The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[dirtybenny]

His quote makes makes so much more sense now!

“Is it True Detective where basically Director Cary Fukunaga (mentally) rapes a woman?” “She’s like ‘No, no, no,’ and he’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’ That would fly today (on my sets) .”

[Kristatos]

I can't find a link online, but The Times of London is reporting today that actress Raeden Greer is accusing that well-known champion of women's rights Cary "Bond is a rapist" Funkichicken of having her fired from an episode of True Detective that he directed after she refused to do a topless scene, despite there being a no-nudity clause in her contract.

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https://www.thewrap.com/cary-joji-fukun ... n-topless/ NTTD should be pulled from the theaters at once

Haha, we should campaign for this on social media, using the #TimesUp and #MeToo hashtags.

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[bjmdds]

Take a guess where this scene is coming from in an upcoming film-----you won't believe it The answer:

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https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/14 ... 079323.jpg

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While the plot is still shrouded in secrecy, the time travel sequence appeared to feature Indiana in some kind of peril, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character coming to his rescue, Also on set were a group of actors dressed as Roman gladiators. Phoebe, who lent her pen to the most recent James Bond movie, No Time To Die, plays Indiana's assistant in the film. Critics thought the space alien plot of Indy 4 was ridiculous and now this?

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An insider posted that while they feel an Indiana Jones 5 time travel story is crazy, they are also looking forward to it. In a previous report, it shared that the time travel element to the story will tie in to the magical artifact. In every Indiana Jones story, Harrison Ford’s character heads out to chase down a dangerous artifact. In this one, we’ve learned that he’ll be chasing a stone that powers a time machine.

[dirtybenny]

As I was waiting for my computer to boot up just now a NTTD promo came on the T.V. At one point the screen was filled with 7 quotes championing the film, 3 of them were from the usual suspects, The Sun, The Times, Empire Magazine, the other 4? Total ramdos from Twitter! What a joke!

I was watching the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode with OK Connery, aka Operation Kid Brother, aka Operation Double 007, during the opening titles the writing credit appeared featuring 4 names, one of the commentators sarcastically quipped, "Oh look, 4 writers, that's always a good sign!" How many writers does NTTD have?...

[bjmdds]

EILEEN JONES at Jacobinmag.com: 'The new James Bond movie, No Time To Die, is so disappointing that I don’t see how the iconic franchise can be reformed simply by creating a more woke 007. Judging by the media chatter and some of the narrative moves in this latest installment, the so-so opening numbers are probably one more factor in pushing the owners of the lucrative Bond franchise to do what it seems they were planning on anyway; that is, pivot sharply away from the traditional James Bond.'

[bjmdds]

'I hope the film producers use the next Bond as an opportunity to move away from the “villain is disfigured” caricature. Living with a physical difference that is visible to others is challenging for many. We need to eliminate stereotypical media portrayals that depict these individuals as “less than” and find ways to promote their inclusion in the full human experience.'--------David Sarwer, Ph.D., is the associate dean for research and professor of social and behavioral sciences at the College of Public Health at Temple University. For the last 25 years, he has studied the psychological aspects of physical appearance and body image.----------this character does not want any villains in films to have any deformities in order to be inclusive. Where does this end?

[dirtybenny]

'I hope the film producers use the next Bond as an opportunity to move away from the “villain is disfigured” caricature. Living with a physical difference that is visible to others is challenging for many. We need to eliminate stereotypical media portrayals that depict these individuals as “less than” and find ways to promote their inclusion in the full human experience.'--------David Sarwer, Ph.D., is the associate dean for research and professor of social and behavioral sciences at the College of Public Health at Temple University. For the last 25 years, he has studied the psychological aspects of physical appearance and body image.----------this character does not want any villains in films to have any deformities in order to be inclusive. Where does this end?

This has been coming for some time BJ, I was quite surprised they gave Safin a facial deformity in this film. In fact it's against British filmmaking "law" to do so!
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/briti ... 202024278/

[Kristatos]

Disfigured villains are a long-standing Bond tradition, but they're not essential. Goldfinger wasn't disfigured, neither were the Savalas or Grey Blofelds, Mr Big (in the film version of LALD, anyway, he was in the book), Hugo Drax, Sanchez, Elektra King....

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[dirtybenny]

Disfigured villains are a long-standing Bond tradition, but they're not essential. Goldfinger wasn't disfigured, neither were the Savalas or Grey Blofelds, Mr Big (in the film version of LALD, anyway, he was in the book), Hugo Drax, Sanchez, Elektra King....

