"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Yeah, that will happen. I bet they will come up with a plot about some fundamentalist Christian organization that Bond will have to save us from.
"Bond. James Bond. Whoa."
The computer animation in the tv add looked "cool" like old paperback art (although not necessarily taken from the Bond bookjackets).
Other than that, it looked to me like a REBOOT of the series.
The woman is in charge and it take place in the modern era, no?
Why CAN'T we watch a period film about the Cold War? Why is it we can only have period "bad guy" films about Nazis? Is there THAT much reluctance to say that the USSR was an evil empire?
I caught Daniel Craig in an earlier exhibition of talent last night while watching "Layer Cake".
As an up-and-coming, un-named, mid-level criminal, Craig wasn't bad; but nowhere near the perfect fit of Sean Connery's Bond.
Roger Moore was first offered the role of Bond in "Dr. No", but turned it down due to his playing Simon Templar on the BBC's "The Saint".
Connery grabbed it up and made cinematic and iconic history!
George Lazenby wasn't a bad Bond at all, especially opposite Diana Rigg. All other Bonds beyond have had less and less appeal.
"From Russia With Love" is still the best overall Bond film, followed closely by "Goldfinger" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
Jack.
Another person who never read the books. Ian Fleming's Bond had NOTHING in common with the movie Bond.
Who care what Schussel thinks?.
She's a tenth-rate Ann Coulter....with an Anglophobic chip on her shoulder.
The fact that she thinks Craig is 'too thin' make me wonder if she even saw the film.
Im as redblooded as any man,but even I have to admit Craig is fine shape...
...this is too thin?...
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Looks like the entire planet disagrees with Debbie...96% POSITIVE rating for this film at 'Rotten Tomatoes'...that's almost unheard of.
Just saw it and it was very good. Not as gadgety but it seemed like it was done more professionally. I wanted to hate the new bond but he did a great job. Just one freepers opinion.
Wrong!
The new Bond is razor-sharp, cool, well-dressed but without affectation, and -- I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality -- one hot stud.
If the movie were twice as long, I would have been perfectly happy to sit through the whole thing.
Craig and Co. has refreshed, renewed and rethought Bond for our age, one with far more danger and real gadgets (making fictional gadgets obselete). The new Bond is ready to go teeth to teeth with anyone and fight to the death. The new Bond is more chiseled and discplined and athletic. The new Bond loses almost all of the tired old camp (with just a whisper remaining here and there) but still knows how to crack a joke and have a good time.
The new Bond knows just which women (women!) to conquer -- the married ones -- therein making Danger his middle name.
The new Bond fits easily into any drawer. The new Bond has never seen a horse like the Tennessee Stud. The new Bond means well. The new Bond sees you and raises you ten. The new Bond always swings on the first pitch. The new Bond knows when to hold 'em. The new Bond eats dessert first. The new Bond believes everything he reads. The new Bond sees you when you're sleeping. The new Bond builds strong bodies 12 ways. The new Bond always leaves room for Jell-O.
I could go on.
Someone seems to love the old Bond films. Do we look like we give a damn?
What, you say? You disagree? Have at thee -- I have an itch a bit to the right.
Sean Connery never had to be told how to wear a tuxedo.
