The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[bjmdds]

A Transatlantic cruise and a Panama Canal cruise are both on my bucket list. I don't get sea-sick but hearing some of the stories about how rough the seas get, going across the Atlantic makes me more than a little

Fly into Italy, then board the cruise ships in calmer waters.

[Thunderpussy]

From bjmdds,

" I now believe MGW was full of you know what, and Sony and MGM just want this film done as fast as possible and gotten out of the way once and for all, because they have already decided NOT to option a 4th film to Cr-egg as Bond, and instead will announce in the summer of 2013 that http://towleroad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83 ... 970b-800wi will be announced as the 7th 007 Get ready Ms. Bouvier Get excited FBF Shaken can stir the pot of joy. Sweeney can become one with this forum. Unity will be the norm on the internet Bond forums then, for I cannot see how anyone would object to Henry Cavill as James Bond. Naming him as Bond might even occur prior to the Superman release for greater effect "

I hope this comes true, My interest in Bond has died since DC took over. Getting Henry in to the role would be Fantastic News.

A cruse might be nice after the Sinking ship of Skyfail

[katied]

They could set the next Bond film on a cruise ship-call it Failboat

[Thunderpussy]

At the moment, they're "All at sea, adrift "
to quote a Better Bond.

[The Sweeney]

Here's a poll I've done, asking who is the best Bond. I know who you guys WON'T be picking....
http://www.filmnav.co.uk/2012/01/29/who ... ames-bond/

[Blowfeld]

Here's a poll I've done, asking who is the best Bond. I know who you guys WON'T be picking....
http://www.filmnav.co.uk/2012/01/29/who ... ames-bond/

Why is Brosnan's defining moment marred by the CGI stunt? By this logic Daniel's moment is the parachute trick, flipping the bike, poor homage to Goldfinger, you get the idea. Too bad the actors get flack and the producers skate, Daniel and Pierce lowest moments come from the hand of the producers.

Over all I think it is a fair assessment of the various 007s.

[James]

I'm not just saying this because I dislike DC as Bond but I haven't seen or heard one single thing about Skyfall that sounds exciting or interesting. Cheapjack locations, Daniel Craig looking miserable with a skinhead haircut, interviews that act as if they are making an Ingmar Bergman film. I think the Bond series as we used to know it is dead now and will never come back with Barbara in charge.

[FormerBondFan]

I think the Bond series as we used to know it is dead now and will never come back with Barbara in charge.

This is what describes the Bond franchise today.

[bjmdds]

I'm not just saying this because I dislike DC as Bond but I haven't seen or heard one single thing about Skyfall that sounds exciting or interesting. Cheapjack locations, Daniel Craig looking miserable with a skinhead haircut, interviews that act as if they are making an Ingmar Bergman film. I think the Bond series as we used to know it is dead now and will never come back with Barbara in charge.

Correct James. SHE, who knows nothing, is ruining the franchise.

[FormerBondFan]

SHE, who knows nothing, is ruining the franchise.

Not only that. She wasted Pierce's potential to develop his Bond, leaving GE the only great Bond he has, and you got those minions blaming him like it's his fault. Because of this, let's hope not even her subjects will get an Oscar nomination for their work on Bond 23: Nothing Special whether it's Thomas Newman, the FX guys, or ANYONE. Otherwise, it's Carrot Top for Bond. Or perhaps The Blue Man Group or even this man as Bond.

[Alessandra]

Is there a optimum time to go to Greece. My parents went there in the height of summer,one of the hottest summers anyone could remember.It was fun, but almost too hot. This time of year, it's probably really nice.As is the Caribbean.

LOL no this time of the year it's way too cold, forget about sunbathing, let alone having a nice swim. Not earlier than April, and that's still not a granted month for swimming, it depends on how the weather is. May and June are ideal months. Or September. July and August, depending on what kind of summer it is, might be too warm. But there's a LOT of wind there so I'm quite unsure it is ever too hot. Regardless, if you want warm but not too hot, the above months are the ones to pick.

I do believe that this sudden stinginess by Sony and MGM does relate to the lack of support of all three of DC's recent releases. I now believe MGW was full of you know what, and Sony and MGM just want this film done as fast as possible and gotten out of the way once and for all, because they have already decided NOT to option a 4th film to Cr-egg as Bond, and instead will announce in the summer of 2013 that http://towleroad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83 ... 970b-800wi will be announced as the 7th 007 Get ready Ms. Bouvier Get excited FBF Shaken can stir the pot of joy. Sweeney can become one with this forum. Unity will be the norm on the internet Bond forums then, for I cannot see how anyone would object to Henry Cavill as James Bond. Naming him as Bond might even occur prior to the Superman release for greater effect

