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Absolutely.
That must have been the plan....David Arnold was on board until Sam Mendes came along with simplistic tuner Thomas Newman.
The series continued towards Oscar territory and could have met more goals had it stopped listening too much to paying fan service with return to its cliches.
It might have if it was a standalone film. It’s sad how underrated it is.
I would disagree....the film felt like a standalone but people felt that it just didn't have enough of CR to be a sequel. It was made in a way with both elements. Craig mentioned in the recent documentary that the additions for QoS to be a sequel were added as a last minute thing...imagine if it was standalone, people would have resented the film for pulling off another DAF to OHMSS or GE to LTK.
While CR was a suspense film with well written out scenes/twists, QoS was more of an action/adventure. CR felt more comprehensive and epic-like plot wise.
Sadly yes....QoS was action/adventure instead of suspense film with more time too.
I can't do the 4Ks of CR or QoS. The color seems entirely sucked out of the picture. I couldn't believe how dull the 4K Madagascar chase is in CR compared to the blu-ray. Plus, they removed the killer main menus from the blu-ray versions, which is a big letdown for me.
These are the reasons that inspired me to start lobbying here for a re-release of QoS with a producer's cut.
I'd be all for this, of course. In the meantime, I'll just keep my blu-ray copies and keep awaiting the rest of the pre-Craig installments to get a 4K release. Now THOSE would do well getting an upgrade. SF, of course, somehow looks even better on 4K, at least. I didn't bother even checking out SP when I had the set, but considering I don't love SF and rarely revisit it, I had no reason to keep it and ended up selling it off for a profit.
If QoS and CR get released with a special edition together it would be best, because QoS is meant to viewed back to back. Many people have said QoS is best viewed in an abridged version.
I doubt we get anything better from CR than that three disc Collector's Edition. It's perfect. All I want is something similar for QoS.
Justice for QoS, indeed! DC said the movie has its special parts and would likely give it his blessing. Maybe for BB, it could be a good way for her to continue working directly with DC like how she did for the current Macbeth on Broadway.
Whatever excuse or reasoning puts a copy in my hands, I'm all for it!
My optimistic side wonders if maybe they’d actually want a QOS recut/final cut BECAUSE it was seen as a weaker entry and could potentially refurbish its reputation.
That being said, does anyone know what happened to the footage of Bond in the desert wearing a white button down and huge aviators? There’s pics floating around of this look that didn't make it into the film.
I think that was him practicing, rather than a finished shot! Similar to that great footage of him running up the crane in CR, with that padded vest, ( doing a lot of huffing and puffing 🤣)
Interesting! Thanks for that tidbit, I never knew that. The image of it always looked so official that I thought they had made a last second costume switch or something (considering it makes more sense for him to be in a polo, given the weather). Love it either way though.
Maybe add a scene with a stuntman to find the jacket and wear it, connect it and use the unused footage with the jacket.
Wait a minute!!......
Daniel Craig is the same guy who wore gloves in a couple of major scenes in SF and nearly ruined the film as the editor noticed that you can't wear gloves for a fingerprint signature gun to be shot. So, since DC's contract would require an enormous amount of money for him to come back an reshoot the scenes, the directed ended having his hands CGI'd during casino beating/komodo dragon scene and the Patrice death scene. He enters the room holding a gun without gloves and ends up having gloves as Patrice slips through his hands.
If this can happen and SF continues to get heralded as a "good movie", though it hasn't aged well. It really, was funner to shoot for Craig and the actors involved more and the producers laughed their way to the bank with generous marketing by the studio.
No.....QoS deserves justice and the fans who stood by from CR to NTTD deserve their due share. The last 007 game hasn't been made in over 10 years and it had no involvement from DC. It was one of the lower-rated games in the franchise while the ones he was involved with like Bloodstone and QoS have many fans.....and his lack of involvement proves that the projects he dumped aren't worth your time or investment. DC doesn't show up to the Oscars or BAFTA, no matter who is singing, which goes to show how audiences don't watch these kinds of self-congratulatory and tone-deaf shows anymore. No matter who gets slapped, I won't be watching next year's Oscars.
I didn't notice it in NTTD but it's indeed the same Blades club where Bond and Graves have their match in DAD.