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Win a Copy of ‘Devil May Care’, the New James Bond Book!
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 17, 2008
In honor of this being Secret Agent Week, we have wrangled up some cool stuff to give away to you. For those who didn’t already see it, we already posted a slick Get Smart giveaway and we would like to add to the fun by offering up three (3) copies of the brand new James Bond novel “Devil May Care”, written by Sebastian Faulks as Ian Fleming. From what I’ve heard, it is a pretty damn solid book. I mean, it is James Bond — how bad could it really be, right?
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The second is that you must answer a question. But before I get to that, I have a few more rules: You must be a legal resident of the United States or Canada in order to win, you must enter prior to Saturday, June 21 and you must be awesome — which all of our readers are, so that should be the easy part. And now, the question:
If you were going to become a Bond badguy (or gal), what city in the world would you choose to setup shop? Where would your base of evil operations be?
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102 Comments
June 17th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
it would be in juarez mexico close to where i live. place has enough corrupt cops and governemnt so i would be set, to do my evil doings .
June 17th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
i’d set up in some buttcrack, USA kind of a city, with no signs of actual civilization for miles and miles, and i would make it seem like it’s just your average, run-of-the-mill polygamist colony as a coverup. they’d never suspect i was really an evil genius bent on world power. ha ha ha.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Looks like movie fans don’t read books, only 2 people? Come on! It’s classic James Bond! I would set up shop in Moscow, because a good Russian setting is clutch. I would, borrowing a page from Goldeneye, have some sort of offsite base in a warm, sunny, beachfront property.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Casablanca! Ever since watching that famous movie, I’ve felt it’s an intriguing place where East meets West and nothing and nobody is as they say they are. Just the place to make a villain feel home :)
June 18th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I can trump you all with the one place that Sir Ian loved most!…Nassau, Bahamas would be my operational base of choice. 1) It is paradise and a known international port of call for the rich, powerful, & scoundrels alike! So, this “Mohammed” wouldn’t have to go to the mountain-it would come to me! 2) It’s currency trades on par w/USD so that gives me a financial advantage on top of the fact that The Bahamas has been a tax haven for YEARS & their #2 industry is Finance!!! 3) It’s the hometown/country of my beloved wife, (who’d naturally be a Bond (Bad)Girl btw), so again, that would give me an operational advantage because of her connections there and her bottomless knowledge of her country. 4) Apart from Hurricane season, the weather there is devine. & 5) You have the advantage of being able to do awesome car chases as well as speedboat chases so you can really pick your poison for action sequences and finish up by having some of the most beautiful backdrops to shoot the film against. So, with all those factors in mind, as a Bond villian, I would be a fool to choose somewhere else. I mean, I could pick somewhere obvious where crime is abundant like Mexico, but the key to being a good villian is all in how you package your operation and the best packaging is that which is so beautiful, it can distact those searching for you from their task at hand, whilst you go about accomplishing your goals of world domination.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am
My 2nd choice would actually be a 2-parter: Turkey & Dubai. Turkey was once called the Centre of the World for an excellent reason as you can be in two continents (Europe/Asia) in one city and it has one of the highest amounts of different languages spoken on the face of the planet. It’s traditions combined with the various international influences makes it a natural international port of call & trade and as mentioned above (see pt#1) would make my movements for world domination alot more feasible and economically sound. Dubai is one of the fastest, richest growing nations in the world and they are really busting a move on the fronts of 1st class resorts properties, finance, travel/tourism, sports/entertainment, & technology. They are one of the most forward-minded set of people in the world and soon will be one of the most exclusive places to travel to, (if they aren’t already). With that in mind, this is one of the BEST places to set up shop as a Bond villian. Again, the backdrop is BEAUTIFUL and because of the exclusivity of Dubai, you’d be hard pressed not to see rich, famous, & powerful people of all types there. The perfect place to make the necessary connections to rebuild S.P.E.C.T.R.E. or start your own world domination organization & get the type of access you need to funding, politicians, power brokers, & the hyper-riche/royalty. So, both of those places would actually make an excellent backdrop in one movie, (& you know that Bond usually has anywhere from 2-5 different countries/cities as the main backdrops to their storylines).
