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[Qwerty]

Has anyone mentioned when he starred in The World Is Not Enough?

You mean, because the movie was terrible or because of what happened to Bond in the movie?

Was a joke by me about the movie.

Ahhh... I get it... since TWINE is not that well liked on these boards...

That's quite an understatement.

[DLibrasnow]

I think Bond was closest to death during the playing of DOMINATION in Never Say Never Again.

[Qwerty]

I think Bond was closest to death during the playing of DOMINATION in Never Say Never Again.

How so DLibra?

He could have letten go anytime.

[ChrisWalken]

I think Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever. When he is placed in the coffin by Wint and Kidd and then left and stuck in there to die, there really seems to be nothing he can do to free himself. It all comes by the lucky help of someone else.

That's definitely the worst situation he's been in. There is no way he could have got out of there by himself.

[Lazenby880]

If we are speaking about the cinematic Bond, a case could be made for when he is stuck in the pool with the shark in Thunderball, a scene made all the more effective given that Connery was genuinely scared. In addition, I don't think anyone has mentioned the cliff-climbing in For Your Eyes Only, an incredibly tense sequence during which Bond very nearly falls to his death were it not for those helpful shoelaces. And I agree with previous comments regarding The World Is Not Enough during the strangling scene, one last screw and he'd have been gone.

However, in terms of how much I really believed Bond might die (even though, obviously, one is always aware that will most certainly not happen) Bond hanging on for dear life in Licence To Kill with Dario about to cut him off is probably when I was most 'on the edge of my seat', part of the reason why Licence To Kill is one of my favourite pictures.

As for the literary Bond, I entirely concur with Tarl's point about Icebreaker having just read it. A brutal, and brilliant, scene.

[Righty007]

Goldfinger? He was closest to his death in The World Is Not Enough!

[Qwerty]

Goldfinger? He was closest to his death in The World Is Not Enough!

How so though?

He had Valentin's help.

[Goldfinger007]

I think Bond has been closest to death in For Your Eyes Only when he is climbing up to Kristatos secret hideout. He only had this rope to hold him. And Bond seemed to be doing a major effort to climb up. That scene had me on the edge of the sofa the first time I saw the movie...

Sometimes I wonder how he made it... well probably because he is James Bond...

[Qwerty]

I think Bond has been closest to death in For Your Eyes Only when he is climbing up to Kristatos secret hideout. He only had this rope to hold him. And Bond seemed to be doing a major effort to climb up. That scene had me on the edge of the sofa the first time I saw the movie...

Sometimes I wonder how he made it... well probably because he is James Bond...

True point. I overlooked that one. No such help there really, other than luck that his rope would hold and he could beat Apostis.

[Lady Rose]

I am going with the coffin scene in DAF.Out of all the near death experiences this scene always stands out for me. Very tense and a real feeling Bond is in mortal danger.

[DaveBond21]

Probably Casino Royale, when his heart stopped.

[sharpshooter]

The most helpless inevitable death scene was the already mentioned cremation.

The capture and torture by the North Koreans for 14 months would have seriously pushed Bond near death. Constant bashings, drenched with high pressure hose, poisoned with scorpion venom, held underwater in a tank for long periods, AND it alludes to hot coals being used.

After all this they say that Brosnan's Bond was weak. He was truly defiant to the last!

[Odd Job]

This is a really tough one because, let's face it, he's been inches from death so many times. The deciding factor for me has to be that Bond is totally helpless and either unconcious or at least very 'out of it'. Taking these factors into consideration, I have to go for CR when the defribulators (I hope that's spelled correctly) are disconnected and he passes out, only to be saved by Vesper at the last minute.

In the books, it's definitely the end of FRWL. Just a little more poison in Rosa's shoe and it's goodnight James!

[DaveBond21]

In LTK, I think he was quite lucky that Sanchez decided to let him sit up before he was due to kill him with the sword, allowing Bond the time to get the lighter out.

[sharpshooter]

Exactly. A very close call there. Luckily Sanchez was a man of loyalty etc, and wanted to know why Bond betrayed him and did not want everything. He had a very short temper just as Truman Lodge found out.

[agentjamesbond007]

Bond has been closest to death in the movie GOLDFINGER where Goldfinger tried to slice bond's privates with his "industrial laser"

[00Twelve]

I don't think I'd be able to understand any answer other than his heart stopping from the poisoned martini in CR, when he didn't have the defibrilator contact connected to his chest and flatlined until Vesper arrived.



In the books, definitely gotta be the end of FRWL. (Oh how I wish they'd end a Bond movie that way!)

[HH007]

Uh... how about the Tarantula scene in Dr. No... just kidding.

Let's see, the laser cutting scene in GF. The scene where he's hanging out the back of the plane at the end of TLD. The grinder in LTK. Diving into the plane in the beginning of GE. The scene where he's trying to stop the airport bomber in CR, I don't know why, but I didn't think James would pull that one off (even it's in like the middle of the movie and he obviously wouldn't get killed ). And the scene in CR where he gets poisoned.

[Daddy Bond]

How about the PTS in MR. No really, now think about it? Being pushed out of an airplane with no parachute?

[Judo chop]

I'd say when a 60 year old Roger Moore had to sit helplessly in bed, watching as Grace Jones disrobes before him.

[Daddy Bond]

I'd say when a 60 year old Roger Moore had to sit helplessly in bed, watching as Grace Jones disrobes before him.

[LadySylvia]

I think Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever. When he is placed in the coffin by Wint and Kidd and then left and stuck in there to die, there really seems to be nothing he can do to free himself. It all comes by the lucky help of someone else.

I think it

[Red Barchetta]

No, it has to be the end of GF, where Bond is in Fort Knox trying to diffuse the A bomb, doesn't have a clue how to do it, and some guy walks over and de-activates it at '007' seconds. If that guy hadn't shown up just then- BOOM!

[draxingtonstanley]

How about the PTS in MR. No really, now think about it? Being pushed out of an airplane with no parachute?

I agree totally. An appalling situation. If we're talking film, the MR PTS and the DAF near- cremation win it for me.
Books? The squid in Dr No springs to mind for some reason,despite the situation being too ludicrous to take anywhere near seriously. I'd happily read a novel telling the story of Dr No's Captain Nemo/Ahab-like hunt and capture of the elusive giant squid. How DID he do it?
And the Bentley's collision with the giant roll of paper in the Moonraker novel had a particularly strong whiff of near death about it.

I couldn't bring myself to abbreviate the book titles for some reason.

Edited by draxingtonstanley, 31 October 2007 - 09:17 PM.

[Calypso Vermouth]

Every time he was played by Roger Moore!

[Judo chop]

[quote name='LadySylvia' post='788715' date='31 October 2007 - 15:41'][quote]I'd say when a 60 year old Roger Moore had to sit helplessly in bed, watching as Grace Jones disrobes before him.[/quote]
He was either 56 or 57 years old at the time. He wasn

[Spurrier]

I think the closest would be when any Bond actor asked Cubby why the paycheck was late. That was Roger's answer when he was asked what was the most dangerous stunt he had to perform as Bond.

[LadySylvia]

Or how about when any Bond actor asks for a percentage of the box office?

[Piz Gloria 1969]

When he watched an episode of Full House....LMFAO !!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously , there's no way in hell he'd manage to hold the rope for that long in AVTAK...how many minutes was it from the mine to GG bridge (after about 2 mins he'd be a goner...lol

...it was still more down to Earth (pun intended) than MR , though

Edited by Piz Gloria 1969, 02 November 2007 - 11:39 PM.

[Carolinabond007]

Casino Royale when his heart stopped.