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  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    I wish it could be a crossover with Die Hard!

    .1. Tomorrow Never Dies Harder
    .2. Die Hard Another Day
    .3. Live And Let Die Hard

    :)) ;)
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
    Posts: 1,517
    Although SC's return in NSNA again disappointed in so many ways, there was a great line delivered by Q that waxes nostalgic for Bond's glory days.

    "Now you're on this, {Mr. Bond],I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence."

    It's time for Craig's Bond to lighten up and exhibit a little more polish and sophistication. With a new M at the helm, mourning for Vesper well past the statute of limitations, his childhood home and DB5 little more than memories, the time has come for a Bond that has the feel of the early Bond films.

    Wit that doesn't sound so juvenile that it actually makes one groan.
    Style and charm that doesn't come off as silly and smug.
    Fearlessness that is believable.
    A villain who actually seems a threat.
    Emotional baggage left in cold storage.
    A villain's plot that seems genuinely threatening.
    Action sequences grounded in reality.
    A film that doesn't feel influenced by whatever is currently popular.
    Finally, a film that actually feels like something Fleming might have written.




  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    CrabKey wrote: »
    Although SC's return in NSNA again disappointed in so many ways, there was a great line delivered by Q that waxes nostalgic for Bond's glory days.

    "Now you're on this, {Mr. Bond],I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence."

    It's time for Craig's Bond to lighten up and exhibit a little more polish and sophistication. With a new M at the helm, mourning for Vesper well past the statute of limitations, his childhood home and DB5 little more than memories, the time has come for a Bond that has the feel of the early Bond films.

    Wit that doesn't sound so juvenile that it actually makes one groan.
    Style and charm that doesn't come off as silly and smug.
    Fearlessness that is believable.
    A villain who actually seems a threat.
    Emotional baggage left in cold storage.
    A villain's plot that seems genuinely threatening.
    Action sequences grounded in reality.
    A film that doesn't feel influenced by whatever is currently popular.
    Finally, a film that actually feels like something Fleming might have written.




    Does Casino Royale not check all those boxes? Let's just get back to what that film managed to establish: a clearly defined new Bond.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 14,824
    At this point we can wonder about the wishes that may be granted.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Murdock wrote: »
    I want the villain to have a base or lair someplace snowy. I want to see Bond infiltrate said base like in Goldfinger.

    Definitely. There has not been a proper baddy base for such a long time. It needs to be beautifully designed.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    CrabKey wrote: »
    Although SC's return in NSNA again disappointed in so many ways, there was a great line delivered by Q that waxes nostalgic for Bond's glory days.

    "Now you're on this, {Mr. Bond],I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence."

    It's time for Craig's Bond to lighten up and exhibit a little more polish and sophistication. With a new M at the helm, mourning for Vesper well past the statute of limitations, his childhood home and DB5 little more than memories, the time has come for a Bond that has the feel of the early Bond films.

    Wit that doesn't sound so juvenile that it actually makes one groan.
    Style and charm that doesn't come off as silly and smug.
    Fearlessness that is believable.
    A villain who actually seems a threat.
    Emotional baggage left in cold storage.
    A villain's plot that seems genuinely threatening.
    Action sequences grounded in reality.
    A film that doesn't feel influenced by whatever is currently popular.
    Finally, a film that actually feels like something Fleming might have written.




    Absolutely. Very well put. And it has to have a very high quality script at its heart.
  • TakeASipTakeASip
    Posts: 39
    My wish for Bond 24 is Bond drive a plane through the middle east conflict.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 14,824
    Getafix wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I want the villain to have a base or lair someplace snowy. I want to see Bond infiltrate said base like in Goldfinger.

    Definitely. There has not been a proper baddy base for such a long time. It needs to be beautifully designed.

    Austrian medieval castle. And it may happen.
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
    edited August 2014 Posts: 372
    If they put the gun barrel sequence at the start, I'll be more than satisfied.

    Apart from that:
    - Bond sleeping around less, as I think it often disrupts the story.
    - Just breathtaking locations. Florence would be nice. I'm always looking for something that equals those scenes in the Hagia Sophia in Instanbul. Someone mentioned snowy landscapes; I agree. When I watched Inception I was just thinking how great those snowy action sequences would fit into a Bondfilm... it reminded me of TWINT, TLD, FYEO, OHMSS, etc.
    - No plotholes.
    - A villainous plan that doesn't focus on technology; I get that it fits the world of today and that Bond has to be all serious and realistic now, but there was something glamorous about the evil 'taking over the world' plans in the old movies. Of course, those could easily turn silly.
    - More deceit; maybe from within MI6? Being aware that someone might not be telling the truth because of past traumas, psychological reasons, etc.

