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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Fifthelement said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    Poor Idris Elba

    maybe in his next life

    when people think 007

    they think the different actors who have played James Bond, beautiful Bond Girls, Bond Villains


    Most Bond fans are older, I just see a backlash from the hardcore fans

    I think the premiss of someone else having gotten the codename and a retired James Bond coming back is quite nifty.

    It's better than the worn out "Bond, you have to go rouge and solve this outside of the MI6" like every Bond and Mission Impossible movie does nowadays zzz
    I, too, am excited by this premise.  I think it has been clearly established that a 007 agent is listened to kill and that there is more than one 007 agent. 

    CROJAM95 said:
    They should have kept it a secret until the movie came out to boot

    they are fucking this up Royally

    I sort of want to agree, however, by making this information available before launch, it may pique interest in the franchise with some demographics that wouldn’t previously considered seeing a Bond movie in the theatre.  I guess it’s a bit of a fine line.
     

    Isn't it the "00" part that signifies licensed to kill, and the last number the specific agent? That makes Bond 007, and other agents would be 001, 002, etc. The series has had a 006 before. 

    I haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall but am interested to see what comes of this. 
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  • Fifthelement
    Fifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,965
    You are correct Often.  I can only plead exhaustion.  That explains the spelling errors as well lol😜
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    edited July 2019
    oftenreading said:
    Fifthelement said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    Poor Idris Elba

    maybe in his next life

    when people think 007

    they think the different actors who have played James Bond, beautiful Bond Girls, Bond Villains


    Most Bond fans are older, I just see a backlash from the hardcore fans

    I think the premiss of someone else having gotten the codename and a retired James Bond coming back is quite nifty.

    It's better than the worn out "Bond, you have to go rouge and solve this outside of the MI6" like every Bond and Mission Impossible movie does nowadays zzz
    I, too, am excited by this premise.  I think it has been clearly established that a 007 agent is listened to kill and that there is more than one 007 agent. 

    CROJAM95 said:
    They should have kept it a secret until the movie came out to boot

    they are fucking this up Royally

    I sort of want to agree, however, by making this information available before launch, it may pique interest in the franchise with some demographics that wouldn’t previously considered seeing a Bond movie in the theatre.  I guess it’s a bit of a fine line.
     

    Isn't it the "00" part that signifies licensed to kill, and the last number the specific agent? That makes Bond 007, and other agents would be 001, 002, etc. The series has had a 006 before. 

    I haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall but am interested to see what comes of this. 
    That is correct. 

    But now Bond is retired, so another agent gets his number. 

    But - HE COMES BACK!

    Saying you haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall sort of implies there have been a few sequels, but there has only been Spectre after Skyfall. Which sucked. But this one ties into that one, so you should watch it - and the one-shot opening is nice.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    edited July 2019
    And people saying they should have kept this a secret... I mean, without having read the script and knowing how it is handled and how it is portrayed I would say a judgment on that is impossible to make.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    oftenreading said:
    Fifthelement said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    Poor Idris Elba

    maybe in his next life

    when people think 007

    they think the different actors who have played James Bond, beautiful Bond Girls, Bond Villains


    Most Bond fans are older, I just see a backlash from the hardcore fans

    I think the premiss of someone else having gotten the codename and a retired James Bond coming back is quite nifty.

    It's better than the worn out "Bond, you have to go rouge and solve this outside of the MI6" like every Bond and Mission Impossible movie does nowadays zzz
    I, too, am excited by this premise.  I think it has been clearly established that a 007 agent is listened to kill and that there is more than one 007 agent. 

    CROJAM95 said:
    They should have kept it a secret until the movie came out to boot

    they are fucking this up Royally

    I sort of want to agree, however, by making this information available before launch, it may pique interest in the franchise with some demographics that wouldn’t previously considered seeing a Bond movie in the theatre.  I guess it’s a bit of a fine line.
     

    Isn't it the "00" part that signifies licensed to kill, and the last number the specific agent? That makes Bond 007, and other agents would be 001, 002, etc. The series has had a 006 before. 

    I haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall but am interested to see what comes of this. 
    That is correct. 

    But now Bond is retired, so another agent gets his number. 

    But - HE COMES BACK!

    Saying you haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall sort of implies there have been a few sequels, but there has only been Spectre after Skyfall. Which sucked. But this one ties into that one, so you should watch it - and the one-shot opening is nice.

    I would have thought they would retire the number, sort of like retiring a jersey. It's not like they're going to run out of numbers ;)
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    oftenreading said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    oftenreading said:
    Fifthelement said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    CROJAM95 said:
    Poor Idris Elba

    maybe in his next life

    when people think 007

    they think the different actors who have played James Bond, beautiful Bond Girls, Bond Villains


    Most Bond fans are older, I just see a backlash from the hardcore fans

    I think the premiss of someone else having gotten the codename and a retired James Bond coming back is quite nifty.

    It's better than the worn out "Bond, you have to go rouge and solve this outside of the MI6" like every Bond and Mission Impossible movie does nowadays zzz
    I, too, am excited by this premise.  I think it has been clearly established that a 007 agent is listened to kill and that there is more than one 007 agent. 

    CROJAM95 said:
    They should have kept it a secret until the movie came out to boot

    they are fucking this up Royally

    I sort of want to agree, however, by making this information available before launch, it may pique interest in the franchise with some demographics that wouldn’t previously considered seeing a Bond movie in the theatre.  I guess it’s a bit of a fine line.
     

