I think it could be given a twist, with Blofeld playing around with
DNA splicing/ enhancement on his pets and plants. To improve
On their venom or aggression levels. a sort of modern
Island of Dr Moreau ! :007)
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I think it could be given a twist, with Blofeld playing around with
DNA splicing/ enhancement on his pets and plants. To improve
On their venom or aggression levels. a sort of modern
Island of Dr Moreau ! :007)
I disagree. DNA tinkering with the plants, animals and insects is simply too sci-fi and frankly too DAD
It could probably be done, at least in the near future, but it doesn't fit Bond.
It's also unneccesary - the Garden would be dangerous enough anyway.
It might be dangerous for the average man
But for an Alpha Male like myself, it's no were
Near Dangerous enough ! )
( I'm only thinking of it as a small sub plot
Not the main story )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
When they remake YOLT (actually make the novel into film for the first time) they should maybe use that title.
I agree. Especially the Garden of Death sequence should be filmed. In my opinion it's the best Fleming sequence not yet filmed. It would also be great if Bond got memory loss after and walked into the hands of the enemy at the end, just like in the novel. Then the PTS of the next film could be the brainwashed 007 trying to assassinate M. Now that M is ex- SAS and Moneypenny is a former agent it could be made into a full action scene. But I think it would be too soon to og in that direction in Bond 24. The new MI6 staff needs to settle in first. If Craig makes six movies it could happen in Bond 25 and 26.
Definitely. The novels dramatic arc was never used, including OHMSS. I agree about the Garden of Death, brainwashed 007 and M assessination attempt.
I think it could be given a twist, with Blofeld playing around with
DNA splicing/ enhancement on his pets and plants. To improve
On their venom or aggression levels. a sort of modern
Island of Dr Moreau ! :007)
I disagree. DNA tinkering with the plants, animals and insects is simply too sci-fi and frankly too DAD
It could probably be done, at least in the near future, but it doesn't fit Bond.
It's also unneccesary - the Garden would be dangerous enough anyway.
I agree - too much sci-fi would be a step backwards from the current direction of the series, which I have been enjoying quite a bit.
No Blofeld please - too 1960s and no one can beat Donald Pleasance's interpretation imo.
In terms of titles, what about just '007'? Now the reboot trilogy seems to have been completed and the key elements are in place, we can now have Bond as intended - '007' would sum up the man...and we can have the infernal gunbarrel at the start again!
However there is a formula for Bond titles - a gem or precious stone name linked to a temporal word or body part- 'Sapphire Legs?'; 'Rubies (or Ruby's) Gone Forever?'; SilverWrist?' 'The Spy Who Loved Golden Knees?' 'DiamondLung'?
No Blofeld please - too 1960s and no one can beat Donald Pleasance's interpretation imo.
In terms of titles, what about just '007'? Now the reboot trilogy seems to have been completed and the key elements are in place, we can now have Bond as intended - '007' would sum up the man...and we can have the infernal gunbarrel at the start again!
However there is a formula for Bond titles - a gem or precious stone name linked to a temporal word or body part- 'Sapphire Legs?'; 'Rubies (or Ruby's) Gone Forever?'; SilverWrist?' 'The Spy Who Loved Golden Knees?' 'DiamondLung'?
No Bloefeld? Too 60s? 007 as title? Sapphire Legs? You're joking! and don't say "I never joke about 007" ;-)
No Blofeld please - too 1960s and no one can beat Donald Pleasance's interpretation imo.
In terms of titles, what about just '007'? Now the reboot trilogy seems to have been completed and the key elements are in place, we can now have Bond as intended - '007' would sum up the man...and we can have the infernal gunbarrel at the start again!
However there is a formula for Bond titles - a gem or precious stone name linked to a temporal word or body part- 'Sapphire Legs?'; 'Rubies (or Ruby's) Gone Forever?'; SilverWrist?' 'The Spy Who Loved Golden Knees?' 'DiamondLung'?
