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The Octopussy Tarzan yell
This is one of those baffling editorial choices that refuses to justify itself. In Octopussy, as Roger Moore’s Bond swings on vines through the jungle evading Khan’s men, the added Tarzan yell turns what should be a tense escape into borderline parody. If the intent was to suggest Bond mimicking… Read More →
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Bond 26 with Dr. No’s pacing, please!
I know it’s unlikely to happen with the current over-the-top modern Bond with gadgets and action sequences galore, but part of me would love the next entry to have the pacing of the very first James Bond movie, Dr. No. The movie is great: it doesn’t rush and doesn’t lag,… Read More →
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YES! I am invincible!
GoldenEye got a lot of things right, and it didn’t end with its iconic opening, sharp pacing, and strong characters. And it also didn’t end with the henchman of the movie, Boris Grishenko, who is a curiously underrated henchman. As henchmen go, he’s unusually memorable and gleefully steals scenes with… Read More →
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My goodness, this is strong shampoo
Here’s another gem of a quote from the odd unofficial James Bond movie Casino Royale from 1967. It’s pretty random, but Evelyn Tremble delivers it perfectly after he drinks his drugged champagne. So no, it’s not strong shampoo, but strong champagne that’s giving him fits. It’s a great misnomer. Although… Read More →
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You did want me to drop in
This awesome quip from Bond to Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me is a perfect mic drop moment for 007, only outdone by his actions in the subsequent scene. Anticipating Stromberg’s elevator drop door to the shark tank, Bond says the above and avoids getting dropped down the elevator… Read More →
Filed Under: The Spy Who Loved Me -
Trifle overpowering, your scent
Bond casually dismantles Holly Goodhead’s carefully maintained CIA cover in Moonraker by reviewing her inventory of “standard equipment,” crowned by the delightfully absurd flamethrower perfume bottle. Neither party seriously resists the exposure, choosing instead to indulge the undeniable chemistry between them. It’s less spy-versus-spy confrontation and more espionage foreplay. Goodhead… Read More →
Filed Under: Moonraker