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I'd be happier to have Maddy back on board if only the two leads showed actual chemistry-- and I don't fault DC for this. It just seemed like Lea was out of her depth-- talking about how cocktails can get her in trouble, and then ordering a dirty martini... She was an actress not fit for the role (the polar opposite is the quirkiness of Eva Greene as a performer, and how she was able to tap into the complexities of Vesper Lynn).
[Bond,Madeline,M,Q AND Tanner all stand at a Private Ceremony]
[Camera zooms in on Bond and Madeline]
Preist: We are gathered here today in the sight of God ....to Bring together a man and a woman who's love knows no limit. Now to let the beloved speak.
Madeline: [Pauses ans Smiles] James ....you are the love of my life. You are my everything, out of my whole Life nothing has ever gone right. Until Now. Your the Spy who Loved me and i wouldn't trade you for anything else in this World.
[Bond smiles with his peirceing blue eyes looking into Madelines]
Bond: You once told me i had a choice ....whether i wanted to spend my life hunting and being hunted[he grabs her hand] and i can tell you now that I've done enough of that ......and i chose you.
Priest: By the power vested in me i now pronounce..[ Bond and Madeline Kiss passionately.
M: Husband and Wife[q,tanner and money penny laugh]
M: So....now that your finished Bond where will you go?
[He looks at Madeline and she looks back at him]
[Cut scene to a newly built log cabin in Scotland and Bond and Madeline look up at the Skyfall statue]
Madeline: Are you sure this where you want to start a new life?
[Bond looks at her smiling and looks back out] Come on.
[[The Camera pan rises behind them as they walk down the hill together to the Brand New Skyfall Lounge] Roll Credits.
Or you could see him, in a Elvis costume, working his way up in Vegas. He winks at the camera, as he recognises Blofeld is alive too. The villain is standing across the street, with a cowboy hat or completely in drag. Maybe both. "Everybody's Talking" starts playing.
Well said. Interestingly we're not even at the half way point between SPECTRE and B25's release, and I think the audience has probably forgotten about Maddy already.
I already posted some jokey comment regarding Craig's final scene, but the more I contemplate this, the more I feel his last scene needs to have the same kind of punch CR's had. It has to be something bad ass that sends the audience with an upbeat note.
At the same time, I'm thinking if Mickey G and Barbara do sell after this film, it should also be powerful enough to be the final scene in the franchise as well since B26 would essentially be someone else's franchise to do with what they please.
The final Craig scene really needs to pack a wallop.
Good point. Probably not, actually.
I'd rather they not delve into the heroism/patriotism stuff too much personally. I feel we've had a bit much of that recently. While he is those things, he's also a man with many flaws and vices who kills for a living and that is also part of his (subconscious) appeal to the masses. It's part of his mystique. He's not Batman.
I'd personally like them to end it on a bombastic high note rather than a sombre or introspective one. Something like they did with CR. Something essentially Bondian cool.
@bondjames I'll take that as a compliment. If it's good enough for SF, its good enough for the next Bond. DC Bond is introspective, save the more upbeat Bond for the next actor IMHO
Still you're right - best to leave the upbeat rogue for the next chap.
Seems right to me that the last scene we see him is is typical and represenative of the character he have seen him play over the years. Can you imagine him leaving with a joke or a pun and it didn't work? ("keeping the British end up") it would be cringe worthy and a horrible way to say goodbye to DC. He needs to stick to what he does best.
One thing I really don't want to see is the Bond theme ramping up in the final scene and then blasting over the end credits. Yawn. We've seen it before... 3 times now.
The Casino Royale ending is perhaps the most inappropriate to change actors after, as it gets you properly excited for what's coming, but it'd still be a hell of a way to go out.
Quantum of Solace has a beautiful ending with Vesper's necklace in the snow. If Craig had done just two, that'd be a satisfying out.
Skyfall again gets you excited for what's coming, so maybe it'd work the least, but that has more to do with Mallory being the new M. than it does with Bond.
Spectre's finish was an excellent ending in general. The DB5 in the foggy blue hour of the morning with a lovely lady at his side and the Bond theme blaring.
Whatever they decide on for Craig's last I'm sure will be just as satisfying as what they've accomplished so far.
The one key thing I do not want to see from Bond 25 is a Bourne Ultimatum style ending. The rest of the movie could be better than CR and I'd still walk out hating it if they pulled some sort of did-he didn't-he die mysterious bullshit.
I want one last nice, satisfying moment with Craig.
Bond finished his debrief with M or kills the bag guy or leaves the girl , what ever he needs to do. He's in London. Its around 2am. He drives his Aston along the Mall and parks right in front of Buck Palace. He stands in front of the main gates and pulls a hip flask from his coat.
"Maam" , nodding and taking a sip. (a reference to OHMSS). He stands alone for a few seconds and is then joined by a tramp who stands next to him, looking towards the Palace.
The tramp salutes, slightly drunk: "God Save the Queen". Bond smiles and hands the tramp his flask,
"Here". The tramp takes a swig and offers to return the flask.
"No, keep it."
"You Sir, are a gentleman"
Big Ben rings out 2 O'clock.
"Whats the time?" says the tramp
"Time to go" says Bond, smiling.
He gets back into the Aston and drives into the night.
@JWESTBROOK , I agree. They've been teasing out his ending for some time now but it has not come to pass. Perhaps with the next one, as expected.
@Milovy , I'm just waiting to see this iteration end it on a 'high' note in bed with someone (even if it's in his apartment). I don't think it's too much of a clash with the tone of the Craig era to have that kind of ending for once. I agree that the Bond theme blaring has been played out (including gunbarrel).
If anything, Spectre should have ended that way. Doesn't have to be corny, doesn't have to include a jokey one-liner. But I doubt the ending of Craig's era will be so low-key and unpretentious. For the first time, EON knows for sure their actor is quitting, so they will make a big deal out of it.
Sunset " ending in Spectre. ....... So they'll
Have to do another.
M: "Ready for your next assignment?"
Bond, looking a bit confused: "I'd rather slash my wrists, sir."
*cue Bond theme and credits*
A song to leave on.
Bond: "I would rather slash my wrists."
No other Bond had a special send off,and Connery and Moore both knew that DAF & AVTAK were their last films.
You could say that Lazenby did.
Agreed, the Craig era is no different. Shouldn't be anything special or different.