"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Jack London - The Call of the Wild, 1903.
@@leestockton9367 Bond echoes that powerful and intelligent wild Wolf Dog who relies on his instinct to survive and like him, eventually learns to love and trust.
It's obvious how they will reboot; Brosnan will be seen stepping out of the shower and say "that was one hell of a night, someone must have spiked my martini. Now where were we ...."
I don't know how UK citizens viewed JB's death; as a US citizen, it only bothered me because I so admired the work that Daniel Craig did in this role as the worldwide icon known to us all as James Bond. The way I have always seen Bond: resourcefulness, the cunning, the will to win, and his ability to fight to the death as depicted by Craig made it so easy to root for his portrayal of Bond as authentic because he did get the shit kicked out of him... as it is for us all in real life. Bond's life was a mess; job, love life, friendships, his ups and downs just came back to me as I watched it on the screen as real, even though it was all make believe, portrayed on film, acted out and scripted, Craig made it work. I didn't pretend to be looking at someone I felt a kinship with, I emotionally gave in and rendered my mental faculties moot because I connected and I wanted to root for this man on screen. Daniel Craig's work as James Bond can be loved or despised by the critics all day long, I don't care. It doesn't matter because Craig's work as Bond allowed me to freely choose a fictional character that I believed in: could have a drink with, smoke a cigar with, would actually care about enough to die for. I thoroughly enjoyed rooting and being emotional about Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond. It just did not matter that it was all make-believe, I for one cared deeply about this actors work as the premier British "00"-spy, and if I could have interjected myself into any role, it would have been to protect this character and not let him die. It was as painful and as bittersweet a death to watch and handle on screen as it has been in my own life letting go loved one's and best friends when they too died. That's why in that fateful scene where Bond meets his demise, a small epiphany occurred, but I've known all along. Alas, life is not fair, and top it off, we age and die... but damn it, not James Bond. Until Daniel Craig came to the front and was cast as the titular spy. Well done Sir, you moved my thoughts, fanned my passions, allowed me to dream. Well done indeed Daniel Craig.
Well written good sir, I too admire everything about Daniel Craig and his contributions toward his character. And when I read this I was listening to the music that this scene was playing oh say around 0:23 and as I began to read this, one single tear had shed from my left eye. As I wiped it away and continued reading your love letter to these films, I witnessed James was still alive enjoying a nice drink with good company and I couldn't help but reply and let you know that I loved every minute of your literature. Thank you 😊
As a British man, whom has seen every Bond film at least 3 times over, I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried my eyes out during the death scene, as well as when they played Louis Armstrong at the end. Not only because the story of James Bond is so beautiful, but also because all of the Bond films I ever watched was with a family member who was dear to me, so it meant something more to me than just a film. I personally think Craig is 2nd to Connery, and he has earned that position because of the sheer pureness of his acting.
The Daniel craig era shows the life of James Bond from the beginning until the end …. Unlike the other bonds each film is different mission … I think no time to die ending was perfect to end the Daniel Craig era and after that a new bond will reborn
out of all the Daniel Craig 007 movies this movie is the worst one. I’m really disappointed with the storyline of this one and the character that Lashana Lynch plays I found annoying. I thought the ending was terrible and the casting was really off, I just could not buy Rami Malek as the bad guy and the little girl that played the daughter, why couldn’t they get a blonde girl? Both Madeline and James are blonde
@@gmar7836 Ur right he did'nt die because he jumped off before the second misle hits him did you see him up close to him did him jump or die we thought he was died but was alive he just want us being worried about it
@@gmar7836 I have proof all the movies of bonds played in the first and until the end off the final bond No time to die i have alot off list off bonds can i share them to you on RUclips it is
The Daniel Craig Bond movies strung together make such a compelling story, and even though it feels gut wrenching that his Bond dies, it certainly does tie up the story line appropriately His Bond, more than any of the others, felt the most human and the determined. There would never be a retirement for this Bond.
His one was more of a Batman reboot whereas the other ones are vaguely the same iteration. They also don't contradict each other so you can imagine Brosnan's Bond have having the same adventure as Lazenby etc. But Craig's was definitely a kind reboot and it's own self contained thing. But you could also just take Casino Royale and ignore the rest of it and treat that in a similar way to the previous ones.
My thoughts exactly… people argued with me that I was wrong but I mean.. how else can you end a string of 5 films which are all connected and tell one big story?… I also saw it as a message to say that James bond as we know it is now gone, as in the classic character who seduces women half his age and stuff like that even though Craig’s bond didn’t do much of that compared to the others.. I’m curious about where they’re gonna go from here but I’m guessing it won’t be anything like the old films
@@JJBM60 James Bond is always going to be a sexist, womanizing piece of shit. To change that would be a disservice to the character and the producers know that. Instead, the films just won't frame it as casually as they used to. He'll likely start facing actual consequences for his mistreatment of women and/or actually grow as a person over the course of the films. And that's entirely for the best. Fleming's Bond was always flawed at his core, and that's a much more interesting way of approaching the character than the perfect superhero that every man wants to be of the older films.
@@phantim_othy571 I just finished the movie, sat and balled my eyes out for a good 5 minutes at the end. I've been a huge Bond fan for probably 35 years, first ones I saw were Thunderball & Dr. No as a 10 year old boy on a saturday double feature on a local tv station & been a fan ever since, seen all 26 or so of the series. Sad to see it end that way but he made ultimate sacrifice to save his family.
I grew up with the James Bond franchise. I thought a lot of the characters were good most people my age I’m 70 now most people in my age group still give it to Sean Connery. My personal choice was Daniel Craig. I think he added a light to the role and really made you believe that’s what it agent would have to go through physically and mentally I must be getting a little bit nostalgic in my old age, because I actually liked the alternate endings better than the original for what it’s worth.
Im 62 and been watching James Bond from age of 10 . Always thought Sean Connery was the best bond until daniel Craig came along. He’s been amazing and will be a hard act to follow 💖💖
I couldn't call it for either Craig or Connery. The movie making process has changed so much between the 1960s and the 2020's its impossible to say one is better than the other. Just enjoy each Bond film as a good 2-hour escape from the reality of life.
I’m 67, Sean Canary never quite did it for me, though he was far better than those who followed him. Daniel Craig is by far the best, in terms of looks, believability, acting and Being believably English 🏴 and a spy. I loved the alternative ending and it’s what I imagined he did. Long live Bond, James Bond white English Man.
This is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should have done instead of killing him off. They could also have left it up in the air and not shown us what happened right after the base blows up Then cut to him after the credits Alive and well but having everyone think he’s dead. That would have been much more Fleming - and audiences would have been happier!
I dint like the no time to die movie because its not like a James bond movie... I completely agree with you. Its like finishing the bond franchise.....ha ha ...this is not really a creative distruction....
@@drnagendras27 i guess it was Daniel craig wish, he wanted nothing to do with the franchise anymore, so i guess they did him this favour. I agree though, i would've preferred this ending
@@ughugh351 : The question is who exactly do you mean by "Grandpa"? Do you mean Tom Cruis, who by his 60th birthday is still doing some very dangerous stunts, or do you mean Daniel Graig, who although he is 5 or 6 years younger than Cruis, looked exhausted in the last OO7, as if he really wanted to get rid of him???
When we saw the movie in the theater, my wife and I sat there stunned, and just looked at each other and said, “did they just kill James Bond?” I’m sorry, but as someone who has loved these movies since I first saw Goldfinger in our local movie theater when I was 14, my world was shattered! I really don’t care who plays JB next, because My James Bond is dead, as are any future movies to me. Bye old friend…it’s been a good run!
Same here. The whole cinema was stunned quiet. I almost felt bad for feeling the way I did but I soon realized everyone else felt the same. Poor choice
Yes I too struggled to accept it. I thought "why?". Previously when they changed to another actor they didn't resort to killing off the one before, so why this time? They've killed off the actual character, not just Craig's portrayal. That's like killing off Batman - no need for it! Maybe the next movie might explain it.
Agreed. Will never accept that decision. Huge fan of Daniel but he took this one too far and Barbara Brocoli should have found another way. JB been with us many years and his signature is defying death. Always a person of hope courage and survival
@@ecurb10 If you stick to the idea that James Bond was always the same character, then you saw his rise and his demise full cycle with the Craig bonds. Where then, I ask you, fit all the other previous stories in? In between? Well, then there is no problem to make any number of yet-to-come stories in between as well.
@@scepticalchymist Ahhh, interesting. Yes I see what you mean. Never thought of it that way before. Thanks. Therefore the next Bond films will still involve the same Bond (different actor of course), but simply somewhere 'in between' the Craig films? Cool, I get that. Hence at the end it says "James Bond will return" I just hope that's what they're intending...we'll have to see🤔.
The ending in the movie was perfect, it gives his sacrifice a huge impact on us all. People are saying “how come he dies like this although he survived more dangerous conflicts in the other movies!” They didn’t think about the ending plot, his survival in this movie will put the 2 he loves the most in danger (his love Madeleine and his daughter Mathilde) In the other movies he survived but in this one he chose not to only to keep them safe It’s a huge character progression and it was the perfect way to fulfill his arc ❤️
Exactly. And honestly one has to learn and accept that the five movies of Daniel Craig are a series themselves and as such have a closed story. In fact I can watch NTTD purely as one independent movie and then it is absolutely brilliant. All they can do to reimplement these five movies into the remaining 20 is that they bring a new actor and in the next film it starts off with something like the five Craig movies having been a dream or something.
@@kevinprouten5741 Maybe you’re just saying this only because the ending was not left open 😄 maybe if they kept it open you would’ve felt annoyed that you didn’t get a closure after a journey of 5 movies 😅 And by the way the ending in the movie is not a bad ending, it’s sad but not bad at least our hero died a hero at the end ❤️
@@MostaVaYT IDK, I didn’t complain about how Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, or Pierce Brosnan ended as Bond in their final movies. Even if it was inconclusive without them dying.
Same here but he’s alive go on RUclips search No Time To Die Alternate scene he could be bond again in the next bond movie and I will make sure of that and I put names off next bonds for the future
Another way Bond to lived, is in You Only Live Twice novel. Bond doesn't know that has a child from Kissy, and is considered dead by MI6. They do his obituary here too, but he is not dead, he has amnesia.
