#Bond_age_ IMPOSTOR #8 came down to a vote among the faithful. Despite a vocal, indefatigable push for Cannonball Run (?), Modesty Blaise, the 1966 spy spoof starring Monica Vitti and Terence Stamp, won the day. If you know one thing about Modesty Blaise, know that it’s completely bonkers. That said…
INITIATE THE MODESTY BLAISE LIVE TWEET DIGEST
Bring on Monica Vitti. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Ready to go out in a Blaise! INITIATE MISSION! #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Oh, yeah. I need some psychedelic Vitti tonight. #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
Is this the whole movie for 2 hours? I approve. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
In DIABOLIK they roll around in cash. In #ModestyB she rolls around in cash register tape.
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
She and her computer have a love/hate relationship. How prescient. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
I think Impropriety or Unseemly Blaise would’ve been more appropriate, but bonus points for irony 😉 #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
Peter O’Donnell complains that of his original screenplay, only one line remains: “What do you know about Wilberforce?” #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Frankly, my dear, I don’t Amsterdam. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
@AnnaRenee You’ll be saying that a few times tonight. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Never trust a naked mime. I learned that the hard way. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
And that’s what happens when you poke doorbells with umbrellas. #TheMoreYouKnow #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Now, the new Bond movies could learn a think about explosions from this. That was an explosion I care about. #ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
Let’s see how many times we can say “Modesty Blaise” apropos nothing. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Monica Vitti knew how to m’f’ing smoke a cigarette. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Modesty Blaise harnesses the power of eyeshadow. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
we’ve. already. checked. on. your. Willy. #modestyb
— Anna Morrison (@AnnaRenee) January 23, 2014
This movie is death by agonizingly awesome art direction. Even Dr. No is thinking, “Damn, my pad isn’t this cool.” #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
Terence Stamp’s name in every movie from the 1960’s should have been “Willy.” #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Damn. Willie’s got a Bachelor Pad that would make the likes of @PartyMoore007 envious. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Dagger to uterus. #HoorayforSexism? #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Modesty is dressed for a covert counteroffensive on Erté. #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
@007hertzrumble @ThatAndyRoss I’ve seen his place. That’s actually pretty accurate. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers I was really working on a joke for the canon. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers Aye. Therein lies my folly. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Even the mini-cannon is excited to see Modesty! #ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
@NitrateDiva Villains just aren’t as whimsical these days. Shame, really. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Optical illusion wallpaper. Now that’s eeeevil. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@AnnaRenee …and you never will… #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Stylish shot through a glass of liquor. Check. #ModestyB #60sSpyBingo
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers That’s because in those days all British people went to Italy to have sex.
— dizzheart (@dizzheart) January 23, 2014
They borrowed the mime from an Antonioni set. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers Purplsaurus Rex Kool-Aid #modestyb
— Anna Morrison (@AnnaRenee) January 23, 2014
Someone should just end the suffering of all mimes. #Justsayin #ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
People say this movie is confusing, but I have only 2 questions. What were the writers and director on? And where can I get some? #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
I wholeheartedly approve of ths movie’s stance on mimes. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
If only choking the mime was an effective way to stop hallucinating. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
THAT GOLDFISH WASN’T THERE BEFORE. WHAT. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
She gets great VHF reception in that outfit. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Made a gif of this scene: http://t.co/Vihp7I2qg3 Because I’m a dork. #ModestyB
— The Nitrate Diva (@NitrateDiva) January 23, 2014
@007hertzrumble I’d watch it and live vicariously.#ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
First English language role for Italian actress Monica Vitti. #ModestyB Director Joseph Losey found it difficult to work with her.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers Antonioni dropping suggestions on someone else’s set means good times. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Dolls that look like you = creepy.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
That Barbara Streisand doll was f’ing creepy. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Sue and Reid Richards Dolls? This guy’s a nerd. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Oh man. Do we get to execute some jugglers next? #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Weird dubbing. Check. #60sSpyFilmBingo #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@GregMcCambley I was thinking that. If I see a ventriloquist dummy, I’m taking off. #ModestyB
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Terence Stamp’s “come hither” look was really just his regular face. #TrueStory #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@AnnaRenee Just watch all the pretty people in cool clothes—that’s really why we are all here. #ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
Really, couldn’t they have jettisoned the story and just had Monica Vitti model clothes for 2 hours? #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Either that bath is 7000 degrees or she’s just happy to see you. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
Held captive in a rug made of alpaca fur. Now that’s classy. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@007hertzrumble Hell, I’d cry for that reason.
