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While I admit it's not a bad idea for retconning the third act of Spectre with Bond waking up in that chair with all these drills in his neck, it's going to cause a lot of problems, such as memory loss, confused Bond again trying to find out who he is, it'd be too repetitive and for Madeleine to return just to be killed off and make another tragedy arising in Bond's life to a level he'd want to give up on life and commit suicide or something, I'd rather not. What's on demand here by some people is making films, in a nutshell, like this:
1-Casino Royale
2-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3-Casino Royale
4-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
5-Casino Royale
6-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
7-Casino Royale
8-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
That's what the Craig era is starting to look like. And it's getting really ridiculous.
True, I always liked the start of the TMWG novel that follows on with Bond returning brainwashed to kill M.
I wouldn't put it past EON to bring back Craig and Mendes for one more. That's not the right move as far as I'm concerned, but they seem happy to give Craig/Mendes whatever creative freedom they want. The Bond series has a tendency of being complacent once a actor gets established in the role. I can't say I blame them, given how risky the new actors can be sometimes. I personally want a soft reboot, as has been mentioned by many here. That's the right move IMO, to quit while they're ahead and start afresh. But I just don't trust EON enough to believe that they will disregard the money that a 5th Craig could bring.
Imagine the further comparisons to Bourne - if they retconned some kind of amnesia in there!
I think they struggle to make Bond work in the modern world, I wish they be brave enough in the next incarnation to take it back. Although all major Fleming stories have been adapted, the prior films left out a lot of good Fleming idea, a screen writer could go through them and pull out some of it.
In the totality of the Bond franchise I think it would fantastic to have a trilogy like that from one director. When has that ever happened before for us? Never. Like him or lump him, Mendes has brought in $2 billion from only two films. They'll do what they have to in order to get him back for one more run.
Had a feeling for a while Mendes is the hold up, on Spectre Mendes said Craig phoned him every day for 2 weeks begging him to come back and do it.
I think it's MGM that's the hold up ... Also Mendes nearly walked out on Spectre.
Mr White should have been revealed to be Blofeld.
True, I agree.
Now that would have gotten me excited for a 5th Craig film. It would include the personal brother angle, but more as a ploy, a bait to get Bonds attention and keep him hooked.
That would have been terrible.
If I were them, however, I'd also incorporate Major Dexter Smythe in the background mentions since he was the one to kill Hannes Oberhauser.
And you can see the light of the monitors in his eyes. I still think it needs the laugh though. I thought SP was supposed to be the embracing of camp Bond. If we are doing it, lets do it right. It doesn't have to be cartoony, just Whites normal strained cackle.
QOS the game, gave an idea that was not picked up for Skyfall. In the game at the end Bond visits a Manor House where he assassinates White and Guy Hannes.
Sadly Logan also missed a trick with Spectre, Guy Hannes remember him, he is the PM's right hand man who is caught up with Quantum in the Tosca scene. Hannes should have returned in Spectre as the man ensuring Denbigh lands a position above M. Bond should have caught up with Hannes and interrogated him at some point before making his death appear a suicide.
Sam, it's important to understand that Bond is first and foremost the world's premiere spy franchise. Not a bloody family soap opera! Even Tom Cruise realized that quickly after MI3. Focus on the espionage elements and we will all just be fine. Dump any incentive (no matter how tempting for Craig or anyone else) to go down the revenge angle.
I'm also ok with Newman returning (I'd prefer him to Arnold), but someone should instruct him to inject a little more Bond theme here and there (not just in the pretitles this time) and to be a little more inventive and creative with the scoring (don't just ape your previous effort lazily, like you did with SP).
And TND style film. I miss fun Bond.
I agree.
My compliments for your good taste in films.
I read all those signs as well. I would prefer a SF Mendes with a story he believes in and owns but SP is a worse case scenario and the film of the two that most blatantly demands a Mendes follow up if Mendes does indeed do it.
I'm cautiously benevolent but admittedly disappointed if true.
That was the original ending to the film.