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[thecasinoroyale]

Hm. Both fail to light my fuse, but I'll go for Magda as she does more and looks good as a belly dancer.

 

 

Which Bond villain was perfectly utilised despite lack of screen time:

 

Dr.No ('Dr.No')

 

OR

 

Blofeld ('SPECTRE')

 

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[DaveBond21]

Dr No. One of the best villains.

 

Preferred PTS for Bond 25:-

 

Bond being chased on skis by SPECTRE henchmen in Canada

 

or

 

Bond in a sky diving fight and landing on the Eiffel Tower

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Ski chases don't always thrill me - let's blend 'Moonraker' and 'AVTAK' and go for an exciting sky dive fight!
 
 
Which actor (excluding Moore) would you have liked to see in a 007 film aged 50+ to see an older, wiser and tougher Bond, like Indiana Jones does in acknowledging age and not re-casting:
 
Pierce Brosnan
 
or
 
Timothy Dalton
 
??

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Definitely Dalton

 

Which Bond film/lead actor/girls mixup would you rather watch:

The World Is Not Enough with Timothy Dalton as Bond, Monica Bellucci as Elektra and Teri Hatcher as Christmas

 

or

 

Die Another Day with Daniel Craig as Bond, Talisa Soto as Jinx and Denise Richards as Miranda?

[DaveBond21]

TWINE with Dalton etc

 

Preferred title for Bond 25:-

 

The Death Collector

 

or

 

Colonel Sun

 

??

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Colonel Sun.

 

Which Bond girl actress/role switch would you rather see:

 

Monica Bellucci(at age 50 as she was in SP) playing Bibi Dahl in For Your Eyes Only

 

or

 

Lynn Holly Johnson(at age 22 as she was in FYEO) playing Donna Lucia Sciarra in SPECTRE?

[thecasinoroyale]

Monica Bellucci - always happy to have her on screen more.

 

 

In 'Bond 25', if SPECTRE returns, will we see....

 

A second-in-command as the main villain with new, maybe more iconic villains seeking to avenge Blofeld

 

OR

 

Faceless bad guys and a wasted organisation whilst Blofeld is focused as the be all and end all

 

??

[DaveBond21]

Ooh the first one please! And make him a physical match for Bond too.

 

What would you prefer to see in Bond 27:-

 

A complete reboot with Bond before he got his 00 status

 

or

 

The story of how his parents died and the effect on him with Ewan McGregor as a younger Kincade

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Hmm. Both dangerous ground...I'll go for the look at Bond's parents. Maybe new light on the Oberhauser family and it's far enough away from 'Casino Royale' which could be seen as similar to a pre-00 Bond.

 

 

Gut feeling: are we ever going to see a "classic" Bond film again:

 

No - It's now about more complex stories, deeper characters, longer run-time and real-world politics with no room for escapism

 

OR

 

Yes - We will one day have the single villain, the unified MI6 staff and the story tied up in one film in just 2hrs. No frills; just fun.

 

??

[DaveBond21]

Yes, one day we will see one, but not just yet.

 

Preferred title for Bond 25:-

 

M vs 007

 

or

 

Bond Saves The World

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Both tripe BUT no Batman v Superman theme here - 'Bond Saves The World' will do.

 

 

Will 'SPECTRE' soothe your need for more Bond across the next 2/3 years?

 

YES - It will keep on delivering and has plenty of life to tide me to 'Bond 25'

 

OR

 

NO - It didn't give what I wanted it, and now makes the wait more painful and worrying to get the next one right

 

??

[The Dove]

YES- it keeps on delivering and will more than tide me over til Bond 25..

 

Should we see Bond scuba diving OR rock climbing in Bond 25?

[DaveBond21]

Rock climbing (although both would be good)

 

What would rather in Bond 25:-

 

Bond to be seen in Naval uniform

 

or

 

Bond to be seen in a ninja suit

 

?

[AMC Hornet]

Uniform - it's about time again.

 

Next Bond 'girl':

 

Equal in every way

or

Damsel in distress

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Damsel in distress - currently all coming across VERY samey equal in every way; and they always seem personally and emotionally unstable if they are. Vesper. Camille. Madeleine. All with demons and struggling in someway to counter them being strong like Bond.

 

 

Will we ever see a true stand-alone Bond movie again?

 

YES - One day we will get a simple villain, a simple plot and a simple mission for Bond to triumph on.

