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@Thunderfinger I guess so. Check out the images comparing pre- and post-VFX at 0:58 and 2:16
It reminded me of Vesper's situation in CR, to be frank.
Exactly.
Having said that, the shot of Madeline with the rope all around her and a ticking bomb was just way too 'comic book' for my liking. If they'd shown Blofeld (or someone else) taking her into the building, tying her up and telling her what was going to happen it would have helped matters slightly.
Back on topic: I think SP will be more appreciated overall than now. If not for itself, then because of the Craig era as a whole.
I will definitely appreciate it more if Craig leaves the role now. Then there will be a nostalgia aspect to it for me (like with DAF/AVTAK/DAD etc.). I don't think it will go up much in my ranking, but I also don't think it will decline further. Additionally, I can always still ignore the retcon when watching his earlier films, as I do now.
If he comes back with a continuation story (same characters) however, then I will more likely than not push this film further down in my rankings, because I will then reluctantly have to incorporate it into an ongoing narrative. Additionally, my view of the Craig era will decline further.
If he comes back with a standalone (like SF was prior to SP) then my view of it will likely stay the same.
A happy ending for the poor bastard, well deserved.
Same goes for the conversation. Bond riles Dr. No up so he can steal items from the table. He knows that the Dr. will kill him anyway and uses the time given to get as much info and weapons as he can (table knife, Dr. No sees this).
@CommanderRoss, as I stated, in both films Bond reaches a point of no return where he has to get at the villain from the inside. In DN he simply has nothing left to fight back with, and in SP he only has a location and has to get Blofeld to play ball with him, as they'd never meet on his terms alone. The circumstances and stakes are different, as they are different films. But there is a certain carryover.
I don't see Bond's actions at the dinner table in DN as being a distraction so he can get weapons. He certainly wants to get a knife in case he needed it after he was taken from the table (likely to kill his guards and run to get Honey and stop No as he starts his operation), but I think his anger just comes from the condemnation he holds for Dr. No and what he has done. The point still stands that, as in SP, Bond makes it clear that he'll get the bastard dead to rights somehow.
tbh I think it's the only film where Bond just doesn't make any effort as well. That makes a huge, huge difference. And all for the Rolls to make it's appearance? Well, that's just not worth it.
Apart from GF .
I don't think it's a fair description to call Bond's move in SP a walk into capture. He starts out as essentially an invited guest, treated to a room and talk with Blofeld. I don't think it's Bond just accepting things as they are, he just needed to use the only chance he saw to get Blofeld. Blofeld wasn't going to just walk into the open and wave at him to come play. He was backed up in his HQ and wouldn't move, as he's not an idiot. Bond had to go into his den, the only way it could've happened. He had to take a calculated risk and hope that he could get out of it, as in his handling of Silva on his island in the last film. He had a goal, but was working with an unpredictable man who he couldn't always prepare for. But it was the only chance he had, with Severine offering a last second help and White only leaving him the location and the only chance he had to get at Blofeld as soon as possible. Bond knew Nine Eyes was imminent, so, despite any reluctance, he had to do it. He couldn't afford to wait around for a better scenario with the clock ticking down. He had to bait himself, knowing Blofeld wouldn't pass up the chance to have both he and Madeleine as guests. They both endure his attempts to rile them, but Bond is able to use his secret weapon (the watch) in the end to mount his escape, thinking Blofeld is toasted.
But seriously, can't EON find someone who can come up with just something moderately sea worthy?
The trouble with a lot of movies, and particularly SP, the ship leaves port while they're still building it. Logan absolutely f***** them in this regard, more than people realise.
Here here.
They're Bond films, even the best of the best are bonkers. The only film that I think never enters into, "What the hell?" territory is FRWL.
It's also awesome.