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[PrinceKamalKhan]

They're pretty good though I wasn't the artist who designed them. I just found the posters via the search engine.

 

 

 

Will we have another billion dollar Bond after 'Skyfall'?

 

YES - One day, I think we will peak again at just the right time with either new actors taking roles, the perfect crew, or an anniversary build up

 

OR

 

NO - 'Skyfall' showed something special happen, and it took nearly 50 years to do so. It was well loved, and will not repeat such success again for the series.

 

??

 

YES.

 

Here's a couple of other fan art posters I found:

 

George Lazenby in The Man With The Golden Gun

 

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or 

 

Timothy Dalton in On Her Majesty's Secret Service

 

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[seawolfnyy]

Timothy Dalton in OHMSS. It suits him very well.

 

 

The DB5

OR

The TARDIS

?

[thecasinoroyale]

No question - the DB5.

 

 

Is George Lazenby the worst Bond actor out of the current 6?

 

YES - Simply wooden in delviery and should never have been cast on a whim

 

OR

 

NO - He had passion and some emotive scenes and actually made 007 more human than others

 

??

[glidrose]

NO - He had passion and some emotive scenes and actually made 007 more human than others

Do die-hard fans overrate Timothy Dalton?

YES - wooden, seething, always so damn pissed off about everything and he operates in a charisma free zone to boot! Gives the impression he doesn't know what to do with a woman when one falls in his lap. The guy looks so uncomfortable onscreen. Only a small minority of fans like him unfortunately these are the people most likely to populate (pollute?) fan message boards. Even if his two films were to be made today with bigger budgets, audiences would still stay away in droves.

NO - it's the studio's/casual fans'/moviegoers' fault. As we all known, LTK would have been one of the year's biggest box office hits if it didn't have competition that summer... and if it happened to be the only English language feature film released that year. Dalton is Daniel Craig twenty years ahead of time and if casual moviegoers don't agree we'll harangue them and then beat them over the head with a stick 'till they do agree! Besides as we all know, the best way to convince people of stuff is to repeat it ad nauseum until people believe it's the majority view.

[seawolfnyy]

I'm going to answer this a little different. I will say Yes for LTK and No TLD. He comes off as just pissed off and wooden in LTK, while he has far more charisma in TLD.

 

 

For Bond 24:

Chris Nolan

OR

Martin Campbell

?

[Eric Stromberg]

I'd love to see Martin Campbell come back for one last go.  He seems to be regarded as one of the seminal Bond directors and he really reinvented the series with Casino Royale.  Or maybe he is just a reboot kind of guy for the creative team?

 

DC's Bond doesn't seem to have much fun outside of work and I don't think we'll see him engaging in recreational activities, but if he did would you like to see 007...

 

Play golf

 

OR

 

Spearfish?

Edited by Eric Stromberg, 28 May 2013 - 09:43 PM.

[seawolfnyy]

Play golf. I would love to see other golfer's reactions to Bond not playing by the club's rules.

 

 

So about this new Mendes rumor, is it:

Great, Mendes should be helm it after his phenomenal work on Skyfall even if that means the film won't be out until 2015 or 2016

OR

Not Great, Mendes seems committed to his stage projects. Let someone else direct Bond 24 and have it release in 2014 and have Mendes for either 25 or 26

?

[The Dove]

Great..Mendes should definitely helm it..I myself wouldn't mind waiting till 2015 for it.. I SERIOUSLY doubt the film will be held off til 2016 as Sony really wants to keep the Skyfall success momentum going as quickly as possible.

 

With today's exciting tidbits of rumors that EON is talking to Mendes and other directors for Bond 24, do you expect an official announcement...VERY soon OR no, it'll  still be a few months?

[Eric Stromberg]

I don't know about VERY SOON, but SOON, I think.  This development has been percolating long enough, I reckon.

 

Mendes' next helm, more like...

 

Skyfall 2 in tone and content

 

OR 

 

This is Craig's The Spy Who Loved Me?

