The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[English Agent]

Where is Forster since his Bond debacle? Unemployed? EA, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGjKBW7cHQ

Thats it' 'BJ'.............the relatively short lived MI comeback series in 1988....i dont think we got that in the UK (well not that i can remember anyway).

On the 'MI6' site its being reported that Judi Dench has been given the script for Bond 23.

Well, i'am looking forward to seeing the film.............i mean it cant be worse than QOS can it?

I know u people r not that interested, because u do not like Craig, but i'am sure that u hope the next film will be a big improvement, as it could lead to further Bonds in the future possibly starring an actor u approve of in the future.

Regarding directors, it remind's me that i've have read quite a few articles on OHMSS recently, particularly one where GL turned up for a special screening and talk of his film (shown in the US, cant remember where!).
As OHMSS continually grows in popularity, many people have said how well the film was directed by Peter Hunt. He understood Bond films, having worked with Terence Young on earlier Bonds as editor.
What i dont understand is why the producers employ these arty type directors such as 'Forster' who dont understand the Bond franchise, and have no experience in action filming.

God forbid Bond 23 being a mess............as it could seriously affect my enthusiasm for the series!

EA

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

Where is Forster since his Bond debacle? Unemployed? EA, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGjKBW7cHQ

I believe he is directing (or has directed) World War Z, the adaption of the zombie book.

[Omega]

Where is Forster since his Bond debacle? Unemployed? EA, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGjKBW7cHQ

Thats it' 'BJ'.............the relatively short lived MI comeback series in 1988....i dont think we got that in the UK (well not that i can remember anyway).

On the 'MI6' site its being reported that Judi Dench has been given the script for Bond 23.

Well, i'am looking forward to seeing the film.............i mean it cant be worse than QOS can it?

I know u people r not that interested, because u do not like Craig, but i'am sure that u hope the next film will be a big improvement, as it could lead to further Bonds in the future possibly starring an actor u approve of in the future.

Regarding directors, it remind's me that i've have read quite a few articles on OHMSS recently, particularly one where GL turned up for a special screening and talk of his film (shown in the US, cant remember where!).
As OHMSS continually grows in popularity, many people have said how well the film was directed by Peter Hunt. He understood Bond films, having worked with Terence Young on earlier Bonds as editor.
What i dont understand is why the producers employ these arty type directors such as 'Forster' who dont understand the Bond franchise, and have no experience in action filming.

God forbid Bond 23 being a mess............as it could seriously affect my enthusiasm for the series!

EA

I think she was joking.

But anyone hoping for some dirt on where James Bond will be heading in the 23rd adevntures was out of luck, reports Screen Daily. “I can’t tell you any single thing about it,” she said.

“I’m not allowed. You take a little vow. When the script was delivered to me, it was delivered by a man completely dressed in black. He just gave me the script and left. It’s very secretive.”

I hadn't been to MI6 is a while and was surprised at some going on about Craig doing bond 24 & 25 I don't mean to offend anyone but it reminds me of the people who want Pierce to come back for Bond 24 & 25!
I can't see Craig coming back after 23 they a having a hard time getting together an idea for Bond 23 that he'd be interested in I just don't see it happening with him for Bond 24.

[katied]

The new homepage gets a big from me!

[Mazer Rackham]

Where is Forster since his Bond debacle? Unemployed? EA, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGjKBW7cHQ

Thats it' 'BJ'.............the relatively short lived MI comeback series in 1988....i dont think we got that in the UK (well not that i can remember anyway).

On the 'MI6' site its being reported that Judi Dench has been given the script for Bond 23.

Well, i'am looking forward to seeing the film.............i mean it cant be worse than QOS can it?

I know u people r not that interested, because u do not like Craig, but i'am sure that u hope the next film will be a big improvement, as it could lead to further Bonds in the future possibly starring an actor u approve of in the future.

Regarding directors, it remind's me that i've have read quite a few articles on OHMSS recently, particularly one where GL turned up for a special screening and talk of his film (shown in the US, cant remember where!).
As OHMSS continually grows in popularity, many people have said how well the film was directed by Peter Hunt. He understood Bond films, having worked with Terence Young on earlier Bonds as editor.
What i dont understand is why the producers employ these arty type directors such as 'Forster' who dont understand the Bond franchise, and have no experience in action filming.

God forbid Bond 23 being a mess............as it could seriously affect my enthusiasm for the series!

EA

Hunt and Young were the two best directors of the series. Although OHMSS is way overrated in my book (p.s. Lazenby agrees). Both of those directors oversaw the golden age of Bond. Alas it was a different age with a different work ethic. Midas Mendes is looking to revolutionize Bond, do you that is necessary? What happen to the series with the fall out of another Emo Bond? The lessons learned from Quark were forgotten already.

