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This post really mirrors my feelings. You're spot on @jetsetwilly.
And btw, I too had a bloody sleepless night :(
If you're ridiculous, then I'm ridiculous ;)
I guess 'no spoilers' doesn't apply any more then.
I only have these two options. Heard that Imax or Liemax are generally too loud, which moght get exhausting for a machine gun fire movie.
Is the Imax footage really worth seeing in 1.90 ratio (Liemax)? Or would Dolby (letterboxed) be better then?
Because Dolby has 4k. Liemax 2k. Dolby has great sound. Never heard Liemax sound.
Both Dolby and Liemax will have black bars on top and bottom, but 1.90 Liemax may have it covered during few scenes.
So my question is- How much of the footage is really in that ratio? Does it actually add anything? Does the majority of the film look weird because of black bars?
The entire pre-titles and titles sequence, some Jamaica location shots, and the second half of the Cuba sequence were in the expanded ratio. Beyond that there wasnt much else, but the sequences were fully imax.
I’d recommend it, to see it in that format at least once. The sound is also very good in imax.
I enjoyed every bit of it, the pacing is so good that I completely forgot about its length. There were numerous moments that sent pleasant shivers down my spine, and should so with every Bond fan, and my eyes were wet all through the last minutes (that only happened once to me before, when Vesper drowned). Go and enjoy it, I was on my seat's edge for almost the entire movie!
Stray observations on the side:
- We finally get to know Q much better, he has an exotic musical taste and a resounding loyalty to Bond.
- Apropos music: There are a lot of sound bits all over the first half that I will happily explore once the DVD/BR is out.
- Several other movies popped to my mind while watching it: foremost the inevitable OHMSS, a suspenseful and eerie Jurassic Park atmosphere in the middle part, nods to DN and the YOLT novel, but first and foremost a feeling that Craig and LTK-Dalton would have made a fabulous team in this one.
- Applause for Phoebe Waller-Bridge: The dialogue-scenes between Bond and both Paloma and Nomi are sharp, witty and truly enjoyable. But the best exchange is between Bond and M, already a classic.
- Safin did not need facial scars, if they were explicitly explained, I missed it.
- The villain's lair was all one could dream of. One tiny bit of criticism:
- Fukanaga delivers another gripping long shot scene, but I realized it only halfway through.
- Personal Craig-era ranking: 1. CR 2. NTTD/SF 4. QoS 5. SP
- I cannot imagine the next Bond not starting with a new M, Q, Moneypenny and Tanner.
- Verdict: 4,5 out of 5 stars.
Had the exact same experience!
Loved every second of it, can't wait for the second viewing!
That's good, go into with an open mind!
This, unfortunately for me, is going to be another SF, where I am just not seeing what others are!
I will see it again, and hope its a different experience!
YES! PLEASE!
There are literally 15-20 films that already exist that meet this spec.
The goose already gave out 15-20 golden eggs. Let's squeeze it the wrong way to get some silver or platina eggs, just for the sake of variety. Cmon give it a good squeeze. In fact, why don't you just
I know the money and the critics will say otherwise, and that we're simply doomed to follow thread in the subversion and castration wagon, but hey, had to say something.
Dalton as well as Lazenby. But it's fair to say they are the three most 'human' portrayals so far. I haven't seen NTTD though, so I cannot comment on that one yet.
I am going to take a couple of days to digest the film in my head, before starting up my Silver Anniversary Bondathon again. I will say that I still think that the title track is awful.
I really don't understand this constant avversion for personal or emotional ties.
You people keep asking to return to Fleming, well Fleming books have plenty of personal and emotional tie.
Way more than this movies.
And what I can say it's nothing went so near Fleming in creating the books atmospheres and Bond's carachter as the Craig arc.
Only OHMSS can top that.
Why is that important to you? First, Craig's Bond is in love with his girl, why would he bed others? Just for the fun of it? Second, he is 50+ and has an agenda that requires all of his time and efforts. Fleming's Bond was in his 30ies, where this is nothing to raise an eyebrow about, but by a certain age it feels very weird indeed (SP and SF had their problems already in this respect). I loved how Paloma dealt with the misunderstanding - that's how such scenes can be elegantly handled.
But the past 20 years we haven't. It would make a refreshing change now.
Where did I say I want a 50+ doing this?
This tends to happen whenever there is even mild criticism of the Daniel Craig era.
Don't forget kids hate it too. XD
Absolutely true. And I am a Craig supporter. Still am, despite things like SP and NTTD.
Me too. I will forever remain thankful that he took it seriously and that he made it into a stellar, major franchise again. But does that mean we have to love everything about the films?
Imagine if the web existed in 1985. Anyone criticising Roger Moore would be told that they were "Connery slaves" and Fleming fanboys and that they were pathetic cry babies for wanting a return to the Connery formula. They would be told to get with the programme and realise that Moore had taken the franchise to new heights and had made the films more successful than during the Connery era. Well, that's what's happening here and now.
And for the record - I love all the Bond actors in their own way and CR is in my top 5 (possibly top 2). And NTTD contains some of the best scenes in the entire series (one underrated scene is the first office scene with M and Bond). But overall I rank the film quite low on the list.
Well said. I agree totally
EDIT: Is that a spoiler? We saw him at the cabin 100 times before release.