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James wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:01 am
dirtybenny wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 1:34 am
James wrote: Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:48 pm

I don't know if anyone ever posted this but the video above is worth a watch. The section on Daniel Craig is right on the money.
I posted it back in January, but definitely worth a re-watch.

My apologies benny, I only just stumbled across that video on YouTube the other day. Watching the clips in the video was a sobering reminder of how badly Craig aged in the part. He looks like a decrepit old man in Skyfall.
Absolutely no apologies needed, I only mentioned my previous post to explain the potential lack of conversation. It's a great video and The Critical Drinker is a highly respected YouTuber so to hear that he holds the same views as we do here is vindication.

Craigy's crags had to why "Bond" was rewritten from neophyte to neandertal in two films. One second he's a fresh young rookie and the next he's a grizzled over the hill relic.
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There is more movie excitement with Maverick now than there was with any of Cr-egg's Bond films. People enjoy excitement and escapism which Broccoli continually fails to recognize, as do her writers.
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Jubilee quiz on 007.com website:
1. In which film does Bond look at a painting of the Queen and say “Sorry Ma’am.”?
2. Who says “For England James?” and in which film?
3. Who says to a crowd of press “I’m sure you understand we don’t want to keep Her Majesty waiting any longer”?
4. In which film does Moneypenny say “Queen and country, James.” Image Answers:
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1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2. Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye
3. Miranda Frost in Die Another Day 4. Tomorrow Never Dies
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bjmdds wrote:Jubilee quiz on 007.com website:
1. In which film does Bond look at a painting of the Queen and say “Sorry Ma’am.”?
2. Who says “For England James?” and in which film?
3. Who says to a crowd of press “I’m sure you understand we don’t want to keep Her Majesty waiting any longer”?
4. In which film does Moneypenny say “Queen and country, James.” Image Answers:
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1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2. Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye
3. Miranda Frost in Die Another Day 4. Tomorrow Never Dies
Embarrassing confession: I only got question 2 right.

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bjmdds wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:25 pm Jubilee quiz on 007.com website:
1. In which film does Bond look at a painting of the Queen and say “Sorry Ma’am.”?
2. Who says “For England James?” and in which film?
3. Who says to a crowd of press “I’m sure you understand we don’t want to keep Her Majesty waiting any longer”?
4. In which film does Moneypenny say “Queen and country, James.” Image Answers:
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1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2. Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye
3. Miranda Frost in Die Another Day 4. Tomorrow Never Dies
I wasn't 100% sure about the first one (although I did suspect it's OHMSS) but I knew the other three.
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bjmdds wrote:There is more movie excitement with Maverick now than there was with any of Cr-egg's Bond films. People enjoy excitement and escapism which Broccoli continually fails to recognize, as do her writers.
Kim Newman's (less than enthusiastic) review of the new Jurassic World movie also compares it to a "dinosaurian Bond movie". Nature abhors a vacuum:

https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/ ... -all-dinos

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On June 8th, 1994, Pierce Brosnan was unvelied as the new James Bond to the world's press......did our FBF celebrate yesterday?......Mike Reyes is CinemaBlend’s James Bond expert, :shock: thanks to being raised with a healthy appreciation for the storied spy series and anything espionage related.......do you think Mike reads us? Image
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Jurassic World Dominion got terrible reviews: Only a 38% TOMATOMETER!!!!! 156 reviews!
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bjmdds wrote:Jurassic World Dominion got terrible reviews: Only a 38% TOMATOMETER!!!!! 156 reviews!
Hmm...I was planning to see it, but I might not bother now.

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bjmdds wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:59 pm .......do you think Mike reads us? Image
I can all but guarantee he does not, unless it is in an "ironic" hate read sort of way.

