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DAD and TWINE are superior to The Peacemaker.
But if Katharine Bigelow, Alfonso Cuaron, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, Duncan Jones, Nicolas Winding Refn, Morten Tyldum, etc are in the running, she honestly shouldn't be chosen over any of them.
I wouldn't say head and shoulders. The QOS and SF PTSs are very different beasts. I'd probably have them about level - with SF shading it due to having more drama going on the background and not having shit editing.
After the SF PTS though name another top notch action sequence Mendes delivers in a further 5 hours of screen time?
The tube scene in SF is nice and tense but there's no jaw dropping action and other than that there's just a few fights and a big shootout in the rest of the film.
There's an attempt to redress this in SP by having more action but apart from the Hinx fight (and as you said we are talking action sequences here not fights) the results are distinctly underwhelming.
The PTS and plane crash are less than the sum of their parts, the car chase only stutters into life when they go down onto the river embankment and the finale on the Thames is dismally pedestrian.
I would say most other directors blow away anything Mendes delivered in terms of action.
Just off the top of my head I'd rank the directors in terms of action:
1. Glen
2. Campbell
3. Hunt
4. Young
5. Gilbert
6. Hamilton
7. Spotiswoode
8. Forster
9. Mendes
10. Tamahori
11. Apted
Yes the Hinx fight is certainly one of the top 5 fights in the series (Grant, Trevelyan, Stairwell and Fisher are the others since you ask) but other than that? The last two films really haven't been up to snuff action wise.
I agree mostly with your ranking except I would switch Glen and Campbell. Glen's action at times a bit messy at least to me.
Both very good at drawing the actors and the audience into the action.
http://deadline.com/2016/06/purity-limited-series-starring-daniel-craig-20-episode-order-showtime-1201765269/
Jesus Christ. Things are happening quickly now.
"Sources say the project is a megabucks deal for “James Bond” star Craig, who will also serve as an exec producer on “Purity.”"
Not surprising.
Stunning. The news keeps flowing.
Field directed Little Children, starring Sam Mendes's ex, Kate Winslet. BTW: Winslet starred with DC in A Connecticut Kid in King Arthur's Court, long before both became stars.
Field's composer of choice is...Thomas Newman. I'd expect him to score (at least the theme) for Purity, too.
What does this mean for DC?
Why Daniel Craig Will Return as James Bond.
at last! couldn't agree more. it ain't over til it's over. and, for mr. Craig, it won't be for a while yet :)
Yep. Sense from them is rare.
The odds of them hiring a new actor, just to awkwardly bring Craig back (who at this point would be near his mid-50's) for one more movie, are slim-to-none.
And me. Great set pieces, solid plot, believable villain and a great score. The last half hour is pretty tense and is only overshadowed by the ridiculous ticking clock sequence at the end.
It depends how B25 does at the box office. That could well happen.
Can't linger in the past, though. If UNCLE is going for the next 50 years I'll happily retract that. In fact, if it's going for the next 10 I will.
Well that means Craig can't commit to Bond in 2017? Filming of Bond 25 can start Jan 2018 so who knows, perhaps Craig can be available but it seems as if Craig is not coming back. Seems it's all pointing to a new guy for Bond 25. Times they are a changing! \:D/
I know, It's incredible how quick its all happening. \m/