    Isn't it the "00" part that signifies licensed to kill, and the last number the specific agent? That makes Bond 007, and other agents would be 001, 002, etc. The series has had a 006 before. 

    I haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall but am interested to see what comes of this. 
    That is correct. 

    But now Bond is retired, so another agent gets his number. 

    But - HE COMES BACK!

    Saying you haven't seen a Bond film since Skyfall sort of implies there have been a few sequels, but there has only been Spectre after Skyfall. Which sucked. But this one ties into that one, so you should watch it - and the one-shot opening is nice.

    I would have thought they would retire the number, sort of like retiring a jersey. It's not like they're going to run out of numbers ;)
    They would run out of 00-numbers for their 00-agents? There are only 9 or 10.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    I believe numbers go higher than 10, in my experience. Some go quite a bit higher. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    edited July 2019
    oftenreading said:
    I believe numbers go higher than 10, in my experience. Some go quite a bit higher. 
    Hmm. Seems the movies have established there can be a "0012" etc. Always pictured it as being 001-009. And all I've heard of is 006 in Goldeneye, and wasn't there a 008 in Octopussy.

    In Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the derived films, the 00 Section of MI6 is considered the secret service's elite. A 00 (typically read "Double O" and denoted in Fleming's novels by the letters "OO" rather than the digits "00") is a field agent that holds a licence to kill in the field, at his or her discretion, to complete any mission. The novel Moonraker establishes that the section routinely has three agents concurrently; the film series, beginning with Thunderball, establishes the number of 00 agents at a minimum of 9, with the likelihood of more.
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    https://youtu.be/GB_S2qFh5lU
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    https://youtu.be/GB_S2qFh5lU
    Johnny Marr on guitar. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited February 2020
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    Oh, man. I think it’s an instant classic Bond song—up there with “Goldfinger,” “For Your Eyes Only,” and “The World Is Not Enough.”

    I would put “Skyfall” in the middle somewhere, and “You Know My Name” is awful—that was the worst Bond song since “Die Another Day”; it might even be worse. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    Oh, man. I think it’s an instant classic Bond song—up there with “Goldfinger,” “For Your Eyes Only,” and “The World Is Not Enough.”

    I would put “Skyfall” in the middle somewhere, and “You Know My Name” is awful—that was the worst Bond song since “Die Another Day”; it might even be worse. 
    It was the song directly after Die Another Day... so it would be both the worst and the best since Die Another Die... :)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited February 2020
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    Oh, man. I think it’s an instant classic Bond song—up there with “Goldfinger,” “For Your Eyes Only,” and “The World Is Not Enough.”

    I would put “Skyfall” in the middle somewhere, and “You Know My Name” is awful—that was the worst Bond song since “Die Another Day”; it might even be worse. 
    It was the song directly after Die Another Day... so it would be both the worst and the best since Die Another Die... :)
    Holy shit! It felt like a decade passed in between those two films. Casino Royale deserved a better song. 
    Post edited by dankind on
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    Oh, man. I think it’s an instant classic Bond song—up there with “Goldfinger,” “For Your Eyes Only,” and “The World Is Not Enough.”

    I would put “Skyfall” in the middle somewhere, and “You Know My Name” is awful—that was the worst Bond song since “Die Another Day”; it might even be worse. 
    It was the song directly after Die Another Day... so it would be both the worst and the best since Die Another Die... :)
    Holy shit! It felt like a decade passed in between those two films. Casino Royale deserved a better song. 
    It's often hailed as the best of the Craig songs and one of the greatest. So you are a bit alone here. But I respect your opinion.

    What are your 5 favorite songs? 

    ANd do you agree Ocopussy has the most underrated?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited February 2020
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    dankind said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I personally think they should just have UK/british artists do the songs. And if not, then My Morning Jacket should have done it. 

    I think this sounds like a middle of the road Bond song. Kind of like Skyfall but without the strong chorus. It's nice and feels Bond-y enough but it's no Skyfall, You Know My Name or Goldfinger.
    Oh, man. I think it’s an instant classic Bond song—up there with “Goldfinger,” “For Your Eyes Only,” and “The World Is Not Enough.”

    I would put “Skyfall” in the middle somewhere, and “You Know My Name” is awful—that was the worst Bond song since “Die Another Day”; it might even be worse. 
    It was the song directly after Die Another Day... so it would be both the worst and the best since Die Another Die... :)
    Holy shit! It felt like a decade passed in between those two films. Casino Royale deserved a better song. 
    It's often hailed as the best of the Craig songs and one of the greatest. So you are a bit alone here. But I respect your opinion.

    What are your 5 favorite songs? 

    ANd do you agree Ocopussy has the most underrated?
    It just doesn’t sound like a Bond song at all to me. Neither does “Live and Let Die,” for that matter, but that’s just a classic tune. When I hear that one come on the radio, I never think of Bond, though. “You Know My Name” sounds like a B-side from an album that should’ve been shelved. There’s a reason we don’t hear that one on the radio. 

    My top five:

    “Goldfinger”
    “The World Is Not Enough”
    “For Your Eyes Only”
    “GoldenEye”
    “No Time to Die” (instant classic; may work its way up)

    And yes, I agree that “All Time High” is highly underrated. 
    Post edited by dankind on
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I like it! 
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Definitely sounds Bond-y.
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