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Anyway, I just think that once Mendes is done with doing his Bond films (I foresee him either directing the remainder of Craig's tenure or being done after Bond 24) EoN should have a serious look at exploring foreign directors. As long as the producers do their job there really shouldn't be anything to worry about.
I'd say the same about TND in general. While (imo) it's not the best Bond film of the Brosnan and Craig eras, I think it's the most entertaining. It's just a lot of fun and I can always stick it on and enjoy it.
What @Soundoftheinners argued against was clearly the "Worlds best Writer" Labeling not the enjoy factor. You simply can't measure quality in likes and sales. If that were the case we all would have to readjust our opinions of Barbara Cartland and you wouldn't like that either,would you?
Many writers have had a popularity in the past, had even movies made based upon their movies, such popularity is fleeting at best. EON keeps Flemings name and books alive as long as they keep making movies.
I enjoy Flemings books would hesitate to call him a literary genius.
The concluding sentence does not merit a response?? You obviously do not realise that the likes of Raffles; Bulldog Drummond; Hannah; the Saint; Mixer; Toff; Black Shirt; Norman Conquest, even the original, Sexton Blake, all had a large role in the creation of James Bond as they were the inspiration of the young Ian Fleming.
And others build upon Flemings creation, it was not as if Fleming had created 007 out of some sort of nothingness. Fleming was an important part of the development as were the other hero's mentioned before.
In that sense I do dare to state that the EON movie series did change the face of spymovies and tv series on spies, they all copied Broccoli & Saltzmans creation. And a lot of countermovement in spy-movies wanted to do something different than the EON series, through which we got some excellent stuff as well. Even EON did with DC's tenure want to do something different from the classic Bondmovies, which works well so far. With the coming of James Bond 007 on the big screen the face of spy movies changed and they all get compared with the big franchise. And it influenced a lot of writers who tried and came up with their own spies and hero's.
The best moment of that awefull movie, it made really laugh.
Actually I did like Depps Tonto a lot, like captain Jack totally original.
Believe it or not,but I am not interested in annoying anyone. That said it is my firm believe that statements like "xy is the best writer on the planet" just on someones personal preferences shows such a high level of arrogance as well as ignorance that can't be ignored. About Barbara Cartland - she must have produced (I shun the term "written) about a zillion love novels and I thought she is known/infamous just about everywhere on this side of the moon.
How is it arrogant? I've read my fair share of literature. All the 1984s, the War and Peaces, Pride and Prejudices, the Hamlets, none of them compare to FRWL and OHMSS to me. I think Shakespeare was a genius. I think Dickens was a genius. I also think Fleming trumped them both. I never made any attempt to state that as fact and made it very clear that it was my opinion. Thank you to @Brady and others who defended me.
And I indeed would read sooner a Fleming novel than a Dickens or a Shakespeare in my spare time, as on their influence on the world literature they are easily in a total higher league than Fleming, but that in itself is NO shamefull fact.
'Munich is the best film ever.'
Doesn't mean it's a fact, it means I find it to be the best film ever.
This. This is exactly what I've been trying to say.
That's basically how I think as well, where my favorite writers (or creators) are also in my opinion the best. Why else would you follow their work unless you believed such a thing? People can argue that "objectively" your choices aren't the "best" ever, but there is no such thing as objectivity in my view anyway, and I am not being arrogant or ostentatious when I make comments calling Conan Doyle the best writer, Holmes the best character, or any other such comment, as they are all just opinions. I connect to characters like Holmes, Batman and Bond, as well as the writing of Doyle, the Batman comics and Fleming's work in general, reactions I haven't felt elsewhere before. Those characters and creators will then always be my favorites, and who I think are the best I have come across at this point. Will more names be added to my list while I explore more in literature, film and beyond? Yes, but those names will always be who I think are the best, no ifs, ands or buts about it.
Then you can look back upon it & realized where you effed up. :)
Yeah sure, it is obviously me who's got problems accepting different views. You people simply have to learn to differ between personal preferences and some kind of objective measure. It's not that someone claimed that Fleming was a bad writer. It's just when it comes to the worlds best Status, he just doesn't make the Cut,not even in his Genre and it shouldn't be that hard to accept facing the Oeuvres of the likes of LeCarré and quite a few others who put spy literature to complete New Levels.
But everything you've just said is still your opinion. It's not based on anything factual. There is no way to actually prove who is the best writer. It's quite simple. Some people prefer Fleming and some people don't.
#2. I consider FYEO to be one of the worst films in the series
#3. QoS is better than most of the films
#4. I can live with the GB at the end of the film
#5. TWINE is the next to worst Bond-film
How dare you with these 2
I prefer Dalton to Brosnan, i find his portrait of Bond far more compelling than Brosnans. And i like TLD and ADORE LTK, but i do just find DAD enjoyable. It's a entertaining movie to watch if i'm in the right mindset... So sue me.
And before i get any unnecessary accusations on me. I find Flemings book absolutely brilliant, and i prefer my Bond to be a slowburner with deep characthers and a intresting story. And i prefer slower dramas to fast action-flicks. I do just find DAD enjoyable from time to time!
If the overall film is good then i can survive with the GB at the end. I doesen't make or break a film for me.
TWINE is a dull melodrama that tried to be a updated version of OHMSS but failed miserably due to a bad script, awful direction and bad acting.
Says the bloke defending DAD? Go figure people.
The reality is TWINE paved the way for the reboot and CR. Am I right? I'm not wrong. ;)
DAD is atleast full of life, it moves at a brisk pace and is overall better directed than TWINE. Where TWINE succumbs to keep the up the intrest due it's lack of inspiring editing and direction, DAD prevails.
And yes DAD has it's obvious problems, and yes Tamahori's opinions at Bond is utter ridiculous.
I am PRAYING this isn't controversial. As much as people shittalk Serra's score that was a FANTASTIC piece of music.