10 Controversial James Bond Movie Moments That Couldn't Exist Today

10. Man Talk (Goldfinger, 1964)

James Bond slapping a woman on the rear and urging her to run along while the men have an important conversation is a truly staggering sight.

Stretched out on his front wearing only a bathing suit, we find Connery’s iconic hero being given a massage next to a luxurious hotel swimming pool by a servile blonde referred to only as “Dink”.

Of course, as Bond notes, M wouldn’t book 007 into the finest hotel in Miami purely out of the kindness of his heart. Rather, business calls as CIA ally Felix Leiter comes along to find Bond in good hands. After a brief introduction, Bond bids Dink adieu with a quick slap on the rump: “Dink, say goodbye to Felix. Man talk.” How very caveman of him.

This sort of dynamic would perhaps have been seen as ordinary in 1964, but such a scene would likely get the film pulled from cinemas as well as attract furious hoards of sign-brandishing protestors to MGM’s headquarters today.

Indeed, it’s hard to believe this sequence occurred in perhaps the most famous and beloved Bond film, Goldfinger.

Modern day PC version: “Please join us, Dink, we’ll need your wise counsel in this matter. In fact, never mind counsel, you’re the boss. What should we do, Commander Dink?”