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So long as they’re creative and we don’t get
On His Majesty’s Secret Service.
Yes, there is a TON of opportunity in using chapter titles as film names! Two of my favorites that immediately come to mind are The Silver Phantom from LALD and A Bird with a Wing Down from TSWLM.
But they would have had to almost completely the rebuild the set and camera positions to do that, surely? That must’ve taken quite a bit of time. And as it is in the film, I’m both shots the car is travelling left-right. If the ramp had been on the right of the car it would have been against the right wall and the car would be travelling right-to-left in the shot?
Perchance To Die from TSWLM is the strongest for me.
Idk I think they should probably get Risico off the board. Correct me if I'm wrong but Pierce is the only Bond not to have their first outing's title come from a Fleming story? Having a Fleming title for Bond 26/Bond #007 feels right.
But apart from their over reliance on the word 'die' I'm kind of happy with the titles EON have come up with over the years and anyway what's in a name?
That said, she's definately hampered by a script that doesn't portray her as smart. They could've improved on that tremendously (and made her more believable) with just the slightest adjustments.
TMWTGG in my opinion just goes all over the place in tone and performance. Moore plays it properly, with the serious tone of somebody beeing hunted (or, indeed, thinking he's beeing hunted) but then we have the nieces, we have the Sherriff returning, the slide whistle, nick nack.
Twine shure has it's flaws, plenty of them, and again most of that lies in the script. Why would Bond suddenly bent over the woman who betrayed him? Bond as we know him from the books (and indeed, Craig's portrayal) would close his heart immediately and be driven by revenge.
Still, I think TWINE is more interesting to watch. The story has a bit more venom, a bit more spice to it, and on the whole the film is made just that little bit better.
Now, on the titles:
I really don't care that much, as long as they use them in a proper setting. I think (A) Quantum of Solace is a genious title, but they shouldn't have called the organisation 'Quantum'. After all, the film was about that little quantum of solace left in Bond after Vesper's betrayal.
But there are plenty of (chapter)titles from Fleming that could be used, again, if used correctly.
The Hildebrant rarity could be a scientific breakthrough (I don't think a fish is good enough for the cinematic JB)
Property of a Lady could be used for indeed something that's auctioned off, or the (illigal) transfer of (nuclear) weapons, etc. etc.
Some more chapter titles that could be used:
Moonraker - The Columbite King
You Only Live Twice - Blood And Thunder
From Russia With Love - The Wizard Of Ice
DIamonds are Forever - Bitter Champagne
OHMSS - Hell's Delight
So, plenty to choose from, and there are many more. I think all these are just better than anything they've come up with themselves except for Goldeneye, which I think is a fantastic title. SF beeing not too far behind.
Also of the Four unrelated to fleming titles i really only like Skyfall
No time to die should of been Garden of death
Die another day should of been the quickness of the hand (since its an adaptation of moonraker)
Anyways sorry getting distracted here.
Fleming titles are the way to go and if we count Goldeneye as a fleming title (he did name his house that) then each previous bond actor had a fleming title at the start of their tenure with at least 10-20 good fleming titles left (character names like blofeld, short story titles like Risico and chapter titles like A whisper of love a whisper of hate) there is no good reason to go original
Good point! LOL! I was tired when I wrote this. ;)
No I'm with you; pretty much all of the chapter titles are just bad as film titles, and even fewer of them sound appropriately Bond-y. 'The Columbite King' just doesn't sound anything like a 007 movie.
Risico is, as you say, fine if slightly bland, but the remaining titles just aren't up to much.
The continuation novels have come up with much better titles: Devil May Care, Carte Blanche, even Double Or Nothing - those have Bond written all over them. So I vote to keep coming up with original titles.
Risico is the obvious, most flexible one to use. Vaguely mysterious. Could be a person, could be a mission name, could be a company (RisiCo). Title song could easily incorporate it.
(As an aside, I miss the mission names, one of the best continuing elements of FYEO-OP.)
The Property of a Lady works, I think, if the story fits. It would be nice to have a long Fleming title again.
The others, no. The Hildebrand Rarity is even more cumbersome than Quantum of Solace. Still shocked they used that one, so what do I know.
Source, please.
I'd like a Fleming based title but only if it suits the actual story of the film itself. Save the remaining Fleming titles for only when they would actually work.
I can only hear this title in the voice of Hervé Villechaize.
Okay lets move on to another thought that popped into my head, double bills! We used to have double bills at the theatres when I was a young one. I recall seeing a double bill of Dirty Dancing and The Princess Bride. But I digress.
Often the producers would trot out a double bill to refresh the audience and to re-release films. Remember in the days of the 60's and some of the 70's home viewing was limited to a showing on TV.
For this would you rather I am going to propose a couple double bills and see which one you would rather watch.
Would you rather watch a double bill of OHMSS and FYEO OR a double bill of CR and QOS?
It was suggested on a James Bond and Friends podcast that watching OHMSS and FYEO back to back works, despite the different Bond actors the themes of the films and the settings seem to align well. Whether it's Bond wearing a blue ski jacket or Bond visiting the grave of Tracy at the start there are some threads that connect the two films.
The CR and QOS double bill is a different one, same Bond actor and a literal follow up with QOS taking place mere minutes after CR. We have the Vesper fall out playing out as James tries to navigate his feelings for Vesper and her impact on his life.
Which double bill would you rather watch?
OHMSS/FYEO feels like a lovely Rib Eye paired with a nice white wine that has no business being with said Ribeye. I mean, I like that white wine on its own, but not paired with the dynamic and satiating features of that Ribeye!
CR/QoS for me, please.