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  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    IncompetentHenchman wrote: »
    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    Pink shirt = Gay. =))

    Exactly, how ridiculous! Yes clearly Sanchez is just very amorous.

    So where does that leave Bond and his pink tie in DAF? As gay as the Eurovision Song Contest I should say.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I never got the gay/bi vibe from Sanchez. That's just how some Cuban/Colombians behave, like touching Dario's cheek and all, it didn't sound or look sexual to me. If anything, I would've thought Dario was the son he never had, at least that's how I see it. Also, didn't he call Bond "hermano?" As in... brother? His behaviour wasn't different from any other Colombian/Cuban crime-lord seen in any film.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Yes, I always thought it showed that Shanchez thought of Dario as a son.
    Who'd take over the business one day.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Exactly.
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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    IncompetentHenchman wrote: »
    Walecs wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Is Mr White racist?

    If there was a new Bond villain who was black and called Mr Black and who was evil, would that not be considered some sort of stereotype?

    No, it's just that Quantum's members seem to have colour-coded names. I'm very sure that there was no racial intent there.

    Exactly. White, Greene, Silva... They all refer to colours.

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my god how did I not realise this?

    EDIT: Wait, if Silva was colour-coded from his inception, was SF always meant to be tied back to Quantum?

    Long before the release of SPECTRE, someone speculated that EON intended to hint that Silva worked for Quantum, since at one point Silva says he could "Rig an election in Uganda" (when he tells Bond he could pick his own secret missions). But, apart from that, nothing in the movie seems to suggest that Silva worked for an organization.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited May 2016 Posts: 23,883
    wrong thread
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    That s a safe bet.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I'm guessing Tiger and his Ninja's met a similar fate in the next film. :P
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Murdock wrote: »
    I'm guessing Tiger and his Ninja's met a similar fate in the next film. :P
    If Kissy Suzuki can swim miles away while avoiding automatic gunshots from a helicopter above, then I wouldn't worry about Tiger and his ninjas. :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    One of his Ninja's retired to America, where he taught a young boy who
    was being bullied to fight back in a martial arts tournament. Using
    Techniques like painting his fence and waxing his car. I think it was
    Called ...... Car Wash. :D
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    One of his Ninja's retired to America, where he taught a young boy who
    was being bullied to fight back in a martial arts tournament. Using
    Techniques like painting his fence and waxing his car. I think it was
    Called ...... Car Wash. :D

    So technically YOLT is an origin story? ;)
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.

    BTW, does that trick with catching the wire on the nose of the plane and zipping someone out of the water actually work?
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.

    BTW, does that trick with catching the wire on the nose of the plane and zipping someone out of the water actually work?

    It does:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.

    BTW, does that trick with catching the wire on the nose of the plane and zipping someone out of the water actually work?

    It does:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system

    Wow, and to think that technology existed back in the sixties. Quite ingenious.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited May 2016 Posts: 15,423
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.

    BTW, does that trick with catching the wire on the nose of the plane and zipping someone out of the water actually work?

    It does:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system

    Wow, and to think that technology existed back in the sixties. Quite ingenious.
    Technology always existed. Just because some people choose not to believe it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The most cutting edge tech we see today in our hands, has been existent in the hands of the government at least 15 years ago.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Are we to assume that Kutze dies at the end of TB? Don't believe it's ever clicked that he dives out alongside Bond and Domino, but we never see him again. He does say that he doesn't know how to swim, so even with the life preserver, I'm guessing he drowns.

    Considering they just jumped out before the boat hits the rocks (which we don't see anymore when Bond and Domino are picked up) and the US navy is on it's way anyway, I don't think it would take long to pick him up from the water. Bond, obviously, has to get back asap to report, so he's picked up by adjusted B17 bomber, naturally.

    BTW, does that trick with catching the wire on the nose of the plane and zipping someone out of the water actually work?

    It does:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system

    Wow, and to think that technology existed back in the sixties. Quite ingenious.
    Technology always existed. Just because some people choose not to believe it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The most cutting tech we see today in our hands, has been existent in the hands of the government at least 15 years ago.

    Those crafty swines.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    Even Batman used it. ;)
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    Even Batman used it. ;)

    Hey, you're right! That crafty man, Nolan. He stole the "let's go fishing!" Opener to LTK as well. He is destined to direct a Bond film it seems.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    Even Batman used it. ;)

    Hey, you're right! That crafty man, Nolan. He stole the "let's go fishing!" Opener to LTK as well. He is destined to direct a Bond film it seems.

    Yes, he has put a reference to Batman in all his films and look where that took him ...
  • Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
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    I always found it strange how Bond finds a bottle of Belevdere in Mr. White's Moroccan hideout. I was under the assumption White had most likely not frequented the place in a very long time. So how did a new bottle of a very pricey bottle of vodka turn up?

    However, I recently found this photo:
    http://67.media.tumblr.com/b88388ee3f3b06f64568b8dc6d4fdbe1/tumblr_o7d8xizsaS1rnsdhso6_1280.jpg

    And it seems that Bond may not be drinking the Belevdere that we all know since the labelling is different (aside from the fact that it's the same Belevdere shaped bottle). Can we identify this bottle please?
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Pierce2Daniel wrote: »
    I always found it strange how Bond finds a bottle of Belevdere in Mr. White's Moroccan hideout. I was under the assumption White had most likely not frequented the place in a very long time. So how did a new bottle of a very pricey bottle of vodka turn up?

    However, I recently found this photo:
    http://67.media.tumblr.com/b88388ee3f3b06f64568b8dc6d4fdbe1/tumblr_o7d8xizsaS1rnsdhso6_1280.jpg

    And it seems that Bond may not be drinking the Belevdere that we all know since the labelling is different (aside from the fact that it's the same Belevdere shaped bottle). Can we identify this bottle please?

    So, you mean it might be a shameless case of product placement?!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    =)) I can't believe you're so cynical, it obviously moves the story along ! :D
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Funny, in the original script, that bottle was supposed to be Schnapps. ;)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Good thing he didn t find some old Heineken cans in there.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I'd kill for some Smirnoff right now.
  • GerardGerard
    edited May 2016 Posts: 6,022
    Thunderpussy wrote: »
    Even Batman used it. ;)

    And John Wayne, let's not forget that. In "The Green Berets", no less.

  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Question: Why was QofS affected by the writers strike? As Michael G Wilson is a perfectly competent script writer.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
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    I think because of the strike, no credited screen writer, could work on it.
    That's only a guess on my part, and as Michael G had co-written before
    I'd say he couldn't " Officially " help.
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