I dunno. They can probably make a deal with Gillette.
Sounds like a match made in heaven, both of them seem to have real talent when it comes to alienating a large portion of their customer base.
I dunno. They can probably make a deal with Gillette.
I dunno. They can probably make a deal with Gillette.
The car IS a costar.Not going there.
I'm more interested in what car he will be driving myself instead of who the co star is.
Aston or time to change that again?
OK so if I wanted to give Brosnan a 2nd chance and only watched one of his movies, which one should it be?
One thing I've found is Brosnan had the strongest Bond women in the series. Elektra King was pretty darn powerful, Jinx and Mai Lin were both accomplished agents who could kick some butt, and Xenia was one of the strongest bad Bond girls.Tomorrow Never Dies.
Very believable opening - could happen any day now in real life!
Two Bond girls (the first actress (Teri Hatcher) got pregnant and had to drop out, and the actress they hired to carry on (Michelle Yeoh) was great.)
Interesting car chase AND then a great motorcycle chase. (Both compliments of BMW).
Satisfying demise for the villain(s).
Well said my Brother. I am also like you. I read and become the lead character. I have enjoyed books with strong female leads but have rarely reread them. "Podkayne of Mars" by Robert A Heinlein comes to mind.This is sort of scattershot, but here it goes:
I haven't found a source that says a woman is going to be James Bond. She is going to take over the 007 number. I don't know if it is a temporary gimmick for Bond 25 or a permanent change going forward with Bond going away. If it's the latter, then future movies won't be James Bond movies. They'll be something else, a spinoff.
It's silly to give another person the 007 number even in a spinoff. It's iconic and synonymous with Bond. Yes, other 00 agents have been killed off and numbers used throughout the movies, but they weren't Bond.
Whatever the character/franchise, I am completely against re-typing. I'm not talking about re-casting (Connery/Moore/Craig/etc.), that's just finding someone else to play the same role. To simply appropriate a role to make some societal statement is lazy. Create a brand new character of your own. You don't see people wanting to make Shaft a white guy or re-writing The Hunger Games with a male lead.
On a personal level, when I watch a movie or read a book, I have the ability to mentally zone myself into the story. That's my escapism. It's my entertainment. As I'm watching/reading, I become James Bond or Indiana Jones or Travis McGee. I made a comment to my wife the other day that I wasn't interested in reading a book with a female main character. She replied that if she had that attitude her options would be limited. I said, "That's a you problem. I'm not saying books with female leads are no good. I'm just saying I don't care to read them." If they re-cast or re-type Bond to a character I don't identify with, well, thank goodness for DVDs.
He truly was a wordsmith. Entirely underrated as a writer by anyone that doesn't like sci-fi.Podkayne of Mars . . . bought it many years ago to complete my set of Heinlein. Was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, and how well RAH was able to write a believable female lead.
This is sort of scattershot, but here it goes:
I haven't found a source that says a woman is going to be James Bond. She is going to take over the 007 number. I don't know if it is a temporary gimmick for Bond 25 or a permanent change going forward with Bond going away. If it's the latter, then future movies won't be James Bond movies. They'll be something else, a spinoff.
It's silly to give another person the 007 number even in a spinoff. It's iconic and synonymous with Bond. Yes, other 00 agents have been killed off and numbers used throughout the movies, but they weren't Bond.
Whatever the character/franchise, I am completely against re-typing. I'm not talking about re-casting (Connery/Moore/Craig/etc.), that's just finding someone else to play the same role. To simply appropriate a role to make some societal statement is lazy. Create a brand new character of your own. You don't see people wanting to make Shaft a white guy or re-writing The Hunger Games with a male lead.
On a personal level, when I watch a movie or read a book, I have the ability to mentally zone myself into the story. That's my escapism. It's my entertainment. As I'm watching/reading, I become James Bond or Indiana Jones or Travis McGee. I made a comment to my wife the other day that I wasn't interested in reading a book with a female main character. She replied that if she had that attitude her options would be limited. I said, "That's a you problem. I'm not saying books with female leads are no good. I'm just saying I don't care to read them." If they re-cast or re-type Bond to a character I don't identify with, well, thank goodness for DVDs.
Y'all apparently are capable of the willing suspension of belief to cope with a single character 007/Bond being played in a span of 57 years by 7 different actors, but a woman being 007 would be beyond the pale because it's not realistic...
There was news about another film I won't mention, that struck me funny because if the situation was reversed, certain ones would scream about cultural appropriation. Doubt we'll hear a peep about it.
The reuse of the 007 number is intriguing because it implies that James Bond isn't notable as agents go. This means there are other 00 agents involved in various things just as important as 007. It also implies that, at any given moment, there are several villains bent on world domination/destruction, each the concern of a different 00 agent.
Mentally zoning into a story is sometimes called the suspension of disbelief. If a reader comes across something that throws him or her out of a story, it's very hard to re-establish that.
You've gotten into an area involving protagonists that can be surprisingly controversial. Can't say anything yeah or nay about it, because it gets into individual tastes. I don't really care about a protagonist's gender or race or inclinations or whatever as long as it's a good yarn.
You've also gone somewhere that folks might not want to go. There was news about another film I won't mention, that struck me funny because if the situation was reversed, certain ones would scream about cultural appropriation. Doubt we'll hear a peep about it.
One thing I've found is Brosnan had the strongest Bond women in the series. Elektra King was pretty darn powerful, Jinx and Mai Lin were both accomplished agents who could kick some butt, and Xenia was one of the strongest bad Bond girls.
Interesting car chase AND then a great motorcycle chase. (Both compliments of BMW).