Yes, I was hoping that someone would remember that on practically the last page of Ian Fleming's Bond novel 'You Only Live Twice,' we learn that the Japanese girl Kissy Suzuki is pregnant by Bond. She had been caring for him during a bout of amnesia he was suffering from after destroying Blofeld.
@@MrSnout5 It was obvious they were doing certain bits of that novel in the movie (never thought I'd ever see "The Garden of Death"), but it annoyed me no end that they killed the so-called "Blofeld" halfway thru the movie, and then had the final villain be some other irrelevant a-hole. The EON producers from the beginning NEVER really wanted to do Fleming. And the last 4 movies have just seemed to me like those in charge are saying "F*** YOU!" to Fleming fans. I'd love if it someone else took over the franchise and actually DID Fleming, the way we saw SHERLOCK HOLMES with Douglas Wilmer or Jeremy Brett, POIROT with David Suchet, or NERO WOLFE with Maury Chaykin. And for God's sake, WHEN is anyone ever going to do Leslie Charteris' SAINT novels as written, and in the correct time-frame (the lats 1920s and upward) ?
@@henrykujawa4427 I tend to agree with your comments regarding both James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. As a boy, I read all the Bond books and all the Sherlock Holmes stories, both short and long. I never liked the way the Bond novels were theatricalised on screen; I would have also preferred them to be done in a TV series, much as you describe Douglas Wilmer's or Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Holmes. Daniel Craig is the only actor to my mind, who has come anywhere near portraying the James Bond of the original Fleming novels. The worst was Roger Moore by a long way; his pathetic comedy parody of Bond made me sick. My guess is that there is no money to be made in this format, which is why they had to be dumbed down and made more visual with all the hi-tec and the explosions, etc etc. This way, they would be palatable to the masses, because the books and a TV series would be a much narrower market. Not forgetting all the merchandising over the years as well! Adding the modern 'wokeness' to Bond is also a terrible mistake. No disrespect to Lashana Lynch, whose 007 character I quite enjoyed, but in the Bond books there were already plenty of tough independent women, and these books were written between 1952 and 1964. Think of Gala Brand, Tilly Masterson (a lesbian), Kissy Suzuki, Honeychile Rider, Vesper Lynd, Tiffany Case, and so on. They were all tough, independent women capable of surviving on their own, none of them needed a man. It was only Bond's own obvious misogyny which seems to offend some, but hey, it's a part of what makes him who he is.
Never Say Never I guess but yeah Daniel Craig set the bar EXTREMELY high. Probably one of if not my favorite Bond. I know everyone won’t be a fan of the dark tone and overarching storyline but I personally LOVED it. I loved watching his journey from Casino Royale to No Time To Die. Watching him grow and develop as a character. No to mention Daniel Craig NAILED the role. Who knows where they’ll take the series from here but overall I loved Craig’s run as 007 and its something I’ll never forget. Thank you Daniel Craig ❤🍸
Perhaps, in an alternate universe, this is how James Bond survives. Besides, we all know he can't die just yet...he has a few regenerations left to go. :D
Daniel Craig didn't win an Oscar because Academy Awards are given for performances in individual movies ... Daniel Craig deserves an Oscar for what he has done across the franchise.
Daniel Craig’s Bond was a franchise within a franchise. It was always going to be how he became Bond and how he would die. Previous Bond films have always just been standalone stories.
Seeing him use the EMP to destroy the nanobots and drifting on a raft as the opening strings of We Have All The Time In The World would have been amazing.
@@tshelby5212 We know that, it’s a what if? scenario played out. Honestly, the idea occurred to me _even_ while watching it, that an EMP device, should really be able to destroy *_nano-bots!_*
Now, after Craig's era has ended, I even more strongly believe they shouln't have had got rid of Brosnan at all. He was absolutely perfect and he could have played hik to this very day as he looks awesome, stylish and suave in his 70is.
I believe that Bonds death was a good idea because he lives in every movie it was a good change, the whole point is he has nearly died so many times but this time has run out, but I can see why people didn't like it, they should maybe hinted that he may have survived rather than saying James Bond will return a visual hint would've worked better.
I remembered watching Casino Royal in the theater and Yelling SAVE HER! When Vesper drowned I thought there No way maybe she's come back in the next one like maybe they show some Agents of Spectre n scuba gear grab her But nope she was just dead, When I realized this I new this bond is different Not like the rest of them This bond can get himself killed and people around him This is way old bond Don't have family's because they know it's just a way for the bad guys to get at you
@@trentdabs5245 And that was wonderful for Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s first outing as this new, more ‘realistic’ Bond with a more cohesive narrative throughout the five films over the last 15 years. And while I don’t want to get too carried away with the death as I’m sure some writer more talented than me can come up with a way to ‘resurect’ the character with an new actor, I’m gonna pretend that they killed him permanently, even though that would be the stupidest thing even in a film franchise with 26 movies already in 60 years. Part of what makes me think that they killed them for real permanently is that Amazon bought the rights to the bond franchise but don’t have any plans for a new movie, only a game show based on Bond. I agree with you that it was great that there were steaks with the Daniel Craig era, but I will say that after all the suffering that we saw this guy go through, couldn’t he just have a happy ending for once? To me, Casino Royale was the pinnacle, and ever other movie from there on out was pretty great with the even numbered ones being stinkers. But we saw this guy get put through so much punishment, absolute hell, a happy ending would’ve been nice. Then again, Daniel Craig insisted on it, and I think somebody egotistically, he didn’t want to just be replaced without even an explanation but another “James Bond,” which at the pre-Craig era had come to be seen as basically just a code name…
@@fullmetal1002 LOL… Well there are these people called writers, that made up the whole thing and put him in this particular predicament… so maybe they just change some of the circumstances? That would be how…
well to be fair , other bonds never really had a complete story, for all we know, they were the same character if u know what I mean. also I find killing off main character when they r done w/ the role and series are boring/cheesy writing. its the same as "it was all a dream " writing. especially we all know if Daniel were to come back (obviously he isn't ) , the studio would not honour the death ending and just make him alive again therefore it really isn't truly about plot.
I literally bawled my eyes out, Craig is my favorite Bond and his story came together so well, the cast overall was always just perfect but to show the impact his death had on everyone meant so much - he gave so much of himself for these other people and even though it didn't seem like he cared, he did. He was so hurt inside and the drinking and subtle flirtatious-ness was part of his coping process (man they really wrote his life so well). The best part, but also the worst, is that he died happy, knowing he had actually finally found a true love and something worth actually going out for, his daughter, man... just amazing. I will miss Daniel Craig's Bond for the rest of my life, impacted me majorly.
Daniel Craig will always be James Bond to me, and I’ve seen all of the movies multiples of times. He brought a visceral depth and breadth to the character that was lacking until he stepped into the role. JB died like he lived, fully committed, no apologies, and like a man. Thank you James Craig for pouring yourself into the role for so many years, and entertaining us all. Be well and I wish you all the best.
But let's be real, the James Bond phenomenon reached fever pitch during Sean Connery's tenure. When the original movies came out, nobody had ever seen anything like them before. It's easy to dismiss their significance now in light of the 60 years of cinema we've had since they premiered, but those movies really were revolutionary for their time. In the modern movie landscape, Daniel Craig's 007 movies are just another big movie franchise that is popular with audiences, one amongst many. It has the advantage of appealing to modern sensibilities, but they lack the cultural impact of those original Connery movies.
When I was first watching the film I thought they were going to do one of those fake out deaths, like The Dark Knight Rises, since he had picked up the doll. So you'd see the island blow up then in the next scene you see madeline and her daughter find the doll with a figure watching from a far. I am so glad they didn't do this ending and committed to killing Bond because it works perfectly with Daniel Craig's version of Bond and it makes for brilliant arc from Casino Royale of man getting his heart broken to No Time To Die where in his final moments he fixes it.
Yes, agreed, along with a true remake of From Russia With Love - just film the novel on an 18 certificate. Original book is brilliant, the film was hindered by its PG rating.
@Randy White Moonraker and Diamonds are Forever are the best films ever made!!! Leave them alone!!!! 😁🤣🙃🤯😂 No, as movies they were fun, especially when you're young. Yep, the Moonraker novel could be made into a great movie. Trouble is, Trigger Mortis deals with a similar subject - the start of the space race during the 1950s. 🤔
Yessss, just how xmen franchise was rebooted in X-Men first class. I always used to think why the same can't be done with 007? I think now, this is the high time they should do it and get Henry Cavill as Bond. Moonraker novel version is great, perhaps one of the best.
Killing James Bond was a mistake. The whole point of the fantasy of James Bond is he survives anything thrown at him. Without that, he's just an average person. That's the escape we as the fan have. During a time of covid etc, what fans needed, was a hero again to lift them. Not die on us. James Bond will now never be the same going forward, and I'm sure, has lost a lot of older fans. The new , younger fans won't grasp the history and live of the character, because he's not all conquering as he once was and written to be.
For me, the Craig-era was the one I grew up with and I'm not really a fan of the previous iterations. In my opinion, Craig's version was the best Bond ever and there was a lot of effort involved in the movies which is quite evident. About ending his story with his death, I don't have a proper explanation as to why it had to go this way, but I think that the directors must've had a valid reason for doing so. Besides, Daniel wanted to end his run with Bond's death so I guess, as a Bond fan, I can have some respect for the wishes of the man who portrayed my favourite spy spectacularly.
That’s where you’re wrong my friend. Bond IS an average person. That’s how Fleming wrote him. He’s an ordinary, dull and normal person who gets tossed in EXTRAordinary situations.he’s not superhuman heck he’s not even a good guy. He’s a man who’s doing his job. With that being said imo dalton did a much better job in humanising him than blondie did.
This is a great way for him to survive and works very well. Daniel was great. And it still makes me teary watching this movie.... even after 20 plus viewings!
If you believe Bond living means a happy ending for him then you need to rewatch the movie because you clearly didn't understand it at all. He got infected by these nanomachines that would literally kill his family if hi touched them; trust me, Bond dying *is* his happy ending.
He should have faked his death and then later Q and Moneypenny see him on the beach with his family, enjoying life and having put being a super spy behind him.
