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25 January 2008 - 21:09
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 September 2006 From: Austin, TX |
25 January 2008 - 21:13
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I'm one who hopes it grows on me. But I like the IF def. Makes sense.
You like wild things don't you, Mr. Bond, James Bond?
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
25 January 2008 - 21:21
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Excellent article, Mr. Asterix.
 I'm also irritated how the press is citing fan confusion, upset, etc. when it is clearly not the case, as reflected in the CBn poll, and other fansite polls. They media loves to lie, don't they?  "Fandom is where people come together and complain about what they like." Visit The Young Bond Dossier, now the OFFICIAL site for Young Bond news |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 20 January 2005 From: Illinois |
25 January 2008 - 21:22
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Yeah, I think the media is really exaggerating this.
 Nice writeup Asterix.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 14 October 2005 From: the bottle to the belly! |
25 January 2008 - 21:23
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BAM! 3 points to team Asterisk.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 24 June 2005 |
25 January 2008 - 21:24
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Yes good article. Its hardly the first time a mainstream film has had a 'different' kind of title. The Silence of the Lambs was a good example, and this summer's hit Ratatouille was a title that was probably unpronouncable to most (they even had to phonetically spell it out on the ads and posters). And while we're at it, what the hell is a "Bourne Supremacy" anyway?
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 3 December 2002 From: Bristol, TN |
25 January 2008 - 21:26
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Woot.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 24 November 2006 From: Pennsylvania USA |
25 January 2008 - 21:27
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Good article. Since watching the press conference, hearing what Craig had to say about the title, & reading more about the plot details, it sounds like the title works perfectly. So my original assessment of "it will grow on me" is very accurate. In the grand scheme to casual Bond fans, they will still refer to the movie as "the new James Bond flick..."
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25 January 2008 - 21:27
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 24 June 2005 |
25 January 2008 - 21:33
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QUOTE(zencat @ 25 January 2008 - 13:21)  Excellent article, Mr. Asterix. I'm also irritated how the press is citing fan confusion, upset, etc. when it is clearly not the case, as reflected in the CBn poll, and other fansite polls. They media loves to lie, don't they? On that note, this article is particularly awful/hilarious, as it goes on about how unpopular the title is, only for the poll at the end to reveal the most popular response to the title is "Awesome"  http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=371622 I think what we're seeing here is the media trying to find Bond controversy wherever they can. The CR "controversy" got a lot of web hits, so they're going to see what they can dredge up this time round; they know Craig is untouchable, so they've got to try another angle. Doesn't look like its working too well. |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 30 January 2005 From: England |
25 January 2008 - 21:33
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Haha, nicely said. Check out this loser of a film critic (1:25 into the clip) who clearly doesn't do any research nor does he have much of a grasp of English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_GsAwLgI_4 These morons need slapping...with a dictionary...and a copy of Fleming's short stories.  "Impatiently Bond lit a cigarette, pulled his shoulders out of their slouch and slammed the mawkish memories back into their long-closed file. Today he was a grown up, a man with years of dirty, dangerous memories - a spy." |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 13 July 2007 From: Illinois, U.S.A |
25 January 2008 - 21:34
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Quite Frankly, I love the title. I believe it fits in well with the whole plot and whatnot...
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 August 2001 From: England |
25 January 2008 - 21:35
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Very nice article - very nice denouement, as far as 'the press' are concerned.
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 27 January 2004 From: Cascais, Portugal |
25 January 2008 - 22:14
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There is no confusion to me, and if people who don't understand the meaning of the title, just read the short story, they would clearly understand what is a quantum of solace.
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