Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)

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That final line in The World Is Not Enough might just be the most forehead-slapping attempt at a closing quip in the entire Bond canon.  I still remember the theater erupting in laughter when I first saw it, which is proof that it landed exactly as intended in 1999.  But looking back, the humor hasn’t exactly aged like a fine martini.  Not because it’s offensive by today’s standards, but because it’s, well, a bit juvenile.  The innuendo-laced one-liners (like the infamous “cunning linguist” zinger from GoldenEye) feel less suave secret agent and more middle-school locker room.  It’s one of those lines where it seems like the writers try too hard and lean to far into a joke, and bring on the cringe.

On This Day…

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October 21, 2025 – 10:07 PM UTC

The reveal of the Bond family coat of arms in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is one of those quietly fascinating moments in the franchise’s lore.  “Orbis non sufficit” (the world is not enough) turns out to be more than just the title of Brosnan’s third outing – it’s the actual motto of Sir Thomas…