The James Bond Questions Thread

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• Walecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  December 2016 Posts: 3,157

  jake24 wrote: »

  Friedrich Konig.

  
  Now we know where The Pale King comes from.
• ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España

  December 2016 Posts: 2,539

  Walecs wrote: »

  jake24 wrote: »

  Friedrich Konig.

  
  Now we know where The Pale King comes from.

  
  From where?
  
  In fact, I can't see the capture on full screen...
• Thunderfinger Das Boot Hill

  December 2016 Posts: 45,489

  It s King in German.
• Dragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  December 2016 edited December 2016 Posts: 17,816

  Walecs wrote: »

  jake24 wrote: »

  Friedrich Konig.

  
  Now we know where The Pale King comes from.

  
  There was an interesting thread on this subject when Spectre was released. I meant to contribute to it at the time as it was just up my street in terms of research. Here it is in fact:
  
  http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/13725/spectre-s-pale-king-david-foster-wallace-literary-reference-spoilers
  
  I'm going to buy David Foster Wallace's The Pale King (2011) ASAP with my next wages.
  
  You can read more about the novel here:
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pale_King
  

  Thunderfinger wrote: »

  It s King in German.

  
  I always thought 'Kaiser' was too.
• Thunderfinger Das Boot Hill

  December 2016 Posts: 45,489

  That s Emperor.
• Dragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  December 2016 Posts: 17,816

  Thunderfinger wrote: »

  That s Emperor.

  
  Ah, I see. Thank you. My German is limited.
  
• Thunderfinger Das Boot Hill

  December 2016 Posts: 45,489

  It is derived from Caesar, as is the Russian Czar.
• Dragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  December 2016 Posts: 17,816

  Thunderfinger wrote: »

  It is derived from Caesar, as is the Russian Czar.

  
  Ah, I see. Very interesting factoid there, Thundy.
  
• ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España

  December 2016 Posts: 2,539

  Thunderfinger wrote: »

  It s King in German.

  Of course, thanks! I doubted because I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_König
  
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  December 2016 edited December 2016 Posts: 28,694

  Another reason why I love the Craig films. Just when you think you've plundered its depths fully, you realize the bottom is still leagues ahead. The fact that we're discussing the relevancy of modern day literature, old style poetry, the King Arthur epics, classical art and Greek mythology in relation to Bond is a beautiful thing.
• Lazzers

  December 2016 Posts: 26

  I don't recall any month being mentioned in a Bond film so far. The nearest l can think of is Mayday from 'A View To A Kill'.
  
• Tokoloshe Under your bed

  December 2016 Posts: 2,667

  The security footage of Dimitirios in CR has a July 2005 date on it.
• jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator

  December 2016 Posts: 10,588

  It is '06, I believe.
• ClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns

  December 2016 Posts: 15,423

  It is 2006.
• Dragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

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  Lazzers wrote: »

  I don't recall any month being mentioned in a Bond film so far. The nearest l can think of is Mayday from 'A View To A Kill'.

  
  And the May 1985 cheque from Max Zorin to Stacey Sutton in AVTAK that Bond makes a copy of using his special gadget.
• jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator

  December 2016 Posts: 10,588

  Come to think of it, are there any other suggestions of dates in the Craig era films? Supposedly, there is a notepad on Madeleine Swann's desk dating April, 2015.
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  December 2016 Posts: 28,694

  jake24 wrote: »

  Come to think of it, are there any other suggestions of dates in the Craig era films? Supposedly, there is a notepad on Madeleine Swann's desk dating April, 2015.

  
  Ann invitation card for Greene's event in Quantum of Solace has a date on it, August 23rd, 2008:
  
  https://gndn.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/invitation.jpg
  
  
  And then there's Bond's guardianship papers in Spectre:
  
  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZHySXcexc0/VRaVsb7ZrEI/AAAAAAAAXe0/4atOtfF6E9Y/s1600/spectre-teaser+document+of+guardianship+james+bond.jpg
• Dragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  December 2016 Posts: 17,816

  OHMSS was clearly December - near to Christmas time - "a Yuletide greeting."
• barryt007

  December 2016 Posts: 19,339

  Also the calendar on the wall of Draco's office ,when Bond throws the knife at it.
• barryt007

  December 2016 Posts: 19,339

  Aaah I could be wrong but I think when Magda is with Bond in the hote,in OP,l Bond says "what is the time?" and looks at his watch,im pretty sure there is a date shown on the digital display ?
• ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España

  December 2016 Posts: 2,539

  barryt007 wrote: »

  Also the calendar on the wall of Draco's office ,when Bond throws the knife at it.

  
  And it's September (or Setembro) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1774/1737/1600/cap0006.11.jpg
• 0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"

  December 2016 Posts: 28,694

  ggl007 wrote: »

  barryt007 wrote: »

  Also the calendar on the wall of Draco's office ,when Bond throws the knife at it.

  
  And it's September (or Setembro) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1774/1737/1600/cap0006.11.jpg

  
  That screws up the whole entire timeline, then, unless we are to believe that Bond never saw Tracy for three months after he made a deal with Draco.
• Walecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  December 2016 Posts: 3,157

  ggl007 wrote: »

  barryt007 wrote: »

  Also the calendar on the wall of Draco's office ,when Bond throws the knife at it.

  
  And it's September (or Setembro) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1774/1737/1600/cap0006.11.jpg

  
  True, just like in the novel.
• Lazzers

  December 2016 Posts: 26

  It's interesting that all replies have mentioned months that are visual in the films but did any characters refer verbally to a month?
• ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España

  December 2016 Posts: 2,539

  Lazzers wrote: »

  It's interesting that all replies have mentioned months that are visual in the films but did any characters refer verbally to a month?

  
  In Thunderball, it is said that the deadline to pay is 27th of May (yes, one day before Blofeld's birthday :D )
• Thunderfinger Das Boot Hill

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  There is a Happy New Year sign at the stock car race in OHMSS.
• ClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns

  December 2016 Posts: 15,423

  Thunderfinger wrote: »

  There is a Happy New Year sign at the stock car race in OHMSS.

  So, as we advance with the years, we might consider the Happy New Year to be a contemporary thing, moving with times... Meaning the Happy New Year sign in OHMSS could be 2017, eh Thunder? ;)
• Thunderfinger Das Boot Hill

  December 2016 Posts: 45,489

  I don t remember if the year can be seen.
• DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."

  December 2016 edited December 2016 Posts: 15,690

  Doesn't M say 'Ah yes, November 64, the bullion job' to Draco at the end of OHMSS?
  
  
• echo 007 in New York

  December 2016 edited December 2016 Posts: 5,985

  Was The Property of A Lady in the running for the title of what became QoS? 'Cause that final shot really feels like it (and it would have been a nice capper on the film).