New James Bond Novel Out Tomorrow

[Von Tonner]

Plot of Bond novel is top secret May 27, 2008

London - A new James Bond novel will be published on Wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the birth of his creator, Ian Fleming, but as befits the British fictional superspy, the plot is being kept top secret.

Devil May Care was penned by the award-winning British novelist Sebastian Faulks at the request of the late author's family.

http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4423416

My favourite novel from the series was "From Russia with Love", and film would be "Gold Finger".

And in my humble opinion no one came close to capturing the mind image I had of James Bond as Sean Connery did.

[XabbaRus]

Huh Connery capturing what Bond should be like....blasphemy. I can't agree with that. Daniel Craig captures him better.

[Stealth Hunter]

I was only a fan of the first 4 films... and then it got old. The plot just kept repeating over and over again. Same ****; different day. Bond never dies, evil guy always gets his come-uppins, and they NEVER KILL HIM WHEN THEY HAVE THE CHANCE; WHEN HE'S RIGHT THERE. DON'T TOY WITH THE MAN! LOOK AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HE'S KILLED. JUST GET A GUN, AND SHOOT HIM.

Common sense is needed for these things to be made appealing to people who like logic.

First 4 had originality. The rest... not so much.

You can pretty much summarize the entire series up with one film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/


Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Scott, I want you to meet daddy's nemesis, Austin Powers
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): What? Are you feeding him? Why don't you just kill him?
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): I have an even better idea. I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death.
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): All right guard, begin the unnecessarily slow-moving dipping mechanism.
[guard starts dipping mechanism]
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Close the tank!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): Wait, aren't you even going to watch them? They could get away!
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): No no no, I'm going to leave them alone and not actually witness them dying, I'm just gonna assume it all went to plan. What?
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): I have a gun, in my room, you give me five seconds, I'll get it, I'll come back down here, BOOM, I'll blow their brains out!
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Scott, you just don't get it, do ya? You don't.
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): It's no hassle...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): But...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): I'm...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): All I'm say...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): There gonna get awa...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): I'm...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): I'm just...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): Would...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!... Knock-knock.
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): Who's there?
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Sh!
Scott Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/): But...
Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Let me tell you a little story about a man named Sh! Sh! even before you start. That was a pre-emptive "sh!" Now, I have a whole bag of "sh!" with your name on it.

[PeriscopeDepth]

Huh Connery capturing what Bond should be like....blasphemy. I can't agree with that. Daniel Craig captures him better.
I dunno if he was as good as Connery (yet), but certainly the best since. I'll have to see a few more Bond films with Craig before I change my mind.

PD

[PeriscopeDepth]

I was only a fan of the first 4 films... and then it got old. The plot just kept repeating over and over again. Same ****; different day. Bond never dies, evil guy always gets his come-uppins, and they NEVER KILL HIM WHEN THEY HAVE THE CHANCE; WHEN HE'S RIGHT THERE. DON'T TOY WITH THE MAN! LOOK AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HE'S KILLED. JUST GET A GUN, AND SHOOT HIM.

Common sense is needed for these things to be made appealing to people who like logic.

First 4 had originality. The rest... not so much.
It still entertains me. Perhaps I'm simple. If you go to the movies and comment on everything that's "not logical" though, you are a major downer. It's the movies FFS!

PD

[bookworm_020]

Dr. Evil (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000196/): Let me tell you a little story about a man named Sh! Sh! even before you start. That was a pre-emptive "sh!" Now, I have a whole bag of "sh!" with your name on it.

One of my favourite quotes! It goes well with my workplace, a library.

BTW the Uncle of Daniel Craig whoks here, and he does pop in to see his unlce when he is in Sydney.

I think he's the best since Connery, but I'll wait to see how he goes in the next couple of films to make a call on if he's the best.:yep:

[Platapus]

I am still a big fan of the original books. The movies, frankly bear little resemblance to the books but are very entertaining.

I read but did not care for the John Gardner versions of James Bond. Ian was no Shakespeare but he did have an enjoyable writing style.

According to the advertising, this new novel, written by Faulks, tries to emulate the writing style of Flemming. I hope he can.

My favourite Book is also "From Russia with love", Just finished rereading it last week. This week I am reading Goldfinger. Flemming makes a very nice repose from serious academic readings.


Although I hated the screen adaption of the new Casino Royale :down: I do think that Craig does represent the character of James Bond rather well. In the novels, James Bond was not a pretty boy. He was rather an animalistic thug. Craig seemed to carry that well onto the screen.

[XabbaRus]

That's my point with the new Bond films. Craig portrays Bond how he is. Connery didn't. He was more dinner jacket 60's suave.

I don't get this thing with Connery why he was the best Bond? IMHO I think Timothy Dalton did a good crack. He was quite brutal in the two outings he had.

[Sailor Steve]

It's hard to compare actors when comparing movies while comparing books. Connery was Ian Fleming's choice, so HE thought he captured him well. The biggest problem since has been that since Goldfinger the movies have wandered further and further afield. The first three were reasonably faithful. Since then, mostly not.

Dalton was fine - the movies he was in were stinkers.

Craig is fine. Casino Royale is at least nominally based on the book, which helps alot.

I'm leery about the new book. Ian Fleming created the character. Anybody else writing him is faking it, no matter how good a fake it might be.