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"This time!....he's simply following orders"
in that low 80s movie trailer voice.
They are all personal, but some more than others, and the balance has definitely shifted.
(Dramatic music playing)
Deep voice narrator:
"In a world...
...where every movie has some convoluted personal backstory...
...one man is just a professional doing his job."
Sounds good to me; this is tight, true to classic Bond and better than what was done,
Yes, I like this a lot better too.
Bond's apartment The entire step-brother concept would be completely scrapped. MP could still bring Bond remnants from skyfall, but these wouldn't be significant to the plot in any way. There would be no mention of Oberhauser. Blofeld would simply be Blofeld.
Spectre meeting Blofeld would say; "Welcome, Mr. Bond. Our little game has been going on for some time. What took you so long?"
Car chase Bond's car would be fully stocked with ammunition, and may include additional weapons such as missiles. There would be more enemy cars in the case, with Hinx lagging slightly behind. Hinx would get in his car in a calm, menacing manner, confident that he could catch up to Bond. Bond would exhaust his bullets and explosives on the other vehicles before Hinx catches up, leaving the rest of the chase to go as it did in the film, including the part with the Fiat, which I love. The music gag, however, would be omitted. There would be no phone call between MP and Bond during the car chase. As it is necessary to the plot that this exchange take place by phone (so it can be tapped), it could occur at a different, less ridiculous time. Mr. White would still be mentioned, but Craig would not say, "Mr. White! Of course!" That line was bad. There would, of course, be no mention of Oberhauser.
Blofeld's base Blofeld would be sitting next to a tech who would operate the drill. Instead of Blofeld saying that the drill would affect Bond's balance, only to have him show no evidence of this later, he could say that the drill would cause something like, "Some mild nausea and burning nerve sensations." After the final drill intended to wipe Bond's memory, just before Madeleine throws the watch, the tech would say to Blofeld, "We may have missed." The ensuing escape would involve a cat and mouse chase through the facility, both inside the buildings and outside, and would have a more drawn-out, challenging gun fight. The ending explosion would remain unchanged.
MI6 escape The events in MI6 would be unchanged, however, the Bond theme would blast as the boat shot out from underneath the collapsing building. Bond would begin unloading the Sig's clip into the chopper. The following conversation would take place in the helicopter:
Pilot: "We need to fly higher."
Blofeld: "No! We have to stay below the radar ceiling. Do you want the entire RAF after us?" (A convenient way of explaining why they were flying so low, and why they had to follow the Thames; it was the most open space for low altitude fight.)
Pilot: "He's shooting at us sir!"
Blofeld: "It's just a damn pistol! Calm down. It won't do anything and he knows that. He's just desperate."
As the chopper flies off and Bond's pistol run out, the boat coasts to a stop and everything goes quiet. Bond, visibly angry, watches Blofeld's helicopter disappear.
Epilogue in Bond's apartment As suggested by @jake24 a while back, the ending of the novel Solo could be adapted. I have my own spin on it. The scene opens with Bond and Madeleine in bed;
Madeleine: "I do hope they're not getting along too bad without you."
Bond: "I don't really care. Blofeld is their problem; MI6 has taken enough of my time. I plan to spend it with you now. Besides, they couldn't have been too upset about my leaving; they let me keep the DB5."
Madeleine (with a chuckle): "What is it with you and that stupid old car?"
Bond: "It's the second most beautiful thing in my life." The two kiss.
As they begin to drift off to sleep, Bond wakes up thinking he hears something outside. He alerts Madeleine, grabs his Walther, slips on his suit jacket, and heads outside. Madeleine watches him from the window. Bond creeps his way around the perimeter of the building, eventually making his way back around front. He lowers his weapon realizing nothing is there, and notices Madeleine in the window.
Bond: "False alarm. Don't worry. I'm just going to check to make sure I remembered to lock the car. Go back to sleep." She returns to bed.
Bond pauses for a moment, standing still. Obviously contemplating something. He pulls his keys from his jacket pocket, walks over to the DB5, gets in, starts it, and drives off into the night. End film.
Alternate MI6 bathosub escape This one is inspired by a comment from @Wiz several months ago.
As Bond is chasing after Blofeld's chopper, he grabs an AR-15 from the boat's weapons stash (it is an official MI6 vehicle, you'd think it would have something on board). He begins firing at the base of the rotors.
Pilot: "We need to fly higher."
Blofeld: "No! We have to stay below the radar ceiling. Do you want the entire RAF after us?"
Pilot: "He's shooting at us sir!"
Blofeld: "Then fly faster Damnit!"
Bond's bullets hit their mark. There is a small explosion at the top of the chopper, and it plummets into the water. The boat speeds towards the crash-site, which is a decent distance ahead due to the helicopter's high speed.
Meanwhile, we see a shot from under the water. The compartment Blofeld was in breaks away from the rest of the chopper. We see inside, steering controls pop out in front of Blofeld. As Bond and Madeleine approach, Blofeld's bathosub breaches with a splash. He speeds past Bond on the surface, giving him a smirk as he passes, just before diving back under the water.
Campy, but fun as heck.
Yes! posted this in another thread but it fits here.
I would have preferred had there been no connection between Bond And Blofeld other than one that evolved starting with the events of Casino Royale; Then, at some point in SPECTRE Blofeld would have said something to the effect:
'You were nothing to me, quite by accident you kept getting in my way; you became a distraction but now Mr. Bond I'm afraid you've become a threat. Over these years, without even trying, I became the author of all your pain and now I shall put you out of my misery.'
Or something like that
I like this. It would fit very well in place of the "author of pain" dialogue in Blofeld's base.
Thank you! The thing that bothers me about SP, more than anything else, is how it is so close to being very good but falls short due to some stupid decisions. While I do like it a lot, I think it could have been top 5 material for me if they had just fixed the ending alone.
Basically, the whinge seems to be that some seemingly don't want to see James Bond, of all characters, make a merely implausible shot when in third-reel magic mode...and after choosing to watch James Bond, knowing he traditionally does such stuff, particularly at this point in the plot.
Prerogatives are personal things.
taking down the chopper by hitting the rear exhaust port is a superhuman shot IMHO rather than a great shot. When the writers have to rely on Bond performing superhuman tasks, its not a good sign.
Bond is meant to be human, not a member of The Avengers.
It's not rocket science,its the Bond formula that everyone loves.
Sounds like a cross between the climaxes of Dr. No and YOLT.
Definately..Blofeld ,as a character,deserved better than that.
This is very true.
They're going to settle the score once and for all;