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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to The Beatles without earmuffs!” A blog inspired by the music world of James Bond   Part 4 Bond Songs that didn’t hit the right note with me at least to start with and the Bond song I really hate

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to another episode of my blog that looks at the musical tastes of James Bond over the last 60 years the last episode looked at the Bond films that I don’t like for viarous reasons this chapter continues that trend.

 This also looks at a few of the Bond themes that took some getting used to plus the one Bond theme I really can’t stand.

Are there any James Bond Songs I don’t like ?

On first hearing Madonna’s title track for the Perice Brosnan Bond film Die Another day I hated it I think it was because it tried to do something different with the Bond format it was the first time I heard a Bond song that was aimed at the dance genre but it has since grown on me thanks to repeated listening.

The film itself is also very good if a little unrealestic in places with the the use of CGI  the kite surfing sequence being the worst offender Toby Stevens is excellant as the baddie of the film.

The two Bond girls in the film are very good as well Rosamand Pike as Miranda Frost and Hallie Berry Both were featured in recent articles about James Bond Movieweb made Miranda Frost one of there Deadliest Women of the James Bond Franchise coming in at number at Number 4

“I know all about you, 007. Sex for dinner, death for breakfast. Well, it's not going to work with me.”

Played by British actress Rosamund Pike, Miranda Frost is an Olympic fencer and a Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) agent who is actually working for the diamond tycoon Gustav Graves. When Bond (Brosnan) is tasked with eliminating a North Korean colonel, Miranda reveals his identity and motives to the latter’s right hand, which leads to his long-term capture.

When Bond later faces both Graves and Miranda, he realizes that his gun was emptied by her when they were in bed together. In the end, the arrogant femme fatale is killed by Bond’s ally, the American operative Jinx Johnson (Halle Berry), in a memorable sword duel.

Jinx Johnson (Halle Berry) meanwhile came in at number 11 in the Colider film website of the 16 Bond women that redefined the Bond Franchise.

Jinx Johnson – ‘Die Another Day’ (2002)

The final installment of Pierce Brosnan’s Bond films didn’t do a hell of a lot right. The story and tone were unbalanced, the action largely missed its mark, and – considering the other spy movies of its time – it undermined the franchise’s history of cinematic relevance. One thing that did work for it was Halle Berry’s Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson.

The NSA agent is tasked with assassinating rogue a North Korean agent and works closely with Bond to accomplish the mission. A tough and resourceful operative who matches Bond’s flare for personal vendettas, she excels as one of the franchise’s most empowering women and even manages to pay homage to Ursula Andress’ original Bond Girl in the process.

Q Branch

Die Another Day marked the James Bond franchise's 40th anniversary. So quite if not all of the gadgets from the prevous James Bonds appear in the Q Branch scene in the film

Its such a shame then the Desmond Lewelyn died shortly after making the world is not enough I would love to have seen him in this. John Cleese who had been introduced as R in that film became the new Q a lot of R comedic excesses of the World is not enough have gone as he takes his job as the new Q more seriously

I love the way John Clease channels Desmond Lewelyn when Perice Brosnon makes Jokes about the invisable car as I learn’t from my predecessor Mr Bond I never Joke about my work perfectly delivered by Clease and a line said by Q in the classic James Bond film Goldfinger more on that film later.

Gadgets introduced in Die another Day include :

Single digit sonic agitator

A "standard issue" ring for the finger which is actually an "ultra high-frequency single digit sonic agitator unit" that can shatter bullet-proof glass (or any " 'unbreakable' glass", as commented by Q in the movie) or disable another person.[9]

Omega Seamaster Wristwatch

Omega Seamaster 300M Chronometer - Contains an explosive detonator and laser beam cutter. The new Q states that this watch is Bond's 20th, which is a reference to the fact that Die Another Day is the 20th James Bond film.

Dream simulator

Gustav Graves uses this device to have dreams as he has insomnia.[90]

By far the best Gadget in Die another Day is the Aston Martin Vanquish which Q Branch has nicnamed the vanish because of its talent to turn invisible this car with all its toys came 2nd in Den of the Geeks top 10 gadgets featured in the James Bond films behind tha rocket pack

This is what Den of the Geek said about that magic car :

2. The Invisible Car

Back to Bond’s his for cars. If a submarine vehicle wasn’t enough, Die Another Day saw the character step into an invisible car; state of the art technology that the real-world still hasn’t managed to master. This was a moment of pure spy fantasy that thrilled moviegoers worldwide in its concept, although perhaps took some out of the experience because of its use of CGI.

Regardless, is there anything more Bond than a car that produces imagery based on adaptive camouflage, allowing the vehicle to blend into its environment and resulting in an action-packed snowy car chase? Well in fact, the only thing that could make this more 007 heavy is the brand of the car in question. The movie used a British Aston Martin V12 Vanquish for the sequence, playing heavily into a tradition that’s been maintained throughout the franchise. Cloaking device technology is still in development in reality, and right now they aren’t being pulled off quite in the same way as Her Majesty’s Secret Service managed to onscreen. Still, this makes for a memorable entry both for better and perhaps worse but has ranked so highly because of how it pushed the boundaries of the series.

