GOLDENEYE | Bond meets Q
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2020
- Bond gets briefed by Q in GOLDENEYE (1995). Desmond Llewellyn, who played Q, got a surprise he wasn’t expecting when they started filming this scene: “A girl is sitting at the desk and suddenly she is ejected. Nobody had told me anything about this beforehand and I had a hell of a shock. I was trying to remember my lines and suddenly there was a whoosh and this girl disappeared from the scene.”
- ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I really do love how this Q lasted from Connery to Brosnan. The one character that holds the series together in 5 different decades.
Actually 4 - 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. But your point is well made. Gotta respect his versatility and longevity.
It's like how Alfred was for Batman
I do remember enjoying these scenes when I was younger, but they seem a bit goofy as an adult, a bit cheesy. I kinda feel like Bond is a bit more polished in the Craig-era.
He died in a car crash the actor right
@@darkspeed62 I think its personal. I love the cheese, and I cant stand the Craig movies. They just seem so miserable and lacking in fun.
"You have a license to kill, not to disobey the traffic laws!"
*Bond proceeds to drive a tank through a city causing massive damage*
jokes on you I've seen enough russian dash cams to know that his driving in Saint Petersburg would've earned him his driving licence fair and square.
well.... do russian traffic laws cover tanks driving through the city causing massive damage?
"You have a license to kill, not to break the traffic laws."
That's not actually correct. A License to Kill basically covers every crime up to and including first degree murder. It was the worst crime they could justify in the pursuit of espionage, so a License to Kill is basically a pre-emptive pardon for any crime commited in the service of Her Majesty's Government.
It's not like new trainee agents get a License to Fly-Tip and work their way up to License to Kill.
So Bond was actually acting entirely within his remit when he helped St. Petersburg by creating lots of new construction jobs.
that was in Russia.
Yeah, but you have license to drive a T-55 tank in Saint Petersburg.
The “writing’s on the wall” gag definitely has the air of ‘this is the 50th take we’ve done and we cannot get them to stop cracking up’
Q: Along with the rest of him ..... ^ snort *
The writing wasn't on the wall for another 20 years, get it? 😄
This is why that sam smith made the song from the movie, spectre in 2015 ( good reference )
@@hueymontgomery9508 oh, so that's why that song is a joke as well...
I'd love to see a blooper reel of this scene
I love how there's all this random crazy shit lying around so James automatically thinks something as benign as a sandwich is a gadget LOL
I mean this is Q were talking about, made sense a sandwich would have some nifty gadget inside it. Or maybe it's just a pretty damn good club (shrugs)
Hey you never know...
@@joelap.3859 i mean if a cigarette can shoot an explosive and both a bagpipe and a water smoking device can hide a gun, let alone a tea platter that can decapitate, than as Bond you would no doubt think every object even food is some gadget.
I don't blame him
Glad you picked up on that
Brosnan’s hair is superb in this movie
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His way of dressing is excellent, too !
More like sandy rivers.
It's always been superb. Untill they pretty much told him to shorten it.
@@Anekiii To be fair, nowadays the sides and back would be shorter. 0ne needs to remember Goldeneye was in the 90s. Anyhow, we can all but dream to be as handsome as Pearce.
I think Desmond Llewelyn with his incomparable charisma was the most faithful actor in the 007 series.
“Many may be Bond, but 'Q' is just one. I lost a great friend today”
Pierce Brosnan
I believe that was a truly heartfelt message.
Yes, there are Dalton and Connery, Moore, Niven, Lazenby and lastly Craig. And there are all the Bond's that has ever been!
@@js0988 Niven isn't really counted
@@js0988 if you're counting Niven, I'm counting Barry Nelson (aka the worst bond ever)
Im counted George Lazenby the worst one.
I think this has to be the best interaction between Q and Bond in the entire franchise. You can tell they are both on the verge of cracking the shits laughing the whole time it's so endearing.
I agree. This was the first time Q actually shared a joke with Bond in the series
Brosnan and Llewelyn had a nice, unforced comedic chemistry.
A close second is Q describing the self-driving car Bond gets. Well ahead of its time and a masterstroke from the Bond tech team.
When you have two Celts in the same room the chemistry is going to be undeniably hilarious.
Honestly still think the Brosnan movies are the best. The comedy, starting the trend of using Pierce in high level action scenes, showing 007 can be hurt and is only human. Daniel Craig is the best Bond, but Brosnan's series were the best overall imo!
I love how there’s big explosions and people flying across the room and no one could care in the slightest, like this is just another day at the office.
