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Sep 2, 2008 - Countdown to Bond: Citroen 2CV For Your Eyes Only

In 1981 James Bond literally needed to come back down to Earth. Like "You Only Live Twice" before it and "Die Another Day" after it, "Moonraker" took 007 to such outlandish heights, the producers knew there would be no way to top it. So, they went back to the books. While there was no similar novel adventure as the film "For Your Eyes Only," the tone was much more in line with Ian Fleming's Bond adventures. There would be few gadgets, the mission would be realistic and the characters were smugglers and Communist traitors, not master villains in space.

Nothing exemplifies this new direction better than the below scene. Bond grabs the girl and leads her to his white Lotus, gearing the audience up for the type of high-speed histrionics they saw in "Spy Who Loved Me." Instead, a baddy tries to break into the Esprit and it explodes. Bond's gadget-filled car is gone, now he must rely on the girl's. To his chagrin, it's this yellow Citroen 2CV (aka Deux Cheveux). A great gag to be sure, but it shows that this time around, Bond needs to use his wits, not his gadgets.

It's a fun scene, and although "For Your Eyes Only" features a pair of Lotus Esprits, including this ski-adorned one, the little Deux Cheveux steals the show.

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