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Not much at all in the SP script made much sense.
Here's hoping NTTD's script is a vast improvement...
He tried to kill Bond because that's what Blofeld initially wanted. However since Bond kept evading death and he got so close to base, Blofeld decided to show him his place, and THEN torture him to death.
There are several reasons, why he will never be in the public consciousness like and Odd-job or Jaws, though. For one, his look simply wasn't as distinctive as either of those two. A small detail, but a big one.
Second, and probably more importantly those two both made their debut (one and done for Odd-job of course) in two of the most iconic films in the series. Even if your a fan of SP, you can't deny that it hasn't, nor ever will reach the tentpole status of GF or TSWLM. And that's why Hinx will never compare to those two.
Still think that fight should have been kept for the final reel! Bond and Madeleine should have defeated Blofeld at his base, intercut with M, Q and the rest defeating Denbigh in London. Hinx survives the blowing up of the base and attacks Bond and Madeleine on their return journey! Shorter, neater and a throwback to the earlier movies!
Hinx, IMO probably was one of the coolest elements of SP, but still made little impact on me for the series as a whole. I also feel that way about Stamper and Zao.
Frankly, I think Locque and Gobinda were more menacing than some of the newer henchman.
I'm not sure who the intended iconic henchman for NTTD is supposed to be. This may end up a Bond film with minor villains like Truman-Lodge, Boris, Elvis, etc
Probably Primo.
That would be my guess. Although there doesn't seem to be as much hype surrounding Primo as we had for Hinx. From the initial casting Hinx was intended to be an Oddjob or Jaws for the Craig era.
I feel they could do something now with Hinx to make him iconic, if they wanted to. Now he's suffered physically at the hands of Bond; if they brought him back and did something creative with him... he could be an iconic henchman.
Seems to be nearly confirmed at almost, not quite, 3 hrs (apparently 2 hrs maybe 50 mins.) and that is fine with me. I think it will be a great, fun, adventurous, beautifully and creatively filmed Bond movie with a decent story. Cary and Linus do give me confidence in it.
The film isn't 3D, but I do hope the characters are. ;)
I was thinking the same but in The Netherlands you can only buy tickets for the 3D- screenings. And I asked the cinema themself and they say that it is released in 3-D?
WTF, I do hope the Belgian cinema has more choice because I am not going to see it in 3D, what a moronic choice with a 007 movie.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't shot in 3D. I thought 3D cinema had died a death...
Avatar will be back so 3D cinema is not dead but the likes of Mission Impossible or James Bond are not interesting as 3D, I even did watch the last SW installment in 2D because 3D makes my eyes hurt with a long movie.
Yeah i wasn't sure if films were still being released in 3D. I haven't heard much about it and rarely attend the cinema.
The last film i saw in 3D was Mad Max Fury Road, and it looked awful. The film looks amazing on Bluray though.
I hope I'm wrong here but I keep getting this feeling that's the route the producers are going to go down
I'd sooner see them go for the YOLT novel style ambiguous ending but even with that it would feel unfulfilling to leave Daniel's run as Bond so open ended
Yeah I'd be reluctant to see it too mate. I'd only see it because Daniel is my favourite Bond and after the 5 year wait frankly, I don't have the restraint. I hope he doesn't die but if Bond was too I definitely wouldn't buy the DVD
I appreciate it. I don’t want other serious spoilers like other character deaths / resolutions but I don’t want the experience of watching Bond die (which should never happen) without at least knowing. Too upsetting.
And if it serves the story, let it happen.
Not to say NTTD will make the same achievement. It could fall on its face for all we know. SF was NOT the kind of Bond film I wanted in 2012, but it’s been in my top 3 ever since the day of its release. I don’t want to see Bond die, but if it works for the story and is excellently executes, then I can accept it.
All true. And for the record I really don't think they'll kill Bond, and would be very shocked if they did.
But if NTTD is Bond's Wrath of Khan because of it, then so be it (I don't know anything about Star Trek, so forgive me :P).
Agreed on all counts. One of the biggest points about Bond in general is that he’s not supposed to die! He cheats death and always lives to die another day. It would feel like a betrayal. Fleming brought him back after considering offing him in the FRWL novel; that to me is definitive reason why it shouldn’t happen.
Good point.
Which is why I suggested he may ‘die’. If, and it’s a very big if, they ‘kill’ him off, I’ve absolutely no doubt it’ll be ambiguous. It won’t be definitive.
Yes. I have a feeling / hope we’ll get a very direct YOLT novel adaptation.