tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post5847990239118314353..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Fixing The Bond Films (The Bottom 8)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-39046937427599850132013-08-22T21:51:47.386-04:002013-08-22T21:51:47.386-04:00Andrew, Shawn, and K- thanks for th good thoughts,...Andrew, Shawn, and K- thanks for th good thoughts, guys!Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-14536195688096774062013-08-22T19:57:38.636-04:002013-08-22T19:57:38.636-04:00PikeBishop, I still like my Bond to escape, but I ...PikeBishop, I still like my Bond to escape, but I know what you mean. I too came of age under Moore and it's cringe-worthy that he doesn't even wrinkle a suit in a fight.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18685652503283019692013-08-22T19:56:25.474-04:002013-08-22T19:56:25.474-04:00K, We should call the NSA... "why aren't ...K, We should call the NSA... "why aren't you monitoring us?" LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-89201315572788697632013-08-22T19:16:39.255-04:002013-08-22T19:16:39.255-04:00Actually in "Die Another" the only thing...Actually in "Die Another" the only thing I like is the beginning where Bond gets captured and roughed up. Shows he isn't unstoppable, un-killable and perfect. He's human and he bleeds. I'm 48 so I came of age with Roger Moore who never wrinkled his suit or had a hair out of place, let alone take a good realistic punch in the mouth.PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-234326377969981562013-08-22T19:13:56.923-04:002013-08-22T19:13:56.923-04:00Jed: Holding a good thought here. Jed: Holding a good thought here. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-85915793020457152062013-08-22T15:23:40.671-04:002013-08-22T15:23:40.671-04:00this site has definitely been flagged by the NSA, ...<em>this site has definitely been flagged by the NSA, now.</em> <br /><br />... and about time too. <br />Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-57898482375211086552013-08-22T14:12:38.977-04:002013-08-22T14:12:38.977-04:00Thanks K. It's scary to think about how much ...Thanks K. It's scary to think about how much useful knowledge I no longer have because my mind is full of the details of these films.<br /><br />I think <i>View to a Kill</i> could be fixed quite simply actually. New actors, tighter script, more focus on Silicon Valley and stronger motive. That may sound like a lot, but it's not... it wouldn't require a major re-write at all.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40618304909784619422013-08-22T14:11:07.985-04:002013-08-22T14:11:07.985-04:00As an interesting aside before the Secret Service ...As an interesting aside before the Secret Service comes and re-educates us all, that white house she lives in was actually the mortuary in <i>Phantasm</i>. She should shoot her realtor.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-61395454985563960632013-08-22T13:52:44.174-04:002013-08-22T13:52:44.174-04:00Kill the whiney bitch who lives in the white house...<i>Kill the whiney bitch who lives in the white house.</i><br /><br />Okay, this site has definitely been flagged by the NSA, now.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-2055453611813085432013-08-22T13:37:10.570-04:002013-08-22T13:37:10.570-04:00ADD: Zorin was a creation of the KGB. His reason f...ADD: Zorin was a creation of the KGB. His reason for destroying Silicon Valley wasn't just getting richer, it was getting back at his handlers who, at that time, were desperate for Western technology because their country was collapsing. This should have been made more explicit.<br /><br />When Mayday goes to bed with the elderly Bond, it may have been the most unique method of trying to kill Bond in the entire series. ^_^;;;. Another miss. <br /><br /><br /><br />Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8362392888752823642013-08-22T13:24:31.647-04:002013-08-22T13:24:31.647-04:00First off, Andrew, I am amazed at your remarkable ...First off, Andrew, I am amazed at your remarkable memory for these bad Bonds. With a couple of exceptions they're pretty dim to me now.<br /><br />That being said, by a level of coincidence only found in children's television programming, I watched "A View to a Kill" last night on Netflix and even thought of a couple of things that might help it. <br /><br />1.Bond should be called out of retirement for the case and have his age as a handicap throughout the plot. Play off Zorin's relative youth and Bond's age. Adjust stunts and action scenes accordingly.<br /><br />2.Ditch the comedy cops and firetruck scene. No relation to the plot at all. The movie is so unmemorable that it was like seeing it for the first time. When I hit this scene I knew exactly why. <br /><br />3.Kill the whiney bitch who lives in the white house. She should have accidently fallen off the sidewalk into the water at the party and drowned after giving Bond the clue. <br /><br />4.Keep the hot KGB babe. The complication with the Russian KGB was good, but should have been handled better structurally. The reveal that they were on the side of the good guys and their tie with Zorin should have been later in the story. <br /><br />Otherwise the bad guy madman who wanted to destroy silicon valley via earthquake was a pretty good idea. <br />Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28714747944393118892013-08-22T12:25:11.607-04:002013-08-22T12:25:11.607-04:00djskit, There's a fine line between all superh...djskit, There's a fine line between all superhero movies and action hero films. The only difference is how seriously you present the story, the characters, and how close to reality you stay with the visuals.