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I personally find the Bond production teams, especially in the 60's and 70's to be highly underrated and did not receive their due credit in the film making world early on, if on the box office level. The Bond films were trend-setting, ground breaking films, that thankfully over the years have garnered much more respect for their technical achievements.
Lewis Gilbert blows them all away and is the only one whose career is not defined exclusively by his involvement with Bond/Star Wars.
But then in the early 80's (and even now to some) Empire was the best film ever made so its understandable the guy was trying to jump on the Star Wars bandwagon.
Talk about stirring the pot with this one ;)
The term "moron" doesn't even begin to cover how much I disagree with the statement made by this idiot Jay Scott, who should be severely beaten over the head with his typewriter for even suggesting NSNA was well directed. If Kershner was so great the film wouldn't be the drizzling shit fest that it is, as a matter of fact any great director working and getting offers would have said no thanks. That makes Kershner second rate right there. Everyone he was being compared to was no less competent outside of the series, and in most cases more.
Figured this could provoke more debate than the original thesis, which has thus far received a resounding "no".
Totally reminds me of this moment. :))
I've ALWAYS preferred A New Hope, though I can't believe that Empire could ever have been considered weaker than Jedi.
Me too, although A New Hope and Empire are extremely close in my book.
As they are for me. All three are in fact. But I can definitely, even with that, say what the strongest, weakest, and middle of the pack are; ANH, ROTJ, TESB repsectively.
Yes, it's been like 2 years since I last saw any of them, new or old. I suppose I'll have to watch at least a couple times between now and 2015.
I would kindly state that the man who came up with this quote would today probably say that it was a bit of a gaffe.
I never was in doubt that you were.
<font color=blue size=7><b>Now that the TB rights are recovered from McClory, Craig should go against Blofeld in one of the next Bond films. </b></font>
It's my way of ensuring a few pages of debate, @WillyGalore. ;-)
I don't want the name Ernst Stavro Blofeld to return. I would like the way Fleming wrote him to come to life on screen yes. But I'd rather he be a new villain. The changing appearances of the character is actually a great concept. When I say I don't want Blofeld back, I'm not saying it because I don't want the Bald guy with the scar and white cat to come back. I'm saying I don't want him back because it would be a big WTF moment and mess up continuity and would be formulaic since reboots are now bringing back old villains to cash in.
Blofeld died in the original timeline yes. So technically he can return. BUT! I don't want it to be "Ernst Stavro Blofeld".
The character Blofeld that Fleming wrote (Post Thunderball) Is a very cool and evil villain and should be adapted properly. But why should he be called Blofeld? Why can't EON Adapt Blofeld and make him a new character. I like the name Guntram Shatterhand. It's very gothic and mysterious. By doing this, everyone get's what they want. A proper adaptation to the Blofeld character, while making him a new and original threat. Does he have to run Quantum? No. He could have a hidden agenda much like Silva.
What he said. At least this debate won't be as dull as the one about how much NSNA sucked.
Or it's your way of lighting the blue touch paper, standing back and enjoying the fireworks :D
Why bring Blofeld back if he's going to be "revitalized for the 21st century"? Why not bring in a new and original characther then?
No Blofeld and Spectre should not be in any Bond films ever again.