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Panther_99FS
July 4th, 2011, 18:20
So here I am watching this JAMES BOND marathon & I have to ask myself...."why don't they just shoot him in the head?...."

Instead, the villains all try some elaborate form of torture to which Bond always escapes from & saves the day!...:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

TomSteber
July 4th, 2011, 19:47
"Do you expect me to talk?"

"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

Panther_99FS
July 4th, 2011, 20:03
BTW,
In case anyone asks, no fireworks here due to a serious lack of rain....

Allen
July 4th, 2011, 20:04
"Do you expect me to talk?"

"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

This thread peek early....

fsafranek
July 4th, 2011, 21:07
Why does Bond always have to have a conversation with the bad guys/girls.
It just gives them time to escape or attack. Just shoot 'em and move on.

:banghead:

CG_1976
July 4th, 2011, 21:33
1 Must break a spy's will and spirit before terminating the spy. If the spy has a strong spirit and full of will then there worth gold and 1 must pump them for as much info. Once the spy is dry and down wipe em. Crude and effective.

magoo
July 4th, 2011, 22:02
Bond is backed by the script writers. They're a sadistic lot, but they'll save him in the end. They've got mortgages, car payments, kids in school. Obviously Bond is the meal ticket. Doesn't matter how brilliant the villian is.....Bond's backed by the writers.

Power of the Gods.

andersel
July 4th, 2011, 22:04
I haven't seen a James Bond movie since Sean Connery left. But it's a good question. And definitely one worth asking.

LA

AndyG43
July 5th, 2011, 03:08
So here I am watching this JAMES BOND marathon & I have to ask myself...."why don't they just shoot him in the head?...."

Instead, the villains all try some elaborate form of torture to which Bond always escapes from & saves the day!...:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

And why do the henchmen only take him on, one at a time, instead of en masse?

In a similar vein; in thrillers & horror movies, why do people never switch the lights on?

aeromed202
July 5th, 2011, 03:52
The pen is mightier than the horde.

Ferry_vO
July 5th, 2011, 05:19
Dr. Evil: All right guard, begin the unnecessarily slow-moving dipping mechanism.
[guard starts dipping mechanism</EM>]
Dr. Evil: Close the tank!
Scott Evil: Wait, aren't you even going to watch them? They could get away!
Dr. Evil: No no no, I'm going to leave them alone and not actually witness them dying, I'm just gonna assume it all went to plan. What?
Scott Evil: I have a gun, in my room, you give me five seconds, I'll get it, I'll come back down here, BOOM, I'll blow their brains out!
Dr. Evil: Scott, you just don't get it, do ya? You don't.

:icon_lol:

brad kaste
July 5th, 2011, 05:52
Hey Panther,....I know you wouldn't go against the original tenet writings of Ian Fleming now,................would you?

AckAck
July 5th, 2011, 07:11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIMQxsJb_s

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilGloating

Defies logic, yet done ALL THE TIME. :icon_lol:

Brian

gigabyte
July 5th, 2011, 17:16
So here I am watching this JAMES BOND marathon & I have to ask myself...."why don't they just shoot him in the head?...."

Instead, the villains all try some elaborate form of torture to which Bond always escapes from & saves the day!...:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

Simple it's like a guys need to pass gas after a night of Pizza and beer, it is just that way leave it alone and enjoy it! Besides if they actually did wack him we would not have all the cute Bond Babes next time around so I am with the writers Bond lives, the Babes return!

Eoraptor1
July 5th, 2011, 19:28
In the books there's always reason the bad guys just don't hire a sniper; they're not sure how much Bond (and therefore British Intel) know about their operations, they're afraid if they start killing Brit agents out of hand, the West will retailiate in kind, starting a bloodbath, etc... Sometimes they want him alive for questioning, giving him a chance to escape. In the book, Casino Royale, Bond is actually saved from a potentially lethal interrogation by a Soviet agent, who doesn't execute Bond simply because he has no orders to do so.

