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Interestingly AVTAK used to be my least favorite film in the series until TND, TWINE, then finally DAD. With QOS and SP it's almost a given now that in this day and age it's just as easy to have a Bond film that competes for the "worst film in the series" title.
At least CR initially brought back the hope that the series was going to be on the right track.
I find that the Glen films look much more realistic than CGI comodo dragons, annoying colour filters or other artificial stuff which we have seen in the last films.
I wouldn't call the 2nd half of LTK dull and TV like,quite the opposite.
With respect to San Francisco, I still contend that for a Bond film, that location was used extremely poorly. I have seen it done much better in several other films before and after, and that shouldn't happen. Bond films must make the most out of their locations. There wasn't any attempt to convey atmosphere.
Great minds think alike @Mathis1 ,I just beat you to it but said exactly the same thing ;)
Nice one, now if I could just get you to warm a little towards Kara and we be flying!
Bloody hell,good luck with that mission haha !!
Mission Very Impossible?
Mission totally,definitely impossible !
I am not sure if I really want that. In some film, it really feels as if Bond is more like a tour guide who randomly walks around some exotic holiday locations. YOLT comes to mind where you get the impression that half of the film is about teeling how interesting Japan and Japanese culture is. However, I agree that locations should always create an atmosphere. But I would not say that Bond films are always better than other films in this regard. Just think of Spectre where Bond does not interact with any locals. As a German, I also find that Hamburg is completely underused in TND. At least, AVTAK used some of the typical elements of the San Francisco and the Bay Area (earth quakes, GG bridge, city hall, Japan town, Silicon Valley). At least one can't say that the location is exchangable like it is in many other Bond films.
My only point is that San Francisco is a wonderfully scenic city and I feel that so much more could and should have been done with that location in the film. Films like Vertigo, Jade, The Rock, Basic Instinct, Bullitt etc. really do a better job of it, and that's just to name a few.
Only the first part, this.
I can relate to that unfortunately. That’s why I rated it 9 instead of 10 out of 10 after my latest rewatch. Except for that though, I can’t think of anything I didn’t like about that film, especially the second part is exceptionally strong. LTK really ends on a high note with the truck chase.
Herbie Rides Again.
You are right that other films make much more out of San Francisco as a location. But I guess that chosing SF as a location also raises expectations which makes it easier to disappoint.
The other SF was a better used location, but that may have to do with Deakins most of all.
Frustrating is a good word for AVTAK!. It had a good Story, great villain and henchwoman, and a well staged finale. But the humour ruins a lot of scenes, it also needed tightening up of its story (the Fiona Fullerton segment should have been cut) and the action scenes are just not memorable enough!
It's a fun ride, for sure. A very rewatchable fun ride, also!
Goes in that DAF category.
I'm with you. LTK has one of the best second halves of any Bond film (most usually have stronger first halves it seems like). As a whole, it's one of the most underrated and exciting Bond films.