The last really decent Bond movie was in 1995 - since then the Broccoli folks have shown no ability or possibly even desire to make a fun action flick.
Mission Impossible made an exciting, silly and fun spectacle while miserable daddy Bond topped himself amid cgi explosions. A fitting epitaph.
Love your positivity but whichever way you spin it Bond is dead. He's been fatally wounded for the past 20 odd years...but bravely struggling on under the yoke of poor writing, mediocre direction and a good actor who really couldn't give a fuck. Now that Bezos has outed himself as a larping, right wing cuck I have no desire to give any of my future roubles to a Bond villain shaped gonad. Let the dead...stay dead.
So, here is my idea how Bond can continue in the same universe/ continuity and back story without having to do a full 'reboot' or delve into the 'its a code-name not a person' theory and plot-hole. I know this has been hinted and joked before but lets get this started.
Pre-title scene:
Bond #26 opens with a no more than 15 second flashing montage of Skyfall/ Spectre/ NTTD building up to Madeline and Mathidle ending with the last shot of NTTD and the missiles landing on the island.
All of a sudden, cut to NEW bond jolting upright in bed, sweating. He looks around and sees 2 females lying naked but under the sheets either side of him. He looks over and sees Monaco out of the bedroom window and a pile of casino chips on the table next to a crumpled tux.
He leans over and picks up a bottle of Dom Perignon from the ice bucket next to the bed takes a deep swig then wipes the sweat from his brow and says "thank god for that, thought I'd turned into a right -" and immediately cut to the new Bond Theme with blasting guitars by Metallica/ Guns n Roses/ Tool.
To be honest I am a bit indifferent to the news. The Bond movies of late have been OK, but not what captivates me, maybe that time has gone, and I've got older. Still hopeful for something though, but not spin offs and origin movies.
Read both your articles. I think MI6 incorporated is going to be a show, hopefully Fiennes and Whishaw turn up. Having said that Amazon are buying the creative control rights from a team that pretty much f**ked Bond up. As much as I can say that CR is my second favourite Bond film, it’s legacy has been contrived. I agree that Bond needs to be fun again but to Amazon it will be all about access to essentially rebuild a fanbase for the future.
The last really decent Bond movie was in 1995 - since then the Broccoli folks have shown no ability or possibly even desire to make a fun action flick.
Mission Impossible made an exciting, silly and fun spectacle while miserable daddy Bond topped himself amid cgi explosions. A fitting epitaph.
I’d vote Charlie Higson for your mooted show runner. Probably not high profile enough for the yanks, but definitely knows his Bond onions (bunions?).
Love your positivity but whichever way you spin it Bond is dead. He's been fatally wounded for the past 20 odd years...but bravely struggling on under the yoke of poor writing, mediocre direction and a good actor who really couldn't give a fuck. Now that Bezos has outed himself as a larping, right wing cuck I have no desire to give any of my future roubles to a Bond villain shaped gonad. Let the dead...stay dead.
So, here is my idea how Bond can continue in the same universe/ continuity and back story without having to do a full 'reboot' or delve into the 'its a code-name not a person' theory and plot-hole. I know this has been hinted and joked before but lets get this started.
Pre-title scene:
Bond #26 opens with a no more than 15 second flashing montage of Skyfall/ Spectre/ NTTD building up to Madeline and Mathidle ending with the last shot of NTTD and the missiles landing on the island.
All of a sudden, cut to NEW bond jolting upright in bed, sweating. He looks around and sees 2 females lying naked but under the sheets either side of him. He looks over and sees Monaco out of the bedroom window and a pile of casino chips on the table next to a crumpled tux.
He leans over and picks up a bottle of Dom Perignon from the ice bucket next to the bed takes a deep swig then wipes the sweat from his brow and says "thank god for that, thought I'd turned into a right -" and immediately cut to the new Bond Theme with blasting guitars by Metallica/ Guns n Roses/ Tool.
I’m available for consultancy.
To be honest I am a bit indifferent to the news. The Bond movies of late have been OK, but not what captivates me, maybe that time has gone, and I've got older. Still hopeful for something though, but not spin offs and origin movies.
They'll milk it til the udders splinter, but at least a new Bond era usually starts with a banger of a film.
Read both your articles. I think MI6 incorporated is going to be a show, hopefully Fiennes and Whishaw turn up. Having said that Amazon are buying the creative control rights from a team that pretty much f**ked Bond up. As much as I can say that CR is my second favourite Bond film, it’s legacy has been contrived. I agree that Bond needs to be fun again but to Amazon it will be all about access to essentially rebuild a fanbase for the future.