James Bond 25: No Time To Die - Daniel Craig, Lashana Lynch, Rami Malek, Ana De Armas

[SamSeed]

Don't buy a big drink before this one, final running time confirmed as 2 hours 45 minutes. I don't have anything against long films but the longer a Bond film is the less effective I find them to be. Pace is paramount generally speaking but as this is Craig's swansong I'm still hopeful.

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a31113993/no-time-to-die-runtime-james-bond/

[AlbertV]

Due to the coronavirus, we now will have to wait until November as it was announced that the April release has now been pushed back. It will come to the UK on November 12 and the US on November 25.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/06/media/coronavirus-james-bond-box-office/index.html

[Coliseum1972]

Cool to have this mag , exactly from the time when GF came out in UK......mint it aint - but still wonderful

I met her 11 yrs ago in Bham , so sweet.....she also mentioned the fake eye lashes in the picture , lol

Edited May 21, 2020 by Coliseum1972

[Coliseum1972]

35 anniversary AVTAK , Moores final Bond :

 

 

Doody autograph (played "Jenny Flex") very rare as she no longer sign thru mail for yrs and seldom in person (also seen Vanner aka log cabin girl & Gayson aka Trench......sgd in Paris in '64 , shotly after she was in Bond)

Here comes among the ultimate AVTAK autographs : Zorins mentor Mortner aka Willoughby Gray......dealers charge 200£ for it !

 

Mortner : "Max...........MAX !!!!!"

Edited May 21, 2020 by Coliseum1972

[SamSeed]

Well that's cinemas effectively done in 2020 as Bond moves to April 2021, leaving cinemas no new releases for seven months: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-bond-film-no-time-to-die-april-2021_n_5f77976cc5b649e564b2ad3c

[DragonClaws]

 

Cineworld to shut down UK screens after Bond film delay

Link- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54407213

 

[DiP]

New international trailer.

 

New US trailer.

 

[SamSeed]

Running time confirmed as two hours and forty three minutes, which in reality means three and a quarter hours with ads and trailers.

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a37542980/no-time-to-die-runtime-longest-james-bond-movie/

Now.

I love Bond as much as the next person. But why is the standard length for blockbusters now so buttock numbingly long? Can writers and directors not edit any more? Storytelling is becoming lost in favour of indulging directors and writers who cannot cut scenes that aren't essential to the plot.

[DrNgor]

And the No-Fun Brigade strikes again:

[Drunken Monk]

50 minutes ago, DrNgor said:

And the No-Fun Brigade strikes again:

I’m all for calling films out when they cross obviously offensive lines but this is ludicrous. These campaigners pick and choose when to be upset. The first two Kingsmen movies had villains with missing limbs and no one gave a shit. Black Panther, the most “woke” (allegedly) film ever made also had a villain with a prosthetic arm. Not to mention a villain with a massively scarred body. The Lion King’s chief villain not only has a scar but it called Scar! And yet no one bats an eyelid at any of these. 
Some tropes and just tropes. They’re fun, often dated little cliches that give off that sense of movie magic. 
Next they’ll be protesting Daredevil because the character doesn’t depict the reality of being blind.

[sym8]

Saw this at the imax last night and thought it was great,whether it’s a car chase or shoot out I wasn’t disappointed and the running time for me wasn’t an issue.The only complaint for me was the over use of gadgets which Daniel Craig always said he wasn’t to keen on,but apart from that this was a blast from start to finish.If you watch this then try and hunt out the biggest screen you can find👍👍👍👍

[DiP]

I'm watching this next Saturday. Early reviews have been looking good!

[SamSeed]

On 9/30/2021 at 3:22 PM, Drunken Monk said:

I’m all for calling films out when they cross obviously offensive lines but this is ludicrous. These campaigners pick and choose when to be upset. The first two Kingsmen movies had villains with missing limbs and no one gave a shit. Black Panther, the most “woke” (allegedly) film ever made also had a villain with a prosthetic arm. Not to mention a villain with a massively scarred body. The Lion King’s chief villain not only has a scar but it called Scar! And yet no one bats an eyelid at any of these. 
Some tropes and just tropes. They’re fun, often dated little cliches that give off that sense of movie magic. 
Next they’ll be protesting Daredevil because the character doesn’t depict the reality of being blind.

I for one am offended by Drunken Master as it in no way represents the reality of being an alcoholic...

[laagi]

Hmm... I wonder how long til someboy will pick apart Tom Hanks for his performance in Forrest Gump.

For some strange reason now, all I want is a Simple Jack movie

As for James Bond, it's one of those major franchises I never really cared about. Although the new movies were always more about the action than the actual spy game IMHO. Kind of reminds me of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.

