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[Parsley Dump]

In the new Bond film does Richard Branson make a cameo appearance (man spreadeagled at security in Miami airport)?

[JackDanielsU]

Yes he does

[Parsley Dump]

Thanks.

[almcd007]

Definitely him - the press says he bought his cameo in the film - but blink and you'll miss it - He also has a few product placements with numerous Virgin planes taking off !!

[Parsley Dump]

Didn't notice the planes but Daniel Craig's body is a different matter, he has to be the hunkiest Bond and is now running a very close second to the ultimate Bond of all time Sean Connery.

[BigTed]

He is a v good Bond, shame the film wasnt though.

[Parsley Dump]

How can you possibly say that Big ted it had everything you could wish for, brillant gadgets, superb stunts, no swearing, a few shocks, OK the plot was a bit silly but this is James Bond and not real life.
While you watch the film you have to keep remembering that this is the first Bond novel so they could not really follow on from the previous ones.
I thought it was excellent.

[BigDogsWang]

A Bond film with 'product placements'? Never!!

[almcd007]

The film is a very good adaptation of the book.

[almcd007]

Oh yes and "no swearing" Parsley Dump ? Last time I saw it I noticed a "Bug*er" a "b'stard" and the use of "balls" no other bond film with exception to Licence to Kill (1 x B'stard) & Tommorow never dies (1x B'stard) muttered so much profanity. The stunts were fantastic - no effects and probably - the most plausable plot for years. Daniel Craig is no James Bond (Ian Fleming would turn in his grave) but does his best which I thought was very good. A ruthless killer who stops at nothing. He struggled realistically in the fights - didn't take them out with one blow - which I thought was also very good - he bleeds too - quite a lot !

[Parsley Dump]

By swearing I meant the F word the film was a pleasure to watch but where do they go for the next one? Any thoughts.

[BigTed]

The first action scene at the begining was great i must admit, but after that it went downhill real quick, the ending was totally anti climatic the middle was boring and the Gadgets? i didnt realise there were any?, apart from the Heart Shocker thing.

Was one of the worst James Bond films ever, i even saw People leaving the Cinema before the end, because it was dragging on so much.

Daniel Craig is one of the best Bonds lets hope the next film has a decent story behind it and isnt as dull.

[almcd007]

The next one will obviously lead straight on from the last where Bond will try to get to the bottom of who was behind it all. This one draws the lines of Bonds characters and reveals why he is like he is.

I've seen it twice in packed cinemas and no-one walked out. Every one knows that it's nothing like the last few and at the heart of the book is a long Baccarat Game with high stakes and serious consequences - How do you make that entertaining - change it to Poker to widen the audience and intersperse with action scenes. The problem is everyone thinks they know Bond - this is nearer to the books and the Bond that Ian Fleming intended than anything that has gone before.

[texol]

Going back to the product placement thing, every mobile in the movie was a Sony Ericsson and at the begining he drives a prototype 2007 Ford Mondeo then goes on to drive an Aston Martin, and guess who owns Aston Martin, its Ford. Also "nice watch, Rolex" "no Omega", im just waiting for the first film to be financed soley by product placement.

[fairkatrina]

I think the product placement was completely shameless and it does detract from the film (has anyone seen The Truman Show? It's just like that!) but notwithstanding I thought it was a great film, and Criag makes a great Bond. I wasn't convinced at all until I saw the film, but he is the Bond that Flemming originally wrote, and more like an early Connery than any of the others.