What do you want to see?

AgentJM7

Bond the businessman. I guess I kinda miss the straightforward, professional, "everyday" Bond. Some of the early Connery films remind me of it, as well as Brosnan in Hamburg (2nd day), and in Bilbao in TWINE.

As for Bond's flat. Yes, that would be absolutely amazing, if you take the elements of everything we know about it from the books and (to an extent) from the films, then insert it into 2012, it would come out amazingly well I think. Also - imagine Maggie Smith in the role of "May", the elderly Scottish housekeeper.

Fairbairn-Sykes

It's interesting that in 26 movies we've never seen May.

Samuel001

26 movies? You must mean 22, right F-S?

Tubes

There are 24 total Bond films and one TV episode. 22 films produced by EON and two that weren't (CR'67 and NSNA).

Fairbairn-Sykes

23 (including MendesBond) plus CR '54, plus NSNA, plus CR '67 equals 26 amirite?

Tubes

We don't know what's in Bond 23 yet. For all we know, there may be a 30 minute scene where Bond vents his feelings at May while she cooks his scrambled eggs and he chains through 30 cigs.

Fairbairn-Sykes

Are you kidding? After that International Women's Day foo-fer-rah, I doubt Bond'll be getting a female housekeeper any time soon.

Luds

Quoting Fairbairn-Sykes: Are you kidding? After that International Women's Day foo-fer-rah, I doubt Bond'll be getting a female housekeeper any time soon.

He May very well FS, who knows ;)

commandbond007

a longer film.....Bond going on a mission with M in London communicating with Bond daily.
a good plot please

Chuck

I just want to see a great story being told that doesn't rely much on the over-the-top action sequences that have become a staple of the franchise over the past decade or so. A film more in line with the likes of From Russia With Love or Dr. No rather than the more action-heavy films would be great.

Bravo2

How about using some of the titles from the continuation novels? A few of them were quite good. I think the only titles left from Fleming are Risico and Property of a Lady. Sure, there's 007 in New York but that would be silly. John Gardner wrote For Special Services, which doesn't sound bad. It refers to a special gift Bond gets for completing a mission. It mirros the one Fleming got for writing the charter document for the CIA.

haserot

one thing i don't want to see, is M every 15 minutes....

not to sound chauvinistic, but M's place is in her office, behind a desk... I want Bond to get his mission from M at the start of the film, and thats that... maybe a brief check in once... and then pop back at the end of the film.... it's no offense on Dench, but there is just too much - and she is friggin' everywhere but in her office for the majority of the films.. Bernard Lee and Robert Brown were rarely as mobile as she is..

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let me also add, that in whatever capacity - i would love to see the 007 Theme return... not the traditional James Bond theme, but the other theme that they've used a lot - most memorably in From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Foever, and Moonraker.. i would love to see it return.... i remember reading somewhere, that Arnold isn't opposed to using it - but is reserving for when James is at his most Bondian moments (?)...... christ, just use it already... especially for the 50th Anniversary..

Samuel001

Quoting haserot: let me also add, that in whatever capacity - i would love to see the 007 Theme
return... not the traditional James Bond theme, but the other theme that they've
used a lot - most memorably in From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live
Twice, Diamonds Are Foever, and Moonraker.. i would love to see it return.... i
remember reading somewhere, that Arnold isn't opposed to using it - but is
reserving for when James is at his most Bondian moments (?)...... christ, just
use it already... especially for the 50th Anniversary..

The reason Arnold hasn't used it is because he's doesn't own the rights to it. John Barry or now rather his estate does, so until they let EON have the theme it can't be used.

A shame because as you say, Arnold does want to use it in the films. It would help the music a great deal in my opinion.

Alan007

To have M stuck in her office and Bond sent in to see her via moneypenny, maybe some flirting I'm not fused. And for her to send him on a mission and maybe bump into felix

Samuel001

A proper M/Bond briefing scene would be nice for a change and of course less screen time for M.

That should come as standard now, as M and Bond trust each other and Bond is now Bond.

Looking forward to the new film next year!

The_Reaper

All good stuff here, boys! Nice ideas. I want a return to the good old days but without resorting to cliche Bond like in TND. A tough balancing act methinks.

And Luds already has 200+ posts?!? Lord, man, get a life! :p

CommanderStrangways

There only a few smaller things I'd like to see for the next Bond movie:

- The return of the gunbarrel that opens the film
- Bond is a little more professional and M trusts his judgement enough not to comment on every little thing he does that is unconventional, she should know by now he's a good and trustworthy agent
- Little to no use of the flashy and overly-sensationalistic camerawork that plagued action sequences in QOS.

These changes would keep me a happy camper. :)

Bounine

In brief, something in the style of FRWL, Dr No, GF, TB and OHMSS with the dark tone of the Craig era, the character movement of CR and OHMSS but around 15 minutes more of it and a good plot but it aint going to happen unfortunately. Yes, it would be nice now if Bond had developed more into a professional. They need slower scenes where Bond has dinner with the villain like in the old days, gambling and some investigating, not just endless chase scenes, fight scenes and explosions. It would be nice to see Bond in his flat too. The MI6 office should atleast be back in the same style as in CR. Not that hospital decor in QOS. LOL.

