10 Times James Bond Movie Franchise Went Too Far

10. That Stupid Whistle - The Man With The Golden Gun

Using humour in a non-comedic film is always tricky. If humour isn't implemented enough, the film can be dull. If humour is incorporated too often, it can be distracting and annoying, even if the comedy is genuinely funny.

But another thing that's important is knowing when to inject humour. And one of the worst timed comedic moments in cinema is in The Man with the Golden Gun. While Bond drives after a group of criminals, he realises his car isn't fast enough. He then notices a broken bridge that will allow him to catch up with his target if he drives across it. Zooming off the edge, Bond performs a corkscrew flip, causing his vehicle to seamlessly land on the other side.

This stunt was so complex, the human mind alone couldn't figure out how to do it, forcing the crew to work it out on a computer. Because of this, the corkscrew flip is the first stunt in history that was performed by a computer program.

Despite this technical and technological accomplishment, the director thought the sequence was too over-the-top and so, thought it fitting to insert a cartoony sound effect, ruining the scene.