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[The Dove]

Jaws..but he should have returned to "The Dark Side"...I think his being turned into a good guy in Moonrake precluded his return for a 3rd Bond film sadly..

The more angst-ridden Bond expression: When Dalton's 007 pops the balloon with 'Smiert Spionam" written on it after Saunder's crushing death in The Living Daylights OR Daniel Craig's 007 when his CPR efforts fail to revive Vesper in Casino Royale?

[thecasinoroyale]

(Of course! Nice one Pussfeller, thanks!)


Aw, good one Dove! At a pinch..I think Timothy Dalton popping the balloon with his hands...something about that bang, Bond's jump, and his expression is quite chilling.


Which henchman died a very... "meh" death, in their final battle with Brosnan.

Mr.Stamper having his foot fried and then blown up with the missile in 'Tomorrow Never Dies'

OR

Zao, flipped in his Jag by Bond and spiked by a falling chandelier in 'Die Another Day'

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[S K Y F A L L]

Zao because I never liked that death, I didn't understand why Bond just didn't shot him instead of the chandelier.

Which film had the better car chase?

DAF or TMWTGG

[thecasinoroyale]

Ooh....I think with the settings, 'Diamonds Are Forever' - it had a hint of 'The Blues Brothers' about it too.


Which henchman died a very... "meh" death, in their final battle with Moore.

Sandor, after a brutal fist-fight in Egypt, he's finally dropped to his death by a tie in 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

OR

Chang, in the glass house battle reduced to being thrown out a clock window into a piano in 'Moonraker'

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[S K Y F A L L]

Sandor only because I believe he fell the shortest distance.

What would you rather see in BOND24;

Bond jet skiing OR ski dooing?

[thecasinoroyale]

Bond jet skiing. Roger Moore made it look easy in 'The Spy Who Loved Me', and I think Craig could use it in a great action sequence maybe?


What was more cringe worthy in the early Bond films...

The speeded up film, usually during the driving sequences

OR

The over exagurated hand to hand fight sequences

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[Pussfeller]

The undercranked chase scenes are far more distracting. The boat chase in Thunderball is downright Benny Hill-esque.

Would you rather spend an evening watching:

Shady Tree's act

or

Baron Samedi's musical extravaganza ??

[thecasinoroyale]

Haha....good one! I'll take Baron Samedi's musical extravanganza! Shady Tree sounds rubbish in his stand-up. Lousy audience? Lousy act more like!


What helps to age the older Bond films most:

The green screen filming projections behind the actors

OR

The style and use of music (very dramatic/o.t.t)

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[S K Y F A L L]

The effects because the car chase in DR is just to dated. It looks like a home movie.

Who would win in a fight?

Elliot Carver's stealth boat and GPS decoder from TND OR Gustav Graves'es plane and Icarus from DAD?

[The Dove]

GG's plane and Icarus..hands down. Carver's stealth both really didn't have any significant weaponery, apart from the sea-drill which would be useless against a plane and any missiles it launches could easily be "swatted from the sky" by Icarus.

Creepier Jaws moment in The Spy Who Loved Me...When Jaws disappears during the light changing at the Pyramids light show OR when Anya opens up her train closet door to find him hiding in there?

[thecasinoroyale]

Deffo when Anya opens up her train closet door to find him hiding in there! Still makes me shiver a little bit - that loud train horn doesn't help, and the fact that big zoom comes in, good cinematography! Looks like one of those old horror film monsters stood there.


Which weapon does Bond handle better in your opinon...

Hand pistols (think 'Dr.No', 'Live And Let Die', 'GoldenEye' etc)

OR

Sub-machine guns (think 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 'The Spy Who Loved Me', 'The Living Daylights' etc)

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[S K Y F A L L]

I love the PPK with a silencer so I have to go with it. It also looked great alongside a sub-machine gun in TND. The hand guns are more stealth which is more in character with a spy.

Which character would you rather see a painting of, in the background of Skyfall?

Sean Connery OR Albert Cubby Broccoli

[The Dove]

Cubby..definitely Cubby..it would be a nice tribute which would be subtle..having a portrait of Sean Connery would stand out more and be a bit distracting.

We saw Deborah Moore make a cameo as the air hostess in Die Another Day...which other "child of a James Bond" should make a cameo in a future Bond: Jason Connery OR Sean Brosnan ?

[Trevelyan 006]

Sean Brosnan, preferably providing a memorable performance as 'armed thug #3'. (or something to that effect)


Unexpected plot twist you'd rather see:

Bond joins a monastery and in turn, becomes a monk (offering salvation to all those who are troubled)

Or

Bond trades in his PPK for a pacifier and in turn, opens a day-care center (offering reliable care at reasonable prices)

[thecasinoroyale]

Bond joins a monastery and in turn, becomes a monk (offering salvation to all those who are troubled)...at least there is a chance of him coming back to the field to protect a fellow monk or something!


What product placement would you just NOT want to see during 'Skyfall', being bigged up by 007:

A new skin soap, in a hotel room, where Bond smirks to himself "Now this stuff really does work!"

OR

A branded bottle of water, in a bar, where Bond smirks to himself "Now this water really is refreshing!"

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[The Dove]

Both are cheesy but the skin soap one is the worst..sounds more like a scene taylored especially for a television commercial..

