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The location hopping-diarrhea syndrome
AceHole
Belgium, via Britain
Some Bond movies do a lot of it. Some are moderate globe-trotters. Some need it for the story, others just do it for the sake of racking up some air-miles. It's what I term 'Location Hopping-Diarrhea'.
For those who may be interested... (not to be taken too seriously, FYI):
(MI6 only scenes in M’s office don’t count)
DN - London, Jamaica.
To the point and no needless globetrotting. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 0/5
FRWL – England, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, Venice
Locations that are necessary for the story, almost no superfluous travelling. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
GF – Mexico, Miami, England (various), Switzerland, USA (MD & KY)
First of the true globetrotter Bondfilms. Nothing too overboard though. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
TB – France, England (various), Bahamas
Less globetrotting than usual. Takes it’s time to explore each location. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
YOLT – Hong Kong, Japan (various locations)
Same as above. Copied the TB ‘idea’ of setting the whole thing in once large connected country/area. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
OHMSS – Portugal, England (various), Switzerland (various)
Has a mild tendency to thrust you from one place to another. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
DAF – Portugal/Japan/Egypt/France/Latin America (somewhere…), Netherlands, South Africa, USA (NV & CA)
Chr’ Almighty. Was this really necessary? Luckily it calms down after the PTS. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
LALD – New York, Louisiana, San Monique (fictional), Jamaica
Reasonably focused locations, integral to the story. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TMWTGG – Lebanon, Hong Kong/Macau, Thailand
Same as above, really. Doesn’t feel too jumpy. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TSWLM – Austria, Scotland (naval base), Egypt (various), Italy
This is where the series really started to get jumpy. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3.5/5
MR – somewhere over Africa, USA (CA), Venice, Brazil (various), Earth’s-orbit (go figure...)
The 'Kyoto-killer'. This one just has the most scandalous carbon footprint. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
FYEO – London, Greece (various), Spain, Italy, Albania
Not entirely innocent of jumping from one place to another, but at least it’s all within a short-haul flight. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
OP – Non-descript South/Central American nation, London, India, Germany
More focused than the usual Moore outing. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
AVTAK – Siberia (USSR), England, France (various), USA (CA)
Roger bows out with yet another visit to the USA. God knows why. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TLD – UK (yes, Gibraltar is still ours, amigos :-) ) , Czechoslovakia, England, Austria, Morocco, Afghanistan
Seen as Vienna & Bratislava are so close and integral to the story we will overlook some of the hopping here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
LTK – USA (FL), Bahamas, Rep of Isthmus (fictional Central American nation - but so obviously Mexico though)
No mucking about here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
GE – Russia (various), Monte Carlo, Cuba
Shoots in and out of various places. Par for the course, really. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TND – Khyber Pass (fight it out amongst yourselves, please), England, Germany, Vietnam
Some hopping for the sake of it here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
TWINE – Spain, London, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey
Plenty of superfluous travelling here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
DAD – North Korea, South Korea (for those who knew there was a difference), Hong Kong, Cuba, England, Iceland
Was there any point to it all? Really? Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 5/5
CR – Czech Rep., Madagascar, Uganda, Bahamas, USA (FL), Montenegro, Italy
Too many places crammed into a good film. Would we have noticed if Miami hadn’t featured? Not really. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
QoS – Italy, England, Haïti, Austria, Bolivia, Russia
Blink and you’ll miss it (the location). Shortest Bondfilm ever gets around in a big way. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 5/5
SF – Turkey, England, China, Macau, Scotland
All that malarkey just to end up in the Highlands… Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
For those who may be interested... (not to be taken too seriously, FYI):
(MI6 only scenes in M’s office don’t count)
DN - London, Jamaica.
To the point and no needless globetrotting. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 0/5
FRWL – England, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, Venice
Locations that are necessary for the story, almost no superfluous travelling. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
GF – Mexico, Miami, England (various), Switzerland, USA (MD & KY)
First of the true globetrotter Bondfilms. Nothing too overboard though. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
TB – France, England (various), Bahamas
Less globetrotting than usual. Takes it’s time to explore each location. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
YOLT – Hong Kong, Japan (various locations)
Same as above. Copied the TB ‘idea’ of setting the whole thing in once large connected country/area. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
OHMSS – Portugal, England (various), Switzerland (various)
Has a mild tendency to thrust you from one place to another. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
DAF – Portugal/Japan/Egypt/France/Latin America (somewhere…), Netherlands, South Africa, USA (NV & CA)
Chr’ Almighty. Was this really necessary? Luckily it calms down after the PTS. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
LALD – New York, Louisiana, San Monique (fictional), Jamaica
Reasonably focused locations, integral to the story. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TMWTGG – Lebanon, Hong Kong/Macau, Thailand
Same as above, really. Doesn’t feel too jumpy. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TSWLM – Austria, Scotland (naval base), Egypt (various), Italy
This is where the series really started to get jumpy. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3.5/5
MR – somewhere over Africa, USA (CA), Venice, Brazil (various), Earth’s-orbit (go figure...)
