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That Rog really tied the room together. And this guy peed on him.
@mattjoes you’re out of your element! 😜
I think the magic formula might be somewhere in the middle.
PTS: one location
First Act: London and new location
Second Act: another new location
Third Act: hopefully where the first or second act mostly took place.
just my opinion. Too much hopping starts to feel like a disservice and distraction from the plot.
Some of my favorite bits of music are those used for going from one locale to another;
" Welcome to Miami Beach", from Goldfinger and "Shanghai" from Skyfall come to mind.
The Bonds will always lose!
The Bonds will always lose!
One of my favourite bits is Brosnan sneaking around in elliot carvers headquarters. Arnold did a very good job modernising the bond sound there.
Your working partner and star lead has quit after 20 years and billions of dollars and a ton of hard work. I could see why it's not so easy shopping for a replacement, and may not feel good to even start right now, for what's ultimately a very intimate endeavor. The people who make Bond movies are not the same people who watch or see Bond movies per se, and likely view it as labor. If you don't need money, labor gets harder to do.
I met Chris Corbould last year. Guy doesn't want to do another Bond movie, it's clear. So we have some retirements beyond Craig to consider as well.
For all we know they are putting movie effort into the video game right now, which should be in an intense phase of its development now.
Working off the "hunger breeds labor" logic a bit, I'd expect movement by end of next year. Why? They've had a few years of floating the books off the Amazon show, NTTD sales, and after-sales. Pretty soon those wells will dry up and, on paper, the business will likely want to look like it has something coming up sooner than later.
I'd say because they're tighter mysteries set mostly in a single location and with far smaller budgets, unlike Bond.
Another good point people fail to consider — the generational shift happening behind the scenes.
They somehow made 8 Harry Potter films in 10 years, I don't think the size of production is the problem.
Yeah but a movie is just a movie. How long does it take to hire people?
A cohesive adaptation of a fully completed series like Harry Potter isn't remotely similar to the Bond franchise exiting one era and beginning another, in a time where we're no longer in the phase of continuous standalone installments. I get the frustration and I want some movement on this front too but using decades-old examples won't change the reality of the situation.
Probably awhile, again, if there's uncertainty or emotion or disinterest or fear. Both Bond 25/NTTD directors sort of burned the Eon team, Corbould wants to do his own projects, and I wonder where MGW is in approaching retirement, but that's been the case for.. years, so who knows. The magic of the Bond team is things happen when they get going, they just don't want to get going.
I almost expect another documentary through Amazon somehow before a full movie. What would the next documentary be?
And a chair is still a chair.
Again: Amazon finished integrating MGM late last year. It isn't an apples to apples comparison.
I think Barbara will guide it for a bit while longer. MGW might help pick the next Bond actor, akin to Cubby with Pierce. I think Gregg will take over with his aunt one day. Remember, even Richard Maibaum technically retired before he died, as the Bond 17 scripts were written without him. So honestly, Bond is just adjusting as needed. He will return.
But only two or three of those stood out like a Bond film does.
I’m glad that I’m not the only one who thinks that about Harry Potter.
Agreed. Not a fan of the books either, but the films lose me by the third really (the first three I quite like).
And it's worth noting they were against the clock with their lead actors noticeably aging out. And they had books to adapt which helps speed things up (and from what I do know they didn't particularly adapt all the rubbish in them very well. I certainly don't understand chunks of the last few films, and I seem to constantly speak with people about them who answer my questions by referencing relatively vital plot points from the books that weren't included fully for some reason).
I dunno, the last few bond films haven't "stood out", except in the wrong sense.
As an aside I think the Potter films are quite consistently enjoyable, although they do tail off after the half way point, and the magic aspects of the world become mundane.
To you.
And your obsession continues…. I can wait for a new Bond film for as long as it takes, but the one thing I hope I’ll see is you finally participating in fresh conversations. As of now, you’re on a manic hamster wheel.
Try and get off of it.
You’ll sleep better.
Who isn't?? I am looking forward to it so I can hear fresh gripes about the missteps "Babs" is making with the new era, 😂!
But, on the plus side, you participate in other discussions other than this one topic, so I'm personally thankful for that.
You're probably right (at least I agree that there were missteps, although not to the extent that I think CR is Craig's only great Bond movie... in fact I don't even think it's his best).
But then again every Bond era has missteps in hindsight, especially to us fans. Including Connery's (some we've even discussed here potentially coming as early as DN). We'll certainly see something go awry creatively (and again with the benefit of hindsight) in the next era too. But yeah, it'll be nice for a refresh.
Is there a perfect film? If so, I haven't found it.
I personally love most of the Craig Era, but I have been critical of choices that didn't mesh with my tastes. But on the whole, it did its job: brought in new fans, globally were hits which indicates the vast majority enjoyed these films. It made buckets of cash which means the health of the series is strong and guarantees we will get a next era-- in of itself, pretty incredible to think after 60 plus years of these films, we are getting another ten years or so of adventures...
I am looking forward to the next era, in the hope that it’s a direction shift from Craig but I can only look back on Craig’s movies and say that they were a welcome and needed shift from the late-Brosnan era.
As an old git, I find that my issues with particular movies become lesser with repeated viewings (particularly having reflected on the views of others).
I am glad that we have CR, QOS and SF - maybe I’ll grow to warm to SP and NTTD over time and maybe I won’t but I find it bizarre that over 40 years in, we had an actor that brought something so fresh to the table as Craig.
Personally, I don’t want to see a half-cocked attempt at emulating any of the previous actors or their interpretations of the character and I cannot imagine EON would oversee that for the next era.
The missteps are a concern, for sure, but here’s hoping there has been some degree of reflection.