I may be an idiot but...

Gassy Man

raptors_887 wrote:

This is the problem. Everybody is willing to look past all the ridiculousness of the older Bond films but the newer ones are held at such a high standard.

If the older Bond films get a pass then I think the newer ones should as well.

The older ones didn't quite take themselves as seriously.

Thunderpussy

Thanks GM, verisimilitude. I had to look that up ) I'll
slip that into the odd conversation.

Gassy Man

Thunderpussy wrote:

Thanks GM, verisimilitude. I had to look that up ) I'll
slip that into the odd conversation.

Just use it wisely, grasshopper.

Thunderpussy

) ) )

Sir Miles

Gassy Man wrote:

Sir Miles wrote:

Gassy Man wrote:

... still, I chuckle when people tell me that movies today are so much more "realistic" than old movies will present . . .

Depends upon the type of movie obviously...and in general, they probably are more realistic...unless its a superhero movie....but even the special effects are more realistic today...

Higher verisimilitude maybe, but I wouldn't say higher realism.

Ok...then we disagree.

ZorinIndustries

DieAnotherDay wrote:

...How does Bond survive the Sniper shot AND the gigantic fall at the beginning of Skyfall?

Million dollar question )

ZorinIndustries

Thunderpussy wrote:

Those 60s suits were tough )
( His death was faked to fool Bond's enemies, so I'd guess they were blanks )

But the blood? And the police officer checked his pulse! He must've been in on it. Must've been ketchup in bed )

007homevideo

DieAnotherDay wrote:

...How does Bond survive the Sniper shot AND the gigantic fall at the beginning of Skyfall?

Magnifcently of course!