New James Bond Film to be named 'Spectre' Speculations pls
#1
Posted 04 December 2014 - 11:18 AM
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#2
Posted 04 December 2014 - 11:54 AM
Great title. And not only Christoph Waltz...but Monica Belucci! Great cast!
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#3
Posted 04 December 2014 - 12:19 PM
I felt that the first two of the new Bond Movies lacked a proper villain. Skyfall certainly made up for that in addition to all the other improvements it brought to the table. The reintroduction of Spectre and Blofeld is all I could have wanted, but perhaps some with less of a nostalgic Connection to the franchise will find the direction a little too much.
It's a real shame Donald Pleasance isn't alive to do the role but Waltz is an excellent subsitute.
It's a real shame Donald Pleasance isn't alive to do the role but Waltz is an excellent subsitute.
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#4
Posted 04 December 2014 - 02:20 PM
Morgoth, on 04 December 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:
I felt that the first two of the new Bond Movies lacked a proper villain. Skyfall certainly made up for that in addition to all the other improvements it brought to the table. The reintroduction of Spectre and Blofeld is all I could have wanted, but perhaps some with less of a nostalgic Connection to the franchise will find the direction a little too much.
It's a real shame Donald Pleasance isn't alive to do the role but Waltz is an excellent subsitute.
It's a real shame Donald Pleasance isn't alive to do the role but Waltz is an excellent subsitute.
Yeah, I think that Mendes has done a tremendous job (so far) with the nostalgia factor. I mean we are revisiting Classic Bond villains, organizations, and settings but with a new Bond (Craig), and without retreading the same stories. It's a brilliant way forward with these films. Keeps them fresh, while making them be about what made Bond great!
I simply can't wait. I adored SKYFALL and CASINO ROYALE.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#5
Posted 04 December 2014 - 02:46 PM
I thought Skyfall was awful. Pretty but worse than Quantum of Solace in terms of the story. However I have loved the new origin story of James Bond the 3 films have been telling. I was really hoping that Spectre would emerge in a future film so this is exciting.
Anyone know what this legal business surrounding the Spectre organisation is about? I assume this is why it never returned before now.
Anyone know what this legal business surrounding the Spectre organisation is about? I assume this is why it never returned before now.
#6
Posted 04 December 2014 - 02:56 PM
I think reviving SPECTRE will fit in nicely in a post-9/11 world; though volcano bases, whilst retro, probably wouldn't fit into the contemporary idea of a terrorist base of operations.
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#7
Posted 04 December 2014 - 03:01 PM
Apt, on 04 December 2014 - 02:46 PM, said:
I thought Skyfall was awful. Pretty but worse than Quantum of Solace in terms of the story. However I have loved the new origin story of James Bond the 3 films have been telling. I was really hoping that Spectre would emerge in a future film so this is exciting.
Anyone know what this legal business surrounding the Spectre organisation is about? I assume this is why it never returned before now.
Anyone know what this legal business surrounding the Spectre organisation is about? I assume this is why it never returned before now.
A. You know how we say that your movie tastes wildly vary Apt? Like how sometimes we think you're off your gourd? This is one of those times.
B. Here is the info you need to know about the whole SPECTRE legal battles. They stem back to THUNDERBALL.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#8
Posted 04 December 2014 - 03:25 PM
No! Fuck you!
And thank you for the link.
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This post has been edited by Apt: 04 December 2014 - 03:27 PM
#9
Posted 04 December 2014 - 03:37 PM
Apt, on 04 December 2014 - 03:25 PM, said:
No! Fuck you!
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You wrote all that and my answer will be this: It's JAMES BOND.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#10
Posted 04 December 2014 - 04:50 PM
Also Apt, its well documented that Javier had his finger firmly inserted into Qs network, so he DIDN'T have those resources available to him
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#11
Posted 04 December 2014 - 05:03 PM
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#12
Posted 04 December 2014 - 06:28 PM
Not to mention all of the villain's antics being dependent on sheer stupidity of the supposed-professionals...
...and Joker-level lucky circumstances and timing
Is it though? Is any of that really at all like anything that came before in the whole franchise history? I haven't seen anywhere close to all the movies nor read any of the books (and none in a while), so I don't really know, but when Bond didn't get things right wasn't it usually from lack of information rather than outright stupid plans? Weren't most villain's schemes complex and silly, but still sensical?
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...and Joker-level lucky circumstances and timing
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QuickTidal, on 04 December 2014 - 03:37 PM, said:
You wrote all that and my answer will be this: It's JAMES BOND.
Is it though? Is any of that really at all like anything that came before in the whole franchise history? I haven't seen anywhere close to all the movies nor read any of the books (and none in a while), so I don't really know, but when Bond didn't get things right wasn't it usually from lack of information rather than outright stupid plans? Weren't most villain's schemes complex and silly, but still sensical?
