Bond Elements you Need (or just crave)

chrisisall

Mine:
1. Gunbarrel. AT THE BEGINNING. Smooth (not drippy) cartoon (not CGI) blood.
2. One or more space shots (Weapon, satellite, just Earth, whatever).
3. Aston Martin. Not the DB5. Not all the time, anyway. But one. That does stuff.
4. Henchman or villain that poses a physical threat to Bond.
5. Barry Bond theme. Often.
6. A submarine. Not necessarily featured, but somewhere.
7. One or more martial encounters.
8. One or more innuendos.
9. A beach -OR- a snow covered mountain -OR- a strange geological area + London.
10. Broccoli (what we used to call hot girls in college).

raptors_887

My favorite part of every film is when Bond is seconds away from death but he finds a way out of it each and every time. Like the laser scene in Goldfinger for example. There are better ones though.

Firemass

Great list Chrisisall. I wish you were directing Bond 25.

PS- What is a martial encounter ?

77007

I couldnt care less about Bond moments. I want a great movie Bond or no Bond.

chrisisall

Firemass wrote:

Great list Chrisisall. I wish you were directing Bond 25.

Why thank you sir! :007)

PS- What is a martial encounter ?

Sorry, in plainer language, a kick a*s fight scene.

And on a VERY personal John Glen level, an animal scare is always appreciated! )

raptors_887 wrote:

My favorite part of every film is when Bond is seconds away from death but he finds a way out of it each and every time.

Oh YES! I guess I forgot that one!
It's a *MUST*!! -{

Barbel

Great list, Chris, completely agree. But everything's better with lasers! )

Based on your list, GE springs to mind.

Firemass

chrisisall wrote:

raptors_887 wrote:

My favorite part of every film is when Bond is seconds away from death but he finds a way out of it each and every time.

Oh YES! I guess I forgot that one!
It's a *MUST*!! -{

Your boy Dalton had one of the best ever in LTK when he spear-gunned the float plane and was quickly yanked away from a bad situation.

broadshoulder

chrisisall wrote:

Mine:
1. Gunbarrel. AT THE BEGINNING. Smooth (not drippy) cartoon (not CGI) blood.

Gunbarrel at the end? Fine, doesn't mess with the story.Not bothered if the gunbarrel isn't seen again.

chrisisall wrote:

2. One or more space shots (Weapon, satellite, just Earth, whatever).

Not like the DAD shots. To be honest leave the space shots to Star Wars.

chrisisall wrote:

3. Aston Martin. Not the DB5. Not all the time, anyway. But one. That does stuff.

We've seen the new Aston. We know its going to be there

chrisisall wrote:

4. Henchman or villain that poses a physical threat to Bond.

We know we have got Mr Hinx. Lets see if they can pull out an intelligent story with him.

chrisisall wrote:

5. Barry Bond theme. Often.

If it fits with the film then use it. Dont pummel us with the Bond theme.

chrisisall wrote:

6. A submarine. Not necessarily featured, but somewhere.

Oh dear god (rolls eyes)

chrisisall wrote:

7. One or more martial encounters.

We had that in QoS with Mitch and SF with Patrice

chrisisall wrote:

8. One or more innuendos.

Not the Roger Moore years again or the Brosnans. I can do without that.

chrisisall wrote:

9. A beach -OR- a snow covered mountain -OR- a strange geological area + London.

CR had beach scenes. London worked because it was so unexpected with the tube, senior meeting

chrisisall wrote:

10. Broccoli (what we used to call hot girls in college).

Monica Bellucci and the other are hot girls. There will always be hot girls.



I don't want to be rude but tick boxing doesn't work for me. Jst want a bloody good story..

AlphaOmegaSin

Gunbarrel -{
Exciting PTS -{
Interesting Locations -{
Interesting Villains -{

Barbel

broadshoulder wrote:

chrisisall wrote:

5. Barry Bond theme. Often.

If it fits with the film then use it. Dont pummel us with the Bond theme.

