As Amazon MGM Studios takes full control of the iconic James Bond franchise with a reported additional $1 billion payment to longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, fans worldwide are questioning what direction the spy series might take under its new corporate ownership. The deal, which comes on top of Amazon’s initial $8.5 ... Read more
  • @[email protected]English
    8•19 minutes ago

    I appreciate the Bond series as legend, but my partner and I couldn’t face any more movies portraying the same icky encounters as in the first Casino Royale Dr. No. We just felt incredibly uncomfortable for the woman being taken advantage of by Bond, in a beach hut

    We loved the Daniel Craig films, though. Suitably modern.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•5 hours ago

      The first Casino Royale is a parody starring David Niven. As I recall they specifically call that out to some extent.