He was a great bond unfortunately his tenure is very unbalanced, he has 2 godawful pieces of shit (NTTD and QOS) a middle of the road (Spectre) and 2 I consider top notch (CR and Skyfall)
@@DorisRivera0791 Spectre was good until the very end, No Time To Die was never good and the ending of No Time To Die is worse than anything from Spectre or Quantum Of Solace or Diamonds Are Forever or Octopussy or Die Another Day
I think it’ll be like in Goldeneye, where it’s also so obvious that 006 is killed, but actually he isn’t. In No Time to Die, what we see is not James Bond’s viewpoint, but rather how everyone else imagine what happened to him. In fact, he faked his own death because he knew it would be easier for Madeleine to move on if she thought he was dead.
This would’ve been a much better ending that way there we all wouldn’t be so disappointed and bond can live happily ever after watching his daughter grow up
In the final moments before the submunitions destroy the base, Bond remembers his watch is equipped with an EMP weapon. It's the perfect thing to kill a nano-virus. After all, a nano-virus is just a bunch of very small machines. Bond presses the button and kills the virus as he makes a high dive to the safety of the sea below. What was so hard about that? James Bond will return... Come on, man. Did you think it would be that easy to kill Bond?
@@jakemooshian2995 I'm sure they are not tired of making money. What else is Barbra going to do with her father's legacy? Bond forever. It should help the franchise that the Russians have become supervillains again.
@@jakemooshian2995 That's why I expect Bond to "surface" again. It's the EMP watch. It's too perfect a tool for killing the nano-virus. It can't be an accident. Daniel Craig is 55. I still think he looks like the Special Forces Operators I remember from growing up on military bases. Did he get knighted yet? Did the Queen leave that for Charles to handle?
He is absolutely right, this ending is better than the actual film. You guys are the one who knows nothing about James Bond. Bond is about escapism, heroism, being the cleverest, smartest, being one step ahead of the villain, and most importantly, *ALWAYS HAVING AN ESCAPE PLAN.* *Fleming* wrote Bond as this exact kind of spy, the literally "unkillable" James Bond, and that's how he should stay and be for every single adaptation. Shutting this premise off, makes himself turn to become another character instead of 007. *You* are the ones who do not understand. Just accept the fact that the film sucks balls and it was the worst thing that could ever happen to the franchise. You can't argue with that because it's the true fact. If you like this ending, YOU are the one that doesn't know shit about 007.
The issue is that he has the nano bots in his blood, and it's transmissible via touch. Bond would have to NEVER touch anyone again, otherwise, he would spread the bots to other people, who would then spread them to others, etc until it reached back to Madeline and his daughter.
@@hamSAH713 True, but he would have had to been put in a level 5 biohazard containment area right away; if he so much as touches another human (or maybe even breathes on them), they become infected. But, it's definitely a possibility, since the technology to create them was already in existence, engineering at that scale to build other bots to remove the existing bots (or change the genome they are designed to match) could be done.
This is one thing which all the 6 people I went to watch NTTD missed.. It may as well be a virus. Except in Bond it acts like a reservoir, he has it. But won't die from it. It wasn't just a case of "well, can't you see your family through a window or via zoom?" That would kind of miss the point.
@@wyhancandelaria7527 an interesting conjecture. It presumes I think that the bots are made of something that would be affected by an EMP. I don't know that that's necessarily the case. I got the sense these were more chemical based, DNA-based, which if Bond were to survive the EMP one would conjecture that these little creatures would as well. I guess another thing if we're going down the EMP path is how much metal does bond have in his body at this point? We know that in casino Royale he was injected with a tracker device, and I kind of think maybe he had something with him at least when he was in Cuba that was like a tracker or a transmitter or something. I guess I'm saying that anything that was embedded in his person that was subject to EMP's might have gotten exceptionally hot and burned him from the inside.
Thanks. I needed that. There is no way Bond would have gone out like in the original ending. He would have been resourceful at least, and not giving in like that.
Finally a good ending to that movie. Thank you. You are better than the producers, writers and actors that wanted james dead. Including Daniel Craig that forced james bond to die so he would not have to make another bond movie.
One one hand England is so hated by Germans mostly in Football but on the other hand without this country we wouldn’t have the most popular film series of all time.
it’s really tough for me to decide between the theatrical ending and this one. in defense of the theatrical ending: -he cannot have physical contact with anyone including his new family -he can finally see his true love Vesper in the afterlife -by choosing death, he may have prolonged the life of his new family since everyone who’s ever gotten close to him has died in defense of this ending: -it doesn’t make sense for him to be killed off since he finally has a family and reason to continue on living
An ending where he can't see his family because of the virus, but still lives to serve Queen and Country despite depression would've been a beautiful bittersweet ending, where it can still end with his wife and child drive off happily without him
To Kill off Daniel Craigs James Bond is one thing, but for him in his final moments to find out he was a Dad, was truly heartbreaking 💔 😢 1 Man, but not just a man, a man with a Mission, a Licence to kill, to save to help, to rescue, To stand when no one else would, To fall and then to come back, To be our light in the dark, Who answered the call when others were silent, The silent hero who fought in the shadows, to fight the horrors we could never imagine, James may be dead, And looking down from Heaven, But one think we know, He will always be our 007! 😢😊❤
They could have had Bond become a sort of watchful or protective guardian that kept an eye on his wife and daughter, maybe have his wife do a double take where we see him and cut to him being gone, when in reality, he turned the corner to be out of sight and out of "touch" but always there for them. Let the world think he's gone.
Makes sense. Bond is blown 100s of meters off of a mountain yet remains uninjured; lands gently in the sea, which is for some reason on fire; pops up next to a life raft (which was what, blown off of the mountain with him?); paddles to land; returns to London undetected even my MI6. Perfectly plausible.
They could have easily shown a happy ending where we see that Bond gets a family. That could have been a great closure and a happy ending for the character and this could have happened with the same music
Well considering the enemy had a veil of that DNA stuff that could kill him it was clear he was gonna use if at some point and he used it on bond to hopefully get the girls he died to save them
The best bond ever Because he showed the human weakness of the character A fact that was magnified by his death in his last appearance This will make any coming bond doubtful both in character and in success
I’ve never liked James Bond movies before but this movie with him as a actor is so emotional and so good done, watching this movie scene was so heartbreaking and emotional in so many ways he played James so amazing in every single way. And this ending had to happen even if it was so painful to see it’s very good done!!! And the movie soundtrack in this scene was so amazing and emotional 😭
@Jack the Film Fanatic Totally agree. I wasn't convinced with the villian in this one. Wish Sam Mendez or Danny Boyle directed this one. I still think Skyfall and Spectre were Daniel Craig's best Bond films.
This should have been a better ending to No Time To Die with Bond lives, left stranded out of nowhere in the sea that he wish not to be found and looking back at all his adventures with all the people he cares about including the ones that died.
@@ughugh351 I agree that the cinematography and action was epic inspit of the plot and bond being killed off being lame and ridiculous. EON should have omitted the nanobot story completely and worked on Safins revenge on Spectre and Bloefield. Should have worked more on Mr. White and Quantum. Also why did EON bring back Vesper. Wasn't her story wrapped up in Quantum of Solace?
Wow. I hope you never have to watch The Green Mile. Imagine having such an immature view on cinema that you think a character dying negates the whole point of getting to know that character. We urgently need to stop killing characters in movies and books because it's just a waste of time watching a character if they're just going to die! Maybe everybody in your life would be better off not knowing you because you're going to die one day, so knowing you would just be a waste of their time (I might have to agree on that front).
@@beethockmtee8565 What legacy did Daniel Craig version of bond leave just a dead agent yawn..Just to be rebooted again and as for the hint on me you don't know me at all to make such ridiculous statements..
No, this is a good ending, but I think that the actual ending was better, even if bond survives in every other film, this makes bond less of a superhero and more of a human, also the film is an ending to the saga.
@@zimonzieclown1633 Craig's saga is a prequel to the series as we see him get his 007 status to say it is the end of the saga means the end of bond as all the other Bond movies would fall into a chronological order inbetween Craig's bonds missions
To me, no Time to die works because the only thing that would make bond not fight to the very last breath was that little girl and the love of his life. Anyone who has been through that much trauma, deserves to have something in this world that matters to them.
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This is even more heartbreaking to me. If I was given a choice between giving my life for my family, knowing they are safe versus surviving and living, knowing you will never be able to be with them. I'd always choose the first one, I'm glad the final cut of the movie was Bond giving his life for this family, I simply cannot allow Daniel Craig's Bond to suffer anymore, he deserved a good fairwell and he got it. This is truly the end of an era to me being a 2000 kid. Daniel Craig's James Bond was the one I got to grow up with, saying good bye is really bittersweet. He's my definitive James Bond, now and forever. I'll show my kids his James Bond, I have to.
I was actually shocked and a bit emotional. At first in complete denial, said out loud "WTF" and then sat there waiting for the reveal that he didn't die, because you know, he doesn't ever die. Still a bit salty about him dying even now tbh.
If they actually end the franchise and don't make anymore movies, then I'm fine with it. If not, then I don't like the ending because that's the hole point of the entire franchise, James Bond has unlimited lives, that's just part of what makes him James Bond, you just can't take the guy out no matter what. Me, I would have ended the movie like this, he realizes he's been infected, so he can't go back to his girl and his daughter, so he dives into the ocean or somehow figures out how to escape the missile hits. Screen goes blank, then the next time it comes up you see bond sitting in a chair, under a spotlight, screen says at the top, "Location unknown", then we hear a faceless voice say, "So, Mr. Bond, it would seem that you have something incurable" "Well not to worry Mr. Bond, that's our specialty, curing the incurable"...... Then bam, James Bond melody hits, then closing credits start...... That way it's left open ended, we don't know if he's cured and can go back to his family or not, but at least we know he cheated death once again, because that's just what James Bond is all about...
Among Bond fans there is a conspiracy theories about Multiple Bonds. That idea is about a "James Bond" nickname that being passed from one to another agent, being worthy of 007 status.
Thought it was a beautiful ending, and really felt it. That nod to OHMSS hit hard. What did bother me was the whole ‘I have to stay here because of the nano-bots’ cause of the plot. Apparently there’s no EMP or MRI in this Bond’s universe.
The last bond movie was the very best and I still sit with tears running down my face at the end. By the way, I am 75 years old. No actor could play James Bond better than Daniel Craig.
This is one movie scene that actually made me cry. Knowing Danial Craig won’t return as James Bond broke my hear. It crushed me. His debut as 007 happened 4 years after I was born. Years later I remember watching it with my uncle and that’s when I got hooked. I grew up with Daniel Craig playing Bond, and so to know that’s ending feels like a part of my childhood is ending.
