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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — James Bond
HugeDaiCottermee — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 02:58 AM)
Verily I say unto theelooks like the MCU has dealt a killer blow to the Bond franchise with the upcoming release of DOCTOR STRANGE which is capturing everyone's interest at the moment. Not surprising because Marvel hits it out of the ball park every time whereas the Bond producers seem to not even know where the ball park is located anymore and one now has to question the future of the 007 franchise.
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j_w_pepper — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 04:39 AM)
Well, I don't see why anyone would not be able or willing to see a Bond movie every three years or so just because he also likes that Marvel stuff. It's not as if both franchises compete for anybody's weekly welfare payments.
And you've said as much repeatedly without any other movie (HAPPY FEET, JOHN CARTER, THE BOURNE WHATEVER or M:I UMPTEEN) as much as making a dent in the Bond franchise's income.
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sawfan1414 — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 05:35 AM)
Yes, the last decade has been great for Marvel fans as nearly all of their efforts (not the biggest IM3 fan) have been FUN, something Bond has lacked since 2006. What have been your favorites, Bap? It's unfortunate, but it appears with the state Bond is in, that even The Man From UNCLE reboot was superior to the latest Bond offering.
Pepper mentioned John Carter in another post I watched that for the first time not too long back and do you know what I discovered? That it too is also FUN. Honestly, it's not a bad flick at all and I would have watched the planned sequel. Certainly was more enjoyable than Spectre and its use of the biggest Cliche of all time.
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HugeDaiCottermee — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 05:53 AM)
Verily I say unto theeI also enjoyed JOHN CARTER greatly as someone who had read some of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels way back when. I was greatly disappointed with THE MAN FROM UNCLE reboot which was not fit to lick the boots of the original TV series and bears no resemblance to it whatsoever.It was immensely better than QoS though but then what isn't?
Marvel certainly gets the recipe right every time and is able to afford cast members in most of their films that would cripple the finances of the Bond producers even assuming the actors concerned would even be interested in doing a Bond film in the first place. No doubt about it, the MCU rules and delivers both crowd pleasing action entertainment with even some cerebral content as well for those that want that sort of thing. So much to look forward to from Marvel and so little from Bond I'm sorry to say. -
j_w_pepper — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 06:23 AM)
I'm not saying that I thought any of those mentioned were bad movies (didn't see HAPPY FEET and the latest BOURNE, but saw the others albeit not in a theatre but from disk). I was also pleasantly surprised by JOHN CARTER and most Marvel movies I saw (though I'm tired of those repetitive CGI orgies in the meantime). Just saying that none of those have any meaning for the future of the Bond series. Bond fans are not run-of-the-mill action fans and won't desert just because some Spandex models offer more bang for the buck.
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philwhite-411-828978 — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 07:18 AM)
Come on Bap.
I actually agree with a fair amount of things you say on this board, but Marvel film's success have absolutely nothing to do with Bond.
Wether I agree with the current direction of the Bond films or not, I can guarantee that Bond 25 will outgross Dr. Strange. -
TheSharkFromJaws — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 08:56 AM)
I was thoroughly underwhelmed with Captain America Civil War and have not been truly impressed with anything MCU related since the first Avengers film, the one exception maybe being Guardians of the Galaxy. The MCU has been running the same playbook on autopilot for years now, which I'm sure is why the faithful are enjoying it so much, so more power to them.
That said, like, do you even realize how much you claim things like this only for Skyfall and Spectre to have massive success? -
HugeDaiCottermee — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 04:37 AM)
Verily I say unto theecongratulations (??) on being perhaps the only person on Earth underwhelmed by the magnificent CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. Maybe if it had had a rubber shark in it you would have been more impressed.
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dinkywinky123 — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 05:03 AM)
Not surprising because Marvel hits it out of the ball park every time whereas the Bond producers seem to not even know where the ball park is located anymore and one now has to question the future of the 007 franchise.
Disney is a huge corporation releasing Marvel films at 'conveyor belt' regularity. Eon/Danjaq is a small business assisted by a studio, MGM, which goes bankrupt on a regular basis!
If Disney bought 100 percent of the Bond franchise I'd imagine we'd get spin-off Bond films like young Bond age 16, Bond set in the 1960s, Bond vs Star Wars, Pixar Bond, and the Kevin McClory tribute film: Thunderball part three! -
TheSharkFromJaws — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 05:07 AM)
Rubber sharks make everything better.
And yes, Civil War was just more of the same. I don't see what everyone else is flipping out about. Winter Soldier underwhelmed me too.
I liked Ant-Man and the aforementioned Guardians of the Galaxy though. -
pking-2 — 9 years ago(October 26, 2016 12:22 PM)
Hmmm. So you're telling me (not to mention others) that I did not post here for a short while because of
Doctor Strange
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How did you deduce as much? I'm curious.
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