Brief update:
Saw Casino Royale. Apart from the scene of the woman riding up the beach on a white horse, it was much less camp than most Bond movies. That scene, however, was as camp as all the rest put together. I digress. I liked it. It was gritty, had a pretty decent plot. Looked nice, all the rest. The last 20 minutes were flaccid, right up until the point where it becomes clear that Bond likes nothing better than to put on a spiffy suit and torture someone for fun. That he is, in the literal sense of the term, mad as a sackful of stoats. And suddenly, all the other Bond films make sense.
Venezuelans are also insane: A group of Venezuelan religious leaders are trying to block the sale of Mercenaries 2, a game that, if past performance is anything to go by, precisely seven people will buy, on these grounds:
"Our concern is that this game will only deepen an already antagonistic relationship between the U.S. and Venezuelan governments".
That's right, the game will cause the U.S. government to reassess it's stance on Venezuela. I'll just let that sink in for a moment.
Did I mention that quote was from a letter to Bono? Because it was. And so, the prosecution rests. Ladies, gentlemen of the jury. Venezuelans are insane.
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Well, in that case you'll be please to hear that US Airways decided to cut the beach ride. They also cut Judi Dench saying 'buggers', all the bits with dialog, oh, and the plot.
They did however see fit to put in a few non-MPAA style cuts to pretend you could keep up continuity while chopping out things like the card game.
Sounds like a delight. The card game made no sense to me anyway, what with my being entirely unfamiliar with Texas Hold 'em.
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