Have the James Bond Women Become More Modest?
@DeborahDiane (40849)
Laguna Woods, California
January 3, 2016 12:19am CST
Recently, my husband and I went to see the latest James Bond movie, "Spectre." As always, there were incredible chase scenes, intrigue, and romance. My husband and I enjoyed the movie.
One thing I noticed, however, was how modest the "Bond women" were in "Spectre." Nothing on their bodies was ever visible, other than bare arms and shoulders.
In the past, the movies were full of women like "Ms. P**ssy Galore" (MyLot required me to alter her real name) or the naked, gold-painted woman in "Goldfinger." Even when the women were not naked or nearly naked, they were always running around in micro-bikinis.
Don't get me wrong. I think a little more modesty was in good taste. However, "Spectre" was noticeably different in this regard from the past movies.
Did anyone else notice the same thing? 
What did you think of "Spectre"?
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22 responses
@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
3 Jan 16
usually i dont like james bond movies. I dont know why, but i starts toi get bored from beginning.
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@sparial02 (858)
• India
3 Jan 16
i feel the same way. I watched all the James Bond movies but i felt the same way. I don't like the character too. Some of the scenes are good in those movies but that's it.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
When I was a teen and young adult, there was nothing else like James Bond. Today, there is the Bourne Identity and lots of other really good shows!
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
@sparial02 - I understand what you mean. The movies are beginning to seem a little dated, even to me.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
3 Jan 16
I stopped watching Bond movies when Sean Connery left. They were not the same for me.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
I can understand that. They have changed a lot!
@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 17
@JohnRoberts - Yes, whenever I think of James Bond, Sean Connery is the first one to come to mind.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 17
Sean Connery is the one and only Bond! All others are pretenders.
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
3 Jan 16
Spectre was okay, but not the best of James Bond. I think Daniel Craig was pretty good in the role, but I still liked Sean Connery the most.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
I think a lot of people in our generation preferred Sean Connery. However, we all have to move on. What I see, though, is that the younger generation just doesn't think that James Bond is all that exciting, no matter who plays him.
@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 17
@JohnRoberts - I like what you said about the different James Bond actors. I will pay more attention to then now, when I watch the old movies.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 17
Daniel Craig is the best Bond after Connery for taking a serious approach. Moore was too silly or at least the films too silly. Brosnan wanted a Connery vibe but said the producers wanted to stick with the Moore formula to his chagrin.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
This James Bond was not very popular. I think they are just as popular as they used to be. It didn't help that Daniel Craig said he may never want to do another one! Sounds like even he is getting tired of the James Bond franchise.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Jan 16
I have not seen a Bond movie for many years and am not sure I will get around to this one. Sean Connery was the quintessential Bond for me.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
I think everyone in our generation preferred Sean Connery above all the other Bond men!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jan 17
For sure, Connery is the real Bond.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
Yes, I think it is better when they are modest. It is just that it seems dramatically different. It's like they did a remake of "Pretty Woman" and she was dressed like a nun.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
@JudyEv - Yes, it was a pretty radical change. I probably would not have noticed it otherwise.
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@JudyEv (382357)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jan 16
@DeborahDiane That's certainly a pretty radical change then.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jan 16
haven't seen it but sounds like more tasteful
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
Yes, it is definitely more tasteful than the ones in the past.
@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
19 Jan 17
Your review or notice made me to watch the movie soon.
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@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
19 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane ..the way you described enhanced my tendency.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
19 Jan 17
@PumaSharma - I'm glad you will watch the movies soon.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
4 Jan 16
@DeborahDiane Bellucci is very careful to look up all the time not to show the lines on her neck. Personally I do no like her, but you can consider she is still a nice woman, but not in bikini.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
@LadyDuck - Thanks for telling me more about her. I didn't know much about her, although I though she did a good job in the movie playing a serious doctor who resented her father, who was an assassin.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
That's a good point. She certainly looked very youthful ... but maybe she wouldn't have looked as good in a bikini. Of course, most of the scenes were winter scenes, but they could have thrown in a spa scene or a hot tub, if they wanted to have some bikini scenes.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
You are so right! The women are much more interesting and three-dimensional.
@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
4 Jan 16
I'm a big Bond fan, though I haven't seen the latest one yet. Over the years, quite a few of Bond's female co-stars didn't show much skin - the real problem is that they didn't show much depth either. It's clear that times have changed though. We call them "Bond women" now, when for most of the franchise's history they were "Bond girls."
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
Yes, in the old days they did not show much depth. They were just objects. Now, they have intelligence and are interesting people.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Jan 17
I got around to watching this finally and what a disappointment. Daniel Craig is no James Bond and it seemed reduced to pure comic book level.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jan 17
@JamesHxstatic - I agree that none of the other Bond actors, including Daniel Craig, have been able to fill the shoes of Sean Connery.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Jan 16
You could be right that the taste of viewers has changed.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
@just4him - I thought so, too. It isn't that I mind having them be more modest, I was just surprised.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan 16
@DeborahDiane Maybe Hollywood is trying not to be so provocative for a change. That would be nice. Or maybe it was the choice of the actors/actresses in the film.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jan 16
@DeborahDiane That is different.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Jan 16
I have to admit that I think Goldfinger is the only James Bond Movie I have ever seen.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
"Goldfinger" is probably the most classic of the James Bond movies.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
Honestly, you could probably wait for it to come to TV.
@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
4 Jan 16
I haven't seen a Bond film in ages but I do remember from the past that the women were pretty scantily clad
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
Yes, in the past the women were scantily clad. This movie was completely different!
@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Jan 16
I agree with you completely and, you are right, the Hitchcock movies are much scarier than the slasher films. Our imaginations can really be more powerful than anything on the screen.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
4 Jan 16
I haven't seen it yet but i do remember the women form the others. I don't like theaters, i always get sick being in a big room of coughing people so I wait to watch my movies at home.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
I'm sure it will not be long before this one comes to TV.
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@DeborahDiane (40849)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Jan 16
I agree. I thought the modesty was a big improvement and made the characters seem more realistic and serious.
