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Yeah, @mtm , take that!
Yeah, take that!
:D
YOLT was a sequel to TB too.
On to another one that might provide some fun for us to consider.
Would you rather see a future film feature Canada OR Australia?
James Bond has yet to appear officially in either country in an adventure. During the Dalton years a few scripts featured Vancouver. I am unaware of any drafts of any adventure to feature Australia. There would be lots of interesting places in both countries to shoot in.
Obviously they shouldn't be shoe horned in, but if there was a chance to see Bond in action in either country which would you rather see?
Same as @Ludovico with one added area: Mont Tremblant specifically, and; Banff, Alberta.
I think I can agree with @Ludovico because QC is quite beautiful in a classic kind of way that would make for an interesting Bond film.
Also a lot of nature and woodland that Bond could explore (similar to the Vermont setting of FYEO, a story where Bond passes through Canada). For example drive two hours out of Toronto and you start seeing farms and agricultural lifestyle.
Creatonotos gangis, the Australian horror moth
M: "You were supposed to be in Sydney last night. I'm afraid this unfortunate moth business has clouded your judgment. You have a job to do. I expect you on a plane this afternoon."
Bond: "No. ...Sir. Not there. Anywhere but there, please. Their wildlife, it's..."
M: "Leave it to the Australians. It's their mess. Let them clear it up."
Bond: "Sir, they're not going to do anything! They let these monstrosities roam free. What if one lands... They fly, you know! They have tentacles and they fly. No - you have my resignation, sir."
M: "We're not a country club, 007!"
Alright, so Bond's not going to Australia ever - it has to be Canada.
@QBranch should get that reference. ;)
I'd be happy with either to be honest. Canada is so vast and diverse; it would suit as a Bond locale.
However, an Australia as a secondary location with Japan as the primary would be outstanding.
Then in QOS he helped a Canadian agent in Russia out at the end of the movie. Funny that they even cast a Canadian lady in the role.
I could have seen her as the leading lady in a film. Maybe another bit of continuity to the Craig films that she re-appears again in a future adventure?
As a proud Canuck I would love to see Bond finally come to the Great White North! Officially, Canada has subbed in for other snowy locales, must famously in the PTS of Spy.
I've never been to either, but Canada seems more Bondian than Australia, Australia seems too vast as beautiful as it looks
That's the official version. "Crashed in the Yukon". Still perplexed as to why they were so far up north.
Toronto was mentioned in GE when they were trying to trace the signal of Boris while in the train.
Is Canada they most mentioned country in the series that Bond has never visited?
It might be.
I think Canada makes more sense in a spy thriller, especially a Bond movie: it's right next to the USA, it has an historical link to the UK, it has its share of glamorous places (I mentioned Quebec City), but also vast territories where you could put a villain's lair, etc.
Through out the series Bond has had many ladies that have become allies. Some are civilians and others are agents just like him. I wonder which kind of relationship do you prefer? Give us your favourite example of that type of relationship in your comments.
For example if I said I preferred civilian. I might highlight Bond and Tracy and their love affair but also how they team up to fight off Blofeld and stave off SPECTRE agents.
Would you rather the leading lady character be a civilian OR a fellow agent?
Civilian examples Honey Ryder, Tatiana Romanova, Tracy Bond, Domino, Pussy Galore, Tiffany Case, Solitaire, Melina Havelock, Octopussy, Stacey Sutton, Kara Milovy, Pam Bouvier, Natalya, Christmas Jones, Camille, Severine, Madeline Swann
Fellow Agents Aki, Kissy, Mary Goodnight, Anya Amasova, Holly Goodhead, Wai Lin, Jinx, Vesper Lynd.
But anyway, it depends, either of those characters could work, if done right, really, that's said, you can do a lot more with a civilian character, just like an ally that helped Bond previously in the veins of Kerim Bey, Tiger Tanaka or Draco, compared to the likes of Vijay (as much as I liked his banter with Bond), Chuck Lee, or any MI6 contacts that Bond had worked with, and that's because their backgrounds were more grounded, with a field agent, you can't do anything other than to stuck him or her in that particular ground without moving anything, the character was built as it is, you can't do anything other than to improve his or her banter with Bond, and heightened up the skills and what he or she can do in the story and the plot.
I liked me some more Tracy, for me she's the complete package, she's got it all: skillset, wit, determination, banter, chemistry, charisma, and strong characterization.
The only time that they've hit the lightning was in Vesper Lynd given how multifaceted she was in the story and her role in the plot, but it's still not as perfect as Tracy, because we've never got to know more of her or what she can do, there are still some questions lingering to me regarding her character, so, still, there's still some bits left to be desired, but it's the closest they've got to creating an interesting dynamic they could do with an 'agent' who works with Bond other than being struck in usual, particular field, because we've seen her other angles like her connections to the villain, Le Chiffre and Quantum (and it's much more interesting in the book).
So for me, it depends really, but if asked, I would be down to a civilian role, because you can do a lot more with the character, some variety of choices, and very complex or diverse.
Otherwise I'd like to see a leading lady who is "outside the law"; inspired by Pussy Galore, Tiffany Case and Octopussy, have a leading lady who's a jewel smuggler, or the lead villain's go-to cat burglar... A woman whose heart is good, but who's also a lone wolf, and skates just outside of the law, would excite Mr. Bond, I'm sure...
I think it makes thinks more interesting and you don't have to work as hard to have Bond be a great agent. Plus a civilian takes the place of the audience in a way, similar to how Mathis was explaining the card game to Vesper in Casino, it was a subtle way to explain the rules to the viewer
He didn't rescue Kissy, you can argue that Kissy rescued Bond by swimming back to get Tiger. He needed to rescue Anya, Holly, Wai Lin, and Jinx. These are the examples of female agents that I can think of, someone mentioned Camille as an agent, I don't think Bond really rescues her until she's had her revenge and is waiting for death to come to her.
This.
I always wanted to have a cat burglar Bond girl, although comparisons with Catwoman would of course be brought up and most likely they would not be favourable.