P.S. Love his tiara BTW!
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Kristatos wrote:
bjmdds wrote:Jubilee quiz on 007.com website:
1. In which film does Bond look at a painting of the Queen and say “Sorry Ma’am.”?
2. Who says “For England James?” and in which film?
3. Who says to a crowd of press “I’m sure you understand we don’t want to keep Her Majesty waiting any longer”?
4. In which film does Moneypenny say “Queen and country, James.” Image Answers:
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1. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 2. Alec Trevelyan in GoldenEye
3. Miranda Frost in Die Another Day 4. Tomorrow Never Dies
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Really only knew two. Thought 1st was ohmss, number 3 I had no idea.


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The worst reviewed Jurassic movie of all time, Jurassic World Dominion, is topping all expectations with a $142.1M opening, that’s only 4% off the debut of the last movie, Fallen Kingdom, which opened to $148m. It also has a CinemaScore of A-, so the heck with the so-called critics ideas. Now Kris can go see it.
31% TOMATOMETER for 280 Reviews-------80% AUDIENCE SCORE for 2,500+ Verified Ratings-------the disconnect between the public and the Hollywood critics proves the point why award shows are no longer watched by the masses. The critics are meaningless and are an obsolete entity which needs retirement.
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bjmdds wrote:The worst reviewed Jurassic movie of all time, Jurassic World Dominion, is topping all expectations with a $142.1M opening, that’s only 4% off the debut of the last movie, Fallen Kingdom, which opened to $148m. It also has a CinemaScore of A-, so the heck with the so-called critics ideas. Now Kris can go see it.
31% TOMATOMETER for 280 Reviews-------80% AUDIENCE SCORE for 2,500+ Verified Ratings-------the disconnect between the public and the Hollywood critics proves the point why award shows are no longer watched by the masses. The critics are meaningless and are an obsolete entity which needs retirement.
Weeell...I don't pay much attention to user scores either, because self-selecting Internet polls are notoriously unreliable. But the consensus seems to be that it is a fun ride, just overstuffed with too many characters and subplots. So I will probably end up seeing it when I go on holiday in a few weeks' time.

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So, family saw the new Jurassic world kids loved it , adults liked it, thought it tried to revisit a lot of the first movies but wouldn’t say more than this .
Seems adults might not be blown away but still enjoy it.

Critics want to hate the Jurassic movies like they do traditional Bond movies. Even marvel and other franchises once the get big enough to support themselves they are fair game to criticize. Seems critics rip “ cheap”cgi and action movies meant to entertain the masses, just another disconnect

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Honestly impressed top gun is hanging in with $50 million so many weeks in


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I watched Top Gun:Maverick. It is an entertaining film. I enjoyed it.
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At the moment, bookies still view former Bridgerton hunk Rege-Jean Page as the favorite to put on the tux with odds of 5/2. Coming in at a close second is Henry Cavill at 4/1, Aidan Turner at 8/1, Tom Hardy at 6/1 and Idris Elba at 12/1. However, the word is, after scoring favorably in market research, producers are considering Elba for the role coveted role of James Bond. :shock: Recently a source told the Sun newspaper that “Idris has long been in talks to play a role in the next era of James Bond’s story and last year was being considered for a role as an antagonist. However, talks surrounding him playing the lead have started again as producers realized how popular he would be after carrying out secret :shock: market research. He ranked highly among the diverse group of movie buffs invited to participate in it. They didn’t want to see him as a nemesis, they want him as the hero.”
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The Sun is a trashy tabloid. I wouldn't give too much credence to anything they print.

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment ... 41633f73e8

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Idris Elba is reportedly in talks once again to star in the lead role in the James Bond films.

The actor, 49, was confirmed as being 'part of the conversation' to be the next 007 by the blockbuster franchise's producer Barbara Broccoli, 61, earlier this year.

He had previously ditched the idea of playing the spy and discussed the idea of playing a villain instead, but he is again being considered after he ranked highly in market research, according to The Sun.
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"He ranked highly among the diverse group of movie buffs invited to participate in it."-----who was in that group, a bunch of 'woke' viewers that stare at their cell phones all day?
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