Looks like CnB.com is dead

delliott101

Just visited craignotbond... here's the news:

"Deanna Brayton is no longer connected to the Daniel Craig is not Bond website. Do to a prolonged illness Deanna has chosen to look after herself and put her family first and foremost.
We appreciate the valiant crusade she undertook,
helping to give a voice to millions of James Bond fans around the world.
Her work will not go unappreciated and will continue. As of this moment the site will be undergoing renovations.
Thank you, Deanna for everything you have done for all of us. Get well soon."

How long will the site love on? heh

s96024

It's time it dissapeared now the majority have seen his performance and are happy. They would only get the hardcore Brosnan fans or Craig haters. So they may as well shut.

Dan Same

Obviously I hope she gets better. As for the 'crusade,' I so love it when people take an event which killed millions of people and use it to refer to an idiotic boycott of a James Bond film. )

Dan Same

s96024 wrote:

They would only get the hardcore Brosnan fans or Craig haters.

I'm not a Craig hater, and I'm more of a hardcore Connery or Bond fan than a hardcore Brosnan fan (althogh I do love Pearce), but I think that their site is so nasty (not just to Craig but to those who write in to it) that even those who are hardcore Brosnan fans or Craig haters won't want to be caught dead visiting the site. IMO, the only people who would visit this site are those who are not merely happy at boycotting CR but want to bash and attack those who might want to see the film.

glidrose

There is that old saying -

what goes around, comes around!!

Moore Not Less

Whether CnB dies now or later I think it's best left alone. CnB has had it's fifteen seconds of fame. The longer we (the Bond internet fan community AJB, CBn, etc) keep referring to CnB the longer we are helping to keep it alive.

And it's not as if the Bond internet fan community was whiter than white when it came to the whole controversy surrounding Daniel Craig and the re-boot. I don't believe that we (as a whole) can look back on October 2005 to November 2006 with any real pride.

Smoke_13

The whole thing was just absolute stupidity to begin with. I will freely admit that I did not like the look of Craig at all when I saw he was the next Bond. My stomach ached at the sense that this would be the end of the franchise. However, there was still enough common sense inside my head to remind me that I had not as of yet seen the man actually portray Bond in a movie. I think I share that view with the many other "sane" Bond fans. To start a disparaging web-site about Craig before the movie had yet to be released was asinine.

Whether it dies or not, does not really concern me. If it should die it will die like some forgotten road-kill laying at the side of a high-way never to be concerned about again. If it should manage to survive and eek out a meager existence as a web-site well, perhaps it will serve as a reminder to most of us not to jump the gun on Craig's replacement when he rolls around in a few years.

Hardyboy

I'm in MNL's camp on this one--let it wither on the vine and die. For a while I kept countering their "arguments," but it's now a settled issue. CR is a massive world-wide hit, with international grosses that are above even the adjusted take for each Brosnan film. It was the ninth highest-grossing film in the U.S. in 2006. In the UK it became only the third film ever to make over $100 million. CR received nine BAFTA nominations. The screenplay has been nominated for an Edgar. On RottenTomatoes it received a 94% positive rating from over one hundred critics, and was awarded two "Golden Tomatoes" for being both the highest-rated wide release film and the highest-rated action film. The DVD is at #1 in pre-sales at Amazon. Brosnan has moved on to other projects. Craig has forgiven his detractors. And, last but far from least, Craig has proven to be a hit with fans, who enjoyed his performance and who are looking forward to Bond 22.

So what purpose does that nasty little site now serve? All they can do is post rants from bloggers, and they're back to their old trick of posting photoshopped images. Oooh--Craig as a circus clown! Well, that has completely turned me off the idea of buying the DVD! 8-) They're like a bunch of eight-year-olds drawing mustaches on magazine cover girls. They should be treated as such.

Loeffelholz

Couldn't happen to a more deserving site. Good riddance.

[pauses to urinate on the grave, and moves on]

B-)

jetsetwilly

As the late, great Linda Smith once said about Neil Hamilton - "I don't want him to have the oxygen of publicity. I'm not happy with him having the oxygen of oxygen."

Let's let CnB slip away into nothingness - another amusing postscript to the world of Bond. After all, one shouldn't mock the afflicted

Moore Not Less

Smoke_13 wrote:

If it should manage to survive and eek out a meager existence as a web-site well, perhaps it will serve as a reminder to most of us not to jump the gun on Craig's replacement when he rolls around in a few years.

