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I don't think we need any. Although if she was a disgusting monster like Rosa Klebb, that would be great.
And how about the PTS?
Also during the chase around Pinewood Auric Enterprises, one of the goons cars goes off the road and explodes.
7 Moore
6 Connery
5 Craig? it's still possible
4 Brosnan
3 ---
2 Dalton
1 Lazenby
so it's clear that if Craig does a fifth, the next actor will end up doing three in the end, ha!
I like explosions in the right measure and right time. The Skyfall explosion for example I thought was appropriate because there hadn't been many up to that point and it, visually and narratively seemed quite fitting as well.
And if used right they can contribute to a feeling of intensity (LTK tanker chase finale) or as payoff (FRWL boat chase). If they are used too much (TND, TWINE, DAD, SP) then they typically become boring.
Yes every film has had more than one explosion. Except maybe DN which only had the one where Crab Key exploded.
As far as finales go LALD did not have a real explosion (Kananga was inflation, not explosion). I wouldn't say anything exploded during the TWINE or CR finales, technically speaking.
I think explosions are very much a part of Bond and a staple of the action genre so we won't be saying goodbye to them soon. And I quite like them anyway, so...
Two ski goons and a few other mooks at Piz Gloria, none of them significant to the storyline.
FRWL has two huge explosions following the helicopter scene. It's not the element I'd like all the Bond films to be united by, but I suppose you have to pander to the audience's interests somehow.
TMWTGG is the only Bond movie where Bond only kills one person. MR is the only Bond movie not to feature Bond using any handgun, IIRC.
It's a great effort old chap but from the OED:
Explosion - A violent shattering or blowing apart of something.
I think the ATAC hitting the rock is covered under that definition.
The elevator is a symbol of social class. The higher it goes up, the greater the status. This is opposite of times prior to the elevator. In many cases, Bond is shown going in or coming out of elevators only going up, rarely coming down, in hotels. QoS is one of the few exceptions. All of DC's films feature important elevator scenes. There may be a connection here to the heavy emphasis on Bond's being an orphan attempting to escape his working class upbringing.
The elevator is also a symbol of entrapment.
In many cases, the elevator features prominently in the villain's lair. OHMSS, DAF, and SF are some examples off the top of my head.
I believe such important social stature relationships to height above ground are covered in Tom Hiddle's new film entitled High Rise.
Indeed. It is based on the JG Ballard novel.
Well. In TB he kills Fiona as well. And Jacques Bouvar. Characters that are named. All the characters Bond kills in OHMSS are nameless goons it seems. Which sort of takes away from his agency in the film.
QOS and OHMSS. Never mind.