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Post by Slinger on Jan 16, 2020 15:45:18 GMT
I was really hoping they'd have to try to explain a "gender fluid" Bond.  |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 16, 2020 15:53:54 GMT
Thank goodness. They would have been a laughing stock otherwise.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 16, 2020 16:01:15 GMT
Thank goodness. They would have been a laughing stock otherwise. That would rather depend on their target demographic. If it's as it appears to be, middle-aged blokes and those other people who remember Sean Connery before he became a tax-exile then yes, they probably would be somewhat perturbed by having to grasp a new concept. If they aimed Bond at people with a pulse then I think a female Bond would be perfectly acceptable. I think a large part of them not having plans to make Bond female is because they're not confident of doing it well enough, not because the idea itself is a bad one. Right, I'm off to the doctor now, to see if he can remove my tongue from my cheek.  |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 16, 2020 20:02:43 GMT
Mmm, I'm not interested in Connery. It's the Fleming character from the books and he is male.
Tongue removed from cheek.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 14, 2020 13:27:33 GMT
The new Bond theme song by Billie Eilish. Sounds excellent on first listen, then again I'm a fan.
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Post by Slinger on Feb 14, 2020 14:10:13 GMT
The new Bond theme song by Billie Eilish. Sounds excellent on first listen, then again I'm a fan. Bond geeks, music nerds, pull up a chair: we’ve had a listen to Billie Eilish’s new 007 theme, and broken down its harmony, orchestration and vocals. ‘No Time to Die’ is the new James Bond theme, recorded by pop singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell in their childhood bedroom studio. A bedroom studio might not sound very 007, but the music sure does. Eilish, 18, is also the youngest artist in history to write and record a James Bond theme. All very impressive. But musically, what’s actually going on in ‘No Time to Die’? We’ve had a listen and offered up some thoughts. LINK |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 14, 2020 14:27:25 GMT
Hans Zimmer can do little wrong, too.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 18, 2020 15:48:15 GMT
Am I the only one here who thinks the new Bond theme is utter pants?
It's just so lazy and unimaginative, merely a rehash of recent songs, themes and incidental music that they have blended into a 'new' song; with more than a hint of Skyfall even, it lacks any of the originality of the best Bond themes.
The only saving grace is the vocal - what a shame it wasn’t put to better use!
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Post by MartinT on Feb 18, 2020 15:54:43 GMT
We played all the bond themes and discussed them at length last night. I still say the Billie Eilish is one of the best - Bondian but restrained with tiny elements of John Barry in there.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 18, 2020 15:57:25 GMT
Just had to pick myself up off the floor in a mild state of shock. Had you been taking acid or something? |
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Post by Slinger on Feb 18, 2020 16:15:31 GMT
It's a bit late-period-Bond-theme-by-the-numbers to my ears.
Close miked female singer; check.
Dramatic background timps: Check.
Distorted-guitar motif: Check:
Brass decrescendo followed by violin arpeggio leading into the bridge: Check
Big loud bit: Check
Quiet but moody outro: Check
End on a Maj 9th chord that shouldn't work but does: Check
I don't actually dislike it though, which is more than I can say for most of her stuff that I've listened to.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 18, 2020 17:08:56 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 9, 2020 19:13:52 GMT
Gotta love Daniel Craig.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 2, 2020 22:23:20 GMT
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Post by user211 on Oct 3, 2020 9:32:01 GMT
I suspect a copy will end up on the dark web before it gets released...
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 22, 2021 13:57:21 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 1, 2021 18:10:13 GMT
I'm going to miss Daniel Craig as 007, he has been fantastic.
Here's the final trailer for No Time To Die. Locations look great.
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 30, 2021 12:08:20 GMT
Anyone going to see the new Bond at the cinema?
I'm definitely going once it's a bit less crowded. Most reviews very positive indeed.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 30, 2021 13:11:18 GMT
I shall be going but getting to see Dune is my first priority.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 30, 2021 13:40:30 GMT
Blu-ray for me, with all the extras. If anyone's interested, by the way, Argos are knocking out the 24-film Bond Blu-ray box set for £35.00 at the moment.
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