Far as Craig goes he is lousy as Bond, but the was the intent when they hired him. From day one EON was going after a non-Bond model, which plenty of fans recognized and were against. CR was little to nothing to do with the book, Cr was not bond becoming Bond (untimely EON admitted it wasn't as they are still trying to find "Bond" for strike 3) and the creature on the screen would be unrecognizable to Fleming.

Craig represented a shift in the series away from bond Being Bond, whatever the generational incarnation. I believe that is more what the people here and elsewhere object to more than Craig . Craig is at the heart of it, but to kill this monster the head has to come off.

[FormerBondFan]

We have less than 2 weeks, and Mr. Potter will taste victory. Now this is a definite escapism from a British hero unlike DC's Bonds will EVER be.

[English Agent]

Where is Forster since his Bond debacle? Unemployed? EA, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGjKBW7cHQ

Thats it' 'BJ'.............the relatively short lived MI comeback series in 1988....i dont think we got that in the UK (well not that i can remember anyway).

On the 'MI6' site its being reported that Judi Dench has been given the script for Bond 23.

Well, i'am looking forward to seeing the film.............i mean it cant be worse than QOS can it?

I know u people r not that interested, because u do not like Craig, but i'am sure that u hope the next film will be a big improvement, as it could lead to further Bonds in the future possibly starring an actor u approve of in the future.

Regarding directors, it remind's me that i've have read quite a few articles on OHMSS recently, particularly one where GL turned up for a special screening and talk of his film (shown in the US, cant remember where!).
As OHMSS continually grows in popularity, many people have said how well the film was directed by Peter Hunt. He understood Bond films, having worked with Terence Young on earlier Bonds as editor.
What i dont understand is why the producers employ these arty type directors such as 'Forster' who dont understand the Bond franchise, and have no experience in action filming.

God forbid Bond 23 being a mess............as it could seriously affect my enthusiasm for the series!

EA

Hunt and Young were the two best directors of the series. Although OHMSS is way overrated in my book (p.s. Lazenby agrees). Both of those directors oversaw the golden age of Bond. Alas it was a different age with a different work ethic. Midas Mendes is looking to revolutionize Bond, do you that is necessary? What happen to the series with the fall out of another Emo Bond? The lessons learned from Quark were forgotten already.

Far as Craig goes he is lousy as Bond, but the was the intent when they hired him. From day one EON was going after a non-Bond model, which plenty of fans recognized and were against. CR was little to nothing to do with the book, Cr was not bond becoming Bond (untimely EON admitted it wasn't as they are still trying to find "Bond" for strike 3) and the creature on the screen would be unrecognizable to Fleming.

Craig represented a shift in the series away from bond Being Bond, whatever the generational incarnation. I believe that is more what the people here and elsewhere object to more than Craig . Craig is at the heart of it, but to kill this monster the head has to come off.

Um........what frustrates me is that i still believe that there could be some good Bond films to come, if only the filmakers could hire the right people (whoever they are!).
Get a good story written first, give the characters some lines to speak, bring back Q and Moneypenny, get a production team who know each other and have worked on action pictures, make the title song blend in with the rest of the music of the film, and last but not least dont rush post production.
I was watching a Hitchcock film the other day, and it was interesting to see, that compared to other films his films had very few edits.
As he was a master filmaker, i wonder what he would make of these over hyper edits of some films today?

Mazer...regarding your quote which i have highlighted....do u mean Craigs head?.........he may be blond and a bit creased, but he aint Medusa either!

EA

[bjmdds]

Forget Medusa EA. In Greek mythology, Cr-egg would be HIDEOUS, the newly named lord of ugly!

[Alessandra]

Forget Medusa EA. In Greek mythology, Cr-egg would be HIDEOUS, the newly named lord of ugly!

[Goldeneye]

Our new homepage is up;
http://danielcraigisnotbond.com/index/

It is very much a work in progress. Let me know what you all make of it.

I much prefer this new homepage, makes it more of a generic Bond site.
As someone who doesn't mind Craig in the role of Bond...i just wish the domain name was different as well.

EA

Ha! I LOOOVE the Henry Cavill entry in the new homepage! Well done!

What MI remake are you talking about EA? I don't think they ever remade it, they were talking about remaking it last season on TV? unless it was just a few episodes and I completely missed out on it in the 80s? I agree with BJ, the MI movies are for sure way better than the last two EON ones.

EA: not surprisingly, there's no news on Bond 23. I really don't know how they will manage to cram together stuff for an October 2012 release at this point. It's just bizarre.

