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[Walecs]

Classic Bentley, just like in Fleming's novels.

 

 

Would you rather have

 

A period piece adaptation of Silverfin

 

OR

 

A Carte Blanche adaptation set in modern times?

[thecasinoroyale]

A Carte Blanche adaptation set in modern times - that was a decent little story so would like it to see it in modern times.

 

 

The rumour of a "classic henchman" for 'Bond 24' - what will we get:

 

Good intention, but it will be another Patrice or even Mr Stamper; under-used or over-cooked and hammy

 

OR

 

A real draw back to the malicious, threatening and dominant henchman of the classic era all through the film#

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

Good intention, but it will be another Patrice or even Mr Stamper; under-used or over-cooked and hammy. My feeling is that it'll be another attempt to top Red Grant (or Oddjob) and will just come off as another cheap imitation. Erich Kriegler anyone?

 

 

Bond 24:

High tech spy thriller

OR

High action thriller

?

[thecasinoroyale]

High action thriller please - we had a lot of tech based narrative with 'Skyfall' and it proposed more questions than answered (to the picky ones anyway).

 

 

In 'Bond 24' do you think the plot will revolve around...

 

Bond having to protect someone

 

OR

 

Bond not knowing who to trust

 

??

[The Dove]

I'd prefer it if were Bond protecting someone..although both scenarios have been done quite a lot.

 

Dave Bautista as the henchman in Bond 24... YAY, NAY, OR WHO THE HELL IS HE?

[Call Billy Bob]

Yay! Love Batista! One of my favorite wrestlers and I think he'll do a fine job.

 

 

Will they keep the aforementioned name of "Hinx" for Batista's character:

 

Yes or no ?

[thecasinoroyale]

First think I thought of was Jinx...but that's a memory easily quashed, so I don't see why not!

 

 

Will there be a visual nod to Judi Dench in 'Bond 24'?

 

YES - Like Bernard Lee in 'TWINE', a portrait or picture will be on show in the film and she will be referenced

 

OR

 

NO - Times change, people move on. MI6 don't need to continue gushing after a fallen colleague 4 years on

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

Yes, like Bernard Lee in TWINE, she will be referenced. Maybe we'll see that 'bloody' bulldog on Bond's desk....

 

 

 

More exotic African locale for Bond:

Morocco

OR

South Africa

?

[thecasinoroyale]

I think Morocco. Very charming to the eye.

 

 

What plan would you like the villain of 'Bond 24' backing...

 

His sect instigated the Ebola outbreak to throw countries into chaos, leaving them open for economical and political ruin

 

OR

 

Manipulating the stock market to bring down powerful countries and letting him acquire lots of dangerous property / assets

 

??

[The Dove]

Hmm..have to go with the plan of instigating the Ebola virus outbreak...It certainly is relevant with current times and would be a nice nod to Blolfeld's "Viris Omega" operation in OHMSS..

 

Say Bond were to commandeer an ordinary public transport vehicle for a chase sequence in Bond 24 (assuming his Aston is either not in range or has been crashed).. Should it be a taxi cab OR a bus (where we could perhaps have a sort of Live And Let Die sequence, i,e, skidding and spinning the bus around 360 degrees..)?

[seawolfnyy]

A taxi, buses have been done to death. Archer had a car chase in a bus.

 

 

Scarier potential real-world plot for Bond 24:

Ebola outbreak

OR

ISIS threat

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Ebola outbreak - terrorism is the easier option for villainy. A virus outbreak is less heard of, and harder to stop, and thus scarier with it creeping into countries.

 

 

 

Who would you like to record the theme for 'Bond 24' in the pool of people-who-never-will-record-a-Bond-theme-but-you-can-dream:

 

David Bowie

 

OR

 

Andrea Bocelli

 

??

[Call Billy Bob]

David Bowie. Ziggy Stardust doing a Bond theme... my brain wouldn't be able to take it!

 

 

Which type of equipment would Q be more likely to give to 007 in Bond 24:

 

new Aston Martin with "optional extras"

 

OR

 

concealed gadget (ex. watch, belt, etc.) ?

[thecasinoroyale]

Seems to be the concealed gadget is more "real" these days, so I go for that.

 

 

Which Bond girl was, on the whole, rather disappointing...

 

Natalya Siminova in 'GoldenEye'

 

OR

 

Camille Montes in 'Quantum Of Solace'

 

??

