tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post1344535816428545939..comments2023-12-28T11:47:57.696+00:00Comments on The Bondologist Blog: Kingsley Amis, Drax’s Gambit and the Reform of the Action Sequences in the James Bond FilmsThe Bondologist Blog http://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-24465473811711082092013-05-07T09:25:56.964+01:002013-05-07T09:25:56.964+01:00Yes, you are of course correct. They hire the dire...Yes, you are of course correct. They hire the directors after all. But having said that, I think that the Lewis Gilbert James Bond films are very much his work - they all have similar qualities, as does Lee Tamahori's DAD, an honorary member of the club one might say! Thanks for the comment. glad you enjoyed this article - my longest yet. i put heart and soul into this one and I hope that that fact comes across. The Bondologist Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-85992748866364226902013-05-06T23:57:26.726+01:002013-05-06T23:57:26.726+01:00Well written piece, DD. In my opinion, though, too...Well written piece, DD. In my opinion, though, too much emphasis on the directors. Bond films are and always have been primarily producers' films. Cubby Broccoli and (initially) Harry Saltzman, later succeeded by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, run the show. They collaborate with their hired writers and directors, but ultimately have the final say in the overall tone/feel of the film. If they decide to have an OTT romp such as MR or DAD then the team will follow their lead. If they want a low key Flemingesque thriller (CR or FYEO) then that's the way it will go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-76543160138345986882013-02-09T21:05:29.343+00:002013-02-09T21:05:29.343+00:00Just edited the article a little - you'd think...Just edited the article a little - you'd think that it was still a work in progress, but there's still much more to come, I promise you that. Should be a new article up within the week!The Bondologist Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-30431880857468111322013-02-01T20:24:27.076+00:002013-02-01T20:24:27.076+00:00Sorry again for my oversight - I have amended your...Sorry again for my oversight - I have amended your position to the true one of Literary Editor of the New Statesman (1977-79). I do like a man who pulls rank. <br /><br />Please stay around and view the next blog article entitled 'The Strange Death of Colonel Sun', on youir father's contribution to the James Bond Continuation: Colonel Sun (1968). This article will appear soon. Please feel free to leave your thoughts on it, although I hope there will be no more "slip-ups" on my part!The Bondologist Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-88884003234190610132013-01-30T13:38:04.151+00:002013-01-30T13:38:04.151+00:00Thank you, Andrew, for your very insightful commen...Thank you, Andrew, for your very insightful comments on this the newest blog article. There will be a second follow-up article on Kingsley Amis and Bond entitled 'The Strange Death of Colonel Sun'. I suspect you're right re the Mendes quote - the Bond universe is big enough to encompass both types of thriller!The Bondologist Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-15685381611269215492013-01-30T08:17:13.959+00:002013-01-30T08:17:13.959+00:00Fascinating to think the 50th anniversary Bond fil...Fascinating to think the 50th anniversary Bond film has brought us full circle – reuniting us with the thriller-esque flavour of Bond’s literary past and early films.<br /> <br />Just a side note, re. Mendes quote: I actually wonder if the transition from Bond “thriller” to Bond “travelogue” (and the transition of the Bond character from “star” to “journeyman”) occurred as early as 1965’s Thunderball? The forcefulness of Connery’s performances may lead us to think otherwise. (And 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service did of course provide a brief return to the thriller.) Having mentioned this transition I cannot help but mention my own contentions elsewhere that a “travelogue” Bond film has the potential to be as engaging as a “thriller” Bond film, if taken on its own particular terms. For instance, a Bond thriller does not always have the sense of adventure that a Bond travelogue has. This is not to downgrade the thriller, but merely to highlight the existence of different qualities.<br /><br />Thank you very much Brian for your research, detail and examination: your reflections on the filmic action sequences – their development, modifications, reversions, etc. – are very interesting. Furthermore, the article gives a sense of how Amis had become disenchanted with the directions and focus the series was taking. And now, given the emergence of Skyfall, there exists a particular poignancy in Amis’s disenchantment. <br />Andrew McNesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054158836041656795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-77626312546893980222013-01-29T18:25:05.149+00:002013-01-29T18:25:05.149+00:00Wow! I wasn't expecting a reply from Martin Am...Wow! I wasn't expecting a reply from Martin Amis. Thank you very much for your comment. The error has been removed. Sorry about this. I am flattered to have your presence here on this blog. This has certainly made my day. The Bondologist Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/03877901404588318838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6942111195746710054.post-19168006030761194182013-01-29T13:16:58.380+00:002013-01-29T13:16:58.380+00:00Some interesting observations buried in the verbia...Some interesting observations buried in the verbiage, but I have never been editor of The New Statesman <br /><br />- Martin AmisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com