Queue Tips: More Betterness

The band Me First & the Gimme Gimmes has a cover of the song "Nobody Does It Better".  I first heard it around the early 2000s.  I had heard the original version before but I couldn't exactly remember which James Bond film it was featured in.  I kinda thought the lyrics were specifically about the movie.

"The Spy Who Loved Me" is actually about a female spy whose husband was killed by Bond.  She ends up being involved with him.  And when she finds out that he was the one responsible, decides that she wants to kill him after the mission.  Oh yeah, spoiler alert.

Of course, it's a Bond movie so the characters are one-dimensional.  But it would have been an interesting role if the filmmakers and the actor actually decided to explore it.  The themes of the song show how torn she is, but I just don't see it in the movie's character.

The female character holds the position of major.  There is a scene where Bond introduces her to someone, and he is surprised to find that the major is a woman.  Crazy, right?  And then immediately invites her to take a shower.  And she accepts the offer.  And leaves the door open so anyone can see.  And that person just hangs around without giving her privacy.  And he even allows another man to come in and catch a glimpse of her.  Funny, right?

One cool gadget is the car that turns into a submarine thingy.  I admit I would like to drive that if it was actually real and available.  How do you actually get breathable oxygen in it it though?  You might get carbon monoxide poisoning and get disoriented under water.  You'll end up going too deep and the water pressure will crush you.

I was once told that just because you are good at something doesn't mean you have to do it forever.  Just because you have big powerful jaws, like the character Jaws, you should always use it and not have a gun or some other kind of weapon.  Imagine if "Nobody Does It Better" is actually about Jaws?  Is he technically spy though?

Also, the film begins with Bond and a different female, who is working with the bad guys.  What was she planning to do?  Kill him before, during, or after sex?  He leaves abruptly, and she tells the other bad guys, who wait for Bond to come.  Why didn't she just shoot him in the back as he was leaving?  He ends up getting away, of course.  She needed to do better.  As far as I can tell, she didn't meet any comeuppance.  Apart from having to sleep with an old lech.

One new thing I noticed was the use of sound effects.  It's pretty obvious now, but it definitely adds to the experience.  The sound and foley artists are really on top of their game in these films.  As far as music, disco is something that I would not have associated with Bond films, so it's interesting experiencing this movie with this type of underscore.