The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

[KrisTheMan]

Originally Posted by trevanian

It's funny you mention that, yeah, that is absolutely another one, though I guess you could rationalize it is Connery's watch from NSNA.

There's a way to do this where you don't have to show what's in there, like the Lotus in SPY, because you just KNOW it is loaded. But when you have somebody who has presumably been searched and disarmed, you're pulling it literally out of your butt, which is the MR case.

Sure, but that's also the point of Bond's gadgets in field. They're concealed into everyday objects and devices to fool his enemies. This happened in The World Is Not Enough when Bond escaped captivity in the bank office using his eyeglasses to detonate a flash grenade concealed in his gun, even after be was searched and disarmed. To some enemies, a cigar is just a cigar, as they say. Bond's ability to surprise his enemies, and even the audience, using gadgets has always been consistent with his character and the movies.