From www.cinescape.com 6/28:
(Leadup is that Bond20 may be a political thriller in Ireland)
One could dream.
I've always wanted to see a Bond DRAMA. Yes, I know the bond formula...girls, explosions, girls, gadgets, girls, bullets, and maybe an interesting villian. But Bond, as two dimesional as he is, has some great potential for drama. Not long, drawn out scenes, of course...he's stoic. You don't want to go against character and have him in a long, serious confession scene or something. But the best scene in Tomorrow Never Dies (yes, I know, most of you hated it) is when he's throwing back a shot in his room after running into Teri Hatcher. The mask cracked...Brosnan is great at showing Bond's *character* when he can grab it. It's the best glimpse since George Lazenby's reaction at the end of In Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Now, I'm not hoping for a remake of a Few Good Men...that's going way too far. Bond IS about stunts and explosions and staying calm and cool and stylish in the face of iminent death. But it'd be nice to see some of that tension in Bond leak out in a few scenes here & there. He's a great character, I love it when they actually SHOW us some of it. There's something a little more solid about him than an Arnold or Stallone character, less comic-booky despite being the originator of the glib smarmy action hero.
So, one can dream.
(Leadup is that Bond20 may be a political thriller in Ireland)
Quote:
| ...it would suggest that the next Bond movie would forsake its usual globetrotting aspects in favor of a stronger story and less locations. Given how careful the powers that be at Eon Productions are with the Bond franchise, will they risk offending movie goers with a potential touchy story in an effort to make 007 more edgy? |
I've always wanted to see a Bond DRAMA. Yes, I know the bond formula...girls, explosions, girls, gadgets, girls, bullets, and maybe an interesting villian. But Bond, as two dimesional as he is, has some great potential for drama. Not long, drawn out scenes, of course...he's stoic. You don't want to go against character and have him in a long, serious confession scene or something. But the best scene in Tomorrow Never Dies (yes, I know, most of you hated it) is when he's throwing back a shot in his room after running into Teri Hatcher. The mask cracked...Brosnan is great at showing Bond's *character* when he can grab it. It's the best glimpse since George Lazenby's reaction at the end of In Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Now, I'm not hoping for a remake of a Few Good Men...that's going way too far. Bond IS about stunts and explosions and staying calm and cool and stylish in the face of iminent death. But it'd be nice to see some of that tension in Bond leak out in a few scenes here & there. He's a great character, I love it when they actually SHOW us some of it. There's something a little more solid about him than an Arnold or Stallone character, less comic-booky despite being the originator of the glib smarmy action hero.
So, one can dream.
