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By the way, “I don’t believe the Bible because I have morals” is an impscum quality post.

1 Timothy is in the New Testament. I think it’s about how women can’t be pastors

Under the Levitical laws homosexual sex was under penalty of death. The New Testament is all about peaceably spreading the story of Jesus so that people will believe and not go to hell. I think it actually outright says that Christians are not supposed to follow the laws of the Jews’ religion.

The Levitical laws are pretty brutal.

American Pie Presents: Beta House - 10/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 0/10

Karate Kid - I’ve loved this film since I was a kid. I seem to recall thinking as a child that he actually killed the lead punk with that Crane Kick to the face.

Ha, that’s nothing. It’ll be between 90 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit along with humidity for the entire summer where I live.

It’s no View to a Kill.

Trade in your smartphone for a flip phone that can’t use the internet.

Riders on the Storm - The Doors

Get rid of your access to internet. Try a therapist too. If you take no steps to combatting this problem it will haunt you forever.

I think the point was that he has to be heartless in order to keep his composure.

SilverWook said:

That planned spinoff with Halle Berry’s character from Die Another Day never got very far. It would be interesting to see the adventures of a different double 0 agent, as in the past they have only serviced the plot by being killed, thus requiring Bond to be brought in.

I was thrilled at the prospect of a Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh from Tomorrow Never Dies) receiving a spin-off, but sadly we never saw that either.

Sure but I think that is also part of his character. His seduction of Severine was insensitive sure, but was part of his mission, and I don’t remember it being portrayed as anything other than cold-hearted too. I wouldn’t say that’s misogynistic. Pussy Galore being a villain complicit in the potential murder of tens of thousands of people also adds a layer of complexity, but it doesn’t make it less uncomfortable.

I think that they should just make a woman secret agent film in the tradition of Bond. There is no need to co-opt a preexisting and beloved character.

DominicCobb said:
And I’d say there’s nothing inherently wrong with masculinity but there definitely can be things very wrong with it (things often unfortunately exemplified in Bond films).

You’ll have to go into more detail with this one. I’m sure that one example will be the very outdated and antiquated portrayal of his seduction of Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, but I’m not sure what else you could be pointing out here.

RicOlie_2 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Do Canadian schools not have a summer vacation?

Well, exams start on the 15th, and the official end of school is the 28th, so I think it’s a bit later than in the US. We don’t start again till early September though.

Jesus Christ. I remember school ending in mid-May and starting in late August. Canadians get screwed on their vacations.

I would be butthurt if they made Bond a woman. I wouldn’t see it and I would refuse to watch another one until they returned to “James Bond”. If they made a movie about Tombraider with a male Laura Croft I would imagine that that franchise’s fans would have an equally WTF reaction. I don’t necessarily have a problem with a black Bond; I actually think Idris Elba would do a great job with the role, although I think any new Bond should start at an earlier age. The argument is just against the changing of a character for no reason other than identity politics. If they remade Lethal Weapon I would prefer they kept Danny Glover’s character black since the character was originally black.

By the way, the woman Ghostbusters movie is getting a bad reception because it was one of the worst trailers for a comedy I’ve seen, not to mention it is a remake of a beloved classic.

EDIT: I would definitely say that’s it’s not for the better to take Bond away from the ultimate male fantasy status that he has. There’s nothing wrong with masculinity.

I think you might be the only person on earth who lives in North Dakota.

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

How come ya taste so good?

Do Canadian schools not have a summer vacation?

If you really want to get over your compulsions, get a phone that can’t use the internet and sell your laptop.

Tyrphanax said:

Maybe I’m weird, but I feel like James Bond should just remain James Bond and people can make other characters that are what they want them to be.

I’d bet that’s what the vast majority of fans and general movie-goers want. The same goes for the recent demands to make Captain America a homosexual.

EDIT: And yes, if they dragged identity politics into Bond, I’d stop going.

He stayed away from Bibi (the figure skater) in For Your Eyes Only. I always took the Skyfall line as a joke just to f#ck with Javier Bardem. A female Bond would most likely be the most poorly received film in history.

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