The Film Thread

[Langers]

It's certainly no Octopussy or View to a Kill. They are as rank a pair of films I've ever watched.

Moonraker is my least favourite. It's just batshit mental - and not in a good way. Coincidentally, it's also the name of one of the rankest ales I've ever tasted.

 

[So Long Architect]

QoS would have been better with Sue Barker as M and Phil Tuffnell as Bond.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

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It wouldn't, I bloody hate Sue Barker!

 

[So Long Architect]

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It wouldn't, I bloody hate Sue Barker!

Well, yeah, me too. I just wanted to make my shit joke. Tuffers would be a good Bond though!

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Watched Skyfall again last night in readiness for Spectre tonight. It's a great film.

And I don't really understand the QoS hate going on here. Fair enough - it's nowhere near the best Bond film but it's not THAT bad!

It was just dull, the 'bad guy' was just a property developer with a sinister motive who managed to prey on a moronic government who was willing to gift him a load of land. Such a wank plot, as if the country in question wouldn't realise they were giving away their primary water source.

 

[Langers]

Spectre is bloody marvellous. No spoilers but I can't remember a better opening sequence - stunning cinematography, and the rest of the film is just classic Bond.

It's great. Loved it.

 

[North West Wanderer]

Just got back. Took a while to get going, but very clever. He's a great bond

 

[Donegal Wolf]

I like Bond, Skyfall was great except as TP said when it turned into Home Alone for grown-ups

but whats the worry about the Bond spoilers for FFS its Bond film we all now the film already, its had 24 big budget hyped to fuck films and won 4 oscars (for technical or music stuff) for a reason.

Start Bond does something completely unrealistic to escape unknown baddies, like drive up the M6 on a friday night without hitting a traffic jam
Bird with a decent voice sings a song
Baddie does something a little bit bad
Bond walks into office flirts with Moneypenny (I would, whichever one it was)
M gives Bond the shit about the baddie
Bond meet Q who gives him a ham sandwich which will explode if Bond plays do-re-me on the mouth organ
Bond meet bad bloke in a civilised environment
Bad bloke does something a bit more bad or tries a bit to have Bond knocked off
Bond meets a bird (normally English or American) who is tenuously linked with baddie/victim, within 10 mins he shags her
Within half an hour she is killed by bad blokes chief henchman
Baddie does something really bad
Bond goes undercover (but still goes by his real name)
Bond meets exotic bird (normally latin or east european) with a name like Eila Takeitupthebum who is on the edge of plot
Bond fucks up, he might kill a couple of henchmen but main henchman has his number and captures him
Bond is up shit creek without a paddle but still has time to shag exotic bird
Bond and exotic bird get out of shit creek thanks to exploding ham sandwich, unbelievable good fortune and henchmen who's collective shooting is less accurate then Guedioura (sorry fred) from 20yds
Lots of bombs and fireworks follow as main henchman gets knocked off in even by 007 standards completly implausible means before Bond does main baddie in
Final scene see Bond and exotic bird doing the business, something like in a conoe in 69 position as they go over the Niagara Falls
Song from start comes on again

That's a Bond film

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It's a bloke singing, and it is a dire song.

 

[ROVERT47]

Wow!, just watched Whiplash on Sky, what a fucking film!

 

[Parkins left foot]

I like Bond, Skyfall was great except as TP said when it turned into Home Alone for grown-ups

but whats the worry about the Bond spoilers for FFS its Bond film we all now the film already, its had 24 big budget hyped to fuck films and won 4 oscars (for technical or music stuff) for a reason.

Start Bond does something completely unrealistic to escape unknown baddies, like drive up the M6 on a friday night without hitting a traffic jam
Bird with a decent voice sings a song
Baddie does something a little bit bad
Bond walks into office flirts with Moneypenny (I would, whichever one it was)
M gives Bond the shit about the baddie
Bond meet Q who gives him a ham sandwich which will explode if Bond plays do-re-me on the mouth organ
Bond meet bad bloke in a civilised environment
Bad bloke does something a bit more bad or tries a bit to have Bond knocked off
Bond meets a bird (normally English or American) who is tenuously linked with baddie/victim, within 10 mins he shags her
Within half an hour she is killed by bad blokes chief henchman
Baddie does something really bad
Bond goes undercover (but still goes by his real name)
Bond meets exotic bird (normally latin or east european) with a name like Eila Takeitupthebum who is on the edge of plot
Bond fucks up, he might kill a couple of henchmen but main henchman has his number and captures him
Bond is up shit creek without a paddle but still has time to shag exotic bird
Bond and exotic bird get out of shit creek thanks to exploding ham sandwich, unbelievable good fortune and henchmen who's collective shooting is less accurate then Guedioura (sorry fred) from 20yds
Lots of bombs and fireworks follow as main henchman gets knocked off in even by 007 standards completly implausible means before Bond does main baddie in
Final scene see Bond and exotic bird doing the business, something like in a conoe in 69 position as they go over the Niagara Falls
Song from start comes on again

