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It works perfectly if done right. The Gun barrel in QOS is so rushed and large (around Bond) I hate it and SF (sans the walk) barrels so much.
The gunbarrel was absolutely perfect in CR, and wouldn't change a thing. It always feels like they moved the gunbarrels in QoS and Skyfall because they were some sort of Bond "event" films (The Sequel to Casino Royale; The 50th Anniversary Bond) and I also detest the gunbarrels in these films (moreso QoS). Spectre to me was the first traditional Bond film in the Craig era, and the (great IMO) gunbarrel being at the beginning of it was a breath of fresh air. Of course it regretfully tried to hang on to / tie together all the previous films which was unnecessary and poorly done, but otherwise traditional in a good way.
QoS I love, it has it's own unique tech-y style (the top menu, M's office with the wild computer table and computer screen, even the music), it has IMO Bond's best casual wear in the entire franchise (Port Au Prince, Mathis' villa, Perla de los Dunas), the Bregenz opera sequence is brilliant, I love the sequence between Bond and M when they discover Fields' body with the oil, the plot and how oil is the red herring and water is the actual valuable resource, just great.
Agreed. The only thing I dislike about SP barrel is the barrel itself. No texture. Looks fan made. However at least it’s bit like the crap we got in QOS and SF.
Really? Personally I didn't notice a lack of texture, thought it harkened back to gunbarrels of old quite well. I'd say the QOS / SF gunbarrels lacked texture for sure.
(Quite a few globes in this film: title sequence, Univex logo, Greene Planet logo, Amex logo on Bond's credit card)
The last great gunbarrel for me was Dalton (no, not the bootleg jumping version).
So not a fan of the Brosnan Barrel design?
Or someone far away, possibly? People call it stiff, but it's the best stance for me by a mile as it is actually the stance of someone firing a gun, rather than someone just pretending to. I still like the others but Brosnan's (and Craig's gunbarrel in CR) are the best examples of what a marksman's stance actually should be. Solid, square, and in control.
Agreed!!!
I agree 100%, he moves with such smooth confidence.
I don't watch James Bond movies for a realistic marksman's stance, especially since these are actors portraying a fictional character pretending to fire a gun. I prefer style over substance in this case. If I wanted reality, I'd got to a gun range to see that.
Well, that's fine - but your criticism of the stance is based on it not looking like it would be an accurate shot considering how high the gun was levelled. It may be a fictional character, but it's a character that is supposed to be an expert marksman. For me, it certainly adds to it when they look like they're doing it the way it should be done, while still looking confident and stylish to fit the nature of what a gunbarrel is. I think it meets that criteria across the board. Different strokes, I guess. :)
I agree, and Brosnan nails this criteria
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Best of luck! I'm sure that'll be an interesting read.
Please do! I'd love to read it.
Me too.
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I prefer it to SF actually...
Where SF poses, QoS knuckles you in the gonads