What do you think about the NTTD release date?

$10 is the going rate in the US for a prime time show. Matinees might run around $7.50 and IMAX runs about $15. IMAX 3-D is even more expensive I think around $17-20, but it’s been so long since I’ve seen a 3-D movie that I can’t really remember.

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3-D is somewhat overrated in my view. 15 years ago it was THE. BIG. THING. And then it gradually deflated to the gimmick it always was. I’m sure there are fantastic films that really rock the effect - I’ve just never seen one. ROS was actually my first 3-D film in the cinema - apart from some iMax flick I went to see with my daughter in the mid-90s - and I booked it because of the lounge chair; I wasn’t aware it came with 3-D until I got these glasses handed. Not sure if the film profited from the effect…

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The only film I ever saw in 3-D that worked was Jurassic Park. The scene of the T-Rex following Grant, Malcolm, and Saddler in the Jeep was perfect in IMAX 3-D.

Agreed. I’m all for high definition video/4K and the like. But if I can’t replicate the same 3D cinema experience in my lounge room (which isn’t that impressive anyway) I’m not interested. It’s a gimmick.

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Ooops - that went under the radar and is such a HUGE development!!!

Has anyone mentioned Netflix?

heraldweekly.com/your-guide-to-007-the-10-best-james-bond-films-available-on-netflix/

Also, Universal does have a streaming service. It’s called peacock.

https://www.peacocktv.com

So it would seem to me that MGM/Universal already have a relationship with Netflix and an infant streaming service that could use a big boost. NTTD on peacock for $30 on top of a subscription fee? Plus Netflix wants to create a James Bond type series. Or, why not the real thing?

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Maybe Netflix could just buy MGM and put the company out of its misery.

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Would save them a lot of time…

A Company buying out MGM might solve the problem of money for films, but might introduce a slew of other problems.

The most ideal situation would be for Eon to buy the 50% from MGM, and let the rest flop.

Thing is, I am not sure what scenario would ever bring that about. Maybe MGM being is so much debt that a fire sale is held and portions thereof are sold to pay off creditors. Dunno!

Best scenario: EON has full control, does not need any studio and has a distributing deal per film.

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And this, of course, does not mean anything. But it´s nice to hold on to this illusion:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Time-Die-Making-Film/dp/1789093597/ref=sr_1_56?dchild=1&qid=1596983727&rnid=91&s=books&sr=1-56

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There should be a separate book about just the release of the film.

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I have thought the same.

Likewise, there should be a book, along the lines of Battle for Bond, about Eon’s road to Owning in Entirety, that which the rest of the world already thinks it’s already owned for a lifetime.

Thunderball, Casino Royale, Blofeld, SPECTRE, Never Say Never, MGM’s share.

Where’s Robert Sellers?

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Chances are he’s at his keyboard…

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Let’s hope so!:crossed_fingers:

Wouldn’t they have to say that, though? So shares don’t go down?

Absolutely. Those reports are like US press briefings these days.

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So, the report is incredibly informative and contains the unvarnished truth. :wink:

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As I hear, many people have said that, it´s the best truth, with the best words.

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