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The Leclerc household was buzzing with excitement as Pascale and Hervé eagerly awaited the arrival of their fourth child. Yn and Charles, now three and a half years old, were thrilled at the idea of becoming older siblings. The twins had always been close, and the mere 18 minutes between them had created a unique bond.

Pascale and Hervé sat at a picnic table, sipping on lemonade and watching the children play. Pascale's hands rested gently on her growing belly, and she exchanged a loving look with Hervé. The family knew that their lives were about to change, and they were excited to share the news with the twins and Lorenzo.

"Maman, look how fast I can run!" Yn shouted as she dashed past her mother, her golden curls bouncing with each step.

"And I'm faster!" Charles chimed in, racing after her.

"Mes enfants, we have something special to tell you today" Pascale stated while putting some snacks in the afternoon for Lorenzo and the twins to recover energies after playing all day

“What is it, Maman? Is everything okay?" Lorenzo looked up at his mum from his chair

"Everything is more than okay, mon grand. You are going to have a baby brother!" Hervé looked expectant at his children who were left with a shocked face

"A baby brother? Again?" Lorenzo exclaimed, his eyes widening in excitement. "That's amazing!"

Yn's eyes widened, and she turned to Charles whispering "Tu entends ça? Un petit frère!"

"J'ai hâte" Charles smiled at her and both toddlers let out happy noises

"Will he play with us, Maman?" Charles asked his mum

"Bien sûr bébé. He will be a part of your little team" Pascale beamed at her little angels’ excitement

As the pregnancy progressed, Pascale experienced some cravings. Yn and Charles found it amusing to see their usually composed mother crave pickles with chocolate, or ice cream with hot sauce.

One evening, as they all sat together at the dinner table, Pascale giggled, "Je veux des cornichons et de la crème glacée" (I want pickles and ice cream.)

"Chocolate and pickles? That's funny, Maman!" the little girl said amused at her mum’s choice

"I know, it's quite strange, isn't it?" said Pascale laughing “Mais c'est ce que bébé veut" (But it's what the baby wants) Pascale replied, and they all shared a good laugh.

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As the due date approached, Pascale faced some difficulties during the delivery. The twins didn't fully understand what was happening, but they sensed their parents' worry.

"Lorenzo, we need you to be a big helper now, okay? Your Maman needs all the support we can give her." Hervé talked to his oldest son one afternoon and Lorenzo nodded, stepping up to the plate, determined to be strong for his family.

Finally, on October 14th 2001, and after a tense few hours, Pascale finally gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The twins were mesmerized as they peeked through the glass window of the hospital nursery two days after the birth when they went to meet their baby brother after being with their grandparents at home.

After the delivery, Hervé and Pascale gazed lovingly at their newborn son and then at each other, their eyes filled with tears of joy. "He's perfect, just like his siblings," Hervé said, his voice choked with emotion.

"Oui, il est parfait. Our little miracle," Pascale added, reaching out to touch Arthur's tiny hand.

A day later, Lorenzo and the twins were allowed to enter the room to meet their baby brother. Yn and Charles were both a little nervous, unsure about how to interact with such a tiny human. Lorenzo, on the other hand, had experienced being an older brother before, and he couldn't wait to hold Arthur.

"Come here, you two," Lorenzo said, patting the bed beside him. "He's tiny, but he won't break, I promise."

Yn and Charles approached the bed cautiously, and with Lorenzo's help, they gently touched Arthur's tiny fingers. "He's so small," Yn observed with awe.

"And he's our little brother," Charles added, smiling.

Over the next few months, the twins adapted to having a baby brother in the house. They loved helping Pascale with diaper changes and singing lullabies to soothe Arthur to sleep. Lorenzo also took his big brother responsibilities seriously, proudly showing Arthur his toy collection and making him laugh with silly faces.

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One sunny afternoon, when Arthur was around seven months old, Yn had a ballet function, and her family decided to accompany her. They watched as Yn gracefully danced on stage, and Arthur's eyes sparkled with joy as he clapped his tiny hands, completely enthralled by his older sister's performance.

The lights dimmed, and Yn gracefully took the stage. Her family watched in awe as she danced, her movements fluid and elegant.

"Regarde, Arthur! C'est Yn, ta grande sœur!" (Look, Arthur! It's Yn, your big sister!) Pascale said, her eyes sparkling with pride and Arthur giggled, seemingly understanding the connection.

