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I liked that Paloma got to do something inventive, so I wouldn't take that away from her, but I must admit I was always a bit confused about the level of praise that sequence got at the time because Bond doesn't really do much which is cool- as you say, he mostly just shoots people. He falls into the bar which is something, but it's not hugely original or memorable.
I never liked the way he popped up after falling into the bar too! It was a bit melodramatic the way he did it! Yes, I agree the Cuba sequence belonged to Paloma, but she did get that cool moment dispatching those few thugs in such a balletic way, Bond should have been given something as cool!
Oh I don't mind that; it's a bit of humour, he's playing it a little for laughs there which I can't complain about.
I think the idea of Nomi and Bond snatching Valdo back and forth from each other was a good one, which maybe they could have leant into a bit more. I feel like they could have had a bit more fun with it.
I wonder if they were limited by the set a bit, it almost feels like they should have covered a bit more ground.
It’s a bit too zany for me as much as I enjoy it. It feels just a bit too divorced from reality for Bond (the best Bond sequences I feel are heightened reality. Silly enough to have elaborate premises, but presented in a real enough way that you don’t question it).
Nolan can't be worse than a TV director with a lazy script.
How would you make more of it? You can't really shoot the film to show off details on the walls.
He's James Bond- notice he had no trouble.
I'd like it to be a better setpiece, but that's nothing to do with the use of the set. If anything, as I said above, I feel like the set perhaps actually restricts the scene- with Valdo moving it feels like it was perhaps intended as more of a chase to me.
I honestly think Paloma should have died on the boat with Felix. It would have been more of a shocker, and she would get more screen time.
It's interesting. If you removed the Cuba sequence, you'd have a more tonally consistent film.
As much as I love de Armas, I find that sequence weirdly directed, from the Spectre ceiling onward. OHMSS had a similarly weird sequence but the transition wasn't as jarring.
Berger is kind of interesting to me, but my ideal choice would still be Gareth Evans or Denis Villeneuve.
Slightly. I don't think the Venom writer has much of a chance. Campbell is always asked back, but this time he might take it, as it is a new Bond actor.
Good viewpoints. I can agree with more of an espionage thriller with Nolan. Same with Denis Villeneuve, I like how they use ensemble casts. I think the MI6 cast will be brought down in screen time, though. Knowing Villeneuve and Nolan though, as fans, they may bring back some iconic characters. If they both directed more than one, Blofeld would almost certainly show up. If they did an origin story, Charmian Bond would probably show up. It just seems like a trademark of theirs. Diving into the mythology of Bond, while using their ensemble casts to full use.
In all the reporting (recent and old) of EON meeting with directors/actors/writers, it seems like two points are missed: the information detailed in these articles is likely far older than the reporting suggests, and EON is either taking pitches from directors/writers or trying to match the right director/writer to an idea, direction or treatment.
Typically, most breaking stories from the trades or scoopers or leakers are things that have happened, or are ongoing. If it’s news concerning something that’s ongoing, then logic dictates that the reporting is detailing something that has already happened/began, even if we’re just hearing about it. For example, Deadline (I believe) reported that Sam Mendes was helping to develop Bond 23 well before he was officially attached as its director.
Agreed ! Stripped back ? Better put that on streaming. Want to get good box office and high streaming success ? Go big or go home.
At the end of the day though it’s James Bond. It’s not meant to be your standard espionage thriller. It always has spectacle and a bit of outlandishness to it.
With a younger actor in the role I imagine we'll get something comparable for the first film after the hiatus.
It just depends on what they need. The usual fact often brought up here about budget is that SF’s was lower than QOS’, and most people would say the former looks better and has more spectacle. If, for example, we get a Bond 26 which decides to use fewer locations in the story but really amps up the spectacle within them, that might result in a slightly lower cost than NTTD or SP (which are very globe hopping).
Nah. The third one is where you are expected to excel. ;-)
Yeah, there's definitely something to that.
For an actor's first Bond film they generally want to set a specific direction. Often it means going back to basics in some form. CR gave us a more down to earth, gritty modern adaptation of the first Bond adventure even with its big set pieces. TLD is more of a FRWL-esque story involving villains trying to play Bond, a Bond girl being used in this scheme, and it has a healthy dose of Fleming material. GE brought back a lot of the typical Bond tropes we hadn't quite seen in LTK, albeit in a way which changed it up slightly - an M briefing, a Moneypenny scene etc. Even LALD reuses the initial plot beats from DN - agents are killed, Bond is called upon by M, and he's sent to investigate.
Just by virtue of NTTD being the previous Bond film, I suspect there'll be that same sense of going back to basics, albeit with a fresh twist in there of some sort. What they want the actual story to be might also evoke that - ie. are we going for a cat and mouse type plot along the lines of FRWL or even TMWTGG? Or will it be something like GE or TB where Bond/MI6 is faced with a potentially devastating threat? Perhaps it'll be more along the lines of DN where Bond is sent on a seemingly routine mission but uncovers a much bigger threat by the end (that would actually be a cool way of going back to basics come to think of it).