Dan Brecher
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Just say it, Morgan, she's tits on legs and little else in this movie. I find Rosamund Pike far more the interesting lady.
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I find Rosamund Pike far more the interesting lady.Very true. She takes the crown for being the most attractive woman in the film.
I'm curious, but why in the hell was it leaked that there's a possibility of Jinx having her own movie series? That killed any hope of suspense in the movie. I was thinking during the laser sequence, "Well, Jinx isn't going to die because they're going to make more movies of her."
Bond needs to go back to super spy mode, not generic action hero.
I'm curious, but why in the hell was it leaked that there's a possibility of Jinx having her own movie series? That killed any hope of suspense in the movie. I was thinking during the laser sequence, "Well, Jinx isn't going to die because they're going to make more movies of her."Well it's kinda dumb for them to kill of the Bond girl, first of all. And second, you just kinda know she'll make it out, just like you know Bond will make it out and everything will be fine.
Did you really think there was a possibility that they would cut Halle Berry in half with a laser gun?
James Bond stunts should not involve heavy use of CGI. It just ruins all the funThey used green/blue screen stuff in some of the older Bond movies. And it was pretty obvious in them, too.
They used green/blue screen stuff in some of the older Bond movies. And it was pretty obvious in them, too.Yes, but that was usually just for the closeups of the actor. The stunts were still done by real stuntmen. That's part of the attraction of the Bond series for me, the sometimes outrageous stunts being pulled. No CGI beats skiing off a mountain with a parachute, jumping boats over roads, and fliping cars. I feel like the bond series is getting further away from that, which is sad.
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Well it's kinda dumb for them to kill of the Bond girl, first of all. And second, you just kinda know she'll make it out, just like you know Bond will make it out and everything will be fine.
Did you really think there was a possibility that they would cut Halle Berry in half with a laser gun?I said any hope of suspense.
Regardless of whether or not you know the outcome of a series of events, a good filmmaker would still know how to create suspense get the audience to hold their breath. What's sad is that Alfred Hitchcock has blatantly laid out the blueprints for how it's done, but nobody has been able to match his style for suspsense yet.
The whole laser sequence with Jinx was so blah.
As a matter of fact, I don't think it'd be dumb to kill off the good, active Bond girl, active defined as the ones James Bond sleeps with and gets help from in more than just advice (eg. Paris Carver from Tommorow Never Dies doesn't fit the definition of an active Bond girl, but Natalya Simonova from Golden Eye does). Besides, the Pierce Brosnan Bonds needs something to change it up every now and then.
What's sad is that Alfred Hitchcock has blatantly laid out the blueprints for how it's done, but nobody has been able to match his style for suspsense yetThe only way to do it like he did is to either use no-name actors (like in Cube) or create a steady history of not being afraid to kill of famous people (like in 15 Minutes).
Ever since Broccoli's daughter took over as producer, Bond has just been made to look more and more like a barely competent buffoon. IMO anyway.I wonder if you hint at that he's being a bit feminized?
I would certainly agree with that.
Just checked out David Poland's piece for the week where he defends this film, which is his right. And I like his column. BUT he calls Jinx the first butt-kicking actress in a Bond film. It's been ONLY FIVE YEARS since Michelle Yeoh headlined TND with Brosnan, and while the film might have been lackluster, she most certainly was not. While she may not win Oscars like Halle (thought she might have deserved them), she did give a far stronger performance than Berry, and I could actually believe Michelle was an ass-kicking secret agent.I haven't thought of it that way. Halle Berry's stock in ths film for me just keeps going down and down and down.....
Two of my favorite Bond movies are On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Licence to Kill.Here, here!!!! Those are two of my favorites too, and my two least favorite Brosnan movies (Goldenye and DAD) are least like these movies, in my opinion.