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I agree personally.
Except GE is garbage
people who don't like GE are dead to me. These cretins don't deserve to live.
More important than Young? No.
More important than Hamilton? Possibly (Hamilton apparently "regretted" doing 2/3 of his Bond films).
Hyperbole. The general consensus among the movie going public is that he made two very good Bond movies - you could stretch that to one very good and one excellent. And of course there are those (a minority, I'm sure) who would argue he made two classics. Arguing that GE is garbage is like me arguing AVTAK is a masterpiece. You're fully entitled to think it's the worst thing committed to celluloid, but in a wider conversation about directorial legacy it's an eclectic viewpoint that would find little traction in a genuine discussion about Campbell's impact.
I thought Hamilton made 4?
I stand by my comments on GE. Objectively a poor film by pretty much every critera.
CR has its faults as well but is redeemed primarily by much better source material and of course a much better lead actor. What I'd say in Campbell's favour is that he tells a story simply and traditionally, which is a hallmark of the Bond films.
The idea that Campbell is a great action director is debatable for me. Nothing stands out in GE as far as I'm concerned. At least not in a good way.
Says who? You loathe the film and the Brosnan era, so that's understandable, but objectively, I'd say it's a Top 10 Bond title by most standards.
I said after Young.
Glen was workmanlike, but I don't rate his efforts as highly as I do Campbell's.
Agree with you there, it is by no means an objectively bad film. It brought the series back to life after a 6 year drought. Goldeneye is such a fun ride.
The Madagascar and Miami airport scenes in CR are probably two of my favourite action sequences in Bond.
Campbell has had the benefit of strong editors in his two films.
The action in CR is a big improvement on GE. Madagascar is a great scene, even if I have issues with aspects of how it was done. Miami is just a bit too Die Hard for me, and overlong. Not very Bondian. It's a decent enough action scene but does it fit a Bond film?
I didn't like it at first because it's weak in comparison to Madagascar, but over time it's grown on me. The way Bond figures out where Carlos is in the crowd by calling the phone, the special effects work etc. are all great.
The only action sequence I truly despise in CR is the Venice bit at the end.
Probably agree that it tops anything in SP. Not hard.
Funny, again I have issues with the Venice scene but in essence I've always liked that sequence. The idea of a palazzo sinking into the grand canal seems to fit the underlying story about betrayal and loss. For once the fact it's set in Venice actually really seems to fit the story as well.
Well, Vesper has to die, doesn't she? Haven't read the novel and understand her suicide happens stage off in the book. However, for the purposes of the film I think it works well. I don't have an issue with the idea of Bond failing necessarily. He 'fails' as well in SF.
As you say, nicely filmed and designed. I've always loved the 'Don't Look Now' reference as well. An ominous and well judged little homage.
I still sometimes genuinely struggle to believe that GE and CR were directed by the same person.
Con- Campbell - He made the distinctly average GE. Yawn.
That's exactly how I see it.
Sorry I meant to say Hamilton and Gilbert
Wot?
The beauty of the film, and of Green's performance, is that you desperately don't want Vesper to die, and yet it is inevitable. I have a similar reaction to OHMSS.
Oh my god, you're my twin. TWINE is worst. GE was a bad start, and one can see where it's gonna go. TND might be the most successful of the lot, to be honest.