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Talk:Live and Let Die
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Model 19 Snubnose
A Quick question - if Bond identifies the S&W model 19 as "standard CIA issue", why do most of Kananga's gangsters use them as well?
- Same reason a lot of cops use Glocks and gangsters as well. And its a movie, so it was probably cheaper to rent a few Model 19 revolvers than several different guns. -The Winchester
- I think the issue here is Bond making wild assumptions about a person's affiliations, despite having a really common weapon. ("That guy had a Glock 22! Why is the Nashville PD after me?") --funkychinaman 12:33, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
- I haven't seen this film in a while but I think I remember Bond making other observations about the weapon like it having the serial number removed. If bond already suspected CIA affiliation, the weapon may have simply confirmed it. -Anonymous
- Yes, but the CIA is hardly the only organization that would want to remove serial numbers off of guns. Them, and probably all the criminals in the world. Maybe if it had special CIA grips or special CIA ammo. --funkychinaman 20:32, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
- I haven't seen this film in a while but I think I remember Bond making other observations about the weapon like it having the serial number removed. If bond already suspected CIA affiliation, the weapon may have simply confirmed it. -Anonymous
- I think the issue here is Bond making wild assumptions about a person's affiliations, despite having a really common weapon. ("That guy had a Glock 22! Why is the Nashville PD after me?") --funkychinaman 12:33, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
Bond incorrectly identified it as a Smith and Wesson .38 which would make it a model 10 or 15 when it was in fact a model 19 .357 magnum. So much for being an expert :/
- Bond is as only as knowledgeable as his scriptwriter. --Funkychinaman 20:20, 11 April 2012 (CDT)
On the S&W M29 - according to the book James Bond's London, Bapty supplied a Smith and Wesson Model 66 Combat Magnum for the voodoo sacrifice sequence. And to me, Bond's revolver in the film doesn't appear to have the mass of an M29.
Blaxploitation
Just being curious, but what makes this movie qualify as a blaxploitation movie? Apart from lots of coloured actors with Afro hairdo's, this movie seems to be a pretty regular James Bond flick. Would be interested to hear your opinion, PeeWee055 (talk) 15:08, 7 December 2015 (EST)
- Bond films follow popular trends, and LALD come out when blaxploitation was big. Aside from the fact that the protagonist is white, it's pretty much a blaxploitation film. --Funkychinaman (talk) 15:21, 7 December 2015 (EST)