I think it’s pretty awesome to see the younger generation get introduced to bond! Pierce Brosnan was the bond I was introduced to. Craig comes in second for me
Honestly in my opinion at least, having him alive and yet so far and lost out at sea with absolutely no way of reaching or contacting anyone, with everyone believing him to be dead, might the best and probably most powerful way for Bond to go out on. Just him on a drifting life raft in the middle of a vast and barren ocean with nothing but an empty gun and one last bit of martini in a hip flask. Such an ambiguous note. Wouldn’t you say?
This had a bogus ending, he could have got out, he's james bond eriously, he's been through tougher situations. He can't use not being around his daughter as an excuse, there are suits you can wear, just retire him and find a new one.
I think that he simply gave up on life the moment he got infected with that virus, making it impossible for him to have physical contacts with his loved ones.
Alternative ending the way i saw it is included that sketchy scientist survive the assault and escaping from Nomi's grasps. Overall, scene goes as it goes in the original, Safin infects Bond with nanomachines that would attack Bond's daughter and Madlen, and Bond stays to receive missile fire on Safin lab. Team drinks to honor his sacrifice and Madlen drives with her daughter in tunnel. But there is another scene starts, much like the first one in the movie. Said scientist found a new work in the secret lab, and said secret lab getting infiltrated by unknown perps, perps moves swiflty as not as lethally as Safin's. They found the same scientist and extract him, before lab is locked down. Perps tearing down their masks, scientist look at the face of perp, holding him, and we saw a terrified look at his face, he whispers: "But you supposed to be dead?!" Camera aims high to reveal to viewer perp's face, revealing it to be Bond's. Bond smirks, and states: "I have a busy schedule. No time to die." Roll credits. Overall ending is supposed to be hopeful and open - that scientist captured by Bond and his team to develop a cure against a nanomachines Safin injected into Bond.
Been watching Bond films 45 years. Craig was an absolute favorite of mine. Watched tonight. It Thought it was a tragi and weak ending. James Bond always survives. It was too serious and too sad...but so goes our world these days. Bond films promote hope and victory...always have always will. I didn't see this one in the theater. My instincts told me something was awry and disappointing about Craig's last film. These films have always left hope.
Would have been nice if that was the true ending. But I think that, like Connery's Bond, Craig's bond was an intense man and that can only go so far as, emotionally, the character must be fairly limited i.e. pretty dark most of the time. After Connery came Roger Moore (passing over Lanzenby) and he gave us a more upbeat, stylish, English gentleman type of Bond which was a good idea as it revitalized the character. I think that after Craig either Henry Cavill or Tom Hardy would make excellent Bonds at this time as both can portray stylish, witty, charismatic characters yet make great action heroes. Tom Hardy's character in Inception was very Bond like and Henry Cavill of course would get to play both James Bond as well as Napoleon Solo. I'd be happy with either. It needs someone with 'presence' and style and both of these actors have it.
@@singin8324 Thank you. I have a copy of the film but it's one put together just using stills, no film at all. I understand the last copy of the film got burned in a fire either in the 60's or the 80's. A real shame.
@@bigbasspa Yeah, it was destroyed in a Calafornia film vault fire there's a debate, some say 1965, others say 1967. There are rumours that some one in Bulgaria owns a copy, if so that person can become very rich this year by selling it, as all copyrights to it go back into the public domain this year, 95 years after the intial release of the movie. Fingers crossed, you never know. Its funny but maybe its better for this Holy Grail to stay lost it has an aura of mystic surrounding it, it would be ashame to ruin that by releasing it to the world. Stat safe my friend.
@@singin8324 Thank you. Mark of the Vampire with Bela Lugosi was a kind of a remake - no spoilers of course. Imagine how good House of Dracula and House of Frankenstein would be if they had used Bela rather than John Carradine. Never understood why they didn't use him. By then Universal's horror films had much lower budgets than in the 30's but Bela was not a very wealthy man so I'm sure he'd have been happy to put his fangs in again even if the money was not that much. Have a good one.
@@bigbasspa I pray that one day a copy, or hell, even a _tiny clip_ of London after Midnight will show up, as I do for all lost films. That face haunted me as a kid when I saw it in a book about Horror films.
I'll always love the Bond films no matter if the older ones weren't to everyone's taste I take them for what they are and accept them for the time era they were made in. However Daniel Craig's Bond has become my favourite as I always preferred Pierce Brosnan. But Daniel was just fantastic. I love how these newer Bond films were not just showing the character what it takes to be Bond, but the audience, the sceptics that it's not all suits , martini's , women . It's SO much more being Bond isn't easy and Daniel portrayed this beautifully. I hope whoever is the new Bond gets a good audience and not criticised too much as it's a tough job to take over .P.S. I wish they hadn't gotten rid of Judy Dench as M as she was the best ever at aying that character.
I've seen every Bond film a minimum of 3 times, but this one. I grew up with Bond and a part of me died when he died. I sat stunned for a moment at the end. I wasn't crying - you were crying.
I rolled my eyes and threw my popcorn at the screen. For a Bond to die that I had zero investment in meant absolutely nothing to me except continued disappointment 🤷
"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Jack London - The Call of the Wild, 1903.
It reminded me of James Gordon's speech that referenced Charles Dickens in The Dark Knight Rises.
A good book; along with White Fang
@@leestockton9367 Bond echoes that powerful and intelligent wild Wolf Dog who relies on his instinct to survive and like him, eventually learns to love and trust.
@@sophialui9538 I can see where you'd draw that connection
A famous Native American also spoke something similar.
It's obvious how they will reboot; Brosnan will be seen stepping out of the shower and say "that was one hell of a night, someone must have spiked my martini. Now where were we ...."
I would absolutely love this to happen. Bobby Ewing revisited
That’s Funny, and next, “Who shot JR?”
It would be PERFECT
Brosnan would be still perfect for Ana de Armas ❤️
That would be some dreamy shit lol
I don't know how UK citizens viewed JB's death; as a US citizen, it only bothered me because I so admired the work that Daniel Craig did in this role as the worldwide icon known to us all as James Bond. The way I have always seen Bond: resourcefulness, the cunning, the will to win, and his ability to fight to the death as depicted by Craig made it so easy to root for his portrayal of Bond as authentic because he did get the shit kicked out of him... as it is for us all in real life. Bond's life was a mess; job, love life, friendships, his ups and downs just came back to me as I watched it on the screen as real, even though it was all make believe, portrayed on film, acted out and scripted, Craig made it work. I didn't pretend to be looking at someone I felt a kinship with, I emotionally gave in and rendered my mental faculties moot because I connected and I wanted to root for this man on screen. Daniel Craig's work as James Bond can be loved or despised by the critics all day long, I don't care. It doesn't matter because Craig's work as Bond allowed me to freely choose a fictional character that I believed in: could have a drink with, smoke a cigar with, would actually care about enough to die for. I thoroughly enjoyed rooting and being emotional about Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond. It just did not matter that it was all make-believe, I for one cared deeply about this actors work as the premier British "00"-spy, and if I could have interjected myself into any role, it would have been to protect this character and not let him die. It was as painful and as bittersweet a death to watch and handle on screen as it has been in my own life letting go loved one's and best friends when they too died. That's why in that fateful scene where Bond meets his demise, a small epiphany occurred, but I've known all along.
Alas, life is not fair, and top it off, we age and die... but damn it, not James Bond. Until Daniel Craig came to the front and was cast as the titular spy.
Well done Sir, you moved my thoughts, fanned my passions, allowed me to dream. Well done indeed Daniel Craig.
I’m british, and Daniel craig is by far my favourite James Bond. I’m sad that he’s left his spot, but James Bond will still live on.
Well I think people who gotten use to reboots doesn't have a problem with it.
Well written good sir, I too admire everything about Daniel Craig and his contributions toward his character. And when I read this I was listening to the music that this scene was playing oh say around 0:23 and as I began to read this, one single tear had shed from my left eye. As I wiped it away and continued reading your love letter to these films, I witnessed James was still alive enjoying a nice drink with good company and I couldn't help but reply and let you know that I loved every minute of your literature. Thank you 😊
As a British man, whom has seen every Bond film at least 3 times over, I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried my eyes out during the death scene, as well as when they played Louis Armstrong at the end. Not only because the story of James Bond is so beautiful, but also because all of the Bond films I ever watched was with a family member who was dear to me, so it meant something more to me than just a film. I personally think Craig is 2nd to Connery, and he has earned that position because of the sheer pureness of his acting.
@@TheRealCipherShort Thank you C/S. Honestly, it was the best I could muster after watching the last Daniel Craig movie.
The Daniel craig era shows the life of James Bond from the beginning until the end …. Unlike the other bonds each film is different mission …
I think no time to die ending was perfect to end the Daniel Craig era and after that a new bond will reborn
out of all the Daniel Craig 007 movies this movie is the worst one. I’m really disappointed with the storyline of this one and the character that Lashana Lynch plays I found annoying. I thought the ending was terrible and the casting was really off, I just could not buy Rami Malek as the bad guy and the little girl that played the daughter, why couldn’t they get a blonde girl? Both Madeline and James are blonde
@@gmar7836 Ur right he did'nt die because he jumped off before the second misle hits him did you see him up close to him did him jump or die we thought he was died but was alive he just want us being worried about it
@@gmar7836 I have proof all the movies of bonds played in the first and until the end off the final bond No time to die i have alot off list off bonds can i share them to you on RUclips it is
@@gmar7836 second worst quantum of solace is in my opinion the worst bond ever, no time to die is below average but not that bad
@@jibbo2622 ur right
The Daniel Craig Bond movies strung together make such a compelling story, and even though it feels gut wrenching that his Bond dies, it certainly does tie up the story line appropriately
His Bond, more than any of the others, felt the most human and the determined. There would never be a retirement for this Bond.
Craig's Bond literally retired 3 times. There was absolutely no other way to end his story than by having him die saving the world.
His one was more of a Batman reboot whereas the other ones are vaguely the same iteration. They also don't contradict each other so you can imagine Brosnan's Bond have having the same adventure as Lazenby etc. But Craig's was definitely a kind reboot and it's own self contained thing. But you could also just take Casino Royale and ignore the rest of it and treat that in a similar way to the previous ones.
