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Two great Helicopter scenes (with a bit of Goldeneye feeling and very good ally scene (think Bond meet Mathis or Felix) with second one), Airport scene and background action in small streets ( a bit TLD and even a bit SF). Brat Pitt chacter and his girl has some very good interaction like Bondgirls (Natalya for example). He did something realy Macgyver style with her. It proofs again Olga should return.
Movie has fast pacing (think X-men first class / The last ship season 1). Downside of it that there is not realy explanation how it started.
Shame about un needed opening titles of the movie and the end. Whyle the movie is not standard Zombie / disaster movie. And i know offical there whant to make a sequel, stil you also accepted as it is. It is cinema version from of tv i have seen, i don't know how longer cut of movie look like.
I like to see there taking more risc in those things there be very good in the past, even if it mean more cgi or faking it (sets like lotery hotel in QOS).
RE: WWZ, I quite liked that film too. There were some awesome scenes in it. I remember being surprised that Forster had directed it actually, because it's not something I would associate with him.
I'll give you that. The scene with Bond and Bellucci's character at her place comes to mind.
Craig is not a traditionally handsome actor; care has to be taken in regard to everything from makeup, lighting to camera lenses.
SF capitalized on his somewhat world weary appearance; for his curtain call I want him to look his best.
Make that an execution lineup please, and count me in.
Maybe his best is when he's weary? I don't know anymore ;) Best he's ever been as Bond, IMO, was at the Ocean Club poker game, Solange's place, and at Lucia's house in SP. Oh, and at M's house in CR.
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For me, his absolutely best look is in CR when Bond has broken into her flat and is chastised by M.
So, as a writer, if you want to exploit his strengths, then the broody Skyfall tone is the way to go (and the box office agrees). However, I know many will not agree.
You’re right, I don’t agree with you. Many will not because he’s not playing JB the character here. It’s just melodrama for Craig to “act” in a “meaty” scene. It’s interesting that Anthony Horowitz singled out this scene as not JB in an interview. Craig was at his best running through drywall, being poisoned and going back to the card game, being tortured naked with his junk about to be cut off and still not giving his torturer the information, resolute in what he has to do. Thats the character, the guy we want to be, Fleming’s desired alter ego. Craig nailed it with giving him rough edges and those should only have been refined, but remained the character, for the rest of his films. At no point in SF do I want to be JB and they tried to rectify that with SP but really just made a mish mash of trying to be all things to all people... classic JB, broody (Morocco), Roger Moore humor (failing). I think they should add dry humor and give him back his edge. That’s the way to go, not emo Bond.
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Truer than scripture. The dark and gritty angle is played out. I fear they are headed down that road again and if so, it could get messy.
I honestly don't know what gives you this impression? We know nothing of the story, so why'd you assume this?
We may not know a lot about the film about to go into production, but what we do know is very telling:
There are many on this project on a one pic deal. The powers that be at Universal will have, and have had, a say in all matters (from casting, to script, to giving the approval of saying good bye to Boyle, to the hiring of CF and the re-writing of the script...); MGM has had some recent success with Creed 2, and whatever their motives, they need another hit and are banking 007 has to, and will, deliver on this.
So I'm unsure why anyone would predict that the film (which hasn't even shot a single frame), will turn out "messy". Much like the creatives needed CR to be a success, and much like they needed SF to have a serious bounce-back from the reception of QoS, the creatives at Universal, MGM and EoN all need another success, not just to bounce-back from Spectre, but because future relationships and $800 million/film+ rests on it!
The brains behind this are veterans of making films. They are wildly successful people. I'll blindly suggest there's a better chance than not that B25 will be a box-office heavyweight that will also fair well critically.
Will you or I like it personally? Obviously that's to be determined. But the talent and craftsmanship backing this film guarantees it will be satisfying to the international market that buy the tickets, and the majority of them will be repeat customers.
I find Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre the best main villain since Christopher Walken's Max Zorin. As a controversial opinion, I didn't care at all for Raoul Silva.
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