Wednesday, November 29, 2006

7:09 PM 

James Bond vs Hank Scorpio

I've been going to the cinema a bit more than I usually do this year. Maybe it's because the films are better? 2-for1 Wednesdays? Who knows. Alls I knows is most of the flicks I've seen have been pretty great. Last night me and Doughie went to see the hottest movie of the month...

JAMES BOND AND THE CASINO ROYALE

Yup, time to see what all the fuss was about. I met Doughie after work, and a few drinks and a delicious Thai green curry later we were there in front of the screen.

And it did not disappoint.

It was usual Bond stuff; this evil looking man is doing this, Bond has to do that etc. But man, this one was waaay darker! Wheras the likes of Roger Moore would feed the bad guy to a rottweiller, raise his eyebrow and make a quip about being barkind mad, Daniel Craig shoots someone and then had a little cry about what he's done. What. A. Pansy.

Then again, Craig is hard as nails and even runs through a wall at one point. Hmm.. now I don't know what to think. Was he better than most others? Yup, I'd say so.

But then, this film was just so different. Instead of drinking his vodka martini he ordered a round of ladyboys, which everyone else at the poker table wanted too.

What else happened? Um... there was one bit I didn't like, the bit where he's tied to the chair and the bad guy whips hit nuts with a skipping rope. "ANGUISH!" you could almost hear him cry, anguish being the safety word that they agreed on beforehand (it wasn't shown, check out the DVD extras as and when for the deleted scene).

Another weird thing was how the scene at the start was set in the Czech Republic. A spy film you say? In the Czech Republic you say? Gee, never seen that before, except every spy film ever made incuding Mission Impossible, xXx, Bourne Identity, probably Spy Game etc. I say etc, but I can't think of any more. WhatEVER! The point is I went to the Czech Republic; there aren't any spies there, only pissed up Brits on weekends away. If there was an undercover agent there, he'd find himself with some knobhead's arm around his shoulders and vomit in his hat.

There was also a bit when he was trying to resuscitate Vespa (Eva Green, fit de la) and he totally grabbed her boob! Isn't that sexual assault?

Maybe this new Bond is darker than we thought.
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But this new Bond isn't dark, he's Blond..?

I would like to see him up against Hank Scorpio, though!
posted by Blogger Inexplicable DeVice  


Hank Scorpio is quite possibly my favourite non-regular Simpsons character. He'd totally kick 007's ass too, probably by confusing him with his backwards jacket and then flame throwering him.
posted by Blogger skillz  


I love Hank Scorpio. He knows his way around the hammock district. And isn't confined to keeping sugar in little packets. And has a theme song!
posted by Blogger Dinah  


I also love his quick wit:

Bond: Scorpio, you're totally mad.

Scorpio: I wouldn't point fingers, you jerk!
posted by Blogger skillz  




 
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