Movies: next James Bond will be (SHOCKING NEWS...Broccoli family give up control of the ENTIRE BOND franchise)

[Tasty Biscuits]

There are absolutely times when I'm in the mood to watch Moonraker instead of From Russia With Love.

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

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I mean not MANY times... but it's happened!

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

I'm not sure why people say the last good bond movie was 20 years ago. Skyfall from 2012 is a pretty good movie and almost certainly a top-10 bond movie or all-time.

Craig's top-2 bond movies were certainly better than Brosnan's top-2, or Hutton's (yeah, I know he was only in 2), and Moore's.

I mean you’re entitled to your own opinion and all that, but I wouldn't say any of Craig's movies are worth putting in the top half of the franchise. They all had this monkeys-paw thing going on where individually strong elements were anchored by terribly bad plot/character choices. Casino had a great villain but wasted way too much time on the poker scene, Quantum had possibly the greatest character development of a Bond film but had a lousy villain and evil scheme, Skyfall's first half was the best we've seen of Craig only to devolve into "he wants to get caught" meets Home Alone, Spectre was so forgettable that the most memorable character was the henchman without any lines, and No Time to Die dragged out the plot to the point where you only figure out what the scheme was like 3/4ers of the way through the movie.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

I mean not MANY times... but it's happened!

I'm the same way, you just don't get an opportunity to appropriately use that gif very often!

 

[blueandgoldguy]

I mean you’re entitled to your own opinion and all that, but I wouldn't say any of Craig's movies are worth putting in the top half of the franchise. They all had this monkeys-paw thing going on where individually strong elements were anchored by terribly bad plot/character choices. Casino had a great villain but wasted way too much time on the poker scene, Quantum had possibly the greatest character development of a Bond film but had a lousy villain and evil scheme, Skyfall's first half was the best we've seen of Craig only to devolve into "he wants to get caught" meets Home Alone, Spectre was so forgettable that the most memorable character was the henchman without any lines, and No Time to Die dragged out the plot to the point where you only figure out what the scheme was like 3/4ers of the way through the movie.

And you are entitled to yours as well. Casino Royale had excellent pacing regardless of the poker scenes which were not too time consuming at all. I have no idea what you are talking about with your home alone analogy in Skyfall.

Terrible plot/character choices?? Have you watched all the previous Bond movies? Name me 2 of Moore's and 2 of Brosnan's Bond movies that are better than Craig's best. Offhand, I remember most of Moore's movies being extremely cheesy.

 

[Fantomas]

Craig's top-2 bond movies were certainly better than Brosnan's top-2, or Hutton's (yeah, I know he was only in 2), and Moore's.

I feel Casino Royale and Skyfall were very enjoyable for the most part. But Craig's other 3 Bond films are just tedious and borderline unwatchable to me. At least Pierce's films are watchable, silly fun. Die Another Day is one of my favorite "so bad it's good" flicks.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Casino is the best Bond movie there is, edging out FRWL. Follows the book very well. Skyfall was good and I think Quantum was underrated. Hated it at first but it really grew on me. The writers strike screwed that one over. I liked NTTD but Spectre is not good.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

And you are entitled to yours as well. Casino Royale had excellent pacing regardless of the poker scenes which were not too time consuming at all. I have no idea what you are talking about with your home alone analogy in Skyfall.

Terrible plot/character choices?? Have you watched all the previous Bond movies? Name me 2 of Moore's and 2 of Brosnan's Bond movies that are better than Craig's best. Offhand, I remember most of Moore's movies being extremely cheesy.

home alone = booby trapping the house to ensure 30 minutes of hijinks

Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies are miles ahead of anything Craig has done, both have really intriguing plots, great villains, great girls, great henchmen, great set action pieces, good but not ostentatious gadgets. Moore's movies are indeed cheesy but Octopussy and Golden Gun are definitely better for my money, even if Golden Gun would be forgettable without Christopher Lee.

