tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781870463849113009.post4614606878095952676..comments2024-03-15T04:29:00.751-04:00Comments on W.L. Swarts Reviews The Universe: Dr. No: Or The Tale Of A Spy More Lucky Than Skilled!W.L. Swartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974654586026013850noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781870463849113009.post-89676768294335358352013-02-16T13:01:31.155-05:002013-02-16T13:01:31.155-05:00Heh, that was pretty good. But, there are so many...Heh, that was pretty good. But, there are so many scenes like that which kill the idea that he is a real casanova, like the way he lets one of the women he is with act as a human shield for a gunman to save his own life!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for the feedback!W.L. Swartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974654586026013850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781870463849113009.post-36862239793267310702013-02-12T21:33:09.241-05:002013-02-12T21:33:09.241-05:00You seem to ignore one of the most memorable '...You seem to ignore one of the most memorable '007-as-bastard' scenes in the series: predicting his assassin's actions, knowing the number of bullets in his gun, revealing that knowledge to the now-unarmed assassin, then shooting him. angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781870463849113009.post-27798917589522239982013-02-12T19:05:10.978-05:002013-02-12T19:05:10.978-05:00I have no problem suspending my disbelief; my issu...I have no problem suspending my disbelief; my issue here is that as a character, James Bond is - in his first cinematic outing - established as a remarkably unskilled spy. He is not savvy, he's just lucky. That puts him professionally on par with Leslie Neilsen's character from the "Naked Gun" movies. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading and thanks for the comment!W.L. Swartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974654586026013850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781870463849113009.post-87258725725093276762013-02-11T05:57:33.174-05:002013-02-11T05:57:33.174-05:00Bond's luck will not be isolated to just this ...Bond's luck will not be isolated to just this film. This will not be the last time Bond will be kidnapped and treated like a guest instead of a prisoner. Nor will it be the last time Bond gets out by sheer luck (CASINO ROYALE's Bond did not survive LeChiffe's poison & his torture by his own skill). Suspend the disbelief a bit.angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.com