James Bond : This may be an unpopular opinion but,
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Yeah! Only helped by visiting the mine nearby, and watching it flood.
Other than that, San Fran was bleh. Even when Bond was getting smacked in the crotch by sky scraper antennas.
Other than that, San Fran was bleh. Even when Bond was getting smacked in the crotch by sky scraper antennas.
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For me, it entirely depends upon the source material that the film is based on. If it is based on a 007 novel - particularly an original IF one - then I feel they should keep true to it.
However, if it is a new or original story, then I feel it's up to the filmmaker.
ant-mac
However, if it is a new or original story, then I feel it's up to the filmmaker.
ant-mac
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The global the better, it's not really a franchise if you want to restrict Bond to Europe you have poor imagination.
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Agreed.
Besides, most villains probably think their plans go fulfilled if they are carried out in the middle of nowhere in some exotic country without Jimmy Bond to drop in on them.
Besides, most villains probably think their plans go fulfilled if they are carried out in the middle of nowhere in some exotic country without Jimmy Bond to drop in on them.
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While you won't be able to make the United States particularly "exotic" to anyone from the United States, at least, I do think they could find interesting locales to use.
Thinknot the standard cityscapes, casinos, and mansions. Yawn.
But insteadits interesting to put Bond into unfamiliar situations. I've always thought manufacturing a Shoot to Kill style episode (though not an entire Bond movie) up in the Rockies or Pacific Northwest would work. (Yes, I know STK was filmed in British Columbia standing in for the U.S. but my point stands).
Bond in a Fargo-style Minnesota winterhopefully exploiting potential "fish out of water"ness combined with North By Northwest style "global espionage in the rural banality of North Dakota" juxtaposition. Or, say, Bond unraveling a hostage situation, uninvited, Harry Callahanish, by just stopping into a strip mall or gas station or "motor hotel" in the Catskills, Ian's TSWLM wishes be damned.
Stuff like that. To me its not about another rehash of predictable, tired settings but instead novel ones, and there is still plenty of room for that in the U.S.
Thinknot the standard cityscapes, casinos, and mansions. Yawn.
But insteadits interesting to put Bond into unfamiliar situations. I've always thought manufacturing a Shoot to Kill style episode (though not an entire Bond movie) up in the Rockies or Pacific Northwest would work. (Yes, I know STK was filmed in British Columbia standing in for the U.S. but my point stands).
Bond in a Fargo-style Minnesota winterhopefully exploiting potential "fish out of water"ness combined with North By Northwest style "global espionage in the rural banality of North Dakota" juxtaposition. Or, say, Bond unraveling a hostage situation, uninvited, Harry Callahanish, by just stopping into a strip mall or gas station or "motor hotel" in the Catskills, Ian's TSWLM wishes be damned.
Stuff like that. To me its not about another rehash of predictable, tired settings but instead novel ones, and there is still plenty of room for that in the U.S.
Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.
This may be an unpopular opinion but,
It just seems boring and bland to me if he has to come to the States for a mission of something.
However, I loved Live and Let Die and Diamonds Are Forever due to them filming in their respective locations. I guess because it seemed better back in those decades.
Nowadays I think it would be boring to come to NYC or Miami or some city in the U.S.
It doesn't strike as exotic or exciting. Just typical action movie formula location.
Am I the only one?