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Oh, @AstonLotus , I can only shake my head and have a little chuckle.
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Venutius wrote: » Well, Martin Campbell brought Paul Haggis in to re-write the CR script after P & W had done their stint on it, tbf. Haggis's won Oscars for screenplays and adapted screenplays, so he probably improved the script a fair bit. B…
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Connery can be in a blue onesie, or; A pink tie, or; In a red thong and not much else… And still be the coolest man in the room.
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » I do think it’s more of a factor than the main reason. Other factors such as the film featuring an 80 year old Ford, following up CRYSTAL SKULL, the initial low critic score after Cannes, etc. If this movie performs better…
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Despite (or in spite of) those that want to tear things down (because they have no idea how to build, just destroy), DOD had almost four hundred thousand households purchase a copy of the film inside of its first five days of its release on the digi…
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matt_u wrote: » Like it or not the most successful Bond ever was directed by an auteur. Not saying Bond needs an A-list director every time, but Nolan would make the next release the biggest Bond event since Thunderball. Yep, and no matter…
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LucknFate wrote: » I'd be vastly more interested in a future of directors of Fukunaga's level getting it over someone like Villeneuve or Nolan. Someone with something to prove still, seems right. 💯 💯 💯
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The Orient Express. I hear starting g a meal with an Americano and transitioning to a Brolio Chianti does a nice little trick….
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » I actually thought Connery came off energetic in DAF. I dunno where anyone gets “tired” from his performance in that. I actually prefer the film. A few sequences aside, the novel is kind of a slog. 💯 on both coun…
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Seems it was close, according to this article: https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/tales-from-development-hell-simon-says In the end, Warner Brothers WAS interested in the script to turn into LW4, BUT the sale didn’t go through from 20th Centu…
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@mtm I didn't hear that about Simon Says before. Lethal Weapon was produced through Warner Brothers and Die Hard was produced through 20th Century. It's always possible that the script went to two studios (when an option runs out on a script, …
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@007ClassicBondFan , maybe I'm just not understanding what you mean by deconstructing the main character? What is your definition? It seems that many at EoN have been on record mentioning how FRWL was one of their favorites in the series. Ther…
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@sandbagger1 yes, Die Hard 3 was originally a spec script called SIMON SAYS. The studio bought it, and I’m not sure how long it took, but it developed into a Die Hard film. Very smart. As for breaking formula and giving Bond a co-character/star… …
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Nice points @CraigMooreOHMSS , and I agree 💯 %…. Personal angles or arcs or emotional obstacles in future Bond films, will not tread the same territory, or at least not in a similar fashion, as the Craig era. Like any of the, yes, archetypes, ava…
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Colonel_Venus wrote: » The personal/emotional angle doesn't have to be about Bond. It can be about M, the Bond girl, the villain, etc. Also, even if the personal angle relates to Bond, it does not have to involve Bond's past. I believe what most f…
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sandbagger1 wrote: » Univex wrote: » @peter, my friend, I am Jungian as much as Freudian ;) and I believe archetypes and archetypical narratives will always exist. I’d ad the Iliad and Odyssey as somewhat the amalgamation of heroic journeys. …
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You’re right @sandbagger1 , DH never should have been made into a series of films, although I still love no.3. And you’re right, when there’s no character arc in a story, it’d be very, very, very, very difficult to green light. The bottom line of…
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But I'm not taking a Jungian or Freudian perspective @Univex . I'm simply talking about story and personal stakes. It has been this way in all of the greatest stories. Oedipus Rex, Medea, Antigone, Hamlet, MacBeth,A Midsummer's Night Dream, Ki…
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Count me in on being a BIG fan of The Dead Zone.
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MaxCasino wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Yeah that’s how they did it with AVATAR 2. They were probably hoping for Indy have as strong legs as that. There is a difference though: we're still talking about Indy 5. I really don't hear a…
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sandbagger1 wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » Do you know one of the top three questions a producer will ask in a meeting is: what are the personal stakes, and…
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MakeshiftPython wrote: » delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » Do you know one of the top three questions a producer will ask in a meeting is: what are the personal stakes, and/or what is the internal/…
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delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » Do you know one of the top three questions a producer will ask in a meeting is: what are the personal stakes, and/or what is the internal/emotional struggle of the pro…
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delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » This from just one of many screenwriting articles discussing personal/emotional stakes (this one from scriptshadow): “ The bigger and more personal the stakes, the more we're going to root for them. “ Th…
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delfloria wrote: » peter wrote: » Do you know one of the top three questions a producer will ask in a meeting is: what are the personal stakes, and/or what is the internal/emotional struggle of the protagonist? All of which should not b…
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I’m not talking about rehashing tropes, @007ClassicBondFan . There are many ways to make an adventure personal. And yes, winning for M at Blades IS personal. @echo you're bang on. Fleming definitely steered things more and more to the persona…
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This from just one of many screenwriting articles discussing personal/emotional stakes (this one from scriptshadow): “ The bigger and more personal the stakes, the more we're going to root for them. “ This is what they teach in films schools. …
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Do you know one of the top three questions a producer will ask in a meeting is: what are the personal stakes, and/or what is the internal/emotional struggle of the protagonist?
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@007ClassicBondFan ,once Bond commits to any assignment, whether a favour or for King and Country, he's commited, doesn't want to lose, and therefore he's on a personal journey to not failhis boss, aman he holds in high esteem(whether it started out…
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Shouldn’t every assignment for 007 be personal? As in, the stakes will be high and a double-O agent would take all assignments personally— after all, a victory means he lives another day. A loss means almost certain death. Finding a personal angl…
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