No Bloefeld? Too 60s? 007 as title? Sapphire Legs? You're joking! and don't say "I never joke about 007" ;-)
Virgil37, I was joking about the titles, but not about Blofeld. I personally just can't take a bald headed man with a scar stroking a pussy (cat!) seriously anymore after Austin Powers. As a kid, I found Stromberg from TSWLM absolutely frightening because he did precisely nothing but push buttons from his massive table that made people die remotely and he sent Jaws to do his dirty work. He was also highly intelligent and quietly psychotic, a bit like the leaders of the major countries in the world at the moment! That's the kind of villain I want to see Craig's Bond tackle. I know that Le Chiffre was a coward, but Mads Mikklesen played him so perfectly it made him my most favourite Bond villain (closely followed by Davi's Sanchez). I want that type of Bond villain. That's me done!
no one can beat Donald Pleasance's interpretation imo
I'm kind of with you about "No Blofeld", but Donald Pleasance's weak, cartoonish portrayal of Blofeld was beaten to a pulp when Telly Savalas took over the role in OHMSS.
No Blofeld please - too 1960s and no one can beat Donald Pleasance's interpretation imo.
In terms of titles, what about just '007'? Now the reboot trilogy seems to have been completed and the key elements are in place, we can now have Bond as intended - '007' would sum up the man...and we can have the infernal gunbarrel at the start again!
However there is a formula for Bond titles - a gem or precious stone name linked to a temporal word or body part- 'Sapphire Legs?'; 'Rubies (or Ruby's) Gone Forever?'; SilverWrist?' 'The Spy Who Loved Golden Knees?' 'DiamondLung'?
No Bloefeld? Too 60s? 007 as title? Sapphire Legs? You're joking! and don't say "I never joke about 007" ;-)
Virgil37, I was joking about the titles, but not about Blofeld. I personally just can't take a bald headed man with a scar stroking a pussy (cat!) seriously anymore after Austin Powers. As a kid, I found Stromberg from TSWLM absolutely frightening because he did precisely nothing but push buttons from his massive table that made people die remotely and he sent Jaws to do his dirty work. He was also highly intelligent and quietly psychotic, a bit like the leaders of the major countries in the world at the moment! That's the kind of villain I want to see Craig's Bond tackle. I know that Le Chiffre was a coward, but Mads Mikklesen played him so perfectly it made him my most favourite Bond villain (closely followed by Davi's Sanchez). I want that type of Bond villain. That's me done!
I was joking about your titles too!
But I must say, I think resurrecting Bloefeld, if done correctly, would be a good idea.
Of course the Bloefeld of the sixties is cartoonish and the cat stroking is so cliche. But we all know that. However, if properly updated and played by the correct actor, it could really work. I'm thinking along the lines of Heath Ledger's Joker, which I think is a jaw dropping iconic performance.
Telly Savallas is the only real Bloefeld. Donald Pleasence's and Charles Gray's are plain ridiculous.
I was reading the Playboy Ian Fleming interview and the man himself says this:
“I make notes of such details constantly; I write down my thoughts and and comments and I note menus, and so forth. I’ve just written down something I picked up in Istanbul the other day: ‘Now there is no more shade.’ This is a Turkish expression, used when a great sultan, like Mustafa Kemal, dies. The general cry of the people was ‘Now there is no more shade,’ which is rather an expressive way of saying now there is nothing to protect us, now that the great man has gone. I write things like that down and often use them later on in my books.”
That "Now there is no more shade" sounds pretty good. Maybe a bit long, but "There is no more shade", or "No more shade" could make good titles. Fleming liked it, I do too
I was reading the Playboy Ian Fleming interview and the man himself says this:
“I make notes of such details constantly; I write down my thoughts and and comments and I note menus, and so forth. I’ve just written down something I picked up in Istanbul the other day: ‘Now there is no more shade.’ This is a Turkish expression, used when a great sultan, like Mustafa Kemal, dies. The general cry of the people was ‘Now there is no more shade,’ which is rather an expressive way of saying now there is nothing to protect us, now that the great man has gone. I write things like that down and often use them later on in my books.”
That "Now there is no more shade" sounds pretty good. Maybe a bit long, but "There is no more shade", or "No more shade" could make good titles. Fleming liked it, I do too
I recall spy novelist Jeremy Duns suggesting this as a title on CBn too. I concur.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
I was reading the Playboy Ian Fleming interview and the man himself says this:
“I make notes of such details constantly; I write down my thoughts and and comments and I note menus, and so forth. I’ve just written down something I picked up in Istanbul the other day: ‘Now there is no more shade.’ This is a Turkish expression, used when a great sultan, like Mustafa Kemal, dies. The general cry of the people was ‘Now there is no more shade,’ which is rather an expressive way of saying now there is nothing to protect us, now that the great man has gone. I write things like that down and often use them later on in my books.”
