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Yes. To be honest, I don't have any expectations when any upcoming film will be out, which makes me forget that those films are yet to be released.
I've found this photo. It seems Q's mobile lab on the cargo plane towards Safin's lair. On the left you can see the indicator of 'EMP charge x 100'. I think it refers to Electro-magnetic pulses Bond uses to unlock some doors (like on Omega's ad and a possible nod to GE). On the right, a black rubber circle some copper coils to be inserted and charged on the watch back case.
The other idea. Some time ago for my science classes I read an Italian book 'La Scomparsa di Majorana' by Leonardo Sciascia. Beside being fictional and novelized story of his disappearance, it also talks about the various discovers he made, including (and I don't know if there's also in 'A Brilliant Darkness' given I've not read it) a machine created once and then destructed fearing a misusing capable of altering the structure of matter. It would be the alchemic dream of producing gold from metals, but also nuclear energy without waste.
A possible reference to the kidnapping of Valdo and his mysterious briefcase or
Yes.
The book's plot works backwards in time. My guess is that it could also be a nod to Bond's current mindset: he's living in the past (in terms of both Vesper and Madeleine).
Imagine waiting this long for SPECTRE. Yes, the step brother nonsense destroyed the film for me.
That’s a shame.
That and Bond blowing up the entire HQ with ONE bullet, a snore inducing car chase, a poor ending to a great train fight, mixed intensions with Bond being attacked on the train but welcomed with open arms on his arrival at Blofeld's........etc. etc. not to mention a miserable title song, award or no award. I just hope NTTD does not suck in the same way after all the waiting.
I do hope it's great, but I'm preparing myself for the possibility it could be on the same level as SPECTRE.
My expectations are mid-level so I hope to be surprised.
Did you have this complaint with Dr. No? Any of the other Bond films where this occurs? Julius gave him dinner for God's sake.
There were many bullets fired during the Morocco HQ scene. But yes, I do wish they had illustrated more clearly that it was a self-destruct sequence that did in the lair.
Yes the car chase wasn't great, yes the train fight was great, and your opinion on the title song is just that.
Spectre had many flaws but IMO was still a very enjoyable Bond film.
Agreed, but I don't expect a lot of active retconning, so much as passively ignoring some parts of Spectre.
Expanding themes and backstories as well.
I imagining the half-brother thing won't get a mention. Not especially because they want to retcon it or anything, but just because Bond and Blofeld have moved past that now.
I don't really agree there. It was fine and everything, but there are plenty of enjoyable moments in Spectre. I'm not knocking the NTTD clip, I just don't think it was trying to be anything extraordinary.
I think if I hadn't seen either film and you gave me a load of clips and said the NTTD one was from Spectre I'd believe you. I wouldn't say it's staggeringly different.
Agreed.
I disagree actually. Yes it’s brief and doesn’t show ultimately that much, but there’s a real sense of DANGER in that 1 minute clip that I don’t think Spectre ever achieves.
Very true. It's hard to compare as this is a small moment that is part of a bigger sequence but if they manage to maintain that level of danger and intensity throughout the action scenes then the film will satisfy me on a primal level right off the bat. It's a good sign. I agree the action in Spectre was lacklustre, apart from the train fight and parts of the PTS.
Expanding themes and backstories for sure, as well as what @mtm said regarding the moving past of any step-brother talk.
I agree about the sense of danger from the NTTD clip. It did seem to feel different.
Oh god no. Please don't give them any ideas. They should just stick with April. Delaying it again would be ridiculous and I doubt it would ever be released if they just keep delaying it again and again. We would all probably be dead from the virus by the time they decide to release it.
Release the movie in April simultaneously in both cinemas, on demand, digital download etc.
I think Bond has already tried the streaming option but no one was willing to pay the kind of money it would take to cover the gigantic costs already sunk into this project. First, theres a huge production budget of around 250 million, then multiple advertising campaigns, and interest accrued on loans from letting the movie sit on a shelf for a year. Some are suggest this could be the most expensive cinematic endeavour in history, and after six year spend, they NEED to see some kind of return (600 to break even)
Luckily Barbara appears confident that the product is good, and the trailers seem to suggest she might be on to something. They just NEED the ideal slot in the calendar for Bond 25 to drop into. That's why they should announce a delay NOW whilst there are still options open. If they wait too long, we may be forced to wait until April 2022 for Bond 25, nobody wants that (but it could happen). I'm convinced that October is the perfect date to move to, only about 6 months difference, but further "out of the woods" from the Covid crisis.
All that to say, you can't be surprised if this streaming strategy isn't lucrative enough when you have to wait 3 or 4 months (thanks for French stupids laws btw) to have the possibily to watch legaly a movie that is already watchable since 3 months in other no-officials/illegals sites...
For the specific case of WW84, the problem comes from the absence of HBO Max in most of Europe more than anything else. I'm not sure, however, that people would have been willing to subscribe to this service just for this movie. It seems to me that it is this lack of global distribution on a continent-wide scale that is currently lacking in Warner Bros. As the European audience remains extremely important for a Bond film, it seems to me today that Eon will not turn to HBO Max to release their film online. At the same time, I doubt that Eon want to deprive themselves of a theatrical release and that in this context Netflix is not an option either.
This may be historical but I 100% agree with all you said. That pretty much summarize what I think and what I’ve been said over the last couple of weeks, like suggesting a potential cool release date by mid October, like two/three weeks after Dune and a month before M:I.