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Retcons should be avoided at all costs
Retroactive continuity should be avoided in the world of James Bond after the attempt at using one for Bond’s familial history fell flat in Spectre. It’s not that I’m against learning about Bond’s origins, it’s just that I don’t enjoy an entire plot element dictated to us with no prior… Read More →
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Are you calling me a horse’s ass?
In The Living Daylights, Kara Milovy and James Bond have some of the best chemistry between a Bond and a Bond girl in any movie. There are a lot of scenes that exhibit this, but one that stands out to me is when they’re in Afghanistan and Bond tries to… Read More →
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First Light just makes me sad
With the latest James Bond video game getting released in a month, there have been numerous leaks, storyline info and now the Lana del Rey theme song released (which I do enjoy), much to my chagrin. As I’ve stated on previous posts and in the About section of the site,… Read More →
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For Your Eyes Only, Countess Lisl
In For Your Eyes Only, the Countess Lisl subplot stands out as a curious lapse in character logic. The idea that Columbo would deploy his own mistress to extract information from Bond, only to risk her safety, feels oddly careless for a man portrayed as shrewd and deeply suspicious. Equally… Read More →
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Venice sinking house was the wrong choice
I appreciate the torture sequence and death of Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, but the final act of the movie surrounding Bond and Vesper and their getaway to Venice misses the mark. Specifically, the climax in the sinking house and Vesper’s eventual suicide by giving up and drowning feels a… Read More →
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How’s that for Japanese efficiency?
Tiger Tanaka’s dispatch of Bond and Aki’s pursuers in You Only Live Twice is very satisfying. Instead of sending backup in the form of another car, he instead sends a helicopter to magnetically pick up the pursuers’ car and fantastically drop them into the ocean. Bond notes this, with a… Read More →