Month: July 2025
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Loved The Living Daylights’ Kamran Shah plotline
It’s partially because Art Malik is a compelling actor, but an Afghan mujahideen Bond ally is interesting, albeit a little unnerving considering the relatively recent geopolitical landscape. But it was cool to know it all stemmed from Bond’s kindly key… Read More →
Filed Under: The Living Daylights -
“Do you think she’s worth going after?”
“I wouldn’t have put it quite that way, sir.” Thunderball has a neat exchange between M and Bond where Bond requests going to Nassau, Bahamas instead of Canada for Operation Thunderball. Bond convinces M after stating he saw a dead… Read More →
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My Bond 26 title guess: Risico
I could see Denis Villeneuve taking the title from a 1960 Ian Fleming short story. This would align with his penchant for one-word movie titles. Read More →
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Villeneuve’s awesome movies: Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, Dune
If Bond 26 stacks up to any of these I’d be ecstatic – all great movies in their own right. Are we going to get a sci-fi Bond?! Moonraker 2? Read More →
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FYEO: Bond’s buoy shark avoidance is masterful
Although Kristatos set himself up for failure with a tied-up Bond at a distance, kudos to Bond and Melina for tying up the buoy, launching it to kill a henchman and not becoming shark bait. Read More →
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Bond suppresses ex-MI6 agent Silva’s revenge plot
A plot in seven words. Read More →
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Drax’s chateau and headquarters were most impressive
Moonraker definitely the best introduction of a villain’s “lair” – Drax’s abode and facilities are unmatched. Read More →
Filed Under: Moonraker -
Sydney Sweeney Bond 26? No thank you
I actually enjoyed her in White Lotus and Euphoria, but I don’t think she’d be right for a Bond movie. Plus she’s too famous – the same way I feel about how a relative unknown should be cast as the… Read More →
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There’s some kind of magic inside you
The Spy Who Loved Me is easily my favorite James Bond theme – Carly Simon nails it! Read More →
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Bond stops nefarious Bolivian water supply monopoly
A plot in seven words. Read More →
Filed Under: Quantum Of Solace