<br /><br />Getting people hooked on drugs was the plot to <i>Live and Let Die</i> long before Batman did it. This is just a different twist on that.<br /><br />Also, when you're talking about something as generic as a drug plot, if you want to do a Bond film, there needs to be something spectacular to it or he becomes just another cop.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-58723897028890577312013-08-22T12:10:03.152-04:002013-08-22T12:10:03.152-04:00Your Liscence to Kill plot revision sounds more li...Your Liscence to Kill plot revision sounds more like something the Joker would attempt in a Batman movie.<br /><br />The point being is that there appears to be a very fine line between "James Bond, super-spy" and "Bruce Wayne - super-hero".djskithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497045723185560102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33424983418079820322013-08-22T10:30:24.082-04:002013-08-22T10:30:24.082-04:00Thoughts and prayers going out for you Tennessee J...Thoughts and prayers going out for you Tennessee Jed. And from one member to another, welcome to the zipper club, sorry you have to join.shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-60024010102320830512013-08-22T01:39:38.226-04:002013-08-22T01:39:38.226-04:00Jed, It's even worse than that. I'm writi...Jed, It's even worse than that. I'm writing tons of stuff! Caffeine is my friend. 8-/<br /><br />Best of luck with the surgery. We'll be pulling for you! Be well my friend! :DAndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-64334883736849512682013-08-22T01:34:27.817-04:002013-08-22T01:34:27.817-04:00Hard to do when you have a law practice and high i...Hard to do when you have a law practice and high intensity political and film blogs. I'll never know where you get the energy. BTW, in one week, I'm scheduled for my heart surgery, so everybody's positive thoughts will be appreciated. Probably after Sunday, I'll be off-line for a bit for a while.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-43743737936661499162013-08-22T01:30:29.926-04:002013-08-22T01:30:29.926-04:00Jed, Sounds like a good plot. I've read Thund...Jed, Sounds like a good plot. I've read <i>Thunderball</i> and <i>Dr. No</i>, but haven't gotten around to the rest. I really need to vanish for a month and just read the books I need to read and see the movies I need to see.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47326813189815009662013-08-22T01:27:02.164-04:002013-08-22T01:27:02.164-04:00Andrew - I know you are to busy to read these, but...Andrew - I know you are to busy to read these, but if you read just one, read Moonraker! :) Basically, it was based on the V2 rocket. Drax was supposedly an Englishman who had become incredibly wealthy, and developed a "super" V2 to protect Great Britain from attack by missiles. He was going to have a well publicized "test" but had actually changed the coordinates so it would veer off course and detonate a nuclear warhead in downtown London. "M" loans Bond to the domestic intelligence branch (MI5?) where they have an operative on the inside. Needless to say, JB and Gala, with much difficulty save the day. Nothing over the top or that strained believability, much like "From Russia With Love."Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-3338521314676856242013-08-22T01:08:30.313-04:002013-08-22T01:08:30.313-04:00Yeah, that would fit. He should also have a slobb...Yeah, that would fit. He should also have a slobbering green ghost that travels with him and gets him into trouble.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-35855840216533653232013-08-22T00:49:35.884-04:002013-08-22T00:49:35.884-04:00Well, you know me. And if at all possible, we shou...Well, you know me. And if at all possible, we should secure John Cleese to do the voice of Q. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-16843459920182532312013-08-22T00:31:02.092-04:002013-08-22T00:31:02.092-04:00That's a mind focused on marketing to think of...That's a mind focused on marketing to think of the spin off! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-26528135304635434012013-08-22T00:24:41.181-04:002013-08-22T00:24:41.181-04:00For Die Another Day, spin off the invisible car in...For <i>Die Another Day</i>, spin off the invisible car into it's own animated children's cable television series. Call it something like <i>Ghost Traxx</i> and forget about Bond. Unless they want to revisit <i>James Bond Jr.</i> who, strangely enough, was actually JB's nephew. Weird. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-2092622286452208322013-08-22T00:20:52.405-04:002013-08-22T00:20:52.405-04:00Dave, They're also doing Bond month on one of ...Dave, They're also doing Bond month on one of the movie channels. It looks like they are doing everything up to Craig's first two.<br /><br />I don't see the mix with <i>Die Another Day</i>. It's more like mixing <i>Moonraker</i> with <i>Diamonds Are Forever</i>.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-6110945497472919992013-08-22T00:16:50.526-04:002013-08-22T00:16:50.526-04:00Hmmm, save Moonraker by plotmashing Die Another Da...Hmmm, save <i>Moonraker</i> by plotmashing <i>Die Another Day</i> and <i>Diamonds are Forever</i>. What could possibly go wrong?<br /><br />And just as a side note, Netflix now has the Bond catalog available to stream through the Brosnan era, with the notable exception of <i>Octopussy</i>.Dave Olsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-20656907511083689222013-08-22T00:16:18.058-04:002013-08-22T00:16:18.058-04:00Thanks Jed! I haven't actually read that one,...Thanks Jed! I haven't actually read that one, so I can't say how it would work on film, but it would probably be better than the film they made.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com