rodneyfaile
Sr Member
At least it's not Bud Light Platinum.
I would figure Bond for a Guinness.
I would figure Bond for a Guinness.
The name's Bond, James Bond, I'll have a Heineken...
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TheDoctor
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Not exactly, but in Die Another Day Brosnan asks Cleese if the gadgets used in the older movies still work.
I like the idea - aways given to an orphan with no family or friends.
Maybe Bond wasn't lying when M asks if the woman murdered at the beech house "knew his name"...
Dave Ward
Sr Member
Bond experts may correct me, but supposedly Ian Fleming was quite modern in his approach to detailing products, recipes, cuts of suit, etc. It's an interesting technique (think Brett Easton Ellis' American Psycho). But there's a world of difference between that, and tacky paid-for shots of Perriere trucks.
That said, Smirnoff Vodka is one of my tipples of choice, and that's entirely due to the influence of Bond (and Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers).
That said, Smirnoff Vodka is one of my tipples of choice, and that's entirely due to the influence of Bond (and Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers).
Wakeem
Sr Member
That line was after Bond started the whole thing with the martini and he was pissed off.
Anyway, I hope the article is a guessing at things. I can't believe for the 50th anniversary that Bond would order a Heineken over a vodka martini. The train scene with the Omega over Rolex reference was bad enough. Things were cooler when they would just show the watch on screen.
Ok funny story involving Bond's drink of choice...So I went on a first date last night to a martini bar. She encouraged me to try a martini, so being a movie buff I asked the lady for a Vesper and explained what was in it. She pops up and exclaims "oh the James Bond martini!" announcing it to everyone in the bar. Now I don't get embarrassed very often but I was red faced for sure. Long story short...I should have had a Heineken.
Solo4114
Master Member
Forgot to touch on this, but yeah, they have. The opening sequence of Live and Let Die has Bond visiting his wife Tracy's grave after the gunbarrel sequence. Meaning Lazenby's wife was Moore's wife.
And again, in For Your Eyes Only, the opening sequence features Moore dispatching "Blofeld" (who isn't actually named in the sequence, but is a wheelchair-bound guy who, I think, is bald).
Oddly, Diamonds Are Forever prominently features Blofeld (played by Charles Gray, who previously played a diplomatic attache in You Only Live Twice), and COMPLETELY ignores the events of On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Bottom line: they've played pretty fast and loose with the continuity for this stuff. Some of that, I think, may have to do with the rights battle with Kevin McClory, though.
These are both in FYEO. But ya, those plus the "remembering past missions" scene in OHMSS say to me that it's the same guy.
No it doesn't, the opening sequence is Bond "questioning" people on where to find Blofeld so that he can get his revenge.
TheDoctor
Sr Member
You should be embarrassed. The proper reply is "Make sure that's shaken... Not stirred." Total Rookie mistake.
Solo4114
Master Member
Yeah, I think if you're gonna order a "Bond" drink in a place where you might get called out, then you've gotta just go all-in and go for it. If you get called out, you just confidently say "Yes, that's the one."
Alternatively, if they ask you if you want it shaken or stirred after that, you can fix them with a cold glare and say "Do I look like I give a damn?"
OrangeBlend said:
Are they? I thought there was some callback to it in Live and Let Die, too? Maybe I'm misremembering.
Ah, but it DOES ignore continuity because Blofeld -- both the real one and his double -- are walking about rather than confined to a wheelchair.
For that matter, OHMSS actually ignores continuity as well, pretending as if Bond and Blofeld have never met, in spite of the events of You Only Live Twice -- the previous film. So the "Sir Hilary Bray" thing never really makes sense within the continuity of the series. That, however, is because OHMSS is one of the more faithful novel translations, and that book predates the novel of YOLT.
Yep. The helicopter picks him up from the cemetery.
The only reason this is an issue is because he's seen in a wheelchair in FYEO. One could assume that his injury in OHMSS wasn't permanent. I get what you mean though, DAF is a weak addition to the series on many fronts.
Ya, MUCH more glaring here. They were going to do OHMSS before YOLT but contract negotiations went on too long with Connery so they missed their shooting window for OHMSS and went for YOLT first. Still though, anything can be forgiven for a ninja army in a volcano... :lol
Solo4114
Master Member
Yep. The helicopter picks him up from the cemetery.
You may very well be right. But just in case, I think I may have to go back and rewatch that one, it being one of my three favorite Moore entries. (The other two being The Spy Who Loved me -- mostly because it's You Only Live Twice Underwater -- and Live and Let Die when I ignore the parts with Sheriff J.W. Redneck and the other slapstick humor.)
Boy is it ever... Yeesh. He is, however, seen in a neck brace and having to be assisted in killing Tracy at the end of OHMSS. Whether it was a permanent injury, well, I suppose that's up in the air (outside of FYEO).
Yeah, for all its over-the-top elements, I do love YOLT. That pattern of "Commando raid on enemy base at the end" seems to have held for a while with Bond films. It was entertaining, but I'm glad they moved away from it.
Ya you guys are probably right. I really wanted to try one and it was the perfect opportunity to do so. It was quite good so the next one I ordered I shook the glass and said with a smirk "give me one of those James Bond-ies" to which my date and the waitress laughed.
Yeah, I think if you're gonna order a "Bond" drink in a place where you might get called out, then you've gotta just go all-in and go for it. If you get called out, you just confidently say "Yes, that's the one."
Alternatively, if they ask you if you want it shaken or stirred after that, you can fix them with a cold glare and say "Do I look like I give a damn?"
Solo4114
Master Member
DARTH SABER
Master Member
Just be happy its not Budweiser.
Please do. Lord knows I've been wrong before! FYEO & TSWLM are by far the best Moore films.
A mere band aid :lol
Well hell, you didn't tell us THAT part. That's a good save right there.
TheDoctor
Sr Member
I guess it depends on what the most important thing is for you: an accurate and witty repartee, or getting to see the woman again.
BTW - Choosing the woman is the wrong one.
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