That "Now there is no more shade" sounds pretty good. Maybe a bit long, but "There is no more shade", or "No more shade" could make good titles. Fleming liked it, I do too
I recall spy novelist Jeremy Duns suggesting this as a title on CBn too. I concur.
I'm watching SF and Mallory uses a very similar phrase, he says on his first meeting with M: "There are no more shadows". Can it be a coincidence? I think they wrote that in because of Ian Fleming's interview.
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DNA splicing/ enhancement on his pets and plants. To improve
On their venom or aggression levels.
Island of Dr Moreau ! :007)
I disagree. DNA tinkering with the plants, animals and insects is simply too sci-fi and frankly too DAD
It could probably be done, at least in the near future, but it doesn't fit Bond.
It's also unneccesary - the Garden would be dangerous enough anyway.
But for an Alpha Male like myself, it's no were
Near Dangerous enough !
( I'm only thinking of it as a small sub plot
Not the main story )
Definitely. The novels dramatic arc was never used, including OHMSS. I agree about the Garden of Death, brainwashed 007 and M assessination attempt.
I have always thought Shatterhand would be a good title for a Bond film, even if the movie isn't connected to YOLT.
I agree - too much sci-fi would be a step backwards from the current direction of the series, which I have been enjoying quite a bit.
ShatterHAND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RISICO should be used, definitely. Sounds great, would look great on posters, and the final CO call for a 7 at the end.
Just no more "lives" "dies", "forevers", "golden".
In terms of titles, what about just '007'? Now the reboot trilogy seems to have been completed and the key elements are in place, we can now have Bond as intended - '007' would sum up the man...and we can have the infernal gunbarrel at the start again!
However there is a formula for Bond titles - a gem or precious stone name linked to a temporal word or body part- 'Sapphire Legs?'; 'Rubies (or Ruby's) Gone Forever?'; SilverWrist?' 'The Spy Who Loved Golden Knees?' 'DiamondLung'?
No Bloefeld? Too 60s? 007 as title? Sapphire Legs? You're joking! and don't say "I never joke about 007" ;-)
Virgil37, I was joking about the titles, but not about Blofeld. I personally just can't take a bald headed man with a scar stroking a pussy (cat!) seriously anymore after Austin Powers. As a kid, I found Stromberg from TSWLM absolutely frightening because he did precisely nothing but push buttons from his massive table that made people die remotely and he sent Jaws to do his dirty work. He was also highly intelligent and quietly psychotic, a bit like the leaders of the major countries in the world at the moment! That's the kind of villain I want to see Craig's Bond tackle. I know that Le Chiffre was a coward, but Mads Mikklesen played him so perfectly it made him my most favourite Bond villain (closely followed by Davi's Sanchez). I want that type of Bond villain. That's me done!
I'm kind of with you about "No Blofeld", but Donald Pleasance's weak, cartoonish portrayal of Blofeld was beaten to a pulp when Telly Savalas took over the role in OHMSS.
I was joking about your titles too!
But I must say, I think resurrecting Bloefeld, if done correctly, would be a good idea.
Of course the Bloefeld of the sixties is cartoonish and the cat stroking is so cliche. But we all know that. However, if properly updated and played by the correct actor, it could really work. I'm thinking along the lines of Heath Ledger's Joker, which I think is a jaw dropping iconic performance.
Telly Savallas is the only real Bloefeld. Donald Pleasence's and Charles Gray's are plain ridiculous.
Without a doubt!
“I make notes of such details constantly; I write down my thoughts and and comments and I note menus, and so forth. I’ve just written down something I picked up in Istanbul the other day: ‘Now there is no more shade.’ This is a Turkish expression, used when a great sultan, like Mustafa Kemal, dies. The general cry of the people was ‘Now there is no more shade,’ which is rather an expressive way of saying now there is nothing to protect us, now that the great man has gone. I write things like that down and often use them later on in my books.”
That "Now there is no more shade" sounds pretty good. Maybe a bit long, but "There is no more shade", or "No more shade" could make good titles. Fleming liked it, I do too
I recall spy novelist Jeremy Duns suggesting this as a title on CBn too. I concur.
I'm watching SF and Mallory uses a very similar phrase, he says on his first meeting with M: "There are no more shadows". Can it be a coincidence? I think they wrote that in because of Ian Fleming's interview.
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