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Switch the bloody machine off!
I absolutely love Timothy Dalton’s accent in both of his Bond movies, especially the way he emphasizes “bloody” in this Licence To Kill moment. After watching Dario get fed into the cocaine grinder, Pam Bouvier asking if Bond is alright is obviously the last thing on Bond’s mind. The panic… Read More →
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Could the actor still be completely unknown?
A small part of me wants to see the next James Bond actor be even more unknown than any of the current rumored contenders for the role. There have been Bond actors in the past who were barely household names before taking the role, so it’s encouraging that some of… Read More →
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And now you will pay the penalty
In The Spy Who Loved Me, Stromberg shows his ruthlessness when a secretary is caught selling his secrets to the highest bidder and ix sentenced to a swim with sharks. He seems to enjoy the spectacle, even inviting two men to watch as a way of reinforcing his authority and… Read More →
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“We’ve made a big investment in theatrical”
Amazon MGM boss Mike Hopkins dropped that line in a recent interview, all but confirming that Bond 26 will have a proper theatrical release. Realistically, no one expected otherwise, since skipping theaters would leave millions (if not potentially a billion) dollars on the table. The financial side is obviously the… Read More →
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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 completely out of place but oddly fitting considering the absurdity… 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 my viewing audience, compared to any other Craig era Bond… Read More →
Filed Under: Spectre