{"title": "The Rock 1996 is Michael Bay's James Bond movie", "timestamp": 1757678238.5822, "description": "*The Rock* by [Michael Bay]() is about an FBI chemist agent ( [Nicolas Cage]() ) who calls for help from an old retired British Intelligence Agent played by [Sean Connery]() himself. No wander there are theories that this agent character could be James Bond, making this film a kind of unofficial Bayhem!ed sequel to Connery Bond films. It's not like he didn't play James Bond outside of the main franchise. He did play James Bond in *Never Say Never Again* which is a real James Bond film, which is not a part of the main franchise. So maybe, possibly, he did that again here too. We will never know.", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. 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No wander there are theories that this agent character could be James Bond, making this film a kind of unofficial Bayhem!ed sequel to Connery Bond films. It's not like he didn't play James Bond outside of the main franchise. He did play James Bond in Never Say Never Again which is a real James Bond film, which is not a part of the main franchise. So maybe, possibly, he did that again here too. We will never know.\r\n\r\nJust ask him, he's still alive.\r\nOh, you're referring to the original James Bond. Oh well, he's dead...", "username": "Troler", "id": 0, "timestamp": 1777317527.259221, "p_index": {"2": 1}}, {"text": "> Being the second film by Michael Bay, this movie is still a bit rough around the edges. It is not as undefined as Bad Boys. Watching this film you know for sure you are watching a Michael Bay film. There is no doubt about it. But for example the action sequences in the film are a bit rough.\r\n\r\nGo, go, go!", "username": "Troler", "id": 1, "timestamp": 1777317612.4628153, "p_index": {"2": 3}}, {"text": "> Though even if his car chases aren't yet where they need to be, the cinematography in this film is sharp as fuck! You know how Michael Bay likes to shoot everything like it is the most epic thing ever. This is the first movie where you actually get his signature Bay style really shine. On Bad Boys ( the first one ) he did it only once in a while, only in certain cases. Here he finally does it everywhere.\r\n\r\nIncluding his iconic rotating shot\r\n", "username": "Troler", "id": 2, "timestamp": 1777317746.1932724, "p_index": {"2": 7}}]}, "languages": {}, "hashtags": ["TheRock", "MichaelBay", "NicolasCage", "JamesBond", "SeanConnery", "QuentinTarantino", "film", "review", "movies", "cinemastodon"], "not_ai_proof": "", "tab": "reviews", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/the_rock_1996_is_michael_bay_s_james_bond_movie", "collections": ["michael_bay_reviews"], "warning": "", "likes": ["Troler"]}