Month: January 2026
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Beg your pardon, forgot to knock.
GoldenEye opens with one of the best debut sequences of any Bond movie, and the dam bungee jump remains an iconic introduction to Pierce Brosnan’s Bond. Moments later, Bond delivers this perfectly timed quip while hanging upside down in the… Read More →
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It can save your life, this cigarette.
Tiger Tanaka delivers this line in You Only Live Twice with his characteristic dry wit. The humor isn’t overt, but it lands effectively because it’s attached to one of the movie’s more memorable gadgets: the rocket-firing cigarette, aptly nicknamed the… Read More →
Filed Under: You Only Live Twice -
Oh, the things I do for England.
Variations of this line surface throughout the Bond franchise, but its use in You Only Live Twice stands out for how overtly self-satisfied it feels. Here, Bond delivers it not as a weary acknowledgment of duty, but as a triumphant… Read More →
Filed Under: You Only Live Twice -
“I want Bond to be a woman”
This awful quote cropped up from Kevin O’Leary of all people in discussions surrounding his acting and want to become a Bond villain. In short: how about no. I haven’t seen Marty Supreme yet, but there is no amount of… Read More →
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Blofeld could be anywhere on this map
In Diamonds Are Forever, Bond’s methodical reasoning is on full display as he narrows down Blofeld’s possible whereabouts across Willard Whyte’s sprawling empire. His systematic recitation “From Alaska to Florida, from Maine to Oregon, from Texas to Baja, California” provokes… Read More →
Filed Under: Diamonds Are Forever -
Really? Well, I like the plumbing.
In You Only Live Twice, Bond is visibly astonished when he visits Tiger Tanaka’s residence and is treated to a traditional Japanese spa experience attended by several scantily clad women. The aforementioned humorous quip perfectly captures his mix of surprise… Read More →
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Just cleaning up a few details
The final line of A View To A Kill is a throwaway quip from Q explaining to M how Bond was found alive. The joke is meant to play off the fact that Q interrupts Bond and Stacey Sutton mid… Read More →
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Large Mount Gay with soda please
In Casino Royale, we get a rare drink order from Daniel Craig’s Bond when he ditches the standard vodka martini for a Caribbean rum called Mount Gay. There’s nothing too flashy about the order aside from it not being a martini,… Read More →
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Knight having “fantastic time” penning Bond 26
Positive signals from behind the scenes of Bond 26 are always encouraging, and Steven Knight’s recent comment that he is having a “fantastic time” writing the next installment is especially reassuring. While the surrounding interviews and articles offer little in… Read More →
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Oasis is likely Bond 26 theme artist
Speculation that Oasis could perform the Bond 26 theme has regained traction following Noel Gallagher’s recent comments on the subject. While Gallagher stated that the band has not been approached, his characteristically evasive non-denial, combined with Oasis’s renewed cultural relevance,… Read More →