Month: June 2026
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And I’m Dick Tracy
A View To A Kill delivers one of those wonderfully random Bond moments when a police officer dismisses Bond’s famous introduction with the above line plus “And you’re still under arrest” after Zorin frames him for murder. It feels both… Read More →
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Throw that down the toilet
In Spectre, Bond’s refusal of Q’s prolytic digestive enzyme shake order at Madeleine Swann’s retreat is nothing short of hilarious. Bond’s response, followed by his perfectly timed “cut out the middle man” remark, got some of the biggest laughs from… Read More →
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We didn’t even stop for the prize!
In On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Tracy Draco delivers this line after barely escaping a dangerous car chase that turns into a chaotic road rally through the snow. Despite her fear and frustration during the pursuit, the quote exemplifies Tracy’s… Read More →
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Does Bond 26 need to be “relevant”?
A recent interview with Amazon MGM Studios boss Mike Hopkins brought the word “relevant” into the James Bond conversation, and I’m not convinced it’s the right guiding principle for Bond 26. There are two very different kinds of relevance Bond… Read More →
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Who’s strangling the cat?
Following up on the previous post, this is a perfect example of Bond and Zukovsky’s entertaining dynamic in GoldenEye. While Bond questions Zukovsky, his mistress Irina is performing karaoke of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” with a rather loud… Read More →
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Shaken, but not stirred…hahaha!
In GoldenEye, Valentin Zukovsky mocks Bond for his custom drink order. Judging by his laugh and his encouragement of his own men to join in, it seems that Bond’s specific preference is already well known among certain criminal circles. That… Read More →
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It’s time to flood the fault
Although I have my issues with A View To A Kill, particularly the advanced ages of both Bond and Moneypenny, I still like Zorin’s villainous scheme of causing mass flooding by blowing up the Hayward and San Andreas faults. It’s… Read More →
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Should Bond 26’s title address Bond’s death?
Not directly, but I wouldn’t mind a clever nod. If Bond 26 opens with a rebooted 007 carrying on as if nothing happened, a small part of me will inevitably wonder whether we’re really supposed to ignore Bond’s death in… Read More →
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A Spielberg-directed Spy Who Loved Me?!
In a recent podcast interview, Steven Spielberg took a few shots at the Bond franchise, suggesting he’s still not entirely over Cubby Broccoli rejecting him multiple times as a potential Bond director. The first rejection reportedly came right after Jaws,… Read More →
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Clooney endorses Callum Turner for Bond role
This is quite the endorsement from George Clooney, though perhaps not a surprising one. Callum Turner has been heavily linked to Bond, and Clooney clearly enjoyed working with him enough to put his name forward. That said, the more Turner’s… Read More →
Filed Under: Bond 26