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[thecasinoroyale]

Oooh! Good one! Due to how much of a powerhouse he may be in 'The Dark Knight Rises' and for what he could bring to Bond...I'll go for Tom Hardy. Bale would be good too really...very hard choice The Dove. Good one.


The Americans decide to adapt James Bond for their own audiences in 2016. Hollywood make James Bond...

A disgraced Navy Seal who fights for justice against threats that attack his country with a small band of those who holds close with trust, but must evade reprimand by the Government hunting him down. Played by Sylvester Stallone.

OR

A CIA agent working to protect the country from threats from abroad. He doesn't leave American soil much, and he's not very good in explosive situations but vey clever and logical. Played by Harrison Ford.

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[The Dove]

Gotta go with the latter...I'll take Harrison Ford as a MUCH more credible James Bond over Sly Stallone anyday!

Say that a revamped-for-the-21st century SPECTRE is brought into the Bond films...which former SPECTRE character would you like to see re-cast: Dr. No OR Rosa Klebb ?

[thecasinoroyale]

I think Dr.No would be a good villain to have back, givin his motive, backstory and physical defect, he could come across very menacing and evil.


If they bring back a villain from the Roger Moore era, linking them to Quantum in a future Bond film with Daniel Craig, who would you like to return...


Francisco Scaramanga - A Quantum hitman, the best, known only to MI6 as 'The Man With The Golden Gun'.

OR

Max Zorin - Taking over from Dominic Greene's business ventures, but with a substanstially bigger global domination plan to put into effect.

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[The Dove]

Ooh.. I'd like to see a revamped Max Zorin, taking over Dominic Greene's business ventures, but with a subastantially bigger global domination plot.

Former Bond title singers/song writers you'd like to see return for "Skyfall" : Bono and The Edge, but this time have U2 record the title song OR Carly Simon?

[thecasinoroyale]

Urgh, easy for me...I think Bono is stuck up his own a-r-s-e, so I'll go for the delightful Carly Simon, maybe another 'classic' for the Craig era like she did for Roger Moore!

In 'Skyfall', a well known British actor is featured in a cameo to great critical acclaim. Is it..

Rowan Atkinson as a MI6 spy whom Bond meets briefly and share good screen dialogue, but is killed off during the action sequence in London.

OR

Roger Moore as a Member Of Parliament calling on action to be taken against MI6 and James Bond himself for what has happened.

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

Rowan Atkinson as a MI6 spy whom Bond meets briefly and share good screen dialogue, but is killed off during the action sequence in London

Better "also-ran" contender for the role of Domino in Thunderball:

Gloria Paul



or

Julie Christie

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Gloria Paul for sure. Looks very sultry.


If they made a video game adaptation direct of a classic Bond film, with the model and voice of that Bond actor, a'la 'From Russia With Love', which would you like to see...

'The Spy Who Loved Me' with Roger Moore

OR

'Licence To Kill' with Timothy Dalton

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[The Dove]

Licence To Kill with Timothy Dalton..

Thomas Newman's score for Skyfall...which do you hope more for?: That it features some Oriental flavor to reflect the Shanghai scenes, sort of like John Barry's YOLT score OR a return of more use of the Bond theme, like David Arnold's score for Tomorrow Never Dies?

[thecasinoroyale]

Probably as I've missed it so much for Daniel Craig's Bond, but I have to say the return of more use of the Bond theme, like David Arnold's score for 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.


Does too much James Bond theme in a Bond soundtrack -

ENHANCE the film, keeping us on the edge of our seat, knowing a great action sequence is upon us and let's us cheer for our hero when he does something amazing

OR

CHEAPENS the film, over-used and detracts from the man himself, and the threat he faces because it turns him into an invincible hero. Plus there is better music to use than just the Bond theme.

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[The Dove]

Have to say CHEAPENS the film..but not too much.. I find less-is-more when it comes to use of the Bond theme...Not saying that I'd want a Bond film TOTALLY devoid of the Bond theme, just use it in the appropriate Bond-esque moments and don't go over the top.

