I was skeptical, you know, cause it's what I do, and I've seen most of the Bonds and all, but I'd probably see it based on the trailer I saw the other night.
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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erikaj - Sep 08, 2006 5:29:56 pm PDT #4088 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 08, 2006 6:11:14 pm PDT #4089 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think he'll be a completely capable Bond (while still nursing a slight grudge over the way Brosnan was booted). The best thing is Casino Royale is an actual Ian Fleming story that's thankfully lacking satellite weapons systems or opportunities for Denise Richards to play a nuclear physicist.
Nutty - Sep 08, 2006 8:08:48 pm PDT #4090 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
for a guy who was getting guff for his will-o-the-wispiness
Really, he was? I thought he looks pretty normal, as actors go. They were hoping for Lou Ferigno??
he looks like rougher trade than Clive Owen has been.
He was rough in Layer Cake (a smug little dislikeable movie, with a couple of good notes), and then I saw him as a South African Zionist agent (who wore tight pants and gold chains!!) in Munich. Nice to think that Bond might have range.
Still not convinced that there won't be some true idiocy in there somewhere, but likable idiocy beats unlikable hands down.
Volans - Sep 08, 2006 9:58:17 pm PDT #4091 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Possibly better than the actual movie: [link]
Scrappy - Sep 08, 2006 9:59:29 pm PDT #4092 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Count me in with Cash in liking Layer Cake.
Just got back from seeing Half Nelson. The movie is too long, but Ryan Gosling was AMAZING. A really impressive performance--you really see the way addiction inexorably progresses and how that erodes his personality. I was also thrilled to see classroom scenes where they got it right--the teacher sounded like a teacher and the kids behaved like actual kids. There was no comedic banter or character-defining lines.
SailAweigh - Sep 09, 2006 4:49:06 am PDT #4093 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oooh, I saw the CR trailer when I went to see SoaP. I thought it looked like fun, but what interested me the most is that it looks like they're actually going back to when Bond became a double-Oh. I didn't pay enough attention to the trailer to see if they tried to make it look like it was set in the past or if they still stick with a contemporary storyline. I'm a little leery of that, but it would explain the lack of Star Wars like satellite weapons. I'm wondering who they'll have play Q? The scenes in the trailer played by fast enough, I don't remember that much from it. Just, new. pretty. Bond!
Gris - Sep 09, 2006 5:11:27 am PDT #4094 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I just visited craigsnotbond.com and it says "We 100% support Daniel Craig as the next James Bond"
Did somebody sneak in and buy the domain name, or did they all change their mind when the trailer came out, or am I just very confused?
Ah, there it is: danielcraigisnotbond.com is a hate campaign site now. Weird.
Cashmere - Sep 09, 2006 5:37:11 am PDT #4095 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Does that qualify as fandom wank?
askye - Sep 09, 2006 5:49:44 am PDT #4096 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
The anti-Craig people showed up on fandom wank when the petition and website first went up but they haven't been any new activity since then. I'm sure that will change as it closer to Nov 17.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 09, 2006 7:05:13 am PDT #4097 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Do any of them think that a petition is going to have any effect when the movie's already filmed and about to be released everywhere?