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6 yrs ago - Saturday 11/10/12 - 2:37:54 PM EST (GMT-5)
There was such a lot of hype about this one that I wasn't sure what to expect.
But I was positively surprised to see Bond getting back on rack after the not so great Quantum of solace. Well written and directed, a great cast and the darkest all around atmosphere in a Bond I can recall.
And I really didn't know M would die in the end! 
I think Fiennes has a good chance to be a good substitude though |
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6 yrs ago - Saturday 11/10/12 - 2:40:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
Oh, and I actually think Adele did a good job with her theme song as well.
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6 yrs ago - Saturday 11/10/12 - 3:53:09 PM EST (GMT-5)
i like all the cute throwbacks to previous bond films
i could have used a tad more action, but what i got was fab (especially the opening, oh man) and all in all it delivered
i'm also a big fan of all the new classic guys (new q etc)
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6 yrs ago - Saturday 11/10/12 - 3:59:32 PM EST (GMT-5)
oh and bardem was AWESOME as a bad guy
give that guy a stupid haircut and you have yourself the perfect evil compelling monster. he was so old school bond too, loved it
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6 yrs ago - Saturday 11/10/12 - 10:57:37 PM EST (GMT-5)
Apparently Roger Moore thinks highly of this one. Link.
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6 yrs ago - Monday 11/12/12 - 9:20:01 AM EST (GMT-5)
Eh. I'm bored of 'soul-searching Bond'. Fast cars, loose women and kick-ass fights is what I want.
+ Bardem, the sequence in the skyscraper, M, Bond being a bit sh*t, Adele theme tune sounded properly Shirley Bassey old school, Aston Martin, sexual ambiguity, the lack of gadgets
- Moneypenny storyline felt shoehorned, the end set piece, Kimodo dragons, whats-her-face bond girl's storyline. Some of the action was a bit dull/unoriginal. Fight on a train top/across the roofs have been done a million times before - sky scraper fight genuinely offered beautiful visuals |
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6 yrs ago - Tuesday 11/13/12 - 7:57:49 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 11/12/12 - 9:20:01 AM chips2001 wrote:
Eh. I'm bored of 'soul-searching Bond'. |
I actually found the 'Bond going back to his roots' idea quite adequate for the 50th anniversary edition. |
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6 yrs ago - Wednesday 11/14/12 - 2:17:40 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 11/12/12 - 9:20:01 AM chips2001 wrote:
Eh. I'm bored of 'soul-searching Bond'. |
On Tuesday 11/13/12 - 7:57:49 AM Matthias wrote:
I actually found the 'Bond going back to his roots' idea quite adequate for the 50th anniversary edition. |
What? He resurrected Ian Fleming?
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5 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Tuesday 11/27/12 - 1:57:05 AM EST (GMT-5)
First Bond movie. Loved it.
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5 yrs ago, 11 mos ago - Sunday 12/9/12 - 8:58:49 PM EST (GMT-5)
[quote]On Saturday 11/10/12 - 3:53:09 PM morbo wrote: i like all the cute throwbacks to previous bond films /quote]
YES to this.
I saw it with my mom; our whole family are Bond fanatics. We both loved the car, the incredible theme song (it makes my top 5 Bond film themes), and Javier's mad-genius classic villain.
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Monday 1/7/13 - 3:17:48 PM EST (GMT-5)
Anybody else think that the whole "get shot, fall off a bridge into water, everyone thinks your dead but you're not really" had echoes of Jason Bourne, and "prepare the house against the massively superior enemy" had echoes of the A team?!
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 5:30:48 AM EST (GMT-5)
Javier Bardem played his role to absolute perfection, he is arguably the best Bond villian of all time.
I loved how there is a new M, Q and Miss Moneypenny. Bring on the next 50 years of Bond!
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 8:12:02 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 1/7/13 - 3:17:48 PM Gilnoro wrote:
Anybody else think that the whole "get shot, fall off a bridge into water, everyone thinks your dead but you're not really" had echoes of Jason Bourne, and "prepare the house against the massively superior enemy" had echoes of the A team?! |
Not really. Mostly because those movies quoted from older sources as well. |
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 10:47:19 AM EST (GMT-5)
more Home Alone than A Team
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 2:46:33 PM EST (GMT-5)
how about every villain getting caught and turning out it was part of their plan that's in every movie these days?
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 4:21:51 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 1/7/13 - 3:17:48 PM Gilnoro wrote:
Anybody else think that the whole "get shot, fall off a bridge into water, everyone thinks your dead but you're not really" had echoes of Jason Bourne, and "prepare the house against the massively superior enemy" had echoes of the A team?! |
On Tuesday 1/8/13 - 8:12:02 AM Matthias wrote:
Not really. Mostly because those movies quoted from older sources as well. |
Ok so it's just me then. Out of interest, what are the older sources? |
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5 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Tuesday 1/8/13 - 6:13:03 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Tuesday 1/8/13 - 8:12:02 AM Matthias wrote:
Not really. Mostly because those movies quoted from older sources as well. |
On Tuesday 1/8/13 - 4:21:51 PM Gilnoro wrote:
Ok so it's just me then. Out of interest, what are the older sources? |
I wasn't thinking of a particular movie but of the general idea of characters who are thought to have died 'returning from the dead'. Gandalf falling off the Bridge of Khazad-dûm comes to mind.
A big showdown in that 'my home is my castle' manner can be seen in a lot of Westerns and such (although I like Dissappears' mention of Home Alone even better  ) |
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5 yrs ago, 9 mos ago - Saturday 1/19/13 - 10:09:23 AM EST (GMT-5)
haven't really watched the movie, but I've heard that its a good one.
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5 yrs ago, 9 mos ago - Sunday 2/17/13 - 3:05:48 PM EST (GMT-5)
the last act in Scotland was way too long.
It was ok. Not worth re watching.
I liked the deserted island, and the Macao Bond girl.
Didn't care much for the villain, or his story.
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5 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Friday 3/1/13 - 7:02:15 PM EST (GMT-5)
So much that I loved about this movie. Bardem was awesome, loved the transition from Dench to Fiennes, fantastic back story on Bond, the homages to older Bond films, and the Moneypenny addition.
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