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Maybe, but at that point I think people wanted Connery. Even a Connery out of shape, getting old and playing a caricature of Bond in a spoof.
Well there are many variables, and of course it's entirely speculative. I don't say this happily though: I don't like DAF one bit.
•Put the gunbarrel at the beginning.
•Slow down the editing a bit during the Mitchell chase so it doesn't look like M gets shot.
•Include a couple scenes with Guy Haines and include the original ending with Mr. White's death, ending the Quantum storyline.
Seems kinda controversial.
Not really. Someone already re-edited here, and showed how the gunbarrel would have worked At the beginning
The editing in the sewer chase part and the shooting af M is the only areas I have trouble with it
And yes, we could have done with more of Guy Haines
But I think the ending is perfect as it is!
@Mathis1
I know those actual changes wouldn't be controversial. The fact that that's ALL I would do differently is somewhat controversial as I hear the theme, the rest of the editing, the plot, Greene, and even the location card font get a lot of criticism.
I love the ending as it is myself. However, I hate how they used Mr. White in SP so better off to just kill him here lol.
I like those ideas very much.
One thing I might add is perhaps a short dialogue bit between Bond and Mathis where Rene relates an anecdote of a failed relationship akin to the QOS short story. Maybe even just a couple lines of dialogue so that the film at least has some connection to the short story.
That conversation is the big thing missing from the movie. That and maybe a few more quieter moments to allow the story to "breathe".
My controversial opinion: regardless of how it was handled, QOS is a great title for the movie and a great title in its own right.
I like QoS as a title too. It certainly beats Jason Bourne, McClane and other completely uninspired titles.
+2. Love it.
Damn those titles are dull. I always liked QoS as a Bond title.
Those titles (JB/McClane) feels like they've been chosen close to a deadline or something.
"Damn, we need a title for this thing! Ah. screw it, let's just call it McClane!"
Bond 26: "Commander James Bond"
Bond 27: "Ohhhhh, James"
etc.
I got to admit that I like "Ohhhhh, James" as a title – just a little bit :))
At least including the 007 in the title would be easy.
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Bond 28: "James Herbert Bond"
Bond 29: "James Herbert Bond 2"
Bond 30: "Herbert with a Vengeance"
I hate to admit my shallow narrow mindedness, but JASON BOURNE as a title was the main reason I skipped that entry and have never seen it. If the next Die Hard movie ever gets made (I'm as doubtful as I am of another Indiana Jones film) and McCLANE is in fact the final title, I may skip that one as well and just pop in the original.
Although I wouldn't necessarily skip watching a film based on the title alone, there is something half-hearted going through the trouble of producing a film, and just end up with a plain title like these two. That's not saying I don't like films which titles are the main characters name, but it's a bit different when long-running film series does the same. At least try to come up with "The Bourne (something)" and "Die Hard: (something)". How difficult can that be?
Have yet to watch Jason Bourne myself, even though I have a copy of it. Just haven't been in the mood to watch it yet.
There, I said it.
Totally agree! I feel like it is held to a different standard to any other Bond film.
Will do so when I'm in the mood for it! Bought it for a reason. ;-)
Some of the "complaints" are in the sense that they are there just to find something to complain about.
His beard, the shaving scene, "he's not playing James Bond but only the character in name"... "It's not a Bondmovie"...
That is all too weird indeed.
As a movie I prefer SF over QOS, but the latter still has Craig's best peformance I think.
But CR will always be my number 1. :-)
My issue with such titles is that it's taking movie like sausages: here's a Hygrade, here's a Stockmeier, here's an Oscar Mayer. It becomes meaningless.