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Even when they did CR, instead of taking place entirely in a fictional city in Northern France, they expanded it to SIX countries (with Prague being disguised as some of them).
It's what's on screen that counts.
But they do need to be compelling and memorable, neither or which, in my opinion, were. Dr. No, Red Grant, and Goldfinger were very different, as an example of variety. But across 25 films, not all have succeeded in being especially effective and memorable.
Yes I think it’s strange we haven’t had a female main villain in over 20 years.
Okay then, I think they should make a better film than Goldfinger. Easy.
Given Olivia Colman's standout performance in Secret Invasion, I wouldn't mind seeing her take a crack.
Having seen her in the odd, but compelling 'The Favourite', I concur!
That be awful lol
So, there are now predictions in the internet of Cillian Murphy's chance of winning an Oscar (for his portrayal of Oppenheimer), so if he won an Oscar, would the Producers hire him to play a Bond villain? I wish they never fail this time.
Remember, Rami Malek was hired as Safin just after he won an Oscar for playing a popular icon in Freddie Mercury, so would Cillian Murphy do the same after playing the iconic Oppenheimer role?
Not every villain needs to be dull and boring like Safin and not every song needs to be like Another Way to Die. Oh, that's right. Nobody said that, just as I never said every villain needs to be like Goldfinger. I said, I'd like to see a return to a villain who's fun to watch, like GF. In addition to GF, I added Dr. No and Red Grant. Certainly there were others. But a lot, including the NTTD duo, were not interesting, in my opinion.
Waltz and Malek both earned the Oscars they received, but being an Oscar winner is no guarantee of future success. In fact I wonder if it places too much expectation on actors.
I agree Olivia Coleman would be a nice addition to a Bond film. I would like to think being an Oscar winner would not produce a similar result.
Of the Craig era villains, Le Chiffre is my favorite. A portrayal very different from G(ert)F(robe), still compelling and fun to watch.
Oh yes, good thought; Murphy would be great. Could also play Bond too, when you look at Peaky Blinders.
I don't think the Bond producers would do an Irish villain. But maybe.
A Yorgos Lanthimos directed Bond film would certainly be something different.
Now we are one and a half years after the release of NTTD (and over 3 years after the completion of NTTD) and have not heard any serious news about Bond 26 yet. I wonder when the floodgates will open.
Well, from my perspective, we have heard two major things: They are going for total reinvention and will likely start with a script, and Hollywood is in strike indefinitely. That's kind of where we stand until further notice, no need to say much more from their end until further notice. I think and hope they will do more and surprise us as soon as they can, but I also wouldn't be surprised if I'm waiting until 2027 to sit down and watch a movie.
He was afraid they worked for Spectre. ;)
I loved Jamaica, but Fukunaga is a smart cookie; he left us wanting more and he didn’t overstay his welcome in Jamaica; the same can be said of Cuba.
Leave the audience wanting more (and I certainly wanted more of Jamaica, but at the same time, satisfied with what I got. It really did paint a clear picture, in these few scenes, that James Bond had frozen himself out, almost like a ghost amongst the living… He’d drive into town every night to have a drink, and, if lucky, bring a woman (preferably married?) back to his place. He fishes and sails in isolation, and he believed, for a time, that all he wanted was to fade into the background… That is, until intrigue and action came knocking….).
If the Jamaica scenes were to show James Bond in isolation and alone, I’m not sure how many scenes more could have been added without feeling bloated.
There’s a lesson in screenwriting: start a scene as late into it as possible, and leave as early as possible.
I notice Fukunaga did this very often, and that’s why the pacing of the film seemingly flowed for such a long movie, with many plot-threads….
MI have their theme and use it when something cool and exciting is going down. Bond hasn't utilized the Bond theme for far too long. Maybe it's just me, but in days of old, when Bond was doing something Bondian and the theme kicked in, it got me excited for what was to come.
EON please, bring back the Bond theme and use it when required.
Played the Moonraker Boat Chase theme over Bond arriving to the Bahamas in Casino Royale and its flawless!