A list of things you want in Bond 23
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01. Gunbarrel scene at the begining.
02. Return of Q and Moneypenny.
03. David Arnold's fresh score including the return of 007 theme.
05. Bond using HTC mobile with some Mi6 version of Android!!!!
06. Return of Aston Martin DB5.
07. Vodka-Martini.
08. Bond. James Bond.
09. Locations: NO ITALY AGAIN, Canada, Australia, New York.
10. More of Felix Leiter!
11. Return of Blofeld as the chief of Quantum.
And what about you?
02. Return of Q and Moneypenny.
03. David Arnold's fresh score including the return of 007 theme.
05. Bond using HTC mobile with some Mi6 version of Android!!!!
06. Return of Aston Martin DB5.
07. Vodka-Martini.
08. Bond. James Bond.
09. Locations: NO ITALY AGAIN, Canada, Australia, New York.
10. More of Felix Leiter!
11. Return of Blofeld as the chief of Quantum.
And what about you?
Comments
The one thing I don't really want is a return of Blofeld though. I think they should come up with a new character to be the head of Quantum. I think that Blofeld rekindles too many memories of the excesses of YOLT etc. to really work in the context of a Daniel Craig film.
I like Arnold as composer and really liked his score for QOS. and YES, get the Bond theme back ( they still use it on the trailers ). If Bond 23 goes to Canada or the US then hopefully we'll get more of Felix Leiter who was hardly used in QOS.
But I feel the DB5 should be forgotten about Can't see Craigs Bond being into classic cars and anyway the CR DB5 has the streering wheel on the wrong side. (The proper place for a steering wheel is on the Right
And I too feel Blofeld belongs to another time, much as I love the character.I feel they should press on and come up with some new characters, Hopefully more memorable than D Greene & Elvis.
For the titles get D Kleinman back I loved his work.
2. Use the Bond theme more often, and don't even think about 'modernising' it ... play it the way it was in 1962, or not at all.
3. Dame Shirley Bassey to sing the title song
4. Reduce the electronic equipment. Yes, I know computers are the norm these days, but I miss the days when Bond would go into M's office to discuss a mission and he would be working on some paperwork.
5. Most importantly ... story and character development has to be as close to Fleming's original concept as possible.
YES, very important!
Gunbarrel at beginning
Aston Martin (new Virage would be good)
Walther PPK
Rolex Submariner
Q
Male M
Sexy Moneypenny
At least 3 love interests (shags!)
Less fashion emphasis
Bond with dark hair
Scenes in London, Paris, Monte Carlo, Alps, somewhere like Australia/New Zealand/S.Africa
Solid, believable villian
Seriously big/tough henchman
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- More use of the Bond theme
- Re-introdction of Moneypenny or Q
- A raid (haven't had those since TLD)
- Striking back against Quantum (CR and QoS was like DN and FRWL - introdction of SPECTRE and the Bond character - The settup is finished, now the war is on!)
- A good ski/snowmobile scene.
1. Large Epic Battle. See Thunderball.
2. Tropical Area. See Thunderball again. Bond likes water sports. It's time for him to go there and stay a while. Not just a quick stop over like in Casino Royale.
2. "Bond...James Bond."
3. "Shaken, not stirred"
4. Judi Dench as "M".
5. Jeffrey Wright as "Felix"
6. Javier Bardem.
7. No Middle East locations, but Egypt is okay.
8. Former James Bond actor in a cameo appearance or small role.
9. The appearance of Bollinger Champagne
10. An Aston Martin, of course. :007)
Anyway, my wishlist:
- Gunbarrel in its right place... completely refilmed because QOS' gunbarrel was utter ****
- Moneypenny and/or Major Boothroyd (not "Q") reintroduced
- A male "M", but obviously for Bond 24 since Dench is already confirmed for Bond 23
- An editor who isn't tripping on acid
- More plausible fighting action scenes with less "modern/gritty" brutality and blood/gore. (Craig's over-the-top brutality action scenes are almost as bad as Moore's obvious stunt double action scenes from his later years)
- A really good, unique title song
- The head honcho of Quantum introduced
- Introduction of many of the trademark Bond traits that have been absent since the reboot
- Classic MI6 office scene... I miss this so damn much
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I feel Craig's movies has had too much southern European locations and Bourne -type action. A big raid, extreme skiing and some hairy snowmobile driving would be just right. A tropic locale could also be good, perhaps something in Asia? Malaysia og Indonesia is underused.
