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Yeah just like The Third Man, you think those hands coming out of the grate are Welles'? They are director Carol Reed's. And that shadow running, not Welles, it's Guy Hamilton.
And the horse in long shots in the Fellowship of Ring? Not a horse, but two men in a horse outfit - the cheaters and liars!
Yeah, and he's just about young enough for a third time around. Then I can truly judge who is the greatest Bond director, TY or MC. Terrence is of course on top at the moment, but he had one more film, so It's never been a fair comparison. If Campbell can deliver a third time the same level of quality of GE/CR, that would certainly make things close. Plus THE CAMPBELL TRILOGY just sounds so epic. :D
1. It's really two era's:
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace were brutal harsh gritty and realistic. Was there fun to be had in both films yes but a lot of the formula that was deemed silly over the top and being used just to be used (Moneypenny could of been removed from half of the Moore and Brosnan eras and nothing would be missed honestly same sadly with Q who felt more like a marketing tool for certain cars/phones rather then a gadget man especially in films like goldeneye tomorrow never dies and the video game Everything or nothing) then we get to 2012 and 2015 and the S era... Now both films have strong points they do but they also have weak points as well almost all of the tropes they were trying to break free from are back silly jokes (spectre more so the skyfall) over the top plots (or realistic plots done in an over the top way) and to much overlapping between the two films.
2. ignorance of Fleming:
This is going to be controversial I am sure look Fleming was a good writer and I like his works.. Sometimes I love the changes that were made for the films (bond being the reason Le Chiffe needed to recoup his money was brilliant also the switch to hold em poker again brilliant and started my love of the game) but other times... (Yeah the lost brother nonesense but also skyfall which seems to be borrowing from the man with the golden gun is kind of playing a little too loose with source material) granted this isn't a new phenomenon (look at diamonds are forever Moonraker and die another day to get more examples) still it's an issue
3. The switch in names for the orgnization:
The one criticism I have with spectre no one else talks about is this back in 2008 everyone complained about quantum and how silly their ideas were (charging huge amounts of intrest on Bolivian water so they can control the country how dare they inspite of he fact that is actually really creepy and really brilliant) however fast forward to 2015 and in the spectre meeting room all of their plans are finchial in nature and very similar to Quantum's and yet no one had an issue... They are doing the same thing it's just the name has changed... Plus while I like spectre and Blofeld I do changing horses simply because you have the rights is well silly honestly I would of been fine with Bond 24 if it was titled say The Property of a Lady and all spectre/Blofeld references were removed and indeed Oberhauser was the head of Quantum. That would be really cool. I had this argument with fans late 2014 saying that if they use spectre and Blofeld and try and change elements of those characters people would complain and it would be far better to not use those names and just build original stories someone and I forget who said no they can change elements it would be fine... Well I was right.
Plus the use of spectre and Blofeld now even with him in prison well hi need to wrap up these loose ends which is a shame as for bond 7 or 8 uou could of brought in Spectre and Blofeld. Heck Mendes4lyfe would agree with me when I say I would rather have seen quantum end with Craig and Spectre begin with Turner (though I am still on the Hiddleston train for bond 7 don't hate me too much) then now having to end both spectre and quantum with Craig... And while I really don't want to say this Eon trying to beat marvel at their own game was a disaster waiting to happen. I like the Craig bond films being their own time line and inter connected but it only works if the connections are there in the previous films shoe horning skyfall into the narrative is so silly even if Jesper Christian was at odds with the producers due to his comments why not throw in Guy Haines at the hearing with M and have him be he reason Silva escapes instead of some convoluted escape plan that shows Silva should of just used his gifts to go to Vegas clean out every casino and live peacefully in a nice secluded paradise lol. Again shared universes require planning and can't be thrown together in one or two films... (I probably just made Doubleego's weekend in saying that)
I hope we see more real locations going forward. I for one can tell the difference between real and CGI & it's annoying. That's why I'm partial to thrillers like The International, which although they may have less stuntwork, have far more impressive real location work. I'm quite certain they can get a few in for the price of one of those bloody Jaguars.
Ridiculous. I would have been happier if they had used two Italian classics (a Lambo Miura & a Ferrari Dino for example) out of respect for the location they were shooting in, rather than the car advert we got.
