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I won't even dwell on that Mexican hell hole scorpion drinking game right out of an Italo Western but just about everything he does after coming to Shanghai (apart from sitting at the bar) is as out of character for a bond film as it gets.
His almost bored look when he watches Patrice killing the guard, followed by his doing nothing to stop him from assassinating the guy in the other building. Flemings bond had a serious distain for the waste of life's and loathed killing himself. Actually James Bond is just a slight evolution from John Buchans Richard Hannay and in his heart of hearts and by Flemings intention (willingly or not )an old fashioned hero. If he had any chance whatsoever he would have stopped him from doing so ( not to mention, that this is sound intelligence practice, since the would-be victim owes you and your service Something, can provide you probably with some clothes and even today "my enemies enemy is my friend" is as valid as ever.
Screwing without further ado a former child prostitute whom he knows to be under the control of someone so decidedly evil,watching her being killed and giving a most callous and tasteless remark tops it all though. The Bond of the novels features an extreme weakness towards the "bird with the wing down". The way he treats Tiffany in diamonds are forever gives us a clear indication how he would've behaved towards Severigne and his reaction in just about all of the novels whenever a woman gets hurt it's never in difference. As I said he is an old-fashioned hero.
The guy from Skyfall is nothing like that.
I would argue that smoking is very much an integral part of Bonds character. I have never seen his 80 a day habit as Bond trying to fit into high society, but simply Bond living his life his way. He is in a high risk job, and just trying to stay alive for the next 5 minutes, if he lived longer, that was a bonus. Drinking, smoking and his sex life were his way of letting off tension due to his job. For what it is worth, I am not a smoker myself, but I think he should start lighting up once more.
My memory might fail me regarding this bit, but Bond doesn't light one up that often, does he? Can only remember a selected few times, really – not counting Lazenby's pipe smoking in OHMSS. His drinking is obviously more central than his smoking. Then again - as mentioned, I wouldn't take his smoking away for correctness sake. Bond is not a health freak that needs to be in peak shape at every moment. He doesn't need to be the physically strongest character at any given situation. There are plenty of examples of that. He just takes another drink and get the job done.
Or should be.
He listened to DeadMau5 in Valentin Zukovsky's nightclub in the GoldenEye remake. "I Remember".
Personally, I believe Bond would smoke (if we're going for standard brands) Camel Turkish Royals - the classic ones in the dark blue box; not the new red boxed ones.
That garbage was an actual song?!? I thought it was just a lousy background track they slapped together for the game.
This is spot on. People think "if Bond doesn't crack jokes all the time and if he uses no weird gadgets he is like the Bond from the novels". Which is a bit too simple an explanation.
Aaah ok..thanks.
Connery had already lit in in perhaps the most famous scene of the series, Lazenby lights up in the PTS of OHMSS, Moore lights up in LALD and TMWTGG (both times cigars), Dalton lights up in TLD and Brosnan llights up in DAD. I feel as if I might have missed some films out, but those are the ones that come to mind first.
Over that many films, it sure isn't that often – even if a few times Bond smokes isn't mentioned here. Maybe we'll see Craig light a cigar in his last scene in Bond 25?
FRWL with Kerim.
Dalts also has a puff in LTK.
Does he smoke in the dinner scene with Colonel Smithers in GF?
Actually when you add it up he might even have a fag in as many films as he has a vodka martini which is regarded as a staple of the series?
I doubt it,as he has quit smoking himself and has been against it through all his tenure.
Sir Roger's smoking never really did anything for me, though. The most memorable moment of him with a cigar was when he combined it with his aftershave to create a makeshift flamethrower.
Such a social irresponsible phopa now I doubt we will ever see it again. Most countries have banned it's advertising.
A bit too simplistic I'm afraid. The Mujahideen split in different fractions after the Soviets left the country and they all participated one way or another in the Afghan civil war. The eventual winners were the Taliban but they were by no means the only members of the resistance against the Soviets.
I like to think Kamran Shah was one of the more moderate resistance fighters ;)
+1. The Mujahideen are not religious fanatics, they are freedom fighters. The Taliban are.
I dont think he smokes,just Tiffany.
I guess you are right.