History NightmareFuel / LicenceToKill

* Della spent her last night alive being gang raped by Sanchez' men before being stabbed to death...On her WEDDING DAY.
* As if we already didn't know being on Bond's bad side on a mission was a dangerous place to be, this film, and to his credit, Dalton's performance, demonstrates how worse it would be to be on his bad side after royally pissing him off. It's something you never want to do, EVER.
** Further, the film shows us Bond pushed over the edge, to the point he's abandoned the service and is determined to take down the enemy on his own, even if it means committing cold-blooded murder, though in Bond's defense, his targets are bad guys. But while being pushed over the edge would be a detriment to some, Bond going over just makes him MORE cunning, ruthless, and compassionless. All of the skills and training he's learned over the years are still in top form, and he remorselessly dispatches every bad guy who personally gets his way without a single flicker of remorse. His plan to turn Sanchez against his own people actually works well to a point, and it's just something Bond is doing on the fly. He becomes single-mindedly focused on one objective, and will do whatever he needs to do to make that objective a reality. His only major mistakes involve his personal plan to take Sanchez down blowing up two alternative plans to go against Sanchez that he was unaware were running simultaneously. Bond is dangerous enough on a mission. When it's personal, Bond demonstrates he's as ruthless as they come, and he has the skills and training to back it up to the hilt. You definitely wouldn't want this Bond waiting for you in your home if you'd wronged him.

* Milton Krest's [[YourHeadAsplode death]] by ExplosiveDecompression.'''YEEEESH.'''

* Milton Krest's [[YourHeadAsplode death]] by ExplosiveDecompression (photo). '''YEEEESH.'''

* Dario's run in with a cocaine grinder. You don't see him directly being shredded, but [[LudicrousGibs bloody bits]] coming out the other side of the grinder, blood-dyed cocaine dust and a vivid imagination can fill in the details, not to mention Dario's screams. [[KarmicDeath He very much deserved it for raping and killing Felix Leiter's wife]], that being said.

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[[caption-width-right:350:And you thought your migraines were bad.]]

** When Sanchez first tried to send Bond down the grinder:

** [[FridgeHorror And he did all that to make an example of one man. Imagine what would've happened if he'd known where the other people involved lived.]][[note]]Sadly; It's implied that ''he did''...and Pam Bouvier was the last one on the list.[[/note]]:
-->'''Felix Leiter''': SeeYouInHell!
-->'''Sanchez''': ''*[[EvilLaugh laughs]]*'' No: [[CruelMercy today is the first day of the rest of your life]].

-->'''Krest:''' Nice work, Carv!
-->'''Carv:''' Thanks, Mr. Krest! Guess what, [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor his name was]] [[EmbarrassingNickname Sharkey]]! ''[[[EvilLaugh laughs]]]''

** Further, the film shows us Bond pushed over the edge, to the point he's abandoned the service and is determined to take down the enemy on his own, even if it means committing cold-blooded murder, though in Bond's defense, his targets are bad guys. But while being pushed over the edge would be a detriment to some, Bond going over just makes him MORE cunning, ruthless, and compassionless. All of the skills and training he's learned over the years are still in top form, and he remorselessly dispatches every bad guy who personally gets his way without a single flicker of remorse. His plan to turn Sanchez against his own people actually works well to a point, and it's just something Bond is doing on the fly. He becomes single-mindedly focused on one objective, and will do whatever he needs to do to make that objective a reality. His only major mistakes involve his personal plan to take Sanchez down blowing up two alternative plans to go against Sanchez that he was unaware were running simultaneously. Bond is dangerous enough on a mission. When it's personal, Bond demonstrates he's as ruthless as they come, and he has the skills and training to back it up to the hilt.

** The scariest thing about him is that there really were people like him at the time (UsefulNotes/PabloEscobar, anyone?) Most Bond villains want global domination. But Sanchez - ''he's already achieved global domination in the drug lord business... and he didn't have a laser or a superweapon or anything.''

** The lead-up to said death, which has no background music but ''does'' have the [[HellIsThatNoise sound of the depth gauge machine reaching a crescendo and then releasing air as it is punctured]]. Then Krest's head inflates...

