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Having said that, Pleasance is a very good actor. I really liked his Blofeld when younger but Austin P has killed his portrayal dead imho.
Rob Brydon phrases his lines.
Yeah a bed time story with James Cordon. I saw it at tge cinema as part of the ads before Star Wars started.
It's interesting, because I just rewatched DN two days ago and my opinion has changed dramatically. I find Wiseman's villain better than Waltz' in almost every way. Waltz was good in the Spectre meeting but some of the later scenes (the torture scene and all of his scenes inside his helicopter) came off as very mediocre in comparison to Wiseman, who probably actually benefitted from having a limited amount of screen time, just because he made better use of his character's lack of exposition.
As you said, Dr No is more intimidating than Blofeld is when they're both in clear view. SP's Blofeld only came off as menacing when he was in the shadows. As soon as we had a clear view of his face, his menace factor started to plunge.
For the thread, I'll say Waltz is good, but not great. My previous comparison to Joseph Wiseman was more or less me underselling Wiseman.
I'm ok with Waltz as Blofeld, as i believe that we would see a more emotional Blofeld in next films which would be more interesting, but i hope that they flesh out other members of SPECTRE.
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/christoph-waltz-return-two-more-7106240
So far this is only a rumour. I'd be happy if it was true but I'd take any info from The Mirror with a handful of salt.
Blofeld was very much like Leiter before, being recast all the time. Personally, I think it is great that the Craig era is different.
Film two movies at once, with Sam, release them a year apart. Release in 2017 and 2018.
Heck, they had enough footage from the SP shoot to cut it into two pictures, if they wanted to.
Doesn't work like that.
@TripAces Well that sounds like Infinity War from the Marvel MCU, which certainly makes for a shorter waiting time between the two movies, but i would prefer the two to be different movies too.
I agree @ForYourEyesOnly i would definitely prefer a more politically motivated Blofeld, which is why in my fanmade Bond 25 storyline i got Irma to overthrow Blofeld (now that would be new) and focus on more political matters before Bond defeats her at the end of 25 so Blofeld could continue in 26.
@Murdock That could be true, but it sounded like Blofeld created SPECTRE due to Bond, as he said Bond is "responsible".
Blofeld isn't exactly the sanest person around. Elektra killed her dad and mutilated her ear. Crazy does some weird things to people, make them say weird things. Heck we had a crazy user on this site pretending to be a break dancing CIA agent. :))
You saw the way Blofeld glared at Bond at the end? There was plenty of menace in him. There's a difference between an amicable villain and a goofy villain.
Must have been Felix Leiter.
Actually, it has in a few instances...
Zemeckis filmed BTTF 2 and 3 at the same time
Tarantino did two Kill Bills at once
Soderbergh did the same with Che
And I believe the final two Twilight films were filmed together
I am mentioning this because I don't know if DC will last for two more, over six years.
I'm aware of the concept of shooting movies back to back, what I was referring to was the notion of SP having enough content to split across two films.
Process aside, Bond films are reactionary in nature. The fact they primarily function as standalones, even SP, is of benefit to the producers. Tying yourself into a narrative is not, imo, the best idea. It wouldn't surprise me if it was a key factor in their decision not to do SP and B25 in tandem. It is set up as a film that can conclude his run, or push it further. The choice is theirs.
Gotcha.
I agree with everything you're saying, because we wouldn't want a single story arc spread across two films. That wouldn't be good. But I do think it is possible to film two completely different films on the same production schedule. But it also depends on the stories.
SP had a running time of 2:30. My guess is that Mendes left at least 30 minutes on the cutting room floor. Now, I am NOT suggesting SP could have been TWO FILMS. No way. Not at all. The story wasn't meant for that. I am merely suggesting that SP was almost long enough to be two films, albeit short QoS ones. Thus, I think they could indeed film two stand alone movies under one production schedule. But it would be a beast of a shoot.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3385023/Producers-film-studio-offer-Daniel-Craig-two-one-shoot-deal-tempt-Bond-franchise.html
Agreed (although I'm still taking all this with a pinch of salt). I don't think there's the appetite out there for a Bond two parter. Their options seem clear to me. One more film with Craig, announced as his swan song, or a clean break launching a new actor in 2018/19.
-Green was ok but a boring pussy of a character.
-Silva was too over the top for a movie like Skyfall and Bardem's acting was a tad camp and pantomime.
-Oberhauser is overated. Telly was far superior as Blofeld and much more Flemingesque.
Craig is a brilliant Bond and I love his films. But with the exception of Mad's. The villains are a weak point of his tenure for me.