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....No, never drink on duty!! :-B
Ahh yes...another example of undeveloped direction and writing in QOS. We're supposed to assume he is drinking out of depression and battling his demons, dealing with his grief and what not, yet, this idea is barely dealt with at all.
And yes it was bold. It seems whenever we see heroes drunk it's played up for humor instead the sad reality it can be.
Very much agreed. I don't know if it was because he wasn't totally comfortable with the finished script, but Forster cut out of many scenes far too early for my taste.
The worst for me is the very choppy jump cut from when Bond starts out after Greene in the desert to Bond tossing Greene out of the car. Did they just not shoot enough footage?
If you're referring to the hotel scene I don't think there was anything in that scene that suggested he was drunk. I never once even heard anyone even mention that suggestion until just now. Im pretty sure he wasn't drunk off those vodka shots.
I wouldn't have said he was drunk either. But I do like that scene:
"well...we know where you stand...you made your bed!!"
Oddly, I remember reading somewhere that Fleming said Bond should never be depicted as drunk - despite the fact he drinks heavily. Is this true?
The closest we saw Bond to "drunk" was the opening of the YOLT book as far as I recall.
Wow. I agree with you.
But Fleming's Bond wasn't averse to drunkenness. When his flight to London is cancelled in Miami he decides to get seriously drunk, something he wasn't properly for years despite the many double bourbons he consumes. And he's also setting sights on picking up a tart that will have to carry him to his bed.
<font color=blue size=7><b>NSNA isn't part of the official series despite MGM buying its distribution rights .</b></font>
OF COURSE NOT!!!!!!!!!
It's like a forgotten relative who we rarely speak of. But as I say, when I do see it, there is quite alot to enjoy. There's also quite alot to loath. A welcome return to Bondian duties for Connery, but never again. Obviously.
It's got Sean Connery playing James Bond, so it's a damn Bond movie
A much better send off than Connery got in DAF, and I think it's almost good as the original TB. Not sure if that's an agree or disagree.
So, I agree. Never Say Never Again will never be an official film nor a Bond film, from my point of view!
Yes it's not an official Bond film, but it's still a Bond movie.
I do think that NSNA influenced the Eon series a bit. Fatima Blush is kind of the proto-Xenia Onatopp.
No. It's clearly existing in "alternate Bond universe" since if he were the same Bond wouldn't he be suspicious about running into another SPECTRE plot involving hijacked nuclear weapons, a villain named Largo, a girl named Domino and going to Shrublands, battling someone named Lippe and romancing a physical therapist named Patricia Fearing? Deja vu indeed.