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Another controversial statement (maybe not actually): Paris Carver was both poorly cast and poorly written and the history she had with Bond seems to have existed solely to skip the seduction work.
True. He seems to bark his lines out sometimes in DN.
I think the key lies in the detail though. The little expressions he gives and the way he moves across a room. It's easy to see why he's a star. Despite my feelings, I do like him in the film.
I've mentioned this before in review of DN. I think it is particularly apparent when he's discussing Crab Key with Felix in Pussfeller's bar.
I find some racism in several of the films. I was particularly upset about one scene in DN when Bond basically "orders" Quarrel to "Fetch my shoes". That just seems very belittling and harkens back to shoeshine, steppin Fetchet days. I don't think any Caucasian man today would ever say this to any person of color.
I find Goldfinger to be sexist, racist and badly dated. Despite that I still enjoy the film...
LALD was slammed for being racist at the time but I never found that movie racist in the least bit. The following film, TMWTGG is considerably more racist than LALD.
As for Goodnight, not funny, not relatable and certainly not strong. I still remember Roger basically slagging her off on stage.
It's more that she was supposed to be a spy.
The problem is that all the Bond girls in the 60s had been portrayed as beautiful but credible characters. Goodnight is just irritating comic relief - the Willie Scott of Bond films.
Might I ask why?
I'd take her over Elektra King.
I'd personally take her over all the 80's/90's apart from Melina & Natalya.
I quite liked Carey Lowell as a Bond girl. She's one of my favorites, in fact.
We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't find her very funny. A girl can still be strong willed yet not labelled as an "equal to Bond" (Pussy Galore, XXX, Honey Ryder etc).
The issue with Mary Goodnight resides with the comedic tone of the script. Had she remained a secretary working for MI6 instead of an agent, not the smartest one but not the complete klutz she was depicted as, and in a more serious Bond movie, she would have been far more accepted. And a far better character.
Oh here's another controversial opinion: Bibi is actually a good character and one of the strong points of FYEO.
I agree, both were very wooden in their performances.
Barbara Bach does give a somewhat wooden performance, but her character was written very well. The whole back story gives an otherwise rather generic action movie some depth.
As for Pam, she's one of my favourites in one of my favourite films. Sexy, confident and competent.
The most irritating Bond girl for me is Tiffany Case with lines like: "Blow up your pants!"
She certainly is nothing like the Tiffany in the book, that Bond fell head over heels in love with.
I've never been able to keep soft during that scene in The Wicker Man!
Apparently that's not her.
It's funny you mention that, the last time I watched FYEO I had a new admiration for Bibi I never had before. In the end, where the blonde whats-his-face is fighting Bond, Bibi immediately tries to help and hits him with her suitcase, possibly even saving Bond's life. Other Bond girls like Stacey and Vesper have been paralyzed during fight scenes and didn't try to help until the very end. Bibi doesn't hesitate at all, which is pretty admirable considering her age and everything.