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Topic: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I was reading an interview with Michael Wilson & Barbara Broccoli in SFX magazine yesterday. Wilson let slip a tantalising titbit that they now have the rights to use Blofeld & SPECTRE, but prefer to use Quantum at present because they're more a business-orientated organisation. He feels the Austin Powers effect is still fairly prevelant.

I think it'd be a good plan to to have Quantum turn into SPECTRE, perhaps in the next film. It's certainly a direction to go. And proof positive that even dastardly businesses can suffer takeovers. ajb007/biggrin

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

As they've reinveted the series,I think it would be very exciting to see what new
interpretation of Blofeld and SPECTRE they can come up with.
  I'm sure the nehru suits and white cat would be ditched. Mabey give SPECTRE a harder
edge to them.
Then again I don't mind Quantum and it would also be interesting to see where they might go
with them, I only hope whichever group Bond has to face in the future Comes up with
some Grand operation on a world wide scale.
You judge a hero on the villains he has to face and lately, Bond has had some pretty poor
Villains to fight. He needs some tougher opponents, Luckily Skyfall seems to have a decent
Villain. So mabey the powers that be have decided to give bond some tougher Villains to
fight in the future.  ajb007/biggrin

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I think the chance to bring back SPECTRE is a great one. It gives the film-makers all sorts of avenues to explore in the future.

And quite right, a hero is only ever as good as his nemesis & vice versa.

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say that i think the idea of bringing back SPECTRE, blofeld and hollowed out volcanos etc all a bit done and dusted.

Quantum being the new bad organisation, yes, renaming it SPECTRE..... bit 'yeah baby' for my liking.

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I don't think we're ever going to see Hollowed out volcanoes etc again, even if
SPECTRE returms.   ajb007/lol

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Never say never. ajb007/bond

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Just make Quantum more ruthless and with better villains in the membership and that would do nicely!

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I think the return of SPECTRE would be a nice wink to the past, much like the Aston Martin that keeps rearing its head. You couldn't have it exactly as before - it's been parodied too much - but you could bring back the organisation easily enough in another form I reckon.

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So if im not mistaken SPECTRE consits of : Blofeld,Goldfinger and  Doctor No

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No one truly knows who's in SPECTRE, it is a secret organisation after all.   ajb007/lol
But I'd put money on,
Barney, the Chuckle Bros, Jedward, and Adam Sandler ( how does he still get movies ?)
  all being Linked to it.   ajb007/shifty

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

GordoLeiter wrote:

So if im not mistaken SPECTRE consits of : Blofeld,Goldfinger and  Doctor No

You're mistaken: Goldfinger is not in SPECTRE--he's an independent operative who gets financing from China for his major scheme.

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

And Mitt Romney! ajb007/lol

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No one truly knows who's in SPECTRE, it is a secret organisation after all.   ajb007/lol
But I'd put money on,
Barney, the Chuckle Bros, Jedward, and Adam Sandler ( how does he still get movies ?)
  all being Linked to it.   ajb007/shifty

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

Blackleiter wrote:

And Mitt Romney! ajb007/lol

Thunderpussy wrote:

No one truly knows who's in SPECTRE, it is a secret organisation after all.   ajb007/lol
But I'd put money on,
Barney, the Chuckle Bros, Jedward, and Adam Sandler ( how does he still get movies ?)
  all being Linked to it.   ajb007/shifty

+ Nick 'awwww i'm sorrrry' Clegg

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

http://youtu.be/KUDjRZ30SNo  Clegg sings "Sorry"

I think even SPECTRE might draw the line with Clegg.   ajb007/lol

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ya know i didnt think anything could make me hate that arsehole any more.

then i saw that video  ajb007/lol

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Maybe the new leader of SPECTRE could be Richard Simmons.

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

Personally if they bring back Quantum (written properly) fair enough.  To me Spectre and all its trappings belong left in the past.  I thought about the whole "which Bond baddie would you bring back thread" and realised I wouldn't.  Each Bond film is of its time, as are the guest characters. The obvious exceptions are the regular shakers who move with the format - M, Q MPenny etc.
   I think a great villains for Bond would be a new recurring baddie who is difficult to prove IS a baddie. - A politician that keeps his fingers out of the pie?  For example Tim Pigott-Smiths Foreign Minister from QoS?

    Plus if you have a reboot, it should be about a fresh start, new directions - not rehashing old ideas all over again all over again.  That's also why I am apathetic about the next Star Trek film, if what has been leaked is remotely true.

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Thunderpussy wrote:

No one truly knows who's in SPECTRE, it is a secret organisation after all.   ajb007/lol
But I'd put money on,
Barney, the Chuckle Bros, Jedward, and Adam Sandler ( how does he still get movies ?)
  all being Linked to it.   ajb007/shifty

and I am sure Rick Astley could do a good job of leading this dastardly bunch to world domination.

On a serious note, which villians do you think they could resurrect in the franchise???

I think Goldfinger could be taken as a serious villain, not sure who else, Rosa Klebb?

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

I wouldn't want to see any of the Old villains back, Just
a reinvented Blofeld for the reboot and Perhaps the retrun
of SPECTRE. Although I'm quite happy with Quantum if they are given
a little more villiany to do.   ajb007/cool

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I sure as hell would like to see some of the classic villians back. Since this is an alternate universe type reboot they could do alot with the classic villians this time around.

Oddjob would make a great villian for the Craig era if reimagined right

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Re: The Return Of Bond's Arch Enemies?

For me, the idea of reusing old characters is just a lazy, boring and unimaginative way of making films.

Half of films made these days are either remakes, prequels, sequels, 'off shoots' from other successful franchises and usually involve a comic book character.

I don't mind my sequels, or series (obviously) but sometimes it gets a bit daft.

The bond series doesn't need old characters brought back. Oddjob was old Harold, Goldfinger was Gert. Bringing these characters back would be pointless and confusing.

All this 'reboot' and 'alternative dimension' stuff does my head in. Bond isn't sci-fi.

The reboot happened because EoN wanted a new direction, not so they could go over old stuff again. There is no alternative dimension, Bond is bond.

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I've said this before, but please no more SPECTRE. They were part of the Connery-era and are done. It was great while it lasted, but that door is now closed.

I am open to Quantum however though. So would be interesting if they expand on that.

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