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I’m fine with tweaking the gun barrel. I dig that Craig shot new gun barrel footage for each film rather than just rehash old footage and have it be exactly the same every time. I get it, it’s traditional, but it’s one I don’t mind leaving behind.
Just don’t place it in the ending again.
I also love the transition from the Universal logo to the gunbarrel. I remember the excitement on my first watch, because I didn't know where the hell this gunbarrel was going. I kind of expected the large circle to stay in the middle and for Bond to show up from the side.
Yes! That one, I really laughed every time I watched him walk in that gunbarrel, because it's rushed and fast, like he's chasing something but he's not allowed to run, so he walked briskly instead, or he's avoiding being late to work, so he walked like that.😆
I was really disappointed (especially as it's a Universal-distributed 4K release here) that the Universal logo was absent from the disc version of the film whereas it was there in the theater every time I saw it. I remember being at the premiere and not knowing how I felt about that transition (maybe on the second or third viewing as well), but really growing to love seeing it every subsequent time.
Already an improvement. With the blood dripping, and then the white dot sliding down to open up with that first shot, adding extra seconds, it would better.
It features on the UK Blu-ray release but doesn't seem to be available on the US release for some reason.
I didn't get the DVD but I assume it's the same as the Blu-ray release in the UK. I suppose that the differences between releases are down to some sort of rights or distribution issue.
Maybe you meant poses? Because after Craig, I think from here on out, all the Bonds are going to shoot different Gunbarrels for each film.
Yes, that already became the norm in the Craig films, and like you, I can see it continuing. I do miss the visual consistency of reused footage, both in the design of the barrel and the actor's physical performance.
But more anything, I wish they would stick more closely to the classic gunbarrel look, which has more contrast and is more pleasing to look at than the latest, flatter gunbarrels. Or at least come up with something to really rival the classic look. NTTD had the cool dancing reflections of the trees, but tht's practically at the end of the sequence.
However, I do envision the re-filming of the GB for each outing being a possibility as well. I suppose it depends if Eon wants to continue tinkering with the logo for each new film: CGI bullet, blood or no blood, waver or no waver, etc
Controversial opinion: I actually liked the gun barrel in SP being a total throwback to the Binder version, right down to the gun barrel not doing that reflective CGI thing in the Brosnan films. The best part is after Bond shoots his gun he turns into a silhouette like Bob Simmons.
I don’t mind “the dead are alive” text, but I wish Kleinman had just gone the FRWL/GF method where after the gun barrel wobbles it gets smaller and smaller until there’s nothing but darkness, THEN you can put up that text.
I really liked the shade of the red blood. I thought it looked perfect.
In my previous post I almost wrote that I would like that going forward, but I'm not quite sure that's what I want either. I probably want both the design and the footage consistent.
That said, I'm not entirely against the alternative either, as it does keep things fresh. But like you, if the footage of Bond firing changed each time, I'd prefer consistent barrel design.
Interesting subject. Keep too much the same and things can grow stale. Change too much and things can become too unfamiliar. A metaphor for the Bond films themselves, or any running fiction stories.
Apart from that I'm also interested in what kind of variation of the Bond theme they'll use for the opening. It wouldn't have been appropriate for NTTD's gun barrel, but something like Zimmer's 'Back to MI6' feels like it'd work for a new Bond actor's gun barrel. Here's a version of the NTTD gun barrel someone edited with that music:
Obviously it wasn't written for this part of the film so the timing isn't perfect here, but I just love the opening chords over the logo (compared to the distinct, familiar strings of the Bond theme heard at the same moment of Craig's last two gun barrels it gives an entirely different feel - more mysterious almost) before a more bass heavy version of the Bond theme. It helps that Back to MI6 was written with the intention of evoking the idea of Bond... well, returning, so I think something similar would be appropriate for Bond 26.
Yeah, I think Bond on hat is a 60s thing. But anything's possible these days.
For my money, Spectre has the best gunbarrel of the Craig era. Maybe Casino Royale… but it’s too unique to be in the same category. Spectre = best traditional gunbarrel let’s say.
Bond wearing a flat cap in mid-stride flings it at the camera then fires, 2-dimensional blood runs down the screen.
Possibilities there.