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GoldenEye

What’s Aged the Worst?

Theme song; dinosaur rebuke; gadgets; score; passwords; serious Caribbean interlude

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:27Read transcript
  • The theme song and the misogynistic-dinosaur rebuke are aged-worst choices, followed by a football-injury digression. The discussion attributes the rebuke to Q; that attribution is retained as a podcast claim.
  • The gadget scene and score are criticized, especially the car-race music, with The Saint’s soundtrack offered as a better comparison.
  • Weak satellite passwords are an aged-worst choice, prompting recollections of early email names.
  • The serious Caribbean reflection is criticized as inconsistent with this Bond’s tone. A claim of only one sexual encounter is corrected by recalling Caroline.
GoldenEye The Rewatchables
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Data-driven M; Bond/006 prequel; Campbell directing every Brosnan film; Farrell as Bond

In the discussion (3)
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  • Hottest takes include M anticipating data-driven management and a missed opportunity for a Bond/006 buddy prequel built on their chemistry. — Bill Simmons
  • Another hottest take argues Brosnan would rank second among Bonds if Campbell had directed all his films, praising Campbell’s energy and criticizing the sequels.
  • Bill’s hottest take proposes Farrell as a potential best post-Connery Bond. Hypothetical career trades and Neeson’s reported family objection follow. — Sean Fennessey
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Casting What-Ifs

Gibson; Grant; Fiennes; McGann; Hopkins; Rickman; Porizkova; Herzigová; Woo

In the discussion (5)
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  • Brosnan’s Remington Steele contract reportedly prevented his earlier Bond casting; Dalton later declined a multi-film commitment, opening GoldenEye for Brosnan. — Bill Simmons
  • Casting What-Ifs reports Gibson, Grant and Fiennes discussions; Gibson’s age comparison is corrected to younger than Brosnan. — Bill Simmons
  • Law is a hypothetical timing alternative, Paul McGann is reported as a studio fallback, and the Zabka claim is plainly joking. — Chris Ryan
  • Casting discussion reports Hopkins and Rickman declining an older 006, and Porizkova/Herzigová declining Natalya; Scorupco divides opinion. Courteney Cox as Xenia is explicitly unverified and doubted. — Bill Simmons
  • John Woo reportedly declined directing; the hosts weigh losing Broken Arrow or Face/Off and praise Travolta’s villain turn.
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Apex Mountain

Brosnan; Scorupco; BMW Z3; Perrier qualified

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:23:40Read transcript
  • Brosnan receives an apex yes for reviving Bond, with Mamma Mia and The Thomas Crown Affair alternatives. A Hot Fuzz attribution is also made in the discussion, without independent verification.
  • Scorupco and the BMW Z3 receive apex yes answers. — Bill Simmons
  • GoldenEye’s song is called a possible worst Bond theme; better songs are debated. Janssen is assigned X-Men and Bond overall the Connery era versus Skyfall. — Sean Fennessey
  • Baker’s apex is debated between Walking Tall and Mitchell/Mystery Science Theater; Perrier receives a tentative yes followed by sparkling-water comparisons.
  • Cumming is assigned The Traitors as a later apex, leading to hypothetical casting of Bill or Rachel Lindsay on that show and Survivor. — Bill Simmons
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