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I am proposing that there was a more interesting film in DAD that didn't rely upon this weary trope, and that Colonel Moon/Sun could have been a more interesting villain. Furthermore, I'd argue that the high point of DAD as is is not Moon (he has so little screentime, and presence), but Bond's incarceration and struggle to prove to M that he has not been turned. The introduction of Graves coincides with the downslide of the film. Aside from the initial villainy, what you are describing is what happens in GoldenEye. Most people found that a superior film to DAD.
I hope we get to see the final Fleming book titles used (except 007 in New York) but I really hope that they don't use chapter titles. Most of them sound like pulpy, detective dime-novel titles and don't sound very Bond-ish to me. Given Fleming's writing style and his ability to turn a phrase using a quote from a poem like DAD is a good choice that sounds like it *could* be from Fleming.
Burden of the Past
Or..."Scuba do or die"
not that this lends any credence to the rumor but wasn't it rumored early on that Mendes wanted "red" in the title...
Milton Krest was used in LTK but what would fans say if the main villain of Bond 23 was to be named Milton Krest?
Just a thought I'd like to find opinions on.
I can see them using Property of A Lady which I like. I like Risico. The Hilbrand Rarity lacks style. It's more appropriate for a book but not so much a Bond film. '007 in New York' is a ridiculously bland name for a Bond film and even a tiny Bond short story. Fleming should have gone with Reflections in a Carey Cadillac. I can't help thinking that if it wasn't Fleming but one of the continuation authors who thought up the name 'OO7 in NY', people people would be condemning it.
Here' s an appropriate title for Bond 23: 5 hours of action in a 2 hour film. :)
Heaven's uninvited.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3247987.ece
I'm coming around to The Hildebrand Rarity as a title (I do like both Property of a Lady and Risico) lately. I think it would work best if what the "Hildebrand Rarity" is would be left as a mystery and not revealed until the end, like something that makes a woman with the last name of Hildebrand special. Perhaps the last of her family that has some special trait that only occurs every few generations? Sounds very Flemingesque as long as what the trait is isn't too over-the-top.
Win, Lose or Die would be a great title or Nobody Lives Forever.