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Not for a while, I think.
the elements as well as the villains. Bond driving / running through an earthquake
or a boat chase through a flooded city.
Fine for Dr Evil and lesser franchises but to do it credibly (by that I mean with a reasonable amount of science behind it) in a Bond film is difficult.
I mean even the villain's schemes in YOLT and MR although far fetched were just about technically feasible with enough funding.
In terms of why weren't weather plots explored during the excess of the Rog era; wasn't the original plan of AVTAK for Zorin to control Halley's Comet to affect the weather? Or maybe it was just a plan to divert it into a city?
Yes, it did indeed and I mentioned it as an example in the OP.
I don't think it's misunderstood, just wasted and what there is of it isn't particularly well executed. Conceptually it was great, hence the disappointment on my side.
Even though it's not quite the same thing, it could come across in a similar way to the invisible car in Die Another Day. That was based on actual technology, or rather technology that governments were trying to develop, yet was ridiculed by pretty much everyone when they tried it in the film. This could come across in a similar manner, regardless of where the research and technology is in relation to whether or not such manipulation is possible.
This is why I think they need to wait until it's something that becomes a 'thing'. If Elon Musk, or a billionaire philanthropist invests in tech in that area, which pushes it into the mainstream media and there's some sort of discourse it becomes a viable option. Like you say, if it's tech nobody is aware of it's largely intangible for the audience, regardless of whether it is a real thing.
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5815423/10-villains-who-used-bad-weather-as-a-weapon
Wouldn't that be a chap called Blofeld in OHMSS?
It could be! But in all seriousness, I could've swore someone had a fleshed out plot line of their own for this and posted it elsewhere in the last week or two. I wouldn't mind seeing a new spin on a plot like this, could be very well executed if done properly.
Well the villain needs better motivation that doesn't result in having Bond be out for revenge yet again. I don't care how campy it may seem, I want the villain setting out to make a lot of money and/or a lot of destruction, just for the sake of it, and Bond has to stop him.
Ha ha, that's a Forster-started urban legend.
It rained in OHMSS.
Ha, he'd really have to be a good one to make that happen! :))