Monday, January 8, 2024

James Bond

 
Natty, where are you?  Please talk to me.  I love you.

So who's going to be the next James Bond?  I sure hope they don't mess with his character: he's meant to be a callous womanizer.  So what if people hate that?  Make them love to hate it.  I repeat: MAKE THEM LOVE TO HATE IT.  The last real man on earth.  As for old versus new movies, there are good and bad on both sides.  The old movies did have the advantage of a smaller budget, so they were forced to focus on human details like story, situation, and character.  I suppose you could credit Ian Fleming for that.  But if he were alive today, he probably wouldn't know how to use a cell phone.  Anyway, here are a few of my favorite Bond moments: