It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
^ Back to Top
The MI6 Community is unofficial and in no way associated or linked with EON Productions, MGM, Sony Pictures, Activision or Ian Fleming Publications. Any views expressed on this website are of the individual members and do not necessarily reflect those of the Community owners. Any video or images displayed in topics on MI6 Community are embedded by users from third party sites and as such MI6 Community and its owners take no responsibility for this material.
James Bond News • James Bond Articles • James Bond Magazine
Comments
I'd go as far as to say Villeneuve will be the "best" director Bond has ever gotten, akin to have getting Spielberg back in the 80s.
He could well be. His track record is so impressive. Prisoners - stunning, intense, brilliantly directed and acted. Sicario - white knuckle suspense and brilliant staging and editing. Arrival - a beautiful, masterly structured, deeply intelligent film which, having seen it four times now, I absolutely love and think is the best sci-fi film (but it's more than that) since the original Blade Runner. And now Blade Runner 2049 is about to open this week with rave reviews and tickets sales rocketing. I think that track record speaks for itself. Bond will be very lucky to have him at the helm.
Sure, we all have our personal tastes and opinions, it's impossible for any film or book or art or music to satisfy every person's individual tastes, but the fact remains SF achieved critical and commercial success and has a huge number of fans - me included.
As much as I appreciate Sicarrio, but high-octane? Actually I find it quite slow paced and lacking in the amount of thrilling scenes.
Still both of them are quite terrible. Especially when it comes to storytelling.
I think calling SF and to a lesser extent SP 'terrible' is a bit harsh.
SP is better.
Interesting thought. One could certainly argue that Mendes came in with a fair few critical plaudits and actually had an Oscar to his name, too - I believe he's still the only one. But his actual film record up to that point against Villeneuve is a tougher call.
I recently argued in the 'Controversial Opinions' thread that Spectre probably assembled the largest amount of talent on both sides of the camera of any Bond film, and that OHMSS is probably number 2.
So she didn't even defend the series history. Not even with a "each film is a product of the time it was made in". It is things such as that, which don't sit well with me.
The Miami airport scene works so well because of the build up. Probably the longest and best build up to an action scene in any Bond. Right from leaving the hotel room, great stuff.
I don't know much about Villeneuve. Does he do these sort of scenes?
Well, for me, Sicario has terrific pace, tons of suspense and superb editing and staging. It was a great commercial and critical success. I saw it in a packed cinema and the audience were gripped for sure. I think, whether you personally like or get Sicario or not, the film has a very strong filmmaker at the helm. That's what Bond needs.
You may love the pace, be scared shitless by its suspense and whatever else that suits your fancy , but still it's not a high octane film. It's that easy.
Total reverse for me.
TBF all had come off achieving Cinema gold before Bond, and would go on to create more Cinema gold post Bond. The ideal Director is a total Felmingnite who is stickler for modernising the classic elements, rather than fan boy indulgence.
Ok. So what? It is very gripping. The point I'm making is that the filmmaking is top notch and the man's a very, very good director and, I think, if he does it, he'll make a cracking Bond film.
I agree. In addition they end up feeling kind of pretentious with an overlong running time. I wish this trend of EON pursuing high end A list directors would run it's course and they' get back to hiring Bond directors.
There is nothing wrong with it. Mendes' work on SF and SP was fantastic. SP had script problems that plagued it; nevertheless, it was a top-notch production, beautifully shot, well-scored, with some brilliant moments.
As for DV...
Perhaps part of the "discussion" is Babs and DC helping to Exec Produce Dune. Or, at least, getting WB to back it.
WB distributed Prisoners and BR2049. If WB has won the distribution for Bond, one has to wonder how this factors into bringing DV on board. Think about it: Bond 25 is certain to be BO Gold for DV; this would give him back-to-back hits for WB, who would then likely give him carte blanche on Dune.
Just not ones that try to turn Bond into high art.
Exactly. Whether or not DV will do that is my concern.
Someone's probably already mentioned it but Forster was fresh from the Oscar Winning Monsters Ball, multi Oscar nominated Finding Neverland and critically acclaimed The Kite Runner when we was picked for QOS. The omens were good. And for some on here QOS is a bit of an under appreciated little gem. For all its faults I personally prefer it over either of Mendes' efforts.