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True. But Bond sort of prides itself on (usually) using actual locations. It's just that if you've been to Cuba, and you've been to Cadiz, you know the difference and it becomes distracting to see one used as another location.
I suppose it doesn't matter too much when generic landscapes are used (as in Turkey doubling for the South China Sea), but when cities are used it becomes a bit annoying. Why set those QoS scenes in Haiti, when they might as well have just been set in Panama, where they were filmed. Think it was Panama any way.
There go the Star Wars movies! :))
Not to mention Star Trek. Superman. Batman.
;)
Hope that's not your phone number.
All the movies based on Tolkien's work too.
But Star Trek often visits Planet Southern California.
Especially in the Abrams movies. With a stopover in Planet CGI London.
With Michael Giacchino following close by to make pun names for his music score titles. ;) (not a bash, I love the guy's music.)
Yes, and the foreign looking uberman Khan is now a skinny white British psycho.
I can at least accept that one.
I can't. It's a whitewashed Khan.
TND is great. It's pure fun. A good followup to the wonderful GoldenEye.
Want gritty? Look to FRWL or QOS- TND was grand Bond entertainment, big time.
Acting was great, the way Khan was written was utter rubbish. And it was bad casting, regardless of Cumberbatch's acting ability.
;)
Into Darkness.
Wow that was a random and sudden revelation for me, haven't been so positive about this film for a long time. Feeling very nostalgic right now
They at least tried to make a Bond film here, even if it was not completely successful.
I liked the ambitious plot (it was not executed all that well but the premise was intelligent & very interesting). China was rising then, and so there was some foresight in using them. Pacing was pretty good.
The amazing stuntwork (without CGI) with the BMW, the jet pre-titles & the bike chase reminded me of the great Bonds of old.
Brosnan looked good and for the most part, did a good job (melodrama in the hotel room with Paris aside).
Dr. Kaufmann was great. Stamper was boring & too derivative of other blond Bond thugs.
Fight scenes were very poorly choreographed (embarassing compared to GE).
Personally, I did not like the female casting choices that much. I did not like Wai Lin (I remember they were talking about a spinoff for her at one point and I was shocked) & I especially did not like Paris (wooden acting & not believable to me).
Carver himself was good (like a spoiled brat). "What do you mean you don't know. Get out! Your fired"
The finale was weak & could have been done better. I agree that Hamburg was likely the best part along with the pretitles.
I thought Arnold's score was ok, but many of you may know by now that I don't have a great opinion of him (his adulation for and obvious imitation of the Master notwithstanding).
So overall, very good for the Brosnan era, but that unfortunately means it still ranks quite low in the overall scheme of things (within the 50 year history) for me.
That's a really good idea.
I really like the idea of this kind of continuity. It's a shame, but I can understand that they rely on new blood to fuel the media circus surrounding the casting. Sadly it looks like the first returning Bond girl, shall we say, might be MP and that I would not like one bit.
I share your disappointment with this. Truly I do.....
Natalya returning in TND would have been great. Pity it never happened. Hatcher was a real 'B' on set as well apparently, so I'm sure they regret their decision.
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