 

OR

 

NO - Things will always be links, and puzzles pieces will form in each future Bond film to make a long, over-reaching story

 

??

[DaveBond21]

One day we will get a standalone again but not sure when.

 

Preferred title and release date combo for Bond 25:-

 

2018 release, called "Hurry Mr Bond"

 

or

 

2019 release, called "Shatterhand"

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

2019 and 'Shatterhand'.

 

 

Is James Bond a comfort for the general film audience -

 

YES - The name lets everyone know what to expect, and regardless of the time of year it will always deliver and be escapist

 

OR

 

NO - With the changing direction in stories and press rumour, 007 is shaky ground where things seem more un-balanced then usual

 

??

[The Dove]

YES -- No ifs, ands or buts about it!

 

Which NSNA character would be most interesting to reboot and re-introduce for Bond 25...Nigel Small-Fawcett, Fatima Blush or Nicole, the lovely French contact of Bond and Felix??

[DaveBond21]

Fatima Blush for sure.

 

Preferred final scene:-

 

Casino Royale - Bond & Mr White

 

or

 

Skyfall - Bond and M

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Bond and Mr White - evokes all eras of Bond facing down the villain with that classy and deadly authority.

 

 

What do YOU want for the future of Bond:

 

Reboots for every new actor to give a total fresh approach to the next number of 007 films

 

OR

 

A continuation of the character with different actors, like Connery to Brosnan.

 

??

[The Dove]

A continuation of the character...a reboot, to my mind, won't be necessary until probably after Bond #9 finishes his turn in the tux...if things are properly managed..

 

While it's most likely that Sam Mendes will not be back for Bond 25, do you think that John Logan, Neil Purvis and Robert Wade are out as well and that we'll have a totally new writer or team of writers in? YES or NO?

[DaveBond21]

NO, I think Logan, Purvis and Wade will be back for more.

 

Preferred villain name for Bond 25:-

 

Shatter Monkey

 

or

 

Doctor Dog

 

?

[AMC Hornet]

Dr. Dog - 007's first dyslexic adversary.

 

The writers of B25 - whoever they may be - kill off Madeleine Swann and send Bond on the vengeance trail...again

or

Spectre threatens/kidnaps/tries to kill her, but Bond succeeds in protecting/rescuing her - against overwhelming odds

 

?

[thecasinoroyale]

God, no more personal vengeance rogue missions - let him rescue her and not become a psycho killer.

 

 

Olivia Coleman as a female James Bond -

 

YES - The series needs a shake-up and try to change the dynamics

 

OR

 

NO - James Bond should always be a male

 

??

[AMC Hornet]

Bond should always be male, white and straight.

 

There, I said it.

 

Better satire of the Bond franchise:

 

Charles Feldman's Casino Royale

or

Eon's Moonraker

?

[DaveBond21]

Casino Royale

 

Preferred scene in Casino Royale (2006):-

 

Miami airport

 

or

 

Venice sinking building

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Venice - both good, but that has more....drama to it.

 

 

Should James Bond, the character, now be...

 

Emotional, humane, vulnerable and unstable as a secret agent

 

OR

 

Emotionless, cold, tough and decisive as a secret agent

 

??

[The Dove]

Hmm..tough one as a perfect balance between the two categories makes for the ideal 007 in my mind.. Can I say a bit of both?

 

Say you are introducing or have introduced a friend to the Bond films who has never seen one before. Which would be the best option to start with...One of the most widely known and best received ones such as Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me or Casino Royale ('06) OR one of the lesser known ones to make it more interesting for your friend, such as Octopussy, The Living Daylights or Tomorrow Never Dies?

[DaveBond21]

I'd go for one of the more widely known ones, Imagine starting with Dr No? Would be interesting to see what the friend's reaction would be!

 

The Bond producers ask you to star in a Bond movie and offer you two roles. Which do you choose?

 

 - the henchman called Cannibal - he eats his victims

 

or

 

- Bond's ally in the field, called Huber - an eye-patch wearing ammunition expert based in Turkey

 

??

[thecasinoroyale]

Going by today's standards, I'd say the ally. Henchman seem more wasted than ever!


Tom Hiddleston as James Bond:

YES - He's British, the right age, got the right look and not tied to any franchises

OR

NO - Just another British actor riding the rumour wave; plus, his Loki title makes him too famous

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