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[seawolfnyy]

Something totally unexpected, at least if the current writing team comes back. Though I hope they dump John Logan.

 

 

 

Will Lea Seydoux be back:

Yes, Swann is important to the story arc and where Bond's head is currently
OR
No, she's the prototypical one-off Bond girl that Bond rides off into the sunset with and then never calls again

?

[thecasinoroyale]

YES - She's been set up now, and they can't just ditch her. Well I wouldn't like to think they would.

 

 

Are the James Bond films dumping potential with each film for the sake of what audiences expect?

 

YES - We see too many good actors, gadgets and characters taken out of the film for the sake of a "classic" scene or narrative

 

OR

 

NO - Each character is just a cog in the machine, and even the gadgets, and if they need to go early on then it's fine

 

??

[The Dove]

NO - each character is a cog in the machine..

 

Bond fatigue...is it setting in for your now that the culmination of SPECTRE being released has happened? YES, I need a bit of a break for a while to properly digest things OR NO, I'm still riding the wave of excitement and haven't burned out yet?

[seawolfnyy]

No, I'm still riding the wave of excitement and haven't burnt out yet. Though, I have a lot of gripes about Spectre, it's been 3 years since the last Bond. No way I'm burnt out yet.

 

 

 

Once Craig finishes, should that be now, after Bond 25 or whenever, should EON expand on the current story arc:

Yes, having the films loosely connected creates a more cohesive universe and it shouldn't stop with the actor

OR

No, Craig has left his mark on the franchise like no one else ever could and EON should create a new story arc for the next Bond

?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Yes, having the films loosely connected creates a more cohesive universe and it shouldn't stop with the actor

Madeleine Swann

or

Pam Bouvier?

[thecasinoroyale]

Pam Bouvier without doubt!


Which Craig Bond girl/woman would you like to see return for whatever narrative reason in 'Bond 25'?

Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes (ally)

OR

Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra (enemy)

??

[seawolfnyy]

Monica Bellucci as an enemy. A long time ago, I would've welcomed Olga Kurylenko's Camille back. But that time has passed.

 

 

 

Would you like to see Jeffrey Wright return as Felix one more time:

Yes, it's been too long with Felix and Jeffrey Wright is another integral piece of the Craig-verse

OR

No, Jeffrey Wright's time as Felix has passed just as Quantum's time as Bond's big bad

?

[thecasinoroyale]

.....I would say no BUT he is a worthy actor and ally and needs a good shot and being a decent Felix again.


Do you feel that we will have Fiennes, Whishaw, Harris and Kinnear as the MI6 staff when Craig departs?

YES - Much like Lee, Maxwell and Llewelyn, they will move with actors as much as they can

OR

NO - They were Craig's crew and it seems his universe was one and alone and they will leave with him

??

[seawolfnyy]

Yes, keep the family intact. We've spent several films getting to know them as a cohesive unit, keep it together.

 

 

Which song is worse:

Writing's on the Wall

OR

Another Way to Die

?

[AMC Hornet]

Another Way to Die.

At least WotW has one intro, is tonally consistent and doesn't degenerate into any "shoot 'em up bang-bang" caterwauling.

 

Bond's flat:

 

Dr. No

LALD

or

SPECTRE

?

[The Dove]

Definitely his plush flat in LALD....though the bare, minimalist flat does suit Daniel Craig's Bond rather well..

 

Bill Tanner (Rory Kinnear)...with hair (as in how he appeared in QoS) OR practically bald, as in SPECTRE??

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Bald Bill Tanner in SPECTRE.

 

 

Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra (enemy) 

 

I love that idea!

 

Christoph Walz's "Franz Oberhauser" in SPECTRE

 

or

 

Telly Savalas's "Count Balthazar de Bleuchamp" in OHMSS?

[seawolfnyy]

Telly Savalas, hands down. I wanted to like Waltz as Blofeld so much. I always thought he would be the perfect actor to revive Blofeld. Alas, the writing and direction of the story let him and us down.

 

 

 

Stranger coincidence when a Bond story eerily predicted the future:

2004 Everything or Nothing, Bond prevents the city of New Orleans being flooded, the next year Hurricane Katrina floods New Orleans

OR

2015 Spectre, Bond prevents a plot to attack a stadium, Stade-de-France is attacked in Paris

?