[Koravec]

damn it, isnt this the last one? Feel like I should really be seeing one of these in theaters but Im in full horror flick mode now for the month, trying to keep up with daily viewings and reviews. 

I bought them all on blu ray and have only seen casino royale years ago. Im conflicted, dont think I can fit watching these into my schedule. 

 

On 10/3/2021 at 8:44 PM, laagi said:

As for James Bond, it's one of those major franchises I never really cared about. Although the new movies were always more about the action than the actual spy game IMHO. Kind of reminds me of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.

Do many people even see Daniel Craig as James Bond? Always thought he was a bad pick even though I really like him in this role, might as well of been its own titled series.

[DiP]

I think I need to see it again because some aspects of the plot was somewhat intricate for my comprehension. There's one thing that put me off... The use of the main villain Safin, and Bond's one and only arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond's confrontations with them was anti-climatic to say the least, especially Blofeld who deserves much better (it's another wasted opportunity since For Your Eyes Only 40 years ago). But even Safin (wonderfully portrayed by Rami Malek), who otherwise gives a cold, menacing presence in the introductory scene and in all other scenes he's in, was eventually mistreated in the ending. But overall, I enjoyed it and thought of it as a good conclusion to Craig's Bond era, as it contains arguably the most daring ending to any Bond movie ever made, as well as great action and music score (Hans Zimmer gives the movie a slight vibe of his Batman orchestral work in there). I'm a big fan of Craig's Bond, and he went out with a bang with this one imo.

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

6 hours ago, DiP said:

Bond's one and only arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond's confrontations with them was anti-climatic to say the least, especially Blofeld who deserves much better (it's another wasted opportunity since For Your Eyes Only 40 years ago).

The point of that was that since they couldn't use the Blofeld character, as it belonged to Kevin McClory who kept suing them, to then dump an unnamed look-a-like down a chimney as a big fuck you to McClory. So not a wasted Blofeld cameo as many suspects.

[Drunken Monk]

I forgot to comment on this one. Saw it two weeks ago. I can honestly say I loved it. The plot was a little straight forward and felt like something to just hang the rest of the movie on but the performances, cinematography and character development were exquisite.
When it comes to the action, I have a few qualms. This is the first time I've felt Bond would have benefitted from an R rating. A lot of the gun play feels like it's masked in shadow or quick edits to take away from the actual impact of a gun shot. There are very few bullet wounds, it seems. Also, while the hand to hand stuff was nice and scrappy, it did feel muted by close ups. A nice wide shot or two would have been nice.
But this doesn't really take away from the film as a whole. It's definitely in my top 3 Bond movies (all of them being Craig's outing. I'm not a huge fan of the older ones). And that ending blew my socks off.

[DiP]

On 11/1/2021 at 9:13 PM, Drunken Monk said:

It's definitely in my top 3 Bond movies (all of them being Craig's outing. I'm not a huge fan of the older ones).

I strongly recommend you to rewatch Connery's first four movies, Lazenby's movie, Dalton's movies (his portrayal is similar to Craig's actually), and Brosnan's first two movies.

Edited November 4, 2021 by DiP

[Drunken Monk]

2 minutes ago, DiP said:

I strongly recommend you to rewatch Connery's first four movies, Lazenby's movie, Dalton's movies (his portrayal is similar to Craig's actually), and Brosnan's first two movies.

I probably need to at some point. I loved them as a kid but haven’t watched them since my early teens, I think.

I did watch Goldeneye recently and I love that one.

[DrNgor]

No Time to Die has gotten three Oscar nominations:

Best Visual Effects - Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner, Chris Corbould

Best Sound - Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor

Best Original Song - "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish

[Drunken Monk]

On 2/8/2022 at 11:39 AM, DrNgor said:

No Time to Die has gotten three Oscar nominations:

Best Visual Effects - Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner, Chris Corbould

Best Sound - Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor

Best Original Song - "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish

While I think Billie Eilish should win (her song was incredible), I can't believe films like this got a nomination over Godzilla vs King King for Best Visual Effects. Insanity.

[AlbertV]

This is exactly why the Oscars need to have a Best Stunt Coordination category, because the stunts in No Time to Die were insane. I even loved Ana de Armas' brief fight sequence in the film. 

 

[DiP]

No Time to Die marks the first Bond movie in 43 years to be nominated for Best Visual Effects following Moonraker, and with Thunderball being the only Bond movie to win in this category so far.

https://variety.com/feature/2022-oscars-best-visual-effects-predictions-1235072001/

[Super Ninja]

On 2/9/2022 at 7:06 PM, AlbertV said:

This is exactly why the Oscars need to have a Best Stunt Coordination category, because the stunts in No Time to Die were insane. I even loved Ana de Armas' brief fight sequence in the film. 

 

Ana stole the show.

Edited February 16, 2022 by Super Ninja