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almo

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Having had the misfortune to endure 2 and a 1/2 hours of absolute rubbish last night, am I alone is feeling totally disappointed with the new Bond movie? Was it a montage of youtube clips or something worse?

Not alone was Craig so static I saw woodworm working it's way out of his head, but the Bond girl was worse than she'd been in Kingdom of Heaven.

The movie seemed an excercise in product placement (I even saw Richard Branson being frisked in an airport) and trying to cover up bad acting and poor storyline with as many stunts as possible. And as for the toruture scene, the most horrible of all time? Anyone remember Rambo? Or maybe having to sit through this movie was the ultimate in torture.

Or maybe I'm totally wrong and it's the cold that's chilled my brain!
 
Oh god, if only! I felt sorry for Judi Dench, surrounded by such dross. Even the ending was so predictable, is there anyway they can bring back Navan Man? Even the actual Navan Man would do better, or Podge and Rodge!
 
The high point was when it turned from black and white to colour - Thank God!

The worst torture scene is in Reservoir Dogs.
 
almo said:
I even saw Richard Branson being frisked in an airport
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Did not notice that. Are you sure it was him ?

NB Most people I know enjoyed the film a lot. At least it did not have something too far fetched like the invisible car in the previous film.
 
Richard Branson was definitely in it. I've seen it mentioned in too many other places not to be true.

I wasn't paying attention to that bit either though.

Worst bit was when they wreaked the Aston Martin. Guess it wouldn't be bond him doing that though.
Oh, best scene was where he had to resuscitate himself after being poisoned.
 
I felt too much of it was an engagement in marketing and product placement. From the most awful opening for a Bond movie to horrible dialogue, to zero heat between the protagonists, to a weak baddy, just didn't work.

I never saw the Dogs scene, but it can't come near to enduring this excuse for a flick in a cold cinema, and being unable to leave as I'd gotten in for free!
 
Did the audience in any other cinema laugh at the bit where Bond is driving a car, and the camera pans to reveal a Ford?
 
The hire car? My colleague laughed as Friday morning I'd a problem with starting my escort estate. And when he pulls up in a Ford taxi, the following car is also a Ford!

Is it true that they'll get Tom Jones to sing the next song, which horrifies in two ways, one that it might be worse than the current song and 2nd is that Craig will be in another Bond!
 
seems strange you're going so out of your way to criticise a film that has been out for a few months and was very well received critically and by audiences given box office take.
 
That critical acclaim left we expecting something better and this is the LOS forum afterall.

Two good recent films I'd recommend are Babel and in particular Blood Diamond.
 
almo said:
The hire car? My colleague laughed as Friday morning I'd a problem with starting my escort estate. And when he pulls up in a Ford taxi, the following car is also a Ford!
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Product placement / sponsorship is a fact of life ...its in all big films like it or not, and thats how the world operates. Did you expect his hire car to be an aston martin wherever he goes ?
 
rmelly said:
seems strange you're going so out of your way to criticise a film that has been out for a few months and was very well received critically and by audiences given box office take.
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Maybe you didn't read the original post, I only just saw it, unlike those with ESP or other such super perceptory gifts I won't knock in advance.

Just this morning i remembered the daddy of all torture scenes, Marathon Man, as alluded to by DrMoriarty, who can go to the dentist without wondering if it's safe.

I understand the product placement rabbit, if anyone has seen Daywatch or Nightwatch it's hilariously done. But this Bond film just seemed to exist to plug products.
 
I thought Casino Royale was very enjoyable.
Very different to other Bond movies.
First Bond I ever saw in a cinema but was pleasantly surprised. Craig is a much better Bond that I envisaged.
 

I suggest you have a look at a view to a kill and get back to us
 
Isn't there a scene in the latest film that goes something like:

A.N.Other: Nice watch. Rolex?
Bond: No. Omega.


 
There is a whole host of product placement - Sony VAIO laptops, Ford and all it's marques, Omega etc - great film though, but am sticking with my Latitide, my Toyota and my Tag Heuer.

Didn't he even specify the brand of gin?
 
The worst movie that I ever saw for product placement was One Fine Day which was a feature length ad for Motorola StarTAC phones. And the movie itself was tripe. I would have walked out except that I was on a long haul flight at the time.
 
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