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[Jolly]

@Horace said in You Only Live Twice:

I've watched all the Craig Bond films over the past months. They are very entertaining.

The first is probably the best. In fact, I think his version of Casino Royale is in the top three or four.

Now, we have a black, female 007.

Let's all get woke and go broke...

[George K]

@Jolly said in You Only Live Twice:

I think his version of Casino Royale is in the top three or four.

And is remarkably faithful to the book (other than the Texas Hold-em part).

[Horace]

@Jolly said in You Only Live Twice:

@Horace said in You Only Live Twice:

I've watched all the Craig Bond films over the past months. They are very entertaining.

The first is probably the best. In fact, I think his version of Casino Royale is in the top three or four.

Now, we have a black, female 007.

Let's all get woke and go broke...

We do, officially? Who's going to play him her?

[George K]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/15/lashana-lynch-new-007-james-bond-daniel-craig

[Horace]

At least they're not just recasting it without explanation. If they want to pass the torch they are welcome to, and we are welcome to not watch. In fairness, I don't think I've seen a Bond movie in a theater since I was 10 years old.

[Catseye3]

Here's CNET's bad-to-best ratings of all the Bond movies: https://www.cnet.com/pictures/james-bond-movies-ranked-best-and-worst-from-sean-connery-to-daniel-craig/

It includes memory lane photos of people like Christopher Lee (the best voice in Hollywood, IMO), the terrifying Grace Jones, and Donald Pleasance.

[George K]

Somewhere, I read that Pierce Brosnan's contract with the Bond franchise had a clause in it that, while under contract, he could not appear in any other film while wearing a tuxedo.

So, when he did "The Thomas Crown Affair" (Oh, Renee Russo....that dress!!), in the scenes at the party, his bowtie is not properly tied, making the "tuxedo" not a tuxedo.

https://www.bondsuits.com/thomas-crown-affair-dinner-suit-wasnt-allowed/

[Jolly]

@George-K said in You Only Live Twice:

Somewhere, I read that Pierce Brosnan's contract with the Bond franchise had a clause in it that, while under contract, he could not appear in any other film while wearing a tuxedo.

So, when he did "The Thomas Crown Affair" (Oh, Renee Russo....that dress!!), in the scenes at the party, his bowtie is not properly tied, making the "tuxedo" not a tuxedo.

https://www.bondsuits.com/thomas-crown-affair-dinner-suit-wasnt-allowed/

Brosnan would have been Bond much sooner, but he couldn't get out of the Remington Steele contract.

I find it interesting that Commander Bond has been played by guys who were Scot, Irish and Welch.

[Mik]

@Horace said in You Only Live Twice:

At least they're not just recasting it without explanation. If they want to pass the torch they are welcome to, and we are welcome to not watch. In fairness, I don't think I've seen a Bond movie in a theater since I was 10 years old.

The problem with this is how do they then go on with Bond movies? I understand the socio-political ramifications, but it still makes no sense. It's like every city in the US has a Martin Luther King named street. It's window dressing, a cheap sop that doesn't require anyone to actually do anything to improve the situation. Making movie characters lack and tearing down Confederate statues does not a thing to improve the lot of a kid in the city growing up believing they have no future and that conventional success is being too white.

[George K]

@Jolly said in You Only Live Twice:

Welch

[Doctor Phibes]

At least he didn't say Scotch.

[Copper]

@Jolly said in You Only Live Twice:

black, female 007

No