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Yeah, I'm fully expecting the film will be significantly divisive among Bond fans relative to critics/general public. Particularly thinking that
Agreed.
There are some kind of Bond fans that are not going to be happy with
Takes all kinds.
The issue is moreso that most movie-going people will naturally only be familiar with cinematic Bond and not Fleming's Bond, so any of these kinds of decisions will seem more "out there" for them.
I fully understand that.
But they should get to know the source material, before criticizing the cinematic adaptations.
Any thoughts why? Interviews, promoting NTTD or just visiting as a film director/movie buff in general?
That certainly would be ideal!
My guess is the latter, though I'm hoping it's some elaborate beginning of a "For Your Consideration" campaign 😂
I kind of feel the same thing happened with CR, after DC was announced, and then again with SF, when Sam was announced as director.
Unrelated, but would love to know what ol' Mendes thinks about NTTD down the line. Given how much he views Bond as a mythological figure and how his two films really lean into that aspect of the character — and how NTTD is (seemingly) going even further into that — it'd be interesting to know.
Still crazy to me a director of his acclaim and caliber did not one but two of these (and as one of the few who really, really love Spectre — I'm thankful he came back for more!)
Better make that two. ;)
Roger Deakins has nothing to do with the script of course, but I think Mendes missed him in SP.
And three!
I get what the look is going for in Spectre (this hazed, ethereal dream) and I think at some places it works wonders (basically any of the locations that have a fantastical quality to them — the lake in Austria leading to White's house, or the desert/Spectre base, or the shell of MI6, or the hotel). But in the more grounded, real locations — M's office or the clinic to name a few — it doesn't entirely work.
Watched this little Mendes BAFTA interview from a few years ago recently
I's very cool as a fan of his films. With "Spectre", he says the big difference between it and Skyfall was:
1. Lack of time
2. Spectre had a more "web" like story whereas Skyfall was more linear, which made the latter easier to develop
Even as a huge fan of Spectre, I'll agree on both of those — tried to do a great deal in that film and clearly some of the moving pieces didn't quite fit all the way.
Nevertheless, I'd rather have something that goes big and doesn't work all the time rather than something that plays it safe and by-the-numbers.
Exactly, I think you hit the nail on the head with the "continue to talk about it" portion — the worst thing a film can be, whether some low budget indie film or a massive blockbuster like Bond, is forgettable and apathetic.
Yeah. Exactly.
Broccoli also said that for Spectre...
Do we know why number plates change?
Did she say that for DIE ANOTHER DAY as well?
Gregg Wilson flatly stated SPECTRE was his favorite James Bond movie when asked during an interview around the time of that film's release.
And four, he made some great casting choices! It was really the scripts that let certain parts down. As I posted before, I think that some of Paul Haggis, John Logan and Sam Mendes ideas will influence the movie. They have been in charge of some of DC's biggest moments, they will culminate into NTTD.
This TV spot aired when Craig appeared on the Fallon show in October last year.