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So in theory, it certainly would be possible to start the next era with a well-balanced movie who does handle all elements, including both thrill and "fun", well.
You could argue that both GE and CR also follow this similar template. What do they all have in common? They are the films that launched new actors in the role.
Well, GE has a little more fantasy than TLD or CR. They are not the same type of movie.
I think they're very similar tonally too. A Eurothriller feel, ostensibly serious but quite a lot of silliness hiding under the surface, good action romps. I wouldn't mind the next Bond taking those as a tonal template.
I'm all in if that's the case.
And when you say `prestigious director'? Are you meaning a director whose name sounds a bit like Bliss Bolan, or Miss Token, or Kiss Frozen? ;)
Humiliated tailor?
Moore was so good at what he did by OP, I forgive all the crazier elements (the Tarzan yell, the "Sit!", the alligator submarine...
And "No, ma'am, I'm with the economy tour" is genuinely funny. (And improvised?)
I don't find that I need to see any of those scenes onscreen, except of course, cards at Blades. They were left out of their respective films for a reason.
TMWTGG is IMHO a very weak novel--do I need to see a train full of dead gangsters? No. But a train crash climax in an unusual setting (swamps, deserts) is interesting. I do find the final confrontation between Bond and Scaramanga possibly filmworthy, although they kind of did it in LTK, with trucks instead of trains.
I don't know if someone on this site has done a side-by-side comparison of the TMWTGG novel and LTK but I think there is quite a bit there.
Perfect film? GF. Without GF, no one us would be here discussing Bond. It would have remained a niche audience.
Perfect Bond film? GF, OHMSS (influential despite Lazenby--there's no Bourne or Taken without it), TSWLM, CR.
FRWL! That was the influential movie.
The crest was building with FRWL the movie, but the wave peaked with GF. You can replace FRWL in the sequence with many other of the Bond stories (CR, LALD, MR, TB) and still get to GF, but GF is the critical linchpin in Bondmania.
Now, FRWL the novel was the game-changer, at least in terms of gaining a worldwide audience. It was a big, big deal that JFK (or JFK's handlers) named FRWL.
I mean instead of OHMSS.
He has zero credibility in my view - either speak freely or take the money from the brands but don’t try fooling and patronising your audience. He’s a good example of why I prefer professional critics and journalists over ‘influencers’.
GF is the gold standard. And yet...YOLT and OHMSS now seem more influential, more foundational, to the Bond series as it has progressed than FRWL, TB, and arguably DN. Funny, that.
I do think it all goes back to Fleming, who became a stronger writer as death approached.
Gee, you’re a ray of sunshine.
Back when Peirce was in the role people thought bond would always be tall, slim, suave, charming, traditional handsome etc. If you said in the late 90's the next Bond won't have a moneypenny, Q, gadgets, etc. People would have said "that won't work, this is what Bond is, we can't go backwards." The trouble is we don't even know "jokey bond" would look like in a modern context, just like we didn't know what a harder edged bond could be until we saw CR and were won over.
If you mean Craig yes, OHMSS is more influential.
But Craig era is over.
Seriously, bring back these guys. Flesh their fictional country out a bit like EON did later with The Republic of Isthmus. They don't have to be the main enemy of the film, but Bond can spend half an hour or so there later on. The country's name is finally revealed.
I love David's enthusiasm, I was grateful for his positivity during the wait for NTTD
Yes, he seems a really sweet guy and I like that he's a fan who actually enjoys the thing he's a fan of!
Also a big fan of David; his passion for Bond is sincere and he has the skills, personality ,and resources to present endless aspects of the franchise and character.
But that was light and breezy.
My only hope is that they get a bit more of a balance for some of these more pivotal action scenes. We still need to feel like Bond is in danger even if the scenario is quite absurd.
But it was a good scene I thought. Blofeld's eye on the pillow, and his ramblings were nice and spooky. NTTD had some classy moments, pre-slinky.
I guess they do recognise him, but the plan was to lure him there... if anything I suppose it's poorly thought through on Bond's part.