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Doable but that's not it. I value Murphy as an actor - very much, but wouldn't make great Bond imho.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I’m up for them changing tack, though I do agree that JB is escapism and doesn’t need to reflect real-life. We’re in the process of watching all of them at the moment and it’s always a bit eye-opening to see how utterly unacceptable some of the behaviour and scripting in the early ones would be today. My point is, the JB-franchise has already been changing with the times, why not change the gender too?
As a counter-point, Tom Hardy is an ideal (although possibly too obvious) candidate for the role, plus he’s somewhat coyish about his own sexuality and happy to keep the public and press guessing, so they could have fun with that in the new movies. Who’s to say that JB wouldn’t entertain playing the role of the honeytrap for once, eh?! God save the Queen.
Now if we had a female Bond that would be a device actually much easier for a female spy to use (men are more likely to say yes to a woman, than a woman to say yes to a man), BUT that in turn will have people up in arms, and I can see the headlines now. "License to prostitute", "Jane slut Bond".
So that plot devise would have to be dropped. Or is it time to use James Bond to say. It's been OK for men to be permiscuous it's ok for you now.
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That was on a couple of weeks ago and I watched maybe twenty minutes of it. I'm struggling for the exact word but it looked very staged compared to the Craig era films but without the benefit of the earlier films of having sixties/ seventies kitsch. Probably needs another ten years before it's properly matured.
I'd happily go to a cinema now if clean and properly socially-distanced (in reality probably max 30% capacity or so) but it'll be interesting to see how they open up over the coming weeks and months.
In Dubai they're doing private screenings so you can hire a smaller screen for up to 10 people, pay about 100 quid and pick from a list of about 25 recent movies to see. Abu Dhabi screens are all still closed.
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On Dalton, I agree he was great, but License to Kill is terrible. I loved Living Daylights as a kid but haven't seen it in at least 15 years so would reserve judgement. I thought Brosnan was also excellent but only given 1.8 good films out of 4 (Goldeneye and most of TND) then it descended into utter parody.
For me the best will always be the first five with Connery - particularly From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball.
But I honestly think it's probably run its course and I don't really care what they do with it now.
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Bring on the new one, looks ace.
As for the next Bond, no idea, but I am sure he will be spot on as the franchise has done so well in recent years.