Todd Alcott, screenwriter, watched every single Bond movie and blogged it all. My favorite section so far: challenging his readers to upstage the title “Octopussy.”
The task, I admit, was harder than it appears to be. I asked that the proposed titles include the Latin form of a number, a pun, and a vulgar term for genitalia. My own admittedly limp (sorry) entry, Septemember, barely meets these criteria. uthuze’s Pentacock is strong, although the punning jump from “pentagon” to “pentacock” is a little dodgy. Univag is better, but from where I’m sitting (no pun intended) “vag” is by no means a common term.mcbrennan provides a number of creative examples, including the multi-punning (or would that be “punani-ing?”) Pi-hole (hyphen mine) and Quartermasturbator (a Bond Villain named Quartermastubator really sets the screenwriter’s wheels in motion).
But the winner, after much consideration is urbaniak’s Triceratits. “Tits” is not, strictly speaking, a vulgar term for genitalia (rather, a secondary sex characteristic) but the combination of Latin number, pun, vulgar sex term and a name for an animal provides the extra edge needed for a sound commercial title on the level of Octopussy.
Bear in mind when reading his excerpts that Alcott often changes his “read more” links to something more witty.
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Vaguely related – I finally watched the new Casino Royale the other night. What a steaming turd! The first 20 minutes were pretty good, and then it turns into some bizarre vaguely action-related Lifetime movie of the week. What the FUCK??? I had such high hopes when I saw their title sequence. At least they still drugged him. but good god. I have no patience for some simpering “sensitive” maybe-i-should-give-up-the-spy-game-for-the-girl James Bond bullshit. At least he gets naked.
No way! The new Casino Royale was fantastic. Easily the best bond movie in years. Turn in your card.
Just read “Ian Fleming and James Bond: The Cultural Politics of 007″ (by Edward, Watt, Willman, and Lycett, 2005, Indiana UP) Some good (if highly academic) chapters like “Lesbian Bondage, or Why Dykes Like 007″, “007 and 9/11, Specters and Structures of Feeling” and my favorite “‘Alimentary, Dr. Leiter”: Anal Anxiety in Diamonds Are Forever”. Interesting, if you like the whole Bond as cultural/sociological/historical icon interpretation.
I need to get out more.
Here, here! Daniel Craig is a complete badass. Definitely one of the best Bond movies.
Pentagonad?
I’m not saying he was bad, I’m saying the story was swiss cheese. And Vesper Lynde sucked. She’s not fit to shine Ursula Andress’s shoes.
The story was actually the closest a Bond movie has been to the actual book it was based on. Very for of the movies even come close to the stories of their respective books other than to maybe have the same characters.
he was and casino royale were by far the greatest bond movies to me. it reminds me alot of batman begins, the old ones were ridiculous and we loved them for that, but the new ones seem so real and so well done.
i hope they redo a lot of the old films in this manor.
i second batman begins analogy.
You know my dad has this great joke about Bond. Basically it goes like this,
“They could film every single original Bond book that was made, give them a new name, and no one out there would be the wiser.”
If you think about it, its very true. SPECTOR lasted how many movies? Yet book wise the organization was destroyed by the end of Thunderball. Or how about Moonraker, with its shuttle and space station and stuff. Moonraker the book was about ballistic missiles. Hell they couldnt even hold on to the fact that Pussy Galor’s name was a joke on the fact that she was a lesbian, and the leader of a gang OF LESBIANS!
Fuck that’s funny shit.
the books and the movie franchise have very little to do with each other this movie brought it back and left all the campy shit behind I’ve got a lot more hope for future movies.
the batman analogy was spot on. and really looking forward to the Dark night movie. granted i’d get see it regardless it is batman after all
speaking of, anyone see the clip of the new motorcycle and the Today show milf strateleing it? ignore the commercial that starts it.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/fv.htm??g=13f4067e-e33c-4d98-96b1-51bafdd4f35e&t=m17&f=06/64&p=source_today%20show&fg=>1=10056
The “Bat Bike” reminds me of “IT” the alternative mode of transport that Mr Garrison builds in Southpark… I can’t take it seriously.
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