Disagree- pummel away!

Thunderpussy

I'd love to hear it once again, pounding out over a big stunt or chase sequence ! {[]

Moore Than

Actually, to hear the 007 theme again would be a welcome/pleasant surprise, as it has not been used since Moonraker. I would rather hear that than have the Bond theme pummel away.

Barbel

+1, that would be very pleasant.

AlphaOmegaSin

I hope that in SPECTRE we see a Car Chase with the Bond Theme playing -{

minigeff

little bond quips and moments, for example the cuff adjusting bit on the train in SF was good.

more barry theme moments, for me SF's soundtrack didn't sound at all bondian, it could have been from anything. that signauture tune needs to be heard more often.

gadgets, proper funky gadgets, with hints of andy smith and nick finlayson added in for good measure.

no space anything. no space walks, lasers, death rays or space stations. with star wars coming out just after bond, it'd be a MR car crash all over again.

DEFIANT 74205

chrisisall wrote:

1. Gunbarrel. AT THE BEGINNING. Smooth (not drippy) cartoon (not CGI) blood.

Abso-bloody-lutely. This is non-negotiable, as far a I'm concerned, along with the traditional fanfare to open the film.

chrisisall wrote:

5. Barry Bond theme. Often.

This too. And I don't want any remixes of the original. I cannot stand electronic music. Just have the original Bond theme as it was meant to be, playing frequently throughout the film.

chrisisall wrote:

7. One or more martial encounters.

Yep. But fewer stunts. Bond is great at hand to hand combat and is a crack shot, but he hasn't been documented as having the ability to leap from crane to crane, nor from building to building. I want to see Bond at close quarters combat, but not implausible stunts.

The rest I can do without - even the Aston. I'd prefer a Bentley.

chrisisall

DEFIANT 74205 wrote:

Bond is great at hand to hand combat and is a crack shot, but he hasn't been documented as having the ability to leap from crane to crane, nor from building to building. I want to see Bond at close quarters combat, but not implausible stunts.

Yeah, we have enough superhero movies for that stuff.

welshboy78

I like some of the tiny details that are pure Fleming

E.g. Detail on the luxurious foods and drink and deeper conversation / banter with the main villain

As for DC specifically I think his performance with the females is poor for Bond standards, maybe SPECTRE will address this

AlphaOmegaSin

Will we see Bond Smoking again?

chrisisall

welshboy78 wrote:

Detail on the luxurious foods and drink and deeper conversation / banter with the main villain

Yes, more of those as well, please.

chrisisall

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Will we see Bond Smoking again?

That's not terribly high on my own list, but it does add to the self destructive nature of the character I guess. Dalton smoked in his movies without making it look like s 60's cigarette advert...

AlphaOmegaSin

It's an Aspect of the Character I've missed -{

chrisisall

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

It's an Aspect of the Character I've missed -{

When I first saw CR and Bond running for 10 minutes straight at full gallop I realized this is a VERY different Bond, a non-smoking triathelete. A gym rat. A true action hero.
8-)

AlphaOmegaSin

I know it's a strange Thing to say though )

DEFIANT 74205

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Will we see Bond Smoking again?

I hope so. It's part of who he is. He drinks and smokes heavily, and as chrisisall observed:

chrisisall wrote:

it does add to the self destructive nature of the character I guess.

That's the Bond I know from the novels, and the Bond I want to see on screen.

chrisisall

DEFIANT 74205 wrote:

He drinks

That scene in QOS was pitch perfect.
*hic*

AlphaOmegaSin

If they did show Bond smoking, it would most likely push up the Films Rating.

chrisisall

Bond must be a role model!
Except for how he drives.
Or kills peeps.
Or shags..

AlphaOmegaSin

Shags? Is that a Word that is commonly used in the States? )

chrisisall

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Shags? Is that a Word that is commonly used in the States? )

Only by geeky blokes.

AlphaOmegaSin

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