http://toddsmovieblog.com/2008/11/18/did-we-see-the-same-movie/ Todd Gault's thoughts on movies and entertainment Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://toddsmovieblog.com/2008/11/18/did-we-see-the-same-movie/#comment-146 Neal Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:10:07 +0000 http://toddsmovieblog.com/?p=112#comment-146 I agree with you wholeheartedly. The Pierce Brosnan films suffered from an attempt to hang on to some of the old cliches, but audiences are too sophisticated for that now. They had to abandon the goofy villains and gadgets or they would've been ridiculed for being out of touch. I mean, everyone already has gadgets in their everyday lives now, so they know what is plausible and what isn't. I do think, though, that the next movie could benefit from a lighter tone. Not campy, but a little less grim and violent. Perhaps he could have a love interest that was a positive experience rather than one that ended in betrayal. I do like that they are creating a new mythology with Quantum and making Felix a more integral character like he was in the novels. I agree with you wholeheartedly. The Pierce Brosnan films suffered from an attempt to hang on to some of the old cliches, but audiences are too sophisticated for that now. They had to abandon the goofy villains and gadgets or they would’ve been ridiculed for being out of touch. I mean, everyone already has gadgets in their everyday lives now, so they know what is plausible and what isn’t. I do think, though, that the next movie could benefit from a lighter tone. Not campy, but a little less grim and violent. Perhaps he could have a love interest that was a positive experience rather than one that ended in betrayal. I do like that they are creating a new mythology with Quantum and making Felix a more integral character like he was in the novels.

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