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I hope he reimagines Classic Bond like Spielberg reimagined Classic adventure serials that inspired him with Indiana Jones.
The biggest obstacle to 'Nolan on Bond' is EON. His brand is so big that they may not want him to overshadow themselves and their character.
This is why I think the chances of him ever getting the job are less than 50%.
That said, it's interesting we all seem to suppose this. Again, well warranted. But what would a Nolan Bond look like if he decided to go the more down-to-earth CR route that was partially inspired by his own gritty reset of the Batman franchise? It has been well-remarked at this point that BATMAN BEGINS was a big budget arthouse film. Would fans want him for an arthouse Bond? Or is part of wanting him to do a Bond the promise of a return to the larger-than-life stuff?
I think I'd give him more leeway than another director just because I think he has the creative chops and the passion for the series to really pull out all the stops and give us something special no matter what direction he chooses to go in.
Having said all that, he's not a one note film maker. It's true that he went in a specific direction for BB, but since then his approach has been emulated, even by others on Bond. So I'd imagine he'd want to surprise us again, and the thing that hasn't been done well since 60s/70s heyday is a larger than life entry.
I still think EON may be the problem because of his fame and big name status (similar to how they don't like big name actors for Bond).
I'd be completely down for that! Bring it on.
Few years old but I hadn't seen it.
Now I know what I was missing.
Cate Blanchett is just amazing in this. I really painful and realistic performance. She has great support from Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale and Alec Baldwin. But it's Blanchett's film.
I think Woody Allen's theme here is lies and deciet. But it's funny, disturbing and in my opinion one of his best.
While I have never been much of a fan of Connery on the whole, this is probably my favourite film of his. Connery and Snipes, play off one another nicely. I have to admire Connery's beard. I would kill to be able to grow a fine beard like that. Alas, I have to make do with a goatee. Hairs too wispy on the cheeks, you see.
A bit late 80s/early 90s vibe to it (the anti-Japanese thing and all) but definitely worth seeing for Connery and Snipes. I may give it a rewatch again soon.
This was supposedly it. This was the one big one I missed during 2017 proper. I sat down really excited to watch one of the best movies of all time! Willem Dafoe is amazing! I'm so ready!
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This is the worst movie I have ever watched. I spent the duration of the end credits screaming at my television, cursing the fact that I must now be trapped in a mirror universe as I am not only the sole person who thinks this film has nothing redeeming about it other than the times Willem Dafoe is on screen, I'm apparently the sole person who thinks this movie is anything less than a Citizen Kane for the 21st century.
I have a million reasons for feeling this way, most of all the terrible actress and character that is Halley. I just spent two hours watching her be a whiny (Edit) person and horrible parent. If this film is Moonee's story then why the hell did this woman get so much of the screentime?
But whatever. Fine. We get to the ending. Moonee is crying. Her childhood is in shambles and possibly her future. Willem Dafoe hasn't swooped in and saved her like every other movie would have done. That's cool. That's ballsy. That's dark. And then...
She gets whisked away by her friend to Disneyland in a sequence that was FILMED WITH A GODDAMN CELLPHONE. Yeah I get it. It didn't actually happen, this is in her head, it's a dream sequence, blah blah blah. But that's EXACTLY the problem. She's still had her life turned upside down because of her shitty idiot mother, and that doesn't change just because we saw her dream of Disneyland. And then it cuts to black, and that's it, and I've wasted two hours of my time and a considerably larger piece of my soul by watching this film.
If you've seen this movie, that means you love it. And if so, I ask... God, WHY?
If you've not seen this movie, I beg you... God, DON'T!
0/10
It left me broken.
I remember I didn't fully understand the plot when I watched the film. I did run into an interesting article, an excerpt of which I'd like to quote here (SPOILERS):
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(The article also quotes the following exchange between Jingo Asakuma and Smith as evidence that the first, superficial reading of the plot isn't accurate)
ASAKUMA
You know in Japan, the one who confesses to the murder…doesn’t have to be the one that did it. It’s an old tradition that, out of loyalty…an innocent man will take the rap for his boss. It’s his duty.
SMITH
That’s not what happened here. That Richmond guy would have done anything to make that deal go through. He was working with Ishihara. A yuppie facilitator, a hustling business samurai. Wave of the future.
ASAKUMA
If you say so.
SMITH
If I say so? Look, I’m a cop. It’s my business to know these things. Besides…what about Connor?
ASAKUMA
What about him?
SMITH
The guy’s always right.
ASAKUMA
If you say so.
The complete article discusses this point and the plot in a more detailed manner. I'm not sure what to make of it, but the possibility that the film has a
Strictly a meat and potatoes man. Great to see LTK's Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa here. I always thought Sean and Wesley Snipes had good chemistry. Been ages since I've seen it. I'll have to track down a copy.
I watch TDKR more than the other two, though I am a IMAX junkie the film looks fantastic.
Start of a franchise? If that does happen I can see following films being made for a 12A cert and thus watering down what would be films for grown-ups.
I'm hoping they make the sequels but fearful it may not come to fruition due to the apparent backlash by the PC nutters.
Heard a lot of good things about it,so im looking forward to it.
Gal Gadot could have been a good Bond girl, don't you think?
Definitely....still time ;)