How Incompetent is Craig's MI:6?
Gassy Man
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I was reflecting after watching Spectre about just how bad a secret service Craig seems to work for.
In four movies, it's
Been infiltrated by moles at the highest level.
Had its top secret computer systems hacked.
Been blown up not once but twice.
Suffered scores of casualties.
Allowed a highly dangerous capture to escape.
Allowed agents to go rogue and then come back and then go rogue again.
Allowed agents to go off with valuable equipment.
Seen its leader's computer hacked and home infiltrated.
Seen its leader nearly assassinated, as well as its future leader.
Seen its leader kidnapped and later lost in the field.
Been repeatedly called on the carpet by others.
Been repeatedly embarrassed in the media.
Been wholly unaware of not one but two supersecret international criminal organizations (well, I guess sort of aware of Spectre).
Been wholly unaware of the secret bases of various enemies, despite satellites and GPS.
Failed to fully vet its own agents as well as its enemies.
Offered as its best agent a pill-popping alcoholic with depression, anti-social behavior, and unresolved childhood issues.
I mean, gone are the days when it was a fairly competent organization with the occasional slip up. Sure, there are double crosses and betrayals in many of the Bond films, but Craig's tenure suggests it's time to send in the clowns when you think about it.
In four movies, it's
Been infiltrated by moles at the highest level.
Had its top secret computer systems hacked.
Been blown up not once but twice.
Suffered scores of casualties.
Allowed a highly dangerous capture to escape.
Allowed agents to go rogue and then come back and then go rogue again.
Allowed agents to go off with valuable equipment.
Seen its leader's computer hacked and home infiltrated.
Seen its leader nearly assassinated, as well as its future leader.
Seen its leader kidnapped and later lost in the field.
Been repeatedly called on the carpet by others.
Been repeatedly embarrassed in the media.
Been wholly unaware of not one but two supersecret international criminal organizations (well, I guess sort of aware of Spectre).
Been wholly unaware of the secret bases of various enemies, despite satellites and GPS.
Failed to fully vet its own agents as well as its enemies.
Offered as its best agent a pill-popping alcoholic with depression, anti-social behavior, and unresolved childhood issues.
I mean, gone are the days when it was a fairly competent organization with the occasional slip up. Sure, there are double crosses and betrayals in many of the Bond films, but Craig's tenure suggests it's time to send in the clowns when you think about it.
Comments
The incompetence of MI6 (not MI:6), as well as Bond, in Craig's films has really bothered me. When characters mess up, it works in sitcoms. Not so much for a Bond film.
MI6 is really coming across inept lately, it would be shut down if it really resembled bonds agency.
M's actions in TWINE would also probably get her sacked...plus, they had a bomb go off at HQ too.
"Better make that two."
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
Not sure what you mean by this one, as Bond is often given valuable equipment by Q and rarely brings it back in one piece.
Although, he definitely stole that DB10 in Spectre.
Great list though….most of them can be found in Skyfall. One of the reasons why it ranks dead last in my rankings. The sheer incompetence of MI6 in that film drives me nuts. M stalling for time in court when she is given information that Silva is coming for her and thus leads to a massacre in the courtroom. The fact that Silva even escaped in the first place is a mystery. And don't even get me started on how that was all part of his master plan. Ridiculous. Bond taking M to his childhood home to withstand an attack as if that was even remotely a good idea.
And what's with Bond breaking into M's home in CR? That was sure strange.
Some of that comes from Fleming, but I still find Craig's Bond hard to warm up to. Well, until Spectre.
1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
Craig's Bond frequently makes off with MI6 women, too.
Thats been going on since the Roger Moore days
I think the big falling out is Judi Denchs M. Her following that guy in TWINE could get her sacked
Mind you, I like the hearing she's dragged to the hearing in Skyfall which is all open and above board. The worse/best thing they have done is evoke "Cameron's cuts". Death by Austerity. Just to save a few pennies. That would have finished off Q Branch and the 007 section years ago...
Because 'the old MI6' was a fantasy organisation; where submarine picks you up on a Japanese sea, and mini submarine gets you out of Siberia. We were living in a fantasy world.
This one is much more realistic.
Sorry, but what is the DMV?
How does that correspond with the British MI6?
I will tell you what has been going on with government organisations. They've been slashed. Austerity all over the shop. So the removal of "00's" and Q Branch rang bells.
The real world intruded into MI6?
Exactly...
Leave And Let Die?
Dr Go?
The Man With The Golden Run?
I'll get my coat.... ;%
I heartily concur; also Bernard Lee would never have been such a micromanaging b1tch of a boss as Judie Dench was. Bernards M contented him self for having field agents (for example Strangways) to report once a day to the comms. section (which some agents called a bitch of a habit). Flemings Bond liked a more oblique control, he communicated with telegrams via caribian. Dench liked to scream directly into the ear of an field agent, in middle of a hot pursuit, on a conference phone!!!
-Mr Arlington Beech
Pun made on "exiting" (sic) rather than "exciting" - ie, films that make you want to exit.
Her weak point was ordering Moneypenny to fire that gun into the back of Bond, and his demise into the river. Granted, she was working blind, through a speaker phone, but there has to be a different way..
And also when she met up with Bond. No apology."Well, your not staying here" Judi Dench's M wasn't very likeable
What about those who say she brought about silvas vengeance on herself by her past actions
You're such a pussy....
....now I'll get me coat...
-Mr Arlington Beech
It's so surprising that there aren't more female members on AJB. 8-)
My only argument is that it's freaking Dame Judi !
0073, I like to think I'm in touch with my feminine side.
Touching yourself does not count
In Bond's defence, it's a different house.
M changed houses in all three of her Craig films! Maybe they move her around for security purposes. Which obviously doesn't work since Bond has no problem finding her home.