That's a Bond film

Best critique I have seen

 

[playtheace]

I like Bond, Skyfall was great except as TP said when it turned into Home Alone for grown-ups

but whats the worry about the Bond spoilers for FFS its Bond film we all now the film already, its had 24 big budget hyped to $#@! films and won 4 oscars (for technical or music stuff) for a reason.

Start Bond does something completely unrealistic to escape unknown baddies, like drive up the M6 on a friday night without hitting a traffic jam
Bird with a decent voice sings a song
Baddie does something a little bit bad
Bond walks into office flirts with Moneypenny (I would, whichever one it was)
M gives Bond the $#@! about the baddie
Bond meet Q who gives him a ham sandwich which will explode if Bond plays do-re-me on the mouth organ
Bond meet bad bloke in a civilised environment
Bad bloke does something a bit more bad or tries a bit to have Bond knocked off
Bond meets a bird (normally English or American) who is tenuously linked with baddie/victim, within 10 mins he shags her
Within half an hour she is killed by bad blokes chief henchman
Baddie does something really bad
Bond goes undercover (but still goes by his real name)
Bond meets exotic bird (normally latin or east european) with a name like Eila Takeitupthebum who is on the edge of plot
Bond $#@!s up, he might kill a couple of henchmen but main henchman has his number and captures him
Bond is up $#@! creek without a paddle but still has time to shag exotic bird
Bond and exotic bird get out of $#@! creek thanks to exploding ham sandwich, unbelievable good fortune and henchmen who's collective shooting is less accurate then Guedioura (sorry fred) from 20yds
Lots of bombs and fireworks follow as main henchman gets knocked off in even by 007 standards completly implausible means before Bond does main baddie in
Final scene see Bond and exotic bird doing the business, something like in a conoe in 69 position as they go over the Niagara Falls
Song from start comes on again

That's a Bond film

Ha...made me laugh a lot.
Only just watched Skyfall but at the end i thought......meh, rather watch Bourne again.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Just seen Spectre. Brilliant film, but I have so many questions now! Was it a prequel?

I really like the Sam Mendes Bond films, they have a grittiness to them that wasnt apparent with other modern Bonds, the violence is raw yet classy and Bond seems more human and mortal.

I preferred the opening to Skyfall though, the bit where Bond was blown off the top of the train was stunning on first viewing.

 

[Johnny75]

Just seen Spectre. Brilliant film, but I have so many questions now! Was it a prequel?

I really like the Sam Mendes Bond films, they have a grittiness to them that wasnt apparent with other modern Bonds, the violence is raw yet classy and Bond seems more human and mortal.

I've just seen the film too and agree with most of that. I'm not sure about a prequel but it did feel as though it was part 1 of 2 rather than a complete story arc.

I like Mendes films too, the characters are more fully drawn and although the story seemed a little weak on first viewing I thought the characters, including M, Q and Moneypenny were better explored and felt less like add-ons.

I think this is Mendes last film though, I hope not, as I think Waltz's Blofeld had far more to give.

 

[BillyDee]

One of my issues with Skyfall is that I felt there was a huge leap from the previous two films of Bond just starting out, to him being an over the hill past it veteran.
I would love to see more of Waltz, he was outstanding in Inglorious Basterds.

 

[Langers]

Watched The Theory of Everything last night. Absolutely magnificent film - Eddie Redmayne well worthy of his Oscar.

 

[So Long Architect]

One of my issues with Skyfall is that I felt there was a huge leap from the previous two films of Bond just starting out, to him being an over the hill past it veteran.
I would love to see more of Waltz, he was outstanding in Inglorious Basterds.

He's also great in Django Unchained.

 

[The Bear]

Watched The Theory of Everything last night. Absolutely magnificent film - Eddie Redmayne well worthy of his Oscar.

Just wait until you see him in Jupiter Ascending!

 

[Johnny75]

He's also great in Django Unchained.

I haven't seen this yet. Is it worth it? I want to see Tarrantino's new film the Hateful 8 when it comes out as it looks like a traditional western.

 

[Langers]

I haven't seen this yet. Is it worth it? I want to see Tarrantino's new film the Hateful 8 when it comes out as it looks like a traditional western.

Django is brilliant. Definitely worth it. Waltz and Di Caprio are superb in it.