I used to work in a place like that, you just grow accustomed to the insanity.
I guess it is just another day at the office.
What a great office. Instead of running out of toner, Bob from Accounts accidentally activates his jet pack.
This is Q branch, it probably is.
YES i i think thats a part of the films appeal. I think after Daltons Dark era they wanted to show that Bond could still be fun and added those in.
"Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore."
And then in the next film ‘Spectre’ Bond has an exploding watch. Just didn’t make sense lol
Ivan Ivez Love that scene with the exploding watch, anyway ‼️
@@ivanivez7456 To be fair, the watch given to Bond in Spectre wasn't assigned to him by M, as he was off-duty after the incident in Mexico City. So it's more likely to be one of Q's toys that wouldn't normally be given to 00s that Q decided to give bond, without the order of Mallory.
Lol that was the video I watched before this
@@ivanivez7456 Spectre didn't make sense in a lot of ways
“Don’t touch that!! That’s my lunch!”
🤔. . . 😹😹😹...
Maybe that's the only real thing...
@@xiaoleichen3186
Maybe or probably, i don't know but thanks / XièXiè ... For your quick advice... Only one know "real" the truth about this... And is not me
Bliemie! It finally happened! Something in Q's laboratory was actually what it appeared to be!
Hell, even I'm too old to eat that.
"How long did you say the fuse was?"
"Oh grow u-" BOOM
Playing end credits
i remember that from when i was kid, i was like "shouldn't it have gone off then?"
Underrated
ahah James Bond get killed by Q
@@898792 after arming it was not disarmed by Q
At 1:10 you can spot Desmond looking at cue cards. But it’s understandable considering his age, he was in his 80:s here. A legend.
Q cards* welcome
age? I don't think that can affect acting. looks like he was supposed to be distracted by the gadgets stuff in the back
@@samuelhollman7426 Age definitely can affect acting. Memory and focus degrade as you get older.
@@samuelhollman7426 William Hartnell had the exact problem nearing the end of his tenure as the First Doctor in Doctor Who and therefore they created the concept of Regeneration to replace him.
Yep - definitely glancing at cue cards. It's odd they used that angle for the entire shot, but I guess they had to for the gag with the telephone booth.
Whenever you hear “pay attention 007” you know it’s gonna be hilariously good.
"Pay attention 007 - you must use all these gadgets by the end of the film!"
Q definitely has a great sense of humour. Desmond Llewellyn was amazing as the inventive character in this franchise.
"Remember, 007, that you have license to kill, not license to break the traffic laws"
Then Bond breaks multiple traffic laws by rampaging around in a tank
Mr Critical Foreshadowing 101 😁
This might be a harsh thing to comment but you guys did know that Desmond Llewellyn death was in a traffic accident he caused, right?
I'm not sure how to view this comment with that in mind, lol
"I wouldn't think of it."
@@Spiderguy-rl6uw good
These two banter with each other like old friends, it’s beautiful
0:28 the reflex of the tech guy to take immediatly what Bond has taken, out of his hand like he knows Bond would mess it up. 😄😄
This scene overall is classic comedy gold.
Bond's like a toddler at times.
I’m surprised he didn’t steal it 👨🏻🦳🥃
@danrise44 oh really?👨🏻🦳🥃
The best line is the opener, when he points at the cast on Q's leg.
"Skiing?"
"Hunting!"
His smile while saying it. He sounds so proud of the double entendre
I think this is the first and only one where Q actually laughed at one of Bond's quips about his gadgets.
To tell the truth, they kinda broke character and laughed
I think it's a good form of subtle character development. They've known eachother a long time, to where Q's become a bit more tolerant of Bond.
No, he also laughed in The World is Not Enough when 007 says
You are Q so does that make him R.
@@ShubhamVerma-vw9qk that was his last one☹️ Rest In Peace mr Q
yeah when bond says "the writing's on the wall" you can tell Q was genuinely laughing after when he was giving his line
I love how desmond pretty much couldn't contain his laughter at "the writings on the wall" 😂
I didn't get the Joke....
🤔
@@maloperverso8118 The wall did
Oh James your funny!
I love how Q’s rocket completely missed the sandbags and took out the chairs in the break area.
I like to think that Bond knocked the sighting off.
@@absboodoo😂
Guy gets trapped in a phone booth by an air bag and a lady sitting in an office chair gets blown into the next zip code. Q's lab is dangerous.
