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The key difference being that as Chief Of Staff I can envisage Kitchen stepping into the breach and running the department with the immediate respect of everyone if M was on leave a la FYEO or kidnapped a la Colonel Sun.
The only job I can see Rory stepping into successfully is assistant manager at the Uttoxeter branch of Marks and Spencer.
Yeah. Kitchen is a funnier Tanner, but he gives off a definite sense of authority, even if he doesn't get to exert it too much. Kinnear's Tanner is so muted a character that I can't picture him as much more than M's assistant.
In SP, Q leaves London, tracks down Bond, all to tell him that Franzy O is dead? Surely the Quartermaster could have found/developed/pimped a phone to tell this to Bond via text, no?
It's stupid to bring out Q (plus he's scared of flying, no...?)
Although, I must admit, for the first time since watching SP, I did like Bond and Madeleine's Q&A session-- that may be controversial.
Seriously, go to her scenes and watch her. She's actually quite good. And then it's like a new, dumber and less talented actress takes over.
Very weird.
The film would have benefited tremendously from another actress in this quite pivotal role imho.
That is different from the character itself, which did require a few more scenes in the film to flesh out the relationship.
And, no, she is not as bad as Jinx, or Christmas, or Goodnight... more on par with Holly Goodhead...
She tries, I'll give you that much, but she just didn't gel with the tone of the film or the narrative up to that point for me. As soon as she arrives on the scene an imbalance set into the film which continued through to the limp finale.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Her and Andrew Scott both help sink the film after a pretty good first act.
I'm just saying, as my previous posts implies: I never liked Madeleine before... This, after the hundredth viewing, I made a concerted effort just to watch her.
And this time, after a hundred, tells me she ain't as bad as she was directed-- so pop that finger over at Mendes. She was uneven coz of the director... and then the script.
Not a fan of Maddy in the least, but she did the best, as did Craig, with the shit given them.
And it was shit, @JamesBond and @Remington...
Enough of this "smokeless 21st century" nonsense. Give the man his tobacco. Let him do his thing. Hell... he was consuming prostitutes in Skyfall (island where he's popping pills and drinking with scorpions), so why not let him smoke like normal? Because of the children? Because it's a family film? NONSENSE!
Smoking is such a disgusting habit and it just wouldn't suit Craig's Bond.
Christ there's a thought. How long before drives an electric car? I would say no later than 2027 and as early as B26.
Suggest you rewatch Sean's introduction in DN and Laz in the casino when they both light up. Sublime.
I'd be happy to see Bond smoking cigars again. Cigarettes are now so unglamorous.
I don't remember that. I'll have to have another look!
Yeah, it isn't a dealbreaker for me by any means but I just can't see any justification for him not to smoke anymore. Unrealistic? Who cares. The whole concept of James Bond is unrealistic and watching Dalton light one up in the safehouse didn't undermine the credibility of the amazing stuntwork he did in the PTS, nor did Fleming's Bond smoking so much undermine the credibility of all the swimming he did, Dr No's obstacle course, etc. Plus he isn't healthy anyway.
And exactly, Bond isn't supposed to be a role model. The whole point is he's someone men want to be but know they never could be. And yeah, kids are easily impressionable sure but they're not going to start smoking because of James Bond are they. More likely to be shooting their mates with imaginary guns (also, glamorising sex with random girls and cold blooded killing is fine but smoking isn't? Cmon).
The only decent argument against it is that it isn't glamourous anymore but speaking as someone who quit years ago, I still think it just looks cool. I don't want to see Bond asking the Bond girl to keep an eye on his martini while he nips out to the smoking area and is huddled over trying light one in the rain, but there are instances where they could make it work. Look at Lazenby in the OHMSS pts for instance, smoking as he drives the DBS with one hand. He looks unbelieveably cool.
Apparently the QoS script had him smoking but Craig vetoed it so we could see him start again with the next guy. I doubt we'll ever see him smoke as much as Connery did because it's a different world but he could still have a fag every now and again. Bond's vices really add to the character imo. What's next? Have him cut down on his drinking in case a five year old gets at their dads heineken? Bond is supposed to look cool and dangerous and like he knows he could die at any minute and I think smoking adds to that.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's a necessity but I don't see why he shouldn't smoke. It'd be a nice little touch if they bought it back imo. Plus a lighter provides a few cool opportunities for gadgets (think it was GE with the camera hidden in one? And in Kingsman their lighters are mini flamethrowers as well as grenades).
Exactly. It's out of step with a modern agent.
Besides without trying to sound like a snob, smoking is now seen more as a habit of the working class.
Smoking was cool in the 50's/ 60's and went well with the Bond image. Now, in modern society it doesn't fit the character.