50s, not transposed to the modern era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Loving the bond channel ...just after noticing lazenby speaking to the camera (audience) in the opening scenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 Loving the bond channel ...just after noticing lazenby speaking to the camera (audience) in the opening scenes The Fourth Wall Still never seen OHMSS. I understand it's one of the better ones, but my outrage at the demise of Connery caused me to disregard it at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 not a film but I have just bought a muhammad ali box set from HMV £11 for 6 DVD's 12 hours of documentary footage and the thrilla in manilla the rumble in the jungle and a disc all about him and Larry Holmes thats my weekend sorted lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 The Fourth Wall Still never seen OHMSS. I understand it's one of the better ones, but my outrage at the demise of Connery caused me to disregard it at the time. IMO yeah its a good one with possibly the best scene in any bond film iirc its a bit long and drags at times but its still nowhere near as bad as people make out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Finally got around to seeing UP last night. Pixar do it again, it's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Just watched Killer Joe Matthew McConaughey excellent as a polite psychopath. There are a few laugh out loud and WTF moments. William Friedkin is a sick man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 Just watched Killer Joe Matthew McConaughey excellent as a polite psychopath. There are a few laugh out loud and WTF moments. William Friedkin is a sick man. Still my movie of 2012 so far. Flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingsombrero Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 As we are approaching the season I decided to re-watch The Monster Squad. "Wolfman's got nards!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2012 Still my movie of 2012 so far. Flawless. Was dying to see this at the cinema when it was out, gutted I never made it. Will definitely be getting it on DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Finally got around to seeing UP last night. Pixar do it again, it's brilliant. Did you cry at the beginning :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2012 Bet he didn't. 95% of people cry at the beginning of UP, but we already know Conor is better than them. Edit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Bit harsh Steveo I didn't cry at the beginning though no. I don't think I've ever cried at a cartoon other than Transformers when Optimum Prime died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 19, 2012 I was only kidding mate Forgot the obligatory smiley though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Not a Bond fan so I was just wondering are all the films supposed to follow the same canon? Does he really get a new love of his life every time and remain the same age from 60's to now, where the time difference is clearing shown by things like youtube being in the current film? Or are you just not meant to think about it and take each film seperately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I've always taken it as a set of ideals/themes/select characters that are shared throughout each film rather than as a continuation of any overall story. But if the same actor does more than one film, his films are like a pocket universe within that overall 'bond universe'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 21, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 21, 2012 There's not a Bond 'canon' as such. The films have never really attempted to make a definite time line and as such each film basically exists in it's own right. Occasionally there are nods to previous outings but theres rarely serious consistant thread through them (apart from recurring 'baddies' and organisations, SPECTRE and Quantum in the Craig outings, although even thats been ditched for the new one). There is a school of thought that sought to make some form of logical progression out of the films and did so by suggesting that 'Bond' (and 007) is basically a codename, that is passed on to a new guy once the previous has had enough, and so the different actors are actually different guys who just so happen to have become 007 and all their escapades are canon to themselves, thus explaining in universe the different guys and lack of continuity. This is obviously retarded however, and clearly the films are just largely standalone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I'm watching ''smiley'' at the moment, **** knows why I put it on in the first place but it is amazingly bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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