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[The Dove]

More than 10 minutes I'd say!

 

Will Bond order a "Vesper" in SPECTRE? OR will he just ask for a "vodka martini...shaken, not stirred"?

[DaveBond21]

A Vesper

 

Which would you rather have for Bond 25:-

 

Dr Catfish - Dr Catfish steals a laser to kill everyone on Earth from his hollowed out volcano. 007 (Daniel Craig) and his trusty robot sidekick Beop need to find Dr Catfish before it's too late

 

Time is Running Out - Bond is killed in a mission so Q invents a time machine so he can go back in time to save 007 from his untimely fate.

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

I can never bend the laws of physics for 007, so it'll have to be the exciting Dr Catfish adventure!

 

 

Do you think 'Spectre' will have Bond working...

 

On an official assignment from M, all official and above board

 

or

 

Going it alone, bending the rules to make it personal

 

??

[The Dove]

On an official assignment from M.. I think we've done the personal vendetta mission far too many times recently..

 

 

The 1st SPECTRE teaser trailer (expected Mar. 28th, according to our man, Marketto)...Are you expecting some juicy details OR just something "intended to whet our appetites"?

[AMC Hornet]

Just whet 'em. I don't even want any more than that.

 

 

Better execution of an incompetent goon:

 

Kronsteen (poisoned shoe-blade)

 

SPECTRE #12 (electrocution)

 

Helga (piranha)

 

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Gotta be the electrocution in the chair...just brilliant, especially with how smug he is seconds before.

 

 

Will we have an actor not revealed to the public appear as Blofeld in 'Spectre'...?

 

YES - Secrecy is key, but the reveal will be a superb twist for fans and critics not expecting a cast member not credited

 

OR

 

NO - If he's even in the film at all, we have a good idea who is playing him and it won't be a huge surprise to be honest

 

??

[MadeleineSwann]

NO - if he's even in the film at all, we have a good idea who is playing him and it won't be a huge surprise to be honest.

 

Spectre will be...

 

- the best Bond film in the Craig era

 

OR

 

- not as good as Skyfall

Edited by MadeleineSwann, 23 February 2015 - 11:28 AM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Hm. From what I'm seeing...hmm. I think it will be the current best Bond in the Craig era.

 

On a similar theme:

 

Do you think 'Skyfall' became a billion-dollar Bond because -

 

It genuinely was one of the best acted, well made and exciting James Bond films that engaged and hooked audiences with a great story and a super cast and was always going to hit the $1b alone.

 

OR

 

It was another solid Craig entry but was boosted by the 2012 50 year anniversary that didn't let the public forget about 007 for a single moment. Without that, it wouldn't have hit the $1b.

 

??

[The Dove]

Definitely the former...it is one of the best Bond films, with a great story and stellar cast!

 

 

For the rumored upcoming first SPECTRE teaser trailer on Mar. 28th, do you think they'll finally have some new Bond music to accompany it? OR No, they'll probably just rehash the same choral version that's been used since Die Another Day?

[DaveBond21]

Definitely the same music again.

 

if you could change history, would you:-

 

Give Dalton two more movies - in 1991 and 1993

 

or

 

Put Connery in OHMSS

 

??

[AMC Hornet]

Two more for Dalton (or perhaps one more for him in 91 and an early start for Broz in 93?).

 

More Gardners

or

more Bensons

?

[thecasinoroyale]

More Gardners, please.

 

 

When you read the Bond books (50s to present), who do you have in your head as 007:

 

The closest Bond actor relevant to the era of publication, so Connery for all Fleming, Moore taking up Gardner etc

 

OR

 

Not an actor, just a man defined by the description in the book with no real "identity"

 

??

[Call Billy Bob]

Partially the first option. I tend to picture Connery for every book except Carte Blanche, where I had Dan in my head.


If there were to be another "flashback" Bond video game like From Russia with Love in 2005, which would you prefer:

The Spy Who Loved Me

OR

For Your Eyes Only ?

[The Dove]

I'd like to see For Your Eyes Only.. Perhaps we could get Topol and Julian Glover to reprise their character's voices!

 

(Never too early to start thinking about this..) Sam Mendes...do you think he'll be back for Bond 25? YES or NO?

[glidrose]

No. He only wanted to do two and there have been too many script problems on this one.

 

Better novel:

 

TMWTGG

 

TMWTRT (Red Tattoo, in case you can't figure it out)

[DaveBond21]

TMWTGG

 

Better casino scene:-

 

Goldeneye

 

or

 

Skyfall

 

??