To watch a trailer for Die another Day click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTznf1x4khc&list=PL17vqAEJv6CUxmeZBk3JGDLBbcPEd4CDp&index=10

to watch a trailer for for Perice Brosnan’s best moments from the Stormchaser Z YouTube channel click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf00BHDwUtA&list=PL17vqAEJv6CV1syq4_fFKgBwSqGdJzH9z&index=289&t=21s

To read an article about how the Peirce Brosnan James Bond films rank with James Bond fans click here https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2559531/james-bond-pierce-brosnans-movies-ranked

To watch a tribute video for Tommorow Never Dies click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTKx5fITnzs

Writing on the Wall Spectre Sam Smith

I can also remember not liking Sam Smiths Writing on the Wall the title track for Daniel Craig’s Bond film Spectre on first listen but I love that too now.

the single became the first Bond movie theme to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart.The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards[8] and the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards, making it the second consecutive Bond theme to win (after "Skyfall" by Adele in 2012).

I may like the song now but I still hate the film ha ha

According to this article on the Slash film website the Rock band Radiohead were the orignal choice to provide the title music for Spectre but were dropped at a late stage in the process to read about it click here https://www.slashfilm.com/1430955/james-bond-radiohead-unused-spectre-theme/

To watch a trailer for Spectre click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujmoYyEyDP8

Anyway back to the original question the only James Bond song I don’t like Another  way to Die from Daniel Craigs second Bond film Quauntum of Solace sung by Jack White and Alicia keys I am not really a big fan of the film either for me it was released too soon after Daniel Craig’s debut as Bond Casino Royale (which I loved)  the story in the film feels a bit rushed which makes it for me hard to follow the fact that the film was taking place during a writers strike might have something to do with it lol

To read an article about how the James Bond films of Daniel Craig rank with film fans click here https://collider.com/daniel-craig-james-bond-films-ranked/#:~:text=%E2%80%98No%20Time%20to%20Die%E2%80%99%20to%20%E2%80%98Skyfall%E2%80%99%3A%20Daniel%20Craig%E2%80%99s,Spectre%20...%205%205.%20Quantum%20of%20Solace%20

To watch a video highlighting Daniel Craigs best moments as James Bond click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozfccPhvFg8

If you wondering have I seen No Time to  Die yet the answer to that is No I know how it ends though the ending  was spoilt for me I won’t spoil it for you guys I won’t watch till I  know how the film producers plan to fix that cliffhanger

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Pictures

1) Die another Day UK Poster

2) Rosamand Pike as Miranda Frost

3) Hallie Berry as Jinx Johnson

4 The Aston Martin Vanquish

5) Spectre Poster

6) Quantum of Solice poster

Notes Thanks to the following websites Collider film for their 16 best Bond women that redifined the Franchise

Den of the Geek for their ten best ever gadgets seen in the Bond franchise

Cinema Blind for their James Bonds ranks series

Google images for the pictures  and Wikpedia for providing some of the background material on the gadgets

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Do u still do the hall pass thing when ur polyamorous?

Are you referring to the "if this celebrity asked me to sleep with them, I am allowed to do it without your permission," thing?

We have them, but that is a fantasy thing. His odds of Selena Gomez, Priyanka Chopra, or Hallie Berry seeing him in Target and being like, "Give me that awkward nice fade gamer boy," are as low as my odds of seeing Andy Biersack, Oliver Sykes, or Noah Sebastian and having them go, "Hmmmm thick thigh big booty MILF in the wild," and taking me home with them.

Realistic hookups must be discussed. Fantasy is just that fantasy.

If we were discussing a general hall pass, no, we do not do that. We both, in general, hadn't really enjoyed casual hookups since we met anyway. I know a few couples who do have hall pass systems, though. It just varies from person to person and couple to couple.

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“The two paths for an Oscar is weird and quirky or historic and biographical." 

As someone whose best friend won best Foreign film Oscar 2006 - Totsi, i can tell you that those categories are only true in terms of what gets or is more likely to be nominated rather than what wins. 

The best predictor of Oscar win is The Golden Globes. With extremely rare exception, everyone who wins the drama awards at the Golden Globes also wins the Oscar. 

Occasionally, they’ll throw in a pity nomination for the winner of the comedy/ music category, but that person rarely wins.

It was harder to predict the year the Globes was cancelled, but then they used DEI biases to pick the Oscar winners. I felt so bad for everyone who was nominated and more pity for the winners because that entire ceremony / awards was to appease DEI. A case of getting nominated and or winning the award because you tick the DEI box. 

As for Emma or Lily winning best actress, Lily has the Globe for drama plus she’s a minority so she’ll definitely win. Further, Emma already has an Oscar ( 2017 for La La Land) which is another reason she won’t win this time even though her performance is pure oscar bait. People don’t like to think about the sentimantal/ political reasons people win, but it’s the unconfortable truth baked in. This year, Lily, RDJ and Chris Nolan will win for polittical/ sentimental reasons. RDJ’s win is the long overdue/ overlooked cherry on top of his career revival after early promise followed by spectacular downfall and then rise with the Marvel films. Nolan will win because it is time for him to win as opposed to being his best work. On the sentimental note, this is why Al Pacino and Scorcese finally won their oscars…..a case of long overdue/ overlooked, we better give them the oscar before they die as opposed to being their best work. Lily is going to win for the same reason Hally Berry won. Minority / diversity win which will be trumpted to the roof as if she’s Meryl Streep and then eveerything will go back to what they were doing having ticked a box. 

New DEI considerations aside, the process remains the same in 2024 as it was in 2005 when we did the awards circuit to win that 2006 oscar. 

Therefore i can confidently predict that best film will be Oppenheimer, director will be Chris Nolan, Greta Gerwig will win for screenplay, best actor will be Cillian Murphy, best actress will be Lily, best support actress will be D'vine Joy Rudolph and best support actor will be RDJ. 

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We’ll see. There’s always potential for an upset. (I agree with most of your predictions. I’m on the fence about screenplay. I don’t share your confidence that Greta has it in the bag.)