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I think it's been a very long time since we got a Bond film that truly felt like a Bond film.
Some can debate that CR felt the most like a Bond film of the Craig era, but to me it feels like it's own entity apart from the others.
All the Craig films feel like 'Craig era Bond" rather than just Bond.
Well said! :)
They're too moody for my liking.
Edit: And to illustrate it; we've gone from this:
…to this:
It suits this Bond, but where's the freaking escapism gone?
Good point. Many of the traditional elements that make up a Bond film are sacrificed in the Craig era to appeal to newer audiences accustomed to Bourne, Marvel, or whatever.
None of the Craig films had a traditional Bond ending. Not even SPECTRE. They might as well have removed the classic PTS while they're at it and titles.
Interesting that Craig's Bond has a framed picture of Ghostface beside him.
That’s no way to talk about Judi Dench.
Keep in mind though, a lot of his belongings were gone post his "death", with him having other matters to occupy himself than home decor.
I'm already seeing people protest that Johnson is directing Bond 25...
#KeepCalmAndBond25On
=)) burn!
Well, not many MI6 agents saved the world multiple times to the extent Bond did :D Also, wasn't Bond's family wealthy?
true.
I didn't like the SP flat. He's supposed to be a bit more fastidious and it would have been nice to see a touch that suggested he took some pride/pleasure in the place. going back to SF, that's one of the old fashioned things about him.
but there isn't a lot of consistency or attention to detail in the Craig era films. a shame
Craig's films are not exactly "fun", but they're escapist for sure. Clearly it's not the same kind of cheesy silly joyful escapism that makes some* of the previous movies almost unwatchable...
*most, if you look at them with a super critic attitude...
ha. I wouldn't rewatch it out of choice but there are plenty of worse entries.
I have to admit I found LALD a bit painful last time I tried to watch it.
MR is a veritable classic compared to GE, TND, TWINE, DAD and SF IMO.
DAD is a funny one. On all levels it's an abysmal piece of filmmaking but it does what it does with such conviction that you can't help warming to it a little bit, sort of like an Ed Wood movie. Its like Tamahori set out to make the worst Bond film ever made but he was so successful that it has that 'so bad it's good' vibe.
I would never watch it out of choice either but if I had to I'd probably rank it above GE, TWINE and SF.
Agree with this. The lack of traditional elements bothers me. Makes you wonder what the next era will be like; will it be as dreary as this one, or will the pendulum swing back to are more lighthearted approach? They've really taken the series to the outer limits now.
Big parts of the films, IMO is the escapism and romanticism, which this provides nothing of. It suits Craig's Bond of course, and as @JET007 writes:
This is very true, but in the bigger picture, this is images some of us are left with once the Craig era ends.
You're right! I've never noticed that before. How…uhm…strange(?) Wonder what the thought behind this was.
Thankfully he is American. So no.
Before it only used to be directors from commonwealth countries could direct Bond films (don't really know why) but I think any nationality can direct a Bond film now. Marc Forster isn't from a commonwealth country and he directed QOS.
So yes. I think even Rian Johnson would be considered (although I don't suspect for a minute he is directing BOND25).
I totally agree...reworked for modern audiences. Some US critics even complained that SP had too many of these "trad elements".