Movie/film thread: resurrected

Pierce Brosnan was great as Bond.  Brought a sense of humour to the role.  And Judi Dench as 'M' - way to go!  I thought the Craig wasn't as smooth as Bond is supposed to be.

Yeah but it's cyclical isn't it. 

Seething with rage.  Found out that what looked like a fantastically amazing film project (Where the Wild Things Are) is being scuppered by Executive tossers.  Directed by Spike Jonze and written by Dave Eggers, and based on one of the most wickedly dark children's books ever, it had major 'quality film' potential.

But no the Execs have said it is too dark, too weird, and the whole thing has got to be redone. 

They scrapped it??? But it looked so good...too dark and weird? Who does not like dark and weird??

Just bought "Life on Mars". Don't really know what it is about but the description of it sounded interesting.

Cornwell's Sharpe series: I loved the books, but the TV series left a lot to be desired. Always the way of it, no? Try reading his other historical fiction. I liked the Warlord trilogy, about Arthurian Britain, but each series has something to offer.
There's no Bond like Sean Connery, but Pierce Brosnan comes close.

They scrapped it??? But it looked so good...too dark and weird? Who does not like dark and weird??

Just bought "Life on Mars". Don't really know what it is about but the description of it sounded interesting.

Sounds like it.  I really hope not though.  As you say there are legions and legions of us who loved the film as a kid who would have been queuing up to watch it.  A 'family friendly' version might also be a bit quaint for today's nintendo-generation kids anyway! I hope it flops (if it's remade, that is)

LIfe on Mars is good.  I'm currently watching the followup, Ashes to Ashes, which features the delectable Keeley Hawes, a sort of sexier keira knightley

Is that the bird from MI5 or Spooks?

Dave Eggers?

I got his book from the library and din't finish the TITLE let alone the book.




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Is that the bird from MI5 or Spooks?

Yes.

She's sexier in this than in that, though

Dave Eggers?

I got his book from the library and din't finish the TITLE let alone the book.

Great book.

If anyone wants to watch something a bit different, may I recommend 15 storeys high a very underrated British programme

http://www.youtube.com/user/revengeofthedog

All the episodes are on my profile

I have to disagree with latefordinner.  I think (besides Sean Connery) that Daniel Craig makes the best Bond.  Let's face it, the Bond series has sucked since the '80s.  Anybody with a Y chromosome (myself included) have given the movie series a pass because it is James Bond.  However, the latest one "Casino Royale" is better than any Bond flick made in the past 25 years.

If anyone disagrees, please name the Bond flick that does stack up.  Add to it the fact that Craig plays Bond as a real hard-nosed MF true to the spirit of the original Ian Fleming novels (and I've read them all).

I have my opinion, feel free to disagree.

Sean Connery was good (obviously because he was an Aussie! ), but the Bond flicks with Pierce Brosnan were great BECAUSE they were over the top, close enough to 'real' Bond to be good, but equally close to 'spoof' to be a load of fun, they had a subtle sense of humour and Brosnan was dead sexy in them. I saw them as an evolution away from the cold war hero scene, which the last one seemed to take us back to.

But we all see things differently.

I read all the books one holidays, when I was about 15-16, staying with my brother.

Sean Connery was good (obviously because he was an Aussie!

Shen ma?
The closest he became to being Australian was marrying one! Diane Cilento.

You're right - I was thinking of George Lazenby who also played Bond.  Connery spent a lot of time on Oz - liked Airlie Beach.  And I met Dian Cilento a couple of times.

The first few of Brosnan ones were really good, but Die Another Day was one of the worst bond films ever...