James Bond (Roger Moore) shows a wide-eyed sarcastic face in A View to a Kill (1985)
007 wasn’t shy with Moneypenny about his activities in Siberia aboard the glacier sub…
This is a great montage scene of James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) life away from MI6 in Skyfall (2012). It seems fun at first, if not eventful, but we quickly get the feeling that Bond’s escapades ring hollow. I particularly like how there is zero dialogue in the montage, no matter the situation. A tryst with a girl, a lively drinking game (with a weird-looking obviously CGI-ed scorpion on his hand, no less…it couldn’t have been something else? also shout out to Michael G. Wilson’s son Gregg making a cameo) or “the next day” – Bond is alone with his thoughts, and he obviously hates it.
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Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper’s (Eva Green) budding relationship hits a snag in this scene from Casino Royale (2006) when they arrive at their hotel. Bond snarkily blows his own cover to the receptionist when checking in, angering a by-the-book Vesper who doesn’t want to make any mistakes.
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James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) hilariously distracts security guards at the gene therapy clinic in Die Another Day (2002)
I laughed in the theater when I first saw this! Hilarious!
It seems to me that in Thunderball (1965), whenever there’s little to no dialogue or when the iconic hazy, lazy elevator music plays, it’s always an enjoyable scene. That’s not to say that the music in question here is poor – I actually think it’s catchy and I get the melody stuck in my head after a viewing and get a bit drowsy the more I hum it to myself. I think it perfectly encapsulates the laid-back Caribbean setting of the movie, alongside its sinister villain. And this scene is a perfect example of that.
It starts out with Bond arriving at his hotel, where the receptionist (like most) is smitten – so much so that they show a second shot of her adoring face as Bond leaves! Bond skips his room and heads to Paula Caplan’s, where he checks his previously set up hollowed-out book recording device. The harpsichord (I think that’s the instrument at least…) part of this music gets me every time! Love it!
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James Bond (Daniel Craig) sarcastically identifies himself as Mickey Mouse in Italian upon entering the Spectre meeting in Rome, Italy.
Hey, look…another Disney reference in the James Bond movies!
Above – Thumper (Lola Larson) and Bambi (Trina Parks) from Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Below, Bambi and Thumper from the 1942 Disney classic
This always made me scratch my head.
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Bunky (Paul Brooke) loses a big hand of baccarat to James Bond (Roger Moore) after originally being confident in his hand in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
It was humorous (ironic?) to have a cross-eyed character play baccarat with James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, and his appearance slightly reminded me of the “Looks Good To Me” meme.
