tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1482521950155502306..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: SpectreLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-8932473917337723842015-11-22T12:43:21.418-05:002015-11-22T12:43:21.418-05:00Although I loathe and disparage critics, usually t...Although I loathe and disparage critics, usually totally out of sink with movie attendees? They <br />usually have no substance whatsoever. I find myself and others totally disliking the movies they give huge kudos to and Loving the ones (ET for example) that they despise. Saying all that I think American Crits were responding to Daniel Craig's remarks and interviews prior to the film's release, saying indifferent and negative things about the Character James Bond and making the remark, when asked, if he was going to play again was not a positive one.<br />Read:http://www.slashfilm.com/daniel-craig-hates-bond/ I think this inevitably shows up on film in the actors so called art? <br />Steve Rugghttp://www.steverugg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51367614340183781602015-11-16T12:35:01.488-05:002015-11-16T12:35:01.488-05:00Some writer said never be mean to an author; they&...Some writer said never be mean to an author; they'll get their revenge in books.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87283507645974981232015-11-16T00:57:59.385-05:002015-11-16T00:57:59.385-05:00Spotted this well-timed article to add to your con...Spotted this well-timed article to add to your conversation: <br /><br /><b>Meet the REAL Blofeld and Scaramanga: The two schoolmates of James Bond author Ian Fleming who inspired 007 villains</b><br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3318906/The-two-schoolmates-James-Bond-author-Ian-Fleming-inspired-007-villains-Blofeld-Scaramanga.html<br /><br />A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5500036640714989982015-11-15T19:55:30.077-05:002015-11-15T19:55:30.077-05:00Jan, I agree with you. The public largely goes for...Jan, I agree with you. The public largely goes for the campy shows but purists prefer the more serious versions including, interestingly enough, those that started George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton, considered closest to Fleming's character.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44251915452627481082015-11-15T17:55:14.674-05:002015-11-15T17:55:14.674-05:00I've not seen the new Bond movie yet. My son ...I've not seen the new Bond movie yet. My son who lives in Ft Worth saw it last night and texted that he liked it. However, I've always complained about the campy versions of Bond because I thought the books were so good and to me the campy ruined the essence of those great stories. I do understand the campy versions were box office GOLD. But I was never glad to praise them. Sounds like I might like SPECTRE. I also usually really like movies that critics don't. Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60666404124417183692015-11-15T14:01:24.917-05:002015-11-15T14:01:24.917-05:00ABA, if you haven't seen Spectre, South Africa...ABA, if you haven't seen Spectre, South Africa came off as the one country holding out against universal spying.<br /><br />You're right about the middling movies having more of a campy edge. There was even that one 007, George Lazenby, who broke the fourth wall to wink at the audience in <i>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</i>.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-9379643586419006822015-11-15T11:58:34.657-05:002015-11-15T11:58:34.657-05:00Thanks for this – will certainly be on the look ou...Thanks for this – will certainly be on the look out for homage to other films.<br /><br />I enjoy a good <i>skop, skiet en donner</i>* and have always been a great Bond fan, though must admit part of me misses the slightly camp, ‘spoofy’, tongue-in-cheek nature of the pre-Daniel Craig era. They were safe and funny. The new incarnation is a different genre - dark and serious - not much different from heaps of other action movies out there.<br /><br />[*The Afrikaans term for an action movie, literally translates as ‘kick, shoot and beat up’. <i>Donner</i> is a slang term, derived from <i>donder,</i> meaning <i>thunder.</i>]<br />A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.com