How Would You Start the Movie

NSNAFan

Here's my scenario: James Bond is married again... to a fellow M16 agent, but they're in the midst of a divorce. Bond and his estranged wife are horrified when M assigns them on a mission together. What are your ideas?

Thunderpussy

Isin't that kind of "Mr & Mrs Smith"

DEFIANT 74205

How would I start the movie? With the gunbarrel sequence, of course!

Hardyboy

Thunderpussy wrote:

Isin't that kind of "Mr & Mrs Smith"

Exactly. It's been done in a lot of movies and it just ain't Bond.

zaphod

Proper action packed PTS unconnected with anything else in the movie, a self contained snapshot of a mission that we will never see. Not to long (around 5-8minutes of screentime) Preferably in London, or somewhere that will not feature in the movie. I fear that we wont get it and instead will be treated to a dreary Quantum/Vesper re-cap to tee up the narrative due to the long gap between films (yawn)

Mr Martini

The sinister side in me wants the PTS to have the assassination of M.

Ammo08

I'm with Zaphod,,,,,

Thunderbird 2

1) Buy my ticket.

2) Get something to eat. (Nothing spicy or messy)

3) Find my seat, get settled.

4) Sit back and ignore the prod placement ads, ponder the trailers.

5) Relax, focus and enjoy the opening moments....

Pretty much the same as any other trip to the cinema.....

Barry Nelson

I have mentioned my idea numerous times on this site, but I will mention it again in case Babs is reading.

I enjoyed the novel The Spy Who Loved Me, I know Fleming hated it, but I liked it. I know they will never make the novel into a movie, so my idea is use the novel's general premise, Bond driving down a deserted road, pulling off the road at a rural hotel/motel, recognizing a woman is in danger, rescuing her and then collecting his reward. Doesn't have to be exactly like that, but something close.

I always thought the Police Captain's speech to Vivienne Michael, about how men like Bond are different was excellent writing by Fleming. From The Spy WHo Loved Me - Police Captain to Vivienne Michael after Bond saved Vivienne by killing two mobsters, slept with Vivienne and now left the scene "They are not for you, whether they're called James Bond or Sluugy Morant. Both these men, and others like them, belong to a private jungle into which you strayed for a few hours and from which you escaped. So don't go and get sweet dreams about one or nightmares from the other. They're just different people from the likes of you - a different species.

So I hold hope that someday that will be a PTS, will never happen, but I can hope.

DEFIANT 74205

Barry Nelson wrote:

I have mentioned my idea numerous times on this site, but I will mention it again in case Babs is reading.

I enjoyed the novel The Spy Who Loved Me, I know Fleming hated it, but I liked it. I know they will never make the novel into a movie, so my idea is use the novel's general premise, Bond driving down a deserted road, pulling off the road at a rural hotel/motel, recognizing a woman is in danger, rescuing her and then collecting his reward. Doesn't have to be exactly like that, but something close.

I always thought the Police Captain's speech to Vivienne Michael, about how men like Bond are different was excellent writing by Fleming. From The Spy WHo Loved Me - Police Captain to Vivienne Michael after Bond saved Vivienne by killing two mobsters, slept with Vivienne and now left the scene "They are not for you, whether they're called James Bond or Sluugy Morant. Both these men, and others like them, belong to a private jungle into which you strayed for a few hours and from which you escaped. So don't go and get sweet dreams about one or nightmares from the other. They're just different people from the likes of you - a different species.

So I hold hope that someday that will be a PTS, will never happen, but I can hope.

You know what? I think that is a brilliant idea! Certainly worth trying - if only to highlight what kind of person this James Bond really is.

As far as I'm aware, Fleming never sold the rights to The Spy Who Loved Me ... maybe it's time for EON to negotiate with whoever holds the copyright to it now

Number24

1) Bond resques another 00-agent from captivity by QUANTUM. The brainwashed agent kills M. This is buildt on Flemmings idea.

2) Bond breaks into a Moscow bank and steals lots of info on Quantum. Hidden alarm goes off, chase and fight in the stunning Moscow underground stations.

3) Bond on mission in Afghanistan/Kashmir/Pakistan. Huge snowmobile/extreme downhill skiing chase. Bond escapes by jumping his snowmobile off the edge of a mountain and into the door at the back of a helicopter he has called inn.

Thunderpussy

I for one would love to see your movie Number24. -{

Loeffelholz

Barry Nelson wrote:

I have mentioned my idea numerous times on this site, but I will mention it again in case Babs is reading.

I enjoyed the novel The Spy Who Loved Me, I know Fleming hated it, but I liked it. I know they will never make the novel into a movie, so my idea is use the novel's general premise, Bond driving down a deserted road, pulling off the road at a rural hotel/motel, recognizing a woman is in danger, rescuing her and then collecting his reward. Doesn't have to be exactly like that, but something close.

I always thought the Police Captain's speech to Vivienne Michael, about how men like Bond are different was excellent writing by Fleming. From The Spy WHo Loved Me - Police Captain to Vivienne Michael after Bond saved Vivienne by killing two mobsters, slept with Vivienne and now left the scene "They are not for you, whether they're called James Bond or Sluugy Morant. Both these men, and others like them, belong to a private jungle into which you strayed for a few hours and from which you escaped. So don't go and get sweet dreams about one or nightmares from the other. They're just different people from the likes of you - a different species.

So I hold hope that someday that will be a PTS, will never happen, but I can hope.

You and I have always been in agreement on this, Barry. It would be a perfect extended PTS :007)

Number24

Thunderpussy wrote:

I for one would love to see your movie Number24. -{

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James Suzuki

here's mine, starts of with the gunbarrel sequence with the james bond theme, then with Bond doing something very Bondian just before the title seuquence, so we now know that bond has gone back to the basics, to the man every guy wants to be, something on the line of Goldfinger, but more lavish, chuck in a stunt (not too corny) something that makes the audience assurared that this is the same Bond.

thesecretagent

1) Gunbarrel sequence.

2) Bond is ready to assault a building, weapon poised.

3) Black and white snapshot scenes of M being killed, her funeral, newspaper headlines etc. It's already happened - we're just being updated.

4) Assault - lots of gunfire, Bond leading SF Team through Quantum headquarters. Mr. White takes one in the head, files seized etc.

5) Cue music and naked dancing girl silluettes.

6) Bond meets new M, gets his ear chewed off for something and gets given his mission.

There then follows at least one car chase, ten explosions, three very hot women (of which Bond will casually screw all of them twice), ten seperate bouts of gunfire, three fights, one tuxedo, two very tough henchmen, one seriously sadistic villian, one martini, a portion of caviar, a freefall from a plane with no parachute, a helicopter chase, an underwater sequence with knives and harpoon guns, and a spot of skiing.... Is that too much to ask?