"Tu es venu me voir danser, petit frère?” (Did you come to watch me dance, little brother?) Yn ran to her family after her solo and hugged her brother and Arthur squealed in delight as she did so, clapping his tiny hands.

When Yn finished her solo, the audience erupted in applause, and Arthur, sitting in Lorenzo’s lap, couldn't contain his excitement. He kicked his legs and clapped his hands, giggling with delight.

After the performance, Yn ran off the stage and straight into her family's arms. She scooped up baby Arthur, who babbled happily, seemingly recognizing his older sister.

"Maman, papa, did you see me? Did you see Arthur clapping for me?" Yn beamed with pride.

Hervé and Pascale exchanged a knowing look, their hearts filled with joy. "Yes, ma chérie, we saw," Pascale said, gently caressing Arthur's head. "It seems like he's your biggest fan"

Yn smiled at her baby brother's reaction knowing that she had her family's love and support, just as they had supported her throughout her life

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Jamie Dornan as Danny Tate in My Dinner with Hervé

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Jamie Dornan as Danny Tate in My Dinner with Hervé (2018).

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The Man With The Golden Gun - #24WeeksofBond

Roger Moore is back for his follow up outing after “Live and Let Die”, and this time...IT’S PERSONAL.  “The Man With The Golden Gun” quite surprised me tonight.  I usually come into these Mondays with a pre conceived notion about the Bond movie I’m about to watch.  For whatever reason, I came into tonight with the notion that this movie was on the dull side and that I might be in for a bit of a snooze fest.  Well my notion was wrong, and I have to say that I enjoyed this movie.  It’s not perfect by any means, there are some moments that leave me scratching my head, the plot with the energy crisis is a tad confusing, and we have a Roger Moore that is extremely short on patience - but it’s a good thrill ride, with a few laughs, cool stunts, kung-fu, and nipples.

Yes, nipples.

This is a story of a skilled hitman who kills for pleasure, and gets paid very well for doing so.  Francisco Scaramanga, played by the great Christopher Lee, is portrayed as Bond’s equal in terms of marksmanship.  He carries an unusual 4.7 millimeter gun, made out of gold, that is assembled with a lighter and a pen that shoots bullets that flatten on impact; making them untraceable.  There is no photo of him and nobody knows where he is, making him the most sought after hitman who will kill anybody for the price of (cue Dr. Evil voice) ONE MIILLLION DOLLARS...go ahead, put your pinky to your mouth, I’ll wait.  

This is a fun storyline especially with the wild and wacky funhouse that Scaramanga has at his estate for his human target practice.  What also makes this movie memorable is Scaramanga’s personal butler Knick Knack (Hervé Villechaize) who helps Scaramanga with his game.  In the pre-title sequence we see this play out with a man coming to the island, no idea why, but its apparent that he is there to kill Scaramanga for a chunk of cash.  Knick Knack has a vested interest in this, in the fact that IF Scaramanga DOES meet his match, and is killed, he receives everything.  So it’s a game between friends, Knick Knack makes it challenging for Scaramanga to get the kill, because Knick Knack kinda wants him to get killed, and because Scaramanga gets off on the thrill.  Healthy relationship wouldn’t you say?

Scaramanga picks up the W (albeit unfairly with mirrors and such), and before we head into the title sequence, we see a wax figure of James Bond himself.  This is just odd to me.  Why go out of your way to make something like that?  What purpose does it serve other than to establish that Scaramanga has his eyes on Bond?  Silly things like this bother me.  So it is set, we are about to witness Bond vs. Scaramanga, kill or be killed.

This brings us to my LEAST favorite Bond theme. I think they were kinda going for a hard “Goldfinger” thing here, but Lulu’s performance is just so obnoxious and the lyrics are so plain and straight forward...”He has a gun, he will shoot you, and you will die”, that could’ve been a lyric here.  So points docked against the movie here for the song.  

What they start to make us think in the beginning is that Scaramanga has sent a warning to Bond with a golden Bullet with “007″ engraved on it - signaling that Bond is next on his list.  Therefor, M relieves Bond of his current mission, gives him a sabatical, and indiscreetly hints that Bond should use his time to hunt Scaramanga down before he pops up and puts a bullet in him.  But what we come to find out later is that the plot is way more than what we think.  Bond is tracking where the bullets were made and follows the scent until he comes across Ms. Anders (Maud Adams), Scaramanga’s mistress, who is picking up the bullets.  She tells the most overtly aggressive Roger Moore Bond ever where he will be, and this is where the plot thickens.

