The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[English Agent]

Dr No was on UK tv this afternoon..........i hadn't seen the film for a while,
but it made me realise how far Bond films of recent times had drifted away from the original concept. I mean i know Dr No cost a fraction of todays films, but it looked very good nontheless.........but the best thing is that it had a story...............not lots of expensive set pieces edited either side of a small piece dialogue!!!

Anyway, as its nearly November..............are we expecting a press conference from the producers to announce, at the very least what the
title of the new film is going to be????

[bjmdds]

It seems Eon wants to tease us a little more, but the title should be revealed momentarily, unless they are waiting to see if Haggis can be original enough for them.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

I can reveal that te title is: James Bond: Gurn Harder

[bjmdds]

After giving it intense thought, and realizing that Eon will not call Bond 22 The Bourne Mimicry, even though that is exactly what it will be, and with Haggis throwing out his original script rewrite, and also realizing that Broccoli likes to use previously used titles for her Bond films, I believe I have come across the best possible title choice out there, which stems from Eon's own vault, NOT Fleming's: DANIEL CRAIG as JAMES BOND in "CALL ME BWANA"! This could be the artistic muse that Haggis needs to deliver the goods for Eon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_Bwana

[james stock]

I can reveal that te title is: James Bond: Gurn Harder

The 3rd one should James Bond:Gurn with a vengence

[carl stromberg]

I can reveal that te title is: James Bond: Gurn Harder

The 3rd one should James Bond:Gurn with a vengence

[bjmdds]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

[james stock]

I can reveal that te title is: James Bond: Gurn Harder

The 3rd one should James Bond:Gurn with a vengence

[james stock]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

[The Sweeney]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

[james stock]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

I do think the press seemed to dislike him a lot, i tried to distance myself from the hype before the film came out and judged it by its own merrits.

I recall one reporter wanting Craig to fall flat on his face and that he would have loved it.

I thought Dalton was an excellent Bond i would list him as number 2 under Roger Moore for me. Much maligned and under apreciated.

[james stock]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

[bjmdds]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

I do think the press seemed to dislike him a lot, i tried to distance myself from the hype before the film came out and judged it by its own merrits.

I recall one reporter wanting Craig to fall flat on his face and that he would have loved it.

I thought Dalton was an excellent Bond i would list him as number 2 under Roger Moore for me. Much maligned and under apreciated.

IF Moore was not tied up with The Saint in the 1960s, you could have seen him as Bond for two decades. He was the first choice but could not free up his contract from The Saint television series I believe. I wonder if Moore would have launched Bond into it's initial orbit in the 1960s as well as Connery did?

[bjmdds]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

You do not need a Bond who needs to be a thespian to be manly. Instead, you want an actor to BE manly, not only ACT manly. Craig's stature and appearance as Bond is not the great divide Sweeny, it is an enigma! Jackman would not have to 'act' to pull off being Bond, whereas Craig does, yet still falls grossly 'short' in that regard, IMHO. Just curious, of the four recent Batmans from 1989-2005, who do you think 'epitimizes the role the best', Keaton, Kilmer(who I just met by the way in New Jersey, USA at the Chiller theatre convention), Clooney, or Bale?

[The Sweeney]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

You do not need a Bond who needs to be a thespian to be manly. Instead, you want an actor to BE manly, not only ACT manly. Craig's stature and appearance as Bond is not the great divide Sweeny, it is an enigma! Jackman would not have to 'act' to pull off being Bond, whereas Craig does, yet still falls grossly 'short' in that regard, IMHO. Just curious, of the four recent Batmans from 1989-2005, who do you think 'epitimizes the role the best', Keaton, Kilmer(who I just met by the way in New Jersey, USA at the Chiller theatre convention), Clooney, or Bale?

Bale.....by miles!!

[The Sweeney]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

I do think the press seemed to dislike him a lot, i tried to distance myself from the hype before the film came out and judged it by its own merrits.

I recall one reporter wanting Craig to fall flat on his face and that he would have loved it.

I thought Dalton was an excellent Bond i would list him as number 2 under Roger Moore for me. Much maligned and under apreciated.

IF Moore was not tied up with The Saint in the 1960s, you could have seen him as Bond for two decades. He was the first choice but could not free up his contract from The Saint television series I believe. I wonder if Moore would have launced Bond into it's initial orbit in the 1960s as well as Connery did?

It also makes you wonder whether Moore as Bond in the 60's would have been more serious too (FRWL, etc.)

[bjmdds]

Hugh Jackman's television show Viva Laughlin was just cancelled after just two episodes on USA CBS' network. His character did not fit him and the storyline was poor, with Melanie Griffith to boot.

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

You do not need a Bond who needs to be a thespian to be manly. Instead, you want an actor to BE manly, not only ACT manly. Craig's stature and appearance as Bond is not the great divide Sweeny, it is an enigma! Jackman would not have to 'act' to pull off being Bond, whereas Craig does, yet still falls grossly 'short' in that regard, IMHO. Just curious, of the four recent Batmans from 1989-2005, who do you think 'epitimizes the role the best', Keaton, Kilmer(who I just met by the way in New Jersey, USA at the Chiller theatre convention), Clooney, or Bale?

Bale.....by miles!!

Agree. We are on the same page with Batman, just not Bond.

[bjmdds]

I like Jackman, i think he would have made a great Bond, maybe he just too expensive. He seems very affable and polite in person

I guess this is where public opinion divides. Do we want a Bond who appears and acts like Bond in real life (Brosnan, Lazenby) or do we want a Bond who is a d**n good thespian, and can act the part, but is not Bond in real life (Dalton, Craig).

I think Craig acts polite in public though (even though he sometimes looks a mess).

I do think the press seemed to dislike him a lot, i tried to distance myself from the hype before the film came out and judged it by its own merrits.

I recall one reporter wanting Craig to fall flat on his face and that he would have loved it.

I thought Dalton was an excellent Bond i would list him as number 2 under Roger Moore for me. Much maligned and under apreciated.

IF Moore was not tied up with The Saint in the 1960s, you could have seen him as Bond for two decades. He was the first choice but could not free up his contract from The Saint television series I believe. I wonder if Moore would have launched Bond into it's initial orbit in the 1960s as well as Connery did?

It also makes you wonder whether Moore as Bond in the 60's would have been more serious too (FRWL, etc.)

Good point. Could Moore have been as serious as Connery came across? I wonder what young Skywalker would say?

[bjmdds]

Congratulations Sweeney on your 1000th milestone post!

[Kristatos]

Good point. Could Moore have been as serious as Connery came across? I wonder what young Skywalker would say?

He pulled it off in FYEO, but I seem to remember him saying that he didn't really feel comfortable with a darker-toned Bond.