Fans react to James Bond drinking beer

Yahoo ^ | 4 Apr 2012 | Meriah Doty

[shove_it]

Not shaken, not stirred: James Bond will be drinking beer—not his signature martini—in a scene in the next big-screen 007 installment starring Daniel Craig.

As part of a global ad campaign, Craig will be throwing back a Heineken in the upcoming "Skyfall" as well as on globally-run television spots, according to an Ad Age report.

Yahoo! Movies reached out to its audience to gauge reaction to Bond's Heiney. And it is news the Dutch beer company may want to sit down for:

"D**** you, Product Placement," Doug wrote on Twitter in response to our update on @YahooMovies. Davey C simply tweeted "Screw 'em." Dave Yakir echoed thoughts with a "what a load of crap" tweet, and Keith Williams typed, "Booooo!!!"

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[shove_it]

Anyone in favor of Bond's Heiney?

[billorites]

Nothing wrong with Bond drinking beer. It's a wonderful time to be a beer drinker.

Don't know about Heineken though.

Here's my beer if marooned on a desert island...

[jtal]

Heineken!? FTS!

Pabst Blue Ribbon!

(RIP Dennis Hopper.)

[pops88]

“Product Placement”

First thing that came to my mind followed by disgust. Haven’t talked to my husband, but knowing how he feels about product placement, I think I can say with confidence that would be his first thought and even more disgust since he’s a Bond fan.

[who knows what evil?]

Amen...Urquell is the best.

[catman67]

This is my choice, beer-wise!!!

[djf]

Heiney?

Get a liver, man! Serious drinking takes serious guts!
Home brewed stout?
Home brewed hard cider?? (incidentally, given EXCELLENT reviews by my neighbors)!!!
Dalwhinnie? Just a touch? Smoky heaven?
A Grolsch?
A Murphy’s Stout? (comeon now, give the Guiness a break, it’s the Starbucks of the stout world)
A Boddingtons? A Steinlager?
A Jose Cuervo 1800?

There are worse things than drinking cheap booze.
Like forgetting our standards of excellence!

[Rebelbase]

Unless he’s drinking that 64 calorie piss brew can we expect Bond with a beer gut in future films?

[ArtDodger]

Sapporo was my choice on the last island I was stuck on..

[King Moonracer]

Heinekin is overly carbonated Bud. Probably out of code Bud and seltzer.

[Erik Latranyi]

So, Charlie Brown (I think Craig could play Charlie Brown in a live-action movie) will be drinking beer rather than a martini?

This is the liberal “de-sophistication” of Bond so he does not appear to be similar to evil capitalists or wealthy executives.

I bet they downgrade his suits and watch next!

[Conservative_Jedi]

My beer of choice! America's Oldest Brewery!

[Flintlock]

Is NOTHING sacred anymore????

[Conservative_Jedi]

I saw Peroni at an Italian restaurant. I wanted to try it.

[Rebelbase]

Can’t wait to see Bond driving a Volt.

[djf]

Hell, the next Bond Babe will probably be that Ms. Universe thingamajig watchamacallit doodad...

[djf]

Whatchamacallit - I dunno what to call it, nobody else does neither!!

[prisoner6]

Since I’m not a fan of Craig or the style of the recent Bond movies I could care less, but it seems to me Bond drank beer before, not branded though.

[cincinnati65]

I read the books, and I can't ever remember Bond drinking a beer. He was very particular about his alcohol, and always had top shelf tastes. The books specify brands, vintages, and the proper temperature for sake. Not seeing where he'd go after a beer.

Unless someone paid him to drink one.....

[Vision]

Actually, the Bond films have always been about product placement. Vodka was not consumed in the US before the bond movies and Stolichnaya paid to have Bond drink theirs, shaken not stirred. I don't remember if the martini thing was written into the script or not before the sponsorship.