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Brosnan did go out on top finically with DAD being the highest grossing film at the time.
Yeah but he went on record stating that he didn't care much for the film itself.
The only positive thing for him was that he enjoyed the Vanquish so much that he purchased one of his own. ;)
Which he sadly lost in a house fire :( https://www.motor1.com/news/76517/pierce-brosnan-reveals-he-lost-his-aston-martin-in-a-house-fire/
I don't blame him. Its probably one of the reasons why he wanted to do a 5th and end on a better note.
Same for Craig, probably. Interesting.
In hindsight, it's interesting how Brosnan wanted to do a 5th to set the wrongs of his 4th film right and end on a high note, but was dismissed; while Craig was asked to do a 5th and only said yes because he too wanted to set the wrongs of his 4th movie right and end on a high note.
In fairness, after SF and SP, Craig had also given EON about 2 billion reasons to say yes.
Agreed, and while SP has certain issues, it is still, for me, a million times better than DAD - which I consider to be the worst of the entire series, although Brosnan gives a good performance and doesn't overact like he does, in a few key scenes, in TWINE,
https://yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/the-yorkshire-clothing-firm-hoping-to-provide-the-wardrobe-for-new-james-bond-film-no-time-to-die-1-10073365
A luxury cashmere retailer whose jumpers have been worn in the last two James Bond films hopes to become an official brand partner for the next film and launched an exclusive 007 cashmere collection inspired by 50 years of the British spy.
N.Peal was asked to create new pieces for Bond and Dr Madeleine Swann in No Time To Die, which comes out next April.
The company, which is headquartered in a converted barn in Beamsley, near Bolton Abbey, created 13 looks for the collection inspired by scenes from films including Goldfinger, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, GoldenEye, and three pieces worn by 007 in the latest Bond movies Skyfall and Spectre.
N.Peal began its relationship with the world’s most famous secret agent in 2012 on Skyfall when the stylist visited one of its stores and bought 25 of its blue cashmere jumpers for Daniel Craig to wear in the film.
They were so impressed with the product that they asked the company to develop two cashmere jumpers – a cable knit roll neck and a superfine mock neck – for Bond to wear in the 2015 film Spectre. The latter also featured on the Spectre teaser poster worldwide.
Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, managing director Adam Holdsworth, said: “It’s exciting times. This really gives us an opportunity to get more international recognition because we are attached to a global franchise.
“We are reaching a different customer.”
Mr Holdsworth revealed that he visited the set of No Time To Die last month to watch Daniel Craig filming some of his final scenes, which he described as “incredible”.
Is it the editor who decides on the headlines? Good job.
TWINE is the worst. DAD not far behind.
Pierce overacted from GE onwards, but that is a conversation best suited for another thread.
SF & SP gave EON 2 1 billion dollar movies while Brosnan didn't. Brosnan was also a Cubby choice not a Babs choice. If Cubby was still alive come DAD he probably insist Brosnan get a 5th. Since Craig is a Babs choice she is more willing to let Craig come back.
Well, I was about to go to Box Office Mojo and take a look at the adjusted for inflation numbers and....by God, Box Office Mojo has been purchased by IMDB, and the site now sucks. I can't find the genre listings anymore.
You can't compare box office from then and now.
Ticket prices were much lower back then, even in the 90's.
Adjusted for inflation "Die Another Day" (only in the US) was more succesful than CR, QOS and SP.
It's different in other countries where Craig is far more popular.
Or maybe where people have better tastes... :D :D
Jokes aside, just for the record, adjusting to the current inflation DAD earned almost 90 million dollars less than QOS, 140 less than CR and 330 less than SP.
Interesting thoughts; I’m trying to decide if it was just Oberhauser was Bond’s brother would I have disliked it as much? Was making him Blofeld too the bit that pushed it too far? I think so, probably yes.
Ejiofor? Is that right? I didn’t know that, he’d have been good. But then equally if someone had said they could get Waltz I’d want him too.
Making the villain someone from Bond's childhood or early years was bad enough and shouldn't have been touched period.
Although, making it Blofeld will always be the worst crime the series has ever committed.
It was incredibly ill-advised.
Ejiofor was considered for C, Andrew Scott's role - this was confirmed by P&W I believe in Some Kind of Her.
Oh I’d have definitely gone for him there. I’m not keen on Scott, although I’d have to admit he’s probably better casting for a ‘cocky little shit’ than Ejiofor.
I kind of don’t mind the ‘cuckoo’ concept, but to make it work you’d need a character who’s from outside of Bond’s world. For him to be a super-terrorist and for it to just have happened that he’s ended up in the same line of work (more or less) as Bond is just a bit too silly.
It all sounds incredibly contrived when you start to connect it with Bond's past. SF should have been as far as that was taken.
When you try factor things like someone from Bond's past the author of all your pain.
What dreadful line that was but no doubt whoever wrote thought it was inspired.
I'm all for trying new things with the character but this was momentous step too far.
So no I don't think the cuckoo thing could have ever worked credibly, when you start echoing the film franchise that made a mockery of you in the first place.
The spoof series that made it clear that Bond needed to approach things differently, that's when things should have been stopped.
I'll never understand how some can be so down on Skyfall yet think SPECTRE was OK.
I think this will go onto be the black sheep of the era, whereas QOS has moved on in its reputation. SP I think will continue to be ridiculed much like DAD of the previous era.
It's not just the cuckoo thing, outside the PTS the film has no thrill or suspense it is incredibly flat, nothing that really grabs you at all.
SF even with its fault has a sense of danger, SP completely lacks this. It is an incredibly troubled film, not just one thing but many.