Time For 007

James Bond movie musings. 007 words, 007 sentences. Twice daily at 10:07 AM/PM UTC.
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

Watch that mushroom-shaped rock

Although I have to respectfully disagree with Scaramanga’s assertion that the rock he gestures to is shaped like a mushroom (maybe a spoiled one?), I do love the scene in The Man with the Golden Gun where he explains his Solex Agitator-powered weapon to Bond. It’s a classic Bond/villain interaction that takes place at his island lair in Phuket, Thailand. Lee’s Scaramanga remains one of the franchise’s best villains: sophisticated, lethal, and unhinged enough to have a murder amusement park on a private island.

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October 27, 2025 – 10:07 PM UTC

Bond’s brief barroom encounter with CIA agent Felix Leiter in Quantum of Solace cements Jeffrey Wright as the perfect American counterpart to Daniel Craig’s brooding Bond.  It’s unclear whether Felix actually brought backup to that meeting or if the local corruption was so rampant that it was inevitable.  Either way, his calm demeanor and sharp…