First meeting the James Bond girls

broadshoulder · December 2014

What i mean is what has been Bonds reaction to seeing them for the first time. Which ones have had the most impressive entrances?

DN - The big famous one.Taken line for line from the novel. Honey walking ashore on the Caribbean beach
FRWL - Tania tucked up in bed wearing a trueso awaiting Bond
GF - Pussy looking down at Bond in the airplane
TB - the sight of Domino swimming
YOLT - Kissy raising her head at the wedding
OHMSS - Tracy kicking off her shoes and walking into the sea
DAF - Walking away from Bond while trying on wigs
LALD - Solitaire patiently playing with TAROT cards
TMWGG - Britt driving over Rog's foot
TSWLM - The Pyramids with Anya pointing a gun at him
MR - The battle of sexes in Hollys office
FYEO - Running into Melina in Spain and watching her shoot the opposition
OP - "I wondered when you might arrive" Maud in her dressing gown
AVTAK - Stacey admiring the view from the bridge
TLD - Kara returns to a broken in flat and Bond is already there
LTK - Seen briefly at Leiters house
GE - Screaming at Brozzer.I never got her words out of my head
TND - Slinking around Elliotts party
TWINE - arriving by helicopter
DAD - the notorious scene when Jinx arrives spouting **** dialogue at the beachut
CR - "I am the money.."
QoS - "Get in the car.."
SF - Bond spotting Severine during the execution. That lingering glance afterwards.

VesperMelograno · December 2014

I hate to say Honey Rider has the most memorable entrance (because she as first), but she really does. Her and her bikini created quintessential Bond Girl entrance. When I think of a "Bond Girl" I think of her walking out of the waves looking ethereal.

Tracy's entrance in OHMSS is one of the more unusual and unforgettable because it is unclear if she is killing herself or recklessly walking into the water.

Another impressive entrance was Elektra King in The World is Not Enough. She did not chase anyone down or fly in, but it was very dramatic meeting Bond at her fathers funeral. The first time you "meet" her it is clear that she is a complicated, tragic figure.

AlphaOmegaSin · December 2014

Kissy in YOLT was a perfect Introduction -{

Blackleiter · December 2014

broadshoulder wrote:

DAD - the notorious scene when Jinx arrives spouting poo dialogue at the beachut

Actually the first time Bond "sees" Jinx is when she emerges from the ocean and takes her hip-swinging walk up to the beachhut. Before she says a word, I think he reacts as if he is watching one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen (he even adjusts his binoculars to get a better look). My reaction was quite the same. I don't disgree that dialogue is awful, and Halle Berry delivers her lines like an amateur. But she is absolutely gorgeous and that first sighting is a doozy! :007)

AlphaOmegaSin · December 2014

I'm a bit confused about you mentioning Goodnight driving over Bonds Foot ?:) She cut off the Taxi he was going to use -{

broadshoulder · December 2014

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

I'm a bit confused about you mentioning Goodnight driving over Bonds Foot ?:) She cut off the Taxi he was going to use -{

Well, abit of a joke. I was messing around. It looks like she just cuts into traffic.Andrea Anders gets a better introduction.

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Disagree with you about Jinx BL Nothing can persuade me of the awfulness of that character. X-(

Thinking back i think Anya, Melina, Kara and Octopussy all have good ones

Blackleiter · December 2014

broadshoulder wrote:

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

I'm a bit confused about you mentioning Goodnight driving over Bonds Foot ?:) She cut off the Taxi he was going to use -{

Well, abit of a joke. I was messing around. It looks like she just cuts into traffic.Andrea Anders gets a better introduction.
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Disagree with you about Jinx BL Nothing can persuade me of the awfulness of that character. X-(

Thinking back i think Anya, Melina, Kara and Octopussy all have good ones

Not trying to persuade you of anything, my friend. It's possible to agree that Jinx is an awful character and still acknowledge how beautiful Halle Berry looks. :007)

VesperMelograno · December 2014

Blackleiter wrote:

Jinx is an awful character and still acknowledge how beautiful Halle Berry looks

It is clever that they harken back to Ursula's entrance, even to the point of her having a very similar bikini.

