007 Returns

Onkel Neal · 11-16-06, 10:48 PM

And the critics are running at 95% thumbs up. As one who read all the books and has seen all the films, I am glad they are getting away from the space lasers, gadget buffet, and predictible one-liners and stripping down to a lethal, no-frills Bond.

Yahoshua · 11-16-06, 10:59 PM

The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

August · 11-16-06, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

What? No Walther PPK?

Chief Thud · 11-17-06, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

Not only did he announce his aversion to guns (glorifying them for the right amount of money is apparently okay though), he also...

1. Stated the ride in the Royal Marines landing craft to his announcement as 007 "scared the hell out of him".

2. Cannot drive a stick-shift and reportedly asked that the classic Bond Aston Martin be an automatic.

3. Lost a fake fight (screwed up a stunt fight and had to have his two front teeth repaired).

I sure hope this guy can act. I'm gonna be ticked if I spend the money and end up seeing "Jane Bond".

XabbaRus · 11-17-06, 07:36 AM

Wow judging a guys performance and suitability on those criteria, are you by any chance part of the bring Pierce back fan club.

I can't wait to see it and having seen some behind the scenes stuff it looks good and that Daniel Craig is a credible Bond.

Bort · 11-16-06, 11:15 PM

Connery is the Bond gold standard, all the others pale in comparison (although they do have their individual merits). I'm looking forward to seeing what Craig can do, he was great in Munich, and I hope he will bring a hard edge back to the series!

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The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

Hey I'd rather watch Bond beat the crud out of another guy than just shoot him. There is a time and a place for guns but I think that Bond films of late have become a little to reliant on gunfights. I'm not really sure how using firearms more reluctantly makes him a coward.:hmm:

Yahoshua · 11-16-06, 11:32 PM

Being afraid of an inanimate object tells me that he's a coward.

And bond doesn't HAVE to use guns, god no. In real life your sidearm was your last resort, not the first. I don't mind some good boxing once in awhile.

Pioneer · 11-16-06, 11:58 PM

Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal.

You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could?

David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again.

August · 11-17-06, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pioneer

Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal.

You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could?

David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again.

Only if you ignore Roger Moore in Octopussy.

kiwi_2005 · 11-17-06, 01:27 AM

Sean Connery, great actor.

TarJak · 11-17-06, 01:45 AM

Can't go past Sean Connery for Bond. Got to admit though never say never again was pretty awful. Not that any of the movies ever had much to do with the books.

mog · 11-17-06, 01:59 AM

I look forward to seeing Craig in action. It's about time Bond became less poncy and more mean.

Sailor Steve · 11-17-06, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Not that any of the movies ever had much to do with the books.

HUH? Dr. No followed the book very closely (except for the manner of No's death). From Russia With Love was also quite good. Goldfinger started to wander a bit (and add gadgets), but was still pretty faithful. Even Thunderball had the basic plot. After that...

I personally wish they had gone whole hog and retro-fitted this movie all the way back to the book, in 1952.

Bort · 11-17-06, 08:34 AM

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Where is the George Lazenby option?

This is why there is no George Lazenby option:

:rotfl:

August · 11-17-06, 09:13 AM

Haha Bort!

And this is why Roger Moore will never be the number one Bond:

View Poll Results: Who was your favorite Bond?
Sean Connery, of course!	27	57.45%
Roger Moore, old boy	2	4.26%
Tim Dalton, grrr!	3	6.38%
Suave Pierce Brosnan	5	10.64%
Maybe this new guy Daniel Craig...	5	10.64%
Skybird, shaken not stirred	5	10.64%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

11-16-06, 10:48 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,386 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	007 Returns And the critics are running at 95% thumbs up. As one who read all the books and has seen all the films, I am glad they are getting away from the space lasers, gadget buffet, and predictible one-liners and stripping down to a lethal, no-frills Bond. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-16-06, 10:59 PM	#2
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns! __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

11-17-06, 07:36 AM	#5
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Wow judging a guys performance and suitability on those criteria, are you by any chance part of the bring Pierce back fan club. I can't wait to see it and having seen some behind the scenes stuff it looks good and that Daniel Craig is a credible Bond. __________________

11-16-06, 11:32 PM	#7
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Being afraid of an inanimate object tells me that he's a coward. And bond doesn't HAVE to use guns, god no. In real life your sidearm was your last resort, not the first. I don't mind some good boxing once in awhile. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

11-16-06, 11:58 PM	#8
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal. You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could? David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

11-17-06, 01:27 AM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Sean Connery, great actor. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-17-06, 01:45 AM	#11
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Can't go past Sean Connery for Bond. Got to admit though never say never again was pretty awful. Not that any of the movies ever had much to do with the books.

11-17-06, 01:59 AM	#12
mog Medic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 163 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I look forward to seeing Craig in action. It's about time Bond became less poncy and more mean.

11-17-06, 09:13 AM	#15
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,249 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Haha Bort! And this is why Roger Moore will never be the number one Bond: __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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