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Reimagining how No Time To Die starts
Aside from No Time To Die‘s atrocious ending, I don’t think the rest of the movie was exactly set up for success, starting with the bizarre decision to have Bond take a new love interest on holiday just a stone’s throw from his former lover’s grave. As I’ve stated many… Read More →
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James Bond’s resourcefulness is his best gadget
One of Bond’s most impressive qualities as a secret agent is his ability to adapt to whatever environment he finds himself in. Whether he’s skiing through the Alps, aboard a speeding train, scuba diving underwater or even spacewalking, Bond has a knack for turning his surroundings into potential tools for… Read More →
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Slow Horses Meets Her Majesty’s Secret Service?
With rumors swirling that Jack Lowden is a heavy favorite to become the next James Bond, what if those rumors are actually a clever bit of misdirection and Lowden instead turns up in Bond 26 as MI5 operative River Cartwright from Slow Horses? As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve always wondered… Read More →
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Welcome to my world crisis, Mr. Bond
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Elliott Carver from Tomorrow Never Dies is one of the best James Bond villains because his path to global power as the head of a worldwide media conglomerate is surprisingly plausible. The above line perfectly captures his philosophy that controlling the… Read More →
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Ready to rock and ruin
This quick quip from henchman Gupta in Tomorrow Never Dies is a fitting snapshot of his role within Elliott Carver’s Tomorrow organization. Destruction is essentially Carver’s business model, whether that means bringing down a passing aircraft or destroying a world leader’s reputation with fabricated headlines. Gupta, however, feels less like… Read More →
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Licence…the only acceptable British English word
As an American, I generally prefer the colour of my English without the British spelling. My normal behaviour when encountering British spelling puts a terrible flavour in my mouth, but I don’t harbour any ill-will towards the words. I apologise, but my mind simply doesn’t recognise them as their original… Read More →
Filed Under: Licence To Kill