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I remeber a Clip where she explained that she embroiders cushions with dirty words for her set colleagues :-).
No halfway reliable rumour exists that Boyle wanted Bond to die. And I cannot for the world get what should be interesting in Bond dying.
You mean Oscar-worthy like Halle Berry?
The description "McQuarrie/Wright type" as opposed to Nolan seems rather inappropriate, since McQuarrie and Wright could hardly be more different and McQuarrie freely borrowed from Nolan in Fallout.
Bond has already fallen in love, gone on a vicious revenge rampage, grown old, lost a de facto parent, faced off against an ultimate nemesis, come full circle.
I understand that the only narrative space one can move into for Craig’s swan song is death.
But such a move would be, for me at least, a complete and utter disaster. It would, if indeed it transpires, crash a tenure already seriously derailed by Mendes.
In fact, one wonders whether it is possible for John Glen’s action-based savoir faire (the last great era) will ever return in this drama-obsessed world we find ourselves in.
They had a golden, missed, opportunity following Skyfall; it ended with Bond revitalized and ready to back in action. It was a perfect time for a completely stand alone, big, adventure with Bond living large and saving the world .
Some have said that SPECTRE was a return to an old school Bond; it wasn’t even close.
Yep I agree they seemed to attempt an “old school” Bond with Spectre, Talos7.
I just don’t think Mendes was up to it.
At first I thought the overly serious Craig was the problem, but then you look at Timothy Dalton, a similar type of actor in my opinion, and you know that these types can still flourish given the right framework.
That framework should be exotic locales, solid action and glittering savoir faire. That’s what Bond is, at least to me.
Craig CAN deliver this. Casino Royale is in my top three and unlikely to be dislodged. We just need the right director and script.
.... or at least a “ Bond in his prime” film in between OoS and SF
Tracey Ullman seems to share Cary's opinion of her! :))
Well I remember...
I remember don’t worry
How could I ever forget
It was the first time the last time
We ever met
This
This!
That’s one of the most jarring things about SF. We had two movies establishing CraigBond as a rookie, each with an ending that said “Now he’s finally, completely Bond.” Then we get SF portraying him as old and washed up. Not only did that rob us of seeing Craig in a straightforward movie playing Bond in his prime, but it also ignored a timeline that had just finished his rookie phase. Kinda skipped over something there.
God forbid he should enjoy saving the world!
Sure the could , particularly with a Connery type film. We all go through times in our lives that ate more taxing when there is more introspection. Which skillful writing and direction, a film, or couple of films could have been done where Craig’s Bond’s emotional complexity could have been minimized, but not eliminated.
I hate to keep bringing up the MI series but they handled Hunts emotional/ domestic story beautifully; it was deeply explored, too much for some, in MI:3. In the next one MI:GP they create some distance and concentrate on an unrelated story. It’s present, particularly at the end, but does not drive the story.
There is no mention of it In RN , and finally it is addressed and wrapped up in FO. The next film will be a clean slate.
Bond’s emotional complexity could have been handled much more skillfully , without weighing down the character. Unfortunately, they did not contact me. ;)
More images from Knives Out.
Thats why i'm glad we got Blood Stone. It checks all those Boxes for me at least, and is one of my favorite Bond games.
That's why we need Bruce Feirstein back on the series, he knows the humor and seriousness well, without overdoing it.
True. Absolutely fantastic game.
I completely agree. Bond needs him right now.
I agree with you from a personal fan perspective. 2012 was the start of a long drive down a massive dead end for this Bond IMO. But at the same time the box office and critical acclaim says otherwise.
The John Glen era was indeed the last great period for Bond in my view. I don't see EON ever trying to return to that approach though and frankly I doubt it's possible. You could argue they tried it with Brosnan and that produced one of the worst string of movies in the series history.
Change is inevitable. I'm just hoping the next iteration is more up my street.
I think given the influence of Bourne and then the superhero films during the Craig era it was inevitable they go down this route.
Bond 25 Will Follow 'Casino Royale' Story Arc, Says Cary Fukunaga
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/movies/bond-25-will-follow-casino-royale-story-arc-says-cary-fukunaga/ar-BBQit0V?ocid=ientp
That´s why I think all this circle of Craig´s era thinking is wrong, and it would make a lot of sense if CF either built on CR and QoS and ignored SF and SP (which I find unlikely to come true), or again completely re-invent Bond (which doesn´t seem too far-fetched).
How? Film audiences know Bond to be in his 40s and enjoying life at least since the 70s.
About the clean slate, that´s what me and I think a lot of other People too thought after QoS ;-).
The Problem I have with These domestic Affairs or private angles is that on an iconographic level the protagonist´s Motivation turns from idealistic to selfish in this bigger context of a secret Agent´s world. The very term ´Agent´implies that he does Things for others, not for himself. If a Family Father tries to Rescue his Family, that would amount to the same. But if a secret Agent who works for the Government or some other Organisation suddenly is busy with private Affairs, he doesn´t do his proper Job. In real life there is of Course this dichotomy, but in a 2-hour movie, it tends to be a subliminal call to anarchy.