My thoughts exactly… people argued with me that I was wrong but I mean.. how else can you end a string of 5 films which are all connected and tell one big story?… I also saw it as a message to say that James bond as we know it is now gone, as in the classic character who seduces women half his age and stuff like that even though Craig’s bond didn’t do much of that compared to the others.. I’m curious about where they’re gonna go from here but I’m guessing it won’t be anything like the old films
@@JJBM60 James Bond is always going to be a sexist, womanizing piece of shit. To change that would be a disservice to the character and the producers know that. Instead, the films just won't frame it as casually as they used to. He'll likely start facing actual consequences for his mistreatment of women and/or actually grow as a person over the course of the films. And that's entirely for the best. Fleming's Bond was always flawed at his core, and that's a much more interesting way of approaching the character than the perfect superhero that every man wants to be of the older films.
No one is invincible so it worked that it was the end for his Bond. He did great.
The cinematic ending which he died really made me cry. 😢
Me too.
I had to wait until the cinema cleared....😭😭I’ve followed the bond series since I was a young boy some more than 50 yrs ago...
@@phantim_othy571 I've been a fan since watching GoldenEye for the first time.
@@phantim_othy571 I just finished the movie, sat and balled my eyes out for a good 5 minutes at the end. I've been a huge Bond fan for probably 35 years, first ones I saw were Thunderball & Dr. No as a 10 year old boy on a saturday double feature on a local tv station & been a fan ever since, seen all 26 or so of the series. Sad to see it end that way but he made ultimate sacrifice to save his family.
And it's the only ending made
I grew up with the James Bond franchise. I thought a lot of the characters were good most people my age I’m 70 now most people in my age group still give it to Sean Connery. My personal choice was Daniel Craig. I think he added a light to the role and really made you believe that’s what it agent would have to go through physically and mentally I must be getting a little bit nostalgic in my old age, because I actually liked the alternate endings better than the original for what it’s worth.
My dad 84 and mom 78 always dated with watching Bond, and both says Craig is the best Bond.
Damn W grandpa 💀💀
Im 62 and been watching James Bond from age of 10 . Always thought Sean Connery was the best bond until daniel Craig came along. He’s been amazing and will be a hard act to follow 💖💖
I couldn't call it for either Craig or Connery. The movie making process has changed so much between the 1960s and the 2020's its impossible to say one is better than the other. Just enjoy each Bond film as a good 2-hour escape from the reality of life.
I’m 67, Sean Canary never quite did it for me, though he was far better than those who followed him. Daniel Craig is by far the best, in terms of looks, believability, acting and Being believably English 🏴 and a spy.
I loved the alternative ending and it’s what I imagined he did.
Long live Bond, James Bond white English Man.
Final shot. Q comes home to his apartment. Bond steps out of the shadows and says, "Hello, Q. I had no time for alimony."
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Jesus H. Christ 😂
This is EXACTLY the sort of thing they should have done instead of killing him off.
They could also have left it up in the air and not shown us what happened right after the base blows up
Then cut to him after the credits
Alive and well but having everyone think he’s dead.
That would have been much more Fleming - and audiences would have been happier!
Lol absolute rubbish.
I dint like the no time to die movie because its not like a James bond movie... I completely agree with you. Its like finishing the bond franchise.....ha ha ...this is not really a creative distruction....
Yeah, because we like happy endings.
@@drnagendras27 i guess it was Daniel craig wish, he wanted nothing to do with the franchise anymore, so i guess they did him this favour. I agree though, i would've preferred this ending
imo that ending would have been better
Seeing their all face expressions in this scene hearing that James would not make it was painful and heartbreaking 💔
This is a better ending. My opinion I don't like how it ended
Me neither. I hope Tom Cruis gives a much better farewell to his spy in M.I.8 in 2024 than this rubbish from Daniel Craig to his spy
@@ericpeeters3400 don't know what a grandpa will do in an Action movie
@@ughugh351 : The question is who exactly do you mean by "Grandpa"? Do you mean Tom Cruis, who by his 60th birthday is still doing some very dangerous stunts, or do you mean Daniel Graig, who although he is 5 or 6 years younger than Cruis, looked exhausted in the last OO7, as if he really wanted to get rid of him???
What, you do don't like this woke crap?
@@haissem8wtf does woke even mean anyways blud
When we saw the movie in the theater, my wife and I sat there stunned, and just looked at each other and said, “did they just kill James Bond?” I’m sorry, but as someone who has loved these movies since I first saw Goldfinger in our local movie theater when I was 14, my world was shattered! I really don’t care who plays JB next, because My James Bond is dead, as are any future movies to me. Bye old friend…it’s been a good run!
Same here. The whole cinema was stunned quiet. I almost felt bad for feeling the way I did but I soon realized everyone else felt the same. Poor choice
Yes I too struggled to accept it.
I thought "why?". Previously when they changed to another actor they didn't resort to killing off the one before, so why this time? They've killed off the actual character, not just Craig's portrayal.
That's like killing off Batman - no need for it!
Maybe the next movie might explain it.
Agreed. Will never accept that decision. Huge fan of Daniel but he took this one too far and Barbara Brocoli should have found another way. JB been with us many years and his signature is defying death. Always a person of hope courage and survival
@@ecurb10 If you stick to the idea that James Bond was always the same character, then you saw his rise and his demise full cycle with the Craig bonds. Where then, I ask you, fit all the other previous stories in? In between? Well, then there is no problem to make any number of yet-to-come stories in between as well.
@@scepticalchymist Ahhh, interesting. Yes I see what you mean. Never thought of it that way before. Thanks.
Therefore the next Bond films will still involve the same Bond (different actor of course), but simply somewhere 'in between' the Craig films? Cool, I get that. Hence at the end it says "James Bond will return"
I just hope that's what they're intending...we'll have to see🤔.
The ending in the movie was perfect, it gives his sacrifice a huge impact on us all.
People are saying “how come he dies like this although he survived more dangerous conflicts in the other movies!”
They didn’t think about the ending plot, his survival in this movie will put the 2 he loves the most in danger (his love Madeleine and his daughter Mathilde)
In the other movies he survived but in this one he chose not to only to keep them safe
It’s a huge character progression and it was the perfect way to fulfill his arc ❤️
They killed off Bond’s supporting cast too.
Exactly. And honestly one has to learn and accept that the five movies of Daniel Craig are a series themselves and as such have a closed story. In fact I can watch NTTD purely as one independent movie and then it is absolutely brilliant. All they can do to reimplement these five movies into the remaining 20 is that they bring a new actor and in the next film it starts off with something like the five Craig movies having been a dream or something.
Your argument makes completele sense. It worked well as an ending. But I would have preferred it left open. I prefer feel good endings.
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Maybe you’re just saying this only because the ending was not left open 😄 maybe if they kept it open you would’ve felt annoyed that you didn’t get a closure after a journey of 5 movies 😅
And by the way the ending in the movie is not a bad ending, it’s sad but not bad at least our hero died a hero at the end ❤️
@@MostaVaYT IDK, I didn’t complain about how Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, or Pierce Brosnan ended as Bond in their final movies. Even if it was inconclusive without them dying.
My heart sank watching this in the cinema, n i cried bc he's my favourite Bond.
Same here but he’s alive go on RUclips search No Time To Die Alternate scene he could be bond again in the next bond movie and I will make sure of that and I put names off next bonds for the future
@@conorcanning2453 there is no alternate ending where he lives
Bond is dead that's what was scripted to happen always was
@@conorcanning2453 Daniel Craig won't be bond again no matter what you think
Ghastly piece of casting
But I’m in a minority I know
@@jcw9539 I think the opposite he brought a personality to bond that isn’t just stone cold killer who sleeps with different girls everywhere
Man this feels heavy because this is the Bond i grew up with .
Another way Bond to lived, is in You Only Live Twice novel. Bond doesn't know that has a child from Kissy, and is considered dead by MI6. They do his obituary here too, but he is not dead, he has amnesia.
Exactly this I think this how they we do the reboot
Yes, I was hoping that someone would remember that on practically the last page of Ian Fleming's Bond novel 'You Only Live Twice,' we learn that the Japanese girl Kissy Suzuki is pregnant by Bond. She had been caring for him during a bout of amnesia he was suffering from after destroying Blofeld.
@@MrSnout5 It was obvious they were doing certain bits of that novel in the movie (never thought I'd ever see "The Garden of Death"), but it annoyed me no end that they killed the so-called "Blofeld" halfway thru the movie, and then had the final villain be some other irrelevant a-hole.
The EON producers from the beginning NEVER really wanted to do Fleming. And the last 4 movies have just seemed to me like those in charge are saying "F*** YOU!" to Fleming fans.
I'd love if it someone else took over the franchise and actually DID Fleming, the way we saw SHERLOCK HOLMES with Douglas Wilmer or Jeremy Brett, POIROT with David Suchet, or NERO WOLFE with Maury Chaykin.
And for God's sake, WHEN is anyone ever going to do Leslie Charteris' SAINT novels as written, and in the correct time-frame (the lats 1920s and upward) ?
@@henrykujawa4427 I tend to agree with your comments regarding both James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. As a boy, I read all the Bond books and all the Sherlock Holmes stories, both short and long. I never liked the way the Bond novels were theatricalised on screen; I would have also preferred them to be done in a TV series, much as you describe Douglas Wilmer's or Jeremy Brett's portrayal of Holmes. Daniel Craig is the only actor to my mind, who has come anywhere near portraying the James Bond of the original Fleming novels. The worst was Roger Moore by a long way; his pathetic comedy parody of Bond made me sick.
My guess is that there is no money to be made in this format, which is why they had to be dumbed down and made more visual with all the hi-tec and the explosions, etc etc. This way, they would be palatable to the masses, because the books and a TV series would be a much narrower market. Not forgetting all the merchandising over the years as well!
Adding the modern 'wokeness' to Bond is also a terrible mistake. No disrespect to Lashana Lynch, whose 007 character I quite enjoyed, but in the Bond books there were already plenty of tough independent women, and these books were written between 1952 and 1964. Think of Gala Brand, Tilly Masterson (a lesbian), Kissy Suzuki, Honeychile Rider, Vesper Lynd, Tiffany Case, and so on. They were all tough, independent women capable of surviving on their own, none of them needed a man. It was only Bond's own obvious misogyny which seems to offend some, but hey, it's a part of what makes him who he is.
we will not get another bond this good and so well portrayed
Trash
Never Say Never I guess but yeah Daniel Craig set the bar EXTREMELY high. Probably one of if not my favorite Bond. I know everyone won’t be a fan of the dark tone and overarching storyline but I personally LOVED it. I loved watching his journey from Casino Royale to No Time To Die. Watching him grow and develop as a character. No to mention Daniel Craig NAILED the role. Who knows where they’ll take the series from here but overall I loved Craig’s run as 007 and its something I’ll never forget. Thank you Daniel Craig ❤🍸
Been watching Bond since the 60s. Craig did a magnificent job.
