Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
For Your Eyes Only (1983)

Kristatos’ attempted buoy butchering an embarrassing spectacle

Kristatos from For Your Eyes Only gives Bond villains a bad reputation.  He’s one of those overconfident masterminds who just can’t pull the trigger when he should.  Instead of ending things quickly, he insists on turning Bond’s demise into a twisted spectacle.  Predictably, it’s his undoing.  Give Bond the smallest window of opportunity, and he’ll exploit it to his benefit.  Kristatos’ elaborate “death by buoy dragging” scheme was a little too clever for its own good.

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October 25, 2025 – 10:07 PM UTC

This stunt from Moonraker is one of my favorites.  Not for it’s flashiness, but for its practicality and foresight.  Q Branch clearly had this one tucked away as a backup plan for when Bond inevitably found himself in a high-speed chase near the treacherous Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.  And of…