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Capone talks with James Bond himself, Daniel Craig, and QUANTUM OF SOLACE director Marc Forster in London!!!

First by odo19	Sep 21st, 2008 11:26:15 PM

I bet the inflight meal must have been nice, Capone by cyrent	Sep 21st, 2008 11:35:57 PM

fun stuff Capone by BadMrWonka	Sep 21st, 2008 11:48:05 PM
congrats on getting out of town and getting to do so much cool shit. looking forward to seeing more stuff!
For those who don't like Another Way To Die... by Amy Chasing	Sep 21st, 2008 11:50:27 PM
Listen to Die Another Day again. Then you realise that's the direction Bond themes _could_ have taken, but thankfully they've gone the way they're going.
How cool was that. by jae683	Sep 21st, 2008 11:51:05 PM

barbara broccoli is a lucky broad by prunkhaft	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:06:13 AM
the Bond franchise is a nice thing to inherit, and it's just terrific that she's so involved and has top notch ideas! Good interview, although it's kinda ridiculous to discuss Bond as if the movies have any kind of depth.
Just listened to Another Way to Die.... by odo19	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:30:00 AM
and it is'nt that bad. Or at least not as bad as some are making it out to be. Does anyone honestly think it's worse than Die Another Day, Octopussy, or a VIew to a Kill? If so then forget checking your ears, you need to check yourself into some type of mental health facility asap.
Yes, I'm a damned wet blanket and... by quentintarantado	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:39:44 AM
It's ASTON Martin, not Astin. And it's BRAKES, not breaks. But then again, you might be writing tounge-in-cheek and I'm a turd who didn't get it. I am a bit surprised you wrote "it's" and "its" correctly. In Aintitcool, these are almost invariably interchanged and incorrectly used.
Another Way to Die was NOT that bad. by PirateEmery	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:42:41 AM
I think you folks are belly aching just to belly ache. It's a song that goes over the fucking CREDITS for pete's sake. Did "You Know My Name" ruin Casino Royale? Just answer me that...
Can someone explain the hate for You Know My Name? by mefrog	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:45:51 AM
I still love it. I love those horns that play, and the orchestrated version. But a lot of people hate it, so I was wondering the reason? And AWTD is decent. The more I listen, the more it grows but I honestly wish those vocals were cleaned up.
I think people don't like YKMN & AWTD because... by Amy Chasing	Sep 22nd, 2008 01:02:54 AM
They're not as big and memorable as Goldfinger and Thunderball. People don't remember that most Bond themes aren't particularly memorable. I for one remember the KD Lang version of Tomorrow Never Dies over the Sheryl Crow one.
London by PrincessLeias_Poohole	Sep 22nd, 2008 01:08:07 AM
Glad u enjoyed your trip to London Capone. I live just 5 mins from Heathrow on the way to London and did u see what a shithole this area is. Anyway looking forward to your next Bond related info
Branson again? by BenBraddock	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:01:39 AM
Wasn't he in CASINO too? Wow, he must have a really good agent... or something...
The best Bond theme was clearly by xevoid	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:06:51 AM
A View to A kill. But, in my book, it was followed in a close second by The Living Daylights. I know most people hated it, but I love A-Ha, and I thought the song was great. Listeniong to it it even today reminds me of how smooth and fun 80s it was. Great track.
YKMN was good, but... by onezeroone	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:18:40 AM
I've always been a RATM and Audioslave fan, so kinda biased. I felt it was edgy and fit the tone of new bond perfectly. And looks like one of my two questions got answered [about standalone or continous story arc]. Though am sure I wasn't the only one to ask that. I hope subsequent stories don't piss on the continuity... maybe new arc, but still the same universe.
xevoid by kwisatzhaderach	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:57:15 AM
a-ha's 'The Living Daylights' is brilliant. And so is the film.
I want them to aknowledge how shit the theme is by Brody77	Sep 22nd, 2008 03:05:12 AM
Seriously. EVERYBODY hates it - critics, fans, Noel Fucking Gallagher. Don't hide, 007 folk, give us a statement, an apology, something. (I'll settle for a re-release of Goldeneye with a David Arnold soundtrack rather than that electronic shite.)
Get out more. by cameron1975willi	Sep 22nd, 2008 03:58:32 AM
It's sweet when you Americans visit a Country with some real history and culture for the first time.
Hopefully it's not the culture I see on reruns by Dingbatty	Sep 22nd, 2008 04:09:39 AM
of Corrie on CBC.
