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There are plenty of people who have made criticisms of SP based on the trailer alone. Why can we do it but not him?
I genuinely don't think he's badmouthing the films in order to big up the books. That's one interpretation, but I don't think it's the case.
I agree and only this time I do not have to buy it myself as Mr Horowitz is so kind to go for a release on my Birthday. Which by accident is also the date on which the first episode of Star Trek was released.
Once again highly amusing to read about everybody going nuts on free speech and an opinion. The man is an excellent writer and I will most certainly read a story that makes more sense than the screenplay of SF, which is actually fairly easy. I find the written word more enjoyable in recent years than the visual.
Especially for you watched on bluray again, oh no just because Sean Connery is bloody impressive as 007 and he is for me the embodiment of the Fleming novels. The movie has a better ending than the book and Bond in it is less of an actionhero more of a catalyst that makes things happen. Even if he is directly responsible for wiping out the Masterson girls. It is a James Bond movie that makes Daniel Craigs look like blunt gorrila smashing around. Bond has never been a genius, he enjoyed the better things in live but is a survivor and a shrewd person. In Goldfinger we see 007 actually be afraid and desperate in what I consider one of the great scenes in the whole series. In this movie you see a lot of a 007 that is actually not in control and see he is not comfortable in that role. I find GF having better acting than anything that Craig does in SF. Probably SF has parts that are spectacular but they make no sense in the whole story that is not about Bond being sensitive but Bond being bad at his job.
Exactly what I thought on reading that nonsense. I thought Trigger Mortis was a follow-on from Goldfinger? Maybe Horowitz skipped reading Chapter 1?
Because we are not him. We are just posters on a web site, with relatively few readers. He is representing the Fleming estate, he is selling himself, with the estate's blessing, as Fleming's successor. So when he trashes the new film before it is even released, he is being quoted worldwide as "Fleming's successor" etc. etc. His critical comments about a film he hasn't even seen are trending, and they have weight in the lead up to a film that may have to struggle to make a profit. I don't think EON is too thrilled with this new author's comments weeks before their film opens. He may be answering questions, but the estate and he know the consequences of what he is saying. As you note, they are not dumb.
And when the hell did M stand on top of a hill and wave a torch at her enemies?? Was he talking about the flashlights she and the gamekeeper needed to see their way to the chapel, Which Silva spotted? What a boring guy... And then his prejudgment of Spectre after just seeing the trailer...
I'm gonna boycott that stupid novel of his.
And on a personal note he does not enjoy the recent Craig movies and unlike some on this site the trailer of SP did not give him wood (which is also a writer I would like to see for an original continuation novel). Books and movies rarely get compared unless the are the same and in that case the books generally win in that discussion. But I agree with AH the writing has been poor with the last two 007 outings and while their intentions might be good their final product left a lot to be desired.
The estate has enough sense to do not mind what the author says, unless he criticizes them. And I'll bet you that Broccoli & Wilson have already read the book and are ready to borrow from the next continuation novel for a future movie. They could not care less about the authors opinion and what that would mean for their movie. They have learned with Criagnotbond.com that bad publicity is PUBLICITY they do not have to pay for.
Mi6-Hq.com is the world's most visited Bond site. Our opinions stated here count in the Bond community. If you think that this site isn't read by Eon and our views taken into account then you'd be mistaken.
I don't think his opinions will have any impact on the film's success. I also seriously doubt SP will have to struggle to make a profit.
Eon are unlikely to give a damn in the big scheme of things. One author's comments will have very little impact on the success or the perceived quality of SP.
As to towing the IFF line, I doubt that they have any control over what he says to the press. Certainly, his comments about the films are nothing to do with them, and even if they may cause some friction, none of this is really bad publicity for either the book or the film.
Well, in the very literal sense, he is Fleming's successor. However, I don't think Horowitz himself has made any claim to be Fleming's successor in anything other than literal terms. If the press choose to label him in a particular way, he has very little power over it.
I think that Horowitz wouldn't be losing any sleep over that. He is a widely successful author and screenwriter in his own right.
As to the films keeping the market for the books going, do you genuinely believe that the books would not have continued without the films? Do you honestly believe they would not have been successful. The Bond films are certainly the more overtly popular part of the Bond phenomenon, but there are plenty of people who prefer reading to watching films.
I cannot predict the future, but I can make an educated guess, and my guess is that SP will be incredibly successful. An author's opinions on the films are not going to even dent the marketing juggernaut that Eon and MGM are going to unleash. It will be news for a day, if that. It certainly won't affect the box office in any real way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=62&v=VSA0klzeH6o
That really confused me, as well. It's worrisome, for someone who appears to be a big fan and can't say 'Double-Oh Seven'.
Exactly. Franz Oberhauser is Bond s mum now?
At least he'd be drinking in style.
Not too shabby!
If Horowitz is going around to perform readings from his book at nice bars like the one behind him in the video, I might just buy a plane ticket to visit London again! ;)
but see, similarly to how you see Bond as being inept and bad at his job in SF, so do i see it GF... he gets Jill killed.. not more than a little while later he gets Telly killed - mind you, not by bad luck - simply because he just either wasn't minding what he was doing (like pissing off a card shark and stealing his woman - you don't think he'd want some kind of revenge?).. and just foolishness.. "hey a bunch of guys are shooting at us, just go run through the woods and get yourself killed." - did he really have a plan or way out besides just "run!" - perhaps it was his way of just getting rid of the girl so he wouldn't have to worry about her??... then his brilliant escape strategy - of driving around the villain's factory... could've easily pulled a U turn and drove out - the windows on his car are bullet proof, plus it's gadget laden, what is going to stop him?? Woops, forgot, Oddjob may throw his hat again lol.... so instead of simply leaving, Bond just drives around a factory, spazes and then rams his car into a wall lol..... He finds out Goldfinger's plot, and entrusts that Felix and CIA Agent #2 will find the note hidden in Solo's pocket? - oh wait, Solo gets killed, nevermind about all that.. plot foiled again.... the only bit of credit i give Bond in this movie, is being able to talk his way out of being almost sliced in half by a laser and being able to turn Pussy Galore with the power of his sex - because if that last one had failed, then thousands of people would've died - including Bond himself by going kaboom with Fort Knox...
he literally does nothing the entire film except screw 2 women and watch stuff happen lol.
:) (all in good fun mind you... i too like GF.. but it has it's flaws)
I'm looking forward to this book. I am thinking about it a lot more than SPECTRE which I rarely think about. For me, a well written Bond book excites me a hell of a lot more than the films.
As for IFP, when I met Lucy Fleming she seemed like a very nice person. Obviously they only want the best for Mr Bond and maybe if the other continuation books had have been any good they would have asked one of the previous authors to write more.
As to why people take it so damn personally when someone criticises a Bond movie they like I will never understand. If we all had the same opinion, the world would be a boring place. It's just a damn movie!
He is honest. He speaks out what a lot of people (secretly?) think.
Now he's getting the heat for it. He probably learned now, how touchy die-hard fans can get when their idol gets some scratches.
Funny how some now even dismiss him as an accomplished writer just because he dared to criticise the current Bond era.
The only thing I feel a bit disappointed about is that AH's Bond doesn't have self doubts sometimes. Such a facet gives the character a bit of humanity.