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I completely disagree - but maybe I'm not a typical Bond fan, if a fan at all. Legolas Send a noteboard - 30/12/2014 10:51:18 PM

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 thought Skyfall was the best Bond movie since Licence to Kill, another one of those movies hated by some who found it too serious. And some of the most "comic" ones, particularly those featuring Roger Moore, are imbecile to the point of being unwatchable - if we're talking giving up on movies halfway through, I had that with Diamonds Are Forever.

But yeah, as RT says, whatever direction they take the series in - and any direction will alienate some people while appealing to others - they won't let it die entirely, it's far too strong a brand for that.

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Oops. I accidentally got involved in a discussion on whether James Bond could ever be black. nossy - 30/12/2014 03:56:02 PM 1139 Views
The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off random thoughts - 30/12/2014 06:51:32 PM 867 Views
Yes, but nossy - 30/12/2014 08:59:44 PM 761 Views
Yeah but those people are always annoyed random thoughts - 30/12/2014 09:46:25 PM 759 Views
I feel bad about it, nossy - 30/12/2014 10:02:08 PM 1096 Views
Re: The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off DomA - 31/12/2014 05:58:17 PM 855 Views
Don't sell the Brits short like that random thoughts - 01/01/2015 07:09:50 PM 749 Views
Slightly relevant clip smaug - 03/01/2015 11:54:21 AM 910 Views
yeah that is little gay random thoughts - 05/01/2015 01:20:38 AM 673 Views
Meh. I would just view it as "something new." There have been a ton of Bonds. beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:19:50 PM 815 Views
Nick Fury is no James Bond random thoughts - 14/01/2015 01:01:07 AM 690 Views
The real question is why a tired franchise is squeezed for every last penny. Tom - 30/12/2014 07:04:29 PM 760 Views
Might as well ask why the sky is blue. nossy - 30/12/2014 09:05:37 PM 870 Views
It took science a while to explain why the sky is blue. Tom - 13/01/2015 05:31:51 PM 688 Views
And it's supposed to be stirred, not shaken. Every vodka drinker knows that. The piker. *NM* Tom - 13/01/2015 05:32:23 PM 403 Views
I think the first few took themselves seriously random thoughts - 30/12/2014 09:25:25 PM 668 Views
Really? Dr. No and Honey Ryder were serious? Tom - 13/01/2015 04:28:02 PM 705 Views
What can I say, I grew up with them and there really was much better in the 70s *NM* random thoughts - 14/01/2015 12:56:14 AM 352 Views
I completely disagree - but maybe I'm not a typical Bond fan, if a fan at all. Legolas - 30/12/2014 10:51:18 PM 847 Views
They're all imbecile. Skyfall just tries to pretend it isn't. Tom - 13/01/2015 04:29:56 PM 757 Views
Problem is, as I hear it, Austin Powers kind of ruined "spy comedy" for anyone else beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:22:53 PM 797 Views
That's a really good point. Tom - 13/01/2015 04:21:52 PM 889 Views
Never been a fan of changing the race of established characters. ßelals Girl - 30/12/2014 07:06:50 PM 753 Views
I think I have no opinion. nossy - 30/12/2014 09:21:42 PM 781 Views
I tend to be more forgiving with adaptations ßelals Girl - 31/12/2014 06:01:59 PM 740 Views
I think the last point you make is the key one... Legolas - 30/12/2014 11:03:57 PM 814 Views
Re: I think the last point you make is the key one... DomA - 31/12/2014 05:51:26 PM 759 Views
I am very much against casting people to fill a roster or quota ironclad - 01/01/2015 11:32:39 PM 855 Views
Shrug. I have no problem with it- there have been plenty of men who played Bond. He's "British" beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:28:12 PM 836 Views
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