Blackleiter · December 2014

VesperMelograno wrote:

Blackleiter wrote:

Jinx is an awful character and still acknowledge how beautiful Halle Berry looks

It is clever that they harken back to Ursula's entrance, even to the point of her having a very similar bikini.

Precisely! And in a movie filled with nods to previous Bond films, that was one of the most obvious homages. In my opinion Halle Berry pulls it off quite well because she's every bit as stunning as Ursula Andress, if not more so. But once she starts talking.......not so awesome!

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Higgins · December 2014

Blackleiter wrote:

But once she starts talking.......not so awesome! )

Sounds a bit like Thunderpussy

VesperMelograno · December 2014

You are correct Hallie gives Ursula competition.

Denise Richards is another stunning Bond Girl who should have stayed mute. She had a tomb raider/ Bond look about her. Pierce Brosnan has some lacking female co-stars.

Blackleiter · December 2014

VesperMelograno wrote:

Denise Richards is another stunning Bond Girl who should have stayed mute. She had a tomb raider/ Bond look about her. Pierce Brosnan has some lacking female co-stars.

I agree about Denise Richards, and I'd add Gloria Hendry and Tanya Roberts from the Roger Moore era to that list. Beautiful women - extremely annoying Bond Girls.

Higgins · December 2014

ahem, Britt Ekland anyone?

broadshoulder · December 2014

VesperMelograno wrote:

You are correct Hallie gives Ursula competition.

Denise Richards is another stunning Bond Girl who should have stayed mute. She had a tomb raider/ Bond look about her. Pierce Brosnan has some lacking female co-stars.

Who allowed that Ursula/Dr No bit in DAD? Oh yes Tamahori. As someone said "It gave me a headache.."

I dont mind Wai Lin as a Brosnan Bond girl

Blackleiter · December 2014

broadshoulder wrote:

Who allowed that Ursula/Dr No bit in DAD? Oh yes Tamahori. As someone said "It gave me a headache.."

It gave me something, too. But it wasn't a headache................

Thunderpussy · December 2014

A rush of blood, perhaps ?

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Thunderpussy · December 2014

Higgins, if you're offering, I'd like a little bit of Britt !

Blackleiter · December 2014

Thunderpussy wrote:

A rush of blood, perhaps ? )

I was thinking more of a delightful, tingly feeling, but that works too!

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Peppermill · December 2014

That picture of Britt Ekland is just scary IMHO.

VesperMelograno · December 2014

Peppermill wrote:

That picture of Britt Ekland is just scary IMHO.

She does look like she might gouge out your eyes. Maybe Higgins is into that

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Thunderpussy · December 2014

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Yes, I think sometimes Higgins has to be taken in hand !

Virgil37 · December 2014

These are my favourites.

FRWL.- that scene is so full of eroticism, ingenious dialogue and humour that is the best meeting with a Bond girl. And I'm in love with Daniela Bianchi. :x
GF.- "My name is Pussy Galore", then Connery's reaction and "I must be dreaming". It's just hilarious.
OHMSS.- Bond saves Tracy from commiting suicide. Pure Fleming. Very well shot.
TLD.- Actually the first time Bond sees Kara is when she catches his eye at the concert; the second is when he decides not to kill her. That contrast between playing the cello, then being a sniper, and Bond's reaction to the situation are fantastic.
CR.- First encounter with Vesper Lynd in the train. Great dialogue (except for the watch publicity which is obvious).

Virgil37 · December 2014

Higgins wrote:

ahem, Britt Ekland anyone?

Poor girl...talking about anorexia. Just sad.

Firemass · December 2014

Virgil37 wrote:

OHMSS.- Bond saves Tracy from commiting suicide. Pure Fleming. Very well shot.

I am in total agreement except for this one. Very well shot? Mediocre day for night scene and Tracy's head never even dips underwater, yet she somehow unconscious ?

