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  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    We're spoilt for choice with this adventure :)
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    Contraband wrote: »
    Does anyone have a clean copy of this photo from the Skyfall-bar in Turkey? As you can see there's a stupid insta adress added on Wilson's arm

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    I have never seen this pic before, @Contraband

    A quick "Tine Eye" search turned up nothing. I would contact the Instagram account
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
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    I still contend that the battle/capture/escape from Safin’s lair will be quite the epic finale… Italian and Norwegian action looks amazing though. As does Cuba…
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I still contend that the battle/capture/escape from Safin’s lair will be quite the epic finale… Italian and Norwegian action looks amazing though. As does Cuba…

    I'm really looking forward to seeing Bond work his way through the lair - those bits of him with the assault rifle while going through those old looking tunnels looks very good.
  • ContrabandContraband Sweden
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    TripAces wrote: »
    Contraband wrote: »
    Does anyone have a clean copy of this photo from the Skyfall-bar in Turkey? As you can see there's a stupid insta adress added on Wilson's arm

    ySn4cn6.png

    I have never seen this pic before, @Contraband

    A quick "Tine Eye" search turned up nothing. I would contact the Instagram account

    @TripAces

    Yeah that would be plan B. Thought I start out with you guys first. Thanks anyway.

    Damn irritating when people ruining photos by adding txt, playing with filters and god knows what
  • edited May 2021 Posts: 3,164
    Now almost confirmed (though Cineworld is the first major UK chain to announce such a deal with Universal) - Bond is coming home for Christmas (if not delayed again)
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    I really believe the action in this film will be special and some of the most memorable since Casino
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    I truly dislike it when the films have a PTS sequence that is longer and more action packed than the climax. Throws the entire film off for me. Give me a Goldfinger type balance any day.
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
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    I have a feeling NTTD’s climax will be truly spectacular despite the grandiose PTS.
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    Anyone noting that entering the lair with Nomi, going through tunnels, some of which seem wet, feels a bit like a reversal of Bond escaping from Dr. No's lair ? Yes ? Or, should I say...No ?
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Being chauffeured by Tibbett
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    It would be nice to see a bit more variation with the PTS in future. They don't need to open the film up with a big action scene every time, and as some people have already pointed out, there's a danger of it overshadowing some of the later stuff. Smaller intriguing ones like FRWL and CR work just as well, and are often more memorable.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I blame TSWLM for setting a precedent of Bond films always having big openers.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    Re: tracking shots.

    This is a pretty excellent example of a tracking shot for a climatic chase scene. Because we’re with Pacino through grand central station, the tracking shot makes the danger feel more immediate as we see him trying to evade enemies. It’s only about three minutes but it’s a solid case of what a Bond film can do to show a vulnerable Bond on the run like in OHMSS.


  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Re: tracking shots.

    This is a pretty excellent example of a tracking shot for a climatic chase scene. Because we’re with Pacino through grand central station, the tracking shot makes the danger feel more immediate as we see him trying to evade enemies. It’s only about three minutes but it’s a solid case of what a Bond film can do to show a vulnerable Bond on the run like in OHMSS.



    So good. And as always, there's the matter of location, location, location....

    The better the location, the more I'd like to see longer shots - rather than doing them anywhere for the hell of it.

  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    The only think I'm nervous for with this film is how the dialogue and script fair. I mean there is a lot of action (where I doubt they'll be dialogue) but Spectre left a lot of loose threads lying around, plus there's a lot of establishing and reestablishing of characters this time.
    They need to establish or at least reaffirm, Bond and Madeline's love, Safin's threat, Felix and Bond friendship, Nomi's place in MI6 and subsequent partnership with Bond, we don't know how much Paloma will factor in the story, Blofled his surroundings and relationship to Bond and in general how Bond and the world around him has changed in the 5 years since retirement.
    All that and that doesn't include bit part players or spoilers

    I think what Cary said in that video, about how vital time is throughout this film and how it's a race against time, will play a huge role in how much we explore the characters in this film
    Apologies for the long post guys
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited May 2021 Posts: 8,399
    Rumours are the budget is over 300 millions how much can they fit into one film. I remember when TDKR dropped in 2012 thinking it was the biggest movies could ever get in terms of scope. Bond in this one movie seems to jet-set the entire globe and have an action sequence at each location. I hope it doesn't become too episodic and they still have time for wrapping up the story since Skyfall.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    The only think I'm nervous for with this film is how the dialogue and script fair. I mean there is a lot of action (where I doubt they'll be dialogue) but Spectre left a lot of loose threads lying around, plus there's a lot of establishing and reestablishing of characters this time.
    They need to establish or at least reaffirm, Bond and Madeline's love, Safin's threat, Felix and Bond friendship, Nomi's place in MI6 and subsequent partnership with Bond, we don't know how much Paloma will factor in the story, Blofled his surroundings and relationship to Bond and in general how Bond and the world around him has changed in the 5 years since retirement.
    All that and that doesn't include bit part players or spoilers

    I think what Cary said in that video, about how vital time is throughout this film and how it's a race against time, will play a huge role in how much we explore the characters in this film
    Apologies for the long post guys

    In terms of the story I think that it's the first Bond film (I believe..?) to have the director credited as one of the writers- it will be interesting to see what effect that has.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Yeah I think so too mate. Cary is an underrated writer and he seems to really understand what makes a good Bond film when he's been interviewed. Time will tell
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Yeah I think so too mate. Cary is an underrated writer and he seems to really understand what makes a good Bond film when he's been interviewed. Time will tell

    And I think that'll be key. Remember that Mendes didn't really want to do Spectre and it showed on screen. Same can be said about Forster and QOS, how he wasn't a big 007 fan and we all know the problems with the rush to get it out, along with the writers strike.

