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[Genrewriter]

I love Bond crashing through the wall like The Incredible Hulk too. The great thing about that chase is how you have one man moving with smooth, expert agility and Bond simply muscling his way through and improvising. Great stuff.

[Pal]

I liked seeing CBn's own Bond movie actor, Erniecureo, sitting at one of the poker tables having the time of his life. There were of course other moments such as Bond continually returning to the poker table despite Le Chiffre's best attempts, as well as the tortue sequence, the final line, the list goes on.

[Vauxhall]

I love Bond crashing through the wall like The Incredible Hulk too. The great thing about that chase is how you have one man moving with smooth, expert agility and Bond simply muscling his way through and improvising. Great stuff.

Yes, agreed. That moment brought a nice ripple of laughter to the cinema.

[bill007]

Double-Oh Agent said:
"I don't know why EON couldn't have used a Bentley for the scene instead of the DB5. We already get a separate Astin Martin later in the film. I think it would have been nicer for 007 to have won a Bentley, but oh well."

I reply:
I guess the studio was laying the foundation for the DB5 to return in a future movie? But it was a nice nod to the Connery era.

Edited by bill007, 19 November 2006 - 06:49 AM.

[Captain Chaos]

There were just so many, it's hard to pick them.

Bond bursting through the drywall 50 times better then I've seen Mr. T burst through anything (that seems to be his schtick now that he's cut back on the gaudy jewelry).

The torture scene - it started out being very hard to watch, but as soon as Bond said "I have an itch... down there", I started chuckling, and had difficulty stopping the whole way through - and I know I wasn't the only guy in the theater with this reaction, which was good - because that scene could have ended up being very difficult to watch, due to the brutality of the scene (and the method of torture), and the tone of that whole scene ultimately depended on the acting choices Craig made, which of those choices the director and editor went with, and the audience's reactions.

The foot chase as a whole was spectacular. I certainly hope that that sequence does to parkour what The Matrix did with martial arts in movies. Plus, because Bond comes out of it the way you'd expect a person to come out of it, sweaty, dirty, dusty, and grimy.

The Bond Car getting totaled. Bond has a habit of losing his cars quite spectacularly (he's done everything but have his car blow up next to a fully fueled and fully loaded garbage truck, which in turn landed on top of the car's ruin), but that was probably the most brutal way he's totaled a car.

The stairwell fight again, because of the brutality. This was probably one of Bond's bloodiest fights, and 007 comes out of it the way you'd expect somebody to come out of it, battered and bloodied.

The Vodka Martini bit, during the start of the poker game, because of the comedy - Bond orders his signature drink, with detailed instructions on how to make it - and half the table decides to have one too. Bond's reaction when he finally drinks it makes it even better (he didn't really know what the drink he was ordering would taste like).

[Tuxedo wearing Bond]

Yeah, the torture sequence started out like it was gonna be really hard to watch. The way the door slams shut and there is complete silence. But the best thing about the way that the scene started was craigs chattering teeth. It was very realistic.

[Captain Chaos]

What really had me thinking that this would be really rough going in, was that, in my memory of the book (which I haven't read for a while) in the torture scene, after SMERSH kills Le Chiffre, they cut the Cyrillic letters for "Death to Spies" into Bond's pelvis (or something like that) - leaving a scar that comes up in several of the other books. I expected this to happen in this scene, but I didn't know when.

[sminkypinkybangbang]

Is there anywhere I can find a picture of the 'Bond, James Bond' scene? The shot of him holding the gun, looking down?

By far THE defining shot of the film, surely..

Edited by sminkypinkybangbang, 19 November 2006 - 12:47 PM.

[JameswpBond]

It's amazing to see all these classic moments listed as there are so many of them!

[Marquis]

The 'car parking' scene was fantastic and the way Bond tosses the keys at the end...classic.

[Vauxhall]

Is there anywhere I can find a picture of the 'Bond, James Bond' scene? The shot of him holding the gun, looking down?

By far THE defining shot of the film, surely..

This is the best I can do for the moment. Not great quality admittedly, but still cool.

Moderator's note: Guess what happened to this picture? Go on, have a guess.

[stamper]

Hmm, I am the only one thinking, either Craig's neck is too short, or his shirt collars to tall ?

[Waffles, James Waffles.]

Some more scenes:

I loved how Mr. Mendel is an example for Swiss Bankers.
When the homing device is injected into his arm-the first time Bond says "Ow." straight out.

We got a few laughs as Bond plows through the drywall
and the torture scene was good as well. First someone was saying, "Oh, that must hurt." and then cracking up with the ballscratching line.

[Vauxhall]

Is there anywhere I can find a picture of the 'Bond, James Bond' scene? The shot of him holding the gun, looking down?

By far THE defining shot of the film, surely..

This is the best I can do for the moment. Not great quality admittedly, but still cool.

Moderator's note: Guess what happened to this picture? Go on, have a guess.

Oh sorry about that, thought that as it wasn't an officially released still from the movie it would be alright to post it. Oh well, anyone who wants to see it can join the Dedicated to Daniel MSN Group.

[stamper]

I love the Moderator's tone. So pleasant respectful, it's absolutly not like a meeting with M, for example

[Tiin007]

This movie had so many classic moments. Here are some:

1. Bond and Vesper's First meeting
2. The Shower Scene (probably my favorite scene in the entire movie)
3. The Stairwell Fight
4. The Torture Scene (btw guys, there's something I don't get. When Bond says, "now the whole world will know you died scratching my balls," was he referring to us the audience when he said "the whole world"?)
5. Vesper's Death
6. Bond, James Bond

One scene had potential to make the cut, but didn't because they left out (what I consider to be) a crucial element. Right after Vesper's death, when Bond brought her onto the roof, he needed to cry. If only he did, that would've made the list.