    And I know nobody will agree with me on this, but I wish they wouldn't use digital film instead of 35mm. To me it doesn't matter if the action scenes aren't completely crisp and clear, I think it's just ugly. This will never happen though.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,690
    SuzanneStone wrote: »
    - No plotholes.

    Has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes? :P
  • SuzanneStoneSuzanneStone
    Posts: 372
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    SuzanneStone wrote: »
    - No plotholes.

    Has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes? :P

    Haha good point. :p
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 7,972
    doubleoego wrote: »
    I want Quantum to return and to be a very sinister threat but without overt baggage of bringing up Vesper.


    Gritty, visceral fisticuffs. I want the fight scenes of Bond 24 to make the fights in CR and QoS look like pillow fights.

    James Bond to be called James by Moneypenny and to be called 007 by the rest if his colleagues.

    Snow action of some sort.

    Luxurious and glamorous locations and interiors.

    Aeroplane takeoff or landing indicating Bond's arrival/departure of at least one location

    A physically imposing henchman that can give Bond a very serious fight.

    The Bond babe to survive and for Craig to get his long overdue obligatory love/romantic ending.

    Bullit-esque car chase

    A new and awesome badass rendition of the Bond theme.

    Bond to use more stealth tactics to takeout bad guys

    A sense of gripping tension and atmosphere

    I want Bond 24 to feel like a hybrid of FRWL, OHMSS, GE and CR.

    Craig to have more hair than he did in SF.

    No imposing personal themes. Bond had a job to do, let him do it without the plague of back-stabbing, double crossing colleagues.

    I agree 100% with all of these elements. You saved me a lot of typing ;)

  • GalaSilvaGalaSilva
    Posts: 96
    00Stev0 wrote: »
    Really, I wish that some humor would be nice, also stop killing the women, write a story with no holes in it...and I agree...bring back a Vanquish Aston Martin...and another thing...stay out of Turkey this time, enough's enough.

    I feel like if they want to keep killing women in the James Bond series, they should just give us a well written femme fatale, henchwoman who Bond could at least kill himself. Also, we would get satisfaction from their deaths instead of feeling disappointed by the fact that another Bond girl has died.
  • Matt_HelmMatt_Helm
    Posts: 908
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    SuzanneStone wrote: »
    - No plotholes.

    Has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes? :P

    In fact plenty of them. Sure there are quite a few Bond flics burdened with illogic/implausibilities, but real plot holes are quite rare indeed. Keep in mind,that even the much chided DAD has only one real plot hole and that is how Graves could manage to get from a nonexistent person to someone soon to be accoladed by the Queen in just one year. It usually takes decades to have ones existence even acknowledged by the royal circus. Also YOLT which spells ridiculous to most has no plot holes,but tons of implausibilities.
  • Matt_HelmMatt_Helm
    Posts: 908
    talos7 wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    I want Quantum to return and to be a very sinister threat but without overt baggage of bringing up Vesper.


    Gritty, visceral fisticuffs. I want the fight scenes of Bond 24 to make the fights in CR and QoS look like pillow fights.

    James Bond to be called James by Moneypenny and to be called 007 by the rest if his colleagues.

    Snow action of some sort.

    Luxurious and glamorous locations and interiors.

    Aeroplane takeoff or landing indicating Bond's arrival/departure of at least one location

    A physically imposing henchman that can give Bond a very serious fight.

    The Bond babe to survive and for Craig to get his long overdue obligatory love/romantic ending.

    Bullit-esque car chase

    A new and awesome badass rendition of the Bond theme.

    Bond to use more stealth tactics to takeout bad guys

    A sense of gripping tension and atmosphere

    I want Bond 24 to feel like a hybrid of FRWL, OHMSS, GE and CR.

    Craig to have more hair than he did in SF.

    No imposing personal themes. Bond had a job to do, let him do it without the plague of back-stabbing, double crossing colleagues.

    I agree 100% with all of these elements. You saved me a lot of typing ;)

    THIS!!!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,690
    Matt_Helm wrote: »
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    SuzanneStone wrote: »
    - No plotholes.

    Has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes? :P

    In fact plenty of them. Sure there are quite a few Bond flics burdened with illogic/implausibilities, but real plot holes are quite rare indeed. Keep in mind,that even the much chided DAD has only one real plot hole and that is how Graves could manage to get from a nonexistent person to someone soon to be accoladed by the Queen in just one year. It usually takes decades to have ones existence even acknowledged by the royal circus. Also YOLT which spells ridiculous to most has no plot holes,but tons of implausibilities.

    Lets's put it this way: has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes and a totally plausible plot? :)

  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I want the villain to have a base or lair someplace snowy. I want to see Bond infiltrate said base like in Goldfinger.