Without bond.. There is end of the world.. Final message to humanity..
Diffently,
Perhaps, in an alternate universe, this is how James Bond survives. Besides, we all know he can't die just yet...he has a few regenerations left to go. :D
And maybe in another universe he never been infected by nanobots and lives a happy life with Madeleine... 😢
I didn’t like how they killed him off either.
I did, it gave him a complete saga
@@porsche928s4 good way to look at it
Right! Bond isn’t ever supposed to die
@@nsasupporter7557 its the death of daniel Craig's bond. But not the death of the character as a whole
@@wwb16 but there’s never been a death of Bond with any of the other actors. Why would they do it with Craig?
Daniel Craig didn't win an Oscar because Academy Awards are given for performances in individual movies ... Daniel Craig deserves an Oscar for what he has done across the franchise.
This ending is how Bond would have usually acted i.e. jumping into the water and surviving, rather than standing around like an old man.
With the circumstances tho, if he ever comes in contact with another human there’s no telling of the virus will eventually reach his daughter
The ending of this amazing movie still impacts me today....Daniel Craig was a unbelievable Bond!!
He is a good actor
This was the worst James Bond movie in the entire franchise.
@@spaceace4387 no
@@ookoo508 yes
@@ookoo508 ?????
Bond never and ever will disappear. He lives in everybody heart
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This is the true ending I wanted to see .in the movie . . . . How can bond die such a death when he survived in his previous movies
Because he wanted to die
He is old now
he got the virus on him, died for his country and his family. All hail the goat!
He died to save his daughter
Even if he lived, he’s still filled with the incurable poison in his bloodstream
Daniel Craig’s Bond was a franchise within a franchise. It was always going to be how he became Bond and how he would die. Previous Bond films have always just been standalone stories.
Seeing him use the EMP to destroy the nanobots and drifting on a raft as the opening strings of We Have All The Time In The World would have been amazing.
This is fake
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We know that, it’s a what if? scenario played out.
Honestly, the idea occurred to me _even_ while watching it, that an EMP device, should really be able to destroy *_nano-bots!_*
Now, after Craig's era has ended, I even more strongly believe they shouln't have had got rid of Brosnan at all. He was absolutely perfect and he could have played hik to this very day as he looks awesome, stylish and suave in his 70is.
I believe that Bonds death was a good idea because he lives in every movie it was a good change, the whole point is he has nearly died so many times but this time has run out, but I can see why people didn't like it, they should maybe hinted that he may have survived rather than saying James Bond will return a visual hint would've worked better.
I remembered watching Casino Royal in the theater and Yelling SAVE HER! When Vesper drowned
I thought there No way maybe she's come back in the next one like maybe they show some Agents of Spectre n scuba gear grab her
But nope she was just dead, When I realized this I new this bond is different Not like the rest of them
This bond can get himself killed and people around him This is way old bond Don't have family's because they know it's just a way for the bad guys to get at you
@@trentdabs5245 And that was wonderful for Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s first outing as this new, more ‘realistic’ Bond with a more cohesive narrative throughout the five films over the last 15 years. And while I don’t want to get too carried away with the death as I’m sure some writer more talented than me can come up with a way to ‘resurect’ the character with an new actor, I’m gonna pretend that they killed him permanently, even though that would be the stupidest thing even in a film franchise with 26 movies already in 60 years. Part of what makes me think that they killed them for real permanently is that Amazon bought the rights to the bond franchise but don’t have any plans for a new movie, only a game show based on Bond. I agree with you that it was great that there were steaks with the Daniel Craig era, but I will say that after all the suffering that we saw this guy go through, couldn’t he just have a happy ending for once? To me, Casino Royale was the pinnacle, and ever other movie from there on out was pretty great with the even numbered ones being stinkers. But we saw this guy get put through so much punishment, absolute hell, a happy ending would’ve been nice. Then again, Daniel Craig insisted on it, and I think somebody egotistically, he didn’t want to just be replaced without even an explanation but another “James Bond,” which at the pre-Craig era had come to be seen as basically just a code name…
How do you expect him to survive? He's been infected and there is no cure. He chose to die with dignity instead of killing his loved ones.
@@fullmetal1002 LOL… Well there are these people called writers, that made up the whole thing and put him in this particular predicament… so maybe they just change some of the circumstances? That would be how…
well to be fair , other bonds never really had a complete story, for all we know, they were the same character if u know what I mean.
also I find killing off main character when they r done w/ the role and series are boring/cheesy writing. its the same as "it was all a dream " writing.
especially we all know if Daniel were to come back (obviously he isn't ) , the studio would not honour the death ending and just make him alive again therefore it really isn't truly about plot.
I literally bawled my eyes out, Craig is my favorite Bond and his story came together so well, the cast overall was always just perfect but to show the impact his death had on everyone meant so much - he gave so much of himself for these other people and even though it didn't seem like he cared, he did. He was so hurt inside and the drinking and subtle flirtatious-ness was part of his coping process (man they really wrote his life so well). The best part, but also the worst, is that he died happy, knowing he had actually finally found a true love and something worth actually going out for, his daughter, man... just amazing. I will miss Daniel Craig's Bond for the rest of my life, impacted me majorly.
SAME HERE 😭
Daniel Craig will always be James Bond to me, and I’ve seen all of the movies multiples of times. He brought a visceral depth and breadth to the character that was lacking until he stepped into the role. JB died like he lived, fully committed, no apologies, and like a man. Thank you James Craig for pouring yourself into the role for so many years, and entertaining us all. Be well and I wish you all the best.
But let's be real, the James Bond phenomenon reached fever pitch during Sean Connery's tenure. When the original movies came out, nobody had ever seen anything like them before. It's easy to dismiss their significance now in light of the 60 years of cinema we've had since they premiered, but those movies really were revolutionary for their time. In the modern movie landscape, Daniel Craig's 007 movies are just another big movie franchise that is popular with audiences, one amongst many. It has the advantage of appealing to modern sensibilities, but they lack the cultural impact of those original Connery movies.
When I was first watching the film I thought they were going to do one of those fake out deaths, like The Dark Knight Rises, since he had picked up the doll. So you'd see the island blow up then in the next scene you see madeline and her daughter find the doll with a figure watching from a far. I am so glad they didn't do this ending and committed to killing Bond because it works perfectly with Daniel Craig's version of Bond and it makes for brilliant arc from Casino Royale of man getting his heart broken to No Time To Die where in his final moments he fixes it.
James Bond is one of the greatest franchises on earth,but it is becoming more emotional. I hope it will be revived
I mean the MI6 agents reading out poetry is pretty cringe and over dramatic.
Will probably be another hard reboot like Casino Royale was
They need to do a retro Bond using Anthony Horowitz's novels.
Yes, agreed, along with a true remake of From Russia With Love - just film the novel on an 18 certificate. Original book is brilliant, the film was hindered by its PG rating.
@Randy White Moonraker and Diamonds are Forever are the best films ever made!!! Leave them alone!!!! 😁🤣🙃🤯😂 No, as movies they were fun, especially when you're young. Yep, the Moonraker novel could be made into a great movie. Trouble is, Trigger Mortis deals with a similar subject - the start of the space race during the 1950s. 🤔
Yessss, just how xmen franchise was rebooted in X-Men first class. I always used to think why the same can't be done with 007? I think now, this is the high time they should do it and get Henry Cavill as Bond. Moonraker novel version is great, perhaps one of the best.
@@swarnadip123 Cavill is too wooden. Richard Madden would be perfect.
I cry every time I hear the end of this soundtrack it’s so heartbreaking specially seeing that scene and hearing the movie soundtrack to it too!!!!!
Er…. Boo boo
Craig doesn’t do it for me AT ALL!
Killing James Bond was a mistake. The whole point of the fantasy of James Bond is he survives anything thrown at him. Without that, he's just an average person. That's the escape we as the fan have. During a time of covid etc, what fans needed, was a hero again to lift them. Not die on us. James Bond will now never be the same going forward, and I'm sure, has lost a lot of older fans. The new , younger fans won't grasp the history and live of the character, because he's not all conquering as he once was and written to be.
It's Hollywood getting us to gargle their piss and pay for the privelidge
For me, the Craig-era was the one I grew up with and I'm not really a fan of the previous iterations. In my opinion, Craig's version was the best Bond ever and there was a lot of effort involved in the movies which is quite evident.
About ending his story with his death, I don't have a proper explanation as to why it had to go this way, but I think that the directors must've had a valid reason for doing so. Besides, Daniel wanted to end his run with Bond's death so I guess, as a Bond fan, I can have some respect for the wishes of the man who portrayed my favourite spy spectacularly.
@@kaishibudokai100 If you're a Bond fan as you claim to be, you really should learn to appreciate the older movies. They're fantastic.
That’s where you’re wrong my friend. Bond IS an average person. That’s how Fleming wrote him. He’s an ordinary, dull and normal person who gets tossed in EXTRAordinary situations.he’s not superhuman heck he’s not even a good guy. He’s a man who’s doing his job.
With that being said imo dalton did a much better job in humanising him than blondie did.
Excellent editing and ending. Thanks for the joy of those moments
This is a great way for him to survive and works very well. Daniel was great. And it still makes me teary watching this movie.... even after 20 plus viewings!
Nick Fury : we have a cure, so now please join the Avengers.
I think this would have been a much more suitable ending❤ After all the turbulence in his life, James Bond deserved his happy ending
If you believe Bond living means a happy ending for him then you need to rewatch the movie because you clearly didn't understand it at all. He got infected by these nanomachines that would literally kill his family if hi touched them; trust me, Bond dying *is* his happy ending.
He should have faked his death and then later Q and Moneypenny see him on the beach with his family, enjoying life and having put being a super spy behind him.
