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[marktmurphy]

I was watching Tomorrow Never Dies last night and caught one of those "I-can't-believe-they-got-away-with-it-and-I-never-noticed-for-all-these-years" moviemaking tricks, namely Wai Lin's amazingly long and bendy left arm:








Yeah, I chose the frame of Pierce shouting because it amuses me.

[DamnCoffee]

Interesting observation!

She's probably holding both her arms round Pierce, with her arm going through his shirt sleeve so it looks like his.

[Dustin]

Astounding...

[Marketto007]

Wow, good catch. Never noticed that too.

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[thecasinoroyale]

Haha! Nice observation!

Look like she is holding her own hand, as Pierce must have a very feminie left hand otherwise!

I recall that's how the stuntman drove the cycle, having arms in different coloured sleeves, but never noticed Wai Lin and her stretchy arm syndrome!

[Matt_13]

Interesting observation!

She's probably holding both her arms round Pierce, with her arm going through his shirt sleeve so it looks like his.

That's it! I can't believe I never noticed this. Nice catch!

[Simon]

Oh dear fellas.

With all of the microscopic interest we devote to the unpicking of these films, how else could this scene have Really been filmed??

I thought the reason this wasn't discussed since 1997 was because it was all too obvious... well, anyway.

[marktmurphy]

Oh dear fellas.

With all of the microscopic interest we devote to the unpicking of these films, how else could this scene have Really been filmed??

Like this? As it was in all of the other shots of the actors?



Try not to be a dick about it and just have a laugh like the rest of us.

[Dustin]

I think it's possible to ride that bike in that way, provided there is no high speed racing or manoeuvring involved. And of course it's got to be a trained team agreeing on the gear changes and course they have to take. But if that's taken care of, why ever not?

[Jim]

Funny! Quite clever, in a needs-must way.

[Publius]

I always just chalked that up to incredible martial arts training on Michelle Yeoh's part, and Brosnan having delicate hands.

[Simon]

Oh dear fellas.

With all of the microscopic interest we devote to the unpicking of these films, how else could this scene have Really been filmed??

Like this? As it was in all of the other shots of the actors?



Try not to be a dick about it and just have a laugh like the rest of us.

Hmm, alright Dad.

[JimmyBond]

Most of you are going on about how obvious it was that they did this. Well let me say this, this is the first I've ever heard anything about this, so obviously they pulled the wool over my eyes.

[thecasinoroyale]

And mine - too busy watching the actual action on film to take note of arms and things from Michelle Yeoh on screen. Good work to the crew for pulling it off I say.

[SecretAgentFan]

Same here. Never noticed it. And it´s a pretty amazing stunt sequence.

[Miles Miservy]

I was watching Tomorrow Never Dies last night and caught one of those "I-can't-believe-they-got-away-with-it-and-I-never-noticed-for-all-these-years" moviemaking tricks, namely Wai Lin's amazingly long and bendy left arm:








Yeah, I chose the frame of Pierce shouting because it amuses me.

Pretty good catch.

Not as blatant as the crash-defying, weed wacker of a helicopter, depicted later in this scene but...

good catch.

[Iceskater101]

That is a good catch. Lol that looks extremely weird. haha.

[DaveBond21]

Good work - never noticed this before. Looks funny.

[Shaun Forever]

Loving that!

Though the scene will never be the same for me again now lol!

[Trevelyan 006]

Oh, very good...

Never caught my eye, so I suppose it did its job. Quite amusing nonetheless!

[chrisisall]

OMG, but it makes perfect sense from a keeping-the-actors-safe POV!

[Binyamin]

Yeah, I don't see what the big deal is about this. I've seen TND maybe 10 times and never noticed it. It's a movie. There are stunts and stuntmen. This scene was actually rather entertaining.

It's a movie.


It's a movie.

[Goodnight]

Good work, I've never noticed that and probably never would, had it not been pointed out.

[deth]

Here's a better view. Honestly I never noticed it before... but now when I watch it, it's all I see!

[JimmyBond]

It looks like Bond is freaking out because Wai Lin's arm is dislocated. She kind of does look in pain...

[Iceskater101]

I just watched this movie and I didn't notice her arm! Haha.

[George Kaplan]

I just watched this movie and I didn't notice her arm! Haha.

Same thing with me - I guess I got caught up in the moment!

[Judo chop]

OMG! All this time I just thought Wei Lin had hairy knuckles!!@!

(Funny that Pierce's effeminate left hand never gave me a second thought.)

[Double-0-Seven]

Definitely one of those "one you've seen it it can't be unseen" kind of moments. I never noticed it before. Good eye!