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Comment on Live and Let Die by Scott Engel

Scott Engel — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:37:12 +0000

Hey Nike
I use WordPress and love it. I didn’t know a thing when I started this and it was super intuitive. As far as the look, its called the “enterprise” theme but they have hundreds of themes you can choose from. Those themes can be further customized with “widgets.” Always happy to help and best O luck with the blog
Scott

Comment on Live and Let Die by Nike Free Run

Nike Free Run — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:43:56 +0000

Hi there would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re working with? I’m planning to start my own blog
soon but I’m having a hard time selecting between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for something completely unique.
P.S My apologies for being off-topic but I had to ask!

Comment on Dr. No by Dr. No | Church of Bond

Dr. No | Church of Bond — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:18:08 +0000

[...] the swinging, sexy Sixties (as we now think of them) a few years away, the release of Dr. No was a big deal. From Bond’s pleated-front pants to the number of sexy encounters 007 racks up, this is a [...]

Comment on Snap-review: Skyfall by Jonas Hinckley

Jonas Hinckley — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:42:04 +0000

very nice review. caught the flick over the weekend, and with a few minor quibbles, agree with your wife.

Comment on Snap-review: Skyfall by kmcguirk

kmcguirk — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:49:31 +0000

I am dying to get a blog post up about it! Hopefully I’ll swing that soon. Surprisingly, the jet lag has been working in my favor. I’m disturbingly productive at 5 in the morning. haha

And regarding the product thing, I was actually quite surprised at how that worked out. Not only would the movie itself have overcome the drama simply by being awesome, but there was so little Heiny in the movie. Really, I don’t know why the stories made it sound like he’d be serving Heineken to M at MI6.

Comment on Snap-review: Skyfall by Scott Engel

Scott Engel — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:49:46 +0000

Well yes, a martini is better, I guess the point was the whole “Heineken in a Bond film” thing was much ado about nothing since the movie overcame any product placement issues. And hey, welcome back from jolly Olde England. Looking forward to reading all about your adventures over at http://notexactlyready.wordpress.com/

Comment on Snap-review: Skyfall by kmcguirk

kmcguirk — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:39:51 +0000

I am totally going to argue that a martini is better…

But I couldn’t agree more with: “Here, those elements are not only reintroduced, they serve as a happy reminder of why Bond films work and have worked for so long. Lets just say I found myself smiling ear-to-ear more then half a dozen times during Skyfall and most Bond fan will experience the same.” I was positively giddy. BOND IS BACK! And I couldn’t be happier.

Comment on The Man with the Golden Gun by Scott Engel

Scott Engel — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:58:32 +0000

Jim
Thanks so much for the feedback. Yah, after having done the whole Bond canon I just kind of think of Golden Gun as wonderfully nutty (Nick Nack and Christopher Lee shooting at Bond in the house of mirrors, the ultra cool villian island, the school girl kung fu experts) but yes, the movie is one big damned slide whistle. Missed ideas and waisted potential. As far as the Scottish music thing, you bring up some really good ones. I, of course, after I posted remembered a few myself: Belle & Sebastian (I love their early singles and the first two records,the red and green one), I think Annie Lenox is of Scottish decent, Rod the Mod was born in London however the senior Stewart is Scottish and one of the greatest singers ever backs the Scott’s when it comes to the football, and yes, as a huge Ramones how could I have forgotten the Bay City Rollers. Thanks again for the comments, keep reading and keep em coming, and I’m about half way through Never Say Never Again and I hope to have that up in a few weeks.

Comment on The Man with the Golden Gun by Jim

Jim — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:12:19 +0000

Good review. You’re actually a bit kinder to this movie than I am…but I’ll concede that it does have some interesting ideas, even if they never went anywhere. The awesome car stunt that’s half-spoiled by that stupid slide whistle kind of sums up this whole movie in a nutshell.

Regarding bands and performers from Scotland, point taken. I’m pretty well-versed in music, and even I can only think of four others off the top of my head. One of them is Shirley Manson from Garbage, whose own Bond theme puts Lulu’s to shame. The others are Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull (I’m amusing myself right now trying to imagine Tull’s take on a Bond theme), The Bay City Rollers (urp!), and an obscure but very good late 60s blues-rock band called Stone The Crows.

Comment on Quantum of Solace by kmcguirk

kmcguirk — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:59:06 +0000

“This is first film that is simply a poorly executed action movie with no Bond elements to hold on to.”

I am SO happy you wrote this – it’s exactly how I feel about it, too. It was the saddest midnight movie premiere I’ve ever been to. But I’m hopeful the franchise pulled it together with SKYFALL.