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Well, just watch all three films in order of appearance and then one hour after go and see the premiere of "SPECTRE". You know what I mean then ;-). Actually, it is a quadrilogy.
However I assume the title of the film with the ghostly figure behind Craig (I know it's him again but even so..) is symbolic, and Craig looks terrific in the white tux. Good enough for me.
I also don't get the logic of the quadrilogy of posters when it's visually obvious CR doesn't sit comfortably within this so-called artistic progression of yours? Actually neither does QoS come to think of it. The only difference with these "modern" posters and other modern bland posters is that they have DC smack bang in the middle striking a pose in a different coloured tux on a plain background. Though I will admit it is a tiny improvement over the dreadful SF poster.
PS. @NicNac, I take it you don't have James Bond 50 Years of Movie Posters by Dorling Kindersley in your collection then?
Nah. :D
I think it doesn't matter so much if I put the "Thunderball" or "Spy" poster on here as an example. Both posters have been drawn/painted and are equally beautiful. So I don't understand your 'pastiche argument'.
Let's take the "Thunderball"-poster. I just can't imagine Daniel Craig with a jetpack behind his back....or in a wetsuit with 12 Bond-chicks adoring him like he's some kind of God. Such posters would simply feel rather out-of-place in 2015. If you ask me.
What I DO like, is the possibility of using the main titles art as poster art. Similar to what has been done with the upcoming steelbooks.
Also, this is again a matter of personal taste. I personally LOVE Craig's pose on the "SPECTRE"-poster. It is the least photoshopped picture I've seen on a Craig-poster so far. That's mainly caused by the frontal lighting. But also his skin looks more...natural and warm. And then that won-der-ful white Tom Ford colonial tuxedo. Slightly slim-fit, but with beautiful 70's collars and a red carnation. He IS Bond....and it strengthens my feeling about him being the best Bond since Connery.
Yes, I'm not seeing a "quadrilogy" theme. The final poster for CR had Craig front and center, but had a lot else going on. And the QoS final poster has Olga and Craig walking side by side. That was more interesting though since they were walking through the desert and their clothes had obviously seen some wear. Its only the teaser for QoS and the final posters for SF and SP that fit this theme Gustav is trying to create.
You mean this one?
Now in all honesty, I like this one a lot too. Perhaps it's a bit too "TLD"esque. And Daniel Craig looks rather...ehh....drugged. Especially skin-color-wise and looking at his pupils. It wasn't the most used poster in the publicity campaign's of cinema's across the globe either. But don't forget, we'll get more posters. So it's still possible we get a more event-rich poster for "SPECTRE". I just hope they use the more vivid, colorful photography of the poster that was released yesterday.
Can be too. But with movies quadrilogy is more common :-):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetralogy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_series_with_four_entries
No, it's not. Tetralogy is a very common word indeed. But when it comes to movies one usually uses 'quadrilogy'. That's what the wiki-article clearly says.
STUNNING!! Reminds me of the "Casino Royale" Poster with Vesper at the back. But damn, LOOK how self-assured 007 looks now after 4 films! LOO7 UP! LOO7 DOWN! LOO7 AT THEM!! It still is photography, but nowhere as photoshopped as the previous three films and their posters.
And I want to add something to this discussion. I think we all are over-critisizing the film a lot. Which is normal on a forum off course. But please do NOT forget that since "Skyfall" a whole new breed of fans landed on planet Earth. People who previously couldn't care less about those Bond film, but decided to see "Skyfall" anyway. Most likely young people who don't even know that the franchise did not start with Craig, but with Connery back in an era they wouldn't even think of: the 1960's!
Those 'new fans' now suddenly see this poster! Put yourself in their shoes. They probably see for the very first time an ffff-ing cool lad in beautiful, but also a bit 'weird' uncommon tuxedo. And then they see that girl and a skull at the back! They don't know Baron Samedi, but they find the whole poster simply 'cool'.
I reckon those "Skyfall"-fans most likely want to see the 'sequel' to "Skyfall". And trust me, after people have seen "SPECTRE", Idris Elba will be forgotten!
Hmmm....I think you overestimate the potential for "new fans" a bit.
I can tell you with 100% certainty that a great lot of the money that Skyfall made came from "older" generations that have not seen a Bond movie in ages at the cinema and were convinced by the media that Skyfall is the return of Connery or good Moore like stuff.
Even my mother of all people went to see it and it was her first movie at the cinema since 1997's Titanic!
At my workplace EVERYONE went to see it, even the over 55 people who hadn't seen a movie in ages at the cinema.
Still a mistake, mixing Latin with Greek. Because a faulty use is widespread doesn't make it less faulty.
And also on a side note many trilogies, tetralogies and what have you are anything but.That a movie has sequels does not make them trilogies.
By the way, @BondJasonBond006, I will respond to your private message later ;-). Thanks a lot for your message.