[Call Billy Bob]

GoldenEye, immediately establishes Brosnan as Bond (in my eyes) and has the classic feel a la Dr. No.


Worse way to die:

Falling hundreds of feet and then having a giant satellite dish drop on you (GE)

OR

Being electrocuted before flying through an airplane engine (DAD) ?

[DaveBond21]

Falling and then getting the satellite dish fall on you - longer death

 

Which opening to Bond 25 would you prefer:-

 

Gunbarrel opens to James Bond (Daniel Craig) dressed as a clown, trying to infiltrate a circus, with "All Time High" hinted in the music

 

or

 

Gunbarrel opens to James Bond in a yellow ski suit telling a Bond girl "England REALLY needs me this time!!"

 

????

[thecasinoroyale]

As much as I love 'Octopussy', I feel DC would get away with a yellow ski suit telling a Bond girl "England REALLY needs me this time!!"

 

 

Will the Aston Martin DB10 in 'Spectre' end the movie in one piece?

 

YES - We need to see Bond use it well, but prove he's not a bad driver or disrespectful of government property and can avoid blowing it

 

OR

 

NO - It's custom, really, for the Bond car to meet a sad end but go out in style taking out the bad guys or saving Bond's life

 

??

[MadeleineSwann]

NO - It's custom really, for the Bond car to meet a sad end but go out in style taking out the bad guys or saving Bond's life.

 

For Bond 26, a new actor will star as James Bond and the film will be based on a continuation James Bond novel, which novel would they do:

 

Licence Renewed 

 

OR 

 

Nobody Lives Forever

[thecasinoroyale]

Go for 'Licence Renewed' - has a nice ring to it.

 

 

Will Madeleine Swann turn out to be a villain in 'Spectre' -

 

YES - She has a classic sounding Bond girl name, and something about her will turn out to be working for the bad guys

 

OR

 

NO - Team Bond all the way until the end. Or her end. Whichever route it takes, she will be a good guy

 

??

[The Dove]

NO- Enough with the Bond girl who turns out to be a villain in my opinion..

 

What is your gut feeling on who is doing the theme from SPECTRE? Adele OR Sam Smith?

[Call Billy Bob]

Adele. If it ain't broke...


Will SPECTRE:

end on a cliffhanger (an EON first)

OR

seem to wrap things up with Oberhauser or another shadowy presence still looming ?

[DaveBond21]

A cliffhanger of sorts

 

Orlov's death in Octopussy:-

 

Should have been killed knowing his plan had been foiled - shot by Bond in cold blood

 

or

 

Fine as it is; him thinking he is a hero of the Soviet Union

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Fine as it is; him thinking he is a hero of the Soviet Union. I loved his death, not in the hands of 007 as could be expected and a ice powerful moment.

 

Most under-rated Moore 007 film:

 

 

'Octopussy'

 

OR

 

'Moonraker'

 

??

[Call Billy Bob]

Moonraker. It's got a bad rap - but there are some great moments! Jaws stalking down the alley with the clown costume on, Corrine's death by dogs, the Venice fight with Chang... It's OTT, for sure, but I still enjoy it.


Most under-rated Connery Bond film:

'You Only Live Twice'

OR

'Diamonds Are Forever' ?

[The Dove]

Definitely You Only Live Twice.. It was the first Connery film I saw and for the longest time was my absolute favorite of the series..Still holds a special place in my heart.

 

 

Most underrated Brosnan film:

 

Tomorrow Never Dies OR The World Is Not Enough?

[DaveBond21]

TWINE - has the best PTS of any of them - bungee in Bilbao followed by Thames boat chase, great skiing scene and music, plus flying snow buggy battle (with great music), the return of Zukovsky, good casino scene, Bond replacing Dr Arkov, and amusing final scenes.

 

Better music:-

 

TND

 

or

 

QOS

 

??

[AMC Hornet]

TND.

 

Before the PTS was over I already thought Arnold had it all over Eric Serra (it was mainly the Barry-inspired brass samplings that tipped the scales). TWINE I thought was over-produced; too many unnecessarily complicated passages, and although 'Caviar Factory' works with the sequence on screen, it's just too frantic to listen to on its own - especially while driving.

 

Better 'unofficial' soundtrack:

 

Burt Bacharach's Casino Royale

or

Michel Legrand's Never Say Never Again

?

[The Dove]

Have to go with Legrand's NSNA score..

 

 

Daniel Craig's 007 vs Donald Pleasence's  Blofeld OR Sean Connery's 007 vs Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre?