Is EON lazy?
bigzilcho
Toronto, ONPosts: 245MI6 Agent
I just read an item that said the next film will be delayed "indefinitely".
Whatever THAT means.
Am I the only one who is getting sick and tired of of EON's excuses. I mean, three years between Bond films is bad enough, but the news that Babs and Michael are not sure when the next film starts is unacceptable.
What happened to consistency and tradition?
Cubby and Harry delivered a Bond every two years...for 27 years!
Anyone who is going to use the argument that movie-making is that much tougher nowadays is talking through his hat.
Consider the logistical problems of YOLT or OHMSS or MR. Epic films done at a time that required their completion at a certain date. No excuses given. Was QOS REALLY that much harder to shoot than TSWLM?
This current climate of inaction in film-making is a direct result of bureaucrats running the asylum.
What we need is showmanship from Bond producers, not a lazy response to the studio's problems which, when you look at it long enough, looks like nothing more than laziness in attitude and commitment.
Next thing you know, a Bond film will be relaesed every five years and it will be accepted as the "norm" because we bought the propaganda thats been dished out.
Well, fellow Bond-fans, that is not good enough.
EON should study its own history much closer. Cubby and Harry understood audiences and what they want and when they want it.
Why is it that Babs and Michael look like they are doing us a favor when they make a Bond movie?
Put your noses to the grindstone, EON, and stop giving us excuses.
"Indefinitely" is not a word that is acceptable in the Bond universe.
"Q, have I ever let you down?"
"Frequently."
Whatever THAT means.
Am I the only one who is getting sick and tired of of EON's excuses. I mean, three years between Bond films is bad enough, but the news that Babs and Michael are not sure when the next film starts is unacceptable.
What happened to consistency and tradition?
Cubby and Harry delivered a Bond every two years...for 27 years!
Anyone who is going to use the argument that movie-making is that much tougher nowadays is talking through his hat.
Consider the logistical problems of YOLT or OHMSS or MR. Epic films done at a time that required their completion at a certain date. No excuses given. Was QOS REALLY that much harder to shoot than TSWLM?
This current climate of inaction in film-making is a direct result of bureaucrats running the asylum.
What we need is showmanship from Bond producers, not a lazy response to the studio's problems which, when you look at it long enough, looks like nothing more than laziness in attitude and commitment.
Next thing you know, a Bond film will be relaesed every five years and it will be accepted as the "norm" because we bought the propaganda thats been dished out.
Well, fellow Bond-fans, that is not good enough.
EON should study its own history much closer. Cubby and Harry understood audiences and what they want and when they want it.
Why is it that Babs and Michael look like they are doing us a favor when they make a Bond movie?
Put your noses to the grindstone, EON, and stop giving us excuses.
"Indefinitely" is not a word that is acceptable in the Bond universe.
"Q, have I ever let you down?"
"Frequently."
Comments
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Still, given MGM's obvious financial weakness, it is fair to argue that EON should have found a new distribution partner long ago.
Either way, the only real acronym that works here is...WTF. X-(
I agree...more MGM than Eon.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
But that does not account for 3 years for DAD (?!?) and 4 for CR. And an unsettling lack of urgency overall.
Lack of showmanship. Pure and simple.
Any talk of "creative exhaustion" by Michael Wilson makes me want to press the "gimme-a-break" button in my Aston Martin.
Do we know for sure that Quantum is not behind all this?
"If that's his original ball, I'm Arnold Palmer."
Time will tell. Hopefully we will find out sooner rather than later.