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Good Bye Q
Sam Jooky writes "This is a wonderfully nice little sendoff of
Desmond Llewelyn, aka Q.
" My favorite parts of every Bond movie are Q's bit, and the girls 'n guns musical montage intro. This is a nice read: Llewelyn was one of the good ones.
Sad to thing an era's gone and buried.
I just hope that John Cleese realizes he'll probably never be able to fill those shoes as well.
Puke! (trans: barf, hurl, etc.)
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Another Brit AC
STFU Merkan trash!
It's just too damned ironic that they introduced 'R' in the latest movie. I dunno... Someone who lives for 85 years, and dies via a car accident, should would have had a lot more years left. It wasn't even natural causes. 'tis sad -k
That sure was a nasty way to put it (and is why you deserved -1, troll), but I have to say, I think there was no need for such an accident to happen... Don't just feel bad for Q, feel bad for the others involved too (the troll forgot to feel bad for EVERYONE that lost their lives, like a normal human would).
I've always thought of Q as the proto-hacker; interested mostly in the cool toys, and wanting to keep the grubby hands of the users off of them. And not being appreciated by the users. I always loved the background scenes in Q's lab, with his techs cheerfully being crunched by malfunctioning or carelessly used devices. (More realism). John Cleese as R could be a great successor. No one doubts his ability to portray goofily logical adherence to crackpot schemes.
sorry dude, Dr. No was the first bond movie. On Her Majestey's Secret Service might have been the first book though..
It is sad to see...
Really... the last 3 have been shockers.
I know many of you (bond fans) dont like Dalton, but I think everything after "licence to kill" have pretty much sucked to us old fans (okay ill admit goldeneye wasnt too bad).
You compare the old movies like my fave "you only live twice" with the latest aditions and youll quickly see that todays bonds are just overly action packed. No more slow moments like there used to be.
And what ever happend to spectre and felix l.??
MWP
AT this point it is undetermined but there are strong evidence pointing to K.A.O.S.
Desmond L. was only the latest of a fast dying breed. He demonstrated all of the values that I believed a fellow Brit should hold dear, (respect, manners and gentle conduct)and that for a long time now have been debased by rampant commercialism and greed. He and his ilk will be sorely missed by the free market world.
Color me idealistic, but I dug the man, both his simple classiness and character. He will be missed.
I think the release of that information at this time might be premature, and would taint any findings of fact being enacted by the police.
It'd also subject the person who was in the other vehicle to extreme amounts of publicity.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
My first movie theater experience was StarWars. Unfortunately, most of the Bond films hit theaters well before I ever had the cash to go see them.
Still, seeing them on TV did nothing to diminsh the gawp-factor. As I was too young to watch the movies for the girls (let's be honest, for all the really YOUNG viewers, "Pussy Galore" went right over our heads as little kids), the action sequences and the gadgets were what really got my attention. So many interesting ways of doing frag unto others before they do frag unto you (I'm convinced they consulted with Q on Q3 and UT).
I'm going to miss Q, and sincerely sorry that Mr Llewelyn died. Rest in peace sir.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
I watched "The World is Not Enough" on Monday night, after hearing about his death, and Q's exit was made all the more poignant because of the real world news.
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Did the authorities ever determine who was at fault for the accident in which he was killed. A little help from the readers in the U.K>, please?
Cheers,
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LOL. ROFLMAO. ROFLPIMP.
:)
I had to think about that one for about five minutes. Must be time for bed.
-Chris
It's just too damned ironic that they introduced 'R' in the latest movie.
It is. But I was wishing that I wasn't really seeing that.. I didn't want to see Q leave. But now that he's gone, I'm glad that they did let him have his mysteriously wonderful exit; it does him [more] justice instead of him simply being replaced in the next movie because he'd died. As we know, it'll be a more graceful replacement, because he was able to bow out in the last movie. I'm still sad he's gone; he was such a natural it'll be hard for his successor to satisfy my personal mold of Q. *sigh*
alas, alas.....
Insert mind here.
Isn't it a bit ironic? One of the last things that Q (in the last Bond film "The World is Not Enough") said to Bond, was "James, if there is one thing I've tried to teach you, always have a backup plan."
Too bad he didn't have a rocket-powered ejector seat, or anything like that in his fatal crash.
Oh well, another legend that no one really gave much thought too until dead.
Pete
A recent reposted article in alt.humor.best-of-usenet mentioned:
A moment of silence for our favourite weaponsmith please, and then we blow up a BMW.
The link is here.
He shall be missed. I recommend seeing The World Is Not Enough again just for his exit scene. Chear loudly, and then leave to see some better movie.
You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
Well, I had to think about ROFLPIMP for about five minutes.
My co-worker wrote a tribute to Desmond that I thought you all may be interested in reading. It is located at: http://www.kfsassoc.com/desmond.htm
Justin W. Williams
I've seen all the Bond films first run. I believe Q appeared in more films than anyone else...all but two, I hear.
Desmond Llewelyn was one of a vanishing breed, the old-line British stage actor with Shakespearean training. Britain is still producing them, viz. Kenneth Branaugh, but they're becoming increasingly rare. I was thinking, just as the latest film was released, that it would be interesting to see Llewelyn cast in some other role, against type.
Now I'll never see it. But my, what a body of work to leave behind. And what an "escape plan". *sigh*
Ok, now I'm confused. Anyone who read the Salon article this story is linked to (or saw The World is Not Enough)knows that Q was written out in the latest movie. He (Desmond) was ready to retire, and so the character was written out, in favor of the character of R, his protege, played by John Cleese. I can't imagine Desmond would have said that he wanted to keep playing the character as long as the producers would have him, given that this was the last movie he planned to appear in.
Like many people here I found the character of Q to be so genuine and likeable his appearance and interplay with Bond's character was always one of the highlights of each movie. I remember thinking how nice it was in the two movies Octopussy And Licence To Kill to see him have a part that was more than just the usual few minutes. The night before I read the notice here about the accident I saw Desmond on either Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood saying how much he enjoyed doing the movies and that he wanted to continue to play the character for as long as the producers wanted him. That made this all that much more sad, all in all what a way to end the year.
Anyway you cut it he's a cool dude. Thank you Mr. Llewelyn for such great entertainment!
Oversoul
As Q, the loveable inventor and mastermind behind Bond's awesome arsenal of weapons designed for him, Desmond Llewelyn charmed us, the viewers, for nearly 4 decades. His scripted innate clumsiness was the perfect foil for his scripted razor sharp genius, with each running rampant through the scenes where he shows James his latest and greatest works. He will be missed dearly by this reader and more than likely by many others. In the few moments where he was in view, Desmond Llewlyn performed immaculately. He will be remembered in the hearts of millions of loyal fans. I think he kicks ass. So should everyone else IMHO.
Soulsteal
Happy Generic Winter Festival, all!
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With him gone who will antagonize the Enterprise Crew?