tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post4203761827529418009..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-29145087769732529082010-11-05T19:42:35.138-07:002010-11-05T19:42:35.138-07:00South Africa's actor Arnold Vosloo (IMDb Profi...South Africa's actor <em>Arnold Vosloo</em> (<a href="http://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0903677/" rel="nofollow">IMDb Profile for Arnold Vosloo</a>) would be the best next Ernst Stavro Blofeld. FIRST - His native accent is Afrikaans which can be very Germanic sounding. SECOND - He can cast a terrific evil presence on the screen as shown by his tour-de-force performance in <i>"THE MUMMY"</i> (1999). THIRD - Arnold Vosloo is not a slacker at 6 foot 2 inches: He is fit enough to take on a Daniel Craig in a one-on-one confrontation. FOURTH - Arnold is naturally bald - key to portraying Blofeld in a trilogy redux. With a mere 6-year difference in age between Craig (younger) and Vosloo (older), the tension between the two characters of Bond and Blofeld will be thick.GotchaLookinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14863022870360583230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-29150631832803152482009-06-25T02:46:31.785-07:002009-06-25T02:46:31.785-07:00In the novel "Thunderball", we are told ...In the novel "Thunderball", we are told that Blofeld's organisation went through a number of name changes before he settled on the acronym SPECTRE. I can't see any reason - other than the legal complications which have tied up the return of Blofeld for decades - why "Quantum" couldn't turn out to be the front or prototype for SPECTRE, with Blofeld revealed as its head. If Bond can be "re-booted", why not his adversaries?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920970828151238662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-1428087302145430622009-06-24T13:54:01.106-07:002009-06-24T13:54:01.106-07:00uh god. I'm all for Blofeld's return. But ...uh god. I'm all for Blofeld's return. But not at all like he was in the past. Leave that where it is. The Blofeld of today should be as he was described in the books. Crew cut hair and a slightly thicker body. He should be more business then plotting disasters. SPECTRE was about money and he ran a group of 12 men like they were his employees. Each had to contribute and answer to him. He should be introduced as a tough and dangerous board room hammer. And then as Bond begins to crumble away the facade of the organization he should become more and more desperate and destructive in his fighting and his dealing with his own people. His appearance should change as it did in the books. <br />I wouldn't be apposed to the cat. But I don't want him even touching the thing. I want it to be something his lover keeps as a pet. And it bothers him in certain scenes. I would be a good hint to the past but a small one. And that should be the only connection to the past. <br /><br />Done and Done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-42832505955759879912009-06-21T19:21:57.288-07:002009-06-21T19:21:57.288-07:00"...make him so bad that you can't even l...<i>"...make him so bad that you can't even laugh at Austin Powers anymore. Really give him the full Joker treatment. Make him a direct Osama bin Laden analogue. An evil, psychotic terrorist bastard who Bond has to take down."</i><br /><br />You're so right, and I couldn't agree more. I'm dying for Blofeld to return, particularly during the Daniel Craig era, such that his character can be reimagined and presented in just this way. Blofeld should be a terrifying yet mesmerizing figure. Done properly, audiences would go mad for this sort of thing, and it could be historic. Blofeld is Bond's quintessential arch-nemesis, he must return! Now is the time.Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851711774731301585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-55918990270720680622009-06-21T16:23:39.777-07:002009-06-21T16:23:39.777-07:00Leave Blofeld in the past.Too many Bond fans weren...Leave Blofeld in the past.Too many Bond fans weren't even born yet, to accept this concept.And the only thing movie goers are going to think is Dr.Evil of Austin Powers.And that alone,can hurt the Bond film.WebRatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000602228552673159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-54905419810463099802009-06-19T06:15:29.881-07:002009-06-19T06:15:29.881-07:00I like the idea of Blofeld coming back and being n...I like the idea of Blofeld coming back and being not only a criminal mastermind but a man of action, as at the end of the novel YOLT and in the film OHMSS. That whole chase then bobsled fight at the end was the way it should be with an ultimate villain. I don't have any suggestions on casting, but I do think Chiklis could pull it off. Not sure a black actor works for me as Blofeld, but