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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2016 18:07:57 GMT
That reminds me we need to do Bond location next time everyone comes to Swindon.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2016 19:15:51 GMT
I've just had the end of Skyfall spoilt for me by my sister in law as Liz was unwrapping the BD to put it on! They thought I'd seen it. At the cinema? No, not been for years, can't sit comfortably for that long anymore. On DVD ? No, I bought it on BD, which you're unwrapping Apparently I'm at fault for having a strop about being told! Finally seen Skyfall. Thought I'd better as the Spectre DVD is in the post. Almost utterly soulless and without redemption. Got very wound up about the tube stocks in the District Line scenes too. |
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 28, 2016 21:37:34 GMT
Interesting. I liked Skyfall but will admit that it does go some way outside the bounds of what's usual for a Bond film.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 28, 2016 22:02:50 GMT
I have to ask: what's up with the Tube stocks?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2016 22:17:22 GMT
Explained here london-underground.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/bond-on-tube-skyfall-tubefall.htmlThe gist is it's 96 Tube stock which never served the District line (I couldn't place what it was but knew it wasn't right) At the time of filming it would still have been C & D stock, probably D given that it was on the section of District on the south of the Circle (the smaller C were necessary for the road up to Edgeware where the D didn't fit). There's a very similar cock up in the last series of Sherlock. Nowadays they're nearly all S stock, similar to the Overground space train but longer. Another problem is the train terminating at Westminster: Westminster isn't a terminating station onthe District in normal service. Then there's the tunnels, and it's the same mistake as Web of Fear: small round tunnels snuggly hugging the train. The tunnels on the south side of the district are wide open ones with both lines in them thanks to the cut & cover method of construction. As such the stations there look VERY different to those elsewhere. Next time you're in the smoke I'll demonstrate these points and we'll visit Monument, shown incorrectly in Web 3. The filming for the station sequences was on the now disused Charring Cross Jubilee platforms which I used when travelling to Lords for cricket matches prior to 2000. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 28, 2016 23:06:57 GMT
Also the bus behind M's car on Vauxhall bridge looks a little elderly for a central London route!
Buses, trains and tubes are seemingly hard to get right for film makers though!
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Post by Stomski on Feb 28, 2016 23:20:35 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 29, 2016 6:57:44 GMT
There's a film coming out this week called 'London Has Fallen' which I suspect will be continuity nitpicking fodder for London buffs.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 16, 2017 15:33:18 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2017 21:39:48 GMT
Looks like Daniel Craig might be back for one more Bond film...
Andy
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 19, 2017 21:49:43 GMT
Nice!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2017 20:15:43 GMT
Source?
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2017 20:32:06 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 25, 2017 17:27:04 GMT
Pah. Unsubstantiated clickbait crap.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 28, 2019 16:29:25 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 21, 2020 17:54:50 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 3, 2020 5:51:16 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 3, 2020 9:19:25 GMT
Excellent news.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 20, 2021 12:45:24 GMT
No Time to Die out on disc today.
Everyone watch it over Christmas.
Then we can talk about it!
Martin
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 20, 2021 12:53:35 GMT
I will do. Over the last fortnight I've re-watched the previous four Craig films to get the continuity refreshed in my mind, and I was intending to nip down to town today to find No Time To Die for a release day viewing but haven't had the chance yet. Still managed to avoid all spoilers.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 21, 2021 17:09:12 GMT
No Time To Die Blu-ray procured from Tesco (£2 off with a clubcard too!).
I shall be watching in the next couple of days. Soon as all this relative visiting nonsense stops.
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 23, 2021 12:50:10 GMT
Watched last night. That is a... Long film. Lots of pluses and minuses but glad I rewatched the first four first.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 23, 2021 17:12:44 GMT
Watched last night. That is a... Long film. Lots of pluses and minuses but glad I rewatched the first four first. For me the pluses are concentrated between 45 minutes in and 57 minutes in, during which 12 minutes it feels like an actual James Bond film. Paloma needs her own spin-off movie, I think. Martin |
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 23, 2021 17:39:15 GMT
Yes indeed. Her character was played really well.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Dec 23, 2021 18:34:15 GMT
And it seemed to be the only bit of the film where James Bond got to forget his human problems and be himself again.
"I've had three weeks' training."
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 9, 2022 18:38:01 GMT
Has everyone who cares about spoilers now seen No Time to Die? We need to know when we can have a proper conversation out in the open about it.  Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2022 19:18:58 GMT
It will be mid-February before I will be able to see it. Won't have time before then. I have avoided spoilers so far.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 9, 2022 19:26:42 GMT
OK, do let us know when we can talk openly about what happens in it.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2022 23:40:49 GMT
I have the next block of Uni work due on February 17th so plan to watch it then.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 25, 2022 15:23:16 GMT
Blu ray en route. Hopefully watching it tomorrow.
-Ralph
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