** The music accompanying this scene sounds like it came from a horror movie.

** The scariest thing about him is that there really were people like him at the time (Pablo Escobar, anyone?) Most Bond villains want global domination. But Sanchez - ''he's already achieved global domination in the drug lord business... and he didn't have a laser or a superweapon or anything.''

** Also of note: as gruesome as the scene is, it was actually ''toned down'' from the original concept where the figure of Krest in the window had an even more strong resemblance to his actor, Anthony Zerbe. It ended up this way due to producers wanting to avoid censorship. Think about that for a moment.

* Bond's killing of Ed Killifer, the DEA agent who sold Leiter out, by tossing him into a shark pool where he's killed by the same shark that mauled Felix. The death isn't even the scary part - it's Bond's expression. No quip and raised eyebrow, just blankness, one of his most cold-blooded moments in the whole series and aided immensely by Timothy Dalton's absolutely chilling delivery. The posters said that his bad side is a dangerous place to be. ''They weren't kidding''.

* Sanchez feeding Leiter's legs to a shark and Dario [[PostRapeTaunt informing him that he raped Della]] ("We gave her a nice honeymoooon!"). Especially after Bond visits the now-empty house and sees everything destroyed and Della's dead body on the bed, eyes still open.

* Bond's killing of Ed Killifer, the DEA agent who sold Leiter out, by tossing him into a shark pool where he's killed by the same shark that mauled Felix. The death isn't even the scary part - it's Bond's expression. No quip and raised eyebrow, just blankness, one of his most cold-blooded moments in the whole series. The posters said that his bad side is a dangerous place to be. ''They weren't kidding''.

** When this Bond sneaks aboard the [=WaveKrest=] and threatens Lupe with a knife, you're genuinely scared for her.

* Heller meeting his dead end- [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled]] on a [[ForkliftFu forklift]]. The viewer and Bond find out with a JumpScare appearance of the body.

* Heller meeting his dead end- [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled]] on a [[ForkliftFu forklift]].
** In a JumpScare, no less!

* Sanchez feeding Leiter's legs to a shark and Dario informing him that he raped Della ("We gave her a nice honeymoooon!"). Especially after Bond visits the now-empty house and sees everything destroyed and Della's dead body on the bed, eyes still open.

''Film/LicenceToKill'' is certainly the [[BloodierAndGorier bloodiest and goriest]] Film/JamesBond film ever made. In fact, when it was originally submitted to the MPAA, it was given an R rating and had to be toned down to get a PG-13 [[note]]All home video releases since 2006 are of the original unedited version[[/note]]. Here's why.

* Krest's men are so nonchalant about killing Sharkey that the guy who catches him even laughs about it when he brings the body in.

''Film/LicenceToKill'' is certainly the [[BloodierAndGorier bloodiest and goriest]] James Bond film ever made. In fact, when it was originally submitted to the MPAA, it was given an R rating and had to be toned down to get a PG-13 [[note]]All home video releases since 2006 are of the original unedited version[[/note]]. Here's why.

** When this Bond sneaks aboard the WaveKrest and threatens Lupe with a knife, you're genuinely scared for her.

** When this Bond sneaks aboars the Wavekrest and threatens Lupe with a knife, you're genuinely scared for her.

** The scariest thing about him is that there really were people like him at the time (Pablo Escobar, anyone?) Most Bond villains want global domination. But Sanchez - he's already achieved global domination in the drug lord business... and he didn't have a laser or a superweapon or anything.

** The scariest thing about him is that there really were people like him at the time (Pablo Escobar, anyone?) Most Bond villains want world domination. Not Sanchez - he's already done it. He didn't have a laser or a superweapon or anything.

** A subtle moment occurs shortly before this. When Sanchez arrives at the [=WaveKrest=], he questions Krest himself while sending his guys to look around the ship. When they find the money, one of them goes to Sanchez and whispers the news into his ear, and while Sanchez [[TranquilFury keeps his cool demeanor, his eyes go wide with murderous rage]].