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If they do keep up the continuity approach, at least we can hope they've learned from their mistakes.
But Bond is always supposed to be current; throughout the series real world events and people are referenced that in effect timestamp the film. While there are inconsistencies and contradictions, I see that there have been 3 separate incarnations of Bond, within which stand alone stories were told. I base my view on the ages of the actors.
1. Connery and Moore are the same Bond; the Bond in Dr No is the same Bond as AVTAK.
2. Dalton and Brosnan are the same Bond; the Bond in Living Daylights is the same as
Die Another Day.
3. Craig
When the next Bond is introduced an new incarnation begins.
His films are so beautifully shot.
What the film makers perhaps don't realize is that the constant nagging in some respects diminishes the character. I've said it before and I'll repeat it now: to some extent I think they're ashamed of their past and are trying to forget it. That's the impression they give me sometimes anyway.
Done first in Russia1925
Bond doesn't need that sort of flashy thing, but a filmmaker that can come up with that is certainly not to be dismissed.
Wonderful shot. There's another memorable shot in Mission: Impossible --one of many-- in which Henry Czerny and Dale Dye are facing each other in the extreme foreground, with Rolf Saxon standing between them in the background as they talk about how they're going to send him far away. Also, the film makes great use of Dutch angles.
I also love that zoom shot of Andy Garcia in that scene from The Untouchables.
The guy knows his stuff. Credit must also go to his cinematographers, of course.
But that's just shots. De Palma knows how to build suspense.
Anyway, I'm getting on the phone now to try and reach the man.
Having said that, DV did a great job with the tension in Sicario.
Villeneuve is an expert in building tension. Just watch Prisoners.
I always feel like I'm in a surprising minority that loved Gravity. After that breathtaking opening is done with and the shit hits the fan, that film enters tension overdrive. Great stuff. His film Children of Men is quite tension-filled, as well.
You're in for something really special and impressive. Hope you enjoy it!
Clive Owen's best performance for me.
I think GE struck a good balance with the introspective stuff. Like with the Dench scene you mentioned, they didn't overdo it, it was just the two of them sussing eachother out and by the end of the scene, they got eachother. Same with the scene at the beach. A bit heavyhanded but it's just a little moment to show Natalya getting to grips with who he is, something which paid off later on when she returns the "go ahead, kill her/him" line. Some of Alec's lines were a bit much imo. I really liked how he used his knowledge of Bond to put him down (like when he describes his funeral as pretty much exactly how it would be) but the "vodka martinis to silence the screams of all the men you've killed" line is very clunky imo.
On the whole though I think GE did that stuff well and didn't get bogged down in it the same way the first three Craig movies did (really not a fan of the Craig/Dench dynamic). I thought SP was a lot better with that side of things, I felt it was more subtle and GE esque.
I would have enthusiasms...