1995
A new actor takes over
as James Bond, but our family viewing sessions stayed about the same.
My daughter was stunned
that “They did that!?!?!” for the opening bungee scene, not counting the
terrible Green Screen shot near the end.
She also spotted a similar quality one later on the train. Her father’s special effects obsession may be
rubbing off.
She instantly recognized
a non-bearded Boromir, proving once more she likes the Tolkien films far more
than she’ll ever admit to her Dad.
She also recognized
“Floop” from Spy Kids as well,
because we hadn’t gotten to Alan Cumming’s turn as Nightcrawler yet.
Daniel Kleinman took
over for Maurice Binder, but “naked watch” was still in full and disproving
effect during the title sequence.
Seeing clothing shadows in some scenes didn’t cut it.
She liked Brosnan’s
turn, but at first thought his hair was too messy from the opening action packed
scenes. I guess she really did like Roger Moore.
She questioned his
“funny accent” and when I explained he was Irish would giggle further each time
he spoke, and referred to him as a leprechaun throughout his run.
Other things remained
constant:
“He’s Jamesbonding her
in the car? Lord.”
The inevitable Jamesbonding
of Natalya was frowned upon as well.
“Aaaaand there it
is. I liked her because she didn’t let
him jamesbond her.”
Considering her survival
in the closet was predicted because “she’s the Bond girl,” that realization should
have tipped her off.
My daughter’s original
approval of her was based on the bald faced bluff in the computer store that
rivaled The Doctor or Captain Kirk.
She still loved the Q
scenes, as did we all. I think my wife laughed at them more than the rest of
us.
Predictability can be a
problem when watching all of the franchise, case in point:
“Even Mami knew he was
hiding in the water, and half the time she doesn’t pay attention to anything.”
However, there were two
big surprises.
The villain reveal:
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaa???? It’s Boromir?”
And Jo Don Baker showing
up as a more down to Earth Felix Leiter replacement after being the bad guy two films ago.
In general the levels of
fun continued as the new Bond reign began, highlighted when both my wife and
daughter cheered through the tank scene.
This was a rare Bond
outing where the fight with the main villain was better than the one with his
chief henchman. And Bond finishing him
not “for England” but “for me” was met with a cheer and:
“Ha ha you got a taste
of your own medicine.”
Of course, the final Jamesbonding
was negatively commented on.
When Bond answered
Natalya’s “Suppose someone is watching,” with
“There’s no one in
twenty five miles, believe me.”
Before Wade and the
Marines surprise appearance, my daughter yelled out:
“Hey! We’re right here!”
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