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Much to the chagrin of some on this site, most say an emphatic “good” and express how much they have enjoyed the Craig films.
On that note, it’s also funny how these casual fans also mix up all these films, as I note they do for most Bond films (“is that the one with laser?...”).They blend some scenes in with the wrong film. So anyone thinking that B25 should be a continuation of SP need not worry: most of these people will not remember Madeleine or Brofeld. They’ll just have a vague recollection that they liked or didn’t like the last one.
That’s what I’ve found, in my circle of non-industry/casual fans, to be the case.
Very true. People remember whether they liked Craig or the film. Everyone I've confirmed to that Craig is back has had the same response. They're glad he's not out yet.
Most casual movie goers won't remember the Blofeld plot twist or Madeleine, really.
Fantastic movie. Need to give it a watch again sometime soon.
@bondjames, I agree that (unfortunately), Madden will not be Bond (although he's got the talent and charisma to do so), but; I am curious to hear what "clues" have been dropped "over the last couple of years"? Where have these "clues" been revealed, if not the press?, and; besides EoN, who could have been dropping these hints?
Because, in the second quote, you say the press isn't reliable (I agree, again), but where are you getting these hints "over the last couple of years", if not the press?
I'm curious, as I think others are, where you're receiving these "clues", so we, as fans, can also have a look.
Personally, I don't think EoN are worrying about the next actor after Craig until they're done with B25. But if there are "clues" "over the last couple of years", I'd like to see what they may be.
EDIT:
@bondjames , you also stated
"There have been quite a few signals in the last couple of years regarding the direction they are headed.
Once again, as a fan, I'm interested in these "clues" and "signals".
What if, with everything in place, something would prevent Craig from continuing as Bond, do you really think that hasn’t been considered and a list of potential replacements compiled?
I wouldn’t disagree with this (I’d call it a loose “file”), but I’m more interested in “signals”, “hints” and “clues” in which direction they’re thinking of casting the next Bond actor.
There have been “quite a few signals in the last couple of years regarding the direction they are headed”... that’s what I’m interested in
Not my words.
Just quoted from Bondjames’s recent posts.
I’d like to know since I’d like to judge for myself, lol.
As I mentioned to another member a few weeks back, I haven't fully been able to triangulate disparate data points that I've been picking up along the way. It's currently still nothing more than a somewhat embarrassing jumble in my head, but words from EON and others about what they are looking for & the timing of events in the past couple of years are shaping my current thinking direction and instincts (which is really all I have at the moment). I'll be sure to post once I get more clarity (based on more data points & future evidence to back it up) on what is presently nothing more than clutter in my head. The comments from a few weeks back that Madden was about to be offered the role pretty much ruled him out.
I personally believe they will likely get someone who is theatrically trained, who can appeal to growing foreign markets and their sensibilities (given where the revenue increasingly comes from), who will appeal to the large movie going millennial generation, who can draw in more female viewers, who will be taller, suaver, and likely be distinctly British (necessary perhaps in a post-Brexit environment).
I hope these contenders are better than the ones mentioned here.
I think Craig is the best since Connery, or at least the closest to the kind of Bond I want to see. He's far more comfortable with the character than Brosnan was and more comfortable with the iconic baggage Bond brings than Dalton was. SP had its problems and it's very messy but the stepbrother angle notwithstanding I very much enjoyed it. More than SF (which I liked a lot and which is by far the best movie). But I've always been advocating for a return of Blofeld and to recurring adversaries, like we had in Connery's tenure.
What actor can work with that I have no idea. That's why I suggest virtual unknowns.
This would benefit Dan Stevens.
I sincerely hope the next actor only channels himself. The best interpretations are their own. When they try to emulate someone from the past they inevitably face inferior comparisons.
I never felt that Moore in LALD was a big contrast to Connery in DAF. But Craig sure was.
Moore was continuing a trend started in DAF. Craig explore things that were there during the Brosnan era, just not developed or developed badly. The personal element so many people complain about was there since at least LTK. Craig's movies had a very different tone than the last Brosnan movie, but however I loathe DAD the tenure was not the last movie, and Craig himself was far more comfortable with the character but that has more to do with his skills than the approach.
Another great showcase of his talent.
Though I'd argue Connery doesn't play it any lighter in DAF than he did in any of his previous entries. If anything, he's even gruffer in DAF than before. Sure, there's a perceived notion that DAF is more of a send-up because of Tom Mankiewicz's witty one-liners and Blofeld dressed in drag, but I think those are incorrect impressions. One can argue that the tone of the movie is perhaps lighter and jokier in certain parts, but that can't be said of the actor himself or his delivery. I also see Moore's Bond in LALD as more of a smooth playboy than Connery's brusque Bond. For me, there's a marked contrast between the two portrayals which was obvious to me back in '71 and '73 that still resonates today. Personally, I think Moore gives a better performance as a terse agent in TMWTGG that feels more akin to Connery's Bond, before that approach was sadly abandoned for raised eyebrows and schoolboy smirks in TSWLM and MR.
I don't know. Maybe I was reading too much into your "contrast" remark. Besides, we still don't know what type of movie we'll be getting with B25 as Craig's last entry isn't even in the can yet.