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Yes. I personally thought the trailer was the best of the Craig era. Helped by the music of course. Shame the film didn't live up to expectations.
People do forget though that SP did very well at the box office, especially outside the US. As has sometimes been the case in the past (LTK for example) poor US box office has overshadowed the fact a film has actually been very popular everywhere else.
The big issue with SP was that the US audiences basically hated it. We are still talking about the 4th highest grossing Bond movie ever adjusting.
In UK and The Netherlands/Belgium and Denmark for example it mean Universal movies wil be released by Warner and in VS/Germany Warner movies by Universal. Fantastic Beast 3 released in Vs by Universal ?. And or Warner titles stil be released by Warner outside of Vs and Germany. France is not confirmd yet and i hope it wil be same as Vs/Germany, for very simple reasen Warner have some trouble to release BD in The Netherlands and (Flemish part of) Belgium. That problem wil get a way if that France tag is gone and there no longer deside what we get. If not i am afraid problem will be bigger if Universal losing contol.
I don't expect it, but it be nice with trouble Warner have that there let Universal release finaly 8 disc Superman on BD in The Netherlands and Belgium or that old Batman series from the 60's on DVD (and BD). Or The Color Purple on BD for example. Even with in mind that Warner will remean in releasing there own titles.
Whyle Universal/Warner have there Dolby True HD connection (if things not go wrong) and Disney/Fox there HD-MA 7.1. Overall i think Universal/FOX and Warner/Disney have been a more logic choose. Positief thing can be is that both Universal and Fox are better one in releasing things,both can learn: Warner from Universal and Disney can learn from Fox. I believe Warner whant to work with them, whyle i think Disney already have to much control over Fox. Don't like it Warner take over from Universal idea dropping 3D releases or no longer make releases with slipcover, Warner also have litle Disney in them to let remove sleeves like Disney doing. Something Fox did too and later we discover why.
One of the reasons why I'm baffled as to why (at least to me) NTTD seems to directly follow up on an unpopular entry . Especially after the 2nd longest gap in the series.
Same here they should have just ended with Spectre and started over but no Barbara wants to marry Daniel and make love.
Consider IMDB metrics. Compare to.
The anomalies are how well-liked Casino Royale and Skyfall are. Deservedly so.
But Spectre (suffering a failure myth earlier applied to OHMSS and Quantum of Solace) and Quantum of Solace (considered reasonably well-liked here at this point I think) stack up fine alongside other fine Bond films. I also note here most US ratings are slightly more generous than Non-US, even to Skyfall and Casino Royale.
What's another metric to consider that separates US audience opinion from the rest? I don't see numbers on IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes or other measures that indicate outright widespread audience hatred for Spectre. And earlier, for Quantum of Solace though I saw that theme expressed for some years. Similar to how I saw a hatred for On Her Majesty's Secret Service pursued as recently as 5 or so years ago. Not so much now.
Box office also doesn't indicate overall audience hatred for Spectre in the US.
It was marketed as being from the director of Skyfall here (Europe) too.
I have a feeling if NTTD gives us more of the same that we saw in SP, there will be a backlash by critics and fans, and another big drop off at the BO.
This may be the last ever produced Bond film by EON as we know it, if that is the case.
Should easily make around $800million.
Was there a big BO drop off for SP? I thought it did great everywhere outside the US. And even then the money was less mainly due to exchange rates.
Box Office Mojo 32.3% Box office drop 34.3% US Box office drop
15.4% Non-US Box office drop
20.6% Overall Box office drop
I've always preferred YOLT to TB as well.
2oo deaths in China, with a population of a billion and a half, and no deaths outside, is hardly wiping out the planet. It is fearmongering as a selling point.
Keep the MI-6 people in the background, bring Felix Leiter into the action. He’s Bond’s best friend, show it! Adapt the Dynamite Comics storyline for help. It’s time that Felix got treated better in the movies.
I agree, Felix needs more screentime. He appears to be getting the short end of the stick, only showing up in Jamaica and then getting sidelined (or killed) yet again.
So while things remain the same, the biggest change should be the whole cast. For James Bond, as I've mentioned. I think a younger actor in his thirties would be an interesting choice. While not far of the usual age of a Bond actor, there's enough of a difference I think to create new dynamics with other traditional characters. Like I've said Aaron Taylor-Johnson or Callum Turner would be my top picks for that now. Again, while both are qurrently early 30s, by the time Bond 26 should be made, they'll be a few years older.
The other members to recast are the MI6 regulars. I would go for a more diverse choice here, and someone who can present that power and responsibility, to be the head of MI6 that we know and love. I've suggested actor Lennie James before. I think he'd be great. For Q, I'll always think Riz Ahmed would be a good choice and would provide a more zany approach to Q. As for Moneypenny, I think going forward it'll be interesting to see someone like Vanessa Kirby play the role, maybe as a more classic Moneypenny.
That's why I'm all for wrapping up the Craig era (he is good, but getting long in the tooth), and starting anew with Martin Campbell in the director's chair and Henry Cavill in the lead role. Cavill looks the part (there's a similarity to Horak's Bond, actually), can do action scenes and stunts himself and is also able to be suave and charming. I think he's probably the best candidate.
If they'd get Campbell and Cavill together and then promise a stand-alone, normal Bond adventure (something like Dr. No), I would actually get excited about it.
There's a chance Campbell may come back, but not a chance in hell Cavill will, regardless of how suitable he is (which I agree with).
Once an actor has been used up in another franchise lead role, he will be immediately dismissed now. EON won't do it. Had Cavll been a relatively unknown actor, then yes, but unfortunately that shipped has long since passed. If he was to play Bond, it would have been at the time of casting him back in CR, when he wasn't that well established or famous (and far less expensive that he would be now).
Yes.
I think there is a big change on the horizon and when Bond does return, it will feel completely fresh and contemporary again.
Just like 95 and 06 felt like major updates, so will 25 or whenever the movie is released probably not for another 5+ years is my guess.
I don't think Babs will be involved anymore, perhaps in a minor overseeing role like George Lucas is doing on Star Wars. But I'm pretty sure the end of Craig also means the end of EON as the main series producers, because I don't think Babs want to do this for the rest of her life, that's just my impression.