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I haven’t time for these adolescent antics!
This exasperated line from Q in Octopussy shows how fed up he can get with Bond’s inattentiveness and mischief during equipment briefings. Q openly scolds Bond for behaving like a schoolboy and gives major “headmaster restoring order to an unruly classroom” vibes. The phrase itself is wonderfully alliterative and perfectly… Read More →
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Just testing an old adage
This fleeting but curious Bond line from Live and Let Die required a bit of research on my part. As Bond teaches Solitaire gin rummy aboard the train and promptly loses a hand, he rises, folds down the bed, fluffs the pillow, and delivers the line before trailing into a… Read More →
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I think she has handcuffs
This playful quote in Quantum of Solace is delivered by René Mathis after Strawberry Fields threatens to arrest Bond if he refuses to leave Bolivia. The remark is knowingly cheeky and equal parts amused disbelief at Fields’ boldness and wry acknowledgment of the obvious chemistry between Bond and Fields. Bond’s… Read More →
Filed Under: Quantum Of Solace -
You’ll all be sorry, you RATS!
I can still hear this line from Dr. No purely because of its delivery. It’s not especially profound or exotic, but the Daily Gleaner photographer, Annabel Chung, says it with such distinct flair that it lingers in my head. After being detained at Bond’s request, her camera is confiscated and… Read More →
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Ours is the loneliest profession, Mr. Bond.
In The Man with the Golden Gun, Francisco Scaramanga attempts to draw a false equivalence between himself and James Bond with this line. It’s a superficially clever sentiment, but fundamentally disingenuous. A government intelligence officer and a contract killer do not share the same vocation simply because both are capable… Read More →
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Octopussy: Vijay’s death is tragic and unexpected
Vijay’s death in Octopussy is one of the movie’s most jarring creative choices. As Bond’s local MI6 contact in India, Vijay’s levity and upbeat demeanor complement Roger Moore’s lighter interpretation of 007. Their dynamic adds texture to Bond’s time on the subcontinent and helps ground the early portion of the… Read More →
Filed Under: Octopussy