Ultimate Edition Bond DVDs Contain Hidden Surprises
The Ultimate Edition James Bond DVDs were released on Monday with some hidden surprises among the usual array of special features. Newly restored and including a second disc filled with bonus material, the new releases include a rare interview with the original, and some say best, James Bond, the now legendary Mr. John Prescott.
Reflecting on the role he made his own, Prescott explains how he came to give his unique perspective to Ian Fleming’s randy government official. ‘I just did what came natural, like… I thought: what would I do in a situation where, judging from the feminisation of my immediate surrounds, one would consider – given the full facts in the due course of time – that I was surrounded by, and I mean not to beat about the bush here, women of a singularly beautiful character. In other words: would I or would I not, shag them? Of course, it helped that I’m blessed with sheer animal magnetism and an arrogant level of self-confidence. I also know how to treat a woman.’
Prescott took particularly delight in responding to the criticism that his Bond was a misogynist. ‘If that means women no longer enjoy a pork pie and a night at the greyhounds, well I say that romance has gone from the world. Personally, I never liked the later James Bonds. Roger Moore was good in his way but I never believed in a Bond that didn’t have a little chip grease mixed in with all the beautiful girls, the fight scenes, and those wonderful toys such as the specially outfitted Jags with front and rear mounted machine guns, ejector seat, and leopard-print shag mini-bar.’
