I'll tell you what the thread's about, Emtiem. The Unholy Three -- the Abominable Mr. Hat, Dastardly Dan Same and Napoleon Plural (I'm still working on the appropriate alliterative assignation for Mr. Plural) -- have once again been confronted with the overwhelming Bondian brilliance that is Casino Royale, and been left confounded by its epistemological depths. Try as they might to shake the film's profundities -- and Daniel Craig, the Sun King of Bond actors -- from their minds with memories of a simpler time, when gun barrel sequences, Moneypenney and inane jokes could be counted on to appear on cue (or is that Q?) and be digested as easily as a fistful of buttered popcorn, Casino Royale refuses to yield. And so, like moths before the flame, like tongues running obsessively over the broken tooth, they return to it over and over. And once again, against their will, they find they must cry out to the Forces of Light -- me -- for the explanation that will heal the latest fissure in their intellectual world.
I'll tell you what the thread's about, Emtiem. The Unholy Three -- the Abominable Mr. Hat, Dastardly Dan Same and Napoleon Plural (I'm still working on the appropriate alliterative assignation for Mr. Plural) -- have once again been confronted with the overwhelming Bondian brilliance that is Casino Royale, and been left confounded by its epistemological depths. Try as they might to shake the film's profundities -- and Daniel Craig, the Sun King of Bond actors -- from their minds with memories of a simpler time, when gun barrel sequences, Moneypenney and inane jokes could be counted on to appear on cue (or is that Q?) and be digested as easily as a fistful of buttered popcorn, Casino Royale refuses to yield. And so, like moths before the flame, like tongues running obsessively over the broken tooth, they return to it over and over. And once again, against their will, they find they must cry out to the Forces of Light -- me -- for the explanation that will heal the latest fissure in their intellectual world.
I'll tell you what the thread's about, Emtiem. The Unholy Three -- the Abominable Mr. Hat, Dastardly Dan Same and Napoleon Plural (I'm still working on the appropriate alliterative assignation for Mr. Plural) -- have once again been confronted with the overwhelming Bondian brilliance that is Casino Royale, and been left confounded by its epistemological depths. Try as they might to shake the film's profundities -- and Daniel Craig, the Sun King of Bond actors -- from their minds with memories of a simpler time, when gun barrel sequences, Moneypenney and inane jokes could be counted on to appear on cue (or is that Q?) and be digested as easily as a fistful of buttered popcorn, Casino Royale refuses to yield. And so, like moths before the flame, like tongues running obsessively over the broken tooth, they return to it over and over. And once again, against their will, they find they must cry out to the Forces of Light -- me -- for the explanation that will heal the latest fissure in their intellectual world.
I am currently formulating one.
) And the fight is on!
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I think Napoleon may have met his Waterloo.
"My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."
Hey! All I do is post in NP's thread and all of a sudden I'm labeled as 'abominable' and 'unholy' in a single breath?
That (combined with the fact that I watched CR in it's entirety) clearly makes me the victim here.
You should be proud, 'Hat. Loook at it this way --in the world of Casino Royale critics, the Unholy Three is a very exclusive club. The CNBers, for example, are all whine and no wit -- strictly small-time. I sort of see the Unholy Three as Auric Goldfinger, Dr. No and Hugo Drax all rolled into one ... Masters of their trade, keeping AJB from from choking on the insufferable bloviations of fanboys like me :007)
Tee HeeCBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
You should be proud, 'Hat. Loook at it this way --in the world of Casino Royale critics, the Unholy Three is a very exclusive club. The CNBers, for example, are all whine and no wit -- strictly small-time. I sort of see the Unholy Three as Auric Goldfinger, Dr. No and Hugo Drax all rolled into one ... Masters of their trade, keeping AJB from from choking on the insufferable bloviations of fanboys like me :007)
Hey, how on Earth did I get left out?
Add me to The Unholy Three and you've got The Fanatical Gang of Four. :v
"My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."
Hey! All I do is post in NP's thread and all of a sudden I'm labeled as 'abominable' and 'unholy' in a single breath?
That (combined with the fact that I watched CR in it's entirety) clearly makes me the victim here.
