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For Bond 24:
- Danny back as Bond
- Ralph Fiennes as M
- Ben Whishaw as Q
- Naomie Harris as Moneypenny
- Gun barrel at the start of the film
- A scene in Q lab
- Flirtation with Moneypenny, followed by an M briefing in his office featured at the end of Skyfall
Apart from that, anything goes - in reason of course. I'm not entirely sure who the Bond girl could be, as they could go for a complete unknown and still make it work fantastically (see: Bérénice Marlohe). Same goes for the villain, though I'm not sure how anyone is going to top Bardem. Silva is my favorite Bond villain, bar none.
...but for God's sake, no more Bond becoming Bond or Moneypenny becoming Moneypenny or M becoming M. Give me a movie where Bond is Bond and the office is the office.
Additionally, throw in Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman as cast members to what ever applicable capacity.
If there is a discussion of what's never been done in a Bond film before, please direct me to it.
- The established cast back! (Dan, Fiennes, Whishaw, Harris...)
- In best case, maybe even the whole crew back.
- Kleinman back!
- Keeping the Fleming-feel alive that echoes in Skyfall
- A bit more playfulness, style and fun as in CR
- Not a paint-by-numbers Bond flick but not again a great departure.
- Quantum back (could give Bond enough character moments without going overboard)
- An interesting, proper Bondgirl, with which Bond can for once end up with...
- Keeping the more realistic tone with fantastical elements.
- A strong villain portrayed by a great actor (as was the case in Skyfall)
- The shoulder holster back on film
- Bond looking around in his hotelroom and orderning food, enjoying a drink
- An interessting and threatening henchmen
- A proper fist fight with this henchman (Though Skyfall had the fantastic Shanghai scene anyway)
- Bond enjoying life a bit more
- A proper filmed and edited car chase
- Exotic locations, preferable one with snow
- A strong ally like Kerim Bey or Mathis
- "Bond, James Bond", "Shaken not stirred"
- Felix and Bond working together. Should not be overdone, but like in Thunderball.
- Bond proper gambling at the table
- Gunbarrel at the start (if only to finally satisfy those who can't live without it ;-)
- Bond swimming, training (I realise now how much Skyfall actually gave us)
- Bond and M relationship not being Dench 2.0 but closer to the books and older movies with a modern touch. (I also have no problem with Bond and M needing some warm up and having some difficulties at the start as long as it is not overdone and always keeps the respectful tone)
- Seeing Bond's flat maybe?
- Someone said seeing the dull side of Bonds work - paperwork etc. I like that.
- Some real spywork would be great too. Bond sneaking aroung trying to find information.
- Bond flirting a bit more maybe
- a better score (sorry newman fans)
- a proper use of the Bond theme, in best case at a defining, important and absolute awesome moment. I watched OHMSS yesterday and forgot how powerful it can be. When Bond and Draco are attacking Piz Gloria and the theme kicks fully in, that was really great.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
I want the hand to hand fight scenes to be longer than they were in SF at least.
How long do you want them to go on?
Eh, people have different breaking points, I know, but I was bothered in the slightest by the scene you've mentioned. Bond was in a couple of fairly lengthy fights, both at the start of the movie, later against Patrice again, once against three hoods in the casino, taking out four on Silva's island, and taking out the guy under the ice toward the end of the film. I thought they were all pretty well executed.
I'm not that big on the film but I did really like CRs fight scenes. Every punch hurt.
I heard on here that she was almost in TND, as Paris.
Don't get me wrong I loved the action and I agree they were well executed too, so much so that I just wish they had lasted longer. I love seeing Craig as Bond scrapping it up and I agree with@thelivingroyale that CR's fist fights were more brutal and for me, because they lasted linfer, they were more satisfying.
Maybe Mike and Babs do watch this little video of his:
I'm just afraid people will whine that he only plays a baddie. Plus, it kind of seems he plays the same/similar character in all his roles. A brilliant character, but the same nonetheless.
I'd be happy, but it'd be a fair bit of whining to deal with from others.
I quite like how they kind of did a gunbarrel in Casino Royale before it cut to the title sequence, and I was absolutely fine with no gunbarrel at the beginning in SF, because that brass hit you hear when you see Bond's silhouette appear out of focus in my opinion was sublime...
No lame product placement
Bond throws his hat on entering the office
Some more Moneypenny
Some more witty banter and repartee like Bond and Vesper a la Casino Royale
A return to a more John Barry-esque soundtrack, doesn't have to be Arnold, but should at least have the quality of The Living Daylights OST...
More quoting from the title song in the actual soundtrack cues like TLD OST or CR
or Eric Serra (just kidding :P)
Would like to see Felix Leiter return
Roger Deakins on cinematography again
Christophe Waltz or Michael Fassbender as a villain
A competent henchman who you'll remember like Oddjob, or Jaws, NOT an 'Elvis'.
More Q
More gadgets but not OTT like DAD but more like in GE
I'd like to see the touchscreen / glass interface design that MK12 did for Quantum or an evolution of that...
A new Aston
A Bond girl that survives all the way till the end
Perhaps a plot where Bond teams up with another 00 Agent that doesn't die or screw up or defect...
I *would* also actually like to see Bond's London flat as was mentioned before by a previous commenter, perhaps with Jack the Royal Doulton bulldog making a brief cameo appearance.
this fan trailer sums it up nicely though it isnt mine i intend to do one soon
Mark Strong would make a good Dr. No-ish gentlemanly villain, mainly because his chemistry with Craig would be amazing.
On the other Crazy as Crap scale, well your right no topping Bardem there.
Have you seen There Will Be Blood? Daniel Day-Lewis could pull off the bats**t crazy villain.