Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Lazenby shines in the Piz Gloria raid

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And really everything about this scene from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was great.  It still had a dose of 1960s campiness, but that was vastly outshined by blaring the original James Bond theme and the awesome Swiss Alps at sunset backdrop.  To this day, I still wish Lazenby had another go…

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Quantum Of Solace (2008)
August 15, 2026 – 10:07 PM UTC

Okay, it pains me to admit it, but Bond’s kill of Slate in Quantum Of Solace immediately reminded me of the close, chaotic violence of the Jason Bourne movies. The brutal intimate knife fight and that slowly expanding pool of blood at the end all feel remarkably Bourne-esque. And that’s not a criticism of the…


Skyfall (2012)
August 15, 2026 – 10:07 AM UTC

The Macau shaving scene in Skyfall certainly makes you wonder whether James Bond and Moneypenny finally crossed that line. Their exchange is easily one of the most physically intimate moments between the two characters, yet the movie largely glosses over it and never meaningfully revisits what happened. That strikes me as a curious choice, considering…
August 15, 2025 – 10:07 PM UTC

I like hearing this coming out of the rumor mill for the latest test casting for the next James Bond actor.  Although, I’d hope an actor’s intuition would understand this as the assignment from the start. The latest rumor surrounding 37 year old Scott Rose-Marsh, who I’ve never heard of, which I love, and his…