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I think NTTD is a very satisfying end to Daniel's Bond story. And with the film being so bold, and with that story arc and that ending, it occurs to me that does make the next Bond film wide open for possibilities - it could go in many directions. That's great!
Meanwhile, I look forward to the dvd of NTTD and dissecting it bit by bit. It is not perfect, but I like it so very much. Also, do any of you know if there is a book being made on this one? I think there is ... please let me know. Thanks!
But I won't forgive them for killing off Craig's Bond. Could've been handled better without killing him off. But that's that.
There is the making of book coming out soon.. https://www.amazon.com/No-Time-Die-Making-Film/dp/1789093597/?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=3ce1b876-0a55-4df3-b831-f015e3475dd6&pd_rd_wg=40m4K&pf_rd_r=E4QVJRTZ5F1HNB3F2ZY9&pd_rd_w=E9etm&pd_rd_r=c45d0087-386f-4e86-8396-b9fcf9565054&ref_=ci_mcx_mr_hp_m
I thought he was much closer to Fleming in SF. He’s too much of a reckless thug in CR, but that was the point, because they wanted to have Craig’s Bond have a character evolution. By the time we got to SP, they were definitely shifting more towards Cinematic Bond, at least in a way that made sense for Craig’s interpretation. IMO, he’s at his best in SP. I loved little touches like leaving behind a bottle of expensive champagne for Q as compensation for the Aston Martin. The Bond in CR probably would have never been that courteous.
I don't know. No popcorn release till november in Australia, Maybe ??? 😒
English movie goers must know the taste results ? :-c
"This movie is somewhat watchable if you manage to convince yourself that the hero is Ronald Bond, brother of the more famous and successful James Bond. Ronald of course, unlike his brother, is not the suave charmer and rascal type, but has more of a polish wrestler look and demeanor. Ronald has to rely on fools luck more than skill and intelligence to save his ill conceived ways of handling things. At the start of the movie for instance, he manages to raze two entire blocks of houses whilst trying to perform the simple task of taking out a bad guy with a snipers rifle. Not only that, but he also manages to miss the intended target.
He then proceeds to chase said villain into a helicopter that takes off and flies around over a huge crowd of people. Unlike his brother James, who would simply have disposed of the bad guy and then asked the pilot to land at some convenient location, Ronald finds it a good idea to also try and take out the pilot at the same time although should he succeed, the heli would undoubtedly crash into the crowd. Fools luck saves him this time though.
We get another show of his ineptness later on when he escapes out of a window. Since the bad guys chasing him would have no option but to follow him the same route, his brother would undoubtedly just turned around, wait for them to exit and them pick them off one by one with his Beretta. Ronald here of course just continues running and tries to speed off in his car resulting in a car chase. Fortunately someone must have called in a bomb threat because the city, Rome, is almost completely devoid of people. I know this, because I have been in Rome, and there's people and cars everywhere.
Later on when a woman he has, like only an idiot can, fallen in love with at first sight gets kidnapped by bad guys he proceeds to go after them in an aeroplane. His brother would of course just kept his distance, landed close to where the kidnappers cars stopped, and then snuck over to take care of business. Not so Ronald, he proceeds to attack them with the plane itself, seemingly without a plan. After failing miserably, as predicted, the plane crashes through a wood. Sheer luck however, not skill, eventually makes it so that he ends up at the same place as the baddies, most of them disposing of themselves in a crash, and thus lets him save the girl.
Ronalds plan for the end game has to be seen to be believed. After finding out somehow where the bad guy has his bad guy compound, Ronalds plan is simple; even though the villain knows his name, what he looks like and who he is, he will just go there, waltz right in, hope to be taken to the villain, tell him that he has come to kill him, and then do so. That's it, that's the whole plan. For some reason bringing a girl along also seems like a good idea.
All great fun though but watching James Bonds brother clown and clumsy his way through an adventure like this makes one long for an actual James Bond movie, it has been too long!"
SP is flawed, but it will never bore me like the cheap euro actioner that QOS tries to be. It’s like the kind of forgettable film Gerard Butler makes for a dime.
Great review old chap, even if I don't agree with a lot of it
Likewise. I'm gonna go catch it for a 2nd time soon. Its an enjoyable Bond movie, and a pretty good one too, there is no doubt about that. All good except for how the ending was handled. Could've been so much more......
For me the movie ended with Bond going full Rambo in the forest and avenging Felix.
After the last 20 months or so we really needed it to be the Skyfall ending with Bond doing what he does best.
Hell! Here’s a radical idea. Have this film finished with what would normally be a pre title sequence opening. With Bond out on a new mission. (Could’ve utilised the tunnel gun-barrel idea here) and end the film knowing Bond (even with a family) will endeavour.
That’s what we needed hope! Unfortunately the film was made before the world went to shit.
Yesterday I watched it for the second time with 5 friends of mine and they all adored it.
I made this point earlier on in the thread. It's a grim irony Barbara Broccoli made a point about returning to the cinema after coronavirus. She said it is a time of celebration and community spirit (or words to that effect - the interview is on YouTube so you can hear the exact quote) ... and she gives the world a film where the hero dies. Not much to celebrate, is there?
The way he avenged Felix reminded me a lot of FYEO's car kick kill. And I liked it because of it.
It’s straight from the YOLT novel! I liked that n
Great post. I agree with pretty much all of this. However, IMO the pre-title sequence of NTTD reverts back to the tone of CR. The infuriating confusion occurs when the lighter tone starts straight after!! But you are so right with your analysis of the tonal confusion of the Craig era in general.
As a fan, I feel not taken seriously, to say the least. Do they plan to do a character and formula reset with each new Bond actor?
It seems that Craig was not able to say goodbye to the role with dignity and allow the change of Bond actor without compromising the image of the Bond character with such silly ideas that destroy the fun of the franchise legacy.
The character of Bond in movie is more important than the actor who plays him!
Did anybody else make a quip up in their head?
“I had a brother his name was Felix Leiter, this however Ash, is going to really heavy”
Flips car.
Well the guy said he'd only return for the money so it's not as if he cared about the character or the fans. (I'm not saying Sean Connery had inherent love for the character nor the producers, it's clear he didn't, but at least his Bond survived!). I'm assuming Craig gave his blessing to killing off Bond. It's not as if he said "I refuse to star in this film if you kill Bond."
I'm near certain it was the opposite reaction.
He was happy to see his Bond die because it stopped Barbara Broccoli pestering him to make more films. She wanted him to make more films. What better exit strategy than to say "I'll return and make my fifth film on the contractual condition James Bond dies."
Hopefully Barbara Broccoli or MG Wilson or Daniel Craig will give an interview in the near future and explain why they made the decision to kill James Bond. It will give some fans adequate closure on the topic. If the producers never address the topic I can't see how No Time To Die and Craig's era in general will unite the fanbase. Without adequate explanation from the producers, many loyal fans will regard the death of James Bond as a permanent blight on the franchise. The casual Bond fan won't care. The casual fan is the majority demographic EON/MGM rely on to keep the franchise profitable. The producers made a calculated gamble and assumed most Bond fans won't be too bothered the world's favourite secret agent died. The box office total will determine if their gamble paid off!
I'm not even sure he's really dead. It wouldn't surprise me if he somehow survived and underwent plastic surgery to stay off the radar. Which would also be very convenient because of the new actor playing Bond.