Month: April 2025
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“What about the money, padrone?” “Launder it.”
The beauty of Licence To Kill was its plot. No extended far-fetched BS – just classic illegal narcotics distribution. So simple yet so effective. Would love for Bond 26 to have an equivalently simplistic plot! Read More →
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Oddjob is a better henchman than Jaws.
Sure, Jaws gets all the glory and had two movie appearances. But there was something about Oddjob that fit perfectly in Goldfinger. The ruthless car murder, smashed golf ball, razor blade bowler hat, the muteness – it all contributed to… Read More →
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The FYEO hockey scene is an atrocity.
Who signed off on this? Why did they sign off on this? Who was running the scoreboard? So many questions for such a small, silly scene… Read More →
Filed Under: For Your Eyes Only -
“Wow! What a view!” “To a kill!”
A View To A Kill is easily one of the most forced Bond movie titles. I was impressed someone came up with it out of thin air, let alone had it as part of a script. Still not sure what… Read More →
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Most peculiar dynamic? Scaramanga and Nick Nack
Can we get an origin story? Read More →
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Jeffrey Wright’s Leiter only rivaled by Hedison’s
And he may have Hedison beat, but not by much. Loved him owning the poker table and splashing his chips in Casino Royale – what a great performance! Gruff! Read More →
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“I’m your quartermaster.” “You must be joking.”
Overall I find Craig’s Q relationship a bit lacking, but hey have some good banter between them! Read More →
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Spectre’s train scene: *chef’s kiss* for sure!
This was perfectly executed and holds up well against its From Russia With Love counterpart. Death by a beer keg chained to your neck is brutal! Read More →
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Octopussy: Certainly a bold, salacious movie title.
No shot a movie is named this today. Although I guess there is a streaming service called Peacock. 🙂 Read More →
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SPECTRE: truly the best movie acronym ever.
“Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion.” …and how Dr. No enunciates it – yes! Read More →
Filed Under: Dr. No