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Skyfall to have a 'Magical 60's feel'

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  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    I'm not getting too excited about this. All the films are billed as being a throwback to the days of Connery, and Wilson is very vague about what a "magical 60s feel" actually is. Plus, it was first reported in People, and the last time they ran a story on Bond, it was to claim that Megan Fox had been cast as the lead Bond Girl in SKYFALL less than a week before the November announcement.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited December 2011 Posts: 14,579
    Yes, it's a pity that rumor wasn't fact... :-S Did they honestly think anyone would fall for it?

    Considering the 'magical 60's feel' covers a wide range of film-making techniques, let's just continue to speculate. My overall excitement for SF has died down a bit for now, but I'm sure it will rise again soon.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    QBranch wrote:
    Did they honestly think anyone would fall for it?
    Probably not - but they knew that the press conference was coming up, and they knew that a lot of people were paying attention to The Daily Mail. I can only assume that they decided to run a bogus story like that so that people would see it and ask themselves "How could The Daily Mail miss that?" and so turn to the next issue of People. In other words, it was little more than a ploy to exploit The Daily Mail's connections to the film for their own gain, and if nothing else, is proof that tabloids cannot be trusted.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    edited December 2011 Posts: 5,745
    shadowonthesun wrote:
    I'm not getting too excited about this. All the films are billed as being a throwback to the days of Connery, and Wilson is very vague about what a "magical 60s feel" actually is.

    The source I read it from said Wilson mentioned "Goldfinger" so, taking that in a DRASTIC manner, we can expect more camp, less action as was rumored with Mendes, much dialogue b/w Bond and Bardem (yay), and a big finale.

    But like I said, that's drastic.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    No, we can't expect that, and for two reasons: first of all, every film is described as being remniscent of the 1960s. They did it with QUANTUM OF SOLACE, and how much of the 60s did you see in that?

    And secondly, Mendes said at the press junket that there will be "plenty of action"; his was dispelling rumours that he was doing rewrites of the scipt to try and bait an Oscar.

    Stop reading too much into these things. You're only going to be disappointed when the film comes out.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    edited December 2011 Posts: 5,745
    shadowonthesun wrote:
    No, we can't expect that, and for two reasons: first of all, every film is described as being remniscent of the 1960s. They did it with QUANTUM OF SOLACE, and how much of the 60s did you see in that?

    And secondly, Mendes said at the press junket that there will be "plenty of action"; his was dispelling rumours that he was doing rewrites of the scipt to try and bait an Oscar.

    Stop reading too much into these things. You're only going to be disappointed when the film comes out.

    You didn't address him mentioning Goldfinger.

    And the term 'drastically' was sprinkled in there quite a bit. I don't necessarily believe/hope any of what I stated occurs. I just want a good film I'll enjoy upon every viewing. I got that with QoS, and I expect nothing less if not way more from the current team. Whether or not it has a '60's feel' is up for time to tell, but we know the writer, Logan, the director, Mendes, and the actor, Craig are all passionate with the books and films from the 60's, so I wouldn't doubt there will be at least a hint in the final product.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    <em>Goldfinger</em> is always held up as the epitome of the 1960s. If you looked back at all the times an upcoming film was pitched as having a "1960s feel" to it, <em>Goldfinger</em> is probably the film that it gets compared to.
  • timmertimmer
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    James Bond producer Michael G. Wilson has revealed that latest installment Skyfall will have a "magical 1960s feel".
    Wilson teased that the upcoming 23rd Bond movie will channel 1963 classic Goldfinger to create a "very special" cinema-going experience.
    "The director Sam Mendes and Daniel [Craig] are taking it back to a '60s feel - more Sean Connery," he told The People. "I think that's what the fans wanted.
    "There's a magical Goldfinger feel ­surrounding it all. It's all very exciting. I can't wait for people to see the movie because I think we're making a very special Bond."
    From the linked article. These words are music to my ears. I do hope Wilson's Goldfinger radar is well tuned. If SF could get back to a Connery/Goldfinger vibe, this movie could be something very special. :-bd
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    Except that <em>Goldfinger</em> is a horrible film, since both Bond and Goldfinger are completely incompetent (Bond spends most of his time in captivity; Goldfinger builds an elaborate model of Operation Grand Slam directy above Bond's cell, with convenient openings for Bond to listen to him). The film is also filled with unnecessary subplots - like Tilly - that come out of nowhere, end abruptly and without resolution, and only serve to pad the film's running time out.
  • tqbtqb
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    shadowonthesun wrote:
    Except that <em>Goldfinger</em> is a horrible film, since both Bond and Goldfinger are completely incompetent (Bond spends most of his time in captivity; Goldfinger builds an elaborate model of Operation Grand Slam directy above Bond's cell, with convenient openings for Bond to listen to him). The film is also filled with unnecessary subplots - like Tilly - that come out of nowhere, end abruptly and without resolution, and only serve to pad the film's running time out.

    but it does have a special vibe to it.

    although i do like Thunderball more than GF i think. Thunderball was gorgeous to look at.
  • timmertimmer
    edited December 2011 Posts: 4,622
    shadowonthesun wrote:
    Except that <em>Goldfinger</em> is a horrible film
    %-(
    Except, I will just have to respectfully disagree with you there. GF rather is a perfect Bond film. Flawless in every way. I wouldn't change a frame. Every day I pause to marvel at its sheer Bondian brilliance. If Bond fandom were a religion, there would be a special GF prayer. The Goldfinger, it would be called ^:)^

    "There's a magical Goldfinger feel ­surrounding it all."
    Wilson could offer no higher praise. All I can says is :-O Wow!
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    Okay, but I still think most of the characters are idiots for most of the film, and only achieve anything by blindly stumbling into it. So I think it would be a very poor film for SKYFALL to aspire to. They'd be better off aiming for FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE with a dash of THUNDERBALL.
  • timmertimmer
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    I'D settle for a FRWL with a dash of TB. No complaints there.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited December 2011 Posts: 14,579
    ^ A shplendid choishe there, @shadowontheshun and @timmer. My two fave Connery outingsh.
  • timmertimmer
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    QBranch wrote:
    ^ A shplendid choishe there, timmer. My two fave Connery outingsh.
    But credit Shadow. I'm still in thrall of Wilson's "magical Goldfinger feel" comment.

  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Done. Edited and re-credited.

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