Month: March 2026
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Shady Tree’s campy comedy routine
Shady Tree’s stand-up routine in Diamonds Are Forever is one of the movie’s several eye-roll inducing scenes. I get that he was going for a vaudevillian style comedy routine, and maybe it’s just because it’s the 1970’s, but his watered-down… Read More →
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Handle like eggs
This moniker on the atomic bombs in Thunderball may be humorous, but it’s apparently rooted in real-world terminology. The phrase has been used in avionics, including by the Royal Air Force, as a straightforward directive to emphasize extreme care in… Read More →
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James Bond doesn’t wear glasses
This quick line from official Bond movie Goldfinger alum Ursula Andress in the unofficial Casino Royale (1967) references the lack of eyewear of James Bond as if he’s a colloquially known figure. It happens again in the movie when the… Read More →
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Where’s Goldfinger? Playing his golden harp
This quip from Goldfinger has to be the most forced quip that ever quipped. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good line, but contextually I just don’t buy it. In the chaos of a plane crashing, it strains credibility that… Read More →
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…and you’re Miss Stephanie Broadchest…
Bond has quite the alias for Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale: a deliberate, hilarious, self-aware jab at the franchise’s legacy of exaggerated Bond girl names. Bond borders on breaking the fourth wall, acknowledging the trope while playfully kicking off the… Read More →
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Are they Bond films or Bond movies?
I’ve found myself reconsidering whether to call them Bond “movies” or “films,” especially after watching Calvin Dyson’s content and reading various Bond 26 speculation articles. A quick Google shows that while the terms are technically interchangeable, their usage often reflects… Read More →
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Embrace Science Fiction: EDM Bond 26 theme?
While recent reports suggest Denis Villeneuve may return to Ian Fleming for inspiration on Bond 26, there remains a possibility he leans into the science fiction sensibilities he explored in Dune. That direction could echo the more fantastical tone of… Read More →
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James Bond Vanity Plates
It’s a bit surprising that James Bond has never been associated with custom vanity plates, even though some of the “boring” ones have lived on (BMT 216A, anybody?). Then again, vehicle registration and cover identities would almost certainly fall under… Read More →
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Naomi’s pleasant, explosively unexpected helicopter death
Naomi’s death in The Spy Who Loved Me is often overlooked, and to me it deserves a second look. Her brief attraction dynamic with Bond carries a playful tension when they’re first introduced and continues even into the helicopter/Lotus Esprit… Read More →
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Bond ripped off one of our boats!
One of the standout strengths of Live and Let Die is its supporting henchmen. While Kananga is an effective and ruthless central villain, his colorful network of enforcers truly defines the movie’s atmosphere. Characters like Tee Hee, Whisper, Baron Samedi,… Read More →
Filed Under: Live And Let Die