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What past reference would you like to see in Bond 24?

cwl007cwl007 England
edited November 2012 in News Posts: 611
Just subtle things - the return of the '007' theme, another reference to Tracey, a glimpse of the Lotus in Q's lab, An excuse for Bond to throw a hat onto the hat stand (even though no one wears a hat these days)
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  • BondBugBondBug
    Posts: 158
    Bond opens his office drawer. Inside there is the bikini worn by Ursula Andress - "Underneath the Mango Tree" theme plays. He then pulls out Halle Berry's bikini - we hear Madonna singing "Die Another Day" - you get the idea. Several bikinis later Bond pulls out Jill St Johns' bikini. M walks in and Bond quickly has to stuff all the bikini's back into the drawer!
  • DRESSED_TO_KILLDRESSED_TO_KILL Suspended
    edited November 2012 Posts: 260
    Bond walks into a train, goes to his bedroom , a waiter knocks on.the door and asks him if hes in the mood for red wine and dinner, Bond replies, "No thanks old man".
  • BondBugBondBug
    Posts: 158
    DRESSED_TO_KILL wrote:
    Can we please stop relying on the past and come up with new original bond moments

    ..

    You don't think I came up with an original moment?

  • cwl007cwl007 England
    Posts: 611
    I agree the films should always be as original as possible and create new ideas but I imagine every one smiled at the end of SF when Moneypenny and the Leather doored office re appeared. That is my point about the past references topic, I don't like ones that are rammed in your face and take you out of the moment like some in DAD did but I like ones that make the film feel part of a on going series with the same character running through it.
  • BondBugBondBug
    edited November 2012 Posts: 158
    How about we see a "Bond car" for example the Aston Martin DBS as used in QOS and Casino Royale. Bond is at Q's workshop previewing his new gadgets where we see the car bodywork is being repaired - dents are being hammered out - and Q chastises him for his reckless driving.
  • JohnBarryFanJohnBarryFan
    Posts: 1,405
    None, I think tributes to past Bond movie are becoming redundant.
  • BondBugBondBug
    Posts: 158
    JohnBarryFan wrote:
    None, I think tributes to past Bond movie are becoming redundant.

    When I saw Skyfall, the audience cheered when the
    Aston Martin
    was revealed.

  • FromCanadaWithLoveFromCanadaWithLove Canada
    Posts: 612
    I'd like to see a tribute to the OHMSS ski sequence.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    DRESSED_TO_KILL wrote:
    Bond walks into a train, goes to his bedroom , a waiter knocks on.the door and asks him if hes in the mood for red wine and dinner, Bond replies, "No thanks old man".

    Oh, I thought you didn't want a Bond film to rely on past references and be its own film. Change your mind?
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
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    FromCanadaWithLove wrote:
    I'd like to see a tribute to the OHMSS ski sequence.

    I'd rather see a reference to the TSWLM ski sequence.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Nothing outrageous. As I've said many times, I want to see a portrait of Fleming on the wall of M's office. Letting it be seen for 1-2 seconds in the background while Bond and M converse would be perfect.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    QBranch wrote:
    Nothing outrageous. As I've said many times, I want to see a portrait of Fleming on the wall of M's office. Letting it be seen for 1-2 seconds in the background while Bond and M converse would be perfect.

    Exactly! That would bring a tear to my eye.
  • BondBugBondBug
    Posts: 158
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    QBranch wrote:
    Nothing outrageous. As I've said many times, I want to see a portrait of Fleming on the wall of M's office. Letting it be seen for 1-2 seconds in the background while Bond and M converse would be perfect.

    Exactly! That would bring a tear to my eye.

    Yes! That would be cool.

  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    BondBug wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    QBranch wrote:
    Nothing outrageous. As I've said many times, I want to see a portrait of Fleming on the wall of M's office. Letting it be seen for 1-2 seconds in the background while Bond and M converse would be perfect.

    Exactly! That would bring a tear to my eye.

    Yes! That would be cool.

    Perhaps the Bond anthology on the bookshelf, just behind M. Only if you look close, no obvious zoom tricks.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    I'd like to see a nod to Cubby, like in DAF. Burt Saxby had a name plate titled "Albert R. Saxby. Or maybe a nod to MGW or Babs would be nice. :)
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
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    Murdock wrote:
    I'd like to see a nod to Cubby, like in DAF. Burt Saxby had a name plate titled "Albert R. Saxby. Or maybe a nod to MGW or Babs would be nice. :)

    Michael! I see him exiting his role soon..
  • DRESSED_TO_KILLDRESSED_TO_KILL Suspended
    edited November 2012 Posts: 260
    Perhaps in a future bond film Bond visits Turkey again, and he says to his Felix Leiter ,"It's been years since I spent a Christmas night in Turkey, literally. "

    or

    "it's been years since I've been under a Christmas tree in Turkey, literally. "

  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    That's a terrible reference to a terrible joke. I personally don't like it.
  • DRESSED_TO_KILLDRESSED_TO_KILL Suspended
    edited November 2012 Posts: 260
    try this one,

