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That's why they call it a reboot. And let's face it, the franchise needed it. MonCul Send a noteboard - 13/03/2013 12:35:11 PM

They just don't make them like they used to. I love the Sean Connery Bond movies, but who could carry that type of film off these days? James Coburn did a good job in the Flint movies, but those also came out in the 60's. Most of the Bond films since then pale in comparison. I'd love to see that type of movie again. A thriller without anxiety. I just don't think it'll happen anytime soon.

So they reboot, change the formula, retain what they want and discard the rest. Grim and gritty (read: realistic) sells nowadays.

Obvioulsy the films still contain some unrealistic traits but they're more grounded in reality than their predecessors, if only for the fact that technology has advanced so much as to make more of the gadgits plausible, and Craig's Bond is a serious individual in a career that would require it. Those are good things. I havn't watched Skyfall, but I certainly enjoyed the first two Craig Bonds much more than any Bond flick in recent memory.

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After losing interest 3 times in Skyfall,I realize the Bond franchise is a retarded shadow of itself Tom - 10/03/2013 07:06:31 PM 1373 Views
I enjoyed it. nossy - 10/03/2013 08:01:16 PM 970 Views
What exactly is a "popcorn movie"? Tom - 11/03/2013 08:40:32 PM 873 Views
I'm not sure mine is the definitive meaning, but nossy - 15/03/2013 10:42:25 PM 940 Views
I enjoyed it more than any other Bond movie ever, yes. Legolas - 10/03/2013 11:19:29 PM 949 Views
Bond movies are only plausible as comedy Tom - 11/03/2013 08:39:10 PM 996 Views
I thought it was alright A Deathwatch Guard - 11/03/2013 05:33:43 AM 957 Views
I think I answered that question in my other responses. Tom - 11/03/2013 08:46:50 PM 892 Views
I've seen all of the old ones A Deathwatch Guard - 13/03/2013 05:42:30 AM 1035 Views
I've recently rewatched a couple of Roger Moore Bonds on TV... ironclad - 11/03/2013 12:13:04 PM 997 Views
Yes. It needs to take itself far less seriously. Tom - 11/03/2013 08:44:17 PM 933 Views
Skyfall, itself, I'd put in the top three of Bond movies. Palatine - 11/03/2013 01:14:26 PM 1282 Views
I shudder to wonder what the other two are Tom - 11/03/2013 08:48:38 PM 970 Views
I haven't been fond of Daniel Craig James Bond. Fanatic-Templar - 11/03/2013 05:57:41 PM 1256 Views
Joyless! Yes, that's a good word. beetnemesis - 11/03/2013 06:24:03 PM 954 Views
Neither have I. The charmless, joyless thing is part of it. Tom - 11/03/2013 08:45:21 PM 878 Views
To be fair there is one scene I liked a lot in Casino Royale Fanatic-Templar - 14/03/2013 07:26:19 AM 1256 Views
That's why they call it a reboot. And let's face it, the franchise needed it. MonCul - 13/03/2013 12:35:11 PM 967 Views
The new Bond movies are anything but realistic. Tom - 13/03/2013 01:51:00 PM 1009 Views
why did they need a reboot? Every Bond movie ever made money random thoughts - 17/03/2013 12:02:14 PM 990 Views
^ This. Exactly this. I agree 100%. *NM* Tom - 17/03/2013 04:48:26 PM 459 Views
It's fine and dandy that the movies made money, but the point is the movies sucked. MonCul - 19/03/2013 11:00:22 AM 941 Views
They could have made the exact same movie and just changed his name and I would have liked it random thoughts - 23/03/2013 03:58:01 PM 957 Views
I couldn't agree more with your post. MonCul - 26/03/2013 12:10:38 PM 935 Views
It should have been called "Bond fails at everything he tries to accomplish." ßelals Girl - 13/03/2013 12:43:42 PM 956 Views
Yes, it's because I remember when Bond movies were fun that I posted this. Tom - 13/03/2013 01:52:37 PM 946 Views
I think the answer is that different audiences enjoy them now. The usual darker/grittier redux. Zalis - 15/03/2013 07:58:04 PM 998 Views
Toldja Cannoli - 16/03/2013 04:59:23 PM 1076 Views
I really appreciated that. Tom - 17/03/2013 04:47:10 PM 1015 Views
As dead as his eyes? Because he has some seriously creepy eyes. *NM* Zalis - 18/03/2013 01:58:08 PM 515 Views
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