Niteshade007
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I just read that Olga something is playing Bond's leading lady. I'll have to go back and find the article, but has anyone else heard this?
ClintonHammond said:I've never seen a bond film worth the paper the script was written on, so I'm not even going to bother with this one
Niteshade007 said:I just read that Olga something is playing Bond's leading lady. I'll have to go back and find the article, but has anyone else heard this?
Dr.Sartorius said:Bond 22 began filming on Jan. 3. Here's some spy shots:
Attila the Professor said:What was wrong with Casino Royale to you, ResidentAlien? I haven't seen it, and the only Bond film I've seen is Goldfinger, so I've got no skin in the game, but I heard that it had a lot more substance than much of the series, so I'm curious where your stance comes from.
Finn said:I think we can all see by now that our young friend definitely has a soft spot for a speedy thrill ride.
Finn said:Eh, what I really wanted to say was that have you noticed that the history doesn't promise us a very good Bond 22? I like Living Daylights too and actually find GoldenEye being in the better half as well, yet License to Kill (despite being one of the most graphically violent Bonds up to date) and Tomorrow Never Dies were more or less forgettable.
Her death in general was just idiotic. It wasn't necessary at all, nor was it particularly saddening, just due to the ridiculous nature of it. Either way you look at it, whether you view her as a "baddie" or not, her character, intelligent as she supposedly was, would have played it much differently. If, as the film suggests, she was simply making a deal to spare Bond's life in the torture scene (agree with ResidentAlien here as well, definitely a bad scene), she could have easily gone to MI6, told them she had made a deal with the bad guys, get some people there to intercept them. Or, even if she was a bad guy, she could have done the same thing. Eliminated her competition, and ran off with it if she wanted the money so badly. Either way, she knew when she was going there that she wasn't going to make it out probably, why not risk it and keep the money for herself? |
Im sure you know this,it was in the original Ian Felming novel. The reasing its sortof boring is becuase its liek his orginal novel wich was supposed to be like that.Niteshade007 said:Very true. I enjoyed The Living Daylights, not one of my favorites, but I liked him in the role. License to Kill, however, was probably the worst Bond film, and I think that's saying something. Actually, Die Another Day was probably the worst, but License to Kill is a close second. I agree with ResidentAlien that the series as a whole is pretty mediocre, but I find them enjoyable nonetheless as action pieces not to be taken too seriously.
I also agree with ResidentAlien about the film as a whole. I don't think Craig was bad as Bond, although he certainly isn't my favorite. I agree with Herr Gruber's statement about him not appearing to be suave enough. I think that he does lack the classic good looks that the other Bond's had.
My biggest beef with Casino Royale was that awful ending. Don't misunderstand and think I hated it because it was sad, actually I found it to be just a ridiculous set up as a whole. It wanted a grittier Bond, one where he didn't get the girl, and came up with a rather weak ending to show that she still loved him, yet they couldn't be together...
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Her death in general was just idiotic. It wasn't necessary at all, nor was it particularly saddening, just due to the ridiculous nature of it. Either way you look at it, whether you view her as a "baddie" or not, her character, intelligent as she supposedly was, would have played it much differently. If, as the film suggests, she was simply making a deal to spare Bond's life in the torture scene (agree with ResidentAlien here as well, definitely a bad scene), she could have easily gone to MI6, told them she had made a deal with the bad guys, get some people there to intercept them. Or, even if she was a bad guy, she could have done the same thing. Eliminated her competition, and ran off with it if she wanted the money so badly. Either way, she knew when she was going there that she wasn't going to make it out probably, why not risk it and keep the money for herself?
I don't know why, that's just the way my mind works. That wasn't the only problem I had with the film, of course, the poker scene was dull and not suspenseful at all, the opening scene was bordering on idiotic, the villain was boring. There are of course other reasons, but I think this will suffice for now.