# I never read Fleming's "James Bond" books. Are the movies true to the books Bond character or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-read-flemings-james-bond-books-are-the-movies-true-to-the-books-bond-character-or-not/723051 "2015-06-21T02:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-read-flemings-james-bond-books-are-the-movies-true-to-the-books-bond-character-or-not/723051/47 "2015-06-22T02:36:16Z")
> [@Bond's martinis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-martinis/42693/16): > > As for Cantrip’s mention of the best dialogue, I’ll agree that “No, Mister Bond, I expect you to die!” is the best, but my vote for second is “That’s a Smith and Wesson, and you’ve had your six.” spoken by Connery just before shooting Professor Dent in cold blood (Dr. No). On rewatching _Dr. No_ I was struck not only Bond’s coldbloodedness in shooting a man who at that point was unarmed, but also his incompetence in executing Dr. No’s right-hand man, who could have been a trove of information if taken alive. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-never-read-flemings-james-bond-books-are-the-movies-true-to-the-books-bond-character-or-not/723051)._