Quality control in James Bond
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I noticed that the number of 007 movies per decade has been on decline, from 6 to 5 to 3.
Assuming a 3 year cycle for Bond-25, that makes 3 films this decade.
In a series with 23 films, quality control is more important than ever. Two excellent films would do more for the series than 5 merely good ones. We already have breadth - now we need quality. Out of Fleming material and into original stories, IMO, it's important to think it through.
Assuming a 3 year cycle for Bond-25, that makes 3 films this decade.
In a series with 23 films, quality control is more important than ever. Two excellent films would do more for the series than 5 merely good ones. We already have breadth - now we need quality. Out of Fleming material and into original stories, IMO, it's important to think it through.
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I don't think two year release gaps are unreasonable though. CR-QoS was 2 years and this was during the writer's strike as well. The 90's and 00's were also effected by financial situations between LTK and GE, then again between QoS and SF.
Also, I'm not saying movies today are better. The 2000's only had 3 movies, and 2 of them were seen as failures. The 1990's only had 1 "classic" of 3 movies: Goldeneye. I'm saying, however, that trying to go for 5+ movies a decade won't be good.
I'm just saying that with 23 films, we don't need a ton more films. We need just a few classic-to-be films for the series to maintain its cultural relevance and for the good-to-bad movie ratio to be more favorable.
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I could be wrong here etc but how many non Bond films did Moore make whilst he was 007?
Roger Moore appeared in twelve non Bond films while he was 007. Those films include Gold, Shout at the Devil, The Wild Geese and The Sea Wolves.
Guess nowadays the whole process is more complex / bloated
Films back to back. To save money and speed up the production times.
Might work for the Bonds ?
Two Bond films back to back, no way ,I wouldn't be able to afford to keep up with the clothing,
Add to that the competition is so much tougher both inside the genre and out, and the audience expects so much, no wonder they take their time. Twilight, Hunger Games and Bourne will all be forgotten but by a select few. Each Bond has go carry the legacy of being watchable for decades, as each of its predacessors have. (Except CR-67 and perhaps NSNA, and QoS.) That is a lot of pressure to live up to for everyone involved. The fact they do it so well is admirable.
Or short series of films. It's almost like a much loved old football team.
Each new actor is almost like a new big striker, who's told about its
History and told not to to do anything to hurt the institution.
Why recently Daniel Craig said it would be good to stop playing Bond
At some stage, as he could get sh*t faced drunk again !
To appeal to the higher end actors/actresses, more time has been dedicated to the development process to ensure a quality script/director/etc to entice the big names to sign on.
That being said, if you remove the financial hiatuses of the past two decades, you can still turn out 4 film decades (2020, 2023, 2026, 2029) and I still wouldn't rule out two year gaps given the right circumstances.