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The one that happened in my heart (and elsewhere) when I saw Eva Green for the first time in CR.
WINNER!
Question : what does Charles Bronson has to do with anything in the James Bond world ? Was he involved in any way ? Because I see that name creeping more and more often in the forums (and it doesn't date from yesterday either, it happened already on Usenet).
Could someone check his DAF version on the self, please? Thanks!
Have you not seen TND?
It didn t just fall. He deliberately steered it over the edge, regardless of who might stroll past beneath. Women, children, whoever.
Yes, he is an asshole. Connery's, Moore's and Brosnan's Bonds have always been assholes, but likable ones at that!
But he did honk the horn to warn people below to get out of the way. It's a case of "suspension of disbelief" that this would be enough warning to make it safe, but the Bond series as a whole requires a lot of "suspension of disbelief".
We all have our ways of dealing with grief. Nothing like unwinding after a rough day. ;)
I can't confirm it myself as I don't have a reprint but I think that it must have been only in the reprints of the Jonathan Cape first edition of DAF where it was changed (to 'Dolly' as 'Boofy' was a real life person) as it remains the same in the Pan paperback editions.
Fleming stated that he would have the name changed in later editions of the novel after his friend complained about the use of his name in the novel. For more information, have a read of my article here:
http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/james-bond-novels-that-were-edited.html
"The disclaimer, "Neither the name Zorin nor any other name or character in this film is meant to portray a real company or actual person" was added after producers discovered a real company known as Zoran Ladicorbic Ltd. Their industry was fashion design."
Thanks, @Dragonpol! I have your article printed in paper ;) but, apparently, it's not clear if Fleming changed it or not...
Ah...interesting. Thanks!
Yes, it's difficult to get a definitive answer unless one can check a later edition Cape DAF imprint. What we do know is that Fleming at least intended to incorporate the 'Dolly' change into later hardback editions. Whether this was in fact carried out or not is unclear currently.
The evil Max Zoran who reintroduced corduroy flares.