    Bond is walking with Felix just chatting in downtown London, Bond steps in a puddle and gets his pants wet. Felix says"Look like you've caught yourself a jinx. " Bond replies, " Oh no Felix, Iv'e had a jinx before and it felt much better than this".
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    Troll is trolling. Hopefully.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    I don't like to talk about Bond 24, it's too premature after the latest one that has only just been released in theaters. One thing at a time etc, and merely concentrate on the James Bond of the present (and past) rather than looking ahead

    But, I was genuinely disappointed to see the gunbarrel, back at the end again, although I kind of knew what to expect before time. Maybe they can go back to tradition and place it at the start next time where it really belongs, but don't hold your breath on that

    I didn't even quite understand the above joke or attempt at humor, but maybe I'm just tired

    As Dalton himself said - "better make that two"
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2012 Posts: 14,582
    I'd like this to happen: Remember in FRWL when:

    Tatiana: "Am I as exciting as all those Western girls?"
    Bond: "Once, when I was with M in Tokyo, we had an interesting experience"?

    Well, I want to witness that experience. In fact, I'd love to see Bond in Japan again sometime soon. I don't particularly want to see M anywhere other than MI6 for a while- I'm just using the above dialogue as an example of this: instead of having a reference to a past film, a past film can give the illusion of a reference to a future film. After all, continuity is to be disregarded in the Bond realm.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    QBranch wrote:
    I'd like this to happen: Remember in FRWL when:

    Tatiana: "Am I as exciting as all those Western girls?"
    Bond: "Once, when I was with M in Tokyo, we had an interesting experience"?

    Well, I want to witness that experience. In fact, I'd love to see Bond in Japan again sometime soon. I don't particularly want to see M anywhere other than MI6 for a while- I'm just using the above line as an example of this: instead of having a reference to a past film, a past film can give the illusion of a reference to a future film. After all, continuity is to be disregarded in the Bond realm.

    In the subtitles it says Anne, not M.
  • DRESSED_TO_KILLDRESSED_TO_KILL Suspended
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    QBranch wrote:
    I'd like this to happen: Remember in FRWL when:

    Tatiana: "Am I as exciting as all those Western girls?"
    Bond: "Once, when I was with M in Tokyo, we had an interesting experience"?

    Well, I want to witness that experience. In fact, I'd love to see Bond in Japan again sometime soon. I don't particularly want M out in the field for a while- I'm just using the above line as an example: instead of having a reference to a past film, a past film can give the illusion of a reference to a future film. After all, continuity is to be disregarded in the Bond realm.

    Fine example and a great piece of writing. It makes you wonder too ...also it kind of shows a male to male bonding relationship between M and Bond as if their good friends as well. That scene did bring a smile to my face.

    As for my posts above, I was merely joking and would never suggest them to be actually used.

    The subtitles must be wrong, It sounds too much like M coming from Connery's voice
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2012 Posts: 14,582
    @Murdock
    Oh, okay. It is Anne- not M. Thanks for that info. To me, it sounded like he said 'M', plus M is rather quick to turn off the equipment, leading me to think he actually got up to some mischief in Tokyo. ;) Also, several sites claim that 'M' is what is actually said. Either way, my above example still applies, and could be a different take on how references are used in the films.

    EDIT: Just did a bit of research, and it seems there are versions of FRWL with different subtitles, which can say either 'M', or 'Anne'. Weird, huh?
  • 00130013
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    I can't say... if I want a particular reference in advance, it means it would be forced in Bond 24. I felt them very natural in SF I they should be that way.
    However a nice reference can be naming the Ark Royal as Bond ship in the Royal Navy.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    QBranch wrote:
    @Murdock
    Oh, okay. It is Anne- not M. Thanks for that info. To me, it sounded like he said 'M', plus M is rather quick to turn off the equipment, leading me to think he actually got up to some mischief in Tokyo. ;) Also, several sites claim that 'M' is what is actually said. Either way, my above example still applies, and could be a different take on how references are used in the films.

    EDIT: Just did a bit of research, and it seems there are versions of FRWL with different subtitles, which can say either 'M', or 'Anne'. Weird, huh?
    Anne? That makes no sense. It was originally M (still is on my FRWL DVD), because M gives an aghast expression and races to shut off the communication with Bond. I would love to see what happened in Japan with Bond and Mallory in the place of Bond and M. I picture a scene akin to Iron Man where Tony and Rhodes are getting drinks in them while the airplane attendants are dancing on poles. The scene could have Bond and M getting some martinis while beautiful Japanese women dance around them.
    :>

    By the way, is that in the original text by Fleming, or created for the film?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2012 Posts: 14,582
    Not sure, but I've read elsewhere that the name 'Anne' is on early versions of the FRWL script, and somehow, made it onto the subtitles of particular versions.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    "Anne" makes no sense. It's M.

    M is clearly taken aback when Bond brings up this tidbit of information.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    I stand corrected, funny the things you learn. I too always thought it was M but when I saw Anne in the subtitles I was like what? so 10 years of confusion finally gone. :))
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