tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post8224463636127757848..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) | WomenMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-6443798297050305062015-06-11T12:28:39.616-05:002015-06-11T12:28:39.616-05:00Thanks for setting me straight on that. I've b...Thanks for setting me straight on that. I've been a big Bond fan since I saw <i>Dr. No</i> and <i>From Russia with Love</i> as a double feature in 1961, and this is not a matter I am unhappy to be mistaken about. And don't worry about not commenting. Most of the people I admire are busy folks; that's what makes them interesting! Nice hearing from you here, thoughJack Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030471723776022615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-41108111994260316422015-06-11T10:44:27.275-05:002015-06-11T10:44:27.275-05:00Hi, Jack! First of all, thanks for the very nice e...Hi, Jack! First of all, thanks for the very nice email and the mention on your blog. I've been meaning to respond and I'm embarrassed that I haven't yet. <br /><br />The scene you're remembering is from Thunderball and it's different because the woman who gets killed is a SPECTRE assassin. Bond does grab a random woman to dance with, but then Fiona cuts in. She tries to keep Bond still until one of her men can shoot him, but Bond sees the gun and spins her around to take the bullet herself. No shame in finding humor in Bond's line. She's one of his nastiest adversaries and totally deserved it. In fact, I picked that as my favorite quip from that movie. :)<br />Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-74308489374062112762015-06-11T08:41:31.022-05:002015-06-11T08:41:31.022-05:00Hi, Michael. Your great work continues, and I'...Hi, Michael. Your great work continues, and I'm loving this series. On the subject of Felicca and whether Bond would murder her in cold blood, isn't there a scene in <i>Dr. No</i> in which Bond is trying to escape some assassins by running through a Mardi Gras-type of street party, he runs into an open-air dance floor, grabs a nameless woman and begins to dance with her, and when he sees an assassin lining up a shot, he spins her to take his bullet in the back? He then guides her to a chair and says something glib like "Can my friend sit here? She's just dead!" It's been 30 years since I watched <i>Dr. No,</i> and the memory may be sketchy, but I can't forget that line, and if I'm remembering correctly, the <i>first movie</i> established that not only will he deliberately cause the death of even innocent people in the line of duty, but that he's very glib and callus about it.<br /><br />Not trying to undercut you here, it's just a ten-second scene out of 23 movies, but one I happened to remember as an impressionable 13-year old who was startled that a hero would do something so villainy, and laugh about it seconds later. Great, great work, nonetheless, and I'm looking forward to reading many more installments.Jack Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030471723776022615noreply@blogger.com