How does James Bond survive?
I've never met someone that doesn't like James Bond films, although I have met someone that has never seen one...But how come it can still go on even though the main actor changes periodically? Think about it. Are there any other sequels that are good, even though the actors have changed?
Would you have liked the second & third Lord of the Rings films if Frodo wasn't played by Elajah Wood, or if Pierce Brosnan suddenly played Aragorn?
No.
So how come JB is that good? What is it about that film that can make it stay *so* good even when he is played by so many different people?
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By the way, the new JB is AMAZING. Other than the fact he fell in love, that was perhaps the down point, but at least he got (kind of) betrayed...
Two things that annoyed me: The fact that I thought it was going to end about 4 times before it actually did.
The stupid Americanisms in the script. I'm glad they got British actors, but making them say "bloody" in an English accent doesn't make for a good English script. English people don't pick up their "cell phones." We pick up our mobiles. That's one example, I can't think of the other things now, but it was really irritating.
Argh. In future, Mr American Film Company, if you want an English script, get an English script writer, or at least get it proof read by one.
posted by eriu @ 11:45:00 AM
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So you're saying that you don't like Doctor Who then? >_>
Oooh, good point. Doctor Who and James Bond are the only characters that survive when the actor changes.
Doctor Who > James Bond.
I hope to see the new flick this weekend... I'm partial to a blonde Bond, eventhough I think that Brosnan had perfected the role (my husband, of course, would argue that there is no other Bond except for the Connery Bond...)
In terms of the overall Bond storyline, this is the first installment. That's why he falls in love. Then gets betrayed. Then M says "I hope you've learned your lesson" - and he has: From that point on he becomes a shameless, loveless womaniser that bangs chicks with zero emotion. Awesome.
And they say there aren't any decent role-models these days...
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