#13
Posted 04 December 2014 - 07:06 PM
D, on 04 December 2014 - 06:28 PM, said:
Is it though? Is any of that really at all like anything that came before in the whole franchise history? I haven't seen anywhere close to all the movies nor read any of the books (and none in a while), so I don't really know, but when Bond didn't get things right wasn't it usually from lack of information rather than outright stupid plans? Weren't most villain's schemes complex and silly, but still sensical?
Yes, yes it is. You may need to watch the majority of the Bond's that came before. Most of them feature aspects like this. I can't think of a Bond villain scheme that was sensical. Possibly in Goldeneye because it's about a turncoat? But I mean most of the Brosnan Bond films operate with extraordinarily silly nonsensical things from the villain end. The Connery-era Bond villains were even more so.
This is why the phrase "Bond Villain" crops up in reviews of other films so much...it's a caricature...and was aptly copied in things like Austin Powers.
An example: THUNDERBALL features a nearly 30 minute underwater fight between multiple participants that is beyond ridiculous when Largo (the villain) could have removed his people from the water and dropped depth charges on Bond. Done and done. Hell, it's in shallow enough water they could have just shot at him with a sniper rifle.
Bond is not really about sensical. It's about a gentleman spy, and the ridiculous situations he AND his villain get into and out of.
Don't gt me started on MOONRAKER.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#14
Posted 04 December 2014 - 07:09 PM
Ah, but does the sins of the past excuse the crimes in the present?
#15
Posted 04 December 2014 - 07:21 PM
Apt, on 04 December 2014 - 07:09 PM, said:
Ah, but does the sins of the past excuse the crimes in the present?
Tradition isn't a crime.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#16
Posted 04 December 2014 - 08:18 PM
Monica Belluci is Blofeld.
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#17
Posted 04 December 2014 - 08:47 PM
Emphasizing the first syllable, that would also be a hilarious send-up of historical Bond girl names.
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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#19
Posted 30 March 2015 - 02:36 PM
For those who may have missed it when it dropped last Friday.
Personally, I like the vibe. The connective tissue from not only the Quantum people (in CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE), but also the fallout from SKYFALL. Is Christoph Waltz playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld...I doubt it...possibly Number 1? I doubt they'd intro Blofeld in the teaser trailer...even in the darkness. I'm curious what will be up with Bond's seeming familial connection to Waltz's character "Hello James" he says...not "Hello Mr. Bond" (Wiki entry has him down as a "childhood friend"). Deep dark secrets indeed.
Also, Mr. White's line of "You are a kite dancing in a hurricane Mr. Bond." is just excellent.
Seriously, if SPECTRE is even HALF the great Bond film that SKYFALL was...we are in for a treat, and I'll be bucking for Sam Mendes to continue directing the films. The look of some of the cinematography is JUST GORGEOUS in that teaser.
Personally, I like the vibe. The connective tissue from not only the Quantum people (in CASINO ROYALE and QUANTUM OF SOLACE), but also the fallout from SKYFALL. Is Christoph Waltz playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld...I doubt it...possibly Number 1? I doubt they'd intro Blofeld in the teaser trailer...even in the darkness. I'm curious what will be up with Bond's seeming familial connection to Waltz's character "Hello James" he says...not "Hello Mr. Bond" (Wiki entry has him down as a "childhood friend"). Deep dark secrets indeed.
Also, Mr. White's line of "You are a kite dancing in a hurricane Mr. Bond." is just excellent.
Seriously, if SPECTRE is even HALF the great Bond film that SKYFALL was...we are in for a treat, and I'll be bucking for Sam Mendes to continue directing the films. The look of some of the cinematography is JUST GORGEOUS in that teaser.
"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon
#20
Posted 30 March 2015 - 09:52 PM
Now this is how you do a teaser. Actually teasing the content and not just giving a 3 minute synopsis.
If I had to make a guess based on the clues in the trailer, James Bond had a brother. That's the one who's face was burned out of the picture. That brother is in Spectre. That brother might even be Blofeld.
Taking all of that one step further, James Bond is connected with Spectre. Is James Bond actually a Spectre agent? Is he a double agent or did he once try to infiltrate the organisation? Was it a personal project connected with the origin films or was it sanctioned by M?
More importantly, WHERE IS JAWS!?
If I had to make a guess based on the clues in the trailer, James Bond had a brother. That's the one who's face was burned out of the picture. That brother is in Spectre. That brother might even be Blofeld.
Taking all of that one step further, James Bond is connected with Spectre. Is James Bond actually a Spectre agent? Is he a double agent or did he once try to infiltrate the organisation? Was it a personal project connected with the origin films or was it sanctioned by M?
More importantly, WHERE IS JAWS!?