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What are you on about? I enjoyed Skyfall. I just said I think Méheux's work was better than Deakens and Van Hoytema. It sticks out more to me. I have nothing against Skyfall except Newman's score but I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I tell things how I see them. I don't speak in riddles or any of that mumbo jumbo. I don't judge people's work by the awards they get. Nothing's driving me. I just said I think CR was better photographed whether you think it's insipid or not.
Hoitytoityman is very good, but he suffers a bit from following Deakins.
There's something to be said for the dubbing of all those actresses in the early films. They sound sexy as hell & it gives the films character. Bring back Nikki I say!
Daniel Craig
Ben Whishaw
Naomie Harris
Ralph Fiennes
Rory Kinnear
Jeffrey Wright
wishful thinking:
Monica Bellucci
Olga Kurylenko
What are you adverse to re CraigBond in CR ?
.A score that is memorable in a good way.
.Gorgeous, natural looking cinematography and colors.
.Badass action.
.A return to the style of CR/QOS.
Well I can't find the Going Away thread, so I'm just going to say it here. Unless there's some Bond 25 news, I'll be gone until about the 12th. As you were my friends.
On top of that, I can't state it enough: I want a return of Bond and a ton of allied soldiers/fighters going against the villain and a ton of his men in a grand, sweeping battle for a finale.
Plus, more originality, no more Bond formula...it makes the movie become a parody of Fleming's character.
I agree!
But at what point does it stray so far that it’s no longer Bond? I say we’ve come dangerously close to this already in the Craig era, and this constant desire for originality and formula subversion has led to disasters like stepbrother gate.
We will never see a Moneypenny relationship like the earlier films. In the Me Too age to have a man openly flirt and engage in witty dialogue simply won't work. This means to establish Bond as a ladies man you would have to find other plot devices. Maybe a return of Sylvia Trench or a character like her so we see Bond off duty and what he does. Craig's Bond hasn't really shown to have any seduction skills. Connery's Bond and Moore's Bond were openly looking at the women and enjoyed the attention and flirting. But I can't state the importance of the Bond Moneypenny relationship. It showed the audience that Bond was a man women wanted.
We probably won't see a Bond who smokes again. This showed us that he was a cool customer. Even had his own brand. In today's society the smoker isn't seen as cool.
The cultural stuff of the countries Bond visited I don't think will make a return. It slows down the pace too much given today's audiences sensibilities. Look at the time spent in DN with Bond questioning the bridge foursome at the club, or even Moore's Bond walking with Melina through the Greek markets getting supplies for the ship. Those scenes today wouldn't work. Though they are important for character development. I find those moments also highlight Bond and his ability to know all and immerse in the culture of where he is investigating or what he is doing. Craig's Bond is a man of action with little time for such frivolities. We move from one action piece to the next with very little investigating or sleuthing going on. Even the safe cracking of OHMSS would be either gone or greatly trimmed. A guy sitting in a chair watching a machine crack the safe. No need. However we lose the nice character touch of Bond browsing through a Playboy and later stealing the centrefold.
I am afraid the Bond of old is gone and we have a man of action. The blunt instrument is still very much in play. I wish they would bring back the suave and sophistication of the character. I just don't think they could or that the mass audience would enjoy it as much as us hardcore fans.
If this is true, I wonder why that is.
It's no longer about character it's action.
But Brosnan did suaveness with action. There’s no reason that you can’t have over-the-top stunts and still focus on plot and character. What Bond needs to do is return to the Brosnan era style.
A good post. TSWLM would have benefited from more Cairo and less everywhere else, I think. LALD jumped around a bit too much, and by QoS and SP, way too much.
Location is also one reason why CR worked. It took its time and settled in in "Montenegro," only moving to Venice toward the end.
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