The James Bond Questions Thread

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  • eddychaputeddychaput Montreal, Canada
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    +1 to the cello sledding scene being great!

    Better make that two!

    Well played, sir.

  • edited October 2015 Posts: 1,068
    I always liked the cello. The music for the scene (as it is throughout TLD) is great!
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
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    andmcit wrote: »
    I always liked the cello. The music for the scene (as it is throughout TLD) is great!
    +1 TLD music is the best. And the cello scene…loads of fun.
  • SarkSark Guangdong, PRC
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    Something I learned today is that "Royale" in Casino Royale should be pronounced like the English word "royal". At least, that's how Ian Fleming says it; http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/War+and+Conflict/Cold+War/ID/1857545864/?utm_content=buffercb0d4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited October 2015 Posts: 7,546
    Not sure if this kind of question is the intent of the thread but let's see...
    What does a "License to Kill" in the 21st century mean to you?
    When it may seem like every police officer in the United States/other countries is equipped with one, does the fictional license imply... less paperwork? A difference in culture between the 1950's / 1960's and 2015? A difference in culture between The United Kingdom and the United States?

    Want to get your thoughts on what having Bond's fictional "License to Kill" in the year 2015 might mean.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    edited October 2015 Posts: 2,138
    Not sure if this kind of question is the intent of the thread but let's see...
    What does a "License to Kill" in the 21st century mean to you?
    When it may seem like every police officer in the United States/other countries is equipped with one, does the fictional license imply... less paperwork? A difference in culture between the 1950's / 1960's and 2015? A difference in culture between The United Kingdom and the United States?

    Want to get your thoughts on what having Bond's fictional "License to Kill" in the year 2015 might mean.

    Taking the US out of acquisition as it's officers are equipped. A licence to not face prosecution by extending a sort of diplomatic immunity from prosecution is really what it comes down to. I think the scenes in Casino Royale at the Madagascar embassy is a good example everywhere is covered by CCTV of a secret operative pulling a trigger abroad without being caught would be all over the Internet and tabloids. I dont think the culture has changed, just governments to worroed about being filmed or having its dirty business shown in public. Technology has also retired the need for spy's like bond. Witg a satellite and drone. A person can conduct surveillance and execute a target while sat at a desk with a mug of cocoa. To quote Q in Skyfall "I can do more damage on my laptop, sitting in my pajamas, before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do a year in the field" the way the world is now I think the culture has increased the only thing that's changed is that the decision to take a life is now that of buereucrat than a soldier with a finger on a trigger.
  • SarkSark Guangdong, PRC
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    For me the "license to kill" means that Bond doesn't need prior approval to use lethal force as he sees fit. Obviously if his mission is to assassinate someone that wouldn't require a license to kill. But deciding of his own accord that one less bombmaker in the world is a good thing would.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    So with Dan as a co-producer, what are his duties?
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    On the posters for SP it says "co-producer".
  • In "Tomorrow Never Dies," why does Bond's P99 sound loud when it has a suppressor on it? (In the stealth ship, he's firing dual wield, with the P99 and UMP 45.)
  • Also, how exactly was Paris Carver killed? Dr. Kaufmann just says that she struggled. Was she strangled? Did he do the chakra torture to her?
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    In "Tomorrow Never Dies," why does Bond's P99 sound loud when it has a suppressor on it? (In the stealth ship, he's firing dual wield, with the P99 and UMP 45.)

    In real life silencers aren't that silent. Youtube it. Would explain why it sounds louder.
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    Also, how exactly was Paris Carver killed? Dr. Kaufmann just says that she struggled. Was she strangled? Did he do the chakra torture to her?

    He shot her. It was his plan to make it look like a suicide with her and Bond - Bond shooting her then turning the gun on himself. I think that what either Kaufman or the new reporter says.
  • DariusDarius UK
    edited October 2015 Posts: 354
    Mallory wrote: »
    In "Tomorrow Never Dies," why does Bond's P99 sound loud when it has a suppressor on it? (In the stealth ship, he's firing dual wield, with the P99 and UMP 45.)

    @joshdeese93
    In real life silencers aren't that silent. Youtube it. Would explain why it sounds louder.

    A "silencer" is a misnomer. A "suppressor" is closer to the mark, but "noise reduction cylinder" is the closest to the truth. A noise reduction cylinder is meant to diminish the report of a discharged round. However, other sounds emanating from the weapon remain unchanged. Bullets make distinct sounds by their passage through the air and striking targets, and supersonic bullets produce a small sonic boom, resulting in a "ballistic crack", such as is the case with the Walther P99, which has a muzzle velocity of 408 m/s, with the speed of sound being a mere 340.29 m/s. Semi-automatic and fully automatic firearms also make distinct noises as their actions cycle, ejecting the fired cartridge case and loading a new round.

    The sound coming from a gun (say a 9mm Walther P99) with such a cylinder attached is similar to dropping a heavy book face down on to a hard floor from a distance of about four feet. This sound would be further amplified in GE because Bond and Trevelyan are in a large warehouse area that would have natural sound amplification and reverberation.

    We have to take our hats off to Eon's nod towards realism.
  • ^I definitely agree with these. But why aren't the suppressed shots loud in The World is Not Enough/Casino Royale, when the P99 is used with the suppressor?
  • DariusDarius UK
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    w2bond wrote: »
    Don't forget they're going at least 900km/hr so if he lets one hand go even for a brief moment he wouldn't have the strength to hold on. That's what I always thought.