Firemass · December 2014

Good list Broadshoulder. Just for fun I'm going to categorize them into either Smart, Sexy, Strong, or Dangerous.

DN - SEXY
FRWL - SEXY
GF - DANGEROUS
TB - STRONG
YOLT - SEXY
OHMSS - UNKNOWN
DAF - SEXY
LALD - SMART
TMWTGG - NOT SMART
TSWLM - DANGEROUS
MR - SMART
FYEO - DANGEROUS
OP - SEXY
AVTAK - UNKNOWN
TLD - SMART/DANGEROUS
LTK - UNKNOWN
GE - UNKNOWN
TND - SMART
TWINE - SMART/SEXY
DAD - SEXY

Virgil37 · December 2014

Firemass wrote:

Virgil37 wrote:

OHMSS.- Bond saves Tracy from commiting suicide. Pure Fleming. Very well shot.

I am in total agreement except for this one. Very well shot? Mediocre day for night scene and Tracy's head never even dips underwater, yet she somehow unconscious ?

The scene is not supposed to be in the middle of the night, but at dusk. I think day for night works well, it captures Fleming's novel atmosphere. As for Tracy never dipping underwater, Bond does something to her to make her unconscious. We just don't see what from afar, so it's not that she's half drown or anything. In the novel, her plan is to just swim away until she dies.

AlphaOmegaSin · December 2014

Virgil37 wrote:

Higgins wrote:

ahem, Britt Ekland anyone?

Poor girl...talking about anorexia. Just sad.

The Standards of what is considered 'Anorexia' are much different these Days/

Moore Than · December 2014

Virgil37 wrote:

Firemass wrote:

Virgil37 wrote:

OHMSS.- Bond saves Tracy from commiting suicide. Pure Fleming. Very well shot.

I am in total agreement except for this one. Very well shot? Mediocre day for night scene and Tracy's head never even dips underwater, yet she somehow unconscious ?

The scene is not supposed to be in the middle of the night, but at dusk. I think day for night works well, it captures Fleming's novel atmosphere. As for Tracy never dipping underwater, Bond does something to her to make her unconscious. We just don't see what from afar, so it's not that she's half drown or anything. In the novel, her plan is to just swim away until she dies.

The scenes on the beach are just after sunrise, Bond's first words to Tracy are "Good morning", so there is no night involved. If Bond does something to make Tracy unconscious then it is clearly not apparent. More likely to me is that she faints from stress. She was trying to commit suicide after all.

Thunderpussy · December 2014

Then again he has just met " Gorgeous George", so I'd
Say fainting was expected !

Virgil37 · December 2014

Moore Than wrote:

Virgil37 wrote:

Firemass wrote:

I am in total agreement except for this one. Very well shot? Mediocre day for night scene and Tracy's head never even dips underwater, yet she somehow unconscious ?

The scene is not supposed to be in the middle of the night, but at dusk. I think day for night works well, it captures Fleming's novel atmosphere. As for Tracy never dipping underwater, Bond does something to her to make her unconscious. We just don't see what from afar, so it's not that she's half drown or anything. In the novel, her plan is to just swim away until she dies.

The scenes on the beach are just after sunrise, Bond's first words to Tracy are "Good morning", so there is no night involved. If Bond does something to make Tracy unconscious then it is clearly not apparent. More likely to me is that she faints from stress. She was trying to commit suicide after all.

In the novel, it's sunset, not sunrise. Anyway, my point was day for night looks right. It could be she faints due to stress, or it could be he does the Heimlich manouver: we're too far to notice what he does,but he does something. My point is she doesn't drown.

Virgil37 · December 2014

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

Virgil37 wrote:

Higgins wrote:

ahem, Britt Ekland anyone?

Poor girl...talking about anorexia. Just sad.

The Standards of what is considered 'Anorexia' are much different these Days/

Tell Higgins. Apparently he likes Britt Ekland in this pic, but thinks Maryan D'Abo in TLD is "anorexic".

First meeting the James Bond girls

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