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[zencat]

Sorry, Zencat... this thread will never die...

I don't mind. But I don't know why this thread would be revived for a specific conversation about Miranda Frost's sexuality. Certainly it could/should have been it's own thread.

[Jim]

But I don't know why this thread would be revived for a specific conversation about Miranda Frost's sexuality.

Which was probably...

Kind of bummed

[JimmyBond]

Don't worry about it GS. People love seeing this thread pop up again.

[Major Tallon]

Don't worry about it GS. People love seeing this thread pop up again.

Absolutely. Perhaps the best thing about DAD is that it gave rise to this wonderfully written review. A true CBn classic.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Don't worry about it GS. People love seeing this thread pop up again.

Absolutely. Perhaps the best thing about DAD is that it gave rise to this wonderfully written review. A true CBn classic.

I'll second that!

[License To Kill]

Like many Bond fans, I enjoyed DAD up until Iceland.

Then, it became Star Wars.

Just popping 'round to see what's been happening on here. DaveBond's remark is the bottom line, IMHO.

[jamie00007]

I disagree. Star Wars had good special effects.

[zencat]

Hey, what the happened? My review is gone.

[Jim]

Hey, what the happened? My review is gone.

Just the latest in adaptive camouflage.

[zencat]

Well, thanks to Judo chop who quoted it in full, it's back.

[Colossus]

I think we've all been in here too long! (and i like it muahahaah)

[Bryce (003)]

To Hell with Zencat's review of the movie, what about the link to his review of my party?

[jaguar007]

To Hell with Zencat's review of the movie, what about the link to his review of my party?

I wish I could have been there

[K1Bond007]

Well, thanks to Judo chop who quoted it in full, it's back.

We should main page this thing and use it to discuss how crazy we Bond fans can be immediately after seeing a Bond film.

Die Another Day didn't have that effect on me though. It's the only one. I didn't like it the first time I saw it. Not a fan of The World Is Not Enough either, but I admit to leaving the theater with a big ol grin. It's like a dream. "It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange."

[jaguar007]

you are right K1bond007.

OF course my opinions of BOnd movies (eg, the ones I like and dislike) are all being compared as Bond movies. AVTAK, MR, TWINE and DAD all rank toward the bottom of the series for me, but I will still take any of those over Titanic or Avatar!

[Double-0-7]

I love it when this thread pops-up. A great review by Zencat of an iffy film and a great 003 party. Rereading this thread was part of the reason I attended the DTBB 2-007 Vegas trip - and I was not disappointed!

[DaveBond21]

I love this thread. Zencat's review of DAD is my screensaver at work....

[darthbond]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

darthbond

[winstoninabox]

Some time ago I wrote a review + re-imagining of DAD. If anyone is interested it is http://www.filmforen...ry/genres/bond/

There are some other Bond films there that have had the same treatment. If I were to change the re-imagining now it would be to steal the above posters idea of removing Miranda. Pity, cause she's one of the sexiest Bond ladies ever.

While I enjoyed DAD zencat, I wouldn't rate it as highly as you do.

[Aris007]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

darthbond

You forgott the surfing scene.

[Daddy Bond]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

darthbond

You forgott the surfing scene.

The opening surfing scene?

[SecretAgentFan]

I guess this is about the CGI glacier surfing scene.

Well, well, well... the CGI is not good. Looks like a kind of early version that just was left in due to time or budget constraints.

BUT...

I still think it´s fun. And very Bond-ish. 007 is in a life-threatning situation. And he uses what he has to escape that in a way that is also wink-wink funny. So... quit the whining, guys. This is a fun scene, over the top like the rest of the film, indicating a very distinct phase in the Bond films.

[David_M]

This is a fun scene, over the top like the rest of the film, indicating a very distinct phase in the Bond films.

Exactly. Adopt the time-honored strategy of parents everywhere and you can endure this scene by repeating to yourself, "It's only a phase...it's only a phase..."

I can never watch that scene without remembering the audience's reaction to it in the theater. An audible groan went up, as I recall. Probably the only time I've seen that reaction for a scene that was scored with the James Bond theme.

[SecretAgentFan]

I saw DAD twice in the theatre - and I must say, the surfing scene always provoked appreciative cheering and even applause. It was so wildly over the top that this probably was what James Bond meant to his audience at that timie.

[Double-Oh Agent]

I guess this is about the CGI glacier surfing scene.

Well, well, well... the CGI is not good. Looks like a kind of early version that just was left in due to time or budget constraints.

BUT...

I still think it´s fun. And very Bond-ish. 007 is in a life-threatning situation. And he uses what he has to escape that in a way that is also wink-wink funny. So... quit the whining, guys. This is a fun scene, over the top like the rest of the film, indicating a very distinct phase in the Bond films.

I agree. The CGI could be better, but the actual escape is very Bondian.

This is a fun scene, over the top like the rest of the film, indicating a very distinct phase in the Bond films.

Exactly. Adopt the time-honored strategy of parents everywhere and you can endure this scene by repeating to yourself, "It's only a phase...it's only a phase..."

I can never watch that scene without remembering the audience's reaction to it in the theater. An audible groan went up, as I recall. Probably the only time I've seen that reaction for a scene that was scored with the James Bond theme.

No offense, but I've seen a number of Bond films in theaters multiple times and I've never heard a groan from the audience during any viewing, including during Die Another Day.

[DR76]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

Once again, the Bond fans rear their ugly racism in their attacks upon Halle Berry. I can't believe they are really that disturbed by the idea of a woman with African ancestry being the leading actress in a Bond female. This is becoming disgusting beyond belief.

[zencat]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

Once again, the Bond fans rear their ugly racism in their attacks upon Halle Berry. I can't believe they are really that disturbed by the idea of a woman with African ancestry being the leading actress in a Bond female. This is becoming disgusting beyond belief.

Oh, I don't see any racism here. There have been plenty of African American Bond Girls who are beloved. Rosy Carver. May Day. If there's any prejudice at work here, I'd say it's against her superstar status. That seemed to clash a bit with the Bond universe.

[Jim]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

Once again, the Bond fans rear their ugly racism in their attacks upon Halle Berry. I can't believe they are really that disturbed by the idea of a woman with African ancestry being the leading actress in a Bond female. This is becoming disgusting beyond belief.

Rubbish.

[jaguar007]

I watched this movie again yesterday, and it's been given a bad rap. It really is a good movie that falls short of greatness for two reasons:
1. The plane sequence
2. Halle Berry.

Once again, the Bond fans rear their ugly racism in their attacks upon Halle Berry. I can't believe they are really that disturbed by the idea of a woman with African ancestry being the leading actress in a Bond female. This is becoming disgusting beyond belief.

Seriously??? Race has nothing to do with it, I find Hally Berry to be a beautiful woman and she looked good in the movie, but she just kind of cheesed her way through the role. However as awful as she was, she was still better than Denise Richards and Tanya Roberts who happen to be white

[glidrose]

Make room for us newbies. Hey, Secret Treaties... over here.

Edited by glidrose, 13 November 2011 - 09:55 PM.