Pierce Brosnans' November Man

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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    He has to be cold, ....... It's what keeps him alive ! ;)
    You think you're funny.
    :))
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Okay, a bit.... :))
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    :)) Well I enjoyed it. ;)
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    I like Bond fans who don't dislike Pierce! :))

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  • CmdrAtticusCmdrAtticus United StatesPosts: 1,102MI6 Agent
    edited September 2014
    No offense to Pierce - he did a fine job in the film and I enjoyed his 007 period. Only the Bond writers (and in the case of DAD the director) let him down many times. The problem I had with his casting in this was he was essentially playing the role of a hit man who got out of the business then got sucked back in because of dangers to his family. Now when he was playing Bond and they kept his role light (when he got to seduce the woman and play with Q's gadgets, etc) he fit fine because he had his years of doing Remington Steel and was great in that. It gave him the chance to slide into the EON series with the ability to handle the Moore type humor and yet still look lethal with the PPK. Whenever the writers tried to go darker with the character he seemed to have some inner conflict with it that showed through for me on the screen - it was too off balance from the lighter notes he played well with. It's similar to the problem Dalton had only in reverse - he was good with the dark side but the humor he was given to chew on was just too out of place. I've noticed this in many of Brosnan's films - he's fine at either doing comedy or drama, but when he's saddled with both in the same script he seems to feel uncomfortable with switching between the two.

    This film shows him playing a really dark character (much darker than even Craig's Bond for me) and as much as I given him credit for his acting, I was just not comfortable - given his resume, with him in this role.
  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    :)) Well I enjoyed it. ;)


    Me too!
  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    Any news on a UK release date yet?
  • Agent KinoAgent Kino New YorkPosts: 202MI6 Agent
    I did not get to see this yet, but I love Pierce Brosnan so I am super excited for this film.

    For the users that saw it, thank you for posting that it is worth seeing. I greatly appreciate it.
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Any news on a UK release date yet?

    November Man is now on release at a limited number of cinemas around the UK. Click on the link below.

    http://www.showcasecinemas.co.uk/films/the-november-man
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  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    Any sign of a UK release date yet?
    I keep looking out for it but there seems to be nothig yet.
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    Hello Strangeways! I only hear from you these days when your account gets hacked.

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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    Any sign of a UK release date yet?
    I keep looking out for it but there seems to be nothig yet.

    I'm sure it was released last week, but only in selected cinemas....
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    I'm in Guilford a bit later on, so I'll check to see if Odeon is showing it -{
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Any sign of a UK release date yet?
    I keep looking out for it but there seems to be nothig yet.

    I'm sure it was released last week, but only in selected cinemas....

    November Man was released in the UK on the 7th November. Box Office Mojo figures state twelve selected cinemas, reduced to two on the 14th November.

    The November Man - UK Box Office
    http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=UK&id=novemberman.htm
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  • StrangewaysStrangeways London, UKPosts: 1,469MI6 Agent
    Thanks everyone. I don't know why the release was so limited. I thought it was fab.
  • LegoBatman008LegoBatman008 USAPosts: 189MI6 Agent
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0q8cKvLZN0 < Pierce Brosnan on how the Daniel Craig 'Bond' films influenced 'The November Man'
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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    i enjoyed it, thought it was worth the two or so hours.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    edited November 2014
    THIS was the Bond movie Pierce never got to make. Well, an "R" rated version, at any rate. Holly effin' crap did I love this film, well written, and Donaldson directed excellently.
    Those who appreciated Brosnan as Bond *NEED* to get this!
    Those that think Craig is better than Brosnan might be needing to just rent it.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    {[] yep!, I posted before that it shows what Brosnan could have done as
    Bond. If he'd been given better scripts or if his films had been given a
    Darker edge.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Brosnans filth Film probably would have been more like this and FYEO -{
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    I remember Pierce Brosnan appearing on Bond's 40th Anniversary show on the BBC, just after Die Another Day was released. He was upbeat/positive about another film. I agree with AlphaOmegaSin in that it would probably have been more like For Your Eyes Only. I have not seen The November Man yet but have noted it has been given mixed reviews.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    I see this is for sale on US iTunes.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Funny, Olga's character has some similarities to her character in QOS... :o
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    No one but TP, CA, JS, Strange & I have seen it? ?:)
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    No one but TP, CA, JS, Strange & I have seen it? ?:)

    Believe Brosnan saw the final cut :)
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    welshboy78 wrote:
    Believe Brosnan saw the final cut :)
    Silly silly British man. :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Chrisisall wrote :
    "No one but TP, CA, JS, Strange & I have seen it? "
    Come on now, we promised never to speak of that night, ever again ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    The lack of discussion on this film here frankly amazes me.
    I loved this flick. it was better than many Bond movies IMHO.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    The lack of discussion on this film here frankly amazes me.
    I loved this flick. it was better than many Bond movies IMHO.

    Perhaps, the lack of discussion is mainly because not many of us have seen it yet. Here in the UK it was given a very limited release and disappeared in a couple of weeks.

    As for it being better than many Bond movies? It does have the advantage of being new and fresh. Will you still hold the same opinion a few years from now? Maybe, maybe not.
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    What he said...can't see a film if they don't screen it, and there HAS to be a reason for that... ?:)
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Can't understand why it didn't get a bigger release ? :#
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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