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Old 07-15-2019, 04:23 PM   #31
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There hasn't been a good Bond movie in ages.

Why don't they drop current day and do period pieces from when the Bond stories actually occur?
...You didn't like Casino Royale or Skyfall?
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Old 07-15-2019, 05:10 PM   #32
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...You didn't like Casino Royale or Skyfall?
Nope. I feel Bond movies work best with a certain subtlety.
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Old 07-15-2019, 06:03 PM   #33
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Risky move. I think this is gonna bomb hard. Bond is the quintessential male fantasy franchise. There will be a lot of pissed off Bond Fans.

Give it a few years and we will revert back to a White Male Bond.
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Old 07-15-2019, 08:05 PM   #34
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Risky move. I think this is gonna bomb hard. Bond is the quintessential male fantasy franchise. There will be a lot of pissed off Bond Fans.

Give it a few years and we will revert back to a White Male Bond.
If it follows comic book trends, probably :::sigh:::

Goliath
Iron Man
Karate Kid
Captain America
Doctor Mid-Nite / Doctor Midnight
Nighthawk
Aqualad
Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow
Green Lantern (sort of)
Wildcat
Doctor Strange (Sorcerer Supreme moniker)
Captain Marvel (Marvel)
Batgirl
Invisible Kid
Thor
Loki
Atom
Blue Beetle (mostly)
Green Arrow
... and so on and so on....
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Old 07-15-2019, 11:24 PM   #35
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So they can reassign “M” and “Q”, but not “007”? You guys make no sense. It’s a title, not a person.

I could see the issue if Idris Elba played James Bond bc Bond has always been a white guy. Idris Elba could be 007, but not James Bond.

And Skyfall and Casino Royale are really good Bond flicks. And as I have seen every other Bond film, I won’t stop now. Plus Daniel Craig is smoking hot, so any chance to watch him is a win!
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Old 12-04-2019, 01:39 PM   #36
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Bond 25 is now "No Time to Die". Here's the trailer....
Looks good!

https://bgr.com/2019/12/04/no-time-to-die-trailer/
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Old 12-04-2019, 02:14 PM   #37
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I like the trailer. Craig is Bond, y’all got what y’all wanted. Looks like a proper Bond flick.

If this is a passing of the torch, which isn’t necessarily indicated in the trailer, it looks like they’re at least taking a story driven approach with Craig still in the lead as James Bond/007 instead of just abruptly forcing Lashana Lynch’s character in the spotlight. The movie still has the typical “Bond Girl” role fulfilled as well.

As 007 is a title, if the title passes, I’m unbothered. To me there’s a difference between a person of color or different sex taking a title or designation, simply a label, vs for example, a man playing Wonder Woman, a character defined by being a “strong” female, or a white person playing a culturally significant character like Black Panther who is partially defined by the fact he’s a black African. In some cases a gender or race swap doesn’t matter if it doesn’t change the character as previously depicted, but in other cases, depending on how defined the character was to begin with, changing gender or race would have to completely change the character’s life experiences, it can’t be simply accomplished. A white Luke Cage or Storm wouldn’t work; a black Steve Rogers wouldn’t work, but an African American Cap can work and has been revisited several times; Miles Morales has had several stories grounded in the fact he’s AA and Hispanic. However, changing 007 to a different character should still leave you with James Bond, a white man, still intact.

Meanwhile, Jane Thor is getting a movie.
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Old 12-04-2019, 02:47 PM   #38
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My brother is a huge Bond film fan and is excited about this. Looks like a good 007 adventure to me.
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