After seeing the piece of used chewing gum from the Skyfall Lodge filming sequence pop up on e-bay, which of the follow would be a more amusing piece of Skyfall filming to be auctioned? - A disguarded cigarette butt from one of Javier Bardem's "smoking breaks" OR a pair of swiming goggles which Daniel Craig used in the hotel pool swiming scene?

[thecasinoroyale]

Have to go for a pair of swiming goggles which Daniel Craig used in the hotel pool swiming scene. Swim like James Bond! I can see the adverts now...!


Donald 'Red' Grant is brought back in Bond 24 as a powerful hitman working to kill James Bond. In a shock casting move, the person playing him is announced as...

Sylvester Stallone - Grant is a former Italian / American soldier now turned professional killer working for the highest price with his unique ways of covert operations, stealth tactics and military knowledge. Tough with his fists, powerful and caluclating.

OR

Ewan McGregor - Donald Grant is as brilliant with gadgetry as he is with his mind. A former physics teacher, now turned to organised crime as he makes millions by using new ways to dispatch enemies, with no-one batting an eye at his meak, mild personna.

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

Ewan McGregor - Donald Grant is as brilliant with gadgetry as he is with his mind. A former physics teacher, now turned to organised crime as he makes millions by using new ways to dispatch enemies, with no-one batting an eye at his meak, mild personna.

Alternate universe:

John Terry's Felix Leiter(TLD) meets Olympe(OHMSS)

or

Jack Lord's Felix Leiter(DN) meets Andrea Anders(TMWTGG)?

[thecasinoroyale]

Jack Lord's Felix Leiter(DN) meets Andrea Anders(TMWTGG). Can't beat the coolness of Jack Lord in any of the Felix portrayals.


Which film would you like to see the character of James Bond appear in a small cameo involving spies and a relationship between MI6?

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE : Ethan Hunt and IMF converse with MI6 and James Bond via video link about a suspected arms dealer operating out of Britain.

OR

G.I JOE: James Bond is seen giving a run down about the suspected terrorist threats against London and all the hotspots udner threat to the team of G.I Joe's.

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[The Dove]

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE... I could actually see Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt sharing a scene with Daniel Craig's James Bond..

Favorite John Barry tracks: "Flight Into Space" from Moonraker OR "Airship To Silicon Valley" from A View To A Kill?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Favorite John Barry tracks: "Flight Into Space" from Moonraker

Better 1960s Bond girl that wasn't:

Diana Dors



or

Faye Dunaway

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Faye Dunaway, sadly. Would have been nice to see her on the screen in a Bond film...!


For the 'Skyfall' teaser poster...what do you hope the focal point will be?

James Bond - The main focus is Bond, in a new publicity pose or a shot from the movie, like 'Casino Royale'

OR

An object / location - Bond may be present, may not. The focus is something happening at a certain location, or an object/building depicted in a striking way.

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

James Bond - The main focus is Bond, in a new publicity pose or a shot from the movie, like 'Casino Royale'

The women of Casino Royale(2006)

or

the women of Licence to Kill(1989)?

[The Dove]

The women of Casino Royale (2006)...

The BIGGER wasted opportunity of a Bond title theme song: Letting Madonna write and perform Die Another Day OR Picking Sheryl Crow's "Tomorrow Never Dies" over K.D. Lang's "Surrender"?

[thecasinoroyale]

Letting Madonna write and perform 'Die Another Day'. At least we get to hear 'Surrender' on the end titles...'Die Another Day' just shouldn't have opened that film!

Which previous Bond actor had the better 'rep' after the Bond films?