There is no doubt MGM and Sony want this done quick, we've said from the start that it was a very unlikely event for the movie not to be made... because MGM NEEDS to have a hit out and can't afford anything else (too bad that going by the looks of it this will NOT be a hit) and Sony needs this to move quick so they can move on with their real plans. I think it's been quite clear ever since QoS that neither Sony nor MGM wanted Craig anymore but he still had a contract AND there was no way MGM could buy him out given their financial situation, so of course Babs had her way. Now though the situation has very much changed because of how his films performed at the box office and most of all because of how the general economic situation has shifted, with way less people going to the movies. So that means people can only afford to produce hits, especially at this level. I sure hope you are right BJ, and there are a few indicators that point in that direction. But all depends on how Skyfall will actually perform. Can't believe the lousy title of this movie every time I type it. HOW on earth could they not come up with anything even SLIGHTLY better is beyond me. We'll see.

[FormerBondFan]

Can't believe the lousy title of this movie every time I type it. HOW on earth could they not come up with anything even SLIGHTLY better is beyond me. We'll see.

Good thing neither Pierce nor Sean are around for this.

[The Sweeney]

Can't believe the lousy title of this movie every time I type it. HOW on earth could they not come up with anything even SLIGHTLY better is beyond me. We'll see.

Actually the title has grown on me. It is something I could imagine Fleming coming up with.
Skyfall is along the one-liner titles like `Thunderball' or `Moonraker'.

All Fleming's titles have been around for so long, we have become so familiar with them to the point where its hard to remain objective on whether many of them were really any good or not.

Are Casino Royale or Dr. No good titles? It's hard to look at them now from an objective POV. If Skyfall had been written by Fleming in the 1960's, I'm certain it would have been used as a title to a Bond film.

[bjmdds]

Tidbits on Skywallpaper: Helen McCrory will be Clair Dowar, a British politician. The film's budget is estimated to be at $150 million, down from the $200 million spent on Quantum of Solace. Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to "[remove] action scenes in favor of 'characterful performances'" with the intention of bidding for an Academy Award. Mendes denied the reports, stating that the film's planned action scenes were an important part of the overall film. (FBF, we may require your services)

[Alessandra]

Ladies and gentlemen... it's FINALLY HERE! The trailer for "The Cold Light of Day" is FINALLY out. And let me tell you, THIS shows how you turn an average, normal, totally unaware dude into a full-on action man. This is GREAT. And THIS is actually Henry Cavill's movie I was waiting for the most... because this, while not being Bond at all, is the entrance to the Bond world.

http://movies.yahoo.com/video/ymovies-6 ... 81185.html

Enjoy. I sure as hell won't miss this movie. NO WAY. Now I'd like to hear back from those Craig fanboys who said Henry Cavill was just a pretty boy Especially with the shape he is in now, he'd kick Craig's sorry behind while kissing the girl of the moment at the same time

Also, make no mistake, Cavill did his own stunts, including that jump from the roof (I have footage of him filming that suspended up in the air, saw it back when they were filming it last summer)

And, since I monitor, the trailer was just released and it's being tweeted like MAD! SHOW THEM, Henry!

Sweeney: I think Dr. No and Casino Royale are actually very good titles. Contrary to Skyfall, that sounds like a cheap videogame.

[FormerBondFan]

Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to "[remove] action scenes in favor of 'characterful performances'" with the intention of bidding for an Academy Award. Mendes denied the reports, stating that the film's planned action scenes were an important part of the overall film. (FBF, we may require your services)

Don't ask me. Ask Carrot Top, The Blue Man Group or this person:



One single Oscar nomination (even in the technical category) for DC's third corrupted Bond, and it's these guys who will be Bond, NOT Henry.

[FormerBondFan]

Ladies and gentlemen.....this man is Bond material if the Academy is stupid to give DC's third corrupted Bond even a single Oscar nomination in the technical category. That should be lesson for Babs screwing up Pierce and trying to get away with it.

[Alessandra]

FBF, I need to make a plea here. Please stop posting that HUGE photo of that SUPER UGLY man?! It makes me want to throw up my dinner!! I think we've seen it enough times!! LOL it's truly disgusting! I would MUCH rather watch Henry's Cold Light of Day trailer.

[FormerBondFan]

FBF, I need to make a plea here. Please stop posting that HUGE photo of that SUPER UGLY man?! It makes me want to throw up my dinner!! I think we've seen it enough times!! LOL it's truly disgusting!

Yeah but all this mentioning of DC's third corrupted Bond aiming to get nominated by the Oscars is just utter madness. If this is Babs' idea, you may as well have that man or Carrot Top or The Blue Man Group as Bond. Speaking of the Oscars, I hope there's enough movies out there to make DC's third virus to be COMPLETELY forgotten, and when I say forgotten, I MEANT no nominations.

[Blowfeld]

FBF you could bracket it in spoiler cliffs so if Ale (or anybody else) does not want to see she does not have to.