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Also, as mcdonbb mentioned, Elswit's choreography was indeed fantastic. Something in the vein of TND—inventive and streamlined action sequences, ample fights staged throughout, big grand-scale plot, ticking clock finale, just the right amount of drama and comedy—would positively be a breath of fresh air at this junction in the series.
I'll agree with that.
That could explain why he was never asked back. At the time I had been disappointed in TND, especially after GE, but now I have more appreciation for it. I never felt there was anything particularly wrong with his direction. TND had decent pacing, was the first Bond since DAF to clock in just under 2 hrs, and certainly felt like a Bond film. I tend to see GE and TND as the '90's equivalent to TSWLM and MR.
After the tearjerker ending of SF and the brotherly love of SP, I'd be more than happy if B25 went the route of something like TND. I think it's okay to have a popcorn Bond film once in awhile.
I honestly don't think Mendes will come back as he tends to do family stories specifically older generation vs younger generations and we had the mom battle of Skyfall and the father/ brother angle in Spectre unless they do a bond child thing in Shatterhand (let's be honest if Mendes comes back there is no need to keep the title in secret as that is the only S title from Fleming left and likely what Mendes will call his third film) which is possible... stupid but possible and technically Fleming accurate (yes the man was just that a man and occasionally did stupid things with his own character the ending of you only live twice for example) I doubt Mendes will see anything he can really bring to the table.
Oh dear. Please no.
Well at least Shatterhand is a Fleming title and their might be some good moments.
I think of those fights- the soundproof room and the paper factory as similar to Ivan and Boris or the fight at Stacey's mansion. So we had gone from a Connery-esque FRWL style fight to Moore. Not much balance in between during the Brosnan era to give him his own individual style, with maybe the exception of the Manticore. In fact, neither TWINE nor DAD had any decent hand to hand combat scenes IMO. The Craig era has corrected this for the most part, although some may argue his fights are a bit too Jason Bourne. I think the fight with Hinx was a pretty good balance really. I'd like to see something akin to the Franks elevator fight in B25.
I definitely had Slate in mind. I have also heard people compare the stairwell fight to Bourne as well. Not sure I agree with that though. I think the stairwell was one of Craig's best and very Bondian actually.
I agree and I enjoy the Slate fight too.. ends in a shock moment which tended to dominate Craig's first two films. Although Brosnan had his shock moments in TWINE dumping the baddie in the trash bin and pushing that thug in a wheelchair into the wall in DAD.
Skyfall featured less but that was ok the shock of th he shock was wearing off. I don't really remember what Bond did in SP except some extraordinary marksmanship.
Maybe not. Though it would be different. Lot of talk, movie inspired by mix of different gengres and seventies grindhouse or what-you-call-it.
Oh and the soundtrack. David Bowie's 'the man who sold the world', when we have montage of Craig putting on his warpaint and choosing his arsenal to take out Brofeld and Irma Bunt.
I didn't realize it was Opposite Day!
Yes, and it's repeated again with the White scene followed by the cringeworthy plane chase. In a way Morocco is the most tonally consistent part of the movie.
I'd get behind Soderbergh. His involvement would pretty much guarantee a lean-and-mean movie, and maybe Craig would like a shorter shooting schedule for Bond.
Tarantino doing a Bond film would be amazing. He proved it with Inglourious Basterds & Hateful Eight imo.
However it would probably only work with a new actor.