Ka-ching! by onefatman	Sep 22nd, 2008 04:31:30 AM
I'm sure Richard Branson's cameo in the movie is a lot smaller than his cameo in this article! Felt like I was watching I, Robot all over again. Good questions though.
I like the new Bond theme by The Handsome 12th Doctor	Sep 22nd, 2008 04:32:58 AM
And if I needed any justification then it's the news that Noel Gallagher doesn't like it. The next time I hear it it's going to sound that little bit sweeter.
After Madonna's Die Another Day by I Dunno	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:11:02 AM
They could get Barry Manilow and Barbara Steisand to do a duet and it would kick ass in comparison. Bond getting tortured to techno music, Christ. Anyway, The World is Not Enough by Garbage was the best, at least in the last 20 years or so. Craig is good but I'm still pissed they dropped Brosnan but finally used his idea to make the scripts grittier and not suck so much.
ha ha ha ha by kalel6000	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:31:59 AM
im really buzzing off the fact that we in the uk will get to see quantum of solace a whole 2 weeks before the us of a. Usually its the other way round so this feels mighty sweet. P.s why hasn't Harry reviewed pineapple express?
ha ha ha ha by kalel6000	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:32:34 AM
im really buzzing off the fact that we in the uk will get to see quantum of solace a whole 2 weeks before the us of a. Usually its the other way round so this feels mighty sweet. P.s why hasn't Harry reviewed pineapple express?
i've flown upper class by Mr_X	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:50:53 AM
a couple of years back. it's quality. capone, no hate from me bro. live it large!
Why have a song? by Steve T	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:12:09 AM
The songs should have gone as part of the revitalisation of the series, they should just have a score. I haven't heard the new one yet, might be good, might be bad, but either way it's a gimmick I think has been done to death. Liked what I read in the above, they are making these films now in a good way, a much better direction.
60's Style by RosebudsTheSled	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:19:45 AM
I liked to see Forester talk about utilizing some similarity in his own production design and classic James Bond design. I always recognized a bit of that in how the women in this new one are dressed, and I ALWAYS see this influence in that shot of the new Bond girl walking up the stairs (its in both trailers I think)
They have to have a song even if they usually suck by I Dunno	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:22:00 AM
(even if they usually suck) and a graphic designer wank fest at the beginning. They already got rid of Q and the gadgets and made Bond a thug. They have to keep some traditions so we know we're watching James Bond and not Jason Bourne.
:( by The Amazing G	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:28:26 AM
I was really hoping you'd ask my question
Living Daylights Song Was Great! by SamuelLappDance	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:30:21 AM
That tune had a sweep to it and some of the best use of synthesizers in an '80s song. Very underrated theme and movie. Connery will always be the best. Dalton is my Bond. He was the Bond I saw when I was 16 and 18, the best ages to watch a 007 flick. He would have rocked in the Daniel Craig Bonds.
MONSTER'S BALL: Horrible, horrible movie. by Nosferatu Jones	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:05:09 AM
It wasn't entertainment and it wasn't drama. It was an endurance test: How much shit can we throw at these two characters before we completely break your spirit as a viewer. I gave up at the point that Halle Berry's kid gets hit by a car... offscreen. However, FINDING NEVERLAND was very, very good, so QUANTUM OF SOLACE is gonna be one big crapshoot for me.
Why didn't they just call the new Bond song: by Nosferatu Jones	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:06:12 AM
"Die Another Way?"
KurtLockwood by jae683	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:32:03 AM
It's plausible for someone to have a scare. It's not plausible for someone to have steel jaws that can bite through steel cables like they were licorice. Get the point?
They should have got Muse to do the soundtrack :( by IAmMrMonkey!	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:43:34 AM
Big Muse fan here. If there are any other Muse fans out there, I'm sure you'll agree that those boys do epic with ease. They would have made a fantastic Bond song!
Just rewatched Casino Royale by ballyhoo	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:59:38 AM
It really is the perfect Bond film.
Yes he is by Gezoes	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:14:27 AM
Read the books. Pierce Bond was horrible. I always wondered why Dalton didn't make it. His movies became almost as tough as Casino, and come on... Leiter gets his legs chewed off! Great casting, an actor that was not widely known by the smacktard audience.
Dalton by Bouncy X	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:24:52 AM
i think the only reason he didnt last was box office, his movies just didnt as well as they wanted.
awesome stuff by Gungan Slayer	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:28:08 AM
can't wait for the movie
The milkman in the Living Daylights by zombiwolf	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:36:55 AM
is a fuckin' badass. That's what real villains are like.