June 18th, 2008 at 9:09 am
In Denver, Colorado, inside the Rockies
June 18th, 2008 at 9:15 am
OH YEAH-& in both of those above choices-due to the exclusivity of Nassau & Dubai, you gain ALOT of privacy, which is another reason those locales make for perfect places to set up your base of operations. You can run your world domination campaign without being harassed by anybody and these places thrive on their reputations for respecting the privacy of its rich & wealthy. They don’t bombard you w/local press coverage & people harrassing you for your autograph, etc.. So, once again, I win. >:oD <( MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
June 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Would want to be in Brussels Belgium - Central, rich and full of intrigues
June 18th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I’d set up in a German disco where people would be too drugged up or drunk to
notice my plans for world domination being put in to play.
June 18th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
In a Dairy Queen in San Antonio, Texas.
June 18th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
If I was a James Bond villain(ess), I would set up shop in Paris. That way I could have some of that sophistication and class that is very much Bond!
June 18th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
There is a place called Hell, Michigan this is where I would set up!
June 18th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
New York, New York. What better place to find goons than a city filled with goons.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Any where in canada. Why? . Who would expect the Canadian to be the ultimate source of evil.
June 18th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Kowloon near Hong Kong, CN. Place makes Compton look like and episode of the teletubbies.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:38 am
Australia of course… an island full of criminals is perfect for recruiting henchmen, and really, who doesn’t want to be able surf while planning world domination… oh, they have sharks AND lasers….you know where I’m going w/ that…
June 19th, 2008 at 3:28 am
One word… AMSTERDAM!!! I don’t know how evil I’d be though. Me and my minions would probably never get anything done. : )
June 19th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I would set up shop in Sydney, Australia. This would set me up at ground zero for good guy
ass kicking critters such as Kangaroos and Koala bears. Well the outback would but I would
need my base to be located underground in Sydney. My animals would be equipped with
fully technology driven updated gear. Each would be trained in all forms of fighting and
handle themselves with a Machine gun.
June 19th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I would set up shop in a small village in Mexico, somewhere like Progreso and would work around the beach area. There are many local vendors set up there and it would be easy to blend into the crowd without being noticed.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I would set up in Cairo because they have great Middle Eastern food. I’d turn into a fat Bond girl I think.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
belfast me quaint and unassuming
June 19th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
concord, new hampshire - bond would never go there
June 19th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I’d go to Metropolis and set up shop in the basement of the Daily Planet!
June 19th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Right here in Iowa, because nobody famous ever comes here.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Rio De Janeiro - not sure why, but it was my immediate response
June 19th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Vegas baby. There is so much going on in that town that I could build my evil empire before anyone even noticed.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I would have my base in Tennesse at Al Gore’s house.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Tokyo–it’s where all the cool gadgets are.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I’d set up shop in London. Evil would reside on some unknown island.
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June 19th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
I’d set up somewhere in the middle of Texas…somewhere NOT on the map. My coverup would be a lovely candle shop so that no one would suspect that little ol’ me was really the top evil villian on earth…what happens behind closed doors, stays behind closed doors I say!!!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Australia is where I’d be, Melbourne or Sydney
June 19th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Detroit!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
I would setup shop in no one place as if you setup shop in one place you are bound to be tracked and caught.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:44 am
In Victoria, British Columbia, on a yacht in the Inner Harbour!
June 20th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Chicago, at Navy Pier!
June 20th, 2008 at 3:09 am
New York.
June 20th, 2008 at 3:10 am
Toronto
June 20th, 2008 at 5:14 am
Paris for sure……..a little bit of everything here………..
June 20th, 2008 at 6:28 am
NEW YORK CITY
June 20th, 2008 at 7:08 am
austrailia in the outback
June 20th, 2008 at 7:12 am
I’d set up in My Mom’s basement, noone would look for me there.
June 20th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I would infilrate the tiny town of Crawford Texas and set up on Bush’s ranch. There’s some evil.
June 20th, 2008 at 9:03 am
i would pick las vegas in some swanky suite.
June 20th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I would set up shop in New York City-where I could hide in the crowd.
June 20th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Las Vegas, I could hide inside those huge hotels.
June 20th, 2008 at 10:09 am
milan no one would ever expect me there
June 20th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Somewhere in Oregon. I figure “evil” is one of those careers that allows total choice in location, so I’d pick my favorite!
June 20th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
In Hawaii. I would hide in a cabana beach bar.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I’d got with Las Vegas, base of operations would be my casino. All the gamblers would fund my operations.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
abu dhabi - living the life in the middle east.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Miami, in some little Cuban Cabana or Cafe.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
If I was a Bond badgal, my city of choice would be Las Vegas (aka Sin City) and my base of evil operations would be inside Hoover Dam, because it’s full of secret passage ways & I could escape even underwater if necessary.
