If you could get rid of JW Pepper and the Kung Fu Kids how much of an improvment would it be?
This is actually quite a good Bond film but there clunky moments are VERY clunky it they leave a very bad taste in the mouth.
shareWould Bond still be allowed to do the corkscrew jump only without Pepper? How about the sound effect - remove that as well?
Would Nick Nack still be ok? Maybe get rid of him as well...
I personally would have NOT had JW Pepper or the Kung Fu cousins. The rest of it doesn't damage the film that much in my opinion. In fact, most of the rest of it is rather good.
shareFunny, most people criticising this film go for the corkscrew sound effect rather than JW.
I find him an interesting enigma - a southern, borderline racist (?) democrat no less. A man who'd have sent shivers down Trump's spine...
Actually introducing JW into the Craig efforts may have helped them somewhat - Maybe he could have assisted him in QoS. I could see David Harbour do a good modern rendition of the character.
Well, OF COURSE the sound effect is pretty dumb. That goes without saying. BUT it only lasts for three seconds. Furthermore, if it really bothers you it can easily be rectified by turning the sound off or making a fan edit. By contrast, there is no possible fix for the presence of Pepper and it seriously mars the impact of the chase scene in a way that the corkscrew sound doesn't (or more accurately, not to the same degree). Actually, just having JW Pepper show up on the tour boat is kind of funny... but then you realize it's not just a quick cameo and it stops being funny and starts being stupid and distracting. His scenes from the elephant onward are disgraceful and embarrassing. Put simply, it was a bit of humor that outlived its welcome. The corkscrew sound, by contrast, is a momentarily lapse of reason (comparatively speaking). The stunt itself is spectacular and an amazing visual, which the sound effect (however stupid) can't completely destroy. The annoying and extremely unlikely presence of Pepper can, however, destroy the pace and kill the exciting mood of an entire chase scene. That's why it is so unforgiveable.
shareI hate the JW Pepper character but I kind of like the idea of bringing the character back 90% different. Make him way less stupid/zany and more of a normal sheriff guy caught up in the intrigue but willing to help. Like a brief scene in which Bond conscripts him into watching his back for a minute or something.
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