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[crimsonjc96]

I have seen this movie a number of times thru the years, and last night I noticed something while watching the scene where Bond and Kara are trying to stuff the cello into the backseat of the Aston Martin. I am curios if this was a goof and was left in the movie, but when Kara first begins to angle the cello case into the car she hits Bond with the case. Then while struggling to hurridly get the case into the car he gives her a look that is funny. Followed by the line "Why didn't you learn the violin?" I had always seen the look and gotten the line, but I had never noticed that she actually hit Bond on the side of his head while they were stuffing the living daylights out of the case. The whole scene is quite funny, but then finding that bit just made it all the better. Just curious if anyone else had ever spotted that.

[Stephen Spotswood]

I've notice it. I always thought it added to the charm of the scene. It was Bond as a slightly peevish boy-friend, even though they just met. This was a squabbling couple scene. I think it's one of the things that bugged some Bond fans who kept saying things like, "Dalton's too light for the character," and even, "Dalton's Bond doesn't seem to know one end of a gun from another." Then of course with LTK it turned into, "Dalton's too dark for Bond," "Dalton needs to learn to lighten up."

[crimsonjc96]

Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion, but I thought Dalton played a very good James Bond. The scene was cute and charming as Bond was irritated and clearly was losing patience fast with Kara. Add onto the fact that she just had to have her cello, and would not take no for an answer no matter the consequences. Fortunately, the cello did come in handy. The squabble in that scene was charmingly humorous. I thought that Dalton played that scene well. Was Dalton too light or dark for Bond, well that is in the eye of each individual. To me Dalton had good lighter moments in both his films, and some very good darker moments that oozed James Bond's darker and colder emotions.

[Jeff007]

I will have to re-watch that part.

Welcome to the forums, crimsonjc96!

[MajorB]

I always liked that moment. One of those lucky accidents, which Dalton played very well, and which helped build up his "Why didn't you" line. One of the touches that made his Bond seem more human than most of his predecessors'. (Another such small moment happens at the end of the car chase when Bond climbs out of the A-M and one leg goes almost hip-deep in the snow and he has to pull himself loose. Fractionally less ultra-smooth than the Bond escapes we'd tended to expect. It fitted his Bond very well.)

[Bondian]

Everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion, but I thought Dalton played a very good James Bond. The scene was cute and charming as Bond was irritated and clearly was losing patience fast with Kara. Add onto the fact that she just had to have her cello, and would not take no for an answer no matter the consequences. Fortunately, the cello did come in handy. The squabble in that scene was charmingly humorous. I thought that Dalton played that scene well. Was Dalton too light or dark for Bond, well that is in the eye of each individual. To me Dalton had good lighter moments in both his films, and some very good darker moments that oozed James Bond's darker and colder emotions.

I always liked that moment. One of those lucky accidents, which Dalton played very well, and which helped build up his "Why didn't you" line. One of the touches that made his Bond seem more human than most of his predecessors'. (Another such small moment happens at the end of the car chase when Bond climbs out of the A-M and one leg goes almost hip-deep in the snow and he has to pull himself loose. Fractionally less ultra-smooth than the Bond escapes we'd tended to expect. It fitted his Bond very well.)

[Jeff007]

(Another such small moment happens at the end of the car chase when Bond climbs out of the A-M and one leg goes almost hip-deep in the snow and he has to pull himself loose. Fractionally less ultra-smooth than the Bond escapes we'd tended to expect. It fitted his Bond very well.)

Very fitting. That's the kind of thing that would happen in the real world after you've just hit the self destruct on your car.

[Binyamin]

Dalton is in the Details.

Another classic from TLD -- the look on Bond's face when Kara doesn't understand his gestures about driving the Jeep into the aircraft. It takes a LOT of skill to convey so much with a half-second look. Dalton nailed it and it's funny and realistic at the same time.

[Daddy Bond]

I always enjoyed Dalton's lines in the Aston...the "atmospheerdic" anomoly (intentional misspelling), the modern safety glass, the optional extras. Yeah, they're a bit corny, but I like how Dalton delivers them.

[crimsonjc96]

Thanks Jeff. I've lurked on this site and other Bond sites before Casino Royale hit theaters, I've just never posted. After watching TLD and seeing that part I was curious if anyone else noticed it. I agree Major B, it did make his Bond seem more human. How many other times would we seem Bond getting hit in the face with a cello case or, as you stated, pulling your leg out of hip deep snow while trying to escape from a self destructing Aston Martin. Not exactly Bondian moments, but very human moments. Same with Timothy's facial expressions as he is trying to tell Kara to drive the jeep into the back of the airplane. I love it that he is probably thinking and muttering something like "God, what an idiot!", to himself at Kara's denseness to understand what he is trying to tell her. His lines while in the Aston Martin, yeah they may have been corny a bit, but I liked them and they did fit the scene. Again just a bit of humor from Dalton's Bond. As many good actors and actress can do, a one or two second facial expression can convey so much to the audience. And again I thought Dalton done that very well to show us what Bond was feeling emotionally as he tried to keep a steady exterior.

[DR76]

I love it that he is probably thinking and muttering something like "God, what an idiot!", to himself at Kara's denseness to understand what he is trying to tell her.

You don't think that Kara was an idiot, do you?

I have seen this movie a number of times thru the years, and last night I noticed something while watching the scene where Bond and Kara are trying to stuff the cello into the backseat of the Aston Martin. I am curios if this was a goof and was left in the movie, but when Kara first begins to angle the cello case into the car she hits Bond with the case. Then while struggling to hurridly get the case into the car he gives her a look that is funny. Followed by the line "Why didn't you learn the violin?" I had always seen the look and gotten the line, but I had never noticed that she actually hit Bond on the side of his head while they were stuffing the living daylights out of the case.

What I found even funnier was the dark look that Kara shot at him when he said, "Why didn't you learn to play the violin?".

Edited by DR76, 01 January 2009 - 05:29 AM.

[sharpshooter]

I always enjoyed Dalton's lines in the Aston...the "atmospheerdic" anomoly (intentional misspelling), the modern safety glass, the optional extras. Yeah, they're a bit corny, but I like how Dalton delivers them.

Yep, same. Dalton was a great Bond, let us not forget that.

[crimsonjc96]

No, Dr. 76, I do not think that the character of Kara was an idiot. However, in the scene, the expression on Bond's face just about says that when he is trying to tell her to drive the jeep up the ramp, and into the back of the plane. Fortunately, she finally understands what Bond is trying to tell her.