Are You A James Bond Fan? Then Prepare For A Shock
The new James Bond film No Time To Die hits American movie theater screens this Friday.
I read the wikipedia page and discovered there is a shocking and unexpected development in the plot that will likely change the series forever. I have also seen a couple articles about this that note there is a new 007 in this movie, a black female. There is at least a chance that further 007 movies will not feature James Bond, although the owner of the franchise says they will.
In any case future James Bond movies will be noticeably different than the 25 that preceded them.
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I wouldnt be too surprised if this turns out to be the last James Bond movie as we have known them for 60 years.
Does a non James Bond 007 really make any movie less enjoyable? I don't think so. The character keeps changing (almost radically) with the ages anyway.
You are probably on to what the future will hold. Either the new main character will be a woman 007 or they will just send James Bond back to the beginning. From what I read though this is probably the last "traditional" James Bond movie. A lot of the advertising also hints at that.
By the way this movie reportedly cost 250 million dollars to make. The future of the series may ride on whether or not it makes a big profit.
Yeah, but they say that every time they switch Bond actors. I've also read the articles theorizing that there may be a female Bond in the future, but I have also read articles saying that the previous articles were not true.
Keep in mind though that this is not the 1st time this would have occurred. Dr. Who, a scifi TV show that has been on for over 50 years and had over a dozen actors portraying the "Doctor", had just switched to a female Doctor for the 1st time a few years ago. The results of that was a dramatic plunge in ratings and loss of viewership.
In this new movie James Bond is retired and there is a new 007 , a black female ( I dont think that is too much of a spoiler since it has nothing to do with the plot. ) I think they may have done that to gauge audience reaction.
I think that has to do with a lot of things not related to a female Dr.
I'd love to know what you think of Jodie in that role, and who you'd like to see playing it in the future.
The rights holders deny continue to deny this as just fan chatter. I'll believe it when I see it.
IF it makes the money they expect it to make then we'll get one sooner rather than later. If not I think it just takes longer. Oh, and Danial Craig got $25M for No Time To Die.
people who want to see the new movie should avoid reading anything about this film, as there is a spoiler that will be hard to keep contained for long.
im not going to give it away though.
I think that has to do with a lot of factors, a female doctor being just one of them. Horrendous writing being another.
Miscast. She may be a good actor, but she doesn't have the gravitas or vocal power(?) to pull off the speeches that are required for the roll. She comes off as whiney and confused. Though a LOT of that is the abysmal writing of Chibnall.
I've watched the first few trailers and then stopped. I don't think I've read any spoilers. Lashana Lynch as 007 was in the very first trailer, because we know the main plot is Bond coming out of retirement.
I'd agree with pretty much all of that.
I only watched about 2 or 3 JW episodes, so I can't really speak to the writing, but you're certainly not the only one who says it wasn't very good.
I feel like I quit watching because half the time I couldn't follow the thick Yorkshire accent. But now that you mention it, yeah, there was something about her persona that just wasn't at all Doctor-esque. The "vocal power" phrase kinda captures the idea. Or maybe "vocal gravitas".
TBH, Capaldi didn't really have it either. At least certainly not like Tennant or Smith.
I think you also bring up a good point that just because somebody is a stellar actor (Jodie Whittaker definitely is), doesn't mean they're right for a given role.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see how it goes with Davies back and a fresh face in the Tardis.
My wife hated watching, Kingsman: The Secret Service, for the exact same reason.
Every previous doctor, at one time or another, had to pull off a monologue to the bad guy(s), to cause them to fear him, or to his companions to encourage them. She just couldn't do it, she made it too whiney.
He did, he wasn't allowed to do that much of it, but when he did, it came out. Moffat was the writer with the big expositions. However I think he was pretty burnt out by the time Capaldi took over.
AND Davies is going to be in charge of the 60th special. So maybe he can help Whittaker go out on a positive performance. I cannot think of a single good episode that she has had yet.
Let me guess at spoilers.
1. She marries Daniel Craig and gets pregnant.
2. It's discovered that she's a trans-sexual and is caught in a men's toilet.
3. She's actually a secret agent from SPECTRE.
It does for me. I find it hard to accept new actors for iconic roles. For me, the only real James Bond is and will always be Sean Connery, the only real Superman is and will always be Christorpher Reeve, the only Jack Ryan is and will always be Alec Baldwin, but I have to admit that Gal Gadot has trumped Lynda Carter, but maybe that's because I've not watched a Lynda Carter Wonder Woman Movie for many many decades. Harrison Ford has said there will NEVER be another Indiana Jones.
It's discovered that she's a trans-sexual
During the filming of For Your Eyes Only, Roger Moore took a liking to one of the beautiful models in the poolside scene and flirted with her. The girl's name is Tula who was a very successful model and transgender. He had no idea.
LOL
The franchise lost me with the naming of one of the characters....Pussy Galore. About the only Bond movie I can stand is Moonraker because Jaws found love finally.
Then you missed out on another Bond girl "Christmas Jones"...
"And here I thought Christmas only came once a year..." - 007 Pierce Brosnan
I probably did if the movie came out after the one with the character I mentioned. I should not even like Moonraker because of the name of the character who saved them both...Goodhead, but I had such a soft spot for Jaws that I overlooked it.
Then you are taking the joke a little too personal.
It keeps going.
I see nothing wrong with a few on the list such as Bonita which means pretty. Now if the character had the name Bonita Gato, that would have been offensive. I would like to see a female Bond and turn the tables with the male character names.
I agree, I think a female Bond COULD be good for the franchise, if properly done. And yes, I think if they try it, the men should be subject to just as many naming jokes as the women have.
