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article on the new 007

posted 5 years ago by bozo_500 (12153)
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James Bond 25 has its share of heavy lifting to do. It has to repent after Spectre while being a sequel to that disaster (Léa Seydoux's Dr. Madeleine Swann and Christoph Waltz's Blofeld are allegedly returning). It also has to find a way to exist in a new world now essentially being run by a cabal of proverbial 007 super villains and where the mere idea of the good guys defeating the bad guys may be an implausible fantasy. It also has to give Daniel Craig what Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and Sean Connery didn't get: a satisfying swan song.

Giving us our first black female 007, even in a sneaky roundabout fashion, will get at least some folks in the press on this movie's side even amid the behind-the-scenes melodrama and seeming challenges with crafting what will be the first new 007 flick in 4.5-years. That's the second-longest gap ever between installments between only License to Kill (July of 1989) and GoldenEye (November of 1995). It will be the first James Bond movie released in the Netflix/VOD era. If it's not good, folks may decide to stay home and introduce their kids to The Spy Who Loved Me.

more at https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/07/15/james-bond-007-daniel-craig-lashana-lynch-iron-man-elba-theron-lively/#94ef56c7b175

[–] LordBAElish (2015) 5 years ago

Probably better just to watch The Spy Who Loved Me

[–] TreeShaman (806) 5 years ago

It will have a certified fresh score of 99% just because of the black female 007. It will probably be the worst Bond film ever, but I don't even know if it's possible to be worse than Skyfall and Spectre.

Lol, The Spy Who Loved Me is Roger Moore's worst film, and one of the worst Bond films overall. I can't believe the author would use that as an example of a good Bond film. He's just following the internet fans who are an obscure minority. Let me guess, Licence to Kill is next best, followed by GoldenEye? What a joke.

[–] LordBAElish (2015) 5 years ago

TSWLM is generally regarded as one of the better Bond movies, and Moore's best....why the hate? Curious. Moore was my favorite Bond. Curious how you could put any of his performances ahead of TSWLM?

[–] TreeShaman (806) 5 years ago

I think it's generally regarded as one of the better ones on internet message boards. The same people who swear by it also seem to like Licence to Kill, Skyfall, and other epic duds from the series. I've never been more bored watching a Bond movie than with TSWLM, Jaws is the worst villain/henchman of all time (and Moonraker is only marginally better than TSWLM), the villain, his lair, and everything about him sucks, and the story is just a crappy re-hash of the infinitely superior You Only Live Twice. The disco music is also awful. The Russian spy girl was nice, but I don't watch Bond movies for that reason alone.

[–] LordBAElish (2015) 5 years ago

LTK and Skyfall are polar opposites of TSWLM, I certaily don't have them ranked nearly as high as Spy. Skyfall is most overrated Bond movie. Had some nice moments, but it was ok. LTK was not well received at all back at its release and has only gained popularity because of Craig's Bond.