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http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/jun/30/james-bond-movie-script-which-way-now
I stopped reading after this first sentence:
"This may be a heretical thought, but we at the Guardian have always found James Bond films a tiny bit boring".
Blasphemy!
The postman always rings twice.
Well, sometimes thrice.
They obviously prefer spy films in which fictional Guardian journalists are gunned down.
My respect for LG has just gone through the roof. Not only did he direct two of my favourite Bonds -YOLT and SPY, but he also directed Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine. What a legend.
It is incredibly stupid for them to say that. Bond films are so different from each other, I think it's impossible for someone to find all of them boring.
Wow, never knew you worked for The Guardian, @WillyGalore.
I don't like to blow my own trumpet. ;-)
I really don't like Gilbert. For me he is the one who had the series take the twisted road of science fiction and implausible plots and with YOLT was responsible for the first serious drop of quality in Bond movies.
Wait... your saying you Don't believe Connery look's like a Japanese Fisherman in You Only Live Twice?
I rewatched YOLT a couple of months ago. Say what you like about the fantastical nature of the plot/Connery but that volcano set is stunning - a real cinematic treat.
No. He looks more like a Japanese fisherman s friend.
He does look very alien.
Great set. Poor plot.
And, to get back on topic, with all of John Logan's flaws as a plot writer, I would take him over Gilbert easily. He only ever wrote one for his Bond movies.
I would happily see Quantum teased for a return but unless the whole cliffhangar scene was filmed in full? I would just be a little concerned in terms of DC ageing if their is another 3 year gap to Bond 25?
Why do you blame Gilbert for YOLT's plot? Surely it's Roald Dahl who should take the brunt of your stick.
But again, as you know, writers come up with many ideas; some are brilliant, if they are good (and/or lucky), and some can be not good at all. It is a highly fluctuating craft and a good Bond film is not easy, in my opinion. I'm now totally open-minded to see what P&W add to Logan's script. I am glad, in general, that changes are being made. Better now than after filming has begun. It shows that the producers and Mendes care strongly about having a solid script.
Who knows what Mendes and co. have planned. They may be happy with Logan's work but need to add in more thrilling action to try and balance the spectacle with the dark character study. The script could be too dark (I wish!) and needs moments of levity. Either of those two would explain the return of P&W, but since we're all very much on the outside looking in, any guesses at this point are pure conjecture at best.
True, true, but Dahl did not direct YOLT, TSWLM and MR. In the end, they were Gilbert's movies. He is the one who recycled.
So by the same logic, Richard Maibaum only deserves a minimum amount of credit for his contribution?