You should be proud, 'Hat. Loook at it this way --in the world of Casino Royale critics, the Unholy Three is a very exclusive club. The CNBers, for example, are all whine and no wit -- strictly small-time. I sort of see the Unholy Three as Auric Goldfinger, Dr. No and Hugo Drax all rolled into one ... Masters of their trade, keeping AJB from from choking on the insufferable bloviations of fanboys like me :007)
Aw, I was just joking, HH. I am esteemed to know you despise me so highly
And I in no way see your contributions here at AJB as 'insufferable bloviations.' In fact, reciprocally, you yourself should be feeling quite proud since NP nominated you as the erudite voice of all things CR by dedicating this thread in your honor.
...and, Tee Hee, I'm sure we can wrangle enough AJBers together to form a Malicious Seven.
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Hey! All I do is post in NP's thread and all of a sudden I'm labeled as 'abominable' and 'unholy' in a single breath?
That (combined with the fact that I watched CR in it's entirety) clearly makes me the victim here.
You should be proud, 'Hat. Loook at it this way --in the world of Casino Royale critics, the Unholy Three is a very exclusive club. The CNBers, for example, are all whine and no wit -- strictly small-time. I sort of see the Unholy Three as Auric Goldfinger, Dr. No and Hugo Drax all rolled into one ... Masters of their trade, keeping AJB from from choking on the insufferable bloviations of fanboys like me :007)
Aw, I was just joking, HH. I am esteemed to know you despise me so highly
And I in no way see your contributions here at AJB as 'insufferable bloviations.'
Thanks, Loeff ...
And, thank you, Mr. Hat, (I knew you were joking). But I sometimes wonder as I post my musings and read other people's what Ian Fleming would think of 7,000-plus people (and that's just on AJB)discussing the minutiae of a fictional character he created 40 years ago on a lark. )
And if there's going to be seven of you -- heaven forbid -- I think you should be known as "The Deadly Sins."
You've lost me. I'm a bit baffled as to what this thread is about- everything that happens is clearly explained in the film and it all makes perfect sense.
I'll tell you what the thread's about, Emtiem. The Unholy Three -- the Abominable Mr. Hat, Dastardly Dan Same and Napoleon Plural (I'm still working on the appropriate alliterative assignation for Mr. Plural) -- have once again been confronted with the overwhelming Bondian brilliance that is Casino Royale, and been left confounded by its epistemological depths. Try as they might to shake the film's profundities -- and Daniel Craig, the Sun King of Bond actors -- from their minds with memories of a simpler time, when gun barrel sequences, Moneypenney and inane jokes could be counted on to appear on cue (or is that Q?) and be digested as easily as a fistful of buttered popcorn, Casino Royale refuses to yield. And so, like moths before the flame, like tongues running obsessively over the broken tooth, they return to it over and over. And once again, against their will, they find they must cry out to the Forces of Light -- me -- for the explanation that will heal the latest fissure in their intellectual world.
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Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!! {[]
The break obviously did you good HH
NP, I believe the ball is in your court
-Roger Moore
That (combined with the fact that I watched CR in it's entirety) clearly makes me the victim here.
You should be proud, 'Hat. Loook at it this way --in the world of Casino Royale critics, the Unholy Three is a very exclusive club. The CNBers, for example, are all whine and no wit -- strictly small-time. I sort of see the Unholy Three as Auric Goldfinger, Dr. No and Hugo Drax all rolled into one ... Masters of their trade, keeping AJB from from choking on the insufferable bloviations of fanboys like me :007)
Hey, how on Earth did I get left out?
Add me to The Unholy Three and you've got The Fanatical Gang of Four. :v
-Roger Moore
Aw, I was just joking, HH. I am esteemed to know you despise me so highly
And I in no way see your contributions here at AJB as 'insufferable bloviations.' In fact, reciprocally, you yourself should be feeling quite proud since NP nominated you as the erudite voice of all things CR by dedicating this thread in your honor.
...and, Tee Hee, I'm sure we can wrangle enough AJBers together to form a Malicious Seven.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Thanks, Loeff ...
And, thank you, Mr. Hat, (I knew you were joking). But I sometimes wonder as I post my musings and read other people's what Ian Fleming would think of 7,000-plus people (and that's just on AJB)discussing the minutiae of a fictional character he created 40 years ago on a lark.
And if there's going to be seven of you -- heaven forbid -- I think you should be known as "The Deadly Sins."
That may be the Best Post of 2007.