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"New Skyfall poster: Why does Bond have a tiny gun?"

w2bondw2bond is indeed a very rare breed
edited September 2012 in Skyfall Posts: 2,252
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-skyfall-poster-why-does-bond-have-a-tiny-gun/story-e6frfmvr-1226477288248

"AS ROGER Moore quipped in Live and Let Die, there's no sense going out half-cocked.

So it's disappointing to learn that the marketing department for Bond's latest adventure have failed to see the wisdom in his words.

The new one-sheet for Skyfall has Daniel Craig in a blue suit on his back in a dust cloud aiming his Walther PPK at some unseen enemy.

Compared to the guns in other action movie posters, the one Craig's holding looks tiny. The fact he is pointing it between his legs makes him look rather "inadequate".

Size does matter for Bond. The posters always claim that the latest adventure will be the biggest one yet, and more than a few Bond songs make reference to his "powerful weapon".

Look at the size of the whopper Bond's holding in his last film, Quantum of Solace. It's a beast!

Strangely enough, Craig gets irked when journalists ask about his package. While doing the publicity for Casino Royale everyone wanted to talk about his powder blue trunks, which made Craig feel like a piece of meat. Now he knows how Bond girls feel."

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited September 2012 Posts: 13,967
    8-| Obviously they've never seen a PPK before.
  • AussieBondAussieBond
    edited September 2012 Posts: 185
    http://slightrecoil.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sean-connery-walther-ppk.jpg
    That's the size

    Mod edit: please remember our MGM/UA copyright agreement.
  • BondWillReturnBondWillReturn
    Posts: 816
    That's quite a lazy article! The power in Bond is that he doesn't need a 'big weapon', he can manage with a smaller gun. Why? Because he's experienced enough not to need a 'big gun' to make him feel better. Plus, the PPK is such a classy gun compared to for instance the P99.
    I don't think the songs ever made reference to Bond's powerful weapon. Only to Scaramanga's.
    Just journalists having nothing better to write about.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
    edited September 2012 Posts: 655
    The PPK is his most trusted weapon, so it couldnt change despit which characte rplays bond. The character will always remain the same. From his gun, and from his favourite drink.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited September 2012 Posts: 4,813
    'How come his is so much bigger than yours??'
    '...Miss...?'
    'The gun.'
    'I've never needed more. B-) '
    *SWOON*

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  • dchantrydchantry
    Posts: 278
    So much lazy journalism going around with Bond this year. Photoshopped posters and DVD covers with the wrong artwork.
    People asking silly questions about guns when anyone who has read the books or bothered to watch the films knows that Bond was issued with the ppk in 1962 and used it up until 1997 because it was a small gun that could be concealed for what a secret agent does, discreetly, and then the producers decided to update it to something that Walther had that was more up to date but that youd associate more with Arnie and Bruce Willis.
    Good to see the small guy back.
  • Gareth00789Gareth00789
    Posts: 655
    dchantry wrote:
    So much lazy journalism going around with Bond this year. Photoshopped posters and DVD covers with the wrong artwork.
    People asking silly questions about guns when anyone who has read the books or bothered to watch the films knows that Bond was issued with the ppk in 1962 and used it up until 1997 because it was a small gun that could be concealed for what a secret agent does, discreetly, and then the producers decided to update it to something that Walther had that was more up to date but that youd associate more with Arnie and Bruce Willis.
    Good to see the small guy back.

    A true bond fan must know what his favourite and most accurate weapon is lol.
  • GermanladyGermanlady
    Posts: 6,601
    BondWillReturn wrote:
    That's quite a lazy article! The power in Bond is that he doesn't need a 'big weapon', he can manage with a smaller gun. Why? Because he's experienced enough not to need a 'big gun' to make him feel better. Plus, the PPK is such a classy gun compared to for instance the P99.
    I don't think the songs ever made reference to Bond's powerful weapon. Only to Scaramanga's.
    Just journalists having nothing better to write about.

    Yup. You could also spin the story further in saying, that our hero is experienced and brave enough to face the enemy or at least get close enough to not need a longer distance gun. :D
  • TonyEbikTonyEbik
    Posts: 127
    I actually didnt like the new poster with him holding the gun(out) It would have been better if his hand was inside his top pocket pulling out the gun or his classic silver ciggy holder
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    Its not the size that matters? Its what you do with it that counts? ;)
  • saunderssaunders Living in a world of avarice and deceit
    Posts: 987
    I've often wondered if the decision to rearm Daniel with the PPK rather than the larger, more powerful, Pierce friendly P99 was down to the fact that his sheer physicality in CR proved that he didn't need to blast twenty odd rounds off in one go to show that he's a man capable of very lethal action, he can do that rather well with everyday objects let alone firearms. The PPK is an iconic 007 symbol ( and rather sexy IMHO) and deserves to be on the posters, and anyone not satisfied with Bond's weapon of choice can rest assured that I've seen him holding at least four other firearms of varying size and caliber in the SKYFALL promotional stills.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    What a stupid article. The writer is obviously not a Bond fan. That is a PPK! It is supposed to be small because it is an effective weapon that is easily concealed. If a spy is doing his job, why would he sling an AK over his shoulders? You go in with a minimal but effective load of ammo for the job. Not to mention a lot of the so-called big guns on the Bond posters and production photos hardly ever get used if at all in the actual films.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
    Posts: 2,635
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What a stupid article. The writer is obviously not a Bond fan. That is a PPK! It is supposed to be small because it is an effective weapon that is easily concealed. If a spy is doing his job, why would he sling an AK over his shoulders? You go in with a minimal but effective load of ammo for the job. Not to mention a lot of the so-called big guns on the Bond posters and production photos hardly ever get used if at all in the actual films.

