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  • May. 4th, 2008 at 11:13 PM
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So I had heard much good about the last Bond film, the reboot of Casino Royale.

And I did enjoy it, but I have to ask...

Do we need a ball slapping torture scene?  I mean, really?
We used to have space shuttles and Jaws and lasers and sharks (and yes, sharks with frickin' laser beams) and now we're down to slapping Bond in the nutsack? 

Sure, I'd give in after about .0007 seconds (see what I did there?), but c'mon...!

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[info]joncwriter wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 03:27 am (UTC)
Actually, I was kinda surprised they put that in there myself...it's in the original book, but I didn't think they were going to use that scene the way they did...!
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[info]antonstrout wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 03:31 am (UTC)
I wondered if it was in the book, but I work at its publisher and I just couldn't work up the strength to ask for a copy for fear they'd ask why and I'd say something like,

"I need to check out 007's balls..."

My colleagues already look at me funny as it is...
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[info]alanajoli wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 01:57 pm (UTC)
The person I saw it with had just finished reading a bunch of Fleming's novels before hand and was really impressed how much the new one drew on the books. :)
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[info]lexinatrix wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 04:41 am (UTC)
Yes, that scene was absolutely vital to not only prove how badass tough Bond is, but how HUGE Daniel Craig got for the film.

I mean seriously... look at him in Layer Cake, then look at him in Casino Royale... the dude is ripped!
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[info]suziecroft wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 09:19 am (UTC)
Do we need a ball slapping torture scene? I mean, really?

Why, yes. Yes, we do.




They used a carpet beater in the book.
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[info]reannon wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 12:43 pm (UTC)
Well, it was in the book. In much more explicit detail. Ian Fleming was a pretty harsh guy.
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[info]lalam wrote:
May. 5th, 2008 01:00 pm (UTC)
heh, that's the only part of the movie I saw yesterday!
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