Indeed, whether CnB lives or dies, the whole Daniel Craig controversy should serve as a reminder to us all that we must be tolerant and not "sentence" someone before they've had a chance to prove themselves. Innocent until proven guilty.

blueman

Moore Not Less wrote:

Smoke_13 wrote:

If it should manage to survive and eek out a meager existence as a web-site well, perhaps it will serve as a reminder to most of us not to jump the gun on Craig's replacement when he rolls around in a few years.

Indeed, whether CnB lives or dies, the whole Daniel Craig controversy should serve as a reminder to us all that we must be tolerant and not "sentence" someone before they've had a chance to prove themselves. Innocent until proven guilty.

Doubt Craig felt the brunt of any "sentencing" being done around here. Those who posted in favor of his casting, however, felt it all, just as those who favor Moore or Brosnan feel it when negative comments come their way because of their POVs. Being kind to Craig (or Moore, or Brosnan) is pretty low on my list compared to being kind to each other, and I'm sorry to say I wasn't always kind in my own posting. For me CNB is the epitome and extremity of such rancor, and is a reminder (to me) to be tolerant to those I interact with. Hopefully saying something like, Glen is a hack, doesn't strike anyone here at their core, and I doubt Glen knows or if he did cares what I think of his work.

Dan Same

I agree with Blue. What I dislike about CNB is not their views on Craig (who as it happens I'm not a big fan of anyway) but rather the 'you're with me or against me' mentality. I'm not suprised that CNB doesn't have a discussion forum.

blueman

Dan Same wrote:

I agree with Blue.

This day should be a public holiday or something, like with Iggy Pop doing a free concert with Regina Spektor. Something wacky like that.

Anyway, cheers mate! {[]

MyrddinMerlino

Moore Not Less wrote:

I don't believe that we (as a whole) can look back on October 2005 to November 2006 with any real pride.

I think that these are golden words.

royalmile

All the best to her in her (hopefully speedy) recuperation.

(And hopefully there is no recuperation for the site itself!)

:007)

Dan Same

blueman wrote:

Anyway, cheers mate! {[]

Thanks. -{

Hardyboy

Provided this story is accurate, then maybe they'll shut up once and for all:

Pierce Brosnan Says Daniel Craig Is The Best Bond

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan has hailed his successor Daniel Craig as the best James Bond ever.

Brosnan, who played Bond in four of the superspy thrillers, was furious at being told he would no longer be part of the blockbuster franchise but insists Craig deserves his abundance of praise and BAFTA nomination for Casino Royale.

Brosnan says, "Daniel Craig is the greatest Bond ever and deservedly so. He was a great choice.

"But I'm still proud to be part of that legacy."

Loeffelholz

I just read that one, Hardy...well, that's the advantage of having the site closed down, as one senses that even they were starting to realize that they've been standing in the middle of the forest, and not seeing the trees

I'm sure they'd just say that Saint Pierce, The Martyr, was being characteristically gracious---which might just be true---but it's nice of him to say, nevertheless.

As for whether or not he's right: right now Craigger is the second greatest Bond ever, as far as I'm concerned...but I'm not ruling out the possibility of upward mobility, based on future entries...

blueman

That's funny, because I just read an interview with Brosnan promoting his new film, and he said he hadn't seen CR...that was just a couple days ago. Guess he's seen it now?

Loeffelholz

Empty platitudes---in Hollywood? Perish the thought...

If Brozzer is 'just saying it' to be gracious, I'm reminded of the best acting many actors ever do---it's the moment when someone else has been named the recipient of an award for which they were also nominated: they pretend to be happy for the winner X-(

blueman

If I'm his publicist, I tell him to stop saying he hasn't seen it yet. It may be an empty platitude, but it puts him in a better light than avoidance IMHO.

MyrddinMerlino

Hardyboy wrote:

Provided this story is accurate, then maybe they'll shut up once and for all:

Pierce Brosnan Says Daniel Craig Is The Best Bond

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan has hailed his successor Daniel Craig as the best James Bond ever.

Brosnan says, "Daniel Craig is the greatest Bond ever and deservedly so. He was a great choice.

"But I'm still proud to be part of that legacy."

Here Brosnan say the things as they are.
He use wise words.
Thanks Pierce.

