Blonde Bond Will Be Back in 2012

[Alon Shechter]

Hmmmm.
Craig is a fantastic actor, but I just can't see him fitting into Bond.
And I will have two movies to back me up on this.

-M

 

[Rigs83]

or they could try this guy



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[Animyr]

Booyah!

Hope it's better than Quantum of Solace though.

 

[dalek sec]

Yes! This makes me a very happy Dalek!

I frakking love CR and hopefully the next movie will be like that one again.

 

[Seriin]

I was hoping the hiatus would bring a new Bond. I'm just not a fan of Craig as Bond.

 

[Treblaine]

and the as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road).

WHY!??! Why do they keep hiring directors who have never done action or adventure films before? That's the reason Quantum of Solace sucked so much, all those films are arty-farty types, they're not Bond calibre.

Why are they taking Bond in this direction?

 

[Nouw]

I thought the thread was about the movie 2012 but then again it should have been italics.

Hmmm...maybe I can watch it this time on the big screen then!

 

[brumley53]

They're still following on with the prequel sequels For fucks sake.
I am bitterly disappointed, my childhood boyish joy of Bond will never be felt again until we get back into the corny gadgets and foiling schemes for world domination.

well, we have Quantum now as a S.P.E.C.T.R.E. surrogate, so they're actually heating that way.

-m

They're probably going to be a bunch of drug dealers and "REAL" bad guys, and Bond will probably solve all the problems with a super magic phone and his James Bourne like super powers instead of his wit and shear dumb luck. at least Die another day he acted like bond not Jason friggin Bourne(dont get me wrong though Jason Bourne is cool but James Bond is a completely different kind of cool). JAMES BOND IS NOT REALISTIC OR GRITTY. and the new movies aren't like the books.

 

[Treblaine]

Seriously? QoS and CR were written by the same guys that did (the absolutley abominable) Die Another Day? Did they somehow grow talent in the intervening years?

*Slaps*

NO!

Anything with Pierce Brosman In it is instantly awesome, how dare you disagree with this blasphemy!

Somehow you made his name even manlier

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Yay!!

I hope its a good one

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I'm happy about this. Craig makes a good Bond.

Going to do a "Marter to the movies" review on this one when it comes out?

or they could try this guy

Vid Snip

"Soon I will be poor!"

Thanks for sharing that XD

 

[samsonguy920]

I need a hankie, my mind just got blown.

Seriously? QoS and CR were written by the same guys that did (the absolutley abominable) Die Another Day? Did they somehow grow talent in the intervening years?

-m

Somehow I think it more has to do with Paul Haggis [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353673/] getting added on for CR and QoS. Since he isn't along for the ride with 23, but John Logan is, then I have faith it will be just as good.

 

[samsonguy920]

Happy Bond is back, not so much that it's still Craig. He was okay, but I much prefer the suave to the face-puncher.

I don't mind Craig as an actor in general, I just don't think he's the right fit for Bond.

I will give you one on this. There is an advantage in having your foes not taking you seriously if you have the Pierce Brosnan or Roger Moore appearance about you. But there is a certain satisfaction that when you see Daniel Craig coming, someone in the bad guy's team is going to crap his pants at first look.

And that will be awesome.

 

[Prince Regent]

honestly, I kinda think that Bond movies sort of lost their, uh, James Bond-ness?

I couldn't have said it better myself. I miss the insane plans for world domination, the impossible underwater/space stations and the awful oneliners.

The latest bond films are more realistic, but they're not Bond they're just bland.

 

[ImprovizoR]

Oh thank goodness. I was afraid when I first heard about possible bankruptcy. I really like Craig as Bond. I'm even at liberty to say that he is my favorite Bond. And I've watched them all in chronological order since I was a kid. My dad had all of the old movies on VHS.

 

[Random Argument Man]

Bond got his Vesper "phase". Now, I hope that they'll work on maturing him.

Yay! I love my Double-0-Craig.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Isn't Logan supposed to be writing the Bioshock movie script? Let's hope that's done before he starts writing another Bond film. Still excited, though.

 

[Big Phil]

I have serious doubts it will be any good. Daniel Craig is just NOT Bond. He could have starred in The Expendables movie alongside Stallone, Statham and Lundgren, but not Bond. Bond is not your heavy-muscled-kill-em-all character, his main traits have always been his charisma, wit and stealth. The last 3 Bond movies look more like everyday action pictures. The example of this is that they are a great basis for FPS-games, while the true oldschool Bonds were more of stealth-quest nature with only occasional scenes of shootouts and chases.

 

[Moriarty70]

Seriously? QoS and CR were written by the same guys that did (the absolutley abominable) Die Another Day? Did they somehow grow talent in the intervening years?

-m

Hey, DAD had some good moments. Remeber Bond busting his way off the boat? That was suave as hell.

 

[RobCoxxy]

Y'know who would make a great James Bond?
Clive Owen

YES, A THOUSAND TIMES
Also, Casino Royale = amazing.
Quantum? Rubbish.
Next one? Good I hope.

 

[JackandTom]

Ugh...this guy is awful. He has no charisma. He's the same kind of actor as Keanu Reeves.

Ok, that's taking it too far. How dare you compare my favourite film character (out of my favourite film seies) to...HIM!

Also:
1) Daniel Craig is a good Bond. Sure he could crack a smile now or then, but being cheesy and camp just wonuldn't work nowadays. He's a great actor and has plenty of charisma, at least in the Bond films. End of story.
2) Die Another Day wasn't perfect. It did have too many special effects, but it was better than your typical average action film. Also Gustav Graves was epic.
3) Quantum of Solace was a good film! It was never going to live up to the excellent reviews Casino Royale got. The plot was complicated, and the villian was too much like Tony Blair but it was a great movie and it had the same great action set-peices that have come to be expected from the series (I'm thinking the dog-fight and the hotel explosion)
4) Also, i saw someone mention that there hasn't been any good villians. Allthe old James Bond villians had certain traits. Jaws = Metal Teeth. Max Zorin = Super Intelligent thanks to scientific experiments. Oddjob = Bowler Hat. But the new villias re like this too. Le Chiffre bleeds from his eyes, Zao from Die Another Day has diamonds in his face. Ok, maybe Dominic Greene could have been a bit quirkier.
End of Rant

Sorry 'bout the rant. I'm a serious James Bond fanboy