SPECTRE Review Thread

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Tekka

Apple is going to make gigantic amounts of money with the watch. I'm sorta kicking myself for never investing in their stock years ago. I had guys who had regularly been buying it over the past decade explain to me how they had already had their investments in that company grow by a few thousand percent... with seemingly no end in sight to the long term growth. Once they double their work force and start producing things like the Apple car it'll get crazy seeing how much money they'll be bringing in.

Luckily, I invested before it split in half. And then before it split seven ways. So, yeah, some of the shares I bought were effectively bought at less than $1/share. I was lucky.

But Apple will always be a monster company now. The fact is, they are just about to become the first company over $775B and then, it's just a matter of time until they cross the $1T mark.

Their profits -- profits, not revenues, but profits -- are more than most companies are worth. To put it in perspective, last QUARTER, so three months, Apple had just under $60 Billion in revenues, resulting in just over $10 Billion in profits. For three months. Just let that sink in for a second. In 12 weeks Apple made over $10 BILLION in profit. Not revenue. Profit. Three months.

And now they're coming out with a new product. Yeah.

ETA: Oh, and one of the reasons why their stock isn't even higher? They have $170 Billion in cash. Wall Street doesn't like that. But Apple could buy most of the countries in the world, if that were a "thing."

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

Who should perfom the new Bond song? I've hearf/read choices like Lana Del Rey, 30 Seconds to Mars, Rihanna etc. Personally, I'd love to hear what Björk has to offer

I have heard Adele or Justin Timberlake. Those are the two names I have seen on numerous sites in the last few months.

[Xenia]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

How about bringing back Shirley Bassey? She still killed belting out Goldfinger at the Oscars two years back.

I would obviously be down with this as she's the ultimate Bond theme song singer, but I think they're looking for new blood and to take the series forward.

Not ruling it out though. I'd like to see it. But odds are they won't. Almost did for QOS.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by MEB

Bond will be wearing whichever watch brand pays the most money for the product placement. For the last several Bonds, it's been Omega. But if Rolex wants to pay more, then he'll go back to Rolex.

BTW, both luxury watch brands are going to be in trouble if the Apple Watch is as successful as I think it's going to be. Come April, a $10,000 14-karat gold Apple Watch is going to be the status symbol, not an old-fashioned Rolex. And that's coming from someone that wears an Omega Seamaster Pro (the first Bond Omega).

Mark

Lol no way I swap my seamaster for anything with a battery

[singhcr]

I would like to see the Foo Fighters take a stab at a theme song.

[MEB]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

Lol no way I swap my seamaster for anything with a battery

That's EXACTLY how I felt until very recently, as I started realizing just how nice some of the Apple Watches are going to be.

Not that I'd ever let my Seamaster go. It was a gift from my wife, so it has tremendous sentimental value.

Mark

[pEgLeG]

Originally Posted by MEB

That's EXACTLY how I felt until very recently, as I started realizing just how nice some of the Apple Watches are going to be...

Mark

The only thing keeping me from being too interested in the iWatch is the fact that it will need regular charging. If that weren't the case, I'd be all over it.

[Eye Candy]

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

I have heard Adele or Justin Timberlake. Those are the two names I have seen on numerous sites in the last few months.

After the Oscars.... It has to be Lady Gaga !!

[Wireduck1]

Has to be an Aussie band. Any chance for the Wiggles?

[Ocean H]

YouTube

[Darth Marcus]

Dave Bautista as Hinx

[BladeRunner2007]

Batista looks good (to my surprise) and what Mendes tells us sounds very interesting

[The Great Owl]

Here's a Lea Seydoux quote from the new issue of Empire...

"I don't consider myself a Bond girl," says Seydoux. "I think I'm not really the stereotyped Bond girl. I feel quite different. You can't be like, 'Oh, James.' You have to find something else. She's not a fighter, she's a doctor," she adds. "She fights in another way."

This is not a jab, but I love how every Bond actress over the past three decades has said something to the effect of, "My character is not the typical Bond girl."

There really never was a stereotypical Bond girl, because all of these female characters have been multilayered, intelligent, and tough since the beginning.

[klauswhereareyou]

Not the typical Bond Girl....cue Boy George singing The Crying Game.

[MachineGod]

Mostly Everything looks good with this, I just hope they fixed issues with the ending and the villain.

[Show spoiler]When will studios realize that NOT every single arch nemesis has to have some super deep connection to the protagonists past? Nolan demonstrates you don't need it and I a film can be hugely successful with TDK, and I know there are many more example of it that work but that is one of the best and only recent ones. It's not necessary at all, it can work sometimes but it's become so generic. Blaah

But rumors are they fixed up the scrip, and I have good enough faith in the team working on this. All the shots and stuff look great

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Here's a Lea Seydoux quote from the new issue of Empire...

"I don't consider myself a Bond girl," says Seydoux. "I think I'm not really the stereotyped Bond girl. I feel quite different. You can't be like, 'Oh, James.' You have to find something else. She's not a fighter, she's a doctor," she adds. "She fights in another way."

This is not a jab, but I love how every Bond actress over the past three decades has said something to the effect of, "My character is not the typical Bond girl."

There really never was a stereotypical Bond girl, because all of these female characters have been multilayered, intelligent, and tough since the beginning.

Seydoux is a great actres, so I hope it's true and they don't waist her talent by hiring her just to look good and sleep with Bond.

[MachineGod]

Hopefully she doesn't end up the way Marlohe ended up, pretty much wasted. I really like Skyfall just like anybody but I do think that was a big flaw

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by MachineGod

Hopefully she doesn't end up the way Marlohe ended up, pretty much wasted. I really like Skyfall just like anybody but I do think that was a big flaw

Many of the secondary Bond girls bite the dust, mostly to illustrate how dastardly the villain is. It's a long Bond tradition.

It appears that Lea Seydoux will be the main Bond girl in this and so far they've killed off only three of those and one of those was during the Craig era, so I doubt that they will do that so soon again.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by MEB

That's EXACTLY how I felt until very recently, as I started realizing just how nice some of the Apple Watches are going to be.

Not that I'd ever let my Seamaster go. It was a gift from my wife, so it has tremendous sentimental value.

Mark

They look horrible to me, gaudy and cheap looking.
If I would ever had my head turned it would not be an apple smart watch it would be this





Now that is a grown ups dress watch, or the closest smart watches have come

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Not the typical Bond Girl....cue Boy George singing The Crying Game.

Ok now I want culture club to do the theme