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007
- Dr. No: (1962) Bond's first film outing sees the beautiful
Ursula Andress as Honey Rider, first in a long line of suggestively named
love interests in the series. She and Bond are captured by Dr. No,
eventually invited to dinner (I've never understood THAT compulsion amongst
evil overlords, mates), and thus Bond attempts to remove her from harm's
way by asking her to be excused to her room. Dr. No agrees, only
to announce, "I'm sure the guards will amuse her." And here again
is the lamentable tragedy that is "off-camera action"; my curse, my bane,
and my exile to the "cutting room floor", bugger it all. Henchmen
like me love to take the advantages we can, and its a rare dream
when the Overlord in question actually gives the girl over to us.
Alas, it is not appreciated by the film commisions, and when you, the viewer,
next race with Bond to Honey's rescue (several scenes later), you find
her shackled to a loading ramp, water threatening to eventually rise enough
to drown her, her apparel reduced to her top and panties (former pants
suspiciously missing). Damn the man.
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