Bond films

[Over The Hill]

How do they get away with just trotting out the same thing each time and why do people rave over them still?

The whole format, attitude and presentation is so dated and lame. Who really goes out to watch it all over again?

It was tired 40 years ago. Now for number 23 they cannot even bother to come up with anything remotely new - same old gun barrel on the poster and theme-by-numbers song.

 

[rb58]

That's what people expect. And it works as people are flocking to see Skyfall.

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

I saw it on Saturday and it was a good solid Bond film..
See, the thing is, when you go to see a 007 movie you know exactly why you're going and you know exactly what you will see.
Nobody is tricking you into anything (unlike many films I watched lately).. James Bond is a cult! Either you're in or out!
And I agree with @User, Daniel Craig is one of the best 007 (if not the best). Do expect a lot of changes in the next film to come though, as that's what the current one is all about. A new era of Bond is comming!

 

[Maz]

How do they get away with just trotting out the same thing each time and why do people rave over them still?

Generate a 007 film title here.
Mine came up with Octopussyraker.
I make no apologies for posting this link yet again...

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Generate a 007 film title here.
Mine came up with Octopussyraker.
I make no apologies for posting this link yet again...

"From Octopussy With Love"

as for seeing the latest one, my brother tells me all I am going to do is watch the scenery and say you can't get from there to there.... we used to effectively live up there...

 

[ASC1951]

The whole format, attitude and presentation is so dated and lame. Who really goes out to watch it all over again?

People a lot younger than us. In general, people physically or mentally in their mid teens.

 

[Maz]

That's what people expect.

 

[MontyVeda]

How do they get away with just trotting out the same thing each time and why do people rave over them still?

The whole format, attitude and presentation is so dated and lame. Who really goes out to watch it all over again?

It was tired 40 years ago. Now for number 23 they cannot even bother to come up with anything remotely new - same old gun barrel on the poster and theme-by-numbers song.

Nobody is forcing you to watch it.
and if you could post the other 20 posters, there may be a correlation

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Nobody is forcing you to watch it.
and if you could post the other 20 posters, there may be a correlation

I thought that was called a "theme"!

 

[gavintc]

Well, I am not a great fan of James Bond films. But, having read some decent reviews, we went on Sat evening. It was good fun, I think better than most Bond films I have seen and entertained me for the 2 hours. I left quite happy. Skyfall is not the best film ever made, but it is certainly not the worst.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

people are flocking to see Skyfall.

I..... Do I really need to add to that?


Sorry, I'm sure Daniel Craig is a lot better, but a certain Mr Brosnan just put me right off and no mistake!

 

[MontyVeda]

bronhom and dalton were both crap... Craig was a refreshing change.

 

[BrianEvesham]

I still love watching the early Bond films. Really looking forward to seeing Skyfall.

 

[Over The Hill]

Nobody is forcing you to watch it.
and if you could post the other 20 posters, there may be a correlation

Quite so - really it is curiosity rather than knocking it. If you know it is going to open with a chase, then be the same old plot and the same old villan and the same old gadget scene and the same old totty with attitude that then falls for bond's charm: what makes you dash along to the cinema to see it?
Is it not all a bit like going to see Rocky XXIII ?
Or is it like a Morse or something? Is it still entertaining to trot out the same thing endlessly?

Last Bond I saw at the cinema had Roger Moore in it so I really dont know!!

 

[EltonFrog]

I saw Skyfall this morning. If you are not a Bond fan, you'll love this, though the new Bond theme by Addle is forgettable.