Month: December 2025
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Sorry, that last hand nearly killed me
Bond’s return to the table in Casino Royale is framed perfectly with this line, delivered with icy composure after surviving an attempted poisoning. The sequence is gripping not only because of the stakes, but because of how quickly Bond’s health… Read More →
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Green figs, yogurt, coffee, very black
In From Russia With Love, Bond’s hotel breakfast order scene sets the stage for what producer Michael G. Wilson has described as the audition scene for new James Bond actors. His unique food order kicks things off, and I’ve returned… Read More →
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How’s that for a punch line?
In Die Another Day, a diamond-scarred Zao delivers this zinger as Bond is about to comment on his “sparkling personality,” in an introspective line that quietly is one of my favorites from the movie. As Bond prepares to deliver a… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Andreas Wisniewski as Necros
Andreas Wisniewski’s Necros in The Living Daylights remains, in my view, one of the most underrated and versatile henchman of any James Bond movie. He is a ruthless assassin and drug smuggler who changes his identity to suit his needs… Read More →
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…an inflated opinion of himself
Bond’s final quip “inflated opinion of himself” in Live and Let Die after Kananga’s explosive demise isn’t one of my favorites. I realize it’s meant to be clever, but the odd phrasing feels forced and disconnected from how people actually… Read More →
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The cards say we will be lovers
Bond’s manipulation of Solitaire in Live and Let Die has always struck me as deeply unsettling, if not all out creepy. Stacking the deck so every card predicts romance doesn’t make him charming, it makes the situation feel deceptive and… Read More →
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Perhaps this isn’t the time
In The World Is Not Enough, M’s restrained response to Elektra King’s offer of a “gift” is a great summation of my opinion on having M face-to-face with any Bond villain and the scene underscores why placing M directly opposite… Read More →
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Absolutely Not: Bond 26 explores Bond’s fatherhood
The notion that Bond 26 might explore James Bond’s fatherhood is, frankly, antithetical to the character, and even entertaining the idea feels makes me gag. While current casting rumors favor an actor in his late 20s or early 30s strongly… Read More →
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It’s merely waiting to be reupholstered
This is an almost throwaway line from the throwaway Casino Royale (1967) but it’s content is hard to ignore when contrasted with the 2006 Casino Royale. In the new movie, Mads Mikkelsen’s Le Chiffre dispenses with wit entirely and introduces… Read More →
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Send them to the funeral, will you?
Here’s another in a long list of Roger Moore’s most perfectly timed Bond quips and it lands precisely because of the absurdly civil context in which it’s delivered. In For Your Eyes Only, Bond slips into a flower shop under… Read More →
Filed Under: For Your Eyes Only