Someone said the Brosnan era was too much like the M.I. films and Craig's flicks were too similar to Bourne. I would almost agree with this but I don't think CR falls into the Bourne mould.

Is there a way to delete posts?

nick_007

I think you're right about the investigative work. Gambling isn't such a big issue for me in the Craig era though.

Quoting Bounine: Is there a way to delete posts?

I preferred your initial suggestion of jgjgjgjgjg but if you insist!

AgentJM7

The 007 theme would be great. Especially the Thunderball version - it's a bit more intimidating. I thought that the MR version at least was a bit too flowing and "nice".

SJK91

Less M would be nice. Dench is a good 'M' but I liked her more in GoldenEye and the like for perhaps having less screen time. Her banter sometimes is effective but when you throw it in every 10 minutes like in QOS it can become tiresome. Also, put the gun barrel at the beginning. In Casino Royale, it was cute and in Quantum of Solace it was a "surprise" gag at the end....now that it has been "established" in the traditional format we all know, it is time to put it back at the beginning.

I want Q back. Give Bond a low key gadget or something! Q can even just show up in M's office a la From Russia With Love, give him a little something and f*** off! :-))

There's my two cents.

PrinceKamalKhan

Both Barbara Broccoli and Dame Judi Dench gone for a start.

GeorgeLazenby

A worthy successor to Barry first and foremost. I'd also like to see some of the old titles readapted faithfully.

Chuck

Quoting GeorgeLazenby: A worthy successor to Barry first and foremost

Agreed.

I'm ready for a new direction for the music of the series as well. It would have made sense to have done it for Casino Royale given the other changes that were made. The music is the one big area that I think EON does need to address.

Samuel001

Quoting Tubes: Bond doing anything that doesn't directly or indirectly involve explosions,
gunfire, hand to hand combat, or sparks.

Right you are Tubes. This needs to stop and EON need to realise what made Bond great back in the '60's. If they can do this, we may have a chance of a good film again.

BondMAN

In Bond 23, I want to see these things:

1. A return to the John Barry style of cues/music but David Arnold making them his own in honor of the late great John Barry.
2. A reincorporation of the Snow Job/He's Dangerous/Golden Gate Fight music during the final fight/battle scene in honor of the late great John Barry. The best set of action musical pieces he ever wrote.
3. Moneypenny and Q brought back into the fold and in a big way.
4. Gadgets but nothing to crazy.
5. A damn great over the top (along the lines of Goldfinger/Blofeld type) villain that wants to take over the world or blow lots of stuff up!
6. A return to the standard Gunbarrel opening.
7. James Bond theme done without the electric guitar Johny Barry style from the 80's. That version was the definitive final version and also should be done in honor of the late great John Barry.
8. A return of Jaws as a henchman (I don't give a damn how old he his).

If I can get 1-7 then great. Number 8 though would be a real bonus.

The most important thing though and an absolute must is that the regular gunbarrel opening must be back and in the very beginning of the film! There is no reason why it should not be. I was very much shocked when Casino Royale didn't have the traditional gunbarrel opening and was puzzled even more that QoS had it at the very end! Albert R. Broccoli would be rolling in his grave if he knew the BS that was going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The second most important thing is that Moneypenny and Q are back plus gadgets.

Anyway, that's all for now!

CharlesManhatten

1) A memorable, worthy villain
2) Ms. Moneypenny
3) Q
4) No more 'Borne-style' of filming
5) Make this movie Judi's last appearance as 'M'
6) A memorable theme song

NicNac

Quoting CharlesManhatten:

1) A memorable, worthy villain
2) Ms. Moneypenny
3) Q

4) No more 'Borne-style' of filming
5) Make this movie Judi's last
appearance as 'M'
6) A memorable theme song

I think that several of these things listed would have little impact on a really good Bond film. Q and Penny are good characters but not essential. A memorable theme song is a nice idea but several of the best theme songs are attached to bad Bond films.
Agree with 1 and 4 though.

The_Reaper

All that has been said I concur with. Plus, I want a nasty, OTT henchman for Bond to fight with, someone that can challenge, even overwhelm him a la Odd Job. Craig needs to be overmatched yet come out on top at the end, b/c he is Bond.

Chuck

Quoting The_Reaper: Craig needs to be overmatched yet come out on top at the end, b/c he is Bond.

Agreed 100%

Bond does need that kind of physical challenge, which is something he hasn't really had from any of the villains he's fought thus far. Granted, there have been some rather physical scenes, such as the stairwell fight, but there haven't been any times where the villain/henchmen has been one where you could actually look at him as something of a threat to Bond.

What I'd like to see is for Craig's Bond to get a Trevelyan-type villain. Not necessarily in the form of a former Double-oh agent, but just somebody who is cut from the same cloth that he is, someone who can match him step for step both physically and mentally.

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