June 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I would set up shop in Venice and my base of operations would be Rome. Please enter me in the contest.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
South Shore
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
June 20th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Chicago, where I live. There is so much going on here, no one would ever notice something different!
June 20th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I’d want to set up somewhere that would be so important to the world that destruction of the site would be taboo—like inside the Statue of Liberty!
June 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Las Vegas. So much excitement in the city that some evil would go un-noticed.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
It would have to be Paris and I think my base would be at L’Arc de Triomphe. Yes, I’m liking the sounds of this.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
great contest
June 20th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
juneau Alaska woudl be my choice
June 20th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Australia; my henchmen would be buff!
June 20th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Right here in Maine, on one of our small islands.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Washington, Dc , set up in a city where other evil doings are going on. Bond would fit right in
June 20th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
buenos aires, on the mountain
June 20th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I would choose Salt Lake City, UT
Nobody would think to look there
June 20th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
St. Martin on the beach relaxing drinking margaritas on the job.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Brooklyn. NY
June 20th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
If you were going to become a Bond badguy (or gal), what city in the world would you choose to setup shop? Where would your base of evil operations be?
Orlando, Florida at Disney World
June 20th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
owen sound. Why?. Why not
June 20th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
San Antonio Texas is great, i love it there and the spurs rock, so there.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Roswell, New Mexico of course.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
If I was to be a Bond badgal I would set up shop in Melbourne Australia since it is fairly far removed from other countries. I may also set up shop in Hong Kong. This is a great giveaway and I really hope I win especially since I love James Bond. Thanks.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Hong Kong,China.My Base Would Be Setup In A Night Club.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Home Sweet Home, I think it qualifies on all fronts!?
June 21st, 2008 at 12:03 am
cape canaveral,fl at the suncruise casino
June 21st, 2008 at 2:38 am
I would set up shop in Las Vegas at the top of the Stratosphere!
June 21st, 2008 at 4:12 am
I would set up shop in the city I live in, Anaheim, CA. Who would suspect me living in Orange County near the happiest place on earth, Disneyland?!?!
June 21st, 2008 at 5:17 am
In Pittsburgh,Pa at the fountain at the Point because everyone still thinks of Pittsburgh as a grey,smoky city. I would have this beautiful city all to my self and the villians wouldn’t know where to find me.
June 21st, 2008 at 7:45 am
I would set up in Turks and Caicos right next to Oprah’s house.
June 21st, 2008 at 9:36 am
I would set up shop in Las Vegas (maybe a Tshirt shop or something). When not working, I could play!
June 21st, 2008 at 10:37 am
At the McDonalds in Barstow, California. Wow, would that suck!
June 21st, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Home base in my favorite city, and hometown, New Orleans Louisiana. I’d operate out of one of the mysterious brownstones in the Quarter. Mwah Mwah
June 21st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
washington d.c. at the white house. i’d be the new president so everyone better be nice to me.
June 21st, 2008 at 2:34 pm
i would pick west rutland,vt because nothing much exciting ever happens here :(
June 21st, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Chicago, IL would be my city for ops because Chicago is the transporation hub of America. The new third airport will be the base.
June 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Please enter me for a chance to win this contest
June 21st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I’d set up shop in Paris!
June 21st, 2008 at 5:38 pm
An abandoned church in Madrid.
June 21st, 2008 at 5:41 pm
definitely San Francisco, it would be kind of like a gay mafia type thing.
June 21st, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I would go to Geneva ‘cuz everyone’s so hush hush in Switzerland. ;0P
June 21st, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I set up ion Monaco. Every Bond baddy needs hang with the beautiful people and what better place then in the South of France - casinos, yachts and the grand prix - whoa baby bring on the badness
June 21st, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Paris
June 21st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
ummmm, i’m going to go with Vancouver, it’s very unassuming, and we could go snowboarding!
June 21st, 2008 at 9:12 pm
At Mc Donalds in France
June 21st, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I hope I’m not too late! I would set up shop in the Czech Republic. It’s full of beautiful people who speak a crazy language and generally seems innocuous!
June 21st, 2008 at 10:05 pm
honolulu, in the volcano of course
June 21st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Toronto in a collge science lab.
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 am
Casablanca!
June 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 am
I would set up my base of evil in New York City. It is a good place to blend in.
June 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Have ya’ll picked a winner yet?
July 31st, 2008 at 10:52 am
New York City for sure!