    Either way one of the best scenes in the series

    Yes it is.

    However, the plane in question looks like a Hercules C 130J cargo plane, which has a flight speed of a mere 671 kph, which would have placed enormous pressure on Bond, but don't forget that they were flying at high altitude relative to sea level, so this would have reduced the drag factor considerably.

  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
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    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?

    I think as Blofeld's Mercedes was rounding the slight right corner up ahead of Bond's Aston, one stray bullet nicked her.

    I have a question as well. Does anybody know what version of the Bond theme starts playing at around 1:44?

  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    edited October 2015 Posts: 16,351
    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?

    I think as Blofeld's Mercedes was rounding the slight right corner up ahead of Bond's Aston, one stray bullet nicked her.

    I have a question as well. Does anybody know what version of the Bond theme starts playing at around 1:44?


    It's the guitar riff from the Phifer Broz trailer music for Casino Royale with a lower pitch. here's the riff.

    http://picosong.com/6wwj/
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Murdock wrote: »
    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?

    I think as Blofeld's Mercedes was rounding the slight right corner up ahead of Bond's Aston, one stray bullet nicked her.

    I have a question as well. Does anybody know what version of the Bond theme starts playing at around 1:44?


    It's the guitar riff from the Phifer Broz trailer music for Casino Royale with a lower pitch. here's the riff.

    http://picosong.com/6wwj/

    Dang! You know that you're MI6's audio expert?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Murdock wrote: »
    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?

    I think as Blofeld's Mercedes was rounding the slight right corner up ahead of Bond's Aston, one stray bullet nicked her.

    I have a question as well. Does anybody know what version of the Bond theme starts playing at around 1:44?


    It's the guitar riff from the Phifer Broz trailer music for Casino Royale with a lower pitch. here's the riff.

    http://picosong.com/6wwj/

    Dang! You know that you're MI6's audio expert?

    Hehe I've given myself that title unofficially. ;;) If I hear Bond music anywhere, I know it. I've also heard some used in the oddest of places.
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    The James Bond from the first 20 films is the same, right? Or just through Dalton? I know Craig's is a new start, but wasn't sure if Brosnan's was or not.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Are you familiar with the music from all eras? I think I'm as decent at picking where tracks are from as the average member here, but it's far from a strength.
    Bondwise, yes. I own every Bond soundtrack from Dr. No to Skyfall, as well as most if not all soundtracks from the Bond games. I also have fan made expanded soundracks which has music not released commercially. I'm a completionist when it comes to Bond music collecting. Rare Bond music is what I enjoy searching for. Most of my findings is on my Lost But now found Bond music thread.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    edited October 2015 Posts: 10,591
    FoxRox wrote: »
    The James Bond from the first 20 films is the same, right? Or just through Dalton? I know Craig's is a new start, but wasn't sure if Brosnan's was or not.
    It's all very loose. Technically, the first timeline is from 1962-2002. But then there are questions as to whether there are individual timelines within that, such as from 1962-1985 (which would make sense continuity wise). The Brosnan thing is tricky, as GE's PTS takes place in 1986, and there are questions about whether that crosses over into the Dalton era or not.
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    With the reference of Tracy in LTK, I figured through Dalton's was the same at least. Brosnan... Not sure
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    My personal theory is that there are 3 era's.

    1962-1985 is the Classic Era. Connery, Lazenby and Moore are the same Bond.
    1987-2002 is the first reboot. Dalton and Brosnan's Bond are the same Bond, Even though we didn't see it, Bond married Tracy and she died just the same.
    2006- New Reboot. Craig is the current Bond from this era.
  • Question about the original timeline and the reboot - With the reboot, are we to "assume" that the original timeline has happened at some point (or, with CR and QOS, sometime after those), or did the original timeline just "not happen?"
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    FoxRox wrote: »
    With the reference of Tracy in LTK, I figured through Dalton's was the same at least. Brosnan... Not sure

    True, I had forgotten about that reference. There's also a subtle reference in TWINE, where Elektra asks Bond if he had ever lost a loved one, and he dodges the question.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    Murdock wrote: »
    My personal theory is that there are 3 era's.

    1962-1985 is the Classic Era. Connery, Lazenby and Moore are the same Bond.
    1987-2002 is the first reboot. Dalton and Brosnan's Bond are the same Bond, Even though we didn't see it, Bond married Tracy and she died just the same.
    2006- New Reboot. Craig is the current Bond from this era.
    Precisely my theory as well.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    How did Tracy get shot in the head through the front window?

    I think as Blofeld's Mercedes was rounding the slight right corner up ahead of Bond's Aston, one stray bullet nicked her.

    I have a question as well. Does anybody know what version of the Bond theme starts playing at around 1:44?


    It's the guitar riff from the Phifer Broz trailer music for Casino Royale with a lower pitch. here's the riff.

    http://picosong.com/6wwj/

    Dang! You know that you're MI6's audio expert?

    Hehe I've given myself that title unofficially. ;;) If I hear Bond music anywhere, I know it. I've also heard some used in the oddest of places.

    What's the oddest place you've heard a Bond song?
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