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Don’t we all when it comes to Bond? 😉 I think he’s pretty good at those reviews (even his NTTD one has some great points, as much as I’ve come to call his final argument against it nonsense).
Personally I do find that Marvel movies have quite often promoted humour at the expense of the stakes. It's a tightrope act to get right, and not as easy as they made it look, when at their best.
For example I liked "The Avengers" and have rewatched it many times, but not "Age of Ultron", which I will probably never rewatch.
Ditto for the Spiderman sequels "No Way Home" and "Far From Home" which are increasingly more "Disney-fied" and unconvincing in the "stakes" department.
While I enjoyed the humour of the Deadpool films from Fox, I always felt they were weak in "stakes" department. The movies never made me feel like Deadpool was in any real jeopardy, because he never stops making wiseass comments and if he's not scared why should I be?
"Guardians 2" is another where the "stakes" side was wanting IMO, but they recovered strongly in the third leg of the trilogy.
Comparable to the Moore serious Rog efforts, rather than the Moore silly ones, maybe, but better at maintaining a consistent tone, where the humour isn't jarring and doesn't break the spell, in the way a penny whistle or a Tarzan yell does.
IMO at this stage of the Espionage genre's evolution it's hard to imagine there is anything really "original" left to discover, the best we can hope for is to dress up a tried and tested idea in different clothes, which is where the new director (and actor) comes in...
I’m not sure. He might be “professional” enough to slip into the Bond world without breaking a sweat. After all, that light-hearted, witty Bond flavour isn’t something the director cooks up alone. It’s the result of screenwriters, actors, producers, and a whole team throwing ingredients into the mix. One thing you can say about Bond films: they’re never the work of a lone genius. So whatever Villeneuve’s usual style, he won’t be the only one deciding the tone.
I’m no insider, but my guess is that Villeneuve was picked not because he’s shown a passion for spy thrillers, but because he can wrangle big, expensive franchises and actually bring them home on time, on budget, and without driving the producers up the wall. That’s no small feat. In this business, it’s often less about showing off your love for a genre, and more about proving you can deliver a glossy, high-profile production without chaos. But I could be wrong. ;-)
The dark and gritty still seems to a force, particularly down at DTV level (or whatever that is called nowadays) and evedences itself higher up in the form of John Wick / Equaliser type films
But post marvel there has also been a strong trend of "comedy action", where directors lean into the humour, often at the expense of the "stakes"
Too often the villain is too comedic, or the script will contain twists which fundamentally undermine the story, like Ryan Gosling's recent attempts
I've given up hope of The Rock ever doing an action movie as fundamentally sound as "Walking Tall" again
The Stath also struggles to get the formula right most of the time
Dodgy days out there in action movie land I'm sad to say...
Personally I think your splitting hairs, many would argue that James Bond was the birth of the modern action film as we know them, with the larger than life spectacle and the stunts
Action films are not some purist genre, they generally cross pollinate with another and there is always as much action as spying in a Bond film
Lethal Weapon - cop ction
Lethal Weapon 2 - buddy cop action comedy
Die Hard - cop action
The Last Boy Scout - buddy action comedy
Beverly Hills Cop - buddy cop action comedy
48 Hours - buddy cop action comedy
Alien - science-fiction horror
Aliens - science fiction action horror
Mad Max - post-apocalyptic dystopian action
The Terminator - science fiction action
Star Wars - action adventure science fiction
Indiana Jones - action adventure
The Fugitive - action thriller
Air Force One - political action thriller
First Blood - war action
Cliffhanger - action thriller
True Lies - spy action comedy thriller
Dr No - spy action adventure thriller
Casion Royale - spy thriller action adventure
I'm with @Univex on this. The Bond films usually bring good action, but they are much more. Action is a part of them, but not something that defines them. At least not anymore. The Bond films played a big part in creating the genre several decades ago, but the action genre has outgrown the series, I'd say.
Exactly, @DarthDimi, old friend. They must go back to what ignited the spark. That original flair of espionage and exoticism. And that’s pretty much down to the narrative, that’s why I’m very excited about Knight.
Certainly the Bond actor reveal feels like it makes front pages every time so if it were me I’d keep it up.
I’ve thought about that as well! I hope so. The selection of a new James Bond is something akin to a coronation. It’s unique, even amongst other hallowed franchises.
I sure hope so. I think going BIG in all aspects is an asset to Bond.
Fashions change over time for sure, and Action movies follow film fashion trends to some extent
Advances in CGI effects have promoted Sci-fi and Superheros to the top of the Action movie pile at the moment, but who knows what the future holds
Football clubs and Formula One teams still hold big in person media events to reveal the signing of new big name players and drivers, or new chassis / engine combinations, so I'm sure a new Bond actor will warrant one
Maybe not just for the Title though, but it's still probably the easiest and most effective way of getting the traditional media outlets to do some free marketing work for you
And then they did that rather natty title reveal for NTTD on the socials.
Dune 3 releases on 18th Dec 26, so Villeneuve will be busy finishing that and then doing the press tour for it. Theoretically he could jump straight into Bond and start in January, assuming the pre-production has been running in the background, but that seems unlikely. So yeah probably 2028.
Yes that's what I meant; they crept the title out later on its own. I phrased it badly; I meant only NTTD of the Craigs (can't fully recall if that's true but I feel like SF and definitely SP had their titles at the press launch, plus CR of course).
I remember the host of the Bond 25 announcement in Jamaica asking about the lack of title, and Micky G claimed that he couldnt remember a time when they had the title at the launch. Er... all of the Craig ones did.
In fact, watching that live reveal back, its really bad. Both from a presentation and a technical perspective.
Must admit I can't remember the launches for TND or TWINE though.
Trying to remember if any of the other titles leaked... NTDD's original title of A Reason To Die definitely did.
Maybe March/April?
They already have some key figures, and with Amazon's capital they could move heaven and earth if they think they're on the right track.
I remember that... Sony started registering website names a couple of days beforehand (i.e. skyfall007movie.com etc).
Genome of a Woman was heavily rumored around these parts, as well as Shatterhand.
Die Another Day was 'Beyond the Ice' for a bit.