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Strangely, I didn't feel quite the same way about the ball whacker scene in CR, even with the squelching sound on that first hit. Oh, ok, that did make me uneasy too, but I am more surprised by my reaction to the SP scene.
watching the torture send in SP.
I think another thing about the SP scene is the way they lit it. Apart from the 'hospital' overtones, there was this sort of bright light effect, which suggested to me (subconsciously at first) what it would be like as you finally bite it and are about to go over to the other side. Ominous. Strange that it had this effect, because I always knew the Omega was there to save the day eventually since they flashed it a couple of seconds into the scene.
Bottom line - I would have preferred a scene where Bond wasn't screaming like this. It touched a nerve in a way that Connery yelling on the rack in TB or Craig in CR didn't for some reason.
When Kananga starts pulling the latex mask off i thought he was ripping his own face off to impress Bond!!!!
Still loved it though!
Krest exploding, I actually always look away.
Grace Jones getting naked...that probably makes the straightest guy gay :))
It looks incredibly real and I still wonder how they did that. If anyone could fill me in on that, I would be grateful - it would make the scene more bearable.
Greene chopping into his own foot also makes me feel it a little.
Yes, the foot chopping is quite hard to watch.
Eva Green just may be the greatest living actress. (Sorry, Meryl)
She can do anything believable, I think it is not CGI, it looks like she was in the water for this scene.
Only 25 years old in CR, but what a presence on the screen. Craig was very lucky to get this co-star in his first Bond-outing.
As Bertolucci is one of my favourite directors I got "Dreamers" in 2003, the very first movie of Eva Green. Of course I never thought that she would get that successful and famous. I was quite fascinated by Louis Garrel, the French young actor.
"What about the rest of you?"
Brrrrrr. Like watching your grandparents flirt.
Worse than that : she then says that Kristatos won't have her because he's too old. Let's see :
Julian Glover was born in 1935. Sir Roger was born in 1927. Not so consistant, is she ?
And of course, I felt the pain during that CR '06 scene. Ouch !
Nothing, I'm naked right now.
No, it is not CGI. They shot it on set under water. You can see it in the bonus material for CR if I don't remember incorrectly.
The only exception might be Brosnan in TWINE, when he's on the choking chair.
It fits in with the drive for reality in the Craig-era. He may look tough, but showing that Bond can be subject to excruciating pain, intensifies his character and his will for survival all the more.
Have I missed any actual torture scenes in previous movies?
Or am I reading too much into this?
Connery looks very uncomfortable on the rack, but it doesn't look as excruciating as the Craig tortures.
:D
Yes, I agree that the LTK scene is more tightly edited with less faffing about than there is in TB.
Thanks for that information, @royale65. I didn't know that! :)
Yes, I agree that that scene is nasty and difficult to watch. Don't know how I missed that one actually!