The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[bjmdds]

QOS has such a poor reputation now. Eon will need to take a hard new look. With a money crunch worldwide with banks, do not expect a $200 million+ budget for You Only Bourne Twice if Craig remains.

[katied]

As I said on another thread, you can buy the no-frills QOS DVD most everywhere(Best Buy and the like) for under $20. They can't get rid of 'em quick enough

[James]

An interesting section from a new Michael G Wilson interview;

http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a ... OVIES.html


Wilson acknowledged that the production of each film is a frantic period and that Eon delivers the finished movie to the studio with relatively little wiggle room to make changes. He said this actually works in Eon's favor because it precludes studio brass from ordering wide-ranging alterations to the films, as there simply isn't enough time to enact them. On the other side of the coin, he expressed frustration that the tight deadlines have compromised Eon's influence over the title song. He said that in the past, the composer of the song worked in consultation with the filmmaking team. In recent years, however, Eon had little or no say over the song, which has been delivered so late in the process that the producers have to accept whatever is delivered. (Although Wilson did not mention any specific song titles, one would not be going out on a limb to assume it includes the dreadful Another Way to Die from Quantum Of Solace.) Wilson also explained why Eon tends to use writers and technicians who are veterans of the series. He said it is very time consuming to bring on new talent and wait for them to assimilate into understanding Eon's methods, as well as comprehend the company's philosophies of how the Bond character should be presented. He also said that he doesn't let fan or media bias deter his creative instincts. He acknowledged it was frustrating to read the widespread campaign against Daniel Craig after he was signed as Bond, but never wavered in his belief that the end result would be that the public and critics would embrace him. At the end of the session, Wilson took questions from the audience - which is often a recipe for disaster at fan events because seemingly every eccentric within ten miles is drawn to the microphone like a moth to a flame. However, in our first indication that Bradford draws serious and mature film fans, every question asked was appropriate and interesting. One in particular hit the mark when someone asked Wilson why he allowed the action sequences in Quantum to be edited with so many fast cuts that it robbed the scenes of any suspense. Wilson acknowledged that they were attempting to please modern audiences who are used to that style of editing but did not outwardly endorse the style. He said that Eon always experiments with different filmmaking styles that the director may favor - and that by the time the first edit is done, there is precious little time to make radical changes.The only news Wilson broke about the next Bond film is that there is no news at all. He said there had been no significant work done on the next entry.

It Wasn't Me Guv, Honest!

[bjmdds]

As I said on another thread, you can buy the no-frills QOS DVD most everywhere(Best Buy and the like) for under $20. They can't get rid of 'em quick enough

I would not accept a free one.

[Omega]

As I said on another thread, you can buy the no-frills QOS DVD most everywhere(Best Buy and the like) for under $20. They can't get rid of 'em quick enough

Half.com and any flea market have them even cheaper. All those poor saps who bought QoS for full retail only to not be unable to stand it want to sell it quick before the words get out.

I'd hate to see QoS's dvd sales number compared to Twilight's. Now that will be embarrassing

[katied]

I would not accept a free one.

Same here.

[katied]

As I said on another thread, you can buy the no-frills QOS DVD most everywhere(Best Buy and the like) for under $20. They can't get rid of 'em quick enough

Half.com and any flea market have them even cheaper. All those poor saps who bought QoS for full retail only to not be unable to stand it want to sell it quick before the words get out.

I'd hate to see QoS's dvd sales number compared to Twilight's. Now that will be embarrassing

Or used on Amazon.They definitely have a lot of copies of QOS-both the frills and non frills versions- for cheap People realized how crap it was and gave it back, to be sold for cheap to Bond fans that have to have 20 copies of the same DVD

EDITED TO ADD:They have 50 USED QOS DVD's available at Amazon

[Captain Nash]

+1

[katied]

Some people just can't accept that QOS isn't selling well everywhere..can't deny that it's not popular when there are tons of used copies on Amazon.

[Captain Nash]

Had a muscle spasm.
That is all

[katied]

Lots of used copies of QOS out there for the taking,a lot of them under $10.Not a lie.FACT

[Captain Nash]

And anyone cares because?
Grab a bargain. Take advantage of the discount price. Thousands of members of the general public are.
http://www.danielcraigisnotbond.com/for ... f=2&t=1758

http://www.danielcraigisnotbond.com/for ... f=2&t=1759

These news stories will prove that. But it's all water off a ducks back really. Not going to get a new Bond because the dvds for QOS are selling in some retail outlets for $10.
Wishful thinking. BB and MGW have assured me of that....d'oh

[katied]

Most people here agree that the reason QOS isn't selling well is because it's crap.Oh and because they have a p*iss poor "special edition" that's about as "essential" as the no-frills one.

[Captain Nash]

It's not the best Bond film by a long shot I agree.
But it is still a Bond film. I'm not a big fan of DAD or TMWTGG or even YOLT to a certain degree, but as a fan of Bond, they wouldn't complete my collection without them.
I'll bet that nearly all the members here if they were being truthful have a copy of CR and QOS.

[katied]

LOl several people here(myself included) have said they wouldn't even take a FREE copy of QOS. FACT It's a waste of money.It's money we could be spending on stuff that doesn't suck.

[Captain Nash]

You can't even admit that you own a copy. How sad.
Afterall, it was one of your favourites not so long ago.FACT

[katied]

Just so (most ) everyone here knows-and they won't be surprised-I have been at Best Buy, and Target and several other stores recently and seen QOS on sale(at bargain basement prices of course ) and I Wasn't.Even.Tempted. to buy it.Not one bit. I'd rather spend my money on something cool.

[Captain Nash]

What are you six?
I has seen a copy of .QOS and I is not going to buy it. Cos it is not kool. I can buy what I likes. but I is not going to buy dat James Bond film. cos it is not kool and I dont spend money on stuff dat is not kool.

[katied]

If people here insist(and they probably won't) on having a copy of QOS they should download it for free, watch it once and then erase it from their hard drive

[carl stromberg]

There are cardboard cutouts of Daniel Craig in all the shops as part of the DVD promotion. BJMDDS, if you want I can get one for you and send it to you for your house/workplace.