1/19/2024 0 Comments Licence to kill fan trailerCredits now start just as Bond has discovered Felix has been murdered Zoomed into picture as Bond arrives at Felix’s house, as it’s too obvious that the extras walking on the sidewalk suddenly quicken their pace to ensure they are not in the way Some scenes at the wedding party are trimmed Cut a couple of brief shots during the divers rescuing Sanchez and Killifer, to remove obvious use of stunt doubles New pre-credits sequence starts with Sanchez having already been caught and we then concentrate on his escape, leading into Sanchez and his men killing Felix’s wife and then Felix himself – yes, in this edit, Felix dies All scenes involving Felix and James chasing Sanchez before Felix’s wedding are cut. Also, such is the serious nature of Dalton's Bond, the few attempts at humor do not work that well. Considering John Glen is an experienced Bond director, the film feels somewhat clumsy at times, particularly in some of the editing and most noticeably in the performance of Talisa Soto as Sanchez's girlfriend, Lupe. However, the film is not without its problems. Dalton is terrific as Bond, arguably the closest anyone has got to playing the character as Fleming wrote him, and Robert Davi's Sanchez is one of the most realistic and finest villains in the long history of the series. It's a shame, as the film on the whole has a lot to offer. It was still a hit, but due to legal issues it would be the last Bond film for 7 long years and the last Dalton Bond film. However, with a more ruthless take on the character and more violence which caused particular trouble in the UK market where it became the first Bond film to receive a 15 rating, Licence To Kill did suffer somewhat at the box office. After the success of Timothy Dalton's first outing as James Bond in The Living Daylights, anticipation was high for the follow up.
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