View original postBond was an action-comedy series at all times, and it didn't take itself too seriously (though obviously too many fans were too stupid to realize that). Ever since they "rebooted" it in Casino Royale, they've tried to make it more serious, and it has turned into yet another idiotic series like the Bourne movies or Mission Impossible. I found the last one completely unwatchable and turned it off after an hour. Just let it die and come up with something new and original.
I agree with that in general anyway. I'm tired of the remakes, but I like the history of the Bond movies. And I like the serious Bond, though I've definitely had a few issues with it. A digger on a train? Seriously?
Oops. I accidentally got involved in a discussion on whether James Bond could ever be black.
30/12/2014 03:56:02 PM
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The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off
30/12/2014 06:51:32 PM
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Yes, but
30/12/2014 08:59:44 PM
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Re: The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off
31/12/2014 05:58:17 PM
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Meh. I would just view it as "something new." There have been a ton of Bonds.
09/01/2015 09:19:50 PM
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The real question is why a tired franchise is squeezed for every last penny.
30/12/2014 07:04:29 PM
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Might as well ask why the sky is blue.
30/12/2014 09:05:37 PM
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And it's supposed to be stirred, not shaken. Every vodka drinker knows that. The piker. *NM*
13/01/2015 05:32:23 PM
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I think the first few took themselves seriously
30/12/2014 09:25:25 PM
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Really? Dr. No and Honey Ryder were serious?
13/01/2015 04:28:02 PM
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What can I say, I grew up with them and there really was much better in the 70s *NM*
14/01/2015 12:56:14 AM
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I completely disagree - but maybe I'm not a typical Bond fan, if a fan at all.
30/12/2014 10:51:18 PM
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Problem is, as I hear it, Austin Powers kind of ruined "spy comedy" for anyone else
09/01/2015 09:22:53 PM
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Never been a fan of changing the race of established characters.
30/12/2014 07:06:50 PM
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Shrug. I have no problem with it- there have been plenty of men who played Bond. He's "British"
09/01/2015 09:28:12 PM
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