“One was terribly disappointed to learn that David Niven was not going to be in this film and one hadn’t made up one’s mind about whether or not one should attend,” she said. “However, when one heard that they had retained the torture scene where Bond’s genitals are flayed with a knotted rope one thought that it was definitely for one.”
The last royal film premiere attended by Her Majesty was for Secretary.
Secretary? Really?
I’m boggled.
Made that bit up. Oh, and the bit before it.
Sorry.
But she is going to see Casino Royale.
Damn you and your nigh-plausibility!
I can believe Casino Royale, and I could almost believe that someone completely forgot to check what kind of movie Secretary was before sending the Queen along.
I dug up a list of previous films she’s seen:
http://www.cinephoto.co.uk/rfp_films.htm
I wonder what the official Royal opinion was on The Phantom Menace, Hot Shots and Titanic.
How fascinating. Sad to see her only Ballard adaptation was Empire of the Sun.
What, no carpet-beater?
Just relying on the reviews which have mentioned a knotted rope.
The certificate probably gives an indication:
Contains scenes of mild carpet beating and genital torture.
Is carpet beating what men do with sheep in Aberdeen?!
Oh, only mild genital torture? Bit tame for HMQ, innit?