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if so Fine Fincher to direct Batman post Nolan Mendes or Nolan to do bond 24..Agreed?
A member said on here that Purvis and Wade are best as "ideas" guys; it's the execution that doesn't always deliver. TWINE is the most obvious example. I felt like they had a pretty interesting premise with the kidnapping schemes and Elektra's plans to expand the scope of her family's pipeline. Yet, the way the film actually plays out, the whole concept has the wind taken out of it. So with that being said, I find Purvis and Wade to be a valuable asset, it's just that we need someone like Logan to step in to steer things in the right direction. A good director helps too.
Tamahori was reported to have come up with the whole ending to DAD, and although I think its one of the worst Bond films, the plotting is actually quite clever, and I love the first third of it (okay, surfing apart).
I always thought Casino Royale was unfilmable, because all the action happens in the first third of the book. What P&W did [very cleverly I thought], was make that the second half of the film, by creating a well plotted and believable back story leading up to the Casino scenes. That shows the class of their abilities to me.
It was also clear (and I saw them give a talk just after DAD came out) that they were very uncomfortable with Brosnan-era Bond films, the comic book gimmickry, and wanted to return to a more Fleming-esque story. They did that and the Series took off again.
I trust them more with Bond at the moment than anyone else in the world (apart from Michael Wilson, who has commissioned them for every Bond film since TMD, because he knows that too).
I couldn't agree more.
Nolan, frankly, would be too powerful for Wilson and Broccoli; he'd demand complete control in a way that other recent directors have not.
In contrast, Mendes is hungry, looking for a career boost through Bond; his recent films have not done very well.
i agree with both of you- but i think Nolan could write a bond flick. Him and his brother. and have someone else direct.
I suggest you read my thoughts on DAD ;) 4th review down.
http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/movies/dad_reviews.php3?t=dad&s=dad
As for P&W, or as I like to call them, Dumb and Dumber, I'd rather have my building's janitor write it, I hear he once had a "C" in Grade 6 English literature.
First: Nolan does have some humor. Page's character in Inception, as well as Tom Hardy's character. Notable "don't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling *pulls out grenade launcher*"
Second: Complete control (pretty much) has been given to Mendes and Craig together, so why not the Nolan crew and Craig/whoever. I mean I'd like to think if there was ever a point to say no, Babs and Michael could say 'no' but DAD doesn't back that up :P
Third: Mendes 'recent' films, first, aren't that recent. He doesn't have a large track record, and for someone with so few films, he's quite the big hitter in both the critics eyes and in the viewers' wallets. What films of his 'as of late' haven't done well?
Fourth: Nolan could definitely provide an intelligent, suspenseful, even thrilling plot. His action scenes would be beautiful. But Nolan is a man who writes the images in his head, so I think he'd have trouble writing and not directing.
Fifth: I would LOVE for the producers to let a writer/director on board, like Nolan. Often the best pictures are made as a result. Both the Nolan Crew and Quentin Tarantino can create pure entertainment, because everything comes straight from them. It flows easier when writing and directing is done by the same person. That rumor of one of the writers directing Quantum of Solace would have been interesting if it fleshed out.
then again, who could ?
Harsh but true!
In Hollywood, you're only as bankable as your last film, and Mendes' last was Away We Go.
I liked Inception but thought that, in terms of excitement, his OHMSS homage scenes paled in comparison to the original.
I still feel that, at the end of the day, the Bond films are more producer-driven than writer- or director-driven. And note that Nolan uses his wife as his producer. I doubt there's room for a third producer on Eon films (McClory is the exception, but Eon was trying to stave off a lawsuit at the time.)
Babs and MGW are protecting their families' nest egg. They knew better than to allow Haggis (widely praised for CR, rightly or wrongly) to go with the "Vesper's child" storyline in QoS, for instance.
Maibaum produced some good stories and entertaining scripts. Fans of 'dour' Bond may not like them, but by comparison with the Brosnan scripts they were works of art.
Why would I do that? Maibaum has produced some wonderful scripts in the past, includuing Mel Gibson's Ransom which was all done without MGW's interference I might add.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Sammy, but isn't Maibaum unable to contribute to anymore Bond storylines - especially the one's we've been talking about here - namely the Brosnan/Craig ones? I do think it's very churlish of you to want to lay the blame at such a brilliant and highly esteemed screenwriter especially when they're in their final resting place. How tacky.
I think their '80s track record was pretty great! Only one dud as far as I'm concerned.
Maibaum was refreshingly honest about his scripts. I remember an interview where he was talking about AVTAK and how he may have overdone it with Zorin's backstory.
Agree 100% with this! The only good job they did was Casino Royal and that was only because they stayed mostly true to the book.
We need someone new and fresh.
....but they didn't stay true to the book, apart from the basic outline of the story. There was a lot of new material they had to come up with for the film to be effectively updated. Like someone previously said, the first 50 minutes of Casino Royale is efffectively a brand new script.
Wilson has had nothing to do with the stories of the recent Bond films or their scripts. His last film as you know, was Licence To Kill. He didn't write the Brosnan/Craig films, so why blame him?
The point I was trying to make was, Wilson's "poorly conceived plot outlines" were done in collaboration with Maibaum as they worked together for five films. They're both responsible for the outcome as is everyone else who worked on those films. Maibaum's past films have nothing to do with it. Bond films are a team effort. From The Spy Who Loved Me on, Wilson has had his foot in the door.
I personally believe he has a far better handle on Bond than Barbara Broccoli. What "tinkering" and "interference" do you think he has done that offends you? Unless, if it's anything from For Your Eyes Only - Licence To Kill, you may have a point but even then it was a joint effort, otherwise it's unfair to lay the blame at his door as he didn't write any of the other films in question, namely, as you said, the Brosnan and Craig films we're talking about.
And come on, it's not like I'm the first person to speak ill of the dead. It's hardly that big of a crime and I bet you I won't be the last to do so, even if it's not the 'done' thing to do.