Month: October 2025
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Argent on a chevron sable, three bezants
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… Read More →
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Thought Christmas only comes once a year
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… Read More →
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Le Chiffre is the toadlike creature
Clarence Leiter doesn’t mince words when describing Le Chiffre in the unofficial Casino Royale (1954) and frankly, he’s got a point. Le Chiffre looks less like an international criminal mastermind and more like an amphibian. With his round face, damp… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale (1954) -
Aren’t you the fellow who was shot?
“No, I’m the fellow who was missed.” Credit where it’s due: the unofficial Bond outing Casino Royale (1954) actually nails a line that could have slid seamlessly into any proper 007 film. It’s clean, sharp, and delightfully deadpan. And it’s… Read More →
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Zorin’s zealous zeppelin dazzles
Zorin’s magnificent blimp in A View To A Kill deserves way more credit than it gets. It’s am underrated villain vehicle. While most bad guys settle for yachts or private jets, Zorin floats around San Francisco in his egomaniacal parade… Read More →
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I’m flattered. I’d prefer the revenge department.
Bond and Dr. No’s dinner chat starts out civil enough, but the moment Bond mentions the murders of Strangways and Quarrel, the conversation deteriorates. Bond’s disgust for Dr. No is painstakingly obvious, while Dr. No, ever the gracious host, responds… Read More →
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First, we’re gonna have a ball
The Bambi and Thumper sequence in Diamonds Are Forever starts off with real promise: a sleek, modern villa, Bond on the prowl, and an unmistakably groovy Bond theme interpolation to set the mood. But just as the tension starts to… Read More →
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Like a blowtorch through butter
James Bond and Pussy Galore’s sky-high standoff in Goldfinger is one of the most memorable 007–Bond girl exchanges in the entire series. He exides trademark confidence, while she meets him with cool defiance and absolutely no interest in playing the… Read More →
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Stand back, girls.
The karate school scene in The Man with the Golden Gun is sneakily one of the campiest moments in the entire film, and that’s saying something. After Bond gets unceremoniously bonked on the head by Nick Nack, Hai Fat decides… Read More →
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Anyone else not buy the end of Skyfall?
Even though Skyfall isn’t my favorite Daniel Craig outing (that honor goes to Spectre, thank you very much), I still have a soft spot for it. What I don’t have a soft spot for, however, is Bond and M’s most… Read More →
Filed Under: Skyfall