tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2199990228865452089..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: James Bond: What Now?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14986349274313361662021-11-06T10:49:29.711-04:002021-11-06T10:49:29.711-04:00The Bond films weren’t all about James Bond for ev...The Bond films weren’t all about James Bond for everyone. All those high tech chases and shenanigans were new in the early Sixties. At the memorial service for my first husband recently, I was remembering how he laughed his head off when a small plane got its wings sheared off trying to flee (or was it pursur) through a narrow alley. He couldn’t get enough of that gadget type stuff. The people were incidental - one reason we didn’t stay married. That said, I agree with the theory of imprinting on one’s first Bond. Also one’s first Sherlock Holmes. Basil Rathbone is still the real thing for me.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78445682203747717782021-11-06T08:43:17.709-04:002021-11-06T08:43:17.709-04:00Leigh, I agree - Craig's accent in that was AL...Leigh, I agree - Craig's accent in that was ALMOST as bad as Michael Caine's in "Second Hand Lions" (for that matter, while I love Michael Caine, his American accents were always slipping in odd spots, as in "The Cider House Rules"). But I enjoyed the rest of the movie.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68983829415830248832021-11-05T22:24:12.071-04:002021-11-05T22:24:12.071-04:00God forgive Daniel Craig (and me), I just watched ...God forgive Daniel Craig (and me), I just watched the icon deliver the worst Southern accent I've ever witnessed in the murder mystery, <i>Knives Out</i>. Sadly, it's almost the only thing that stuck with me.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51283490511247834682021-11-05T22:20:53.449-04:002021-11-05T22:20:53.449-04:00Some people had trouble accepting Moore supposedly...Some people had trouble accepting Moore supposedly because of his age. I had difficulty with Moore and Brosnan because of their tongue-in-cheek television creds. I couldn't take them seriously. However, I entirely bought the Craig incarnation.<br /><br />But series manifest a deeper problem. Series often reboot when the franchise has run out of imagination. They then start swapping in mix-and-match notions, "How about we call Scarlett Red and cast him as a gay male, see, get it? And we pair him with a black Rhett who's trying to find himself, okay? Oh, and Hattie… Listen darlings, this is gonna be big!"<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39123767362361263782021-11-05T12:34:59.807-04:002021-11-05T12:34:59.807-04:00I agree with Eve's comment about favorite Bond...I agree with Eve's comment about favorite Bond being your first. I have found the same thing with Doctor Who. <br /><br />By the way, I read an interview with the producers of the show SHERLOCK. When people complain that Holmes shouldn't be brought into modern times they reply that James Bond is supposed to be a veteran of World War Two.<br /><br />And for the record, I have never seen a James Bond movie.<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32401438940021576112021-11-05T12:09:17.957-04:002021-11-05T12:09:17.957-04:00James Bond is another iteration / incarnation of G...James Bond is another iteration / incarnation of Gawain and/or Lancelot, both of whom survived anything and everything (let's see Bond go up against the Green Knight), fought the evils of their day (from the Green Knight to evil kings), bedded women, and had some very good lines. Of course there will be a return. <br /><br />BTW, my strong suspicion is that a person's favorite Bond is the one they saw when they were a teenager and (sorry for the pun) bonded with. Mine is Sean Connery.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.com