Kleinman's title sequence for Skyfall: do you hope it's got the retro-60's feel like the Casino Royale titles OR more standard Maurice Binder type like Goldeneye through The World Is Not Enough?

[S K Y F A L L]

As nice as the one like Casino Royale would be, I would have to go with the latter because I feel the title sequence should be more like the one from DN.

What Dr.No throwback would you rather see in Skyfall;

THREE MICE run across the ground
OR
'Underneath the mango tree' playing in the background?

[thecasinoroyale]

Nice one. I'd go for 'Underneath The Mango Tree' - that musical cue is totally linked to Bond fans in 'Dr.No' - the three blind mice would probably make people think there's an infestation in the scene!


Following S K Y F A L L's cue, if they threw in a nod to another Bond film in 'Skyfall' would you rather have...

A henchman in Shangai who Bond fights, and we see he has a golden eye - 'GoldenEye'

OR

Bond faces the villain, Silva, in the finale and quotes A.E.Housman's lyric to him "So...since the man that runs away, lives to die another day." - 'Die Another Day'

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[The Dove]

I'd rather have the quoting of the lyrics with die another day...the henchman with the golden eye is too much like the Goldeneye: Rogue Agent game...already been done..

Who should Bond deliver his famous introductory line to in Skyfall: Raoul Silva OR Severine ?

[S K Y F A L L]

I've been already thinking it might be Severine at the Floating Casino done something like in DN, but I'll keep my fingers crossed though.

Which character would you rather have comeback for a 3rd film?

Jack Wade OR Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky

[thecasinoroyale]

Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky, at least he didn't become some cartoon character - the leap that Wade made from a serious CIA operative in 'GoldenEye' to a beach bum in 'Tomorrow Never Dies' was awful! Bring back Valentin!


In 'Skyfall', how should Raoul Silva die?

KIlled in a big explosion, trapped in his own evil scheme that goes wrong thanks to Bond.

OR

Shot by Bond, or one of his allies, at a crucial tense moment in the finale.

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[S K Y F A L L]

Gun down by Bond because we haven't seen that in a while.

Without hearing Skyfall, who would you rather compose Bond 24

Thomas Newman OR David Arnold?

[thecasinoroyale]

David Arnold still for me. Going of how Bond-tastic I found 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and 'The World Is Not Enough', they started to get a bit loud and sill towards the end of Brosnan's run, but he pulled it out the hat for 'Casino Royale' and even more for 'Quantum Of Solace', so I'd love to have heard what he would do for 'Skyfall'.


Do you want to hear the James Bond theme during 'Skyfall' in action sequences?

YES - It adds to the 'Bond-vibe' and gets us right into the action with the character, and reduces and heavy tension or drama

OR

NO - It ruins perfectly gripping, tense action sequences and doesn't need to be used just when Bond is in battle anymore to make him a 'hero'

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[The Dove]

Yes- It adds to the Bond vibe and gets us right into the action with the character...

Cheesier 70's-80's "saxophone-representing-a-sexy-lady" moment in a Bond film: When Stacy Sutton arrives at Zorin's French estate and gets off the helicopter in AVTAK OR when Bond is trying to get the golden bullet "charm" from Saida in TMWTGG ??

[thecasinoroyale]

Hehe...brilliant! I have to go for when Stacy Sutton arrives at Zorin's French estate and gets off the helicopter in 'AVTAK' - at least 'TMWTGG' has some exotic charm to it.


Most dramatic piece of Bond music used in a Connery film -

'Dr.No' - When Bond kills the tarantula with the big brass band in the room with him!

OR

'Thunderball' - When Domino kills Largo and he staggers about, collapsing to his death nice and dramatically!

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[S K Y F A L L]

Thunderball because the Dr.No one if I remember was just to short in comparison.

Who is more likely to return and do another theme song; CHRIS CORNELL OR ALICIA KEYS ???

[thecasinoroyale]

Chris Cornell - he was well recieved by critics and fans for the new era of 007 and think he would keep that rock-edge in future Craig films.


Who do you feel is quite under-rated for their role as James Bond in eyes of some fans/critics?

Roger Moore - Suave and sophisticated with the longest run, but often slated for staying on too long and bringing too much humour to the character.

OR

Pierce Brosnan - Started off brining Bond back to fans, but often slated for losing the Bond-ness of the character in latter films, and losing the passion.

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[S K Y F A L L]

I think Roger Moore because I think he is been always overshadowed by Connery.

If Christopher Nolan directed BOND 24 who would him cast from his normal collection of actors?

Marion Cotillard OR Cillian Murphy ?

[The Dove]

Ooh I'd think they both could be good in a Bond film but I'll give the edge to Marion Cotillard..


Based on all the excitement Skyfall has generated, especially here at CBN, how many times do you plan on seeing it in the theater: ONLY once and then save some freshness for when it comes out on DVD OR Freshness be damned...I'm seeing it multiple times on the big screen?

[thecasinoroyale]

Freshness be damned...I'm seeing it multiple times on the big screen! Christ, if I saw 'DAD' twice in the cinema back in 2002, I am sure to trump that 10 years later with this epic Bond event!


Which Bond actor would you like to see in a new role in a future Bond film -

Andreas Wisniewski (Necros from 'TLD') playing an MI6 agent.

OR

Benicio Del Toro (Dario from 'LTK') playing a CIA agent

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