Dalton's Bond by ArcadianDS	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:38:10 AM
The cast around him was horribly bad, and the effects were lame, tame, and something else that ends with ame.
I thought the main deal with Dalton was... by Nosferatu Jones	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:58:20 AM
...that there was some sort of typical legal tie-up/issue that led to the 6-year delay between LICENSE TO KILL and GOLDENEYE. By the time GOLDENEYE was put into production, either Dalton felt it he didn't want to do another one, or the producers felt it was time to move on.
Arcadian by board shitlez	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:58:39 AM
a shame.
After reading the interview via each participating site... by O_Goncho	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:11:32 AM
I must say I am awfully pumped to see not just this one but where they decide to go with the character after they wrap things up in this one.
fuck a duck by ElPaw	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:15:03 AM
not fucking duck. I believe.
Dalton was an Excellent Bond by kalel6000	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:29:59 AM
Oh yes he was!
Another Way to Die was shite..... by TheWaqman	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:46:43 AM
what a crap song. I would have just preferred an instrumental for the movie, that would have been badass. Because as soon as Jack "hyena voice" White and Alicia Keys start singing my ears started to bleed. Anyways I can't believe this talkback has so few posts, while shite like Transformers goes to 400. This is fucking Quantum of Solace!!! Its definitely gonna rock the shit.
Quantum of Solace will ROCK by zinc_chameleon	Sep 22nd, 2008 11:45:45 AM
...because of the plot set-up. Vesper was killed by her Algerian boy-friend, who is under M's protection. So Bond has nowhere to turn, but to the Italian guy (Giancarlo Giannini) that he tasered in Casino Royale. Now that's being behind the eight-ball, even for James Bond.
Regarding Dalton by Forsakyn	Sep 22nd, 2008 12:07:41 PM
I really liked him, too. And as far as revenge-themes go, I really enjoyed License To Kill. It was cool seeing Bond just go after a bad guy for pure vengeance, and not on a mission.
He directed the Halle Berry/Billy-Bob fuck scene by performingmonkey	Sep 22nd, 2008 01:00:50 PM
For that I salute him. Even though the rest of the movie (Ledger's performance aside) sucked. Luckily his next movie was the excellent Finding Neverland. He is more than capable.
You deserved it after the wait by catlettuce4	Sep 22nd, 2008 01:36:43 PM

"He disagreed with something that ate him" by The Rabbit Of Carrot Shaped Doom	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:01:43 PM
I absolutely adore The Living Daylights and the title of this post is my favourite quote from the movie. That movie had such a great bad guy!
Any word when the rest of Bond hits Blu-Ray? by BillEmic	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:03:43 PM
Supposedly the first 3 Connery Bonds come out on Blu-Ray next month, which I'm excited about. Though I honestly really want the Dalton ones to hit Blu-Ray soon because I haven't seen them and figure that'd be a sweet way to experience them for the first time...Though I guess Dalton's films are probably pretty low on the 'put on Blu-Ray' list! Oh well. Maybe "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"?
The Something of Boris! by DrPain	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:18:04 PM
I love that song hehe
"A View to A Kill" a good song??!??! by tvspace	Sep 22nd, 2008 02:57:59 PM
No way! The best is a toss-up between "Live and Let Die" and "Goldfinger!"
And Dalton was an Excellent Bond? by tvspace	Sep 22nd, 2008 03:00:49 PM
No way?! First generation Sean Connery is still the gold standard. After that, I jump to Daniel Craig. He kicks serious arse! Dalton follows Lazenby and is dead-last!
Craig is the only Bond I recognize by dr sauch	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:00:54 PM
I liked a lot of the other movies, but they were caricatures of James Bond. Craig is how I always thought Bond should be.
RE: Dalton Movies reg. effects by TostitoBandito	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:34:36 PM
Those two are among my favorite bond films and they certainly did not have shitty effects. One of the greatest (real) stunt sequences ever filmed was the cargo net sequence from The Living Daylights. You couldn't fake the wide shots back then so there were stuntmen wearing parachutes crawling around on the net hanging out the back of a plane. As for the films themselves, I liked them because they returned to a grittier and more realistic tone after Roger Moore, much like the new Casino Royale did after the later Brosnan movies.
Songs... by TostitoBandito	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:40:29 PM
1. Live and Let Die 2. A View to a Kill 3. Goldfinger
View to a Kill was a good song ... by jae683	Sep 22nd, 2008 05:54:28 PM
but the movie sucked ass.
