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ChainsawAsh
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Article on prequel films. Note: Does not pertain to Godfather II, which isn't a prequel - it's a sequel with extended flashback sequences - or a partial prequel to some.
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10-Nov-2010, 2:10 PM

xhonzi said:

And couldn't that be used as an argument that in CR, M is heavily implied to be the same M, and Craig is specifically stated to be a new Bond?

That's tougher, because, in GoldenEye, Judi Dench-M is clearly a brand new M, and the first female M (based on dialogue exchanges between her and 007), whereas Bond is clearly well-established and has had his 00-license long enough for his interactions with the previous M to be well-known, at least to new-M.

Whereas, in Casino Royale, Bond is clearly starting from scratch and is "green," never had a 00-license before.  But M is a woman, and it seems as if she's had the job for quite a while, certainly since before Bond had his 00-license.

Therefore, different M - she just happens to be played by the same actress.

Which, quite frankly, irritated me - it made the fact that CR was a reboot that much more confusing.

 

Oh, and about the Star Wars prequels - whether or not they did a good job at following established continuity is a moot argument.  They were still designed to take place before Episodes IV-VI, not to start over and pretend they didn't exist (again, how well they did this is moot).  Therefore, prequel and not reboot in any way.

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Oh, and The Incredible Hulk - meant to be "fuzzy."  It was designed to be a sequel to Hulk, while simultaneously ignoring the fact that Hulk existed.  So I guess the term "sequel-reboot" can apply here.