Bond doing what he does through the course of the film JUST to get revenge for Felix doesn't entirely wash, but when you consider Della's fate, and the fact that Felix's wife was murdered on her wedding day the same as Bond's was, Bond's relentless obsession to destroy Sanchez makes a lot more sense. ![]() The Cartel that's said to be the biggest and most ruthless in The Americas is nothing but fuming ruins by the end. Basically, this whole movie is about showing us just how dangerous Bond can be if you really piss him off because all of the training he's used on his countless missions is still there, he's just more cold-hearted and entirely ruthless.( Bond throws the suitcase back at Killifer, who then falls into the Shark Pool and is promptly attacked by sharks) Pam Bouvier's Show Some Leg on a cult leader where she pulls a pistol from her thigh holster on him.The reaction of the ninjas when they are unable to use it against Bond is priceless. The signature gun all by itself is made of this.Bond is able to utilize this to great effect in making Sanchez vulnerable until he has the opportunity to take him down. The fact that Bond is able to win Sanchez's trust by admitting his status as a British agent leaves the drug lord with no reason to feel suspicious of Bond.Also, he just throws away one of his precious Q-Branch gadgets after he's done with it. This is the only film in which Desmond Llewellyn's Q actually has a dramatic role in the plot, instead of just showing up for a light-hearted scene to set up how Bond's gadgets work note Barring the end of Octopussy, although even there his appearance is intended as a comedy moment, not a character moment. Q coming to Isthmus to help Bond get revenge for the Leiters, entirely unofficially.All this and escaping with the laundered cash in it. Bond, underwater, harpoons the pontoon of a seaplane, rises to the surface, skis until he's alongside it, climbs into it when it's in the air, and throws the pilots out.As the movie illustrates, never screw with Bond's friends. Instead of a clean escape, Bond takes the time to grab a spear gun, tell the killer "Compliments of Sharkey" and nail the guy as payback. Bond sees a bunch of Sanchez's goons coming up to his yacht with the corpse of Bond's ally, Sharkey, one joking about having the guy hung up like a fish. ![]() I need hardly remind you that you're still bound by the Official Secrets Act.īond (reluctantly): Well, then I guess it's, uh. Your licence to kill is revoked, and I require you to hand over your weapon. M (angry): We're not a country club, 007! (beat) Effective immediately. You have an assignment, and I expect you to carry it out objectively and professionally.īond (with suppressed rage): Then you have my resignation, sir! M: This private vendetta of yours could easily compromise Her Majesty's government. M: Oh, spare me this sentimental rubbish! He knew the risks. He's put his life on the line for me many times. This time.īond: Sir, they're not going to do anything. Previous stories had Bond considering leaving the service in disgust. The scene at the Hemingway House where M appears in person to order 007 to leave Sanchez to the Americans.In more than one interview around the time the movie came out, Dalton said he was practically running for his life. Timothy Dalton deserves a nod in regards to that scene for not using a stunt double when Bond is running from the explosion.Bond's final battle against Sanchez, leading to Bond using Felix's present - a lighter - to set a gasoline-soaked Sanchez on fire and giving him a quite Karmic Death.The crowner is Felix and James parachuting down directly down to Felix's wedding - leading to a wedding where the groom's outfit has a longer train than the bride's. ![]() And with a Triumphant Reprise of the Bond theme (called "License Revoked" on the soundtrack) as the cherry on the cake.
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