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Let's not pretend that the James Bond franchise is some bastion of high art and creativity that must be protected from corporate interests. The films are as coo

by paxys 2y ago

Let's not pretend that the James Bond franchise is some bastion of high art and creativity that must be protected from corporate interests. The films are as cookie cutter as they come. The same plots, ideas, stunts have been getting rehashed for 60 years now. Amazon can do no better or worse with it than any other studio. Giving the character a break after the Daniel Craig era is a calculated business move, and a good one. They'll wait for public interest to drum up again in a couple of years and then magically resolve all their differences.

jccalhoun 2y ago
Agreed. I've seen every Bond movie (except the original Casino Royal. Does that even count?) and I couldn't tell you the plot of any of them. I can remember some moments from several but not the plot.
- acuozzo 2y ago
  Not even Goldfinger?
  - jccalhoun 2y ago
    That's the one where the woman is painted gold? I remembered that it was about Fort Knox but I just read the summary on wikipedia and totally forgot that they were trying to destroy the gold not steal it.