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There is a useful 4 letter word you are full of it, where is @Murdock when you need him?
I completely see where he's coming from. I would rather have one more true classic like From Russia, or OHMSS which you can watch countless times and still be dazzled by, than ten more mediocre entries like QoS and SP.
I can live with mediocre playful and fun entries churned out every two years like we got in the 80's, but draw the line at waiting 3-4 years for mediocre navel gazing crap like we've had most recently.
@Panchito is prone to exaggeration, but his overall point re EON is a valid one. They can and should do better. We are all waiting for a knockout entry next year for the promised 'high'.
Fair enough he can criticise elements of this era but to say members of this board could do better than BB & MGW is utterly ludicrous.
He has no idea what he's talking about and is just some frustrated keyboard warrior.
How is it ludicrous? Perhaps there are some very talented members on this board with a credible vision, perhaps closer to Fleming's vision. I wouldn't be surprised, as Babs was 'just' born into it, being the daughter of the man himself, Albert. Don't underestimate the power of the Mi6 forums ;)
No offence, but you seem to revel in pessimism. Your posts are relentless!
What heightens the frustration is that Craig is the best bond since Connery, yet has the worst record (2/4) of any bond. (Purely in terms of "hits vs misses").
I can forgive the occasional mediocre film for the sake of the franchise. If we had the choice between one great film – and no more films, and a run of entertaining but mid-table ranked films, I'd go for the latter, for the sake of content.
I do hope this is a joke?
This is comparable to football fans with no managerial experience claiming they could do a better job than top tier football managers after one bad result. They don't know the inner workings of a club, they're not on the field watching the players every day, and in the end, their not the ones making difficult decisions based on opposition and/or tactics.
A strange comparison, but in both cases fields which requires a whole lot more than what it looks like on the outside. Frankly, this claim you're making is ridiculous.
I'm just enjoying the show at this point. :))
Dalton > Craig any day of the week (imo)
George is the hit machine! Only classic(s)!
George certainly is an acquired taste
That is true. I love his performance in OHMSS, and have no issues with his Bond.
True. Even though TLD isn’t my favorite, I’d count it as a hit. I love LTK and really love OHMSS. Brosnan’s track record is definitely the spottiest. With Craig, whether Bond 25 is a hit or not, I’d see his overall era as a success because his first 3 are the second best run of 3 after Connery’s first 3 to me.
Same here
Truth be told I have a lot of love for Pierce’s first three movies. I think GE, TND and TWINE are all fantastic entries in the series. I certainly agree that regardless of Bond 25 the Craig era will have a legacy of being a solid and hugely successful period for the franchise.
My favourite entry and I much prefer him over Brosnan.
I'm more concerned than I am angry and I'm here because I'm a fan. I'm interested in what the producers are doing with this movie series and i'm within my rights to comment, critique and criticise. However, with all the berating I give EoN one thing I always do is express their capability of doing and being better. It's within them and that's what's frustrating. I've never declared EoN as having no hope for future films; I've only expressed my opposition to their current lack of quality care and duty towards these projects even more so because of the experience they have. I'm not like some fans here who constantly give EoN a free pass. I'm not accepting that. Being a fan is more than just blind praise or constant criticism, there's a balance to it all that in the end offers some sort of belief and encouragement for better output. But I'm not subscribing to any excuses. My concerns and frustrations are not mine alone and if EoN aren't going to change, working this ever growing and increasingly saturated market and with the way they do things currently, before long the next documentary won't be about how Bond survived the odds but instead it'll be an inside look on what killed the Bond films. (Heaven forbid).
It's a top three entry for me as well, along with FRWL and TB. Those three have been so for years. Brosnan's performance in the role is debatable (in lack of a better word), but I have always liked him as Bond.
I've seen much better ideas about SPECTRE around these boards than what we've seen on screen, to be fair.
Surely it’s far too costly and risky for them to hire someone with a new vision who wants to do a different story?
With all of this in mind, it’s going to prove tricky to find a director of note who is happy to come onboard a project that’s already up and running in terms of pre-production.
Uh... No.
I think I had a hat when I came in.