— kim (@kimmiechem2) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Apparently Stamp understands Vittispeak. All U got was strasse.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
The Dutch Rob Lowe is pissed. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
@AnnaRenee I’m still trying to figure out why that goldfish randomly appeared. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers @AnnaRenee Misdirection. A red herring, as it were. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Terence Stamp doesn’t always wear purple sweaters, but when he does, he expects to get laid. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@GregMcCambley Aww. You made that joke just me for me. #Shucks #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
I like how that giant brick wall is covered in dolls and Jesus Saves graffiti. Not creepy at all. Nope. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Someone explain this gathering of people. It looks like they’re auctioning off an urn. #ModestyB
— #Bond_age_ (@007hertzrumble) January 23, 2014
@echidnabot All we need now is a bearded lady and a guy who bites the heads of Chickens. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
@007hertzrumble And star Peter Sellers. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
And now we reach the Benny Hill portion of the movie…#modestyb
— Anna Morrison (@AnnaRenee) January 23, 2014
This entire movie is like The Big Book of British Smiles. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
“No sign of Modesty” Reply: “it’s the times, Sir, everyone is SO immodest.” haha Okay, might be my bedtime.#ModestyB
— Fussy (@MiddParent) January 23, 2014
Much better, Bogarde. That robe really brings out the hideousness in your eyes. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Bogarde’s having a Sociopathic Slumber Party. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
The sexual tension on that island is thick. They should all just get a room. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB I love the way Bogarde says rrrrrrrefuse.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
@AnnaRenee It got confused and blew a fuse. #ModestyB #OhShit.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
I’m assuming that on Modesty’s plane, the No Smoking sign is just a suggestion. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Lobster screaming? Lobster screaming. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Every Spy spoof needs a musical number with a Ferrari and a giant Ice Cream cone. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Hey, hey, hey! There’ll be no music hall routines on my watch! #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB oh jeez. Now a duet?
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
@GregMcCambley And Matt Helm is getting a bit randy. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Holy cats! Those snoods!
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB So this conversation made her want to write on herself. I get that.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB She’s hiding a badger in her hair.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Oh, her peacock wilted. How sad. There’s a cure for that. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB I need to start shopping at the Modesty Blaise Big Cup and Glass Emporium.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Terrance Stamp looks like a Chippendale’s Dancer. #ModestyB.
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
Did I miss the Marx Bros singing Sweet Adeline? #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Prison by Escher.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
A dungeon designed so its hideous decor never gets out. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Not sure what just happened, but I guess by the trumpets it was all actiony. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Jonathan Livingston Bomb alert!
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Modesty got outhatted. That must never happen again. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
Dirk Bogarde has had a rainbow’s worth of parasols this film. #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB The wig had to go before Dirk could run. Wind resistance, you know.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Diamonds are forever…slowing people down. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
“Look Modesty! The foreigners have come to save us so we can shag.” #ModestyB
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
@GregMcCambley So not so much ships of the desert as camels of the sea. #ModestyB
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014
Right, I warned you lot! No music hall! #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
@krissy_myers Agree. Cheesy ending. Says that women & men can never work together as a partnership because they’re really stupid about sex
— dizzheart (@dizzheart) January 23, 2014
Well, that was, something. #ModestyB
— Canucklehead (@GregMcCambley) January 23, 2014
DENIS! Salutes: Mime choking, giant ice cream cones, convoluted romantic subplots and Gabriel. #ModestyB pic.twitter.com/HxiTM3Y4cA
— Krissy Myers (@krissy_myers) January 23, 2014
#ModestyB Well, that was 2 hours. I need to calm my brain. Think I’ll go read the tax code.
— Kerry (@echidnabot) January 23, 2014