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thatcrazycajunVerdict on the new so-called James Bond movie, Casino Royale: It's new. It's fresh. But it's not Bond:
Bored with Bond? No problem. We've got a shiny new one—Bloomberg.com
Call me a cranky old fart if you will, but some of us liked the old 007 just damned fine, thank you very much. Some of us don't want four decades of character history and basic elements of the series chucked out the window for the sake of attracting today's 18-24 male demographic, most of whom weren't even gleams in their daddies' eyes when the real Bond made his bones. No Q (not even the John Cleese version)? No Miss Moneypenny? No gadgets to speak of? Not even the usual "dry martini—shaken, not stirred"? WTF?!
Too many perfectly good concepts are being remade these days for the sake of remaking them (and cashing in on "the brand"), when they were gotten right the first time: Battlestar: Galactica (well, okay, I'll concede this one isn't bad), The Omen, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Texas Chainsaw Massacre...the list goes on. Producers and executives too often feel that the old version can't cut the mustard with the younger generation, can't be salvaged. Did they even fucking try?! Chalk this one up as another needless (and inferior) makeover of a quality original.
Somehow I don't think I'll be queuing up for this one. Now excuse me while I go watch my DVD of Thunderball.
Bored with Bond? No problem. We've got a shiny new one—Bloomberg.com
Call me a cranky old fart if you will, but some of us liked the old 007 just damned fine, thank you very much. Some of us don't want four decades of character history and basic elements of the series chucked out the window for the sake of attracting today's 18-24 male demographic, most of whom weren't even gleams in their daddies' eyes when the real Bond made his bones. No Q (not even the John Cleese version)? No Miss Moneypenny? No gadgets to speak of? Not even the usual "dry martini—shaken, not stirred"? WTF?!
Too many perfectly good concepts are being remade these days for the sake of remaking them (and cashing in on "the brand"), when they were gotten right the first time: Battlestar: Galactica (well, okay, I'll concede this one isn't bad), The Omen, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Texas Chainsaw Massacre...the list goes on. Producers and executives too often feel that the old version can't cut the mustard with the younger generation, can't be salvaged. Did they even fucking try?! Chalk this one up as another needless (and inferior) makeover of a quality original.
Somehow I don't think I'll be queuing up for this one. Now excuse me while I go watch my DVD of Thunderball.
