Favorite Bond Movie: Moonraker Goldfinger The Spy Who Loved Me
Favorite Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Crazy For Christmas, The Empire Strikes Back, League of Gentlemen (1960's British film), Big Trouble in Little China, Police Academy 2, Carry On At Your Convenience, Commando, Halloween III: Season of the Witch,
Skyfall took James Bond to new heights, grossing $1.1 billion worldwide to become the most successful 007 installment in history. The 2012 blockbuster killed off Bond’s boss, M (Judi Dench), and found Her Majesty’s most deadly secret servant (Daniel Craig) struggling to stay relevant in a post-spy world. But returning director Sam Mendes can only see that film in terms of unfinished business. “Bond has been rebooted at the end of the movie,” Mendes says. “This is only the beginning of the story.”
Spectre provides a kind of culmination to the three previous films while developing a backstory that’s been largely unexplored until now. “The Bond creation myth never happened,” Mendes says. “I felt there was an opportunity there: What made him? And who were the people who affected him along the way? You’re sort of telling the story backwards of how Bond became Bond.”
Enter Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser, mastermind of the titular shadowy criminal syndicate. Describing himself to Bond as “the author of all your pain,” Oberhauser wields a mysterious connection to the superspy’s past and imperils 007’s love interest (Lea Seydoux) as a matter of course. “A lot of the film is a celebration of what it is to be Bond,” Craig says. “But it’s not retro. Hopefully it’s not just classic Bond but a classic thriller.”
Favorite Bond Movie: From Russia With Love,GoldenEye,The Spy Who Loved Me,Goldfinger,Dr.No
Favorite Movies: After the Sunset,The Devil Wears Prada,The Thomas Crown Affair,To Catch a Thief,Midnight in Paris,North by Northwest, Purple Noon, La piscine.
"The Bond creation myth never happened." FACEPALM.
Right. Didn't they say the exact same thing for CR in 2006?
But to correct the "huge Bond fan" Mendes-yes,the Bond creation myth happened. In 1953 when Casino Royale came out. And then it happened when Sean Connery utered the iconic "Bond.James Bond." back in 1962.
Just watch that scene and you will understand who Bond is.
This just gets more stupid by the minute. They try to appear smart with the "dark" "gritty" "character driven" reboot to hide one fact-they don't know what are they doing and they are not confident about making these films. What Brosnan said back in 2004 is true. "They are insecure,don't know what to do next." Sth among those lines. But to hide that and to appear smart now they are making these "serious","dark" movies. Eh.