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I agree Kris, I don't find the disfigurement adds to the menace of the villains, really the only reason it became a trope was to add gravitas to Donald Pleasance (novels not withstanding). I'm just shocked they kept it up in "current year."

[old1f5k]

They are bunch of hipoctrites, if the hero was disfigured they would be glad. this bs modern bond (CG) is getting more and more bad. bond girl cant be bond girl but bond woman. i remeber when bond girl was attractive and was present in most of the film, last time that was true was in quantum of solace. you know what was not featured for long time in bond movie? black villian, like in LALD.

[Jason]

Disfigured villains are a long-standing Bond tradition, but they're not essential. Goldfinger wasn't disfigured, neither were the Savalas or Grey Blofelds, Mr Big (in the film version of LALD, anyway, he was in the book), Hugo Drax, Sanchez, Elektra King....

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I agree Kris, I don't find the disfigurement adds to the menace of the villains, really the only reason it became a trope was to add gravitas to Donald Pleasance (novels not withstanding). I'm just shocked they kept it up in "current year."

My fav thread throughout the"Craig era" was that Bond and Blofeld are brothers or some crazy crap. Babz said we had to get DC bx Austin Powers spoofed Bond so well that we had to move in that "serious" direction. Then she literally lifted the brothers plot device from Goldmember where Austin and Dr Evil are brothers. You cant make this stuff up. It's like fan fic!!!

[dirtybenny]

My fav thread throughout the"Craig era" was that Bond and Blofeld are brothers or some crazy crap. Babz said we had to get DC bx Austin Powers spoofed Bond so well that we had to move in that "serious" direction. Then she literally lifted the brothers plot device from Goldmember where Austin and Dr Evil are brothers. You cant make this stuff up. It's like fan fic!!!

So true Jason, I'd argue Skyfall is a gritty Austin Powers 2 reboot with Craig trying to get back his "Mojo."

[acid]

Disfigured villains are a long-standing Bond tradition, but they're not essential. Goldfinger wasn't disfigured, neither were the Savalas or Grey Blofelds, Mr Big (in the film version of LALD, anyway, he was in the book), Hugo Drax, Sanchez, Elektra King....

Well there's the supposedly cut off ear lobes on the Savalas Blofeld (and there's the hint the Grey Blofelds may have had cosmetic surgery to change their appearance, or at least presumably the doubles did). Elektra King brushes back her hair to reveal she cut off part of her own ear Van Gogh style. Sanchez just has Davi's slightly pitted skin. I take your point, though.

[acid]

Thinking about it, none of Moore's Bond's main villains were visibly disfigured. That was reserved for some of the henchmen.

[Kristatos]

Thinking about it, none of Moore's Bond's main villains were visibly disfigured. That was reserved for some of the henchmen.

Stromberg supposedly had webbed hands, but you can only see them if you're really looking for them.

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[acid]

Stromberg supposedly had webbed hands, but you can only see them if you're really looking for them.

Ah, you learn something new every day. And in my case you also forget about three times as many things.

[Irony-Man2]

I think the villain disfigurement goes all the way back to Fleming, who if I remember correctly from a biography I read about him, had a fascination with and abhorrence of physical deformities and quite often used them as a physical representation of an inner ugliness.

[Kristatos]

I think the villain disfigurement goes all the way back to Fleming, who if I remember correctly from a biography I read about him, had a fascination with and abhorrence of physical deformities and quite often used them as a physical representation of an inner ugliness.

Yes, I know there's a long tradition of it in Bond, all I'm saying is that you don't need disfigurement in order to create a memorable Bond villain.

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[Irony-Man2]

I think the villain disfigurement goes all the way back to Fleming, who if I remember correctly from a biography I read about him, had a fascination with and abhorrence of physical deformities and quite often used them as a physical representation of an inner ugliness.

Yes, I know there's a long tradition of it in Bond, all I'm saying is that you don't need disfigurement in order to create a memorable Bond villain.

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Exactly. It is somewhat ironic that the wokest of Bond producers seem to have no problem reaching into that part of Bond history or tropes.

Remember how Casino Royale's film Le Chiffre would bleed tears - an idea that lead absolutely nowhere.

[bjmdds]

This is unbelievable from last night's SNL skit Does EON really believe this will urge people to go out and see NTTD? Cr-egg should be embarrassed performing this