The 'Kyoto-killer'. This one just has the most scandalous carbon footprint. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
FYEO – London, Greece (various), Spain, Italy, Albania
Not entirely innocent of jumping from one place to another, but at least it’s all within a short-haul flight. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
OP – Non-descript South/Central American nation, London, India, Germany
More focused than the usual Moore outing. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
AVTAK – Siberia (USSR), England, France (various), USA (CA)
Roger bows out with yet another visit to the USA. God knows why. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TLD – UK (yes, Gibraltar is still ours, amigos :-) ) , Czechoslovakia, England, Austria, Morocco, Afghanistan
Seen as Vienna & Bratislava are so close and integral to the story we will overlook some of the hopping here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
LTK – USA (FL), Bahamas, Rep of Isthmus (fictional Central American nation - but so obviously Mexico though)
No mucking about here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 1/5
GE – Russia (various), Monte Carlo, Cuba
Shoots in and out of various places. Par for the course, really. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 2/5
TND – Khyber Pass (fight it out amongst yourselves, please), England, Germany, Vietnam
Some hopping for the sake of it here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
TWINE – Spain, London, Scotland, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey
Plenty of superfluous travelling here. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
DAD – North Korea, South Korea (for those who knew there was a difference), Hong Kong, Cuba, England, Iceland
Was there any point to it all? Really? Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 5/5
CR – Czech Rep., Madagascar, Uganda, Bahamas, USA (FL), Montenegro, Italy
Too many places crammed into a good film. Would we have noticed if Miami hadn’t featured? Not really. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 4/5
QoS – Italy, England, Haïti, Austria, Bolivia, Russia
Blink and you’ll miss it (the location). Shortest Bondfilm ever gets around in a big way. Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 5/5
SF – Turkey, England, China, Macau, Scotland
All that malarkey just to end up in the Highlands… Location hopping-diarrhea factor: 3/5
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MR got off lightly I must say (4/5), especially with it's obvious globe hopping set up (including outer space), but I guess they somehow convinced us that it was integral to the story.
But yes, as much as I love MR, that globe trotting was almost criminal in that outing. But, on the other hand, you really had this epic scope feel to the film.
It is a much bigger problem when the locations are uninteresting or badly used, or when they use an obviously different location to pose as another. It pisses me of when North Korea is filmed in England, Spanish city Cadiz poses as Cuba and we can hardly see enything of Iceland in amongst obvious mat paintings, sound stages and CGI in DAD for instance. That is just too much cheating in one film, don't you think? Or when they manage to make potentially interesting locations as Istanbul and Aserbaidjan look so incredibly dull in TWINE. Vegas is another vey boring location in DAF... there are a few more examples of spoiled potential and cheap short cuts, but I won't og on a long tirade. :)
I'd say more locations, yes please! But make them interesting!
About the Gibraltar remark, I wish I could say that Barcelona is ours (Catalan), but it's still Spanish, amics.
TRIVIA: Catalan Bay's name is due to some of my compatriots helping you Brits against the Spaniards. \m/ So if you go vacationing to Salou or Barcelona, remember to leave nice tips ;;)
Thought we could compare it with actual filming locations.
(According to IMDB)
Dr.No
UK / Trinidad & Tobgo / Jamaica -3
From Russia With Love
UK / Wales / Scotland / Italy / Turkey / Spain (Inserts/Pick up shots) -6
Goldfinger
UK / Switzerland / USA -3
Thunderball
UK / France / Bahamas / USA -4
You Only Live Twice
UK / Scotland / Norway / Gibraltar / Spain / Bermuda / USA / China / Japan -9
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
UK / Portugal / Italy / Germany / Switzerland -5
Diamonds Are Forver
UK / Netherlands / France / Germany / USA -5
Live And Let Die
UK / Jamaica / USA -3
The Man With The Golden Gun
UK / China / Thailand -3
The Spy Who Loved Me
UK / Scotland / Italy / Switzerland / Malta / Egypt / Japan / Canada / Bahamas -9
Moonraker
UK / France / Italy / Brazil / Argentina / Paraguay / Guatemala / USA -8
For Your Eyes Only
UK / Italy / Greece / Bahamas -4
Octopussy
UK / Germany / India / USA -4
A View To A Kill
UK / France / Switzerland / Iceland / USA -5
The Living Daylights
UK / Gibraltar / Austria / Italy / Morocco / USA -6
Licence To Kill
UK / Mexico / USA -3
Goldeneye
UK / France / Monaco / Switzerland / Russia / Puerto Rico -6
Tomorrow Never Dies
UK / France / Germany / Thailand / Mexico / USA -6
The World Is Not Enough
UK / Wales / Scotland / France / Spain / Turkey / Azerbaijan / Bahamas -8
Die Another Day
UK / Wales / Scotland / Spain / Iceland / Norway / Finland / USA -8
Casino Royale
UK / Italy / Czech Republic / Bahamas -4
Quantum Of Solace
UK / Austria / Italy / Spain / Mexico / Panama / Chile -7
Skyfall
UK / Scotland / Turkey / China / Japan -5
As of this writing, Spectre has at least 5 different countries it has or will visit.
T&T on Dr. No? And USA (I knew about Norway. The Dome, isn't it?) on YOLT? That surprised me
Should been 7: Oeganda, Madagaskar and Montenegro
Montenegro double for Italy.
Source: http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/movies/cr_locations.php3 and wikipedia page of Casino Royale.
The list you're looking at @M_Balje is actual filming locations.
If you check the list at the top of the thread, you'll find the fictional one.
;)
No @M_Balje, Uganda was filmed in UK, Madagascar was filmed in the Bahamas, Miami Airport was Czech Republic/UK and Montenegro scenes were filmed in Czech Republic. So CR is just 4 filming locations with Italy.
Correct :>
Bond does seem to be immune from vomiting & 'the runs'. Especially India, Vietnam and Haïti are places where you would expect some degree of leakage...
Eh? :| Could you expand on that..?
Not very complicated really... Bathroom scenes pop up everywhere in all Bond films, and its not always explained exactly what he does there... Maybe his stomach isn't as resistant as we're made to believe...
No. A PTS should be a focused affair and DAF just blatantly disregards any of the ingredients that make a good PTS.
And anyway, Vegas was a bit of a crap(s) :D location to begin with.
Apparently Ken Adam at the time hated the idea of them filming in Vegas. I was in Vegas last year and it's a different world. DAF seems way more dated than the ones before!