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The Bond Wishlist Thread
Sory if there's a thread already. I couldn't find one apart from the old Bond 24/Spectre one. Anyway I've seen lots of cool ideas and thoughtful comments about where people think the series should go over in the production timeline thread, so I thought it'd be fun to have a thread devoted to that and list some of the stuff we all want in the next one. I'll start
If Craig returns, have him in the DB5 but don't make a massive deal out of it. If it's a new Bond then no Aston Martin at all please. I wouldn't want a spy car in general actually since we only just had the DB10. Instead I'd like to see him drive a vintage Bentley or Jag.
Also, I've been saying this for years but I'd love a Bond bike instead of a Bond car. A Bonneville (decked out by Q) would be perfect for Bond.
Better world building is a must imo. The Craig era is simultaneously the most continuity heavy and has the biggest disconnect between films (with the exception of SF and SP). The MI6 office is changing all the time. Supporting characters disappear or are replaced (Villiers to Tanner). Plot threads are dropped. MI6 seem to be constantly changing their mind about whether they do gadgets or not. I don't want a big story arc or a bunch of films pre planned in advance but just more continuity with the little details (Bond's car, set design, etc) and a general idea of where to go in tone would be nice.
As well as not having an Aston if Craig is gone, I'd ditch Tom Ford and Omega too. I want the next Bond to feel different, like they did to with Moore to differentiate him from Connery.
Stop messing with the gunbarrel. Please. It can't possibly be that hard to get it right.
If Craig returns bring back Blofeld acting solo. If it's a new era then give him and SPECTRE a rest for a while.
A new composer.
Fresh locations we haven't seen in a Bond film before. Lets stay away from the likes of France and Italy.
More diversity. Bond goes all over the world and yet seems to interact almost entirely with white europeans and americans. The Craig era seems to think the answer to this is to just make a couple of the recurring characters black when that's actually entirely unnecessary. Just show us the different cultures of these places, have villains and Bond girls of different ethnicities, etc.
No hacking. And I don't buy the argument that it's unavoidable in a modern context either. Goldeneye showed that you can have technology play a major role in the plot while still keeping it exciting. Loved Spectre and appreciate that they sidelined the Nine Eyes plot in favour of the more personal Bond/Blofeld conflict but Q thwarting the villains plan by hammering away at a laptop is just lazy and unexcusable.
An action scene involving a wingsuit. I want to see great record breaking ariel stuntwork that surprasses what we saw in MR. In fact just pushing the boat out in terms of stunts in general would be cool. The last really good one was the crane jump over a decade ago.
A cast of villains on par with LALD.
A plot as original and inventive as OP and TWINE.
If Craig returns, have him in the DB5 but don't make a massive deal out of it. If it's a new Bond then no Aston Martin at all please. I wouldn't want a spy car in general actually since we only just had the DB10. Instead I'd like to see him drive a vintage Bentley or Jag.
Also, I've been saying this for years but I'd love a Bond bike instead of a Bond car. A Bonneville (decked out by Q) would be perfect for Bond.
Better world building is a must imo. The Craig era is simultaneously the most continuity heavy and has the biggest disconnect between films (with the exception of SF and SP). The MI6 office is changing all the time. Supporting characters disappear or are replaced (Villiers to Tanner). Plot threads are dropped. MI6 seem to be constantly changing their mind about whether they do gadgets or not. I don't want a big story arc or a bunch of films pre planned in advance but just more continuity with the little details (Bond's car, set design, etc) and a general idea of where to go in tone would be nice.
As well as not having an Aston if Craig is gone, I'd ditch Tom Ford and Omega too. I want the next Bond to feel different, like they did to with Moore to differentiate him from Connery.
Stop messing with the gunbarrel. Please. It can't possibly be that hard to get it right.
If Craig returns bring back Blofeld acting solo. If it's a new era then give him and SPECTRE a rest for a while.
A new composer.
Fresh locations we haven't seen in a Bond film before. Lets stay away from the likes of France and Italy.
More diversity. Bond goes all over the world and yet seems to interact almost entirely with white europeans and americans. The Craig era seems to think the answer to this is to just make a couple of the recurring characters black when that's actually entirely unnecessary. Just show us the different cultures of these places, have villains and Bond girls of different ethnicities, etc.
No hacking. And I don't buy the argument that it's unavoidable in a modern context either. Goldeneye showed that you can have technology play a major role in the plot while still keeping it exciting. Loved Spectre and appreciate that they sidelined the Nine Eyes plot in favour of the more personal Bond/Blofeld conflict but Q thwarting the villains plan by hammering away at a laptop is just lazy and unexcusable.
An action scene involving a wingsuit. I want to see great record breaking ariel stuntwork that surprasses what we saw in MR. In fact just pushing the boat out in terms of stunts in general would be cool. The last really good one was the crane jump over a decade ago.
A cast of villains on par with LALD.
A plot as original and inventive as OP and TWINE.
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And, by the way I would take the "plot as original and inventive as OP and TWINE" part anytime and twice on Sunday!