if they want to bring back the real Mr. Big from LALD, the novel, certainly Whittaker would be the best choice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309972100491423485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-6888501627558428862009-06-19T01:08:23.398-07:002009-06-19T01:08:23.398-07:00Very true, Kassy! Excellent point about revenge f...Very true, Kassy! Excellent point about revenge for Vesper. No, I don't think that the new Blofeld would need to be built like any of the old ones; the desire that Blofeld have some bulk is just my own opinion again. The only original Blofeld who was really physically imposing was Savalas. He changes physical appearance radically between Fleming's books ('cause that's the kind of cautious supercriminal he is), but in Thunderball I think he's described as fairly formidable. By YOLT he's a whisp. I'd just like to see someone who appears to be an imposing match for Craig's Bond on screen. Dominic Green certainly wasn't!Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-85385498655193583882009-06-18T22:35:18.489-07:002009-06-18T22:35:18.489-07:00Finding out that Quantum is a front for Spectre an...Finding out that Quantum is a front for Spectre and that Blofeld caused some horrible thing to have happened to Vesper that we aren't aware of yet could be cause for some nasty revenge.<br /><br />With the Craig films being cautious about which, when, and how they re-introduce the classic Bond elements, I think it could be done. My choice would be Cassel, the new Blofeld doesn't have to be the same build as the old does he?kassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258944461462092099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-42394668164053471222009-06-18T17:30:55.253-07:002009-06-18T17:30:55.253-07:00All interesting ideas, David! Day-Lewis would be ...All interesting ideas, David! Day-Lewis would be great (as would Timothy Dalton, for that matter--if we could manage to get past the weird meta aspects of that casting), though luring him to Bond would probably be a challenge! Cassel's a good idea too, but maybe a little slight for Blofeld. No offense to your great nation, but I wasn't really too impressed with Bana in Star Trek.<br /><br />I feel like the ability to pull off silky and evil at the same time trumps European or skin color for a good Blofeld, so I'm going to stick with Whitaker--although I'd certainly be ecstatic if they managed to get Day Lewis! <br /><br />As for if/how/why Blofeld could come back, I think it would be easy enough for Quantum to be revealed to be a front for SPECTRE--or even to do away with SPECTRE and just have Blofeld as the head of Quantum. <br /><br />Since we're in a whole new timeline with Craig, I suppose that technically any villain could reappear, but it really wouldn't feel right with Goldfinger or Dr. No. I think despite the reboot, only Blofeld and Jaws would feel right, since they recurred before. Jaws, of course, wouldn't work at all with the Craig Bond though. <br /><br />So would Blofeld come back in the same old plots? That's an interesting thing to ponder. I don't think anyone wants to see yet another remake of Thunderball--and that's beyond unlikely for other reasons, anyway. Of course OHMSS is rather more important to Bond's relationship with Blofeld. I think that they could either work the Tracy marriage into a whole other storyline, so as not to repeat themselves, or else go ahead and do a remake. As much as I love OHMSS (it's my favorite Bond), I actually wouldn't mind that. But I don't think they're going to go in the remake direction anyway, and probably for the better. I would LOVE to see the story elements of Fleming's YOLT used in a final Blofeld encounter, though, since virtually none of them made it into Roald Dahl's screenplay! Of course before you can get to that point, Bond needs a very personal reason to want revenge...Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-89797305132306845752009-06-18T16:30:55.630-07:002009-06-18T16:30:55.630-07:00Interesting idea...and we could talk for hours abo...Interesting idea...and we could talk for hours about why Blofeld couldn’t come back (not yet – we still have to tidy up the Quantum Group).<br /><br />But as for a new Blofeld, who would you cast? I think he has to be European. Jurgen Prochnow is possibly too old and become somewhat of a parody of himself (Beerfest). I like the idea of Vincent Cassel (maybe if he played it like Brotherhood of the Wolf).<br /><br />Of course, as an Australian, I am going to say Eric Bana (but maybe it’s too soon after his turn as Nero in Star Trek).<br /><br />But here are my two dark horse picks. Daniel Day Lewis and Viggo Mortenson.<br /><br />And yes, I consider your blog a reliable source for news...so your opinion is fact!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948368009550868974noreply@blogger.com