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@BondianCW
Oct 1, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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*Rolls eyes*
And that's just at the headline Image
Here we go...paragraph 1... Image
More or less every plot since Dr No... Image
What problem exactly? Image
Doesn't sound like much of a problem Image
Errr...

"The villain Safin (which sounds like sarin, the human-made chemical warfare nerve agent),"
OK enough.

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Oct 3, 2021
The whole 'licence to kill' issue is up and running again...but misses the point by a country mile, which is Bond was never a traditional intelligence office, nor meant to be
And also takes a very narrowly British view of espionage and assassination, which is not followed by all, and no, not just the Soviets/Russians
And misses the legacy of Bond's military, para-military roots
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Oct 2, 2021
Alexander Haig was a board member of MGM/UA Entertainment Company in the early 1980s, which released Red Dawn (1984).
'He called it “one of the most realistic and provocative films that I have ever seen,” adding that it offered “a clear lesson to all viewers, and that is the importance of American strength to protect the peace we have enjoyed throughout history.” '
He arranged a private screening in Washington for prominent figures in the defence and intelligence establishments
Mark Weinberg, Movie Nights with the Reagans, pp. 167-8
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Oct 2, 2021
*Cough*

Yet to hear any serious discussion of how the end of the era Bond films tend to be self-referential, as was Pierce Brosnan's DAD.
But where #NTTD goes further, without giving anything away, is to the literary Bond.

Nothing new in being self-referential in the films, OHMSS started the trend with GL's the scenes in Bond's office
I'll plonk this in here

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Oct 1, 2021
Rewatched Skyfall last night in advance of seeing NTTD today.
Must admit I wasn't a massive fan of the film on the first viewing, and maybe I've now seen it 2-3 times, but having seen it again I think it's a lot better than I thought. Image
Above all else what stands out is the sheer quality of Roger Deakins's cinematography.
Not sure I really appreciated how extensively the shot composition, framing and centring shaped what we see on screen

filmword.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-ci…
Quite simply there's not 1 sloppy or duff shot in the entire film.
Really struggling to think of another Bond that comes close to that.
Not to suggest they're poorly made, although I can think of 1 film which is at best shot like a TV show
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Oct 1, 2021
‘I eat greasy fried eggs at least once a week’: Daniel Craig on Bond, being buff and crying at British Gas ads

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