Big chase opening, fights, car chases, gadgets and girls.

[Profpointy]

What do you mean, 'becoming'? Try reading Ian Fleming's nasty rubbish books that started this whole gravy train.

quite - I read Moonraker once . Pretty poor & very dated - and I was a teenager not the literary sophisticate I am today and it was still poor.

That said I do enjoy the movies, at least the good ones, although the dodgy attitudes (casual sexism, mysogeny etc) of the earlier ones does rather grate these days, and the less aid about some of really stupid ones, the better.

Truth is they are high budget B-movies often done with flair and panache, not Citizen Kane / Seven Samurai.

Russia with Love is my favourite, but Goldfinger, Thunderball, and even Live and Let die are pretty good, and also rate OHMSS & Goldeneye. Of the new lot thought Casino Royal was fantastic, Quantum perfeclty OK, didn't really like Skyfall though had its moments, and enjoyed Spectre although the last part was weak & silly (even by bond standards) - but well worth my fiver.

Absolute worst - Die Another Day. The invisible car was not that bad compared with the rest of it, and Halle Berry rather unfairly maligned if anything I thought she brought some class to the otherwise dreadfull film.

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[GrumpyGregry]

What do you mean, 'becoming'? Try reading Ian Fleming's nasty rubbish books that started this whole gravy train.

I'm not talking about the books, which are hopelessly dated, though the ending of "OHMSS" still brings a lump to my throat, but the recent "reboot" films.

 

[Profpointy]

I'm not talking about the books, which are hopelessly dated, though the ending of "OHMSS" still brings a lump to my throat, but the recent "reboot" films.

the standout book/film comparison is The Godfather. Cinematic masterpiece, one of the finest ever films, certianly one of the finest American films anyway, compared to the book which is basically shyte - or at best a very lowbrow " airport: book

 

[subaqua]

as mindless escapism goes , then its brilliant.

as an accurate depiction of world events - then no falls well short, however look at it for what it is and then sit back put brain into neutral and watch things getting blown up, cars getting smashed , ladies getting what they want etc.

 

[Sittingduck]

I quite enjoyed it - a bit too long though...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

as mindless escapism goes , then its brilliant.

as an accurate depiction of world events - then no falls well short, however look at it for what it is and then sit back put brain into neutral and watch things getting blown up, cars getting smashed , ladies getting what they want etc.

I was conned by the pre-release "this time it is different" strong woman hype surrounding SPECTRE. Same old same old and rather too much a case of Bond giving the women what he wants to give them...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Glowing reviews, I see

 

[Profpointy]

Weakest of the Craig reboots but quite some margin imo. Becoming increasingly cartoonlike and over-simple. The product placement is becoming increasingly clumsy irritating and inconsistent. And seemingly intended to boost sales of double-oh branded goods and accessories in the real world; e.g. Craig wore Persol shades in Casino Royale but has now gone all Tom Ford and stands stock still so the camera can lovingly pan around with said shades in shot the whole time.

Ah, that explaons it; wondered why he was posing around in sunglasses quite so much. As I've never bought any I'd missed the brand part of that.


Mind you, I do approve of the rather fine Crockett & Jones Oxfords; admittedly I-m a bit of an Imelda

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ah, that explaons it; wondered why he was posing around in sunglasses quite so much. As I've never bought any I'd missed the brand part of that.


Mind you, I do approve of the rather fine Crockett & Jones Oxfords; admittedly I-m a bit of an Imelda

Entire film was a Tom Ford fest, but I thought the C&J shoes were Derbys not Oxfords?

 

[Profpointy]

Entire film was a Tom Ford fest, but I thought the C&J shoes were Derbys not Oxfords?

Noticed the toe cap, but not the bit that makes the Oxfordness as it were so you may be right. For the avoidance of doubt I read that C&J had done some product placement, and noticed a slightly lingering shot of his shoes, rather than being quite as geeky as this exchange might sound

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Noticed the toe cap, but not the bit that makes the Oxfordness as it were so you may be right. For the avoidance of doubt I read that C&J had done some product placement, and noticed a slightly lingering shot of his shoes, rather than being quite as geeky as this exchange might sound

I'm that geeky, these days. It is what comes from having a fashion designer and a philosopher as children.

 

[captain nemo1701]

I arrived at work the other day, threw my cycling helmet at the coat stand we don't have, flirted briefly with Moneypenny (Sharon the receptionist) and then went in to see the boss who had a bitch at me. Just like in Bond films.

 

[Profpointy]

I arrived at work the other day, threw my cycling helmet at the coat stand we don't have, flirted briefly with Moneypenny (Sharon the receptionist) and then went in to see the boss who had a bitch at me. Just like in Bond films.

No exploding pens or watches but did he give you a rocket instead?

 

[jefmcg]

The onion always makes me laugh, and they always find a surreal take on a film they review (eg Back to the Future was made as a critique of Reaganomics).

Anyway, this is their take on Spectre.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6JFUWgiGwc