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It’s a close one with Tatania because that’s such a cracking scene, but I’ll go with Honey on the beach too.
I vote for meeting Domino underwater
Iconic
how good the sequence is, that the Producers frequently used it to audition potential Bond actors!
Interesting, does this say something about how stories are constructed? Or did Sean's have an advantage cause they were the early films?
Nice to see every nominee has a vote and that two seem to be neck and neck!
By and large, the way that Sean meets his leading ladies was pretty much the same way that Bond met them in Fleming’s novels, I think. (DAF and DN, certainly, as I read those novels recently.)
Or the awkward meeting of Aki and Bond at the sumo wrestling match. I decided to go with 5 nominees.
For the other nominees: I can only imagine sitting in a cinema in 1964 or '65 and watching Bond get shot on the laser table, waking up and seeing Honor Blackman's face and her saying "My name is Pussy Galore." I also wonder how many Avengers fans saw her and didn't know she was the leading lady.
Except for that unforgettable bathing suit, the meeting with Domino lets Bond be heroic in freeing her from the rock and piquing her interest in that way, very romantic but less outwardly sext than the choices.
Tiffany starts out promising and intriguing in her opening scenes, which makes how the script lets the character down later a bigger disappointment. That scene is more consistent with what came before in the series rather than what would follow in DAF.
Since Vavra hasn't shown up, it's time to choose: Honey's appearance is one of the great screen entrances of all time, right up there with Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia or Orson Welles in The Third Man. That bikini became just as iconic and Bond himself is even taken by surprise. Before it was just him, Quarrel and possibly a dragon. "What are you doing here, looking for shells?" "No, I'm just looking" is perfect Bond dialogue. I like the singing, it's just kinda' fun. Underneath the Mango Tree must've been the number one song on the island at the time as everybody is singing or playing it.
In FRWL, it's been building up to that meeting in the suite. Another great entrance and that choker only adds to it. I think it's kind of amusing the way Bond shakes her hand, like the end of a really bad date. It took me years to realize the "just the right size, for me that is" line was a double entendre. I'm amazed they left that line in during television broadcasts. Then the way Bond is more interested in at first talking business and she won't have any of it. One of the best scenes of its type in the series.
Given the iconic status of the entrance and the bikini, I choose a taste of Honey.
However, I cannot go past the iconic scene of Honey Ryder emerging from the sea, as Bond sings Underneath The Mango Tree to get her attention.
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I'm rather fond of that one myself. I love the way John Barry's music dramatically swells when Bond and the audience sees her face for the very first time.
I’m at a loss as to why this is so funny @JamesStock ?
Maybe you can fill us in.
Okay on to another category. Some would call Bond getting his gadgets from Q a trope of the series! Q has delivered the equipment to Bond out in the field and also within the friendly confines of Q branch. Many look forward to the scene between the 2 characters and even Daniel's Bond still has a funny relationship with Q! So without further ado lets vote for the best Q scene in the series!
I had trouble picking a fifth nominee so I shall let the academy write in a nominee! There are so many great scenes to choose from. Lets show our faithful Q some love and award a Bondie to the best Q scene from the series!
Agreed. My vote is for GF as well.
beautifully played by both Connery and Llewellyn