MrSaigon wrote:So not only are there not really any gadgets in the latest Bond, but Q takes a shot at whiny fans like myself who miss them "We don't do that anymore". Be an expletiving spy movie. It's not like they've altogether given up ridiculousness. Liked the show, but now there are no gadgets or Bond girls. What's next to go?
I thought I'd miss the old Q character and his usual 5 minutes, but I really don't. This one and Casino Royale are pretty easily my favorites.
Having said that, I think there was some reason to think the gadgets might come back.
The recurring "sometimes the old ways are best" theme, plus Q's awesome system gets hacked and he's left kind of helpless. Then the Aston Martin shows up (why is that exactly?) and comes in handy before it's blown up.
The sharp decline of Bond Girls in the Daniel Craig movies is really depressing. How did they make a Bond movie with Olga Kurylenko, my personal number two sexiest actress ever, and not have her be sexy even once? I hated Quantum of Solace simply for that reason. Waste, waste, waste.
Skyfall was so fun, so I tried to feign ignorance at the lack of gadgets (I almost growled when that kid said the We Dont Do That line) and the lack of Bond Girls. Severine was so damn nice, but wasted all her hotness potential just like Olga. Why couldnt they throw in just a little more objectifying? Is that so much to ask?!
Speaking of Bond Girls, I watched Don't Look Back with Sophie Marceau (she of The World is Not Enough fame) and Monica Belucci the other night. Cool flick. The two actresses play the same character who has memory lapses and watches her very physical appearance change from one actress to the other. I won't spoil the ending, but it's kind of cool. Worth a look on Netflix.
Him sniffing Craig was such an awesome Bond moment. The theater I was at, the audience clapped and cheered at that scene louder than anything else. He was so damn good chewin it up. Later on when he and M had their thing, I was kinda over it, but that entrance was just great.
I got pretty bored with Moonrise Kingdom. Kids running around playing army and conversing in ultra-dry tones. I don't know what world outside Portland (it's a hipster's wet dream) this is a candidate for Best Picture. Anderson certainly has a vision. And by a vision I mean one vision.
MrSaigon wrote:I got pretty bored with Moonrise Kingdom. Kids running around playing army and conversing in ultra-dry tones. I don't know what world outside Portland (it's a hipster's wet dream) this is a candidate for Best Picture. Anderson certainly has a vision. And by a vision I mean one vision.
I could not agree more. We didn't even finish it, and we paid for it.
MrSaigon wrote:So not only are there not really any gadgets in the latest Bond, but Q takes a shot at whiny fans like myself who miss them "We don't do that anymore". Be an expletiving spy movie. It's not like they've altogether given up ridiculousness. Liked the show, but now there are no gadgets or Bond girls. What's next to go?
MrSaigon wrote:I got pretty bored with Moonrise Kingdom. Kids running around playing army and conversing in ultra-dry tones. I don't know what world outside Portland (it's a hipster's wet dream) this is a candidate for Best Picture. Anderson certainly has a vision. And by a vision I mean one vision.
I found it extremely entertaining.
Odd, quirky, but very likeable.
However, I just watched Argo and Zero Dark Thirty, and didn't think either were as good as Silver Linings Playbook. I thought that was the best of the year's bunch (but I haven't seen Django or Lincoln yet).