Daniel Craig is the best bond ever. A legend. Nobody will ever replace him
Indeed he is ! He was my bond I grew up with
He was a great bond unfortunately his tenure is very unbalanced, he has 2 godawful pieces of shit (NTTD and QOS) a middle of the road (Spectre) and 2 I consider top notch (CR and Skyfall)
@@spaceace4387 specter was the middle road? No time to die was good with faults but specter is a piece of crap
@@DorisRivera0791 Spectre was good until the very end, No Time To Die was never good and the ending of No Time To Die is worse than anything from Spectre or Quantum Of Solace or Diamonds Are Forever or Octopussy or Die Another Day
Roger Moore and Daniel Craig will forever be the best ever bonds
I think it’ll be like in Goldeneye, where it’s also so obvious that 006 is killed, but actually he isn’t. In No Time to Die, what we see is not James Bond’s viewpoint, but rather how everyone else imagine what happened to him. In fact, he faked his own death because he knew it would be easier for Madeleine to move on if she thought he was dead.
Nope
That is how they should have ended it! Instead we were given a thoroughly depressing and negative ending to the greatest franchise in movie history
This would’ve been a much better ending that way there we all wouldn’t be so disappointed and bond can live happily ever after watching his daughter grow up
In the final moments before the submunitions destroy the base, Bond remembers his watch is equipped with an EMP weapon.
It's the perfect thing to kill a nano-virus. After all, a nano-virus is just a bunch of very small machines.
Bond presses the button and kills the virus as he makes a high dive to the safety of the sea below. What was so hard about that?
James Bond will return... Come on, man. Did you think it would be that easy to kill Bond?
@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy no but you don’t kill James Bond period especially since they kept him alive almost 60 years
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I'm sure they are not tired of making money. What else is Barbra going to do with her father's legacy? Bond forever.
It should help the franchise that the Russians have become supervillains again.
@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy she’d do anything to keep her fathers legacy going
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That's why I expect Bond to "surface" again.
It's the EMP watch. It's too perfect a tool for killing the nano-virus. It can't be an accident.
Daniel Craig is 55. I still think he looks like the Special Forces Operators I remember from growing up on military bases.
Did he get knighted yet? Did the Queen leave that for Charles to handle?
Grew up with the first Bond films in the early sixties. All things end, and so do we. R.I.P Commander Bond, well done...
Much better ending than the actual film
You don’t understand bond
Nah the film was the best ending
Emm no, and and with that comment you don’t know nothing about James Bond
He is absolutely right, this ending is better than the actual film. You guys are the one who knows nothing about James Bond.
Bond is about escapism, heroism, being the cleverest, smartest, being one step ahead of the villain, and most importantly, *ALWAYS HAVING AN ESCAPE PLAN.*
*Fleming* wrote Bond as this exact kind of spy, the literally "unkillable" James Bond, and that's how he should stay and be for every single adaptation. Shutting this premise off, makes himself turn to become another character instead of 007.
*You* are the ones who do not understand. Just accept the fact that the film sucks balls and it was the worst thing that could ever happen to the franchise. You can't argue with that because it's the true fact. If you like this ending, YOU are the one that doesn't know shit about 007.
@@Xtreemo but he’s not an agents anymore he retired and went for the woman he loved and his daughter
The issue is that he has the nano bots in his blood, and it's transmissible via touch. Bond would have to NEVER touch anyone again, otherwise, he would spread the bots to other people, who would then spread them to others, etc until it reached back to Madeline and his daughter.
he could have asked q to remove them or do somethign
@@hamSAH713 True, but he would have had to been put in a level 5 biohazard containment area right away; if he so much as touches another human (or maybe even breathes on them), they become infected. But, it's definitely a possibility, since the technology to create them was already in existence, engineering at that scale to build other bots to remove the existing bots (or change the genome they are designed to match) could be done.
This is one thing which all the 6 people I went to watch NTTD missed.. It may as well be a virus. Except in Bond it acts like a reservoir, he has it. But won't die from it.
It wasn't just a case of "well, can't you see your family through a window or via zoom?" That would kind of miss the point.
Didn't the nano bots die when he activated the EMP?
@@wyhancandelaria7527 an interesting conjecture. It presumes I think that the bots are made of something that would be affected by an EMP. I don't know that that's necessarily the case. I got the sense these were more chemical based, DNA-based, which if Bond were to survive the EMP one would conjecture that these little creatures would as well. I guess another thing if we're going down the EMP path is how much metal does bond have in his body at this point? We know that in casino Royale he was injected with a tracker device, and I kind of think maybe he had something with him at least when he was in Cuba that was like a tracker or a transmitter or something. I guess I'm saying that anything that was embedded in his person that was subject to EMP's might have gotten exceptionally hot and burned him from the inside.
Thanks. I needed that.
There is no way Bond would have gone out like in the original ending. He would have been resourceful at least, and not giving in like that.
in a movie, if you don't see he die, he is not dead.
The alternate ending is the best ending.
Is this real or edited?
Finally a good ending to that movie. Thank you. You are better than the producers, writers and actors that wanted james dead. Including Daniel Craig that forced james bond to die so he would not have to make another bond movie.
You can take down 007…but you can’t kill James Bond
I think the end, as we saw it in the cinema, would be a perfect end for the entire franchise.
One one hand England is so hated by Germans mostly in Football but on the other hand without this country we wouldn’t have the most popular film series of all time.
I’ve never cried to a bond movie before this is the first one I do it for!!!!!
it’s really tough for me to decide between the theatrical ending and this one.
in defense of the theatrical ending:
-he cannot have physical contact with anyone including his new family
-he can finally see his true love Vesper in the afterlife
-by choosing death, he may have prolonged the life of his new family since everyone who’s ever gotten close to him has died
in defense of this ending:
-it doesn’t make sense for him to be killed off since he finally has a family and reason to continue on living
I like the idea he’s reunited with Vesper, but then she had a boyfriend already didn’t she, before she met Bond.
An ending where he can't see his family because of the virus, but still lives to serve Queen and Country despite depression would've been a beautiful bittersweet ending, where it can still end with his wife and child drive off happily without him
See Vesper where, exactly? Fantasy land?
@@NewOrderOfAlexandria that would be a satisfying ending, knowing that he will continue going on doing what he does best.
@@patriklindholm7576 the phrase ‘in the afterlife’ is the clue there…
To Kill off Daniel Craigs James Bond is one thing, but for him in his final moments to find out he was a Dad, was truly heartbreaking 💔 😢
1 Man, but not just a man, a man with a Mission, a Licence to kill, to save to help, to rescue,
To stand when no one else would,
To fall and then to come back,
To be our light in the dark,
Who answered the call when others were silent,
The silent hero who fought in the shadows, to fight the horrors we could never imagine,
James may be dead,
And looking down from Heaven,
But one think we know,
He will always be our 007! 😢😊❤
This is better, I can finally sleep at night
They could have had Bond become a sort of watchful or protective guardian that kept an eye on his wife and daughter, maybe have his wife do a double take where we see him and cut to him being gone, when in reality, he turned the corner to be out of sight and out of "touch" but always there for them. Let the world think he's gone.
I didnt like the original "ending" of James Bond. I prefer this ending!!!
It’s not the end of bond … it’s Craig’s last so they had to off him so when they cast the reboot there’s no confusion
This is NOT an alternate ending it’s some fan made bullshit .!!!!!!💩💩💩💩
Makes sense. Bond is blown 100s of meters off of a mountain yet remains uninjured; lands gently in the sea, which is for some reason on fire; pops up next to a life raft (which was what, blown off of the mountain with him?); paddles to land; returns to London undetected even my MI6. Perfectly plausible.
They could have easily shown a happy ending where we see that Bond gets a family. That could have been a great closure and a happy ending for the character and this could have happened with the same music
Well considering the enemy had a veil of that DNA stuff that could kill him it was clear he was gonna use if at some point and he used it on bond to hopefully get the girls he died to save them
Not possible. Because he was infected with Safin's poison and had to stay back to ensure the shields don't go back up.
Should be renamed, no time to raise a family, the greatest bond escape.
Incredible work, I honestly think I prefer this over the one shown in the actual film.
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This is not a real scene
@@tshelby5212 No shit Sherlock!
I haven't even really thanked you for posting this videos yet. Thank you so much!
The best bond ever
Because he showed the human weakness of the character
A fact that was magnified by his death in his last appearance
This will make any coming bond doubtful both in character and in success
I’ve never liked James Bond movies before but this movie with him as a actor is so emotional and so good done, watching this movie scene was so heartbreaking and emotional in so many ways he played James so amazing in every single way. And this ending had to happen even if it was so painful to see it’s very good done!!! And the movie soundtrack in this scene was so amazing and emotional 😭
@Jack the Film Fanatic Totally agree. I wasn't convinced with the villian in this one. Wish Sam Mendez or Danny Boyle directed this one. I still think Skyfall and Spectre were Daniel Craig's best Bond films.
James bond's movies are not supposed to be emotional ¡God!!!!!!!
@@bradleycharlesworth8745 Casino Royale!!
@@wanyekest6969 Casino Royale was my least favourite out of Daniel Craig's time as Bond.
@Jack the Film Fanatic no it wasn't
This should have been a better ending to No Time To Die with Bond lives, left stranded out of nowhere in the sea that he wish not to be found and looking back at all his adventures with all the people he cares about including the ones that died.
I waited 2 1/2 hours to see a death of an icon. Wasted my time I believe.
You still get a georgeous looking cinematography and great action don't say bullshit
@@ughugh351 I agree that the cinematography and action was epic inspit of the plot and bond being killed off being lame and ridiculous. EON should have omitted the nanobot story completely and worked on Safins revenge on Spectre and Bloefield. Should have worked more on Mr. White and Quantum. Also why did EON bring back Vesper. Wasn't her story wrapped up in Quantum of Solace?
Wow. I hope you never have to watch The Green Mile.
Imagine having such an immature view on cinema that you think a character dying negates the whole point of getting to know that character. We urgently need to stop killing characters in movies and books because it's just a waste of time watching a character if they're just going to die! Maybe everybody in your life would be better off not knowing you because you're going to die one day, so knowing you would just be a waste of their time (I might have to agree on that front).
@@beethockmtee8565 What legacy did Daniel Craig version of bond leave just a dead agent yawn..Just to be rebooted again and as for the hint on me you don't know me at all to make such ridiculous statements..
@@Abeyratne lol pathetic
The last few bond films haven't felt like bond films imo. They need to bring the humour back.