Oh yes, I forgot. The one thing that really irked me good about Quantum of Solace was the theme song. They should have used the Shirley Bassey tune, No Good About Goodbye, instead, but I guess it wasn't available.
1. Following through with the Quantum organisation
2. Tying up a few of the loose ends.... like Guy Haines for example.
3. Bond being given more of a 'mission' - with, like suggested above, a scene at HQ with M (and not on a mobile
4. Bond seducing a few more girls.....
5. A slightly more light hearted script. I've loved the last two films, but we need a touch more humour
6. Some very sophisticated party.... with lots of lovely clothes - it can be a casino if needed, but a really good dialogue between Bond and head of Quantum - with Bond swanning off at the end, a gorgeous girl linked in his arm... and not a scratch on him
7. A bottle of Dom Perignon, to be opened during the scene following the one mentioned in number 6
2: A good script.
That's enough for me
Character Development
I should start by saying (confessing?) that I love Daniel Craig in the role of Bond. Despite the physical differences from Fleming's description I believe he embodies the character wonderfully and I am in no hurry to be rid of him.
Since this is the third outing in the "rebooted" series, why not take a page from Fleming's third novel, Moonraker, and give us a (brief) glimpse into Bond's life outside the office?
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[*]What about a visit to Bond's flat (preferably in a tree-lined square off the King's road)?[/*]
[*]Or maybe we could see him indulging in one of his off-hours hobbies. If we want to be rigorously faithful to Fleming: "…playing cards in the company of a few close friends, or at Crockford's; or making love, with rather cold passion, to one of three similarly disposed married women; weekends playing golf for high stakes at one of the clubs near London."[/*]
[*]Or maybe he makes an annual climbing pilgrimage to the Aiguilles Rouges, site of his parents' death. Could be a good location for some PTS mayhem.[/*]
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In any case, the whole Vesper situation should be well in the background now and the motivation for his approach to relationships with women is well established. Which brings us to…
Shagging (aka Bond Girls)
No need to go all Tiger Woods, but let's let the poor guy have some fun. His hotel room encounter with Fields in QoS was a good start. And let's continue the recent trend of Bond "girls" who are age-appropriate and serious actors. But I'm warning you, Eon, if one of them, just one, lies back and moans "Oh, James" I may have to leave the theatre.
Secondary Characters
Like most of us, I wouldn't mind the return of Moneypenny or Q, assuming it was appropriate to the story. And more Felix Leiter, please - not necessarily more screen time, but more direct involvement in events and more development of his relationship with Bond.
I also think there is potential in introducing Bond's secretary, Loelia Ponsonby, to the films. Again, from Moonraker:
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[*]The door opened and he had his daily moment of pleasure at having a beautiful secretary. 'Morning, Lil,' he said.
The careful warmth of her smile of welcome dropped about ten degrees.
'Give me that coat,' she said. 'It stinks of cordite. And don't call me Lil. You know I hate it.'[/*]
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(If my name was Loelia Ponsonby I think I would be grateful to be called Lil, but there you go.)
Gadgets
I think we can do better than cell phones without going over the top into invisible car territory. Just please don't give him a gadget that just happens to be exactly what he needs to get out of a life or death situation which could not possibly have been foreseen.
Villains & Their Nefarious Schemes
I would be quite happy to see the Quantum story line play out in 23 as long as we get to the bottom of it this time. This isn't Lost, after all.
Fiennes or Bardem (or both) would be quite acceptable to me as Quantum leaders. No unhinged lunatics please - I'm much more frightened by cold, calculating, sane evildoers. As for henchmen who could go up against Bond I think we already have him: the wonderfully cool, collected, dangerous Mr. White.
We need to care about Quantum's plan - the stakes need to be high and global in nature (much more so than in QoS) but we don't need another threat of nuclear annihilation or death rays from space either. The scheme needs to be cunning and ruthless but believable enough that we can take it seriously. And despite the fact that we all know Bond will survive, we need to be on the edge of our seats sweating at the end because we can't for the life of us see how he's going to get out of this one alive. The Quantum plot as we know it so far seems to be about controlling natural resources but I don't think that's good enough. Hopefully it's just the means to a bigger end, or one small piece of the puzzle.
Action
I'm a fan of scenes like the stairway fight in CR and the hotel room fight in QoS (which I think owe more to the train fight in FRWL and the elevator fight in DAF than they do to Bourne, but that's another topic). So, a couple more sudden, unexpected, intense outbursts of realistic violence would be fine with me.