Roger Moore

OR

Pierce Brosnan

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[The Dove]

Pierce Brosnan...I'm afraid that my knowledge of post Bond films for Moore is limited to....Spice World!! Whoops...LOL

Right...how woud you do a Bond marathon in celebration of the 50th anniversary: Watch all the films in chronological order, INCLUDING the unofficial films OR watch the unofficial films first and THEN do Dr. No through Quantum of Solace?? (I'm probably gonna do the latter...)

[thecasinoroyale]

Urgh, if I had to include the unofficial films, I'll do them first and THEN do 'Dr. No' through 'Quantum of Solace'!


In your eyes, are the unofficial films 'Never Say Never Again' and 'Casino Royale' fit to be talked about in a James Bond forum / thread?

YES - They were unofficial, but still carry an element of what James Bond is/was at the time. Characters and situations are still Bond, so they can still be talked about along with the official ones of course!

OR

NO - They are unofficial for a reason, and just because the characters and situations used are similar, if not the same, to the novels and EON films, they aren't James Bond, so shouldn't be thought about as James Bond!

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

YES - They were unofficial, but still carry an element of what James Bond is/was at the time. Characters and situations are still Bond, so they can still be talked about along with the official ones of course!

The villains of Die Another Day

or

the villains of The Living Daylights?

[thecasinoroyale]

The villains of 'The Living Daylights' hands down. Koskov is slightly annoying, but I suppose he is meant to be so he can get away with what he does without anyone knowing.


Who is the most under-rated villain...

Max Zorin from 'A View To A Kill'

OR

Dr.Kananga from 'Live And Let Die'

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[The Dove]

Hmm.. I'd have to say Dr. Kananga from LALD...Everyone seems to remember him more for blowing up and exploding like a parade float balloon, but he really is a good Bond villain...

The most under-rated Bond ally: Sir Godfrey Tibbett from " A View To A Kill" OR Chuck Lee from "A View To A Kill" ?

[thecasinoroyale]

Aww poor Chuck Lee from "A View To A Kill", love him! Had potential and did some good work in the limited time he had, Tibbett was just a bit too past it for me to take him seriously. Yes, even with Roger Moore next to him!


Who do you think had more fun and passion playing their time as James Bond?

Roger Moore

OR

Pierce Brosnan

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[PrinceKamalKhan]

Moore.

The women of For Your Eyes Only

or

the women of Quantum of Solace?

[thecasinoroyale]

Hmm. I have to go for the women (or woman!) of 'Quantum Of Solace'. It's not brimming with beauties, but Olga Kurylenko seals the deal for me. Gemma Arterton is sweet in her own way...less annoying than Melina Havelock and Countess Lisl!


The location of the villain's headquarters in Bond 24 is revealed to be an underground lair, similar to the Janus Control room in 'GoldenEye', and is located in...

The Arctic - Cold, desolate and isolated from the civilized world

OR

London - Hidden right under MI6's nose, beneath the Underground Tube system

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[The Dove]

Hmm...gotta say The Arctic...the London scenario was briefly touched upon with Miranda Frost being " right under MI6's nose" in Die Another Day...

James Bond crossover with one of the recent resurgent "superhero" characters ( I know, it sounds horrific already, but if one had to choose, would you rather): Christian Bale's Batman OR Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man?

[thecasinoroyale]

Christian Bale's Batman. At least I can see Bales' Batman in the real world, and crossing paths with a British spy...hmm..not a bad idea at a stretch!


If James Bond wasn't a spy in Ian Fleming's novels and he was written as something else, which spawned 23 films and mass global fandom, would it be...

A superhero created by the British Government, with super strength, a cybernetic eye for marksmanship, speed and the ability to heal himself (Cross between Wolverine and Captain America)

OR

A washed out private detective, good at this job but bad in his social and love life, a cross of Columbo and Kojak in the US...or Inspector Morse and DCI Barnaby for us UKers.

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[The Dove]

Have to choose the "washed out private detective"...

Tough economic times have forced MI6 to cut back and James Bond is one of the casualties...he loses his job and is forced to take one of the following: A cook/server at McDonalds OR a London cab driver?