However, isn't that basically what Black Widow was?
I haven't seen the BW movies. I think Richard Pencil would be a great name. (Pencil Dick)
It had its day. Now we are just saturated with the same kind of things. The mission impossible movies, etc.
I'll go see the new Bond movie but haven't really followed them. My new franchise is John Wick with Keanu Reeves. Completely unbelievable with lots of action. I also liked The Accountant with Ben Affleck but thus far only 1 movie.
I have the two prior Craig Bond movies, all three Wick movies and The Accountant on disk in my collection. CinemaBlend reported back in Sep, that we are getting The Accountant 2 & 3. Both Affleck and Jon Bernthal have signed on. I'm also looking forward to Atomic Blond 2 now that Netflix is backing it. That first movie was brutal!
Happy about new Accountant movies. Will have to check out Atomic Blond. Also like the Kingman series, looking forward to 3rd in December.
You seem to be into movies. How come you've never tried my movie quizzes? By the way, The Accountant is one of my favourite more recent films (nothing will ever displace Casablanca as my favourite) and I'm both surprised and pleased to learn that there could be an Accountant 2 and more. They could start it off with the Accountant meeting with his brother as he had promised to do.
I've done a couple of the early one, but the last few I checked out were older classics then I have never seen or seen so long ago I don't remember much.
I've only watched Casablanca in German (I'm not great at German either) back in 1985.
That's seems to be where they want to go with it from the snippet of interview on a podcast.
Yes. I enjoy those movies too. I was disappointed when they killed off Roxy in the second movie, though. I felt it unnecessary and a waste of a good character/actress. Then again she could show up in a future movie like Harry did... LOL.
The most recent quiz I did was limited to movies released during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
I liked the first John Wick movie a lot but the other two were just ok, all the action in the world doesn't make up for a weak plot. I liked the Accountant it was really good. I like Anna Kendrick and I really like that movie Mr Right she was in with Sam Rockwell.
I didn't think I'd like that one until I watched it. It was pretty fun!
I am a fan of Jackie Chan movies. They are action packed with sometimes a comedic edge to them. Rush Hour is a prime example.
Crazy stuff, but I saw Pierce Brosnan in Kauai just this past August. I was there on vacation with my fam for 2 weeks... doing my 5mi walk in the morning, and there is this guy who looks remarkably like Pierce Brosnan sitting in a pick up truck in front of a wine store (that'd be about 10am). I crossed the road in front of him, caught his eye - gave a little smile and a little nod, he did too.
Then I went to the grocery store nearby, to get some water - and what do you know? He was in front of me, in one of two very long lines. Then, magically, another cashier opened, and called him up, out of the middle of the line, and I followed too. After he left I asked the cashier if that was PB - she said yes.
Turns out he has a house just a few miles from our timeshare, in Tunnels Beach (we were in Princeville). So, apparently, he's been camped out in Kauai with his wife since the pandemic, and Princeville is where you shop for food.
So, yes, I was in a grocery store behind "Bond. James Bond"! lol!
Never Say Never was my favorite JB movie...
Great story. I never met any celebrities when I was on Kauai, but I have fond memories of how beautiful it was there.
Me neither, this was one and only time. But, apparently, Julia Roberts has a house right on the Hanalei Bay Beach! Every time I go there I try to figure out which one is hers. Still can't tell.
And of course, Mark Zuckerberg bought hundreds of acres in Kauai, it was on the news. He doesn't even live there, but he is suing everybody around to get his 400 acres of continuous space on the East Shore of Kauai. He is like: Screw the local land rights, and all that. He is just suing everybody. And he doesn't even live there.
Needless to say - I hate this shit
I think Hanalei Beach is the one that ends up with a lagoon just before the mountains come down to the sea. It it's that one, when I was there hippies lived in tree houses built along the shore, and the lagoon is where I snorkeled and saw the amazing multi-coloured fish.
I've despised Zuckerberg since he screwed his original fellow developers of FaceBook. The only good thing he ever did in his life was to marry a Chinese woman.
He sounds like a nerdy version of Trump in regards to what he did in Scotland. BTW, I am a big fan of your movies.
Welcome to NT.
I'm looking forward to seeing it in the movies. I love the big screen. Nothing beats it.
That being said, James Bond was based on a real person, Sigmond Rosenblum aka, Sydney Reily. PBS did a whole series on it call "Reily Ace of Spies". His life was amazing. He is the person who actually was the first real spy of the British Secret Service.
Who knew??? I never heard this, and neither did anybody I know who knows James Bond. Wow, thank you for the historical reference!
I'm glad to share some info. Btw, nice to meet you!
Same here
Okay, fun poll time. Who should be the new Bond? My choice.....Hugh Jackman. He is smart, funny, drop dead gorgeous, and can rock any action movie.
I would have said yes....15-20 years ago. I think it's time for Ebris Alba to have a turn (I think that's how his name is spelled)
Good choice. He looks like someone with gravitas.
Idris Elba
I knew I would spell his name wrong but grateful you knew who I was talking about
Morris Chestnut would be a good choice also.
I think they need to rethink their strategy. Stop with the older men. Get in someone young.
This guy,
Who is that?
I just saw a movie he was in. Baby Driver.
Ansel Elgort. Plus he is British.
One look at him make me wish I were 50 years younger.
Some things and people are like a fine wine, the older the better. HJ is one of those people as was Sean Connery.
They tried that using Timothy Dalton. It was a box office flop.
He was good in Baby Driver. Would make a good Bond.
Boo
It's well past time for a Jane Bond ... Kate Beckinsale.
My choice would be Rachel Weiz aka Mrs. Daniel Craig. She is tough as nails when she needs to be.