Cameron H.

I love "The Living Daylights!" To anyone who thinks a-ha's only song is "Take on Me" you should really check out their greatest hits. "The Sun Only Shines on TV" is another great song!

Kind of... What happens is at the horse auction Bond runs in to May Day and says a normal Bond-ish line. Something like, "I look forward to your personal attention later." Flirty, but kind of innocuous. That night, he goes off with Sir Godfrey and they basically fuck up. Zorin and May Day suspect St. John-Smyth (Bond) of snooping so they race to his room to catch him in the act. She opens the door and he already in bed. He looks up at her and says something to the effect of, "Ah, I have been waiting for some of that personal attention..." I don't remember the exact lines, but I think there is definitely some eyebrow work. Zorin, out of Bond's view and not wanting to blow THEIR cover, nods to her and she gets into bed with him. She has absolutely no say in the matter. I mean, I don't mind Bond getting him some action, that's what he is all about, but usually they set it up that the girl wants to be with him too. And I'm not saying this was Bond's plan from the get-go, but he probably knows Zorin is right outside the door, so he is doing it all as a big "fuck you," like "I'm going to fuck your girlfriend now, because I know you don't want to reveal yourself, so you HAVE to let me do this." He could have just as easily said when she enters his room, "I'm sorry, is something the matter?" and that would have been that. Bottom line: May Day is given absolutely zero agency. It is like the writers/producers thought, "Hey, this broad can lift dudes over her head. That's a strong, female character, right?"

Oh, it's not just implied. He basically manipulates the situation so she HAS to have sex with him even though she doesn't want to. I believe there is a word for that... The more I think about this movie, the more I fucking hate it.

I agree with both of you, and although I have not listened to James Bonding (I've subscribed, but haven't gotten to it yet), it looks like (with the exception of Moonraker and Octopussy) they have done all of these already. I imagine that's why they weren't picked. For my money, I would have picked either Live and Let Die or Moonraker, both are bad, but watchable. Watching A View to a Kill this time felt like a chore. It was just so long! Don't get me wrong, I don't mind watching a long film, but I feel if you are going to make a long film every minute needs to feel justified. This movie could have used a healthy dose of editing.

Sir Godfrey = John the Baptist

Ick. I just finished A View to a Kill and have to say Bond really is too old for Stacey. Maybe he should get with her mom? I hear she has got it going on...

I am in total agreement with you about May Day. We shall be weirdos together. But to your earlier point regarding QoS, I think my biggest problem with it was how little of an impact it made on me. No, it's not the worst Bond film (that's definitely Die Another Die) it's just that it is so unremarkable, which to me is even more egregious.

I think he meant this was the first Bond movie he had seen in his life, and as such, held a special place in his heart for nostalgic purposes. I concur with this. There are very few instances where an event from one film is referenced in another film. The only real exception I can think is On Her Majesty's Secret Service and the one (I can't remember which, but it was a Roger Moore one) where he is at (spoiler omitted)'s grave. Bottom line, you can watch them in any order, then you can join the debate of which actor is the best. (HINT: It is Timothy Dalton) I want to see this fucking movie! I liked Casino Royale okay, but QoS and Skyfall were garbage. Bond is a product of another time, and I don't feel he fits well in the 21st century. In fact, one of my biggest issues with Skyfall was the misogyny in it. Misogyny is a big part of his character, but it was also the way things were back then. In Skyfall, it was like they were trying to have their cake and eat it too. After years of trying to give women an equal footing in the franchise, they struck it all down by replacing Judi Dench with Ralph Fiennes and saying Moneypenny is a secretary because she couldn't hack it in the field.* If it was all back in the 50's/60's it would make sense, but not now. *And the fact that Skyfall insinuates that the reason she is always flirting with him is because they have already had sex, thus implying he has some magical dick she can't wait to have again. I always took their flirting to be playfully platonic. I HATE Skyfall!

Snorks: their edginess is undeniable. [media=''] [/media] I just liked that there was more than one female Snork. (God, I miss the USA Cartoon Express...)

Agreed. This is going to be terrible, but damn if I don't like looking at a good train wreck.

I just finished binge listening to all the past episodes of NP and I am happy to say I am finally up to date. Well, "happy" isn't exactly the right word as now I will have to wait week-to-week with everyone else, which kind of blows. Anyway, I have to agree with Snake, Shampoodler, and SteFoster. I think Blaine is a great DM, but I feel like, on the whole, the show has been in kind of a holding pattern since Sark left. It hasn't really been a "campaign" so much as a series of encounters, and while these encounters can be (and often are) hilarious, I am not really seeing a goal or purpose. There's not (as much as I hate to use the term) a "big bad." I also feel like, because of the indefinite-ness of everybody being out and the "store sock-ness" of Gerry and Sarah's characters, that (aside for maybe Hug) they are not really as invested in their characters. I think Dan and Steve are fantastic additions to the cast and feel they have earned the right to roll characters of their own instead of piloting hand-me downs; characters that reflect their own personalities. I say, unless Blaine has an overall story he is building towards, start fresh. At the very least retire (or respectfully murder) Winter and Lyra (sp?) and give Dan and Steve full control.

