SPECTRE - James Bond #24

[KK 3,313]

I'm looking forward to Danny Boyle's Trance.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Grrr... Rosario Dawson!

McAvoy looks and sounds like he is playing a role Ewan McGregor should be playing....

[A24 5,155]

At first, I thought it was McGregor. It's not going on my list of 'movies to see' though. I wait for the movie to premier on TV.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Not even the sideways silhouette of a nude Rosario will temp you?

I thought you were an admirer?

[A24 5,155]

She's a has-been. She peaked during Alexander.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Even in her declining years....

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

I say this every time words of a new Bond flick roll around.

Rob Dougan would be perfect for a Bond song.

Star power? None. But the music just fits.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I love that song. He has such a raw power in his voice that allows him to convey emotion greater than probably any of today's pop singers.

[Jay 46,241]

Christopher Nolan to direct Bond 24?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2325894/Dark-Knight-rise-James-Bond-Christopher-Nolan-approached-direct-007-film.html

[BLUMENKOHL 1,110]

Not happening. It would conflict with Interstellar.

[Ollie 1,375]

Well it would be the 3rd Bond Soundtrack I wouldn't own.

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

Well it would be the 3rd Bond Soundtrack I wouldn't own.

Serra, Zimmer, Kamen?

[Ollie 1,375]

Serra, Zimmer and Monty.

Dr. No's album is awful.

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

Yes, the score needs a better presentation, (its nowhere near as good as Barry's work, but it has some good unreleased statements of the Guitar riff)

[Jay 46,241]

Mark do you like Newmans score?

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I believe he complimented it in one of the threads.

A Zimmer Bond score would be awesome, but a Powell Bond score would be awesome-er.

[gkgyver 1,647]

A Zimmer Bond would be the all time low of the series. And I thought it came and went with Eric Serra.

Dada-dudu dada-dudu dada-dudu dada-dudu ...

Vomit ...

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

Zimmer Gunbarrel:

Dada WOOOOOOOOOOMP Dada WOOOOOOOOOOOOOMP dada dadada..... (cue overdriven Guitar)

[Richard P 5,302]

I believe he complimented it in one of the threads.

A Zimmer Bond score would be awesome, but a Powell Bond score would be awesome-er.

Zimmer for Bond? Hell no. I don't want his idea of a 'reinvention' on that franchise.

Powell would be interesting though.

[fommes 165]

It would only be interesting if they got David Arnold back - because it would be interesting to see how a Nolan film would look like with a good score.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Then just look at all his films. Even if you hate his work with Zimmer, David Julyan's scores are awesome.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Ollie 1,375]

Look to the Bourne films and you will have Powell's take on the new Bond, with the James Bond theme added.

And yes I like Newman's score for Skyfall.

[Richard P 5,302]

David Julyan, the guy who did The Prestige "score"?

That's him. One of the lesser noticeable scores I've heard in a film.

However, Julyan also did The Cabin in the Woods for which I couldn't wait for Varese's CD once I'd seen the film.

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

I love Serra's score. It's better than some of Arnold's almost unlistenable later efforts.

[pixie_twinkle 60]

Dr. No's album is awful.

Dr. No's album is groovy!

Yes, it feels very unfinished and improvised, but as a piece of history and a bit of fun I think it's enjoyable fluff. I wish we had the score cues though. Some really classic pieces. I bet no one here can think of the tarantula scene without hearing Norman's evocative underscore.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

I think it would be cool if the movie is a self-contained mission, where there'a great pre-credits sequence, then Bond showing up at MI6, flirting with Moneypenny, getting an assignment from M, and then going off around the globe to beat the bad guys.

That has been done to death!

And yes I like Newman's score for Skyfall.

It's terrific!

[Ollie 1,375]

I wouldn't call it terrific but it's good.

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

I think it would be cool if the movie is a self-contained mission, where there'a great pre-credits sequence, then Bond showing up at MI6, flirting with Moneypenny, getting an assignment from M, and then going off around the globe to beat the bad guys.

That has been done to death!

As has the personal angle.

[Ollie 1,375]

Everything Bond has done has been done before.

It's the standard formula, sometimes they get it right and sometimes they don't.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Mark is correct.

[Jay 46,241]

All I am saying is that that's what this iteration of Bond needs next after 3 personal stories.

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I'd actually be for new adaptations of Fleming's novels. Dr. No, while quite faithful, changes more and more as it goes on. There are some interesting fantasy elements like a giant octopus that he brawls with, which is also present in Live And Let Die. I mean if there can be outer space laser shootouts and men with invincible teeth, why not? Doctor No is actually the first Bond villain in the novels to have any sort of physical deformity.

A faithful adaptation of From Russia With Love would probably be my favorite. Bond isn't even mentioned until halfway through the book.

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

All I am saying is that that's what this iteration of Bond needs next after 3 personal stories.

Not just that. Every Bond film since LTK has has been somewhat personal.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,020]

Campbell's Edge Of Darkness is a great film. He's not at all a bad filmmaker, rather decent with spouts of greatness.

Mendes not returning is unfortunate, hopefully the huge success of Skyfall taught them that good directors with creative freedom produce success.

The original TV series (also directed by Martin Campbell) is far, far, FAR better.

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

Campbell's Edge Of Darkness is a great film. He's not at all a bad filmmaker, rather decent with spouts of greatness.

Mendes not returning is unfortunate, hopefully the huge success of Skyfall taught them that good directors with creative freedom produce success.

The original TV series (also directed by Martin Campbell) is far, far, FAR better.

This.

[Jay 46,241]

Sam Mendes Back In The Picture To Direct Next James Bond Film

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

...Newman!

[gkgyver 1,647]

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

YESSS!!!

[A. A. Ron 2,485]

So we can expect a solid film and an okay score. We'll survive.

[Wycket 36]

I would love for Mendes to return. The franchise needs some stability in the director's chair, and Mendes proved to do a wonderful job. Newman also proved able to handle Bond well enough that I didn't miss Arnold.

[Richard P 5,302]

[Koray Savas 2,260]

This would be excellent news, but I can't trust it. I remember other articles quoting Mendes as saying something like "Why would I want to jump right back into something I've been working on for the past 4 years?"

This says that he always wanted to do it but had other commitments.

[Richard P 5,302]

I just want another Newman Bond score.

[Jay 46,241]

Why?

[Naïve Old Fart 13,020]

Why?

What he said.

Actually, it could be almost anyone, as long as it's not Bill Conti.

[Sharkissimo 1,978]

Why?

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

I can't stand Conti's score, perhaps if the sound was not so thin and small, I might like it but...

[Koray Savas 2,260]

I just want another Newman Bond score.

That and another Mendes Bond film.