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How about a Bond film with only a release date publicised. No trailer, no info before the movie comes out, no behind the scenes podcasts, no script leaks to find out what happens. Just a release date.
We all know who James Bond is, the whole world knows. I think it would be an interesting exercise to see if it performed better or worse than our typical film scenario.
Part of my feeling let down by so many movies nowadays is I've seen so much in the trailer for the film. Obviously I could not watch the trailer, but for a Bond film, a series that very few people don't know about it would be possible to sell the movie on the OO7 James Bond name alone I believe.
Crazy...probably
Likely...not at all.
Feasible...possible. Worthy of a secret only Bond could keep.
Well, alright, "hate" was poor wording. I could have been more accurate with "dislike." My main point is that many people seem to have a problem with Spectre's reintroduction of classic-Bond elements (like gadgets and Spectre itself, in all of its campy glory). I understand having issues with it for its weak and stupid plot points, but when some criticize it for it's so-called "cliched, outdated" elements, I fear that it may mean that we will never again see a classical Bond film. I hope I'm wrong.
I do also understand that it stands in stark contrast to the other Craig films, and even to its own trailer. I get that many find this disappointing, but the fact that people find this course-correction to the classic formula to be a problem rather than celebrating it furthers my fears that "classic-Bond" will never be accepted by the culture again. Perhaps it would have been better received if it was done with the next Bond, rather than popping up out of nowhere in the Craig era, but I don't think so. I think that, at least for now, the culture is too focused on everything being "gritty, realistic, and serious."
I honestly don't really care about character arcs and depth, I just want a bit of fun with a cocky, sharp-witted, Brit, giving a villain hell with some intermittent help from his gadgets. If EON does ever turn out another classic-style Bond film, but this time with a solid plot and script, and it ends up being well received, then I'll joyfully eat my words. However, I think that even with a good script, many people still would have moaned about "cliches" and "old hat."
Controversial opinions.... hmm, well I think that LALD is quite middling - in fact, I have it below average. It's nothing to do with the cast/characters (except J.W. Pepper) or score/theme song, it's just that the film starts and ends on rather low notes, and the boat chase wasn't too inspiring in my opinion.
And the gay scene in SF was cringeworthy?
Go figure huh
Isn't...that a good, but obvious thing? That's like saying "I'll even take GE over MR, which is #1 on my list."
While it is true that Arsène Lupin in the novels was nothing of a Robin Hood (unlike his movies/TV incarnations), further criminal heroes owe a lot to him, including Simon Templar. Lupin was a gentleman, heck this is how he was conceived, as a gentleman burglar. Working outside and against the law (and without governmental sanction) is something that both Lupin and Templar share and what distinguishes them from James Bond.
In our era of social medias, I don't think it is possible at all.
Here's my counter controversial opinion: LALD has a B movie charm and Roger Moore is more convincing in this movie and the next, even though he was finding his feet as Bond, than in TSWLM.
Roger Moore's performance in LALD is just bloody great and probably his best.
True, later, in TSWLM and further on he was more fun to watch overall and of course it suited the movies perfectly.
LALD is my favorite Moore performance too, always has been. :D
You are rather fixated on Arsene Lupin, you do know that the gentleman thief A.J. Raffles was conceived a wee bit earlier than his French copy?- And he was far more likely to be part of Leslie Charteris feeding grounds for an English hero. That said Charteris tried various hero's before he decided to stick with good ole Simon Templar out of economic reasons. Something Fleming did as well with his creation.
Fantomas was a wee bit earlier but he was a master-criminal of the variety that would have given ESB a run for his money, and most bloody likely his life.
Best Blofeld ever. Max von Sydow, one of the greats.
Great M, Edward Fox, simply perfect.
Great Q and Moneypenny.
Largo is so much better in NSNA than TB.
And Fatima Blush is the best villainess Bond girl ever.
If NSNA had a proper Bond song and title sequence, PTS with gun-barrel, it would rank quite high.
I have it on bluray, for the commentary but I've only watched it once.
That is a good idea, but the studio's wouldn't be inclined to follow through with that...
I know Arsene Lupin had ancestors. Maybe because I'm francophone I have a certain bias towards Lupin but I always considered him the archetypal gentleman burglar.
Fantomas is another thing. He was the anti-Lupin: one who did not shy away from murder and in fact took sadistic pleasure in it. His creators Alain and Souvestre "borrowed" heavily and shamelessly rom previous crime fiction works, including Maurice Leblanc's, but as a character Fantomas was very different. More a gentleman psycho.
And why not throw Dick Turpin in there as well.
I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention
The devil take your stereo and your record collection! (oh-oh)
The way you look you'll qualify for next year's old age pension! :)
Absolutely. ^:)^ =D>
60s Bonds, no problem at all. :)