    Definitely. There has not been a proper baddy base for such a long time. It needs to be beautifully designed.

    Austrian medieval castle. And it may happen.

    I'm avoiding the main B24 thread for fear of spoilers, but if this is true, it would be great.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Posts: 3,157
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Lets's put it this way: has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes and a totally plausible plot? :)

    I can't remember any plothole in OHMSS and FRWL.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,926
    Walecs wrote: »
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Lets's put it this way: has there ever been a Bond movie with no plotholes and a totally plausible plot? :)
    I can't remember any plothole in OHMSS and FRWL.
    FRWL & QOS? No plotholes AND totally plausible from what I can tell.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-_uGE2bnJ7hbJmm/serenity_2005_fighting_the_operative/

    Eon! Make this casting happen!
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    edited December 2019 Posts: 3,157
    1. Return of Quantum, with explanation of their absence in the last few years.
    2. David Arnold to do the soundtrack and the theme song.
    3. Proper use of James Bond theme (if David Arnold is gonna do the score, this will be assured).
    4. A parkour chase like at the beginning of CR and QoS.
    5. No cheesy gadgets.
    6. Script should be based on Fleming's source material.
    7. Gunbarrel at the beginning, with Maurice Binder style slightly updated.
    8. Bond not getting the girl at the end of the movie
  • patricepatrice
    Posts: 6
    Definately a gunbarrel at the start and Maurice Binder style rather than cheap looking CGI. A missed opportunity they could have used for SF if you ask me.
  • GalaSilvaGalaSilva
    edited August 2014 Posts: 96
    Although she is to appear in the upcoming film 'Man from UNCLE', I would love to see Elizabeth Debicki as a Bond girl.

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  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Would like to see Binder's gun barrel back. Looks so much better.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,926
    Getafix wrote: »
    Would like to see Binder's gun barrel back. Looks so much better.
    I agree, and for those of us who DO want an opening gun barrel to return, at least we may find some solace in knowing that because Mendes initially planned for it to return at the beginning of SF, it's highly likely it will return to it's original place for the next film. As I mentioned elsewhere, I'd like to see a return of the producer's credits either side of the white dot:

    https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/14451126724_91ea42ceb9_o.jpg

    I think that would be a nice touch.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    QBranch wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Would like to see Binder's gun barrel back. Looks so much better.
    I agree, and for those of us who DO want an opening gun barrel to return, at least we may find some solace in knowing that because Mendes initially planned for it to return at the beginning of SF, it's highly likely it will return to it's original place for the next film. As I mentioned elsewhere, I'd like to see a return of the producer's credits either side of the white dot:

    https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3857/14451126724_91ea42ceb9_o.jpg

    I think that would be a nice touch.

    They've missed the boat there. 'Albert R Broccoli's Eon Productions Presents' should've appeared either side of the dots for the 50th to as an homage to DN all those years ago. And it should've been the design from the Brosnan era which is a nice CGI update of the original rather than the crap we have now which looks like it's been designed by some deluded fanboy with minimal computer skills on YouTube.

    And it should've been at the beginning FFS!!!

    All this really isn't rocket science is it?

  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 13,926
    That's it, the Brosnan barrel was a slick update on Binder's- absolutely perfect, CR's was fittingly glamorous, QOS's was supposed to be realistic, and therefore ended up looking dull, and SF's barrel was (loosely quoting another member's description here) 'cheap auto vinyl seat covering'. As far as its placement goes, these days I don't mind seeing the gun barrel at the end, and where it was in CR was incredibly clever- heck, I'd like to see it at the end of the theme song IF executed right- but three films in a row is pushing it. At the end of the day, those white dots scrolling across the screen are meant to give the audience a nudge and make them fully realize, 'wow, a cracking new Bond adventure is about to unfold before my eyes!', not 'Oh, the film's over, I guess it's time to go home'.
  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
    Posts: 1,400
    Gun barrel at the front, more prominent use of the Bond Theme, and maybe even- dare to dream- the 007 theme. And a big huge theme song like KD Lang's "Surrender." Of course, I wish the DB5 would return, but the last time I saw it- which was this afternoon when I watched SF--it didn't look too good.
  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
    Posts: 4,619
    Producers of Bond 24, please hire Akiko Stehrenberger to create the posters for the movie! She is probably the most talented movie poster artist working today. Just look at this beuty: akikomatic.com/movieposters/HAYWIRE_MP.jpg
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Interesting poster, although not sure about the movie title - it's almost invisible. Her style would go well with this cinematographer they've appointed though. His work on 'Let the Right One In' really stuck in my mind - stunning. Personally speaking, much more distinctive and interesting than Deakins.
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