Larger set pieces are welcome to apply as well, but for the love of God they have to mesh seamlessly into the plot and they can't ruin the overall pacing of the film. As much as I love CR, the tanker chase at the airport was a low point for me. It ended brilliantly, but did we really need everything that came before? Some QoS-style hyper editing may have been useful there. Just like this post, I hear you thinking
I would also like to see some tense adventure this time, which is not necessarily the same as action. Something with the same impact as the safe cracking scene in OHMSS, for example.
Humour
I can sympathize with those of you who are looking for a lighter tone and more humour, as long as it's a slight shift in that direction and not a pendulum swing. I'm more concerned with the quality of the humour and less about the quantity. Despite the overall darker tone in the last two films, I thought the lighter moments were far better scripted and delivered than anything we've seen in a Bond film in years (maybe decades).
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[*]"Smart?" "No, single."[/*]
[*]"It says here you're Stephanie Broadchest."[/*]
[*]"Everyone will know you died scratching my balls"[/*]
[*]"We are teachers on sabbatical and we have just won the lottery"[/*]
[*]"I can't seem to find the, er, … stationery"[/*]
[*]"Tosca isn't for everyone"[/*]
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A bit more of that would be fine with me. If only poor Pierce had had that kind of writing!
Locations
Similar to the action, the locations should be integral to the plot. London, of course, for the scenes in SIS HQ and hopefully a glimpse of Bonds flat, as mentioned above. Beyond that I don't have anything specific in mind. Exotic and adventurous are always good qualities in a location, and not already over used. I would love to see Bond come to Canada, but the hockey game rumours that were going around a while back made me squirm to be honest. We can do better than that.
Miscellaneous Other Things
Gun barrel sequence? At the beginning? I didn't think this was such a big deal, but then I remembered that little shiver of excitement I get when it appears and I think "maybe this will be the one". So yes, please, bring it back.
The Bond theme? I'm confident it will be much more prevalent this time, big and brassy and beautiful. (Arnold did manage to sneak it in there the last couple of times, subtly.)
And, finally, an unused Fleming scene that I keep waiting in vain to see on the big screen: the beginning of The Living Daylights short story where Bond is test firing a new sniper rifle at the Century Range at Bisley.
There. That's not too much to ask, is it?
Or, as Sir Miles put it, Daniel Craig and a good script.
"Mr. James?" the man smiled thinly. "I'm Colonel, let's say - er - Johns."
~ Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
02. More CGI. A CGI sex scene, ideally.
03. A scene with dogs humping in the street, as in the Michael Caine/Roger Moore classic Bullseye.
04. A cameo from Roy Hudd.
05. The tin whistle to return.
06. Glove puppets.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Well, first he reportedly said this: “Today, I admit that I regard [Casino Royale] and [Quantum of Solace] as really s**t. All the people die in them, so two movies are enough for me.”
Then he said this: Jesper Christensen explains that he was misrepresented at the Berlin Film Festival, saying “I have great respect for the people who make Bond films. They have managed to create their very own meta-universe, almost a genre in itself and a series of 23 films now. It is unique.”
Not exactly saying he will return, but I live in hope.
If nothing else, there's that deleted scene from the end of QoS that could show up.
"Mr. James?" the man smiled thinly. "I'm Colonel, let's say - er - Johns."
Other aspects are -
1. Two accused villains and the unexpected one gets killed. (like the electric chair in Thunderball.)
2. The sudden noise that makes you jump. (Like in OHMSS hotel fight as Bond gets hit by "Crusher".)
John Glen did doves suddenly taking off.
3. The "James Bond will be back in -Title name" at the end of the film.
Bleuville. "I may yet surprise you.." OHMSS.
03. A scene with dogs humping in the street, as in the Michael Caine/Roger Moore classic Bullseye
I think in Thunderball in the street chase scene in the background you can see either a Dog having a Pee, or taking a Shat, I can't remember.
but it gives me a reason to watch it again. -{
Get him back smoking again but not the tobacco sort, Keep him chilled. and a big dog mabey a rottweiler
I think then he would look "Young " so could be a New Recruit
Correct bro....you have great taste.....
Unlike stana who tastes great...
Err ... I hope you were joking ...
Get Bond playing Baccarat again, not bloody Texas Hold'Em ...