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CBn Reviews 'Never Say Never Again'

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Qwerty View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002175 \| Posts: 81866 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York	3 December 2005 - 04:31 Post #1
	From CBn's main page... CBn Reviews 'Never Say Never Again' Forum members review Sean Connery's rival James Bond film ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other *♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦*

Qwerty View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002175 \| Posts: 81866 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York	3 December 2005 - 04:32 Post #2
	[Poll added as well] ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other *♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦*

Sanjuro007 View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005823 \| Posts: 54 Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 7 November 2005	3 December 2005 - 05:13 Post #3
	Interesting reading everyone's thoughts on the film. Never Say Never Again has been somewhat of a mixed bag for me, but IMHO I've always thought it definitely had a lot of cool "Bond Moments" that made it worthwhile, especially seeing Connery don the tux once again. Part of me is curious what Never Say Never Again would be like if they put Connery's old gunbarrel sequence into the film, re-edited the beginning to be a proper pre-credit sequence, hired someone to create a main title sequence, and alowed someone to record a new "official Bond" soundtrack for the film. Would make for a great 2-Disc Ultimate Edition of the film (the original, unaltered version would be on disc 1). I know even if they had the right to do it, EON probably wouldn't allow it, but one can dream, right?

Janus Assassin View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002714 \| Posts: 1437 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 April 2004	3 December 2005 - 05:44 Post #4
	Never say Never should have been remade Janus Assassin.... We kill for pleasure, we betray our country and no one knows we exsist. Not to touch the earth, not to see the sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run, LETS RUN

triviachamp View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005197 \| Posts: 1282 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 September 2005 From: Toronto	3 December 2005 - 05:46 Post #5
	QUOTE(Janus Assassin @ 3 December 2005 - 00:44) Never say Never should have been remade The Last Remake of Thunderball!

Qwerty View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002175 \| Posts: 81866 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York	3 December 2005 - 05:54 Post #6
	QUOTE(Janus Assassin @ 3 December 2005 - 00:44) Never say Never should have been remade Why do you say that, Janus? ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other *♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦*

triviachamp View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005197 \| Posts: 1282 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 September 2005 From: Toronto	3 December 2005 - 05:58 Post #7
	QUOTE(Qwerty @ 3 December 2005 - 00:54) QUOTE(Janus Assassin @ 3 December 2005 - 00:44) Never say Never should have been remade Why do you say that, Janus? Because Kevin McClory needs to eat and support his nurses doesn't he?

DLibrasnow View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00866 \| Posts: 16098 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 20 July 2002 From: Washington D.C.. USA	3 December 2005 - 06:03 Post #8
	Never Say Never Again is by far the best movie in the series. Robert Brown was Admiral Hargreaves in TSWLM, OP, AVTAK, TLD and LTK damnit Enforcer, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Roger Moore Proud defender of Barbara Bach, Carole Bouquet, Barbara Carrera, Maryam D'Abo, A View to a Kill, Never Say Never Again and The Spy Who Loved Me.

Problem Eliminat... Problem Eliminator View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 003387 \| Posts: 213 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 3 February 2005 From: Los Angeles, CA	3 December 2005 - 07:03 Post #9
	QUOTE(DLibrasnow @ 2 December 2005 - 23:03) Never Say Never Again is by far the best movie in the series. Not a chance. The only thing NSNA is "by far" is disappointingly bland. There is a world of difference between "the best" and "my favorite." The latter is the only phrase that can possibly apply to this film. A sloppily made rogue picture, it is not in any "series," certainly not that of James Bond. NSNA is a stand alone attempt at putting 007 on the silver screen that fails to distinguish itself in any positive way. When compared to the best (and even the worst) official EON Bonds, NSNA is deficient in every possible area. While worth a watch because of its easy going 80's feel and Connery's "old pro" performance, NSNA doesn't come close to warranting mention alongside the REAL Bond films. Its drab look, terrible music and small-scale boringness make this film the antithesis of a great Bond movie. "One has to show a special talent that people here don't have." "That shouldn't be too difficult."

Streetworker View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005754 \| Posts: 460 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 24 October 2005 From: Good old Manchester	3 December 2005 - 09:49 Post #10
	NSNA is a ghastly abomination that should never have been made and serves only one useful purpose - to remind us what a disaster it would have been had any of McClory's spurious claims to the series/character actually succeeded in the courts (he "won" the original plagiarism case in 1963 only by dint of a desperately ill Ian Fleming - whose condition was surely worsened by the stress of the case - throwing in the towel). I'm afraid, for me, NSNA is the visual record of a group of people dancing on Ian Fleming's grave. And for that I will always loathe it. Film Bond began in 1962. He doesn't need to begin again.

YOLT View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00990 \| Posts: 1237 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 September 2002	3 December 2005 - 10:01 Post #11
	Its a fine film. Especially the Nice scenes are great. I also like the music. However after Fatima's death the film begins to be boring. "Dont let the civilization of the settled destroy the free soul inside you, you destroy them" Genghis Khan

Blofeld's Cat View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00101 \| Posts: 16227 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 30 August 2001 From: A secret hollowed out volcano in Sydney (33.79294� South, 150.93805� East)	3 December 2005 - 10:05 Post #12
	QUOTE(DLibrasnow @ 3 December 2005 - 14:03) Never Say Never Again is by far the best movie in the series. Yes, but it's in a series of one. You're born, you take [censored], get out in the world, you take more [censored]. Climb a little higher, take less [censored]. 'Till one day you're in the rarified atmosphere, and you've forgotten what [censored] even looks like. Welcome to MI6 007.

Streetworker View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 005754 \| Posts: 460 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 24 October 2005 From: Good old Manchester	3 December 2005 - 10:08 Post #13
	QUOTE(Blofeld's Cat @ 3 December 2005 - 10:05) QUOTE(DLibrasnow @ 3 December 2005 - 14:03) Never Say Never Again is by far the best movie in the series. Yes, but it's in a series of one. Indeed. And that's one film too many... Film Bond began in 1962. He doesn't need to begin again.