A couple of things have taken place involving the upcoming 21st James Bond movie in the last few weeks.
First of all, the theme song is terrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiibbbbbbbble. I own an Audio Slave album and think Chris Cornell, who sings the theme song titled "You Know My Name," is okay. He definitely has a distinctive voice and will be remembered, but he is not the best choice for a Bond song. I know that this Bond movie is different than anything to come before it and the song has to be the same, but the producers shouldn't have traded creativity for quality. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now.
Secondly, some early reviews are coming in for the movie and most of them are very positive. I haven't read any of the narrative (mainly because I don't want anything that might surprise me to be revealed), but the ones that have rated the movie are mainly putting it at 4 out of 5 and 5 out of 5 stars. Very positive news.
The next topic of discussion should be the fact that the producers are already discussing Bond 22. News has been slipping about potential directors, singers and plots for a little while now, but Barbara Broccoli, one half of the family producing the Bond movies, has been very open about the direction the next movie will be taking. This is momentous news for the Bond fan considering the roller coaster event the last four years have been with the firing and hiring of a new Bond going along with the monumental fact that "Casino Royale" is finally being made into a serious Bond film, unlike the putrid specimen from 1967.
To coincide with the release of the 21st film in the series a new set of Bond movies has been released with more special features. Only 10 of the 20 movies were released today, but like a faithful fan I dispensed the $120 so I could own another set of my favorite film series.
The last bit of news, which is pretty amazing, is that I was propositioned today by my editor with a special press screening of "Casino Royale" on Thursday ... and I turned it down. I know this sounds like I am not a fan, but there were some good reasons for doing so. I want to make sure I see it on the best possible screen. I don't want to mess up my Bond marathon, which would only be at "Octopussy" by Thursday. I want to enjoy the experience of a new Bond and a new Bond movie with my friends and the rest of the audience, even though I am taking a risk with a close neighbor ruining the movie by talking during the film, which is becoming an increasing probability as I grow older.
1 comment:
i had the same decision to make when offered the chance to hear the new U2 album (in '04) at a press playing. fortunately, my invite got messed up at the last minute and the decision was made for me. i'm glad that i heard it the way that i did later on.
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