Remember back in the distant past, 2012 or so?
http://www.craveonline.com/site/199687-the-spoiler-interview-barbara-broccoli-and-michael-g-wilson-on-skyfall
Barbara Broccoli: I mean, we’ve talked about Blofeld over the years. The thing is Blofeld was fantastic for the time but I think it’s about creating characters that are, villains that are more appropriate for the contemporary world. It’s more exciting for us to create somebody new.
Not only that, but Quantum was *better* than SPECTRE.
http://www.007.info/broccoli-and-wilson-speak-to-sfx/
Interestingly, Wilson and Broccoli told SFX that they have not abandoned the Quantum organisation, but also confirmed that it is not used in ‘Skyfall’. Wilson also revealed that they have the rights to bring back Blofeld and SPECTRE. ‘We believe we can use them. **They’re a little dated at the moment. We went for the Quantum organisation, which was more business oriented, trying to corner the market on scarce resources, rather than a criminal organisation that did blackmail and bank robberies…’.***
Of course, in the fall of 2013 the deal was struck with the McClory estate and everything changed....
If there's any truth to this. Could this mean they are trying to revisit India as a shooting location again?
Yeah, I liked that relationship that developed between Felix and Bond during Craig's first 2. I thought they might become partners. The fact that he is never seen again after Quantum would seem to suggest a change of direction by the producers, which is a shame. I'm still look forward to the first instance that Felix is played 3 times by the same bloke.
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.
It's extremely hard to be an ally with someone when you've been poisoned with thallium. White was saving himself from a further two weeks in hell, when his death was assured.
Plus, I loved the imagery of him hooked up to an IV again, a la the beginning of QoS.
I'm definitely with you on that, for sure. SP played up the comparisons between Bond and White a lot in just that one scene, where Bond is essentially being warned about what his life could turn into if he makes the wrong moves (he may end up like White, dying and alone), and more scenes and a bigger part for White could've played that up more.
He is too good a character to go so easy, and Jasper and Dan have always acted wonderfully off of each other. Still, we got some great moments while we had him that cemented him as one of the best "baddies" of the Craig era and the franchise in general, especially the Tosca sequence where he is the only Quantum member who remains seated when their cover is blown.
As for ditching Quantum for SPECTRE, I had no problem with it myself. QoS did not do well. The majority did not like it (myself included so to be fair I am biased), seeing it as a disappointment. So I can't fault EON for switching things up.
Besides it's not like they abandoned the plot completely. They wrapped it up as best they could without alienating the new audience SF bought on, and it makes sense. In the novels SPECTRE was made up high ranking members of a number of smaller criminal organisations from across the globe (from what we see in QoS, Quantum wasn't a global threat, very eurocentric operation) iirc. Triads, mafia, etc. So it makes sense that a few of Quantums finest (Green, White) would be part of Blofelds crew. The only issue I had with the retconning was Silva being an agent.
But could you imagine a sequence where Bond discovered something important intercut with scenes of SPECTRE shredding its Quantum veneer, all set to '007 and counting'... Chills.
And during the Tosca scene in Quantum of Solace when he doesn't get up from his seat in order not to be identified only suggests the amount of time he has been in the spy game and knows how to play it. Many of the members were discovered and yet he maintained his camouflage. So, when I was watching Spectre, and with White being put down by a "greater villain," I thought the whole antagonism of the evil organization's leader was going to blow me away... So White was poisoned with thallium, and the man we thought that could've been Quantum's chairman in the first two films was outsmarted... So, Spectre's own leader must be supremely notorious one... Yet, it was the stereotypical Blofeld whose name was supposed to be feared to utter, yet no such thing was detectable on the traits of the character.
So, all in all... Imagine... a Mr. White facing something he'd know he couldn't have stood up against would reluctantly come to Bond for help. And they could've worked together to expose and dismantle Spectre. White could still have had his daughter to protect and later in stages comes to liaise with the MI-6. That has happened more than once in history, and the most notable one was Operation Paperclip after the war. Or the recent television series The Blacklist. Imagine that kind of dynamic with the great Jasper Christensen and Daniel Craig acting their chops in their respective roles to create that intensive element.