Scenes in the James Bond Films that make you squeamish?
Silhouette Man
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Are there any scenes in the James Bond films that are difficult for you to watch due to your being squeamish? Do they make you wince every time you watch them?
I used to be very squeamish when I was younger and a mention of AIDS or even blood in Biology or Geography class would have blanched my skin white and brought me out in a cold sweat though thankfully I never actually fainted! I'm a lot better at dealing with my squeamishness now though. Perhaps studying Criminal Law and reading True Crime has toughened me up somewhat.
Scenes from the Bond films that make me a bit squeamish and that are hard to watch are the following:
Dr Kananga cutting Bond's arm with a knife in LALD
The stabbing of Mr Slate by Bond in QoS
Strangely the Krest head explosion scene in LTK never really bothered me despite all of the blood. Neither did Dario falling into the cocaine grinder.
There may be others but those are the two worst in my opinion and the QoS one is really difficult for me to watch as it is one of the more brutal scenes in a Bond film. I've more or less come to terms with the knife cutting Bond's arm in LALD and it was a real comfort to know that the blood ran out of the knife through a hole in the blade. That made it easier for me to watch.
So which scenes from the Bond films make you squeamish? I'd love to hear from you.
So which scenes from the Bond films make you squeamish? I'd love to hear from you.
I used to be very squeamish when I was younger and a mention of AIDS or even blood in Biology or Geography class would have blanched my skin white and brought me out in a cold sweat though thankfully I never actually fainted! I'm a lot better at dealing with my squeamishness now though. Perhaps studying Criminal Law and reading True Crime has toughened me up somewhat.
Scenes from the Bond films that make me a bit squeamish and that are hard to watch are the following:
Dr Kananga cutting Bond's arm with a knife in LALD
The stabbing of Mr Slate by Bond in QoS
Strangely the Krest head explosion scene in LTK never really bothered me despite all of the blood. Neither did Dario falling into the cocaine grinder.
There may be others but those are the two worst in my opinion and the QoS one is really difficult for me to watch as it is one of the more brutal scenes in a Bond film. I've more or less come to terms with the knife cutting Bond's arm in LALD and it was a real comfort to know that the blood ran out of the knife through a hole in the blade. That made it easier for me to watch.
So which scenes from the Bond films make you squeamish? I'd love to hear from you.
So which scenes from the Bond films make you squeamish? I'd love to hear from you.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Comments
The drill into Bond's skull in SP is pretty tough, as is (of course) the torture bit in CR. I do like the SPECTRE henchman flying into the snow blower in OHMSS...and Dario descending feet-first into the cocaine-grinder in LTK...
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To a lesser degree, Kananga cutting Bond's arm in LALD and the cocaine grinder in LTK.
The Spectre drill sequence is probably the most painful to watch as I think we've all been there at the dentist with the anticipation of the drill, the buzzing close to our ear and the certain knowledge that this is going to hurt and there's nothing we can do to stop it.
"Better make that two."
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Seriously? Certainly an interesting choice there.
Rape can make people squeamish.
Agreed. When viewed with a modern eye, that is actually one of the low points of the series.
As for squeamish, the drill in SPECTRE was pretty unpleasant to watch.
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Drilling torture scene.
Did you miss the way she sat down on the sofa and the look she gave Bond? She was clearly inviting Bond to sit down with her and suggesting something. I was in a similar situation recently...
Roger Moore came on to you?
I did only see a bit of it, and I wasn't properly paying attention (Moonraker has never been one of my favourites), so I might have just missed something that would make it a bit less *eww*.
No, Manuela sat on my sofa! -{
We yes, certainly. I of course meant no offence by my remark there. I was just a little surprise as when I created this thread I had violence as the source of squeamishness in mind. I guess I never looked at it that way though I'm the first person be be against sexual crimes of any nature.
Anyway, Goldfinger is not one of my favourites in the series despite its glowing reputation, nor has it ever been. For one thing, it's vastly overrated. I do love the laser scene though and how Bond talks his way out of death!
Their fight was the foreplay, she was impressed enough for a roll in the hay after a moment of doubt. A single "GUARDS!" would have ended it if she wanted.
And let us remember she was kind of a bad girl? A player?
It's a completely unusual situation. One cannot apply the usual moral or ethical standards to it. 8-)
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That's right. I just think that the way it's intended is that she's all for it - and it isn't rape. But the way it's played/written, her resistance, which is quite strong, is enough to suggest that Bond is asking too much.
"Better make that two."
Milton Krest's death.
Harpoon Gun stabbed in Goon's eye (TB underwater battle)
Torture scene in CR (but then a crass joke came into it and cheapened the whole sequence)
SP torture sequence
Silva feeling up Bond
Just because she submitted to Bond doesn't change what happened prior to that point. Perhaps you have to keep "spelling it out" because your view on the matter is unsettling to some. If you want to view this as something other than rape, go right ahead. But please don't feign outrage when others disagree.
It's not so cut-and-dry and can be interpreted in different ways. It's not clear whether or not Pussy wants it or not. If you want to accuse Connery of raping someone in a role, he undoubtedly commits rape in Marnie.
Human relationships are complex. So is attraction. So is seduction. The scene, as written and played out, takes that into consideration. In the age we live in, such relationships are reduced to the simplest of binaries. But not in the 60s.
PLEASE!
This is NOT real life. 8-)
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