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Except for Moore's ending film : better with Octopussy.
Give this man an award...man i really want to see a Brosnan film like this...a Never Say Never Agianish adventure
Connery stayed too long after Thunderball, and Moore after For Your Eyes Only in the same aspect of things. Brosnan for me, was out of shape and dare I say it, simply not as believable by the time of 2002. It merely contributed to an overall poor release that year. So that said, maybe a re-boot was necessary, even if I never was one for the idea
Do you think a reboot was necessary? or just a change in actors? To me there wasn't anything to warrant a reboot, but maybe a change in actors, and definitely a change in tone (although I thought the first half of DAD was fine).
I don't think it was necessary, No. Ok, Bond finished on a lame note in 2002 with an out of sorts Brosnan and an overall lousy release, and it needed a shot in the arm, and new actor, but a re-boot ? No - I don't think that was required. But that's my perspective. Once more, I just don't like what they did with things. New Bond, New Ideas, fine. But nothing more, was really necessary I feel
of Christopher Nolan's Batman Series (which are immensley overrated- though Begins was okay)
CR didn't have to be Bond first mission (it wasn't in the book). Adapted into a film, CR still could have been made for an experienced Bond.
Oh man, I love these faux trailer fanvideo. Yeah for Dalton, if there wasn't issue in the early 90's, he could've had opporunity to play Bond.
*Bond tosses and turns, mumbling*
"...ehhh...Madonna makes ears bleed...Jinx, damn copycat...gene therapy...ahhh.....quit spouting mottos, Graves...ehhh...Mr. Kil, a name to die for haha not funny...can't discern the weight of a loaded and unloaded gun...amateur...why can't Miranda be Bond girl...please let Jinx die...please, I...beg you...please...surfing glaciers...ugghhh...Moneypenny using glasses...I'm good especially when bad...makes no damn sense...yay...credits...
*ALARM CLOCK BEEPS*
Bond: "WHAA?! *wipes brow of sweat* Whew, thank the stars it was all just a bloody dream..."
In DAD, when Bond is released from the Korean prison, MI6's full body scan reveals his liver is 'not too good'. Despite M telling him he's no good to anyone, deep down, M knows he can make a comeback. He is, after all, the best MI6 has. If he hadn't escaped the ship (and followed the trail to Zao), he would've immediately been sent to the health clinic we see at the start of NSNA- then the training exercise to review his performance. Anyway, after the events of DAD, Bond is debriefed on that mission. Enter NSNA. Bond takes part in a training exercise. Upon seeing the young woman tied up on the bed, his mind momentarily wanders, thinking of Jinx restrained in the laser room days before. This lack of concentration causes him to fail the exercise- he's too wrapped up with trying to free the woman to think she might be a threat. This, together with M's continuing concern with his health (especially the toxins he consumed in his previous capture in Korea), leaves M no choice but to send him to the health clinic to clear his system of all toxins and 'free radicals', and simply to have a break from work. However, it's not all relaxation at the clinic, as we find out. After NSNA, Bond retires.
both have their good moments but both have awful moments
so its a tie
I think a reboot was necessary at the time, for a few reasons: 1)DAD had really sent the franchise to the bottom, it was a spoof of itself really and Bond had lost his credibility. 2)as we were getting away from the Cold War, it was more difficult to picture Bond as a Cold War veteran, especially with Craig (or any potential successor of Brosnan at that time) for Bond 3)CR works better as an "origin" story, so to speak.
And let's not forget that it was, is now a partial reboot, as SF reintroduced elements from the original series. We can now imagine Craig's Bond going after Dr. No, fighting Goldfinger, etc. in a modern setting.
I guess 007 Legends filled that in for us (Sorry I have to mention 007 Legends).
It wouldn't have been as believable for a more experienced Bond to be duped by Vesper after falling for her so hard. That's the point of "The bitch is dead."
Although undoubtedly inspired by the success of Batman Begins, wiping the slate clean with CR allowed Bond to be more vulnerable to Vesper. The previous incarnation of Bond had had numerous experiences with duplicitous women (TB, YOLT, LALD, TWINE, etc.) and would have looked more pathetic in the CR scenario.
I especially like your remark on recurring adversaries... Theres only one Bond adversary that is iconic enough to be reintroduced IMHO. ;)
I wonder who...;-)