simonrichter
New member
just watched the Skyfall movie, lately, and I was a little disappointed pistol-wise... With everything else so much more serious and tough in the Craig-era movies, it was again just the PPK...
Don't get me wrong, it is an iconic pistol w/o any doubt, but still a Bond movie should feature some futuristic twist, if you get my drift. E.g. I did like the switch to the P99 during the Brosnan films, sticking with Walther but updating it was quite a good thing to do imho. However, critics are making a point when they point out that a full-sized duty pistol is maybe not the best toy for a secret agent (although, on the other hand, the P99 was anyway used in special situations rather than as a permanent carry piece).
With that glut of brand new subcompacts, it should have been easy to give the newest Bond a handgun that is concealable, distinctively looking, shootout-proof AND state-of-the-art. With the PPS, one could even have stuck with the Bond-proven manufacturer...
Any other folks here who have been socialized by Bond movies as far as guns (or say, semiautos) are concerned?
Don't get me wrong, it is an iconic pistol w/o any doubt, but still a Bond movie should feature some futuristic twist, if you get my drift. E.g. I did like the switch to the P99 during the Brosnan films, sticking with Walther but updating it was quite a good thing to do imho. However, critics are making a point when they point out that a full-sized duty pistol is maybe not the best toy for a secret agent (although, on the other hand, the P99 was anyway used in special situations rather than as a permanent carry piece).
With that glut of brand new subcompacts, it should have been easy to give the newest Bond a handgun that is concealable, distinctively looking, shootout-proof AND state-of-the-art. With the PPS, one could even have stuck with the Bond-proven manufacturer...
Any other folks here who have been socialized by Bond movies as far as guns (or say, semiautos) are concerned?