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[teeritz]

What has always made the character of Bond special was the fact that he was a different kind of hero. You and I drink beer. Bond drinks Vodka Martinis. In the movies, anyway. In Fleming's books, he basically consumed up to half a bottle of spirits per day to help wash down the fifty to sixty cigarettes a day. I always wondered where he found the time.
Hollywood action heroes drink beer. Bond drinks Martinis. Leave the Heineken for John McLaine and Martin Riggs. Despite Daniel Craig's definitive re-boot of the character, Bond can never be blue-collar. That would make him too much like the rest of us.
I'm greatly looking forward to "Skyfall", but I can already see that I'll have to work pretty hard not to trip over all the product placement.

[avatar1]

Is it proven that Bond himself will have to drink a Heineken..?
Could be the ladies, could be the bad guy... or maybe Q branch equips him with a Heineken bottle that is indeed poisonous...

[chri]

I think Bond can drink Heineken and martinis. It's like saying he needs to be wearing Church's the entire time and can never put on a pair of Nikes.

[teeritz]

Bond was seen sucking back a beer in the cantina with Felix Leiter in "QoS" and it worked in the context and locale of that scene, but if we see Bond sitting in a swanky restaurant and he orders a Heineken, then I'm gonna scream. It would be totally against character. Daniel Craig or no Daniel Craig, it doesn't fit the template of who Bond is.

[GaryF]

Bond was seen sucking back a beer in the cantina with Felix Leiter in "QoS" and it worked in the context and locale of that scene, but if we see Bond sitting in a swanky restaurant and he orders a Heineken, then I'm gonna scream. It would be totally against character. Daniel Craig or no Daniel Craig, it doesn't fit the template of who Bond is.

I'm pretty relaxed. The last two films have done a pretty good job of keeping Bond cool. Ironically, given the nature of this thread, the only piece of product placement that grated on me was the the "Rolex?" "Omega." scene in CR.

[hidden by leaves]

I'm pretty relaxed. The last two films have done a pretty good job of keeping Bond cool. Ironically, given the nature of this thread, the only piece of product placement that grated on me was the the "Rolex?" "Omega." scene in CR.

That scene always bugged me. Not because of Craig's weird pronunciation or any product placement issue, but because it awkwardly broke the internal logic of the movie's characters at that point. Vesper's knowledge and skill in observation would allow her to recognize the/an Omega (or a Rolex) easily.

[Muddy250]

LOL, good catch Imran. Yes, I am Daniel Craig. I figured if Bond couldn't be called a 'SerialQiller', who could? The man has a body count in the thousands. I threw in the 'Q' for Quantum (the latest incarnation of SMERSH) as a lark. Anyway, I appreciate all of the kind words about my movies and sorry about Solace; as said earlier, writers strike. But I'm sure you'll love Skyfall. We're very proud of it.

I'm Daniel Craig...!

[iinsic]

No, I am Spartacus!

[Muddy250]

No, I am Spartacus!

That was even quicker than I thought it would be!

[SerialQiller]

I'm Daniel Craig...!

Well, if 6 people can be Bond, I'm sure a couple of us can be Daniel Craig...