 

P.S.- This isn't meant to be in bad taste. It's on my mind right now and talking about it is the best way I know to cope with it. It's similar to what I did after 9/11, Newtown, Charlie Hebdo (the list is unfortunately endless)

[Double-Oh Agent]

2004's Everything Or Nothing with Bond preventing a flooding of New Orleans

 

Better Bond girl:

 

Lea Seydoux's Madeleine Swann

 

or

 

Monica Bellucci's Lucia Sciarra

 

?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Monica's Lucia

 

Better alias for Bond:

 

"Peter Franks" in DAF

 

or

 

"Robert Sterling" in TSWLM and QOS?

[seawolfnyy]

I'd have to say Peter Franks. Robert Sterling failed embarrassingly...twice.

 

 

Better Bond car gadget scene:

The Lotus diving into the sea in TSWLM

OR

The ejector seat in GF

?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Both great but I'll pick the Lotus driving into the sea in TSWLM

 

Better Bond pursues the villain chase scene:

Bond in the AMC Hornet with J.W. Pepper pursuing Scaramanga in TMWTGG

 

or

 

Bond in the Renault taxi pursuing May Day travelling via parachute in AVTAK?

[thecasinoroyale]

I do love 'AVTAK' and the Renault chase - there's some good stunt driving there often overlooked.

 

 

Daniel Craig's gunbarrel sequence:

 

Keep the same from 'SPECTRE' as they seem to have it right

 

OR

 

Keep with tradition and film a new one in a new style for 'Bond 25'

 

??

[Surrie]

Keep the same from SPECTRE as they seem to have it right. 

 

For Craig's final Bond do they keep Thomas Newman?

 

OR

 

Do they use Eric Serra again? 

[seawolfnyy]

Well, while I am not a fan of Newman's Spectre score, no way in hell would I want them to bring back Eric Serra.

 

 

 

Better opening title sequence:

Skyfall

OR

Spectre

?

[thecasinoroyale]

'SPECTRE' - that had me transfixed from the start, like some strange spell.

 

 

Going by global box-office now and reviews, do you think 'SPECTRE' will...

 

Become the highest grossing of the Craig films

 

OR

 

Become second-highest of the Craig films behind 'Skyfall'

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

(Spectre's was incredible, but there's still something about Skyfall's IMO at least)

 

Become second-highest behind Skyfall. I just don't see it passing Skyfall.

 

 

Lea Seydoux as Severine

OR

Berenice Marlohe as Madeleine Swann

?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Lea as Severine

 

Melina Havelock(FYEO)

 

or

 

Camille Montes(QOS)?

[thecasinoroyale]

(I'm disgusted with your choice above, PKK!)

I go for Camille. Melina was just too...meh for me. Never got going.


What gadget would you have wished Bond to have used in 'SPECTRE', given with a witty Q remark -

A smartphone which did something dangerous (TND) as well as allowing Bond to speak to people

OR

A keyring which did something dangerous (TLD) as well as allowing Bond to keep his keys

??

[seawolfnyy]

A smartphone, more modern.

 

 

 

If Monica Bellucci were to return to the Bond franchise, should it be:

Lucia Sciarra again either as an ally or a villain

OR

Irma Bunt and change characters like Maud Adams

?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Lucia Sciarra again as either an ally or villain. Monica could never play the frumpy Fraulein Bunt. If anything, she should play a rebooted Fiona Volpe.

 

Moore/Craig double feature:

 

Their 2nds: The Man With The Golden Gun/Quantum of Solace

 

or

 

Their 4ths: Moonraker/SPECTRE?

[DaveBond21]

Their 4th movies

 

Preferred PTS:-

 

Skyfall

 

or

 

SPECTRE

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

'SPECTRE' does it for me.

 

 

Best pre-title vehicle stunt:

 

Acrostar evades the missile in 'Octopussy'

 

OR

 

The helicopter goes for a spin in 'SPECTRE'

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

Hmm, I want to say the helicopter spin in Spectre, but I really do like the acrostar scene in Octopussy. So I'll go with that.

 

 

 

Who is less likely to have all the money he needs to pull off his plot:

Trevelyan, who needed to steal a space weapon and build a satellite and command bunker in a lake in Cuba

OR

Kristatos, who orchestrates the sinking of a British naval vessel and steals the ATAC machine from the sea floor

?
 

[thecasinoroyale]

Trevelyan for sure! Kristatos has good back story to make his plans and resources legit. Trevelyan has so much hidden away in Cuba it's absurd when you think about it!

 

 

Which General was the most dangerous?

 

Orumov

 

OR

 

Orlov

 

??