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Certainly much better than the finale we got…
Yeah, the old 'henchman turning up at the end' sort of got phased out in the Moore era.
Kinda miss it....
I think they had this angle that they wanted to play up in SP (is Bond leaving or is he not leaving?) and I suppose incorporating the henchman thing may have messed with that.
It sure is a great scene!
That's what you get when you stay close to Fleming. Of all the persons described by Fleming I dare say Klebb was best cast. It's increadably accurate.
No it would make more sense than having Moneypenny rebooted as a special agent with a license to kill of on her way to it. I am sure had #Metoo been around they would not have set a woman up in failing to stop the baddie by shooting 007. Or is that too controversial.
Yes to Strawberry Fields being the real MoneyPenny or even Loelia Ponsonby. Naomie Harris sounds too rough in her voice.
Or could get away with it anyhow. I found that part of SP already annoying how Bond failed because of women, M ordered and Moneypenny shot him. And still he survived their best attempts to kill him. That was a very unfriendly approach which surprised me with Barbara at the wheel.
True as Moneypenny up to that point never needed 007 as shining knight to safe her, she was always the unobtainable security in 007's live and M would kick his arse had he done his dastardly deeds with her/his secretary.
@bondjames was Eve really incompetent in SF? She took a difficult shot under pressure. Otherwise she's pretty capable. That's one thing I was never quite convinced with SF.
Haven't really thought about that, but I guess a traditional Moneypenny wouldn't need to yell…
Indeed. That's why the flirtation between Bond and Moneypenny has worked out so well in the films, IMO. Why change something that works?
I think they just missed this element of it (meaning they didn't pay attention to it). I'm sure they'll be very conscious this time.
Not only the Bond of the novels. The cinematic Bond frequently gets into trouble because of recklesness or lack of judgement.
Well shes certainly unusual, but not in a way thats endearing. Not for me anyway. And I don't see how she challenges him professionally. Shes an accountant. Her charade on the train strikes me as "I'm important too, you need to take me seriously OKAY?" I can't understand how Bond doesn't see through this, or why he is the least bit challenged. I also don't remember Vesper in the book being this boisterious.
But he does see through it; calls her out on her exterior to hide who she is (by wearing slightly masculine clothes)...