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Controversial opinions about Bond films

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I do think the Max thing is a bit rum. Eon Bond hadn't really faced a fully psycho baddie before, let alone a younger one with blond hair.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,745
    mtm wrote: »
    I do think the Max thing is a bit rum. Eon Bond hadn't really faced a fully psycho baddie before, let alone a younger one with blond hair.

    But that could also be more of a reference to the infamous Wall Street “Yuppie” of the mid to late 80’s.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited 6:48pm Posts: 6,339
    007ClassicBondFan wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    I don't know, and I suspect it's not as simple as that. But honestly, if NSNA having a black Felix gave EON the confidence to resurrect the character using Jeffery Wright (who's a wonderful actor and a wonderful Leiter) I say that's fine.

    I think it’s less to do with Casey playing Leiter before and more to do with the filmmakers thinking that Jeffrey Wright was the best possible choice for the role - fairly certain that he and Craig had a working relationship prior to CR so that could have been the idea behind the casting.

    I just find it quite difficult to believe that after the numerous headaches Kevin McClory had caused them over the years that EON would suddenly go and take any influence from his film - especially in light of the fact that the movie that NSNA was meant to compete with at the box office that year won that battle. I respect people liking NSNA - but to claim that it’s influenced EON since its release is a giant leap.

    Yes, I don't think it's a direct link, and Wright was probably on their radar after starring in The Invasion made years previously with... well, Daniel Craig, and of course his other great previous performances. I suppose you can argue that since it'd been done before there was a precedent... but again, not a direct link or anything, and things repeat themselves over time.
    007ClassicBondFan wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    I do think the Max thing is a bit rum. Eon Bond hadn't really faced a fully psycho baddie before, let alone a younger one with blond hair.

    But that could also be more of a reference to the infamous Wall Street “Yuppie” of the mid to late 80’s.

    I never found Largo in NTTD that much of a full fledged psycho if I'm honest. I'm actually a bit iffy about Braundauer's performance in that film. But again, if that in any way inspired them to write and cast Zorin, that's absolutely fine in my opinion and a vast improvement.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
    Posts: 2,532
    Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

    Anyway, NSNA isn't that movie nobody saw. I think its impact is being underestimated. Even James Cameron copied the Tango scene.

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