As for the movies, c'mon, Panther. You already know the answer to this one. Kill Bond and you kill an ultra-successful film franchise. Kill the franchise; kill the money.

Speaking of 007, I've seen floating around the net that Clive Owen was first choice as the new Bond, but turned down the role because he didn't want to be typecast. I really like Daniel Craig's portrayal, but I think Clive Owen would have been an awesome Bond. Does anyone know if this story was true, or just another net rumor?

JAMES

AndyG43
July 5th, 2011, 23:51
Speaking of 007, I've seen floating around the net that Clive Owen was first choice as the new Bond, but turned down the role because he didn't want to be typecast. I really like Daniel Craig's portrayal, but I think Clive Owen would have been an awesome Bond. Does anyone know if this story was true, or just another net rumor?

JAMES

Internet rumour I'm afraid; there were some opinion polls run in a variety of newspapers, and he came top of them - but he has confirmed in an interview that he was never offered, or even approached about, the role.

The one actor who apparently was in serious contention at the time was Hugh Jackman; Van Helsing was basically one big screen test for the role!! Personally I think Daniel Craig is excellent, nearest portrayal to the written Bond I've seen.

Panther_99FS
July 6th, 2011, 08:49
I actually think Timothy Dalton is the most accurate portrayal of Bond per the actual book character...

Terry
July 6th, 2011, 08:56
One vote for George Lazenby. On Her Majesty's secret Service with Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas was a great movie.

wombat666
July 6th, 2011, 09:20
Ed, check out the British TV Series that is titled 'Spooks' throughout the Commonwealth and (IIRC) 'MI5' in the US.
The writers have a fine old time killing off or eliminating lead members of the very fine cast.
Very understated, very British and very good.

I really gave up on Bond as the film makers drifted away from the original storyline (as written by Fleming) and Sean Connerey left .......... :kilroy:

PS:ANYTHING featuring Diana Rigg would do me!

AndyG43
July 6th, 2011, 09:26
One vote for George Lazenby. On Her Majesty's secret Service with Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas was a great movie.

Another vote from me. He wasn't the greatest Bond, but better than Roger Moore!! And it IS one of the best films & has the best theme ever!!

CWOJackson
July 6th, 2011, 10:50
Ian Flemming's choice to play the role was David Niven; a friend and war time companion. He later became a Connery convert, writing future novels to include Connery/Bond's Scottish ancestry.

Physically, characters in his novel several times referred to Bond as looking like Hoagy Carmichael; in a lethal sort of way.

Panther_99FS
July 6th, 2011, 17:33
One vote for George Lazenby. On Her Majesty's secret Service with Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas was a great movie. I'd rank Lazenby #2...

Ripcord13
July 6th, 2011, 18:00
On another thought, why did George Reeves as Superman just stand there with his hands on his hips while the bad guy emptied his hadgun into Superman's chest, yet he ducked when the bad guy threw the empty gun at him?

S! Rip

Eoraptor1
July 6th, 2011, 18:08
Ed, check out the British TV Series that is titled 'Spooks' throughout the Commonwealth and (IIRC) 'MI5' in the US.
The writers have a fine old time killing off or eliminating lead members of the very fine cast.
Very understated, very British and very good.

I really gave up on Bond as the film makers drifted away from the original storyline (as written by Fleming) and Sean Connerey left .......... :kilroy:

PS:ANYTHING featuring Diana Rigg would do me!

We have this show in Western New York on PBS. I've noticed the unusually high body count for a TV series. Jenny Agutter was on MI-5 for a while, if I'm not mistaken, and +1 for Diana Rigg. I've been a fan since I was a little boy and The Avengers went into syndication.

