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They’ll do anything for you, won’t they?
M’s above cutting line to Bond in Quantum of Solace lands with an unusually terse discipline. Delivered in the aftermath of Agent Strawberry Fields’ death, it’s less a reprimand than an indictment. M pointedly suggests that Bond’s influence over his colleagues carries consequences he prefers not to acknowledge. The implication… Read More →
Filed Under: Quantum Of Solace -
It goes by hot air
Octopussy‘s hot air balloon raid into Kamal Khan’s fortress stands as one of the most bizarre and uninspired action sequences of any Bond movie. Starring elephants, generically tame fistfights, swords and a weird man that yells and breaks down the front door, it’s main highlight is Bond and Q’s bizarre… Read More →
Filed Under: Octopussy -
Harris Dickinson would make an understated Bond
Harris Dickinson is a compellingly low-key candidate for James Bond since, purely from a visual standpoint, he sits in a sweet spot. To me, he gives the look of Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton without actually resembling either. If he were to match either of their acting prowess and presence… Read More →
Filed Under: Bond 26 -
Give us a kiss!
Few endings of any Bond movie are as gleefully absurd as the closing moments of For Your Eyes Only, where James Bond casually abandons a congratulatory phone call with the Prime Minister and a flirtatious parrot steals the scene. It’s the sort of cheeky flourish that defined the Roger Moore… Read More →
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Made you feel it, did he?
In Casino Royale, Dryden’s taunt cuts straight to the nerve of James Bond’s early days at MI6. The brief flashback of Fisher, Bond’s first kill, adds just enough texture to suggest a larger world without slowing momentum. One could argue that another ten minutes with Dryden and his network might… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale -
You stupid twit
In Diamonds Are Forever, Bond delivers this juvenile insult to Tiffany Case after her ill-timed tape switch derails Bond’s sabotage of Blofeld’s control codes cassette tape aboard Blofeld’s oil rig. I particularly enjoy Bond’s quick delivery of this line and its unique moniker as the only time James Bond labels… Read More →