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#1711 Re: Dust N' Bones & Cyborg Slunks » Slash @ Tom Morello's Justice Tour (Pics) » 918 weeks ago
Slash doesn't look like he's listening to what Lemmy is saying in the last pic.
#1712 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Music Madness - Round 1, Battle 3 » 918 weeks ago
Estranged
#1713 Re: The Garden » Man Decapitates 5yr Sister And Kills Other, Before Being Shot Dead » 919 weeks ago
Ugh. I really hate reading these stories. They make me wonder about the future of mankind and how someone could do such a horrible thing to their own family.
#1714 Re: The Sunset Strip » The JAMES BOND 007 Thread » 919 weeks ago
Sure it's a letdown compared to Casino Royale, sure the theme song sucks, and sure the villain sucks...BUT it's still a pretty good movie overall. The key is NOT comparing it to Casino Royale.
The guy who played the villain--Mathieu Amalric--was also in Munich and I thought he was very good as the sleazy, information dealer Louie. Here he's not as believable.
Onto your other point, I think I'm probably guilty of expecting at least as good a film as Casino Royale. However, if a portion of the film deals with Vesper's death and the fallout on Bond then I have no choice but to at least make a comparison to the film. Most of my issues with the film were plot wise as the damn thing seemed to make no sense--even for a Bond film. I don't think the action sequences were that good as well. I'd attribute that to the director--Marc Forster as he makes primarily drama and comedy films.
He was already my second favorite Bond after Casino Royale. QoS cemented his spot. No one will ever top Connery though.
Connery had both an intellectual depth and a sense of humor. The Moore era seemed to lack that extra depth as Roger Moore was extremely charming but I didn't get that extra existential angst--the whole killing people for a living thing and its affect on the character--that I got with Connery. Nonetheless, I find a lot of his films enjoyable as popcorn films. I do think the plots with Connery were a tad more believable though. I haven't seen any of the Dalton films yet so I can't comment. Now the Brosnan era, character-wise he had that coolness that Moore exuded but there was a little character insight--ala Connery--as well. This is most evident in Goldeneye, especially in the scene where Alec(Sean Bean) confronts Bond in the cemetary. Too bad they never followed up on this in the subsequent films.
Now, Craig has the entire existential angst thing down. It's clear that he has a hard exterior which hides whatever internal pain and issues that come with the job. I think he does this the expressions on his face. The only thing that prevents him from coming close to matching Connery is that he lacks the coolness or suaveness and sense of humor that Brosnan and Moore did so well in their characters. The only negative is that I think at times he can be too dour and unhappy. Lucky for him, I think they can actually develop this part of his character in the next films.
#1715 Re: The Sunset Strip » Neemo's Battle of the Tunes » 919 weeks ago
Tempted
#1716 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GNR Evolution Music Madness Prequalification Round » 919 weeks ago
Civil War
#1717 Re: The Sunset Strip » The JAMES BOND 007 Thread » 919 weeks ago
Those are very good choices, Von and Britt Ekland is very hot. But here's mine:
1)Melina Havelock (Carole Bouquet) "For Your Eyes Only" 1981

2)Major Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach--who is also married to Ringo Starr btw)--"The Spy Who Loved Me" 1977

3)Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianci) "From Russia with Love" 1963

Bonus Pics/ Just missed the top 3
Solitare (Jane Seymour--LALD she had a strange hot exotic look)

Honey Rider (Ursula Andress) "Dr. No" 1962

#1718 Re: The Garden » Off-Duty Cop Robbed at Police Seminar » 919 weeks ago
Comparetto says the suspect demanded his cash and cell phone - then told him to drop his pants.
LOL
#1719 Re: The Sunset Strip » Neemo's Battle of the Tunes » 919 weeks ago
No Excuses.
#1720 Re: The Sunset Strip » Film Scores » 919 weeks ago
Unforgiven
I generally enjoy all of Eastwood's films and their corresponding scores. This one stands out because there is a mix of all emotions here. I especially like the soothing intro that introduces the beginning of the film.
Vertigo
Bernard Hermmann's classic score from I think my favorite Hitchcock film--maybe with Notorious and the under-rated Marnie--it encompasses the mystery and dream like qualities that are within this film. Someone once told me that Basic Instinct (1991) had a very similar score, I'll have to watch that one again to see how much they "borrowed" from this film if any.