JAMES

N2056
July 6th, 2011, 18:27
In answer to the original question...
That would hardly be sporting!

n4gix
July 7th, 2011, 07:48
The most realistic movie scene was where Indiana Jones shot the silly native idiot waving around a sword...

wiltzei
July 7th, 2011, 08:21
The most realistic movie scene was where Indiana Jones shot the silly native idiot waving around a sword...
According to folklore that scene too would have evolved into hand-to-hand combat, if Ford hadn't hurted himself earlier during shootings. =D

Dain Arns
July 7th, 2011, 08:51
The most realistic movie scene was where Indiana Jones shot the silly native idiot waving around a sword...

Actually that is not how that scene was scripted originally.

The script called for Harrison Ford to use the whip.
Indy was supposed to use his whip, to disarm the swordsman.

However, Harrison Ford came down with Dysentery and was running a 103 degree fever at that point in the shooting schedule.
He didn't have enough strength to use the whip for the scene, so he came up with the idea of using the pistol instead.
Spielberg loved it so much after they did the take, it stayed in the movie. :icon_lol:
It's in a "making of" documentary on the DVD.

If you look really closely at Harrison Ford in that scene, you can tell he is not feeling well.:barf:

RedGreen
July 7th, 2011, 09:33
Actually that is not how that scene was scripted originally.

The script called for Harrison Ford to use the whip.
Indy was supposed to use his whip, to disarm the swordsman.

However, Harrison Ford came down with Dysentery and was running a 103 degree fever at that point in the shooting schedule.
He didn't have enough strength to use the whip for the scene, so he came up with the idea of using the pistol instead.
Spielberg loved it so much after they did the take, it stayed in the movie. :icon_lol:
It's in a "making of" documentary on the DVD.

If you look really closely at Harrison Ford in that scene, you can tell he is not feeling well.:barf:

The guy playing the swordsman actually trained for more than a year in swordfighting in preparation for that scene. Imagine how he must have felt when they came up to him and said, "We've changed the scene. He just shoots you now." :kilroy:

And Dalton is my favorite Bond too, Panther! :ernae:

Piglet
July 11th, 2011, 18:03
Go to
tvtropes.org
(http://tvtropes.org)It covers all of these movie tricks, devices, cliches, etc.

Eoraptor1
July 12th, 2011, 18:09
Go to
tvtropes.org
(http://tvtropes.org)It covers all of these movie tricks, devices, cliches, etc.

Thanks for that link, Piglet. I promise I'll put it to good use.

JAMES

PS Sean Connery is the ultimate Bond IMHO.

Gdavis101
July 13th, 2011, 13:04
All I wanted were sharks with ******* laser beams attached to their heads...

CWOJackson
July 13th, 2011, 14:16
Of course there is the other Ian Flemming book successfully adapted for radio, the stage and later a movie that is often overlooked: Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang: The Magical Car.

Caractacus Pott is even a Commander in his original work.

Eoraptor1
July 13th, 2011, 17:43
Of course there is the other Ian Flemming book successfully adapted for radio, the stage and later a movie that is often overlooked: Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang: The Magical Car.

Caractacus Pott is even a Commander in his original work.

I loved that movie when I was little. I had a die-cast Corgi model of the car, but I haven't the slightest idea what happened to it. We had an apartment fire when I was four, so it might have been lost then.

JAMES

AndyG43
July 14th, 2011, 00:29
Of course there is the other Ian Flemming book successfully adapted for radio, the stage and later a movie that is often overlooked: Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang: The Magical Car.

Caractacus Pott is even a Commander in his original work.

At least Dick van Dyke didn't attempt another 'cockney' accent in that film; highlights of that film were Lionel Jeffries and the wonderfully sinister Robert Helpmann - and, of course, the wonderful script by Roald Dahl!

Terry
July 14th, 2011, 03:34
There is a show called Hollywood Treasures on Syfy where the Chitty car was put on the auction block. Van Dyke was reunited with the car for a photo op. He still looks pretty good for his age. Check for reruns it's a good show.