James shouldn't have died. He must return and return to tell story to his kid by himself.
Right! James Bond isn’t a character that’s supposed to die
It literally says "James Bond Will Return" at the end. He always comes back.
He can’t. The poison is in his DNA. He shows up, his kid dies.
@@kennethcollins7665 yeah but he'll return in a rebooted continuity like CR did
@@ACtheLegend, I meant DC couldn’t return to his daughter to tell his story. We all know that Bond will be back as a new actor.
Alternate ending is better than the original -- well done.
No, this is a good ending, but I think that the actual ending was better, even if bond survives in every other film, this makes bond less of a superhero and more of a human, also the film is an ending to the saga.
No the film was Craig's Swan song not the end of the actual series of movies
@@austynedwards9054 I never said series.
@@austynedwards9054 Craig's saga, not Bond's in general.
It's not real
@@zimonzieclown1633 Craig's saga is a prequel to the series as we see him get his 007 status to say it is the end of the saga means the end of bond as all the other Bond movies would fall into a chronological order inbetween Craig's bonds missions
The next bond film will be bond in his late 20s early 30s as a commander in the navy,, just before he gets his 007 status,,, a kind of origin story.
To me, no Time to die works because the only thing that would make bond not fight to the very last breath was that little girl and the love of his life. Anyone who has been through that much trauma, deserves to have something in this world that matters to them.
This is even more heartbreaking to me. If I was given a choice between giving my life for my family, knowing they are safe versus surviving and living, knowing you will never be able to be with them. I'd always choose the first one, I'm glad the final cut of the movie was Bond giving his life for this family, I simply cannot allow Daniel Craig's Bond to suffer anymore, he deserved a good fairwell and he got it.
This is truly the end of an era to me being a 2000 kid. Daniel Craig's James Bond was the one I got to grow up with, saying good bye is really bittersweet. He's my definitive James Bond, now and forever. I'll show my kids his James Bond, I have to.
I was actually shocked and a bit emotional. At first in complete denial, said out loud "WTF" and then sat there waiting for the reveal that he didn't die, because you know, he doesn't ever die. Still a bit salty about him dying even now tbh.
Me too! Destroyed the character.
If they actually end the franchise and don't make anymore movies, then I'm fine with it.
If not, then I don't like the ending because that's the hole point of the entire franchise, James Bond has unlimited lives, that's just part of what makes him James Bond, you just can't take the guy out no matter what.
Me, I would have ended the movie like this, he realizes he's been infected, so he can't go back to his girl and his daughter, so he dives into the ocean or somehow figures out how to escape the missile hits.
Screen goes blank, then the next time it comes up you see bond sitting in a chair, under a spotlight, screen says at the top, "Location unknown", then we hear a faceless voice say, "So, Mr. Bond, it would seem that you have something incurable"
"Well not to worry Mr. Bond, that's our specialty, curing the incurable"......
Then bam, James Bond melody hits, then closing credits start......
That way it's left open ended, we don't know if he's cured and can go back to his family or not, but at least we know he cheated death once again, because that's just what James Bond is all about...
Among Bond fans there is a conspiracy theories about Multiple Bonds. That idea is about a "James Bond" nickname that being passed from one to another agent, being worthy of 007 status.
Thought it was a beautiful ending, and really felt it. That nod to OHMSS hit hard.
What did bother me was the whole ‘I have to stay here because of the nano-bots’ cause of the plot. Apparently there’s no EMP or MRI in this Bond’s universe.
The last bond movie was the very best and I still sit with tears running down my face at the end. By the way, I am 75 years old. No actor could play James Bond better than Daniel Craig.
Well, if 006 can survive a massive explosion…
This is one movie scene that actually made me cry. Knowing Danial Craig won’t return as James Bond broke my hear. It crushed me. His debut as 007 happened 4 years after I was born. Years later I remember watching it with my uncle and that’s when I got hooked. I grew up with Daniel Craig playing Bond, and so to know that’s ending feels like a part of my childhood is ending.
I think it’s pretty awesome to see the younger generation get introduced to bond! Pierce Brosnan was the bond I was introduced to. Craig comes in second for me
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Honestly in my opinion at least, having him alive and yet so far and lost out at sea with absolutely no way of reaching or contacting anyone, with everyone believing him to be dead, might the best and probably most powerful way for Bond to go out on.
Just him on a drifting life raft in the middle of a vast and barren ocean with nothing but an empty gun and one last bit of martini in a hip flask. Such an ambiguous note. Wouldn’t you say?
This had a bogus ending, he could have got out, he's james bond eriously, he's been through tougher situations. He can't use not being around his daughter as an excuse, there are suits you can wear, just retire him and find a new one.
I think that he simply gave up on life the moment he got infected with that virus, making it impossible for him to have physical contacts with his loved ones.
You're obviously childish in mindset if you can't understand why he wanted to die in that moment
@@savonlofton oh please, that is a childish answer.
This should have been the ending
Alternative ending the way i saw it is included that sketchy scientist survive the assault and escaping from Nomi's grasps. Overall, scene goes as it goes in the original, Safin infects Bond with nanomachines that would attack Bond's daughter and Madlen, and Bond stays to receive missile fire on Safin lab. Team drinks to honor his sacrifice and Madlen drives with her daughter in tunnel.
But there is another scene starts, much like the first one in the movie. Said scientist found a new work in the secret lab, and said secret lab getting infiltrated by unknown perps, perps moves swiflty as not as lethally as Safin's. They found the same scientist and extract him, before lab is locked down. Perps tearing down their masks, scientist look at the face of perp, holding him, and we saw a terrified look at his face, he whispers:
"But you supposed to be dead?!"
Camera aims high to reveal to viewer perp's face, revealing it to be Bond's.
Bond smirks, and states:
"I have a busy schedule. No time to die."
Roll credits.
Overall ending is supposed to be hopeful and open - that scientist captured by Bond and his team to develop a cure against a nanomachines Safin injected into Bond.
This would have been a great ending! Too bad Barbara Broccoli and Pheobe Waller-bridge wrote the ridiculous ending we got
Craig was the best Bond of all times without doubt, he is an amazing actor.
No, Sean Connery. In this case, the first was the best.
DC is 2nd best after SC then probably Roger Moore
nope..not by a long way
Hmmm nah, I'd rank them:
1. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Timothy Dalton
5. Daniel Craig
6. George Lazenby
Mathilde Bond (neé Swann) will become the next agent of James Bond...She has her father's eyes and mother's face..
Been watching Bond films 45 years. Craig was an absolute favorite of mine.
Watched tonight. It Thought it was a tragi and weak ending. James Bond always survives. It was too serious and too sad...but so goes our world these days. Bond films promote hope and victory...always have always will. I didn't see this one in the theater. My instincts told me something was awry and disappointing about Craig's last film. These films have always left hope.
Seriously and he had just found a lot more to live for
You have no time to die James, come on, quick, there is work to do.
Would have been nice if that was the true ending. But I think that, like Connery's Bond, Craig's bond was an intense man and that can only go so far as, emotionally, the character must be fairly limited i.e. pretty dark most of the time. After Connery came Roger Moore (passing over Lanzenby) and he gave us a more upbeat, stylish, English gentleman type of Bond which was a good idea as it revitalized the character. I think that after Craig either Henry Cavill or Tom Hardy would make excellent Bonds at this time as both can portray stylish, witty, charismatic characters yet make great action heroes. Tom Hardy's character in Inception was very Bond like and Henry Cavill of course would get to play both James Bond as well as Napoleon Solo. I'd be happy with either. It needs someone with 'presence' and style and both of these actors have it.
Love your profile picture, the fiend from London After Midnight 1927.
@@singin8324 Thank you. I have a copy of the film but it's one put together just using stills, no film at all. I understand the last copy of the film got burned in a fire either in the 60's or the 80's. A real shame.
@@bigbasspa Yeah, it was destroyed in a Calafornia film vault fire there's a debate, some say 1965, others say 1967. There are rumours that some one in Bulgaria owns a copy, if so that person can become very rich this year by selling it, as all copyrights to it go back into the public domain this year, 95 years after the intial release of the movie. Fingers crossed, you never know. Its funny but maybe its better for this Holy Grail to stay lost it has an aura of mystic surrounding it, it would be ashame to ruin that by releasing it to the world. Stat safe my friend.
@@singin8324 Thank you. Mark of the Vampire with Bela Lugosi was a kind of a remake - no spoilers of course. Imagine how good House of Dracula and House of Frankenstein would be if they had used Bela rather than John Carradine. Never understood why they didn't use him. By then Universal's horror films had much lower budgets than in the 30's but Bela was not a very wealthy man so I'm sure he'd have been happy to put his fangs in again even if the money was not that much. Have a good one.
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I pray that one day a copy, or hell, even a _tiny clip_ of London after Midnight will show up, as I do for all lost films. That face haunted me as a kid when I saw it in a book about Horror films.
Now THAT is awesome!!!! come back 007!
I'll always love the Bond films no matter if the older ones weren't to everyone's taste I take them for what they are and accept them for the time era they were made in. However Daniel Craig's Bond has become my favourite as I always preferred Pierce Brosnan. But Daniel was just fantastic. I love how these newer Bond films were not just showing the character what it takes to be Bond, but the audience, the sceptics that it's not all suits , martini's , women . It's SO much more being Bond isn't easy and Daniel portrayed this beautifully.
I hope whoever is the new Bond gets a good audience and not criticised too much as it's a tough job to take over .P.S. I wish they hadn't gotten rid of Judy Dench as M as she was the best ever at aying that character.
I prefer THIS ending, yes, absolutely.
I've seen every Bond film a minimum of 3 times, but this one. I grew up with Bond and a part of me died when he died. I sat stunned for a moment at the end. I wasn't crying - you were crying.
No, I wasn't
I rolled my eyes and threw my popcorn at the screen. For a Bond to die that I had zero investment in meant absolutely nothing to me except continued disappointment 🤷
"No I'm not crying, just something in my eye"
The names Gone. James Gone.
Without an iota of a reason…. D.C. is irreplaceable and the best James Bond that ever donned the TUX and the iconic phrase, “shaken but not stirred”.
We will never forget the blue-eyed James Bond.
Not the first, though. Moore, Daltrey, and Brosnan had blue eyes as well. Only Connery's and Lazenby's were brown. 😎👍