I wonder if the crew working for Q, get paid for testing the gadgets and maybe some health insurance
Health and safety nightmares everywhere you look
I have to believe that the lab is exempt from OSHA regulations.
And man trying to sit on couch get shallowed by the couch
@@inuyashason81 One of the benefits of a socialist medical system. Free healthcare for all.
No one can replace Desmond Llewellyn. He will remain the only real Q.
Yes, we will miss him dearly and RIP to him.
So are you saying John Cleese and Ben Whishaw are bad replacements?
@@1987AnimeBoy That was never said; John Cleese & Ben Whishaw are good & memorable in their own ways as Q.
However as for Desmond Llewellyn they could only succeed him, never replace him.
Ben Whishaw is doing a good job but i agree Desmond is Q... since he canonically retired i like to think he's in a villa somewhere warm Enjoying his retirement
It's not a fair comparison since Q's inventions and gadgets have taken a backseat in the films since his passing.
I like how quick Bond's attention goes from ejector seat to the sandwich 2:26
Well, it's a nice sandwich.
Short attention span lol.
Q keeps getting older and older, but Bond never ages. And he never grows up.
I really miss those "funniest 007 moments"
Everything’s gotta be so dark and gritty now it’s kinda sad, I love the new Bond movies as much as the next guy but I’ll always gravitate towards the older movies
I miss Desmond Llewelyn, he was by far my favorite Q. He made every movie he was a funny moment, and a sad one at his last movie.
@@mrcritical6751 To me the newer movies are just something else, like a different show. James Bond for me will always be those cheesy fun movies with over the top villains, a cooler than he should be 007 and so on.
Although I agree, it’s hard to believe that anyone who has played Bond than Daniel Craig is an actual cold hearted assassin.
@@eb2558 But Bond isn't an assassin, he's supposed to be a spy (supposed). I think people tend to confuse license to kill with being a hitman.
Scaramanga was an assassin; Bond is more like a one man special forces assault squad.
One of the best, probably THE best, Bond and Q interactions in the whole Saga.
Brosnan in Goldeneye is the quintessential Bond. The most suave, the most funny, the most sardonic and cheeky, the most cool, almost as cold and brutal as Dalton, but revealing the warmth and ease of Moore and Connery.
Probably too perfect.
Such a wonderful man he was. RIP Desmond
Watching this sequence one can see the mutual admiration, affection & respect these two actors have for each other.
Not a lot of acting skills required here.
They were just great.
"The writings on the wall?"
:laughs: "and so is the rest of him"
ActionCom ironically that’s also the opening song to “Spectre”
Along with the rest of him
@@predetor911 Still can't believe they rejected that Radiohead song
Q kinda broke character there. Almost looked like a blooper.
@@Zoomer30 Let's be honest, Q has a great sense of humor. Some of the gadgets being worked on in his labs are just pure *comedy.* Hell, Rocket Launcher leg cast?
I really enjoy Connery as Bond, but Pierce Brosnan is my favorite. I love Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies the most.
He pouts too much for my liking.
Even die another day also
@Klemheist You misspelled Moore...
@Klemheist LOL!
So do I
This is the definitive scene between Bond and Q, it's so damn entertaining
Bond fiddling with Q's sandwich trying to figure out how it's dangerous is hysterical
2:26
Person gets launched about 6 meters backwards from a ejector seat
Bond: Oh, a sandwich
"You have a license to kill, not to break the traffic laws."
"I wouldn't think of it."
Bond then proceeds to demolish half of St Petersburg with a tank.
Hahaha top comment!
Well yeah, it had Russian plates, not British, they wouldn't know it was him!
Yeah, taking into consideration all the previous and of course subsequent Bond movies to Goldeneye this quote has always been so funny to me!
"You have a license to kill, not to break the traffic laws."
That's not actually correct. A License to Kill basically covers every crime up to and including killing someone. It was the worst crime they could justify in the pursuit of espionage, so a License to Kill is basically a pre-emptive pardon for any crime commited in the service of Her Majesty's Government.
It's not like new trainee agents get a License to Fly-Tip and work their way up to License to Kill.
So Bond was actually acting entirely within his remit when he helped St. Petersburg by creating lots of new construction jobs.
"I need to track a Humvee through the streets of St. Petersburg. *It's the one being chased by a tank.* "
Such a unique situation when you play the same role in 17 films.
2:34
“DON’T TOUCH THAT!
“It’s my lunch!”
Desmond Llewelyn delivered so many funny and memorable lines throughout all those years as Q, but that’s my favourite. Makes me laugh everytime! 😂🤣😅
no. He was serious in the early bond movies.