Bond is where he thinks Scaramanga is gonna be, but Scaramanga shoots another man even though Bond was in plain sight.  The man shot was the guy Bond was looking for in the mission he was let go from.  This leaves Bond to question that if he is the target at all.  Turns out, Ms. Anders sent the bullet to MI6 because Bond is the only man who can kill him, and she wants him dead because he is a creep who rubs his gun on her...not even being facetious, I mean literally.  So Bond has been put into a hit job without him or Scaramanga knowing.  But Bond comes to find out that Scaramanga has been paid by a Chinese 1%er named Hai Fat who has control over a Solex Aggitater.  

Now I’m not going to begin to pretend that I understood any of the solar energy storyline, so I’ll spare you my wikipedia research and just leave you with this - there’s a Solex Aggitater and Bond wants it. 

So we are led on this wild chase for the Solex, and along the way we meet characters like Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland) who is a staffer for MI6 who has been working with Bond for a couple years now.  Although, at the time, this character was intended to be humorous and light hearted...It just comes off very sexist.  The dumb blonde trying to help Bond but keeps mucking things up because she’s a woman...did not age well, that’s for sure.  We also run in to JW Pepper again, the foul mouth, racial stereotype spewing cop from the Bayou.  He must have been a huge hit after “Live and Let Die” enough for them to bring him back for a second time.  It’s rare that the Bond franchise brings back characters, so he must’ve made a good impression on the audience the first time around.

We also witness one of the more incredible stunts in the series with the corkscrew car flip over the river.  This stunt was apparently done in one take and it’s still such a cool scene.  One of the things that make the Bond movies so great is their heavy emphasis on real stunts, rather than relying on computer graphics.  And this stunt is just an example of that.

Another amusing part of this movie is that Bond wants to go see Hai Fat, so he asks Q to make him a sticky rubber nipple.  Scaramanga had one distinct characteristic, he had three nipples.  So obviously a fake nipple stuck to your chest means you are now Scaramanga.  I just find the thought of Q making a nipple amongst all the cars and gadgets he’s making hilarious.

Bond finally tracks Scaramanga down and flies to his island where Scaramanga is waiting for him with lunch.  As usual, the villain treats Bond to a meal, explains his plans in detail, before he tries to kill him.  They dine on some mushrooms, and have an awkward exchange in words that would make any dinner guest get up and pretend to go to the bathroom.  During this conversation, it is decided that they will duel.  Fun.  But it’s all a ploy to lure Bond into his wacky funhouse for another game.  But unfortunately for Scaramanga, he is dealing with the Yogi Bear of British Agents - smarter than the average.

Bond goes underneath the platform and hides in the scaffolding, away from all the cameras, putting Knick Knack in the weeds (a restaurant staff term for overwhelmed).  Scaramanga notices that something is not right so as he is walking around, we see that Bond mannequin from the beginning, but Bond has replaced himself with it, puts a bullet in him, and picks up the W on Scaramanga.  Then after retrieving the Solex, Bond has completed his mission.  Now off to get steamy with Mary Goodnight on a boat.  Fortunately for us, the film is not yet over.  We get one last fight scene between Bond and Knick Knack that is just entertaining.

While this film is riddled with short comings and uncomfortable social norms that are not okay in this day and age, “The Man With The Golden Gun” is such a fun movie, and Roger Moore is beginning to hit his stride with the character.  Not a huge box office smash however, it is one of the lowest grossing Bond movies in the series and almost put the franchise in jeopardy.  It also gets pretty mixed reviews, but I have to admit that I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 

That does it for me this week, sound off!  Let me hear you, what did you think?

Reviews from Friends:

Andrew Albertsen

Honestly hate this theme song...I appreciate they were going for a different tone.. it’s just that the results were poop

Jake Benrud

This song also gets stuck in my head, but I agree. The lyrics are dumb. Here's another one where if the Villain would have just killed Bond when he had the chance, he might have succeeded in his evil plan, but what fun would that be?

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Skyfall

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Jamie Dornan as Danny Tate for My Dinner with Hervé (2018)