Month: May 2026
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Thunderball is the perfect codename movie title
As I have mentioned before, I have a soft spot for Bond films with titles that feel like mission codenames or entirely invented words. Goldfinger and GoldenEye are strong, but Thunderball remains my favorite in this category. There’s something refreshing… Read More →
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Shocking. Positively shocking.
This classic line from Goldfinger is peak Sean Connery, delivered with effortless authority and confidence. Sometimes with these iconic lines, it’s fun to imagine how other Bond actors might handle the same quote. In this case, only Timothy Dalton or… Read More →
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The Case for No-Nonsense Bond 26 Plot
Simplicity has been my guiding principle for a successful Bond 26, especially when it comes to the villain’s motive. There’s real appeal in a straightforward threat, whether it’s an attack on a major global event or a large-scale fentanyl network,… Read More →
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Who changes Blofeld’s cat’s litter box?
Clearly, I focus on the critical questions. Jokes aside, I often find myself amused by the practical side of a villain’s grand operation. Some schemes invite curiosity more than others, but the logistics can be both entertaining and strangely unanswerable.… Read More →
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James, behave yourself! We are being filmed.
In From Russia With Love, the closing scene neatly captures the spark between James Bond and Tatiana Romanova. Even after being exposed by Rosa Klebb and the scramble over the Lektor, Romanova makes her choice clear and decisively turns on… Read More →
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Goldfinger’s Checkpoint Machine Gun Granny…WTF?
One of the more delightfully baffling details in Goldfinger is the checkpoint guard at the entrance to Goldfinger’s industrial hideout. Instead of a squad of hardened security men, the gate is tended by what appears to be a kindly elderly… Read More →
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Live And Let Die’s tragedy: Kananga’s death
And no it wasn’t tragic because of some emotional connection. It’s tragic because Kananga’s character deserved a more dignified and realistic death than what was given to him: a gadget-induced cartoonish balloon blowup. Who approved of Kananga’s fate? Likely the… Read More →
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A.S.K.D.P. – why aren’t they talked about more?
Another Skyfall Komodo Dragons Post and a fair question: why isn’t this moment discussed more among Bond fans? Of all the directions a Macau casino scene could take, Skyfall chose to feature Komodo dragons as key participants. Not just a… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: George Lazenby as James Bond
It’s a challenge to distill any Bond actor into 007 sentences or less, but I’ll try my best with George Lazenby. His singular outing in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is too often reduced to a footnote, when in truth… Read More →
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Give the people what they want!
This line from Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies is a fitting epitaph for Elliot Carver, a media baron who quite literally dies by the machinery of his own sensationalism. I actually tend to forget how Carver dies in the movie… Read More →