Q just leaves Subway sitting around.
MC Hammer: cant touch this.
You can tell at 1:15 that Desmond Llewelyn is reading his lines off cue cards held behind Pierce Brosnan's head, he keeps shifting his gaze from left to right
towards the end his memory was going so they had to make allowances.
He was merely reading his Q cards...
The guy when he was Q in Goldeneye was nearly 80 years old your memory at that age is more than likely to be frazzy, Desmond through, what a legend throughout 36 years on 007 (1963-1999).
what the hell was Q doing leaving his lunch around like that? Someone could have got hurt.
LMAO
I know right, who knows what kind of deadly toppings he has in it.
Diarrhea and erectile dysfunction. Really bad time to get a foot long sandwich from Subway
@@aaronkenyon7112 LMAO
Plastic explosive... Bond just going around with a roll to use on windows. Q should have told him it was a gadget and see how long he went with it ha
"The writings on the wall" , and 20 yrs later it became the title of Oscar winning Bond theme
I know right !!!
Oscar winning? A true Bond fan knows that theme was utter shit
@@OfficialAnarchyz yeah true Bond fan, but the song ACTUALLY won the 2016 Oscar...
@@OfficialAnarchyz that's what's called a "No True Scotsman" fallacy. Alas, I personally think the reason for winning is due in part to this "wokeness" culture plaguing the world right now.
I hate that song. It’s the most insufferable Bond theme since Madonna’s theme for Die Another day.
Desmond Llewellyn is the definitive Q! No one can do this role better than him. R.I.P. Desmond Llewellyn. ;(
Desmond Llewellyn really was an amazing actor in this role. That he lasted this long is a lovely piece of continuity in the Bond canon.
The Chemistry between these two were amazing...
First saw this as a kid and even now that shooting spring chair bit still cracks me up
I like how much of a kid 007 is at heart! just has to touch everything with a curious look on his face!
2:18 Lol it looks like Desmond broke character with that laugh... Piece has a smirk on his face also but got serious again.
He also didn't know the girl was going to get ejected towards the end of the scene, That look he gave was genuine surprise lol
"The Writings on the wall?"
Oh if they only knew 🤣
“Q: “It’s tested for one, 007-“
Q’s assistant gets squashed inside a telephone box
Priceless 🤭
No matter how many times I repeat...the last line always makes me giggle..😀
I love how Q puts all these explosives and weapons into his gadgets and then is all like "try and return at least some of this in pristine order." Q, most of your shit is designed to explode. What do you expect him to do, collect and return the shrapnel?
He just hopes that 007 doesn't have to use it. That it's a safe job this time I guess
The way he looks at that sandwich like it's a gadget or something 😄
i love how Bond just impulsively picks it up and starts examining it lol
Would you really put it past Q to design something like that
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey No.
After all, the guy made a Tea Saucer into a launched Guillotine.
*" They always say pen was mightier than sword, thanks to me they were right! "*
Indiana Jones 3
the pen is not mightier than the sword
sword is bigger and sharper
I nearly forgot, it's against company policy to sign endorsements!
SIGN IT!
@@kleetus92 Would you please sign here, Mr Bond? It's the insurance waiver for your *pitiful* new car
@@ahha6304 : It's the insurance damage waiver for your beautiful new car. Now, will you need collision coverage?
Yes.
Fire?
Probably.
Property destruction?
Definitely.
Personal Injury?
I hope not, but accidents do happen.
They frequently do with you.
1:56 Well, Q disarmed the pen AFTER 4 seconds.
1:39 Watch closely how the Q makes only the 2 clicks at first not noticing that he hasnt started the fuse, but the 2nd time did 3 clicks assuming he had turned it off, James noticed and instantly turned it off after his 3 clicks
2:10 the way Q ran away...
1:40 My fave Bond gadget - the scene where it's held by Boris is a masterclass in suspense that Hitchcock would've been proud of.
Indeed :) One of the best scenes in the whole franchise.
Tho one thing's been bothering me ever since the first time I saw this. Is it only me or did it take Q more than 4 seconds to disarm the pen after Bond armed it in this scene? I count at least 5 full seconds between Bond's 3rd click and Q's 3rd click. I know it's probably nitpicking hard but still a detail I cannot unsee anymore.
Loonatic Blue Bond finished arming it at 1:53. Q began disarming it at 1:56 right when he grabbed it. Most of the clicks were out of the shot.
