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I'd still love to see that alternate ending. The real one, not the videogame version of it.
The problem with the QoS production is solely due to the pre-production/production problems, he obviously got in to the edit not really knowing what he had on his hands. It was destined to be a difficult cut as it was lacking the necessary foundations. If Mendes knows the story he wants to tell, the edit shouldn't be too much of a hassle. It's not like we're waiting on a VFX piece.
But that's the past, so lets hope, the future looks brighter.
P&W get slighted quite a bit by fans, but as someone mentioned above, it has never been fully documented what there exact contribution has been on the films, so we can't say "oh well, TWINE or DAD were bad Bond films, so it must be the work of P&W." Based on their interviews, they at least show an affinity for Fleming, which is reassuring, and they have been involved at least in 2 successes: CR and SF. So I remain optomistic, that as long as there is a strong collaborative process with director and writers, we could still see a good product in B24.
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His intentions were admirable, but I think the only element that he executed with precision was the short running time. I don't think it was the 70's style revenge movie he was hoping for.
As for P&W - I don't ever remember them shifting the blame (DAD) or courting attention (CR & SF), they seem pretty consistent and professional about the process. Perhaps that's why they have returned as many times as they have. After all, I think it is quite clear that Bond prevails when it is a thoroughly collaborative process. As soon as it drifts into auteur territory it loses its charm and its ability to entertain. I think it's worth reminding ourselves, these are supposed to hit you between the eyes and leave you dazzled. They're not movies made to appease the Oscar luvvies and hardened critics.
It's not much information but it is something:
"Hello gang,
Wanted to share some news. At Tom Ford yesterday, it was shared with us that Craig was refitted at Tom Ford only 4 days ago in the NYC store. In addition to being fitted for clothing there was a discussion of what he might be wearing from a casual standpoint. I was able to see blue chukka boots, a very strange purplish/royal blue jacket, and a VERY cool black bomber. No suits were discussed but most of his clothes will be from the 2015 lines and thus nothing discussed is available publicly yet....watch this space though for more news to come as it breaks and of course right now none of these things might be in the film...but it's a first glimmer......here are some fun pics of our visit (3 hours, 3 bottles of champagne, and too much money later)...also, my wife and I attended a Washington DC event this past Saturday and I was able to wear a certain SkyFall tuxedo...just fun stuff...."
Exactly. This is why I had some reservations about the future prospects of an exclusively written Logan script for the next 2 films. For one, I have yet to see Logan produce a thoroughly satisfying and convincing <i>original</i> screenplay. If you look at his credits, his major features were mostly committee affairs: Gladiator, Last Samurai, Rango, and Skyfall, or adaptations of previously written work or ideas: Hugo, Sweeney Todd. His original stories haven't been great: Star Trek is the obvious example. But secondly, Logan and Mendes both come from the theatre world, and I think having them both be the main creative forces behind the Bond project, could have the potential of steering the film too far into stagey/drama territory and thus losing the 'dazzle' in the process. From the latest news bits, it would appear this may have been the 'polite turmoil' we have been reading about already.
So I think P&W could provide a nice polarity of more traditional Bondian punch and flaire to Mendes' more thematic, theatrical instincts.
I agree about Forster, but not about the auteur territory. Bond has changed as have all the other franchises into more personal, into more artistically challenged terrain. So - the dirction of hiring more artsy directors is right IMO.
He wore desert chukka boots in the beach scenes while in hiding in SF. Perhaps we will see DC in some more casual wear in B24
I hope they loosen the fit up a bit though on his suits for B24. Someone of DC's stocky build shouldn't be wearing such a tight fit as he did in SF IMO.
@JBFan626, agreed on the suits. They look better (to me) when they're tight fitting, but Bond wearing tucked in shirts, tight pants, and a tight, unbuttoned peacoat while moving around violently during that skyscraper fight had me curious as to how he could move so well in something so restricting.
Happy to hear that Tom Ford will return for B24. He makes some of the greatest outfits.
Interesting interview. What do we know they did in TWINE and DAD (or others) that deserved criticism? I mean what bad idea do we know for sure is theirs? There must be some, obviously.
I was never a big fan of Logan for the same reason. I don't think he is that great a scriptwriter. I was actually happy to know he would take a less active role in the script.
I'm sure I'll get to see Daniel in shorts or a swimsuit at some point in Bond 24.
But in a suit, I want it a bit looser mainly because I think it will seem more elegant, and I'd like that for him.
Okay, more wishful thinking from my part.
Seriously it's convenient to forget the raft of plot holes in the previous films and now SF is the most illogical film of the series?
Look I get some didn't like it and almost loathe it's Billion dollar haul but seriously anyone would think it was one of the most poorly made and constructed blockbusters of recent memory the way you harp on about it.
I'll take all of the so called problems with the DC era over a good percentage of the previous films but I guess this doesn't make me a fan because I can't just fall down and worship all the previous films and Logan's ineptitude is just pure opinion not fact like so many of you here keep thrusting down our throats. I've said it before I'm glad the series isn't in the hands of the likes of fan boys on this site, my god what a god awful mish mash of fan wank we'd have on our hands.
Buy this man a pint.
What do you think, Shardlake? Coming to the Land of the Rising Sun anytime this year?
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