[The Dove]

Both were quite good in my opinion...perhaps Camile, slightly..

 

What do you think the running time of Bond 24 will be... approx. 2 and 20 minutes (the same as Skyfall and Casino Royale), or slightly shorter like Quantum of Solace, which came in just under 2 hours?

[seawolfnyy]

Slightly shorter like Quantum of Solace. Craig has already had 2 behemoths, so a shorter adventure would be nice.

 

 

 

Boat chase in Bond 24:

Yay

OR

Nay

?

[Call Billy Bob]

Nay. The subpar effort in QOS is still fresh in my mind.

 

 

Will Batista be given a "defining feature" for his henchman role:

 

Y/N ?

Edited by Call Billy Bob, 15 October 2014 - 08:34 PM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Probably not - but I hope we are proved wrong, I don't want just another heavy in a suit. Give us something like Zao in a better film and I'll be happy. That's how a classic Bond henchman should look - but everything else about him was naff.

 

 

On the subject of Zao from 'Die Another Day', was he -

 

Full of promise with his classic look and evil attitude, but wasted in a bad film

 

OR

 

Out of place and not very interesting after the initial introduction

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

Out of place and not very interesting after the initial introduction.

 

 

 

Mathis' death in Quantum of Solace:

Waste of a good character as he cannot appear again

OR

Necessary for Bond's character arc

?

[Call Billy Bob]

Waste of a character. It would have been nice to use him like the novels did on a few occasions - popping up every now and then to provide assistance.

 

 

If Bond were to attend a sporting event in America, which would it be:

 

American football

 

OR

 

basketball

 

OR

 

baseball ?

[The Dove]

Given that we've already had football be part of a major event in The Dark Knight Rises, I'd like to see James Bond at an NBA game..

 

Do you think we'll get some nice shots of the Colosseum during the car chase in Rome in Bond 24? Yes or No?

[Call Billy Bob]

Yes, but not in a "Lookie here!" sort of way. Just in the background and visible.

 

 

Better mid-film death of a lesser Bond girl:

 

Paula Caplan in TB

 

OR

 

Plenty O'Toole in DAF

[seawolfnyy]

Paula. She meant more to the story, although they were both pretty useless.

 

 

Less subtle double entendre:

I thought Christmas only comes once a year

OR

Call it a hint of bigger things to come

?

[The Dove]

(eh, where does that second one come from??)

 

Definitely the "Christmas" double entendre...

 

Robert Davi as Emilio Largo in TB or Adolpho Celi as Franz Sanchez in LTK?

[Call Billy Bob]

Davi as Largo. The man is such a terrific actor. Plus, seeing him in an eye patch would be grand!

 

 

Better lair:

 

Dr. No or Scaramanga ?

[seawolfnyy]

(eh, where does that second one come from??)

It's the final line of Everything or Nothing, the game.

 

Dr. No. Love the finale at crab key.

 

 

Christopher Lee as Blofeld

OR

Telly Savalas as Scaramanga

?

[The Dove]

Telly Savalas as Scaramanga....would have been very interesting!

 

Say we get a unique rendition of the Bond theme in Bond 24...which particular instrument should play the main theme...a alpenhorn (sort of a tribute to the main instruments of OHMSS) or a Glockenspiel ??

[thecasinoroyale]

Can't beat that dangerous sound from a alpenhorn!

 

 

Will 'Bond 24' make the Top Three highest grossing films of 2015?

 

YES - Superheroes and adaptations aren't the ONLY big pulling powers!

 

OR

 

NO - The big name blockbusters and stars will dominate!

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

No, 2015 is too stacked. Bond 24 will do fine, but I doubt it'll make it that high.

 

 

 

Directors for the rest of the decade:

Sam Mendes will continue, the 2010s belong to him as the '80s belonged to John Glen

OR

Someone else will take over following Bond 24 and Mendes will be finished with Bond

?

[thecasinoroyale]

I'm going to be brave and hope for the golden era of a director sticking with the team for a journey - Sam Mendes will stay on for another Bond.

 

 

Is 'From Russia With Love' the best Connery Bond film?

 

YES - A real Cold War thriller, dangerous and exciting with just enough 007 flavour without ruining it

 

OR

 

NO - It's well based, but lacks the fundamental Bond elements and just needed a bit more

 

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