John Drake

Hardyboy wrote:

Provided this story is accurate, then maybe they'll shut up once and for all:

Pierce Brosnan Says Daniel Craig Is The Best Bond

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan has hailed his successor Daniel Craig as the best James Bond ever.

Brosnan, who played Bond in four of the superspy thrillers, was furious at being told he would no longer be part of the blockbuster franchise but insists Craig deserves his abundance of praise and BAFTA nomination for Casino Royale.

Brosnan says, "Daniel Craig is the greatest Bond ever and deservedly so. He was a great choice.

"But I'm still proud to be part of that legacy."

A similar story appeared in the showbiz column in the News of the World on Sunday. However it was clearly taken from another source, but I couldn't find anything online that verified that Brosnan has actually seen CR or said anything about Daniel Craig's performance. The publicity campaign for 'Seraphim Falls' is beginning to kick off so hopefully we'll hear more from him then.

highhopes

John Drake wrote:

Hardyboy wrote:

Provided this story is accurate, then maybe they'll shut up once and for all:

Pierce Brosnan Says Daniel Craig Is The Best Bond

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan has hailed his successor Daniel Craig as the best James Bond ever.

Brosnan, who played Bond in four of the superspy thrillers, was furious at being told he would no longer be part of the blockbuster franchise but insists Craig deserves his abundance of praise and BAFTA nomination for Casino Royale.

Brosnan says, "Daniel Craig is the greatest Bond ever and deservedly so. He was a great choice.

"But I'm still proud to be part of that legacy."

A similar story appeared in the showbiz column in the News of the World on Sunday. However it was clearly taken from another source, but I couldn't find anything online that verified that Brosnan has actually seen CR or said anything about Daniel Craig's performance. The publicity campaign for 'Seraphim Falls' is beginning to kick off so hopefully we'll hear more from him then.

If he did say it, it was very classy of him. I'm a Craig fan and I don't think anyone can ignore his contribution to the film. But I also know the script had a lot to do with setting the vibe for CR. I think Craig would say as much. Brosnan got stuck with the more traditional Bond, which was not necessarily his choice, and he did a nice job of it. It was the Bond character, though, that was really in desperate need of a facelift.

Jermaine76

I didn't mind the site at all. I found it interesting. To me, it expressed their views on Craig and the whole reboot idea. I feel the haters were really the pro-Craig people from this site and the commander bond site.

blueman

Wow, the personal attacks on Craig were...interesting?

emtiem

Jermaine76 wrote:

I didn't mind the site at all. I found it interesting. To me, it expressed their views on Craig and the whole reboot idea. I feel the haters were really the pro-Craig people from this site and the commander bond site.

Yeah, that's right- the people looking forward to CR were really hating, er... something!

Solaris

Jermaine76 wrote:

I didn't mind the site at all. I found it interesting. To me, it expressed their views on Craig and the whole reboot idea. I feel the haters were really the pro-Craig people from this site and the commander bond site.

Couldn't work out head nor tsil of that, care to elablorate?

Sir Hillary Bray

Jermaine76 wrote:

I didn't mind the site at all. I found it interesting. To me, it expressed their views on Craig and the whole reboot idea. I feel the haters were really the pro-Craig people from this site and the commander bond site.

Jermaine, while I disagree with most of your views on CR, the reboot and Daniel Craig's performance as Bond, you have articulated them well and civilly in other threads. Why then would you shoot a hole in your credibility by supporting a site that clearly went off the rails at the end -- asserting, among other things, that most Craig supporters are homosexual?

If, based on your reading posts here at AJB, you conclude that the "haters" (most annoying term ever, BTW) were only on the pro-Craig side, then I would argue that you didn't read very carefully. We had a full year's worth of silliness on both sides of the Craig debate, thank you very much.

CnB was/is like most extremist things:
-- It got recognized mostly because it shouted the loudest and used the most inappropriate language.
-- It's original point of view, which may have been valid in many people's eyes, got lost in it's obnoxiousness.
-- The backlash against it actually extended its life (witness this thread).

This sounds weird, but you know who I think of when I think of CnB? Andrew Dice Clay. Fascinating to watch -- once. But ultimately just another offensive idiot hiding a hollow message.

emtiem

Sir Hillary Bray wrote:

Why then would you shoot a hole in your credibility by supporting a site that clearly went off the rails at the end -- asserting, among other things, that most Craig supporters are homosexual?

You may want to add that there's nothing wrong with that!