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Make Blofeld the big bad of the movie by outplaying Safin. It would have been more impactful to have 2 archenemies kill each other rather than some random late-introduced villain killing off Bond.
Ain't that the truth. He seems such a good sport and I'm glad he's no longer shunned by fans or the media and still having time to shine in the limelight.
I agree with Nomi being pretty dispensable. I adored Paloma but my heart would have been in my mouth the whole film fearing she might not make it and be the sacrificial lamb.
I really liked the Safin character, and I suppose a brand new lead villain is a better USP for the film, but a shame we were so close to a confrontation between Bond and Blofeld on that island with "Die Blofeld, Die" said in the right context.
I did too. I found him quite magnetic to watch actually. The previews and some non-spoilery stuff had all implied he was useless so I was worried going in, and then to my surprise I found him to be a genuinely scary and eerie character.
He did seem quite ‘Fleming’ to me, more so than Blofeld TBH.
Overall a solid 9/10 film for me, some weaknesses but nothing that holed the film below the waterline.
Biggest weakness was probably Blofeld. He was actually much better in SP, IMO. But the Blofeld scene in this film was diabolical.
Some very minor niggles. I do not believe for one moment that bullet proof glass, no matter how thick, can take that level of a hammering which the DB5 took.
Secondly if the wristwatch EMP can blow up Cyclops’ eyeball, why doesn’t it blow up Bond’s earpiece? That’s electronic too. But hey, plot armour, and all that.
To people who have seen it a few times - does DC break the 4th wall at one point, and glance directly at the camera? - I thought he did so when Paloma took him into the wine cellar. But it was very fast and I might have made it up. He breaks the wall in QOS too, so I’m cool with that.
I thought that the entire cast were excellent. I loved Paloma and i've certainly warmed to Madeline. Daniel was simply perfect throughout (in my opinion) funny, serious, and had some very touching moments that almost got me welling up. The score is absolutely brilliant and so beautiful in places. It still amazes me that the film is close to three hours. It doesn't feel like that to me - the film just flows along wonderfully. It went even faster the second time. I'm not done with it yet. I want to see it again over the next few days. Everyone has their own opinions, it would be a boring world if we all thought the same - but for me, NTTD is up there with CR - its brilliant.
I agree with you 100%. I also thought Craig looked better than ever as well. Two gripes I had:
I still think Blofeld was done dirty. Would have loved to see him escape.
The emotional beats didn't hit me quite as hard as I would have hoped.
I loved several of M’s moments throughout this film. When he finds out Bond is working with Felix he mentions that the CIA have the advantage. Also when Bond and M have their first briefing together and M is disregarding Bond’s attempts to see Blofeld, only at the end to order Nomi to search Blofeld’s prison cell, shows the faith he still has in Bond. It’s nice little moments like that which I want M to give and he did. Very similar to M having a go at Bond in GoldenEye only to say “come back alive” right at the end.
Craig's performance is so remarkably different than in the four prior films. All of those have their own quirks, but here he has lost almost all of the swagger. There's a lot more genuine vulnerability, openness, his emotions aren't nearly as buried (he yells more in this film than Bond has ever yelled ever combined, by a very very wide margin).
Some of that stuff should've bothered me, because I like Bond detached, I like Bond burying things.
I don't know. It worked. The camp worked. I loved the campy nature of the plot and the gadgets. The humor worked, the emotional beats almost universally worked for me.
Bond evolved. Craig's performance evolved. The film gave Bond something to live for and thus, something to die for.
I can TOTALLY see why people don't like this. I'm glad I liked it.
And both GL and DC did serve Her Majesty really well.
Question, at which point is Mathilde definitively revealed as Bond’s daughter? I knew going in that she would be but when I was watching - it went from Madeleine claiming she wasn’t to Safin claiming she was? I don’t recall a reveal in the middle.
Good to see the homage to the Locque murder though.
Wow I …. I have no idea how to feel I don’t hate it but yeah
And what is crazy
Don’t get me wrong I didn’t want Bond to die but it didn’t upset me
I need to see it more
Also what is up with the Robert Brown painting are we really in the same universe as Dalton?
What stunning cinematography in this film!
Honestly, prior to seeing the film I didn't care for the fact that they:
- Modified the gunbarrel (again)
- Feature/recycle OHMSS music so prominently
- Brought back the female lead and villan from the last film (that I didn't care for)
- Gave Bond another "equal" sidekick
- Gave away Bond's title as 007
- Gave Bond a child
- Killed Felix
- AND killed Bond
But damn, did they ever handle it expertly. I feel better about it now. For darn near the whole 2-3/4 hour I was on the edge of my seat. It's hard for me like a film with a downer ending - and one that is so bold in its decisions - but I have to give credit where it's due. Very moving film.
There’s supposed to be one for Lee too, but I didn’t spot it. Supposed to be the same prop used in TWINE.
Thanks. That is good to know!