Locations
Jarvio
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Deepest apologies if this has already been discussed.
What locations would you like to see in line for Bond 22?
Here is what I would like to see:
The Scottish Highlands - Think it would be great to see some action sequences up some high hills, plus we haven't seen much of Scotland in Bond, except for TWINE.
Canada, rocky mountains - Bond has never set foot in Canada in any films, I would love to see this happen in Bond 22. Especially the rocky mountains. It would make a nice change.
Australia/New Zealand - I bet people knew I would say this. It's a bit of an obvious one as it is a WHOLE continent that Bond has NEVER been to before. Bond going to Australia would make the film really, really memorable. I'm really suprised that he has never been to Australia yet.
Easter Island - How good would that be? Some fight scenes infront of those big stone heads!
Ireland - Has Bond ever been? I don't recall it, unless I'm missing something.
Norway/Denmark - Again, would make a nice change.
Mount Rushmoore - Ok, may be pushing it, as it would be ripping off Hitchcock's 'north by northwest', but I still think it would be extremely cool.
I would also like to see a bit more of Siberia. And Italy.
Thoughts?
What locations would you like to see in line for Bond 22?
Here is what I would like to see:
The Scottish Highlands - Think it would be great to see some action sequences up some high hills, plus we haven't seen much of Scotland in Bond, except for TWINE.
Canada, rocky mountains - Bond has never set foot in Canada in any films, I would love to see this happen in Bond 22. Especially the rocky mountains. It would make a nice change.
Australia/New Zealand - I bet people knew I would say this. It's a bit of an obvious one as it is a WHOLE continent that Bond has NEVER been to before. Bond going to Australia would make the film really, really memorable. I'm really suprised that he has never been to Australia yet.
Easter Island - How good would that be? Some fight scenes infront of those big stone heads!
Ireland - Has Bond ever been? I don't recall it, unless I'm missing something.
Norway/Denmark - Again, would make a nice change.
Mount Rushmoore - Ok, may be pushing it, as it would be ripping off Hitchcock's 'north by northwest', but I still think it would be extremely cool.
I would also like to see a bit more of Siberia. And Italy.
Thoughts?
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Comments
I agree with Canada.
Southern Germany perhaps? Bavaria? Possibly even dabble into Austria? I think this would make an exotic location for a Bond film.
Oceania - There may be too much island hopping, but it could be something to consider.
Others: Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Syria, Africa south of the Sahara, Venezuela and Colombia. Kashmir (India/Pakistan), Sri Lanka. Helsinki (Finland), mainland China.
Monaco, St. Tropez, Wienna etc.
It doesn't have to be a plot about islam or terrorism. Moscow and mainland China has been criminally underused. Downing street no 10 or a royal castle would be fantastic! Perhaps a break- in (he liked to break into the houses of authority figures) to get information?
I like the notion of a villain's lair deep in the Australian outback...
And Number24 is right---Scandinavia would be great...
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With a un-norwegian self-asertiveness I can say I live in a region where you can find a landsscape to rival most Bond locations by laying out a regional map on the table, close your eyes and point...
Here is a somewhere I slept over once in my teens, a few miles to teh south from here. A bit like Spitz Gloria, perhaps?
http://www.nordfjord.no/files_user/0000000145/0000001148.jpg
This location is much closer to me. I haven't been on "the needle" myself, but several people I know have:
http://www.orstacamping.no/bilete/aktivitetar/klatring_lite1.jpg
I live to the left, just out of the picture: http://www.orsta.org/foto/austefjorden.jpg
This is pretty much the standard for the norwegian west coast, and I'm being a horrible show-off and patriot..
Queensland, with it's great beaches and spectatular coral reef?
Sydney, with it's world famous landmarks, such as the Sydney Opera House, or Harbour Bridge?
Melbourne, with it's cafe culture, the Eureka Tower (the tallest building in Australia).
Or even the Northern Territory, with it's vast desert, and of course, Uluru (Ayres Rock).
Of course, if Sydney won the battle, they'd never let us here the end of it...
Seriously though, I've been waiting a very long time for Mr Bond to arrive here in Australia.
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...shudder!
Sorry fellow Canadians. I just prefer my Bond in places a little more exotic.
http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~neeraj/pic/kashmos.jpg
Or even maybe inside a volcano somewhere in East Asia?...
Do you think that a violent road chase in a small, calm neighbourhood would work? I think that'd be interesting.
I can't remember anything similar to this is any Bond film, but correct me if I'm wrong.
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I found some amazing pictures on the net:
http://www.gomideast.com/pic/yemen/misc/yemen.jpg
http://www.tuaregviatges.es/imatges/Yemen%20-%20J.Marull.jpg
http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/tr/tg/lp/40/500_4051a4b7cbb514b24a39b912f2eee538.jpg
http://www.viajeros.com/albums/diarios/2107/normal_yemen_yemen_2107_0.jpg
http://nabataea.net/Yemen70.jpg
http://www.ameinfo.com/gallery/images/yemen-3.jpg
http://www.gomideast.com/pic/yemen/misc/yemen.jpg
http://www.avidimages.com/preview/2006/08/26/fox_glacier_new_zealand_avidimages_820_prev.jpg
http://www.gdargaud.net/Photo/v1024/IceCave.jpg
http://www.kennicottguides.com/images/gallery/g_cave_l.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/3876/images/caveone.jpeg
http://erebus.nmt.edu/gallery/vermaat/mediafiles/l13.jpg
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/35/59/22565935.jpg
http://www.americanfocus.com/jpeg/landscapes/enchantments_ice_cave.jpg
Beautiful, dangerous and exotic!
Imagine a scene in such a place where Bond rapells down into it, like this:
http://www.coloradoadventurekids.com/jp_ice_climbing.jpg
During the climbing a fight breaks out. No guns (the drop them into the abyss early in the fight)
But there are ropes, knives, ice axes
http://sierramountainworks.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/madame_hook.jpg
and ice climbing shoes!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/images/02_06/ice_climbing_gallery/ice_climbing02.jpg
could be handy in a fight ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0r3sosW1nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykYHN3pP2SA
Imagine a big fight sequense on the huge space in front of the tower, over the siloes for the atom bombs....
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Now I know how how the fight could be done:
There are two scenarios: Bad guys hijack the sub from the russians or SBS storm the sub after the bad guys have taken it.
http://www.tonyrogers.com/weapons/russian/typhoon_02.jpg
The stormers use fast, fairly flat-bottomed boats. Perhaps the Rigid Raiders (http://www.army.mod.uk/img/2div/ta5.jpg) the type of boats Daniel Craig used when he was presented as the new James Bond.:007)
They approach the stern of the Typhoon and glide up to the tower, storm out of the boat and assault the occupants of the giant sub!
I would really like to see that!!
That scene is great. This discussion also reminds me of a couple scenes in Mr. and Mrs. Smith where Brad Pitt chased after Angelina Jolie speeding away in a car by running through some backyards, and when they had the gunfight inside their house. Those are memorable scenes from a fun film.