    Specially with a silencer equipped at it.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,562
    I prefer a smaller gun in Bond's hand. A bigger gun makes it seem like he needs the large iron tool as a substitute for something lacking in other places.
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
    Posts: 4,012
    This is one of the most useless and ridiculous articles ever written about Bond. The PPK is iconic. I completely agree with previous opinions that it's the kind of weapon that makes sense being used by a spy, easily concealed under the jacket and reliable. I don't like the latest poster for Skyfall but the fact that Bond is holding a PPK is not the reason at all.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    I prefer the P99 for Craig, but yeah, stupid article. Nothing wrong with the ppk.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    Posts: 5,767
    I find the article quite funny, to be honest. Still, the writer completely ignores that Connery had this funny airgun or whatever it was. Long, yes, but fake.

    Besides, even dumb writers (even those who choose to ignore it) know by now from the trailer that it´s a personal signature, not just some random killing tool.
  • DRESSED_TO_KILLDRESSED_TO_KILL Suspended
    edited September 2012 Posts: 260
    this is a trivial matter to be upset about, let's just hope skyfall lives up to Casino Royal but only better.

    to be quite honest though, I am a Tad bit disappointed with the current posters. I do not want to rant about posters because as I said earlier there are more important things to be concerned about such as the script and story. But ...if you really want to think deeper into the marketing strategy for Skyfall, the posters could have been better. Is it just me or did Casino Royal (2006) have really great posters. To me the CR2006 posters had a eerie substance to them, a dark but subduing feel of mystery. Anyways goodnight all
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    DRESSED_TO_KILL wrote:
    this is a trivial matter to be upset about, let's just hope skyfall lives up to Casino Royal but only better.

    to be quite honest though, I am a Tad bit disappointed with the current posters. I do not want to rant about posters because as I said earlier there are more important things to be concerned about such as the script and story. But ...if you really want to think deeper into the marketing strategy for Skyfall, the posters could have been better. Is it just me or did Casino Royal (2006) have really great posters. To me the CR2006 posters had a eerie substance to them, a dark but subduing feel of mystery. Anyways goodnight all

    Says the man that claimed the choice between Kim Kardashian as a Bond girl or
    a black actor playing James Bond was the hardest decision a Bond fan could make. What a joke.
  • SJK91SJK91
    edited September 2012 Posts: 1,310
    How I see it:
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    The PPK: classic.





    632px-Walther_P99_9x19mm.png
    The P99: clunky.
  • emilbertilloemilbertillo
    Posts: 153
    Obviously the writer had never watched a Bond movie before. I think the Walther PPK is a part of Bond's body - without it, something about it Bond is incomplete. It's not the size that matters. As Q said in the Skyfall trailer: instead of a random killing machine, you get more of a personal statement, and with the Walther PPK that statement is: "I killed you with a pansy lady's gun"
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    The thing that's funny is that in the classic Connery films he's not depicted with the PPK, he's holding a strange, Luger kinda pistol, which to me is what you see in the so-called 007 gun logo. Not saying one's better than the other, just explaining stuff.
  • doubleohdaddoubleohdad
    Posts: 1,146
    Sorry,, to be clear, he's not depicted on the posters with the PPK.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited September 2012 Posts: 28,694
    emilbertillo wrote:
    Obviously the writer had never watched a Bond movie before. I think the Walther PPK is a part of Bond's body - without it, something about it Bond is incomplete. It's not the size that matters. As Q said in the Skyfall trailer: instead of a random killing machine, you get more of a personal statement, and with the Walther PPK that statement is: "I killed you with a pansy lady's gun"
    The .25 Beretta model 418 was the so called ladies' gun, and the PPK was what Bond had to replace it with. Even so, Bond's brilliance has made a very small gun one of the most famous/purchased weapons in the world.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    The ppk is classic, but I think the p99 suits Craigs Bond better, compare shots of him holding his gun in CR to the ones from QOS. Plus, the ppk is cool, but a bit outdated, would MI6 really send Bond out with a ppk in the 21st century?
  • wildboonjivewildboonjive
    Posts: 299
    They absolutely would! It's not a machine gun, it's a handgun, and as such, it does what it needs to do. A gun like this does not become antiquated because its purpose continues to be served without issue or setback. With a delivery like "a brick through a plate glass window," what more do you need in a hand gun?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    wildboonjive wrote:
    They absolutely would! It's not a machine gun, it's a handgun, and as such, it does what it needs to do. A gun like this does not become antiquated because its purpose continues to be served without issue or setback. With a delivery like "a brick through a plate glass window," what more do you need in a hand gun?
    And added on to that it is a great concealment weapon, essential to the job. It's simply practical.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    edited September 2012 Posts: 5,767
    wildboonjive wrote:
    They absolutely would! It's not a machine gun, it's a handgun, and as such, it does what it needs to do. A gun like this does not become antiquated because its purpose continues to be served without issue or setback. With a delivery like "a brick through a plate glass window," what more do you need in a hand gun?
    Maybe a small problem with that admittedly very cool line is that many more people than in 1962 have read about guns in our times and learned that no PPK ever had a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window. In order to talk about delivery one should start with caliber .357 Magnum. Which would become quite chunky underneath an armpit.
    The PPK is about style, enhancing Bond´s subtle elegance, the sensitive element hidden behind his brutal appearance.

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