Bond ... James Bond

innerSpaceman · 11-18-2006, 08:34 AM

Um, Cricket, I don't know if you're familiar with James Bond films .... but the cars are not product placement. Particular vehicles - though certainly provided by the automaker for promotion - are integral to the JamesBondity (JamesBondage??) of these movies (and they're not there to gin up sales of those half-million dollar cars).

That eliminates 3 out of 5 from your list.

The 1964 Astin Martin, btw, was one of the more delicious homages to past Bonds - - in this case, the first of the famous gadget cars in Goldfinger.

I also loved the switch-homage that the Cricket's featuring in his current avatar - - the twist on the Ursula Andress bit from Dr. No. - acknowledging this time the sexiest player in the film is Mr. Craig as Mr. Bond. Yummy indeed.

And, heheh, my fave homage was the very modern, somewhat disturbing twist on the Goldfinger laser beam between-the-legs.
"You expect me to talk"

"No, Mr. Bond ... I expect you to die."

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11-18-2006, 08:34 AM	#11
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, Cricket, I don't know if you're familiar with James Bond films .... but the cars are not product placement. Particular vehicles - though certainly provided by the automaker for promotion - are integral to the JamesBondity (JamesBondage??) of these movies (and they're not there to gin up sales of those half-million dollar cars). That eliminates 3 out of 5 from your list. The 1964 Astin Martin, btw, was one of the more delicious homages to past Bonds - - in this case, the first of the famous gadget cars in Goldfinger. I also loved the switch-homage that the Cricket's featuring in his current avatar - - the twist on the Ursula Andress bit from Dr. No. - acknowledging this time the sexiest player in the film is Mr. Craig as Mr. Bond. Yummy indeed. And, heheh, my fave homage was the very modern, somewhat disturbing twist on the Goldfinger laser beam between-the-legs. "You expect me to talk" "No, Mr. Bond ... I expect you to die." .
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