Also, about the line "The job is done. The bitch is dead." Does anyone else think it was more effective in the book?

[Craig'sGIrl]

1)Bond and Vesper meeting on the train for the first time.
2)When Bond and Le Chiffre meet for the first time.
3)When he orders the drink for the first time, and everyone else does too. And Le Chiffre's comeback line: "If everyone is through..."
4)M's best line: "Damn I miss the cold war."
5)The ending: "The name's Bond, James Bond."

[Joyce Carrington]

Too many to name.

The scene I've been thinking about a lot now, though, is the one where Bond presents Vesper with the dress and she presents him with the dinner jacket. It only hit me when Vesper is standing in the bathroom without make-up (or at least a very natural face) how beautiful she really was and how much I was going to continue to love her scenes with Bond.

[nick_jb007]

Did anyone think when Bond follows Vesper, and Vesper meets the man with the glasses (The half sunglasses) and hands him the suitcase, he notices bond and says I will kill her. Bond says "allow me" or something along the lines of that.

[Harmsway]

Do you know what little moment I adore? After Vesper leaves Bond in the train, he looks after her, but then gets the most marvelous smile on his face. It's just a perfect moment (this film is full of those).

[deth]

if anybody wants an mp3 of Craig saying the

"Bond... James Bond" line..... just PM me

[donvito87]

Memorable Scenes include:
-the cool film-noir opening
-the titles sequence
-the chase
-the fuel tanker scene
-the poker game
-the staircase fight
-the torture scene
-the shootout at the end
-bond confront mr. white

[tdalton]

Do you know what little moment I adore? After Vesper leaves Bond in the train, he looks after her, but then gets the most marvelous smile on his face. It's just a perfect moment (this film is full of those).

Agreed. That was a fantastic moment. And, there were countless others. As many others before me have said, the torture sequence was brilliant. Craig played that scene brilliantly, as he did with the "Bond, James Bond" line (best delivery of that in the series, IMO).

[dinovelvet]

The 'car parking' scene was fantastic and the way Bond tosses the keys at the end...classic.

Yeah I agree with this. The entire sequence from when Bond arrives in the Bahamas to his nonchalant crushing of Demetrios at the poker table, this sequence really stood out for me on the second viewing since I was 'over' the adrenaline rush of the parkour and Miami scenes this time. Its 15 minutes of pure Bond gold, with Craig exhibiting the perfect don't-give-a- cool, tossing the keys at the car, casually strolling into the security office, flirting with the receptionist, finishing the poker game with "...and the valet ticket?". It doesn't get any better than this.

[Joyce Carrington]

Did anyone think when Bond follows Vesper, and Vesper meets the man with the glasses (The half sunglasses) and hands him the suitcase, he notices bond and says I will kill her. Bond says "allow me" or something along the lines of that.

Certainly, I noticed this. And along with the look he gets on his face when M tells him the money never made it back to the treasury, it just makes me wonder: why was Bond so quick to believe Vesper betrayed him and she needed to be killed? I would have thought, if he was so in love with her, that he would have at least wanted to believe there was an explanation, that there were other factors at play... not to immediately brand her a bitch.

[Harmsway]

I don't think that initial look is one of utter condemnation. It's one of doubt. But as soon as he looks at her cell phone, he has evidence he can't refute. Everything adds up to her. Nevermind the fact that it seems as if she's transferring the funds of her own volition.

Bond also has the ability to put on his armor. And he did. He emotionally detached himself and put things together. With Bond's innately distrustful and cold nature, and I don't find his jump that unbelievable.

[Joyce Carrington]

Bond also has the ability to put on his armor. And he did. He emotionally detached himself and put things together. With Bond's innately distrustful and cold nature, and I don't find his jump that unbelievable.

Well, I guess it's just a degree of coldness that surprised me. But it does make sense, I guess.

At least he tries to rescue her from the elevator.

[jaguar007]

There are two moments in the movie that say to me "BOND" - and they are rather small moments that could have easily been on the cutting room floor.

Movie Bond: When he "parks" the Land Rover and walks away tossing the keys. Classic cocky movie Bond.

Book Bond: Right after the stairwell fight when he washes the blood off his face and guzzles the booze. That scene was so Fleming and something we have never seen in the movies before.

[DanMan]

So many to choose from...

The entire Bahamas section is really classic Bond, as well as when Bond first arrives at Montenegro. If I had to pick one scene from the whole movie that will probably be classic it would have to be the final scene.

It's not really a Bond moment, but all of the fade transitions brought a real smile to my face. It's such old-school film-making but it didn't feel out of place. My favorite would have to be the shot of Mr.White driving through the gates of his ville, then fade cut to an epic helicopter shot approaching the ville. <That's really the best kind of cinematography you can hope for.

[stamper]

I just saw the movie, and my all time classic moment, of all the series, is the scene at the airport, when Bond get caught by the police as the terrorist watches on.

The look on Bond, when the terrorist prepares to explode the bomb, and the final smirk on his face, is my all time classic bond moment of the entire series. It's a scene I could only dream ever seeing, similar to the execution of Dr Dent scene in Dr No, in intent. That moment sold me totally on this new Bond as being the real deal.