Olga Kurylenko returns as Camile
Jeffrey Wright returns as Felix Leiter
Mathieu Amalric returns as Dominic Greene
Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson presents followd by Gunbarrel
Ralph Fienes, Ben Wishaw, Naomi Harris and Rory Kinnear returns
Eva Green return as Vesper in Flashbacks (Vesper Video). There also can use beach delete scenes from Casino Royale.
Jesper Christensen returns as Mr white in Flashbacks
Quantum stil exist. Mi6 vs Quantum vs Spectre.
Return to L American for Vesper Video/more Marrocco
Hildebrand played by Matthias Schoenaerts if movie be named Hildebrand Rarity
Monica Bellucci returns. Her lack of screentime in Spectre will be because she wil get bigger part (in Property Of A Lady) and be only trater!.
New Composer (Craig Armstrong) who using title song or theme in music.
Group for the title song or instrumental by composer
Alternate cut of the title song or instrumental theme as end credit
Dennis Gasner (Production design) returns
Lee Smith (Editor) returns
Sam Mendes & Thomas Newman not return
No Astin Martin. Inspecialy no DB5!. I like the car variation in QOS.
Be around 2hrs ( 125-130 minutes) and released in 2018 possible Bond 26 in 2019.
I even don't mind it if there name Bond 25: Operation Ruthless (Part 1) and Bond 26: Operation Ruthless Part 2.
and either have David Arnold or someone new (Who can actually compose good music.) to do the score.
Yes to Waltz, only if the script will actually have him wake-up and act.
Kinda to Seydoux: Bond dumps her, she dumps him, or; she follows a tragic path and is blown away by a staged attack by SP (although, of course, Blofeld would have known she would be in the target spot). But if she's back, get rid of her fast.
And flipping damn right and YES to Arnold. The guy gets Bond and the legacy.. He's the best since Barry. Period.
No mention of Madeleine.
Have Spectre as the main villains again but don't connect it to anything either than mention of Blofeld's escape, or show it in the PTS. Just have them have a new evil plan, preferably with the highest stakes of the Craig era.
Bring back Felix.
Lots of fist fighting and another great 1x1 fight.
A main Bond Girl. Needs to be said post SF.
I have mixed feelings about Craig coming back. If he does give his tenure another real "ending" like they tried to do with SP. The continuity between his films sort of makes it appropriate to give his final film a sense of climax.
Yeah
Agree with Arnold
If they are looking for someone new to do the title credits, look no further than this:
http://digg.com/video/american-gods-intro-credits
1. Standalone mission based film
2. under 126 minutes runtime
3. Martin Campbell directs
4. Aidan Turner as Bond
5. No more than 3 action scenes
6. A traditional M, Q and Moneypenny scene
7. No Romance or falling in love subplot
8. Limited gadgets
9. Bond has sex with at least two different women
10. Bond girl who isn't a match for Bond
11. PTS without Bond, focused on main villian, kinda like TDK.
12. Actual vibrant colours, and no wacky filters
13. Humour where appropriate, no forced one liners or wordplay.
14. Bond gets the girl in the end
15. Tribute to Sir Roger Moore
We don t.
Yeah the only actors debuts I have in my top ten are OHMSS (can we even count that as a first since it's the only one he did?), TLD and GE. I think more often than not it takes them a film or two to really find their footing.
Yes.
Seems arbitrary. If it's what the story calls for, sure.
Yes.
If Craig doesn't return and there's no one better, ok.
I think every Bond in my Top 10 has more than 3 action scenes, so definitely no.
Yes.
If the story justifies it, I'm game. But nothing on the level of OHMSS or CR.
Meh, gadgets are fun when done right. Just come up with clever gadgets and use them well.
Yes.
As with the gadgets, doesn't matter to me as long as she's a great character and well acted.
That could be a refreshing change.
Yes.
Yes.
If the story calls for it, yes.
Would be lovely.
Never gonna happen.
???
That would be the death knell of the series, I'm afraid. The mass appeal of the film series is that it always stays contemporary (even at the expense of continuity).
At some point in time when technology really takes over, retro Bond is a natural remedy that audiences likely will love.
Both Bond Girls survive and neither one is evil. After the killing is done and the world is safe, our heroic trio find themselves marooned on let's say a luxury yacht. They have champagne. They have satin sheets....
"Well," says James Bond. "Here we are."
"Yes," agrees Bond Girl #1.
"Here we are," says Bond Girl #2.
Bond goes to the stateroom door. He looks directly into the camera and gives us one of those smug little Daniel Craig smirks we all know and love. He shuts the door in our face. Cue music.
The crowd goes wild. Someone shouts, "DAAAMMN!!"
JAMES BOND WILL COME AGAIN!
Why not? After all, the character has always been a fantasy wish-fulfillment figure, with a voracious sexual appetite the rest of us can only dream about. Why not imply a three-way for him? How kinky is he, anyway? This maintains the formula, but kicks it up a notch.
Drunk indeed.
Although part of me loves it.
This is how Moore's last film should have ended. Genuinely surprised that Bond hasn't had a three way before now to be honest.
I was always under the impression that he made good use of the two gypsy girls in the camp, way back in FRWL. But that just might be me.