    Cary is a Bond fan, I have the utmost faith that he will deliver.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited May 2021 Posts: 5,970
    As I've said before, what Cary seems to have done with what was given to him after Spectre, makes me all the more keen to see what he could do with a clean slate, but I know that he's such a creative guy, that I don't know if he'd want to do it again...
  • belleswannbelleswann britain
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    As much as I want this film to be good and despite how long it has taken to finally get here, this started filming without a finished script even though it had four or five different writers, with a director who has said he only got half the prep time and while it all may work out the run up to this film is the definition of rushed.
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    I blame TSWLM for setting a precedent of Bond films always having big openers.

    Though the PTS in TSWLM was memorable it was not as extravagant as the battle aboard the Laparis tanker.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    edited May 2021 Posts: 8,188
    delfloria wrote: »
    I blame TSWLM for setting a precedent of Bond films always having big openers.

    Though the PTS in TSWLM was memorable it was not as extravagant as the battle aboard the Laparis tanker.

    My point is that pre-credits prior to TSWLM were relatively low-key and when it came to the action department. GF and TB featuring a brawl was probably as action packed as it got. Then after TSWLM we get bigger sequences with the lone exception of CR’s brawl out.

    To be clear, I don’t think any of this is bad. And to address a point I realize you were trying to make…
    delfloria wrote: »
    I truly dislike it when the films have a PTS sequence that is longer and more action packed than the climax. Throws the entire film off for me. Give me a Goldfinger type balance any day.

    I don’t think SP having a bigger set piece than the low key climax in London is a terrible idea in concept. In fact, ROGUE NATION did exactly that on the same year and I thought it was actually refreshing to see the film have a climax that low-key rather than trying to outdo what has come before. It’s nice break from formula, and something EON has so far only done twice (FYEO and SP) and I hope they try again more successfully than SP in the future.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited May 2021 Posts: 16,413
    TB does feature an escape by JETPACK though: it's not exactly low-key, and I think the TSWLM pre-credits end on a similar high note- but perhaps adjusted slightly for inflation.

    Guy Hamilton just perhaps lost track of what people were enjoying the pre-credits for in his 70s films.

    I don’t think SP having a bigger set piece than the low key climax in London is a terrible idea in concept. In fact, ROGUE NATION did exactly that on the same year and I thought it was actually refreshing to see the film have a climax that low-key rather than trying to outdo what has come before.

    The key thing about Rogue Nation though (and ignore all of those people who say MI is nothing more than dumb action) is that the climax is incredibly satisfying and beautifully ties back to the beginning of the film. It's a level of narrative cleverness which makes up for the lack of action, and actually perhaps doesn't really suit Bond as much as it suits Mission Impossible. MI is basically a heist/con format so we want to see a clever trick, whereas Bond is a blunt instrument and the audience just want to see him smash the baddie in the face, and the only cleverness really involved with Bond is in terms of his level of lateral thinking in getting out of a tight spot using whatever lies to hand with creating a crazy action sequence. I don't know if Bond can or should do that.

    The only possible exception I think would have been Casino Royale, where the drama was so strong that I felt the big action climax of the sinking building actually got in the way and I wanted to see less of it!
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    belleswann wrote: »
    As much as I want this film to be good and despite how long it has taken to finally get here, this started filming without a finished script even though it had four or five different writers, with a director who has said he only got half the prep time and while it all may work out the run up to this film is the definition of rushed.
    The trail of troubled film productions is peppered with greatness.

  • belleswannbelleswann britain
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    Yes it is and I hope the same for this, I just think this film has had a very difficult road getting here.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Oh absolutely @belleswann no doubt and then some.

    We are living through Bond film history here.

  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited May 2021 Posts: 4,585
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    The only think I'm nervous for with this film is how the dialogue and script fair. I mean there is a lot of action (where I doubt they'll be dialogue) but Spectre left a lot of loose threads lying around, plus there's a lot of establishing and reestablishing of characters this time.
    They need to establish or at least reaffirm, Bond and Madeline's love, Safin's threat, Felix and Bond friendship, Nomi's place in MI6 and subsequent partnership with Bond, we don't know how much Paloma will factor in the story, Blofled his surroundings and relationship to Bond and in general how Bond and the world around him has changed in the 5 years since retirement.
    All that and that doesn't include bit part players or spoilers

    I think what Cary said in that video, about how vital time is throughout this film and how it's a race against time, will play a huge role in how much we explore the characters in this film
    Apologies for the long post guys

    I have complete confidence in CJF. I also have complete confidence in PWB.

    Here is my concern: no matter how good this film may be, on its own merits, after an 18-month delay, after waiting and waiting, after looking at set photos and watching interviews and video blogs, I will find it disappointing. It will be over, and I will sit there and say, "That was it?" No matter how good NTTD is, I might be let down, which is unfair to CJF, PWB, and DC. We shall see. I hope this fear doesn't come to be.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    The movie was mostly complete in 2019 so there's also a chance it could be a little bit dated by the time we see it. Rami malek was hot off playing Freddie Mercury and Billie Elllish was just fresh on the scene.
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    Contraband wrote: »
    Short interview with Craig and Fukunaga and new still from Matera, ft. in latest Empire mag. Issue drops may 13, with focus on Tom Cruise/MI.

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    It says that there are shootouts in Cuba, Jamaica, London and Italy. Yes to shootouts in Cuba, and Italy of a sorts, but Jamaica and London?
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