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Richard Branson was in Casino Royale Too by estacado1	Sep 22nd, 2008 06:38:40 PM
He was in the background being body-checked near the metal detector in the scene at the airport. It's very short, very easy to miss.
re the "my armor is gone" line by Amy Chasing	Sep 22nd, 2008 07:58:59 PM
It was groan worthy, but it was to my memory the only groan-able line in that movie. Compared to all the other Bond films, Casino Royale kept that stuff to a minimum. Also, Prossor, heh - you said "ballhuggers". In Australia we say budgie-smugglers.
re "my armor is gone line" by odo19	Sep 22nd, 2008 08:44:16 PM
I'd rather have that than Moore or Brosnan saying completely unfunny dull quips, that George Lucas would be ashamed of, during boring action sequences. But that's just me.
Songs by DoctorStopMo	Sep 22nd, 2008 09:59:57 PM
I'll admit it: I've always thought "View to a Kill" was one of the finest of the Bond songs. "Youk Know My Name," however, is my all-time favorite. Yes, I put it above "Live and Let Die," "Goldfinger," and "The Living Daylights," and it's because that song is so ridiculously badass (like everything else in CR). Even though I vehemently hated "Another Way to Die" on first listen, I put the mp3 on continuous repeat and became acclimated to it. The lyrics are actually good, and I've become immunized to the vocals.
GREAT REPORT, CAPONE by BringingSexyBack	Sep 22nd, 2008 10:14:32 PM
I should be jealous but instead happy for ya. Hope this won't be your last junket.
Brosnan driving a tank = highlight of his career. by Amy Chasing	Sep 23rd, 2008 12:02:24 AM
Goldeneye was a brill N64 game too.
No. by Amy Chasing	Sep 23rd, 2008 01:47:30 AM
Casino Royale was not Attack Of The Clones.
You people are ridiculous by DoctorStopMo	Sep 23rd, 2008 02:07:47 AM
They were attempting to illustrate that this woman had gotten to Bond's core. Was it the best line ever? By no means, but a step away from AOTC? Get some perspective, fanboys.
My Two Cents by Screwbini	Sep 23rd, 2008 11:27:17 AM
Loved Casino Royale and I'm really looking forward to Craig's next outing in Quantum of Solace. I agree that Sean Connery was the "gold standard" of Bonds - the perfect blend of menacing and suave,with a nice touch of humor thrown in. Roger Moore fell way short on the menacing scale, and for that reason his Bond is at the bottom of my list. Lazenby wasn't as bad as he's made out to be, but his lack of acting skill was evident. However, I think he would have gotten better if he had done more Bonds (not that I wasn't ecstatic when Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever). I thought Timothy Dalton was a very good Bond, but he was completely humorless and there was no twinkle in his eye. Not that I wanted him to be a winking jokester like Moore, but a little humor once in a while wouldn't have hurt. Brosnan was fine, but he was done in by poor scripts. He could have pulled off Casino Royale, but now I'm completely down with Daniel Craig. I hope he continues in the tradition he started with Casino Royale - solid storytellng, interesting characters, and brutual, realistic action scenes. Finally, Another Way to Die doesn't do anything for me, and neither did You Know My Name. I actually thought Madonna's Die Another Day was better than both.
You expect me to talk? by kravmaguffin	Sep 23rd, 2008 11:43:23 AM
No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die! The producers are smart in keeping the name, it generated a crap load of publicity. gfy
There's no real surprises in that Q&A by football	Sep 23rd, 2008 02:21:01 PM
Always nice to read a few things about a new Bond movie, but there were no real surprises, Capone. Not unless we include the fact that Craig will be making quite a few more Bonds after QoS, coming from Broccoli's own mouth. Still looking forward to this even with the short running time... 106 minutes... and the title song isn't as bad as everyone's making out.
Best Bond song is... by BillEmic	Sep 23rd, 2008 10:11:54 PM
"Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon from The Spy Who Loved Me. Thom Yorke declared it "The sexiest song ever written" before Radiohead covered it live. No joke!
Action set-pieces by Mr Gorilla	Sep 24th, 2008 05:02:27 AM
OK: Casino Royale had one and only one genius action sequence: the bit where he chased the guy up the crane. the other action sequences in Casino were dull dull dull variants of 'Bond chases somebody on foot'. Compare that to Moonraker, which is often cited as the worst Bond. It has, on my count, three great action sequences: the pre-titles jumping out of the plane sans parachute; the g-force sequence where Moore's face goes all crumpled; the Brazil cable-car fight with Jaws. Winners all. And that's in addition to the other ones - which aren't brilliant but are enjoyable: the fight in the Venetian glass museum with Chang; the Amazon boat chase; the laser battle; Corinne being chased by those big dogs; the sniper in the trees at Drax' chateau. See what I mean?
