JAMES BOND: “Do you expect me to talk?”
AURIC GOLDFINGER: “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!”
— “Goldfinger” (1965)
“Bond, James Bond” and other quotes
Bond fans are sticklers for tradition.
In each film depicting the dashing, deadly British secret agent, we expect to see fast cars, flashy gadgets and lovely girls with ridiculous names. We clamor for underwater lairs and dry martinis, “shaken, not stirred,” of course.
Most importantly, however, we want our Bond quotes.
Bond quotes, those juicy one-liners that punctuate plots like so many bullet holes, are what stick in moviegoers’ heads long after we’ve forgotten the fight scenes and car chases.
When James Bond quips “I think he got the point” after shooting a baddie with a speargun in ” Thunderball,” we chuckle. When he mutters “Oh, the things I do for England” whilst making love in “You Only Live Twice,” our sympathies are heartfelt.
Typical quotes thrive on sexual innuendo, situational comedy and (usually awful) puns. And they’re not always uttered by 007.
Although 2006’s “Casino Royale” offered a few bon mots, I’m hoping that “Quantum of Solace” will up the ante with snappier dialog. I need something that will make me sound clever at parties.
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What’s your opinion of Daniel Craig, the latest man to don James Bond’s tuxedo?
I see him as a return to the cold-blooded killer in Ian Fleming’s novels, a Steve McQueen lookalike with guts, grit and a certain grim wit. Others, however, long for Sean Connery’s charm, Roger Moore’s good-humored grin, Timothy Dalton’s oh-so-’80s sensitivity or the sleek security of Pierce Brosnan.
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Allen Barra defends Craig’s title as the real James Bond. He is Fleming’s “blunt instrument,” not a smooth, suave, impeccably dressed ladies’ man.
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Sarah
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Good stuff. I have yet to see the new Bond flick (I live in China and it is actually out on DVD here, but most likely a low quality bootleg) but look forward to it as soon as I can get a good copy..
Bill
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