_"Morning, Q. Sorry about the leg... skiing?"_
*FWOOSH... BOOM!!!*
_"Hunting!"_
One of the finest Bond films ever made, the score by Eric Serra is just beautiful!
"Don't touch that!"
Holy crap, does it explode, is it deadly,
"That's my lunch 😠"
Oh sorry mate 😂😂🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why on Earth would he leave his lunch in the lab and not in a lunch box somewhere safe like a locker? 😂
Brosnan will always be my favorite Bond.
He has such a rhythm in delivering his quips. Like he's coming up with the punchline in real time. You can see him actually act out the gears turning behind his eyes, as real people do when they're coming up with real world banter.
It makes this scene feel so alive.
hahahahha yeah.
Brosnan really was a mix of the best of Connery and Moore. Suave and serious like Connery when called for, goofy charming and arrogant like Moore.
@@1AstralKing he was a mix of the best of all Bonds.
Considering his time as Remington Steele and having previous Bond actors before him as a reference, by the time he became 007, he was well armed for the job.
@@TheEman590 and he came with all arms loaded.
1:19 That BT product placement is so subtle!
“Excellent! Just the thing for unwinding after a rough day at the office” 😂 Always loved that line lol
The dialogue between Q and Brosnan's Bond is on another level. Love it.
"Oh, grow UP, 007."
Nothing beats the comedic jesture between Q and James Bond
It's like Brosnan's Bond made Q laugh for the very first time in the Bond series where he said the there's a writing on the wall with him in it
I agree. For the first time in the series Q actually shared a joke with Bond
This is one of my favorite scenes in the entire franchise. As much as I love the Craig films, and as much as I love the new Q and his with interactions with Craig's Bond, I do wish they had a bit more of this type of humor and gadgetry sprinkled in. Nobody will ever top Desmond Llewellyn, though. He's a legend.
2:26 I laughed so hard at that the first time I saw that. This is my absolute favorite Q and Bond interaction.
Brosnan's natural charisma and mastery of facial expressions made his version of Bond unforgettable... Some like to criticize the supposed "emptiness" of his character, but I find some of his quiet moments quite believable. He's levels above so called "acting" of today's Hollywood.
There is great acting in today’s Hollywood, you are just being nostalgic
For some people he’s a great bond for some he is not. I guess it depends on what you’re looking for. we have been lucky to have some of the most dedicated gentleman play this role of the British spy. I don’t think there has been a bad bond but you prefer who you prefer and I think it at least has a lot to do with who we grew up on. I know classic bond fans are not going to view goldeneye and Pierce brosnan films in a high regard because they grew up on Connery or others who came before. It has to do with our perspective, and what we grew up watching.
Always loved Q's banter with all the Bond actors.
Does anyone else’s anxiety kick in and you immediately start counting when James clicks the pen three times?
Yes. I timed it at 4.9 seconds. They should be dead
Q's,naturally.
@@HRHooChicken You would think that Q would know better than to blithely have a bomb in the presence of 007 by now.
I always assumed its because he clicked it slower, but Q clicks it slower when he gives it to Fred.
It made my anxiety click in with real pens despite knowing damn well you are not fitting C4 in that thing.
2:33
Q: DON'T TOUCH THAT!
BOND: ooh sorry
Desmond was a wonderful character for so many years, James Bond's and he is truly missed. Happy he lives on in this wonderful universe.
The old Q is the best that ever happened to the James Bond series. Not to bad mouth the younger one though, who is fun as well.
I was happy they brung the character back for Skyfall.
I always thought Desmond almost broke character, with Pierce saying the writing is on the wall.. they play so well of eachother! This was hilarious)
a rare case where all the gadgets in James Bond's car weren't used at all by the end of the movie
Considering the tank chase that destroyed most of St. Petersburg, a car chase would’ve been rather useless after that.
@@VickStarkiller Well if you have a choice between a T-55 Tank and a BMW... it's not a difficult choice to make
was the car even used at all in the movie? or was it the car used in the scene when bond and natalya were driving in cuba to meet jack wade for the plane?
@@Gameprojordan i dont believe so come to think of it lol I only saw the bmw appear appear when him and Natalya meet Wade
Yep, literally drove it up to meet Wade and swapped him for his plane. Dunno why they even bothered shipping the car to Cuba. Guess they were just testing BMW out as a partner. Tommorow never Dies made good use of the 7 Series and the R1200 Motorcycle.
1:27 I adore Pierce Brosnan's delightfully puzzled double-take at the attacking phone box! 😄
This is Q. An eccentric old man who is tasked with keeping James Bond alive. Not a yuppy geek with a laptop.
