8 Ball-Busting Scenes That Leave All Men Crossing Their Legs
3. Casino Royale - Scratching Bonds Balls
Skyfall may have had Silva feeling Bond up, but a bit of unwanted touching pales in comparison to the torture 007 received in Daniel Craig's debut. Caught by Le Chiffre, newly promoted double-0 has to put his loyalty to Queen and country to the test as he is whipped to reveal the code to a very rewarding bank account. In a moment of pure masochism, Bond willingly goads Le Chiffre into whipping his privates, gleefully mocking "The whole world will know you scratched my balls."
If up until that point in Martin Campbell's gritty reboot of the franchise you thought we were still in Brosnan's world of John Cleese, invisible cars and short haired women (although why would you be after the black and white opener, shunning of the tropes and Vespers despair), this scene furiously thrashed those thoughts away.
This scene isn't present just to shock however; it is a very stark demonstration of Bond's devotion and key part of his decision to leave MI6 out of love for Vesper. It's worth nothing that as a 12A/PG-13, Casino Royale is the lowest rated and most gruesome scenes on this list. As someone worn out by the constant dumbing down of blockbusters to fit the lucrative family market, this is leg crossingly fresh.