Now to comment on your post, I think one should be very careful at using your experiences at the cinema for global box office results. My parents went to see the film for the first time in an abandoned cinema in Hardenberg (originally a farmer village). It's never crowded there. But in the end it did bring in bucket loads of money.
I think it could be true that older people liked "Skyfall" a lot, or went to see it because the reviews were so good. Perhaps it brought in audiences, young and old, that haven't seen a Bond film in many years. That could be a reason for its insane success.
Also this article might shed some light on the "Skyfall" phenomenon, that "SPECTRE" will still profit from:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/09/04/why-is-spectre-being-sold-with-007-nostalgia-when-james-bond-is-more-popular-than-ever/
Well, I think it's rather safe to say that at least the four Craig-film will in the end be seen as a tetralogy or quadrilogy :-). I like the word tetralogy too by the way!
Poster - Standee (my personal favorite):
International Poster #2 (US?):
International Poster #1 (UK?):
Poster - Banner #1:
Poster - Banner #2:
Teaser Poster #1:
Teaser Poster #2:
Teaser Poster #2 (UK Quad):
Teaser Poster #3:
Teaser Poster #3 (UK Quad):
Some nice conclusions: The teaser poster campaign for "SPECTRE" must have been the most extensive poster campaign ever for a Bond film. Already in December 2014 we got our very first teaser poster, which I personally consider the best Craig-era teaser after the one from "Casino Royale".
I do love the international posters in which Bond wears a colonial white dinner jacket. Absolutely stunning, and finally....finally....007 can put a smirk on his face :-).
https://cinemasterpieces.com/cinejamesbond.htm
One thing that strikes me though. The website is active since the mid 1990's. But, the newest Craig posters ("SPECTRE" for instance) are bloody expensive. Way more expensive as when "Die Another Day" was offered on the same site in 2003.
Could the prices be going up because of a possible leave of Daniel Craig? Or is it the status of the Craig films as compared to Brosnan?
But you're asking why some, and it's only "some" of Craig's posters are valued higher than Brosnan's older ones. I suppose it's down to Craig being the current and fashionable 007 and is considered by many to be one of the best actors to play the character, whereas Brosnan was popular at the time, though his movies are a bit of a mixed bag and so the cellectors valuations reflect this. I don't think it has anything to do with SP possibly being his last movie. That's my take on it.
Its the white Tauxedo which made him look that good, That color fits Craig very nice
It makes me a little angry though, it makes me wish Pierce had worn it in one of his movies, my consolation price he got to be comander Bond with the Royal navy suit.
Anyway definitely my favorite posters from The Carig are the Casino Royale posters, they were really beautiful
I made these nice desktop banners, which you can also use as a good comparison between styles, and the two very different Bond portrayals by the two actors:
I understand that some fans want the more colorful, eventful posters back from the Craig-era. But I do think it doesn't really suit Craig's portrayal as Bond. I really like the more stylistic, minimalistic designs which are also more muted color-wise. Although all posters from the last 8 Bond films are photoshop-craftmanship and haven't been drawn or painted.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/230328753824015/permalink/567212706802283/
The poll question is: Which era of Bond posters do you like more? The Brosnan-era? Or the Craig-era?
Ok, I get that you like these bland, insipid "minimalist official" posters, @Gustuv, but you won't find many collectors or takers out there that will agree with you. Bland is bland.
Very good observation.
In all cases during the Craig era the teaser has been infinitely better than the atrocious final posters (with the exception of SP where we hit rock bottom with a truly awful set of posters - the bullet hole in glass is reasonable but the 'GQ shoot modelling a black jumper ' teaser is atrocious).
It's not necessarily about colour or hand drawn over photoshop it's more about creativity and artistic merit. It seems like they use one guy for the teasers who tries to come up with something visually interesting and then they go to a completely different guy for the finals who is bone idle and couldn't give the slightest toss and just knocks sonething out with 5 mins to go before his deadline.
Doesn't mean that it'll change personal opinion. But I do think the Craig-era of posters ARE more creative, more different than previous 40 years of Bond posters. It's a matter of taste really. And I think the artistic merit was used much better with the Craig era of posters. They reflect the sometimes bleaker, darker storyline a bit better I think. Even the final Craig posters show that.
The same can be said about the Brosnan posters. But to me there's happening too much on them. Poses on them are too reminiscent of the drawn posters with Moore or Connery on it. Together with all the action on it. So possibly they wanted Brosnan to be more a typical Bond from the old formula. That's a bit how I see it.
Again, it's all a matter of taste :-). Keep voting in the Facebook poll.
Are you having a wind up now?
You should respect my personal opinion. I respect yours. Ok :-)?
I see what you did there.
The 'Get out of jail free' card of our times.
What do you mean by that @TheWizardOfIce :-)?