[seawolfnyy]

I'm going to say a combination of the two. Mendes clearly understands the franchise's history and I think he would up the ante with his next film, but he would keep the tone of Skyfall.

 

 

Will Bond 24 release in 2014:

Yes, EON will go with someone other than Mendes, announce the title in November and have the film ready for November 2014

OR

No, EON will hire Mendes (or someone else) and push the film back to at least 2015

?

[thecasinoroyale]

No, EON will hire Mendes (or someone else) and push the film back to at least 2015. 3 years isn't too bad if they use the time well to make it just as good as 'Skyfall'.

 

 

Is the literature character of James Bond dead to you?

 

YES - He died when Fleming died and the continuation novels aren't our Bond

 

OR

 

NO - Current authors still maintain the spy I loved from Fleming's novels, and long may he continue

 

??

[AMC Hornet]

A qualified NO.  Kingsley Amis, John Pearson and John Gardner gave us 'our' Bond back (the latter admittedly hit-and-miss towards the end) and even a couple of Raymond Benson's actually hit the mark, but the 'current' authors - if that means Sebastian Faulks, Charlie Higson and Jeffrey Deaver - not so much. I'll reserve judgement on William Boyd, however, until I've actually read SOLO.

 

In the same vein, do you prefer

 

The least satisfactory (to you) of Mr. Gardner's books

or

the best of Mr. Benson's

?

[seawolfnyy]

I guess I'll have to say the best of Mr. Benson's and only because I've only read one John Gardner book (For Special Services).

 

 

What will we get first:

A new Bond game

OR

A new Bond film

?

[AMC Hornet]

I guess I'll have to say the best of Mr. Benson's and only because I've only read one John Gardner book (For Special Services).

Do yourself a favour and get some Gardners, stat.

[thecasinoroyale]

To answer seawolf, I reckon we'll get a new game first...but by Christ it better be a decent one to save the gaming franchise after '007 Legends'.

 

What do Bond girls look sexier in...

 

Swimsuits, bikinis, one-pieces or bed gowns (Honey Ryder, Tiffany Case, Lupe Lamora, Jinx etc)

 

OR

 

Lace dresses, figure hugging outfits or crafted costumes (Fiona Volpe, Solitare, Xenia Onatopp, Severine etc)

 

??

[S K Y F A L L]

Tough one, what does that thing Tatiana Romanova wears around her neck... Lace I guess...lol

 

Nolan or Mendes?

[seawolfnyy]

Damn, we'd be on target from late 2015 at the earliest with either. Having said that, I'll go with Mendes for 2 reasons: 1. He has chemistry with EON and all of the people he brought in, who all seemed very enthused about their roles with Skyfall, 2. Seeing the wait between TDK and TDKR, we know that Nolan won't proceed with production until he is comfortable with the script, which could easily delay the film until 2016 (although I'm not sure waiting for Mendes would prevent a 2016 delay either).

 

 

Would yet another 4 year gap:

Create a polished script a la Casino Royale and Skyfall and do wonders for elevating the quality of the Bond films

OR

Hurt more than help because most of the positive buzz from Skyfall will have worn off and fans will be put off by yet another long wait

?

[S K Y F A L L]

I think it would hurt it because its a film series and I think that it has to be mindful of that. I think people have some expectations of of a franchise. I thought I read it didn't work out so well for Into Darkness which I still haven't seen.

Its a tough one but too think we would have to wait another long gap in between films just so our enjoyment of it and its artistic integrity might be slightly enhanced as if to say we can't just have fun anymore it truly has to be moving and landmark storytelling or its not a 'Bond film'.

 

If Mendes returns; do you expect him to bring along the same crew as SF like Deakins and Newman as been his 'thing' or perhaps we might see David Arnold again?

[thecasinoroyale]

I'd expect the same crew as 'Skyfall', to maintain that "Bond family" he was so passionate about.

 

 

Will will hear more of the James Bond theme in the next soundtrack?

 

YES - It will be back on form for most action sequences and espionage moments

 

OR

 

NO - There's no need to over do it. 'Skyfall' showed it can be used sparingly to great practicality

 

??

