The Film Thugs Movie Show

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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas 2017 Dec 31, 2017

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We continue a new tradition with a look at Kirk Cameron's "epic" work of cognitive dissonance. That's right, we take another look at "Saving Christmas," this time with our friend Rick, who is seeing it for the first time. Is it a bit profane... oh, indeed. But, we still have a good time examining what is put forth as a defence of something that didn't really need defedning.

Die Another Day Nov 19, 2017

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It's really hard to say anything good about Die Another Day... so we won't even try. It's garbage and we have a good time talking about it. What more do you need?

Don't worry, The Film Thugs will return with... On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

You Only Live Twice Oct 08, 2017

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Project: Munchiebird

The Film Thugs will return with... Die Another Day.

Casino Royale Sep 10, 2017

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Up to this point, not just in our back and forth in time viewing but in the overall history of the James Bond franchise, things have been pretty hit and miss. But, at least in our viewing, there hasn't been an absolute out of the park home run. But then... Casino Royale.

Man...

Let's look at the run up to this one. 2002, Die Another Day... the Bond franchise looke like it was dead. I mean... it wasn't just a bad movie, it was a terrible movie. Had this been the first film of the series... it wouldn't have been because the entire thing would have been dead in the water (but more on that in a few weeks).

So, when 2006 rolled around, the prospect of another Bond movie, though welcome, didn't exactly hold a lot of promise. I mean... it really couldn't be worse, but that didn't mean much.

But it was going to be different. This was a total reboot. Bond in his first mission as 007. Daniel Craig, a guy who looked like he could beat your ass.

Nobody knew what to expect.

Whatever they expected, the were not prepared for what they got.

Casino Royale is not only the best Bond film, it's one of the best spy films ever, full stop. Remove James Bond completely from this, make it another agent, an unknown and this is still one of the best times you could have watching a movie.

So, join us as we discuss this amazing piece of work, and create a new TV show for Ian Flemming.

We will return next week with... You Only Live Twice.

Thunderball Aug 20, 2017

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Ok, this is a short episode, because... how do I put this... Thunderball is one of the most boring things we've ever seen. Whoever thought that underwater scuba fights were a good idea greatly misjudged things. You see, you can't move fast underwater, so every big action scene looks like its in slow motion. We really tackle this in depth in this episode. But... damn.

Not really much else to say.

We shall return next week with... Casino Royale.

Quantum of Solace Jul 30, 2017

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Quantum of Solace. For starters, the title means nothing. It is taken from a Ian Flemming short story. However, that story has nothing to do with this movie, and it is possibly the least "Bond" story ever written. The entire thing takes place during a dinner party. There is no action, no violence, nothing. Literally, just someone telling Bond a story about a failed marriage. That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this movie.

This thing is kind of baffling. It's not terrible, it's just not very good. It is very clear that there was a writers strike going on when this was made because the story is all over the place. There is potential for a good movie in here, but as it stands, especially following on the heels of Casino Royale, this just feels out of place.

We shall return in a few weeks with... Thunderball.

Goldfinger Jul 23, 2017

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We continue our Bond odyssey with what many people consider the best Bond film ever made. What do we think?

Well... I guess nostalgia is a powerful drug. Look, we love Connery. He is without doubt the best Bond ever, it's just that, unlike his appearance, his films haven't aged well. They have aged more like his attitude on hitting women. Once upon a time it might have been ok, but now... not so much.

Look, we are Bond fans, we promise. It's just that... these old ones make it really hard.

Speaking of making it hard to like the series....

Next week we return with... Quantum of Solace.

Skyfall Jul 16, 2017

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This week we take a look at the biggest Bond film to date, "Skyfall," which is a bit of a conondrum. On one hand, it could be argued that this is the most popular Bond film ever. So far as box office goes... it kind of dominates. But, it is also the least "Bond" of all the films. Which may or may not be a good thing.

So, hear what we have to say.

Next week we return with... Goldfinger.

From Russia With Love Jul 09, 2017

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This week we discuss "From Russia With Love," the Burt Bacharach album of Bond films. You don't really have to pay close attention to it, it's not terribly violent, there isn't that much sex in it, it's a nice, innofensive movie.

But, my GOD, do we go off on tangents.

Next week we return with... Skyfall.

The James Bond Files: Spectre Jun 25, 2017

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What madness is this? We decided that instead of doing a straight chornological run of the Bond, we would go with a "ping pong" method. How does that work? Basically, we are bouncing between the old and the new ones. We began with Dr. No, follow that with Spectre, next is From Russia With Love, follow that with Skyfall, and so on until we meet in the middle.

So, this week we come at you with the most recent installment "Spectre." This is in many ways a landmark Bond film. It marks the first time since Connery that the most iconic Bond villian, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, could be used. Yes, a Blofeld like figure did appear in For Your Eyes Only, but that wasn't offically Ernst. This is a big deal. Which, of course means that we spend zero time talking about that, and a lot of time talking about how "Blofeld" sounds like the name given to a fat character. It's what you've come to expect.

So, we talk classic Bond, fat names, and Toblerones. It's a damned good time.

We sahll return in two weeks time with... From Russia With Love.