Unforgettable and irreplaceable. Pity Llwellyn made so little from the role.
@@shane99ca Don't get me wrong. Llwellyn was magic. But how much could he have really been expecting to make? With the exception of License To Kill and too a much lesser extent Octopussy which I'm sure paid better, each of the films couldn't have been more than a day's filming for him and he had a few dozen lines at most. And it wasn't like they were making a load of Q action figures or putting him on the posters or anything.
@@jamesharding9252 All true, but there's still a lot of unfairness and BS in the movie industry. In the movie _Operation Crossbow,_ Sophia Loren received co-star billing even though she also appeared for only a few minutes.
@Formerly Paul While Desmond will always be Q, you sound so stupid and bitter.
@Formerly Paul lol, go easy on him bruhh 😆😆.
Desmond Llewelyn was very pleasant and so irreplaceable as the #1 best Q in the 007 series. I don’t know how I would picture James Bond being without someone who’s very good at being a great technological wizard but with the same fatherly and collected charm of Llewelyn’s portrayal.
Goldeneye the best Bond, film Pierce Brosnan, best bond film.And the legend thr late Desmond llewelyn RIP
I think it's just great how Q also has a funny side as sometimes he's chuckling at his own jokes 😂
"Q! I'm familiar with that device." The delivery of that line was perfect lmao
007 wears family device belt FYI.
"DON't TOUCH THAT!.... That's my lunch!" - Best quote of Q other than Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn's final lines of his character.
I always get a chill down my spine when I watch a intro to a bond movie. Last night Skyfall was on tv, it gave me the chill that I mentioned.
1:51
if Q had been half a second slower that thing would've exploded.
I`ve just bought the full collection of these James Bond beauties. Wish me luck as i delve into the caramel goodness of these filmic masterpieces !
Pierce was an excellent choice for James Bond and I will forever miss Desmond Llewelyn. He made 'Q' such a memorable character much the same as John De Lancie did in another franchise.
Desmond Llewellyn: Classical Q
Ben Whishaw: Modern Q
Ben Wishaw isn’t Q
I miss Desmond he was the best character 😂
Their chemistry was amazing I love GoldenEye and Tomorrow never dies just clever and beautiful movies
The Bond I grew up with. The best Bond.
Desmond and Pierce having a blast (literally) on the set. The pen scene was one where I THINK they had a couple of times where they cracked up.
"Please do return the equipment in one piece." Then, Bond proceeds to lose or break them 😂😂😂
"Don't touch that! It's my lunch."
In Bond's defense, Q has made a bunch of useful and deadly gadgets disguised as random unassuming objects over the years. I mean, for all James knew, that sandwich was actually a lump of military-grade plastic explosive or a sheath for a hidden combat knife that only LOOKED like a hoagie!
Ben Whishaw has brought a new angle to the Q Branch.
Desmond Llewelyn will always remain the finest Q. RIP sir.
The single funniest scene in James Bond history. The contrast between this and the rest of the film is made even more apparent by the fact that GoldenEye is a quite moody and dark Bond film, both in themes and aesthetic direction. It's almost like the film switched directors for this one scene - it's very much akin to a scene from a Naked Gun film.
When Q laughs at 007s writing on the wall joke that sounded like he found that genuinely funny
I can respect anyone who takes on the "Q" character because they all work so hard to deserve it. Just like all the actors who have done James Bond.
But for me, Desmond Llewelyn will always be the "Q" that comes to mind when I think of the character.
I'm half convinced that they gave the guys a basic script for these scenes but told them that they could improvise some parts.
the Bond Quips like writing on the wall, the pen, the writing is on the wall with them on edge of cracking up. it feels like at times they have this serious script made for the scene, but they were given some leeway to have fun with it.
"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short and the pen is very sharp, or if the pen is explosive." - Sir Terry Pratchett (attributed)
I would have to say that out of all the James Bond films involving Q, portrayed by the late-Desmond Llewellyn, this particular scene is my favorite. I even like the ending of this clip in which James Bond inspects the sandwich before it's grabbed out of his hands by Q. Bond must have thought that it was a weapon of some sort before Q tells him that it's his lunch.
This is my favorite bond / Q scene from the series. Fun, light-hearted banter, and the initial transition into the parachute exploding from the car sets a perfect tone for all the rest of the random stuff in the lab.
"The writing's on the wall?"
"Along with the rest of him!"
That's the only time Q ever found one of Bond's quips funny.