introducing those old classics to new gfs is usually a bad idea…especially if they're black in white or subtitled. then again, maybe they are best litmus test you can use

was that the Alicia Keys/Jack White-themed one? you can judge a lot about a Bond film by its theme.

was that the Alicia Keys/Jack White-themed one? you can judge a lot about a Bond film by its theme.

what, do you not understand the pun that is Pussy Galore?

what, do you not understand the pun that is Pussy Galore?

agreed…I've never taken the Bond franchise very seriously (though it can do serious well, like in From Russia with Love)….so I love crap like Moonraker

agreed…I've never taken the Bond franchise very seriously (though it can do serious well, like in From Russia with Love)….so I love crap like Moonraker

McCartney was such a badass back in the 60s/70s, that he only NEEDED 15 minutes to write the best Bond song ever.

McCartney was such a badass back in the 60s/70s, that he only NEEDED 15 minutes to write the best Bond song ever.

agreed 100%. and not just for bond films…any action movie where the villain is basically trying to nuke the whole world gets so tiresome. i just watched Ghost Protocol the other night, and while it was a fantastically crafted movie, the plot was so generic

agreed 100%. and not just for bond films…any action movie where the villain is basically trying to nuke the whole world gets so tiresome. i just watched Ghost Protocol the other night, and while it was a fantastically crafted movie, the plot was so generic

so the lesson here is that only proper writers can craft a scenario where the villain plans to blow up the world with 50,000 stolen nuclear missles. so that's what they teach in writer's school! *scraps james bond and the trade federation embargo screenplay*

so the lesson here is that only proper writers can craft a scenario where the villain plans to blow up the world with 50,000 stolen nuclear missles. so that's what they teach in writer's school! *scraps james bond and the trade federation embargo screenplay*

I think movie studios generally have a sense of the quality of their product before they get the marketing gears churning. which is why you're unlikely to see a highly hyped film get totally panned by critics. feel free to discredit me with numerous examples to the contrary

I think movie studios generally have a sense of the quality of their product before they get the marketing gears churning. which is why you're unlikely to see a highly hyped film get totally panned by critics. feel free to discredit me with numerous examples to the contrary

or…both?!  twist!

or…both?!  twist!

the fact that posters are having a hard time differentiating the brosnan bond films is a pretty good reflection of their quality. either that or they just have the most generically awful names in bond history. give me another octopussy anyday!

the fact that posters are having a hard time differentiating the brosnan bond films is a pretty good reflection of their quality. either that or they just have the most generically awful names in bond history. give me another octopussy anyday!

AV Club is making amends for that Warhorse A