Oh and for people who say Bond is about character & drama by Mr Gorilla	Sep 24th, 2008 05:04:49 AM
Ummm - WRONG. Mad Men is about character and drama. The Sopranos is. The Godfather is. Casablanca is. James Bond - in any shape or form - isn't.
best bond songs by 1st and only	Sep 24th, 2008 06:46:57 AM
In order, the top 5 Bond songs: 1)Live and let die 2)A view to a kill 3)Living daylights 4)Moonraker 5)Casino royale All hail my amazing taste in music.
Screwbini by DoctorStopMo	Sep 24th, 2008 08:09:18 AM
I'll adhere to the axiom that one who has a glass house should not cast stones, and refrain from criticizing your musical tastes; however, there is no way that Brosnan could have pulled off CR. It's not that I don't like Brosnan's Bond - it's just that his portrayal could never have been the badass that CR demanded. I seriously can't see Brosnan climbing cranes and killing people with his bare hands. Any scenes where he was without his gun were unbelievable and lame. Craig's Bond, meanwhile, definitely looks the part of someone who could kill with his bare hands.
Brosnan in Casino Royale by Screwbini	Sep 24th, 2008 12:48:28 PM
I respectfully disagree, Doc. By the time he did The World is Not Enough, I think Brosnan had developed enough of a badass persona to pull off some of the more violent bits in CR. The look he gave one of his victims in the pre-credits sequence of TWINE convinced me that he could appear ruthless, and he had put on enough weight to alter the rather puny appearance he had in Goldeneye. I'll agree that Brosnan is not quite the badass that Craig is, but I think he had enough physicality to pull off most of the chase/fight scenes in CR. Just my two cents.
By Die Another Day by Meglos	Sep 24th, 2008 03:48:11 PM
Pierce Brosnan was beginning to resemble Fred MacMurray. Srsly.
QOS is NINETY FUCKING MINUTES long?! by Nasty In The Pasty	Sep 24th, 2008 04:13:24 PM
Are they kidding?
Mr Gorilla, those "great" action scenes in Moonraker... by Nasty In The Pasty	Sep 24th, 2008 04:17:32 PM
...honestly? I'll give you the pre-credits free-fall (at least until the end, where it's ruined by Jaws FLAPPING HIS ARMS like fucking Wile E. Coyote), but the cable-car fight had HORRIBLE blue screen effects and, again, was ruined at the end by more Jaws slapstick (what did they do to the scary badass from TSWLM?). Moonraker sucks.
As a huge Bond fan.. by CountdeCeredigion	Sep 25th, 2008 11:47:35 AM
... I think Craig did an amazing job (though I still think Dalton did the best 'Bond from the Book' combining the dangerous Craig style 007 with the suave Brosnan one). I also really enjoyed Casino Royale though think it would have been perfect had they removed about 40 mins from the running time. Oh and last of my self righteousness comes in my really loving the new tune but hating the production (please guys - one vocalist or the other as together they sound terrible!).
nasty in the pasty by Mr Gorilla	Sep 25th, 2008 12:09:31 PM
You're right about the blue-screen, but at the time that cable car chase was still pretty cool. You're also right about the TERRIBLE way they made Jaws into a comedy character (he was quite scary for a moment in The Spy Who Loved Me). But the G-force sequence was really unsettling (his crumpling face, the use of sound effects rather than music, the sadism of the thing) and we can agree that the pre-titles 'no parachute' sequence was completely breakthrough - it's STILL imitated on a fairly regular basis (Eraser, Alias, Get Smart etc etc). At least they were ORIGINAL. In 2006, it felt that a Parkour scene was de rigeur for any action scene. And that was undoubtedly the best action scene in CASINO ROYALE.
The G-force scene is admittedly pretty good... by Nasty In The Pasty	Sep 25th, 2008 02:32:39 PM
...but that's mainly because it's pretty much the ONLY suspense/action scene in the movie that isn't capped with an inane visual gag or lame quip (like the scene with Bond fighting Drax's henchman in the glass factory. Seeing his LEGS STICKING OUT OF A PIANO at the end just wrecks everything that came before).
Capone... by REDD	Sep 29th, 2008 02:16:02 PM
I am so jealous! That sounded like a great trip.

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