The new homepage gets a big from me!

I'm glad it's getting a good reception so far

We can do so much more with it and have a little more fun I think.

[bjmdds]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenlantern.htm The Lantern is extinguishing itself it appears. Campbell could not pull this off with Reynolds in the lead role. I knew it. A reject from Adventureland playing a superhero did not cut it. With a huge $200 million budget, they are way off breaking even, let alone showing a profit. These casting directors are clueless in Hollywood. Reynolds is not the Green Lantern, Clooney was not Batman, and Ms. Danielle Cr-egg is not Bond. Downey jr. pulls it off as Iron Man, not Holmes though. Norton was fine as the Hulk's alter ego, but that storyline does not attract attention for some reason. By the way, no Will Smith summer blockbusters anymore? I thought he was overrated from day one.

[English Agent]

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=greenlantern.htm The Lantern is extinguishing itself it appears. Campbell could not pull this off with Reynolds in the lead role. I knew it. A reject from Adventureland playing a superhero did not cut it. With a huge $200 million budget, they are way off breaking even, let alone showing a profit. These casting directors are clueless in Hollywood. Reynolds is not the Green Lantern, Clooney was not Batman, and Ms. Danielle Cr-egg is not Bond. Downey jr. pulls it off as Iron Man, not Holmes though. Norton was fine as the Hulk's alter ego, but that storyline does not attract attention for some reason. By the way, no Will Smith summer blockbusters anymore? I thought he was overrated from day one.

Ryan Reynolds.....i've never heard of him!
I dont think anyone outside North America knows much about either Ryan Reynolds or The Green Lantern....the foreign BO so far is pretty disastrous for a film costing $200 mil.
Looks like the studio didnt do there marketing research very well for this pic.

EA

[Kristatos]

Ryan Reynolds.....i've never heard of him!
I dont think anyone outside North America knows much about either Ryan Reynolds or The Green Lantern....the foreign BO so far is pretty disastrous for a film costing $200 mil.
Looks like the studio didnt do there marketing research very well for this pic.

I'm not sure it would have done any better with a better-known lead actor. I don't think the problem is that people have never heard of Ryan Reynolds, I think the problem is that most people have never heard of Green Lantern. And star power is no longer a guarantor of box office - Larry Crowne was a flop at the US box office despite starring two of the biggest names in Hollywood, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.

[Omega]

Look the ads for Green Lantern do not make any sense there is a disconnect form the feeling of a space adventure & superheros, and then the every day life. I don't think the spectacular scenes make any sense when the show the guy in his apartment right after. The big problem is the lantern is the lantern I can't tell you what that mean because I don't knwo what it is suppsoed to be, Superman, spider-man, X-men, it easy to know what to expect.

[bjmdds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uI7Oxq6Fgk That was entertainment.

[English Agent]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uI7Oxq6Fgk

So the final Harry Pothead movie is nearly here................i think it will do extremely well, since it being last film and with a climax with Pothead taking on Voldemort (not sure if i spelt that right!).

That should keep 'FormerBondFan' happy upto the release of Bond23.

EA

[bjmdds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arzKYqKyXg That was not entertainment. If this pile of tumbleweed grosses more than $80 million after 2 weeks in the USA there is something radically wrong with society.

[FormerBondFan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uI7Oxq6Fgk That was entertainment.

I already bought the ticket for the midnight showing in IMAX. And escapism is what I would describe it unlike DC's Bonds will ever be. Captain America looks like it's going to be great, but sorry, this year (especially summer) is about Harry Potter and NO other. The finale deserves the SUPERGOLD and the victory crown for 2011.

Once the boy wizard is finished with his duties saving the world and making"unholy" DC as Bond worshipers look bad, this job will go to the Bat, Kirk & his crew, and Middle Earth folks. After next year's Oscars, these guys rise up against DC's Bond 23. But for now, get your wands ready for EPIC celebration that starts on 15th.

[FormerBondFan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arzKYqKyXg That was not entertainment. If this pile of tumbleweed grosses more than $80 million after 2 weeks in the USA there is something radically wrong with society.

I'll be watching Harry Potter instead.

[English Agent]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3arzKYqKyXg That was not entertainment. If this pile of tumbleweed grosses more than $80 million after 2 weeks in the USA there is something radically wrong with society.

A strange film C&A........difficult to analysis how it will perform.
Will people want to see a Western mixed with Aliens? Will the pairing of DC and HF work? If not does an ageing HF still have BO clout? Will audiences like DC in a big cowboy hat?
We will find out soon!

'FBF' are u looking forward to the Hobbit films?

EA