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[Nicolas Suszczyk]

I've always wondered if James doesn't gets hot wearing a long sleeved jacket in a) the middle of the Bolivian desert with a temperture of avobe 30°C; and b)in a hotel being incinerated. That little game maybe caused Mr. Craig getting perspired

BTW, he hadn't the jacket in the rehearsals of the scene nor in the videogame. Strange.

[Mr. Blofeld]

The desert also gets extremely cold at night, you know...

[Judo chop]

The desert also gets extremely cold at night, you know...

Burning hotels are roughly the same temperature in the AM or the PM, and in any climate.

[Matt_13]

The desert also gets extremely cold at night, you know...

Burning hotels are roughly the same temperature in the AM or the PM, and in any climate.

I actually laughed at that, well played.

[DR76]

He was also wearing that jacket in Haiti. And the movie started out in early August 2006.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Wearing thick clothing during a fire is probably a good thing.

[DR76]

How do you explain the dark jacket he was wearing in Haiti? In August?

Edited by DR76, 18 April 2009 - 03:21 AM.

[jaguar007]

How do you explain the dark jacket he was wearing in Haiti? In August?

Fashion before comfort.

Actually he was not wearing the jacket. His arm was cut during the fight with Mr. Slate and he used something to tie up his arm (to stop bleeding) and he took the jacket from Slate's room (presumably to cover up his injury).

[Germanlady]

As a woman I must say, he was ridiculously covered throughout most of the film - until the burning hotel, there was no obvious reason for that at all and Olga was sparely clothed even there. All I can say - MF doesn´t know how to take advantage of the sexappeal of his star
OK - rant over

[Pierce - Daniel]

Bond dosen't sweat. He's Bond.
But Roger Moore always talked of how it was such a big probelm for him to wear the suits in the middle of these hot locations and how there were several stand-in suits for him to wear.

[MkB]

Well, I don't have a huge experience of desert, but as far as I have observed, it is better to have your skin covered with a light cotton if you don't want to get badly sunburnt (particularly if you're blonde). The choice of a dark fabric though is arguable, something white would certainly be less hot, but maybe it was for camougflage purpose.

And in Haiti, as Jaguar007 mentioned, the jacket is there to cover an injury / shirt covered with blood.

[Martini]

Maybe it´s an air-conditioned jacket from the Q branch...

[DamnCoffee]

Bond did sweat. He was streaming buckets of it in the hotel, especially when he was cradling Camille.

[David Schofield]

He's also wearing a leather jacket in Miami in CR.

I don't suspect that's something you see often in Florida in the summer, from my experience.

[DamnCoffee]

It was night... and it looked wet!

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

He's also wearing a leather jacket in Miami in CR.

But in Miami was at night. In Bolivia it was during the day.

[jaguar007]

As a woman I must say, he was ridiculously covered throughout most of the film - until the burning hotel, there was no obvious reason for that at all and Olga was sparely clothed even there. All I can say - MF doesn´t know how to take advantage of the sexappeal of his star
OK - rant over

You just want to see him in swim trunks again

[Mr. Blofeld]

Well, the heat was hot...

[dinovelvet]

It was night... and it looked wet!

Which makes it even worse...humid humid humid. The temperatures in Miami only decrease about 5-10 degrees at night

Still, its Bond tradition I suppose, as Dalton was hanging out in Key West wearing a jacket, and you can see on the Blu-ray that he's sweating

Yep, as far as Bond in Florida goes, clearly only Connery got it right with that blue one-piece flannel number in GF

[David Schofield]

It was night... and it looked wet!

Which makes it even worse...humid humid humid. The temperatures in Miami only decrease about 5-10 degrees at night

Still, its Bond tradition I suppose, as Dalton was hanging out in Key West wearing a jacket, and you can see on the Blu-ray that he's sweating

Absolutely.

Arrived in Key West a few years ago in my Dalton-tribute dark blue linen suit.

Never been stared at by as many barely clad babes before...

[Professor Dent]

Bond wearing the black jacket in the desert at the end of the movie has always puzzled me. It does make sense to cover yourself so you don't get a sunburn but a black jacket seems like the wrong choice especially when you compare it to Camille's outfit.

[Germanlady]

As a woman I must say, he was ridiculously covered throughout most of the film - until the burning hotel, there was no obvious reason for that at all and Olga was sparely clothed even there. All I can say - MF doesn´t know how to take advantage of the sexappeal of his star
OK - rant over

You just want to see him in swim trunks again

Honest? No - was fine, but overused by now - but a more natural sort of clothing would have made a difference and we saw lots of behind the scenes and featurettes, where he was only wearing the blue shirt - so that was an option and IMO they decided on the wrong look.

[quiller]

whilst it's true that white clothing heats up more slowly due to the fact that it reflects the sunlight away, bedoin, desert dwelling tribes tend to wear dark clothing. dark clothing allows less sunlight through to the skin. other factors, such as how tight or flowing the garment is, also come in to the equation. the general rule being lighter coloured garments should be loose fitting. dark works best if the garment is of a snugger fit

[AgentBentley]

I know I would be sweating in the desert even with just a shirt on. Same in tropical places like Miami, day or night.

[quiller]

horses sweat. a gentleman perspires, and ladies glow. :-)

[Frimmel]

I'm going to Michael Westin for the answer to this one,

Most people would think Miami a great place to be dumped but spend enough time in covert ops and a beach is just a vulnerable tactical position with no good cover. I've never found a way to hide a gun in a bathing suit.

Folks have already mentioned that in Haiti he was covering his wound and bloody shirt.

I would think at other times he would wear the jacket to cover up any firearm he might be carrying.

Edited by Frimmel, 20 April 2009 - 12:45 PM.

[007Bond007]

Even so he carried the gun in his waistband of the the 7 for all man kind jeans. However the way the jacket had its collar i would guess that was chosen to cover up as much skin as possible, i dont have to reiderate how or why you cover your self up when in the desert. as its already been explained to death.

[Baines]

I've always wondered if James doesn't gets hot wearing a long sleeved jacket in a) the middle of the Bolivian desert with a temperture of avobe 30°C; and b)in a hotel being incinerated. That little game maybe caused Mr. Craig getting perspired

BTW, he hadn't the jacket in the rehearsals of the scene nor in the videogame. Strange.

The safari jacket would have been more suitable for sure !...

[Mr. Somerset]

Timothy had multiple layers in Daylights after escaping the jail: Navy blue/black long sleeve shirt, creme windbreaker, and the military uniform jacket over that as well. I think Dan had it easy.

[Frimmel]

What about a different tactical take? Isn't it easier to take a jacket off to change your appearance than to find one to put on? Sort of an instant disguise?