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Last night the film premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London, with excellent reviews from most critics.
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Daniel Craig's fifth and final James Bond film, No Time To Die, has received rave reviews from critics.
The movie premiered at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, following several delays prompted by the Covid pandemic.
In his five-star review of the film, Kevin Maher of The Times said: "It's better than good. It's magnificent.
"Craig is a towering charismatic presence from opening frame to closing shot, and he bows out in terrific, soulful, style."
In his own five-star review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the film as an "epic barnstormer" which delivers "pathos, action, drama, camp comedy, heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action".
I don't really care if they "re-imagine" the character. The franchise needs to do something to stay fresh. Having another suave white guy super spy taking on nefarious organizations with vaguely threatening European accents ... ? Isn't it getting kinda old? If that's what they want to do, then they should just go all out and make the next Bond movies period movies set in the '60s during the height of the Cold War. That might be interesting. But if they are going to keep Bond in the modern era, it is time to rethink everything --- character, plots, etc.
Or (better yet), we could just give Bond a rest for a decade or two and do something new.
I don't really care if they "re-imagine" the character. The franchise needs to do something to stay fresh. Having another suave white guy super spy taking on nefarious organizations with vaguely threatening European accents ... ? Isn't it getting kinda old? If that's what they want to do, then they should just go all out and make the next Bond movies period movies set in the '60s during the height of the Cold War. That might be interesting. But if they are going to keep Bond in the modern era, it is time to rethink everything --- character, plots, etc.
Or (better yet), we could just give Bond a rest for a decade or two and do something new.
The problem with resting is that PC will take the franchise out and a generation looking for their next Bond fix will not have been raised. I think they have to keep rolling like a sports team with an aging superstar who trades for other old folks to get the rings now
The problem with resting is that PC will take the franchise out and a generation looking for their next Bond fix will not have been raised. I think they have to keep rolling like a sports team with an aging superstar who trades for other old folks to get the rings now
Is there a generation "looking for their next Bond fix?"
I can only speak from own experience, but I don't think so. My wife and I enjoy the Bond flicks. Our kids couldn't care less. Only one of the kids is a tiny bit interested, but that's only because she is a movie nerd like me.
I'm looking forward to seeing it at the movie house & also interested in who the new 007 will be. I don't care what color or gender, just give us a good storey.
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