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Fingers crossed!
Most definitely agreed!
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/24/quantum-of-solace
I think Soderbergh also fits into the "journeyman" mold you mentioned on the last page. He doesn't waste money or time on a shoot. He's kinda like Young or Campbell, who do only the essential set-ups and are economical and efficient in their coverage. More of a meat-and-potatoes approach, not overly artsy like QoS or Spectre.
WHAT ARE U TAAAAAAALKING ABOUT
The tomorrow never dies bike chase is cool and the pts is also great but I kind of hate the action in twine and that sequence in Madagascar is one of the best in the whole series along with that amazing car crash and stair fight these films can't even be compared
The action in CR takes a cow herd sized dump all over what TND and TWINE had to offer. That's what I'm talking about
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This is pretty obvious to me as well.
He took a calculated chance and it paid off. Same kind of chance that he took when he punched through the wall at L'Americaine (could have ruined his hands if he had hit something).
I recall you holding up TND as being great. I've always wondered why the 2nd pilot didn't splatter over the underside of the other plane when he was ejected from the seat in Bond's. Also, how did Bond know that the banner would hold when jumped off the building in Vietnam/Thailand? How did he conveniently find an Avis location in which to park his BMW after it flew off the parking garage?
We can always poke holes in action sequences if we want to. The trick is to keep it tense, which as I've said, Campbell was a master at doing, unlike Apted.
Regarding the drywall incident: I honestly don't know how he figured that out. He's Bond, a trained agent, and I'm sadly not.
Are you a fan of skyfall?
I think he'd make a great film, but the only problem is that he's an American.
Does that actually bother you? I don't see why Bond directors should be limited to being English. It would be preferable to have an English director as Bond represents British culture etc. but I dont see much reason to limit your options if an American (or any other nationality) director has a great track record and potential to make a great Bond entry. When it comes to making entertaining, high-quality action blockbusters, there aren't that many English directors these days that come to mind, the UK film industry is very small compared to other nations.
@Satorious, you're right, sir. Both films you reference tell me the man can do clever drama and cool action. There's Bond potential there.
This always seemed strange to me considering that the Broccoli family is American and many of the Bond films were either written or co-written by Richard Maibaum, an American.
Those aren t proper Bond films, then.
LOL.
You were expecting us to agree double should we ever agree the universe will explode although I believe it was you who said the Macgyver reboot would fail still going strong in March curious when this "failing" will start
I actually never about that with CR, but now that you mention it I wince at the thought of Bond smashing headfirst into a stud and knocking himself out cold—or worse—with a bloody head.
I actually did think about this though when I saw SP. Each time he smashed the wall I kept thinking, geez shouldn't you take a second to check for the stud first? Your hand is going to be messed up if you punch through the wrong place.