 

[Hasbro]

I'm not sure why people say the last good bond movie was 20 years ago. Skyfall from 2012 is a pretty good movie and almost certainly a top-10 bond movie or all-time.

Craig's top-2 bond movies were certainly better than Brosnan's top-2, or Hutton's (yeah, I know he was only in 2), and Moore's.

Some people here didn’t like NTTD, but they are pissing against the tide of popular opinion on that one.

 

[TCTC]

Skyfall is probably my favorite of Craig's Bonds, but it's mostly elevated by Sam Mendes' direction and especially Roger Deakins' cinematography. Definitely the most beautifully shot of all Bond movies.

 

[Jumptheshark]

More info is starting to come through the UK media. Is sounds like for the past 2 years, Amazon and Brocolli group were at heads over who the next bond should be. It sounds like Brocilli had the person they wanted but Amazon would not finance a movie with the Brocolli's choice; they had their own list narrowed down to 2 and asked Brocolli to pick one and she would not do it.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

home alone = booby trapping the house to ensure 30 minutes of hijinks

Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies are miles ahead of anything Craig has done, both have really intriguing plots, great villains, great girls, great henchmen, great set action pieces, good but not ostentatious gadgets. Moore's movies are indeed cheesy but Octopussy and Golden Gun are definitely better for my money, even if Golden Gun would be forgettable without Christopher Lee.

Goldeneye is one of the best so no argument there, but Tomorrow Never Dies is down near the bottom for me. It’s entertaining but I don’t think it’s good. I have a soft spot for Octopussy but The Man With the Golden Gun is probably the most boring Bond movie there is. Very little happens.

If we’re talking Brosnan, The World Is Not Enough is underrated. That’s a good one. Too bad they followed it up with the disaster that was Die Another Day. Then again, we wouldn’t have gotten Casino Royale without that mess.

 

[TCTC]

Goldeneye is one of the best so no argument there, but Tomorrow Never Dies is down near the bottom for me. It’s entertaining but I don’t think it’s good. I have a soft spot for Octopussy but The Man With the Golden Gun is probably the most boring Bond movie there is. Very little happens.

If we’re talking Brosnan, The World Is Not Enough is underrated. That’s a good one. Too bad they followed it up with the disaster that was Die Another Day. Then again, we wouldn’t have gotten Casino Royale without that mess.

Moore's Bond films are just too goofy for my liking. I'm not against some well-placed humor in Bond movies, but in Moore's films it was downright cringe-worthy at times.
And I don't even think Moore was bad as Bond. I guess he just was unfortunate to play Bond at a time when the scripts were terrible.

It's a shame how Christopher Lee was wasted in The Man With the Golden Gun. He would've made a great Bond villain in a better movie.

Personally, I have a soft spot for the Timothy Dalton Bonds. Underrated, imo. They were darker and less "fun" and Dalton lacked a bit of that charisma of the other Bonds, but still good movies.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Dalton was fantastic and ahead of his time. I wish he got a third movie but having read the rumored plot of his potential third one, maybe it’s best it never happened.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Moore's Bond films are just too goofy for my liking. I'm not against some well-placed humor in Bond movies, but in Moore's films it was downright cringe-worthy at times.
And I don't even think Moore was bad as Bond. I guess he just was unfortunate to play Bond at a time when the scripts were terrible.

It's a shame how Christopher Lee was wasted in The Man With the Golden Gun. He would've made a great Bond villain in a better movie.

Personally, I have a soft spot for the Timothy Dalton Bonds. Underrated, imo. They were darker and less "fun" and Dalton lacked a bit of that charisma of the other Bonds, but still good movies.

I am of the school that actor who has played Bond, his movies should be judged against his movies and not others. As each Actor brought a different perspective. Like with Dalton, if you read the original bond books, description of bond and tone--he is the closest one to have the OG books. Flemming changed a lot when Connery started the role and adapted Connery's mannerisms for Bond