Did GoldenEye Borrow Elements of Thunderball/NSNA?

NSNAFan

I watched both Never Say Never Again and GoldenEye recently. I feel as though a few things were borrowed. Mainly, what stands out are Xenia Onatopp, who reminds me of Fatima Blush in many ways - both sexual, narcistic, exotic women who are working for the enemy. Also, Ouromov is like Jack Petachi, betraying his government by stealing weapons - two nuclear bombs and two GoldenEye satellites. Jack worked for the Air Force, and the Navy was used in GoldenEye. Both Largo and Trevelyan had sort of this charm about them, but the latter was less so. The exploding pen appears in both NSNA and GoldenEye also.

Napoleon Plural

I think that's true. I guess that EON were impressed that NSNA made a shedload of money with the US market despite not being very good (in their opinion, they hate it) so borrowed some elements, namely the new M rebuking Bond for being a dinosaur, that kind of thing, self-referential.,

NSNAFan

I didn't think of the M thing. Good catch.

kabilan

I love James Bond only bcoz of Pierce Brosnan . . The best ever bond.

Agent007jamest

The compact laser in the watch also appeared in NSNA first. Also the pen in NSNA didn't explode it was a gun that shot explosive ammo. Felix said jokingly he tried the first one and it blew up in his face. The pen in GE actually was a bomb armed by 3 consecutive clicks