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Are you having a go at Bond fans or John Glen or both?
Imo Glen gave us some excellent films. Give me TLD over anything post-Glen. It's the last classic Bond movie IMO.
It depends on how you define classic. Is it the collection of elements or the execution? I can understand how some people think that TLD was the last "classic" Bond film in terms of some of the elements contained within the film, but the execution was good but not great. I much prefer the direction of Campbell (in both GE and CR) or Mendes to Glen. Glen had some nice touches (his use of push shots to give a scene more energy) but his "style", such as it was, was pretty played out by the end of his tenure IMHO.
No, this is not a source, we should give too much serious thought.
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/3995/bond-24-rumor-bin/p1
If this article is true, it seems like Mendes does not want originality with Craig's Bond by not wanting a two-part story. Like I've said before, 4th movie curse formula seems likely to be set in motion. Less originality is going to drive the producers once again to follow the same pattern of predictable films during the pre-2006 years. Oh well, I guess 19 out of 23 films is not enough! The world is not enough!
Boom bang, kiss, boom, sacrifice lamb, boom, mwahahaha take over the world, boom, "oh james", the end....
What the hell??? Are you saying Bond 24 can't possibly be any original if it's a standalone film?
It could very well be the 'first part' of a story arc, without B24+25 being a 'two-parter'. I'm almost positive the two films' stories will be linked to one another.
Not wanting to do two full movies in the same amount of time as making one (essentially doubling your load) is a slippery slope? They don't don't want to do twice the work in the same amount of time.. I don't see more focus on the one film is en route to a bad film.
Bond 24/25 wouldn't be the first linked story, as we basically got that in CR and QoS where they literally led into one another and wrapped up things left hanging in the balance between the films (Vesper, Yusef, Quantum). And trust me, if Mendes isn't feeling comfortable with the direction the script/film is going, he will back out. He has openly stated that time and time again.
I have no idea of this 4th film curse Die another Day was bad but Moonraker was hardly week and many put Thunderball well above goldfinger
so no I have no idea what 4th film curse your talking about
Also, though some Bond films aren't critically lauded, they are all very financially successful, so there is no real curse at all for any of the films, also considering that curses are absolutely farcical ideas and only housed in superstitious minds.
I can't imagine Craig doing a DAD. He basically hired Mendes and Babs is clearly on board with the darker, serious direction Craig wants to take Bond.
I'd prefer them to go back to Quantum eventually but I see how they could be leery of it after QoS lacked critical acclaim.
But...I didn't say a thing about GF... :-/
Well, it goes both ways. He didn't advertise himself for the role, nor did he jump at the chance when it was offered to him. The producers had to work hard to get him to play the role in the first place, so clearly they wanted him for it for a reason. Before he signed, I'm sure it was clear to all parties what kind of a Bond he was to play. And yes, he is interested in flawed characters and darker sides, and characters not just staying the same through films, and Barbara is into exploring Bond's character, so it all fits, but interests were surely common and agreed upon from the beginning.
I guess you mean pretty much the same thing, but I'm just saying that it was the producers who wanted to take Bond in that direction first, or they'd have gone for a different actor. :)
Eh? There was never going to be a two-parter (I'm assuming someone would have mentioned it to Mr Craig), so I think it unlikely there would be a script for a two-parter which would thereby require re-writing. :)
If you mean some sort of a story arc, I suppose that's possible.
I have no idea what GF has got to do with any of this, though...
Don't mention anything about GF on these boards? The James Bond Discussion Boards?
YES SIR!
Assuming this are valid assumptions, what do your prefer?
Well, there is a third possiblity. MI6 has also reported that, if Mendes wanted, they would start production early 2014, and still release by the end of the year. I'd prefer this option.
Plus, I'm sick of all these long gaps. I miss having a Bond film every 2 years and I'd like a return to that.
So I'd rather have a Bond film in 2014 even if it means Mendes doesn't return.
This. However, it is looking likely that Mendes will return and if he can't prioritize a late 2013 shooting schedule then I'm in the boat of hoping shooting can start in the first quarter of 2014...just so long as the film gets released at the back end of the same year.
What if it meant a better movie? A year could be the difference between a SF and QOS