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I agree with you and with DC007 and with myself.
Eyefull will be his first Bond movie, if it is a Bond movie.
Well said. When I was younger I was alternately angry/disgusted/depressed that the film series that gave us FRWL and OHMSS had degenerated into LALD and MR. But there's a Bond film for everyone and the beauty of the series is that there are so many styles of Bond films that it can expand the audience and appeal to more people. While I don't rate QoS highly I don't necessarily agree that it was incompetently made; I think it's a matter more of style or taste than anything.
I'm always a bit surprised when people say that they found CR humourless, dark, or lacking escapism. Really? It was one of the most beautifully shot films in the series - how can the scenes in The Bahamas or Venice not be considered escapism? What about all the great touches of humour in the film? How great and natural did Craig look in his tux, especially when having caviar and champagne after winning the big game? Sometimes I wonder if people had one or two things that they had a really strong knee-jerk reaction to and then decided they didn't like a certain film (I certainly did that with Moore films when I was younger) and try to find anything to justify that initial reaction.
What he said and moore (see what I did there)
If Henry was given the nod and not DC - i could have sort of understood this new Bond. But DC is a mature man, who's had his fill of women and booze and wouldn't be so naive in CR or QofS. And I too long for a bit of fluff on Bond's arm, not one with tormented emotional issues; 'damaged goods' line does my head in.
I want DC to have a bit of fun, not be so emotionally drawn out all the bleedin' time. And UP and Down worries me (Skyfall); something in M's past, Bond will be emotionally torn blah blah blah....really.
And by the looks of the pics so far on the set, he looks battered, bruised and a bit upset...again.
I love the balance TD gave to his Bond; when asked about getting married I love his response in LTK. DC is just a poor copy not of Connery but of TD in my twisted opinion.
I want TD back so much.
Are you implying Fassbender doesn't challenge himself? See Shame and try and say that, Dan in comparison is taking very safe choices. I love DC as an actor but I feel when I championed him we were going to see much more incredible work outside of Bond from him and yes his performance in both his entries has been great an added a layer to Bond not seen before but please single out another performance since which has shown him really stretch himself hopefully Fincher's take of GWDT will be that film but so far MF output puts all DC's outside of Bond output in the shade.
I'm as big as DC fan as they come and was delighted when he got the role but I'm not as devoted to be blind to see that all the other films he's done since getting the role haven't us anywhere near the actor he is capable of and to the numpty who think DC's Bond was emotionless, CR was the real return to the essence of the Fleming character that we hadn't seen in years, QOS wasn;t great but I'll take his Bond over the previous smutty remarking clothes peg that he followed.
I totally agree with you in every word.
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a353183/michael-fassbender-on-playing-james-bond-lets-see-what-happens.html
""I think Daniel is doing a great job and I don't think too far into the future. It's one step at a time right now," he commented.
However, Fassbender confessed that he has fantasised about playing 007 in the past.
"Of course, every guy knows the feeling of walking round the house singing the song to himself, walking around corners with an imaginary gun," he explained. "Let's see what happens."
http://www.xfire.com/video/4cd54c/
Too bad he's German because the bar scene in Inglourious Basterds in which he plays a British soldier undercover as a member of the SS screams 60's Connery Bond.
I like him, but I still can't wrap my mind around the possibility of a German- born Bond. Let's just say this: if he is indeed cast as Bond number 7, I could perhaps simply forget he's German. ;)
In practically all the productions that I have viewed and starred Fassbender, he has shone - Inglourious, X - Men, 300 and Fish Tank.
Though Daniel Craig has certainly proved himself as a worthy Bond, I cannot help but feel Fassbender has the potential to be even better !!!
I hope Danny Boyle does not ever direct a Bond movie - a highly overated director.
Matthew Vaughn would certainly be my first choice
I've always said just bring Tarantino in for character development. Can you imagine the amazing henchmen he could come up with?!
I'd agree with that. Col. Hans Landa was one sick and twisted person, and yet still very believable.
More formidable than Hitler himself. Even was able to save his own life. Hitler couldn't even take that credit! Tarantino made a man more evil than Hitler. Beat that Haggis.
I remain doubtful Fassbender will be Bond. I think there's a reasonable chance the next Bond actor will be quite young, perhaps late 20s. That was the original intention when Paul Haggis wrote his Casino Royale screenplay. Bond was meant to be 28.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4256024.stm
Paul Haggis, who is working on the script for Casino Royale, said: "It's going to be good.
"We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets."
Perhaps actors like Fassbender will be too old when Craig retires from the role. If there are no decent young actors, then yeah, I think Fassbender will be in with a chance but you never know what new actors will appear in the next few years.
Seriously Michael Fassbender is most likely the most acclaimed actor of the year and with more to come next year his career is not likely going to dry up, this man does not need James Bond to become a star her already is one.
It makes me laugh to think the guff some will speak to convince themselves that Craig is pushing himself since Bond, he is not picking varied roles he is choosing incredibly easy roles which are not challenging the actor we all know he can be at all. I really hope that GWTDT is the role that we get to see him shine but on all accounts this is Mara's film and DC generously lets her steal it.
Fassbender in comparison has already been awarded 2 best actor awards and is looking like a shoe in for an Academy Award, his body of work eclipses Craig's now, it is incredibly varied and challenging and that's not up for debate. I actually now think that being Bond may well robbed us of the actor that Daniel Craig may well have become, repeat Fassbender doesn't need Bond whatsoever apart from making DC a global superstar just like previous 007's Craig is finding it considerably hard to make a mark outside of the role and hopefully when he hangs up the tuxedo ( which I don't want for at least another entry) we might see the actor he can be.
MF is looking seriously like becoming one of the most acclaimed actors of recent times with a possible Oscar nom a title that Mr Craig would be hard pushed to achieve with the likes of Cowboys & Dream House on his C.V.
Daniel Craig plain and simple has not produced the performances that I truly though he would, I thought he'd be the actor that would transcend that stigma attached to being Bond but it seems just despite some blockbusters none really setting the world alight he is afflicted with the same problems his predecessor have experienced.
I recommend that movie, anyway...and not just for him.
He wears the tux well in it, I will say.
In terms of Bond - no chance now. DC will carry on for 10 years now but Mr. Assbender did give us Sean's bond in the last X-men film for which I'm truly thankful.
He looks good in Scott's new movie as well. What a shame it was not meant to be.
Damn, he was good!
I agree. I think Fassbender would have made a very decent Bond. But I think he'll be too old by the time DC steps down. They may look to Henry Cavill again or perhaps more likely, someone entirely different. By then Cavill will be Superman, so unlikely they'd give him Bond after that.