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  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,414
    Girlfriend and I are currently watching the Bond films from start to finish. I actually hadn't seen any of the Connery movies but I can see why people like him so much.

    Goldfinger v good.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,807
    Is this a spoiler thread? Don't see much the future for Bond without some dramatic plot twist that will be totally unbelievable for the first instalment and then taken as read after then.

    lots of bond fans I know not up for such a reboot given where we are at with the character. What's done is done and it has never been just a 007 number franchise. 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,196
    stonemuse said:
    JiMMy 85 said:
    CharltonMadrid said:
    I think it's going to have it's work cut out to match the Daniel Craig series and unless it really goes for something different it will suffer in comparison. They did so well with the Casino Royale reboot and Skyfall is one of the best Bond films ever IMO.
    I will say this until the day I die, or I get banned from CL, but Skyfall is an utterly vapid, stupid movie that completely undermined Casino Royale, and only happened because the Broccolis got cold feet after QoS got a kicking. 
    Never been much of a Bond fan but really enjoyed Skyfall
    It's perfectly enjoyable, I don't deny that. People say 'Bond is silly, don't overthink it' but by going back to that siliness they undermined everything Casino Royale achieved. They bottled it. So many stupid things in that movie that don't make a lick of sense, but thanks to Roger Deakins it looks so good it seems classy anyway. 
      
    Alwaysneil said:
    Is this a spoiler thread? Don't see much the future for Bond without some dramatic plot twist that will be totally unbelievable for the first instalment and then taken as read after then.
    Just to be clear - they are not going to continue from No Time To Die. It is going to be a reboot, just as Casino Royale was after Die Another Day. 
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited June 2023
    up_the_valley said:
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
    IMHO Thunderball is good, Dr No and Russia with Love ok, some of others ok, some are nothing like the films and very dated and borderline racist. In the books Bond is a git.
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    Hal1x said:
    up_the_valley said:
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
    Thunderball is good, some of others ok, some others are nothing like the films and borderline racist.
    Oh ok. So not a glowing report.  Shame as I love the films. 
  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    Hal1x said:
    up_the_valley said:
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
    IMHO Thunderball is good, Dr No and Russia with Love ok, some of others ok, some are nothing like the films and very dated and borderline racist. In the books Bond is a git.
    Thanks for your reply.  I'll give your suggestions a try.👍
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Zaps Grandpa - No Jail Could Hold Him Turbo Buick Forums

    The names B...B...oh hang on..I'll get it in a minute...
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,345
     

    SoundAsa£ said:
    IMHO, the character should have been shelved once Connery quit.
     Your opinion is fine to have, but is wrong. 

    Daniel Craig was fantastic.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    Dazzler21 said:
     

    SoundAsa£ said:
    IMHO, the character should have been shelved once Connery quit.
     Your opinion is fine to have, but is wrong. 

    Daniel Craig was fantastic.
    Craig in my opinion saved the whole Bond thing. 
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Dazzler21 said:
     

    SoundAsa£ said:
    IMHO, the character should have been shelved once Connery quit.
     Your opinion is fine to have, but is wrong. 

    Daniel Craig was fantastic.
    Craig in my opinion saved the whole Bond thing. 
    Agreed 
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    edited October 2023
    Finally got round to watching No Time to Die last night and thought it was great, and a fitting end to the Daniel Craig series. For me the third best in the series after Casino Royale and Skyfall.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,784
    It seems there’s some disagreement about how good or bad Skyfall was, but is it fair to say that most agree Quantum of Bollocks was a pile of shit?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    Still no real hint of the next Bond though. Surely it won’t be too long now before we find out ?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    Saw the other day that apparently Christopher Nolan is pitching the next Bond film in a period setting, likely the Cold War I'm guessing.

    Definitely think it's an interesting idea.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    edited October 2023
    up_the_valley said:
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
    Read one if the Horowitz non-film Bond novels, Forever and a Day.

    It was decent - nothing earth shattering but a decent little holiday read.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    North Lower Neil said:
    up_the_valley said:
    Anyone know if the books are any good? Looking for something to read on my Kindle. 
    Read one if the Horowitz non-film Bond novels, Forever and a Day.

    It was decent - nothing earth shattering but a decent little holiday read.
    I’ve got Trigger Mortis on my bedside table still to read 
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    A lot of names on this list but none of them really jump out to me.

    https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a25723722/who-will-be-the-next-james-bond-an-in-depth-analysis/
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    CharltonMadrid said:
    A lot of names on this list but none of them really jump out to me.

    https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a25723722/who-will-be-the-next-james-bond-an-in-depth-analysis/
    I think some of those names must be a piss take.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,955
    CharltonMadrid said:
    A lot of names on this list but none of them really jump out to me.

    https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a25723722/who-will-be-the-next-james-bond-an-in-depth-analysis/
    Always thought Sam Claflin would be good - first time I've actually seen his name mentioned.
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  • kidbrookeaddick
    kidbrookeaddick Posts: 1,051
    Pretty sure the strong rumours previously were that Aaron Taylor Johnson had pretty much got the role
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,569
    James Norton would in my opinion make a good Bond.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,770
    edited October 2023
    North Lower Neil said:
    Saw the other day that apparently Christopher Nolan is pitching the next Bond film in a period setting, likely the Cold War I'm guessing.

    Definitely think it's an interesting idea.
    That would be great - think things had started going a little bit stale, even if the last one was a fitting way for DC to bow out.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Sounds like it could be a while till we find out...

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/21/work-to-reinvent-james-bond-for-post-craig-era-hasnt-begun-yet-says-producer
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    CharltonMadrid said:
    Sounds like it could be a while till we find out...

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/21/work-to-reinvent-james-bond-for-post-craig-era-hasnt-begun-yet-says-producer
    Implies 2027 earliest for the next film. Probably 2028.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    It's being reported that Aaron-Taylor Johnson is set to be announced as the new Bond.

    Aaron Taylor-Johnson chosen as next James Bond, reports say | Ents & Arts News | Sky News
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    edited March 2024
    Ross said:
    It's being reported that Aaron-Taylor Johnson is set to be announced as the new Bond.

    Aaron Taylor-Johnson chosen as next James Bond, reports say | Ents & Arts News | Sky News
    He was brilliant in Bullet Train, but I don't really see him as Bond, especially when Bond died in the last film.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    Next big question is how they pick up the story. Re-boot or something else ?
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    Surely has to be a complete re-boot following how No Time to Die finished?
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,196
    Ross said:
    It's being reported that Aaron-Taylor Johnson is set to be announced as the new Bond.

    Aaron Taylor-Johnson chosen as next James Bond, reports say | Ents & Arts News | Sky News
    I'd be interested in seeing what he can do with the role. Thing is, no matter what we think of the new Bond casting, we won't have a clue what it really means until we see the vision of whoever is leading it. I think the Broccoli's have a bigger challenge finding a director/ producer with a vision more than they do finding a new actor.  

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