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But that is what the mainstream audience wants. Like a gun-barrel, a casino scene, a "Bond, James Bond" line, Q giving gadgets, etc.
The problem with the Martini is, that it felt forced with Craig, everybody knew EON just had to put it back in like other stuff as well.
They never had a plan. The re-boot thing should have been done consequently, but they abandoned it with Skyfall. Of course after SF, Spectre had to happen like it has.
I'm just done with the tropes. I don't think they can make it fresh any more, because some of the prior actors will always come to mind when they call these things up, and I'm always reminded that they did it far better.
That's why I loved the 'Don't give a damn' and 'Not exactly Christmas' lines in CR & SF respectively. They were poking fun at the trope but still recalling it. This suits Craig's delivery (and reboot persona) better. Almost a 4th Wall break - a nod to us in the audience.
Agreed.
I'm done with the tropes as well. That was actually the biggest disappointment about the reboot, was that they decided to keep them instead of truly rebooting the franchise and doing something different with it. EON has done a decent job of burying some of these films in tropes and call backs to previous films, to the point that it does take away a bit from the other things that they've been doing in these new films that are really good.
It's not heresy to me. Maybe say it once more, then just forget about it until the next Bond anniversary...
haha, yes.
Jinx was ok for the 40th, but Craig just looked ridiculous, that was more or less an advert for swim wear.
Bond: Good God M! What were you doing?
M: I was taking some overdue holiday.
What are the fictional locations in CR?
Madagascar and Montenegro are real countries you know.
Nambutu, the embassy of which Mollaka escapes into.
Montenegro is a fictional country though. According to the Serbs :>
Isn't that where Jar Jar Binks comes from?
Well that's an embassy of a fictional country not a location but fair point I suppose.
Personally I haven't got a problem with it as they might as well just have written 'Tinpot African country no one has ever heard of' and achieved the same effect.
I find LALD and LTK far more jarring.
What I don't want again is the media using the word "shaken but not stirred" to describe something. What the hell does it even mean?
"I was shaken but not stirred by the latest Bond film"
"Shaken but not stirred by the latest phone"
...
While we're at it the term 'Licenced to Thrill!!!!' should be banned from the English language.
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nambutu
I love that website!
Yes and that's where I'll give QoS some due credit.
I actually really love the track. Wouldn't mind any homages to it again.