Something to do with a fertility cult. Ancient archeology.
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By the time NTTD is released, weâll probably be asking âWhatâs a Blu-ray?â
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Given the core tenet of the the current PMâŚ
How many people are dying will be, at best, a secondary concern in regards to the country re-opening
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- Some Florida hospitals have not been as crowded any previous time during the pandemic.
- New York Cityâs Mayor is considering mandatory vaccination.
Of course, we in this community have known what would occur, and been posting about it for months. It is clear that not only should we run Eon, but national governments as well.
I wonder if James Bond fandom is an indicator of health policy intelligence and acuity.
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Our fandom is nearing SixtyâŚweâve seen so muchâŚ
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World domination, same old dream⌠
From personal experience: No, itâs not (unfortunately)
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All of this has to make one wonder how weâll handle the next pandemic. I mean, we havenât even been able to apply the easily learned lessons from the early days of this pandemic to help bring it to a close. And as polarized as everyone is, the chances of there being a truly effective commission, once this is over, to examine what we did right, what we did wrong, and how we can do things better the next time around is almost assuredly never going to happen. It really just astounds me at how poorly weâve done on this. A poor start to the pandemic. Fine. Everyoneâs panicking and even the scientists are unsure of what to do. I get that, but the extended nature of our collective global incompetence is all at once astounding, frustrating, mind-blowing, and just plain sad.
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Arenât Omega one of the sponsors though?
Boom boom (probably a bad taste boom boom but I couldnât resist it)
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Watching Octopussy today and thinking about the nine year gap between Maud Adamsâ two appearances. Thatâs like if NTTD showcased the return of Berence Marlohe as a new character. Crazy stuff.
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I wonât be surprised if they delay NTTD again as the anniversary year is next year and it makes some sort of sense to do that. But it gets to a point where itâs just silly now- this film was shot ages ago and it has to come out at some point soon- there has to be balance here where they realise there is no âsweet spotâ with this pandemic in which to release the movie and make nearly a billion dollars.
Whether itâs released this September or summer/autumn next year, itâs not going to make as much money as it would have pre-covid. Itâs sad all this has happened during DCâs swansong but here we are. Just release it to cinemas followed by a quick release to streaming services and be done with it. Time to look ahead to the next film and a new actor.
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Given the average length of a marketing run, weâll know if MGM/Universal think theyâll be able to do the Sept 30th release in the next 2-3 weeks as thatâs when theyâd start to put more specific ads and book chat show appearances.
Though, of course, they actually got to that point twice beforeâŚ
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That would correspond with my feelings. But for MGM and EON, NTTD is an investment which will have to be used to generate the biggest returns. Iâm afraid they will rather wait again instead of throwing it into the changed marketplace.
Same thing will happen for all the other big releases still scheduled for the end of the year.
But at least that time there were 3 films in the interim. This time there only 1 and not a great one.
Weâre currently suffering from bone headed decisions made in that periodâŚwere Moonraker and For Your Eyes Only worth it?
Edit; Rotten Tomatoes places Spectre above all but For Your Eyes Only in the run bookended by maud adams. The critical dislike for TSWLM surprises me
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There was a (long) time during which Bond films were always panned by a majority of critics.
The films were beloved and great.
These days, the urge to have a Bond film get rave reviews is puzzling.
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David Arnold mentioned that to Empire once. For Bond, 3 stars was seen as a very good review with the knowledge that Bond films always get more appreciation over time.
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Somehow, outside the top 5 (Conneryâs first 3, Casino Royale and Skyfall) metacritic disagrees with all of RTâs rankingsâŚa bit odd given theyâre both âfactuallyâ compiling data
I suppose much depends on when reviews are made and how they are weighed against each other. Reviewing TSWLM today is of course an entirely different horse from back in 1977, when critics were effectively in two camps. Those who disliked all Bond films. And those who especially disliked the Moore ones with a vengeance.
Interestingly, here in Germany THE SPY WHO LOVED ME* more or less kicked off a major monthly cinematic magazine âCinemaâ with a host of mainstream and cinephile reviews, background reports, genre specials andandandâŚ
Cinema was suddenly a mainstream interest outside the theatre and the feuilleton pages. Many European productions were covered besides the Hollywood output. The tone of the Bond reviews was often slightly mocking. But they generally acknowledged the films as a spectacle, albeit a formulaic one.
*in league with JAWS and STAR WARS
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Bond in the UK is an odd one; pre-CR bad reviews were a given, all with a smug snide tone but it was treated as this proud feature of British cultural identity, and still is, even by those same critics who would show smug disregard whenever a new film was released - hence that bit at the London olympics.
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