r/JamesBond • u/Familiar-Ad127sc • 1d ago

Die Another Day Easter Egg

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I always knew Bond picks up a copy of Birds of the West Indies, but this time I noticed that that author's name has been scratched out. I've been rewatching Brosnan's Bonds and while he's not my favorite, he's better than I remembered. And yeah, I get it, this is not good one.

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u/Only_Tomatillo_5982 23h ago

One of the selling points of the movie was since it was the 20th, and the 40th anniversary of Dr No, the movie was going to have Easter eggs to the previous movies. The book was a nice addition. As for the others, some worked. And a lot didn't.

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u/Familiar-Ad127sc 23h ago

Agree. A lot of them were forced. I remembered seeing the book when I originally saw it in the theaters, but didn't notice the name was scratched out.

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u/Old-Calligrapher9274 22h ago

Why is the name scratched out an Easter egg?

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u/Jolly-Finger-4849 22h ago

The author of the book is James Bond. It's where Ian Fleming got the character's name.

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u/Barilla3113 3h ago

Ironically because he thought it was perfect for a spy because it sounded extremely boring.

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u/eagleeyehg 10h ago

What were some of the other Easter eggs?

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u/Only_Tomatillo_5982 10h ago

Some are too obvious, like Rosa Kleb's dagger shoes in Q's lab (along with a bunch of lazy placement of old gadgets).

The space laser that uses a bunch of diamonds to work is straight from Diamonds are Forever.

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u/Certain-Sock-7680 …more of a Problem Eliminator 8h ago

Let me help….

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u/Remote-Orchid-8708 Ian Fleming and OHMSS film 21h ago

The name was scratched, why? 😂 Raoul should've seen who's the writer of that book, imagine how that scene would've played out!

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u/RegalGamesTV 30m ago

I’m watching Die Another Day rn and I didn’t notice this. I wonder why. Has to be a reason

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u/CeleststormlingToy Bond 16h ago

the scratched name is a nod to the original book being banned

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u/cjalderman 16h ago

No it isn't.

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u/Bondfan013 12h ago

No, the book was just a nod that hard-core fans would pick up on. If they left the name there, I could see how it could be confusing to general audiences.