I think it was an honest mistake. I mean, I wouldn't correlate a person misspelling Matt Dillon's name with not being a "movie buff." I don't expect people to consult imdb before every post. Besides, it was Matt Dillon. A celebrity to be sure, but not exactly someone with the same name recognition as say, Stephan Spielburg.

@freeagent I appreciate it! Yeah, my wife is the one with the talent and she is so loaded down with with "day job" stuff, I doubt it will get done at this point. Maybe, but doubtful. Adding Adam was the intent though, along with whatever other guests we could squeeze in there. Unfortunately, as Jarrycanada pointed out, the figures in the background are so small it would be difficult to make them out. Although I still think it would be cool in a Sgt Pepper sort of way... I like what she did though, Jason really looks like he is ready to beat some ass!

On page 2 of this very thread... Must turd, you may be on to something....

Funny, I would have said they would have more to say about The Lost World, because it is really just a collection of scenes, that may be visually interesting, but ultimately make no sense. It expects you to just buy all the logic leaps (a T-Rex slipping out of its hold, dismembering people in tiny rooms, and then somehow locking itself back up), convenient storytelling ( "Oh you're a gymnast? Can't see how that will ever come back up in a totally lame way..." ), and idiotic character decisions (Bring a hurt baby T-Rex back to our HQ on the edge of a cliff? What could possibly go wrong?). I remember watching it when I was younger and liking it the best of all three, but now I think it holds up the worst.

Starting with Casino Royale, I have a tradition where I re-watch Die Another Die before every new Bond movie. This way, comparitively, I am less disappointed. Although with Skyfall (and definitely Quantum) it was really close.

Yeah, that's weird. There are so many bad sequels out there to choose from. I would have suggested, with Jurassic World coming up, either The Lost World or Jurassic Park 3. Both are absolutely dreadful.

Hey, I don't disagree. As long as the don't touch anything with Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby, I'm cool. I think mostly it will be because of stuff like this (as pulled from imdb): "Roger Moore said that he decided to end his run as James Bond when he realized that Tanya Roberts's mother was younger than he was."

I believe the 10PM is View to a Kill. The 8PM is still unannounced.

I would also like to put forth, The Neverending Story II:The Next Chapter. I remember that came out when I was at an age when I thought pretty much ever movie was awesome and even I wanted to walk out of it.

I was just reading through all these comments and I really think this movie may be tearing us apart.... Do you guys want the French to win? We can't let that happen!

As much as I love Rifftrax/MST3K, I am not sure if their type of humor would mesh all that well with HDTGM. Paul, June, and Jason all come from an improv background whereas the MST3K guys seem very precise and methodical in their humor. Although, that being said, I would love to be proven wrong. Currently, I would love for Brian Posehn to return with Gerry Duggan to discuss X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Based on their history with Deadpool (and Paul's own for that matter), I would be interested to hear their take on this piece of garbage.

In all fairness to those that asked the questions, they did just watch LOL, so I think they can be cut some slack. I know my mind was addled for days afterward...

A few more things: First of all, from now on my go to answer when confronted with something I don't understand is going to be, "It's Millennials, bro. It's Millennials..." Secondly, Scotch and Coke is indeed a drink and was reportedly the drink of choice for the Beatles when they first hit America. Her grandmother is probably in that age bracket, so maybe it was at the apex of its popularity during the early sixties. Finally, Battle of the Bands is also a thing. I was in one myself many years ago. We came in 11th out of 18 bands, so a solid C- for us. We did get high marks for stage presence though, which is like being told we had "a great personality." What it was not though was the multiple month, bracketed tournament portrayed in the movie. Maybe 6 hours or so all told.

Bravo! I had a legit "LOL" at this! Also, not really my story to tell, but I didn't want it to get lost in the shuffle. I was just scrolling through the alternate LOL thread and I would be remiss if I didn't give a shout out to our own Maximiliano who did the due diligence and also watched the French version. Max gave us a full run down of it, but I had forgot this little nugget of information. Apparently, at the end of the French version it says, "Based on a true story...lol" I'll let you all chew on that for the rest of the day. Thanks Maximiliano! You truly are a hero like no other!