James Bond parody wins solar energy film contest

[Blowfeld]

MINNEAPOLIS -- An environmental group that organized a short film contest to promote solar energy got more than it bargained for.
Environment Minnesota hoped the $2,000 in prizes would attract a few good amateur and independent filmmakers. But the slickly produced winner announced this week came from a team of more than 50, many with extensive experience in the film industry. The James Bond parody "Man with the Golden Sun" cost way more to make than the $1,500 first prize. It runs under two minutes.

Environment Minnesota Director Ken Bradley says the winning team, Solar Hotdish, was motivated not by the money, but because it supports his group's goal for Minnesota to get 10 percent of its energy from solar by 2030.

The winners can be viewed on Environment Minnesota's web site.

[bondoholic]

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Well done.

[Dr. No]

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Well done.

What a great ad!

[shaken not stirred]

Looking at that trailer I wish this was bond 23 instead, it looks better made, someone that looks like bond, a real menacing villain with a scar with plans that don't involve a water reservoir or trying to bankrupt an accountant, even the little kid reminded me slightly of the short guy (forgot his name) in the bond films.

Infact that trailer alone although a spoof shows that less money and passion is all that's really needed for a real proper bond film, not artsy fartsy crap about bond having layers as if he's bloody shrek or the most bloody complex person on earth.

[Dr. No]

Looking at that trailer I wish this was bond 23 instead, it looks better made, someone that looks like bond, a real menacing villain with a scar with plans that don't involve a water reservoir or trying to bankrupt an accountant, even the little kid reminded me slightly of the short guy (forgot his name) in the bond films.

Infact that trailer alone although a spoof shows that less money and passion is all that's really needed for a real proper bond film, not artsy fartsy crap about bond having layers as if he's bloody shrek or the most bloody complex person on earth.

I agree Bond is simple formula and not to hard to get right except when they start to over think it, like they did when they hired Craig, it because a complex mess of excuses to why Bond was not Bond ("yet") and to how this was Bond becoming Bond, that is not the impression I had of him from the books.