Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
Dr. No (1962)

The successful criminal brain is always superior.

It has to be.

But it’s also a pity that Dr. No’s grudge against the East and West not hiring him led to a nuclear crisis.  As Bond put it simply – why become criminal?

On This Day…

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August 6, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC

This may be the most gloriously out-of-context line in any James Bond movie, but Blofeld’s bizarre poultry lesson in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service actually serves a sinister purpose. During his nightly broadcasts to the women at Piz Gloria, Blofeld uses hypnotic conditioning to reinforce suggestions while they sleep, turning his seemingly therapeutic treatment into…

August 6, 2026 – 10:07 AM UTC

In Casino Royale, Bond and Vesper’s coy back-and-forth during their first meeting in the car starts as pleasant conversation before gradually drifting into outright flirting, only to hit a wonderfully awkward dead end with this exchange. Vesper’s “Smart?” seems to invite clarification, but Bond’s response, “No, single,” raises an amusing question about exactly what he…

August 6, 2025 – 10:07 AM UTC

This quote is huge for me when it comes to the awful end of No Time To Die and what comes next in Bond 26.  Bond died and it can’t get swept under the rug. In my eyes, a total reset to the past has to happen – anything else would be as insulting to…