Roger Moore's "Thank You" Count

Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
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That's his catch phrase for sure. It all began in Live and Let Die, when thugs threw Bond into an alley to beat him up and he responded with "Thank you".

I recently started counting "Thank Yous" when watching The Spy Who Loved Me. A friend and I were watching it together, and each time Moore said thank you, we had to drink a shot. Moore said it 8 times in TSWLM. Only 2 times in the first 1/3 of the movie, and none in the last third, but in the middle he sure makes up for it. Even saying thank you twice, 15 seconds apart.

Anyone else go on this undertaking?
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    He says it in MR during the briefing in Brazil, when Q says that he is right about the vials containing the toxic gas.
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  • ggl007ggl007 SpainPosts: 388MI6 Agent
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYH75h4osLE

    ;)
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :)) great find ggl007 {[]
    Let's face it Bond is a polite guy, no mystery, just good manners. ;)
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    :)) :)) :)) great find ggl007 {[]
    Let's face it Bond is a polite guy, no mystery, just good manners. ;)

    +1
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Agreed -{
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    And Moore is such a nice guy so it fits that his Bond is polite, mannerly and a true gentleman. -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I always thought Moore's "Thank you" after being pushed out of the door
    By Mr Big's men, very funny. :D ( might just be my sense of humour ) :))
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I always thought Moore's "Thank you" after being pushed out of the door
    By Mr Big's men, very funny. :D ( might just be my sense of humour ) :))

    Me too! It really sets the tone for his new take on Bond I feel! :) -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Don't forget 'Now you stay right there, I shan't be long! ' -{
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Even when he says to Drax in MR: "take a giant step for mankind." He's really polite about it.

    I think the fact he rarely raises his voice, makes him seem more menacing.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    edited March 2015
    And even when he kicks Lochs Car off the Cliff, it's done in such a calm Manner.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    And even when he kicks Lochs Car off the Cliff, it's done in such a clam Manner.

    I love the way he just calmy stands outside the car.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Defiantly on par with Daltons 'You keep it' Scene -{
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,870MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Defiantly on par with Daltons 'You keep it' Scene -{

    Indeed, they are very similar now that you mention it. -{
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    And Moore is such a nice guy so it fits that his Bond is polite, mannerly and a true gentleman. -{

    On RM saying thank you so much, in one of his books that I skimmed through at the book store, I swear I've never seen anyone come off more polite on the written page!
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    I saw that Casino Royale "thank you" video. And by the way, THANK YOU, for sharing it!

    I think with Moore, it's much more pronounced, so it's easier to identify Moore as the "thank you" Bond.

    But I think each actor had a different style of saying it. With Connery, "Thank you" was a proper table-manners gentlemanly thing to say. For Moore, it was partly for humor and partly for brightening up the mood. For Craig, it was a sense of cavalier presumptuousness as in "Yes, I'll be taking that.".
    "Thank You"
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  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Update:

    TSWLM - 8 thank you's
    AVTAK - 8 thank you's (11 "JAMES!!!!")
    OP - 13 thank you's (THE WORLD RECORD!!)
    TMWTGG - 1 thank you (SERIOUSLY?!!?!? JUST ONE?!?!)
    "Thank You"
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  • Xfire2k15Xfire2k15 Posts: 31MI6 Agent
    ^ :)) :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    One of my favourite " Thank you" is from LALD. When Bond is pushed
    out of Mr Big's office, straight into a wall by a couple of heavies. :))
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  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    Update:

    TSWLM - 8 thank you's
    AVTAK - 8 thank you's (11 "JAMES!!!!")
    OP - 13 thank you's (THE WORLD RECORD!!)
    TMWTGG - 1 thank you (SERIOUSLY?!!?!? JUST ONE?!?!)

    It is said that in TMWTGG they tried to make Moore a hard-edge Bond, well as we can see here they succeeded. He became an impolite brute! :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I couldn't imagine any other Bond doing that :)
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    If anyone is unsure of when to use Thank you, here's a video
    From a master of etiquette to explain. ;)
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D3CgwV3o7AM
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 38,102Chief of Staff
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    AVTAK - (11 "JAMES!!!!")

    I'm not doubting you, but it seems more when actually watching the movie!
  • Absolutely_CartAbsolutely_Cart NJ/NYC, United StatesPosts: 1,740MI6 Agent
    Peppermill wrote:
    Absolutely_Cart wrote:
    Update:

    TSWLM - 8 thank you's
    AVTAK - 8 thank you's (11 "JAMES!!!!")
    OP - 13 thank you's (THE WORLD RECORD!!)
    TMWTGG - 1 thank you (SERIOUSLY?!!?!? JUST ONE?!?!)

    It is said that in TMWTGG they tried to make Moore a hard-edge Bond, well as we can see here they succeeded. He became an impolite brute! :))

    No, they just succeeded in making an inconsistent movie, with only 1 thank you.
    "Thank You"
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