[S K Y F A L L]

No I thought SF had it enough, I wonder if they think they can get away with ending the film on the them again. I would love to have Newman do something subtle with the 007 theme. 

 

Continuing with the Bond 24 fun and Mendes fueled speculation; will Mendes bring in another Oscar winning actor OR its asking much.

[thecasinoroyale]

I think he'll bring in another Oscar winning actor - or Oscar nominated actor at least!

 

Are the James Bond films changing from what they were 7 years ago?

 

YES - Even after 'Casino Royale', the series seems to be heading into bigger, wider territory to be taken seriously as groundbreaking film-making

 

OR

 

NO - They're still on track with what they set out to do, it's just clouded by industry making names in the running

 

??

[The Dove]

YES..the series seems to be heading into bigger, wider territory..

 

 Say that Sam Mendes is given the opportunity to re-do one of the weaker Bond films...which would you like to see him make over more...The Man With The Golden Gun, Die Another Day, A View To A Kill or Quantum of Solace?

[seawolfnyy]

Quantum of Solace, it's a film that should've had a better director. I think he would make sure to retain the important story elements that Marc Forster seemed to trim in order to make a shorter film.

 

 

 

With Mendes seemingly signed for Bond 24 and 25, is it possible to have 2 films release by 2016?

Yes

OR

No

?

[Eric Stromberg]

(I would have picked TMWTGG.  A serious missed opportunity, and I liked QoS to boot.)

 

2 films by 2016?  Possible but not probable in my estimation.  If it is a two film setup perhaps if some of the second film can be filmed with the first.

 

More annoying aspect of DC's portrayal:

 

Trousers too tight 

 

OR

 

Hair too short?

[thecasinoroyale]

Haha, hair too short! I'm not looking at his tight trousers...

 

Would Ian Fleming be proud of his creation today?

 

YES - He's lasted the decades and turned into something the world needs; a real fictional hero for the masses

 

OR

 

NO - He's become too commerical and just lasted as an ultimate action hero; sadly he's lost Fleming's initial charm

 

??

[seawolfnyy]

That's tough. I think he would be proud of how the character has endured through the decades, but I also think he'd be disappointed about the series basically becoming a farce and some points (TMWTGG, DAF, AVTAK etc.) Overall though, I think he'd be proud.

 

 

Could Bond have saved the Titanic?

Yes, he would have had a device from Q that would have helped detect the iceberg in time to save the ship

OR

No, the Titanic was doomed from the moment her keel was laid and no force on Earth could've saved her

?

[thecasinoroyale]

Probably not - but he could have organised a better rescue attempt in time!

 

 

Would James Bond have worked were the films set in and around a period time, like World War 1 or 2?

 

YES - Commander Bond can carry out his espionage missions regardless of time, as long as the need is there

 

OR

 

NO - Bond is a modern man and seeing him in a period piece wouldn't work and devoid us of anything exciting to watch

 

??

[Eric Stromberg]

NO - Bond is a modern man and seeing him in a period piece wouldn't work and devoid us of anything exciting to watch

The way that Fleming invented Bond (as an extension of himself and his experiences) makes him a man of his time--a modern time.  

 

You just ran into Daniel Craig outside a midnight showing of Skyfall.  He says: "It's nice to meet you and I've got time for one question if you'd like."

 

Do you ask...

 

"How many films do you think you've got left in you, Daniel?"

 

OR

 

"Did you ever get a chance to give a good rogering to Eva or Olga?"

[AMC Hornet]

As Dan is married to Rachel Weisz, I'd expect to get thumped for asking such a question as option 2, so I'd ask him about his longevity in the role, but I wouldn't expect a straight answer.

 

Regardless of their acting ability, would you rather roger

Britt Eckland

Tanya Roberts

or

Denise Richards

?

[The Dove]

Have to go with Tanya myself...lol..

 

Say Daniel Kleinman has the chance to re-shoot one of Maurice Binder's classic Bond title sequences...which would you prefer?? Thunderball OR On Her Majesty's Secret Service?