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No Time To Have All The Time
Despite the atrocity that is James Bond’s death at the end of No Time To Die, I enjoyed the throwback tune of We Have All the Time in the World by Louis Armstrong. It was a nice nod to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, where it’s used during Bond and… Read More →
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006’s MI6 revenge plotline better than Silva’s
006’s MI6 revenge plotline in GoldenEye feels more compelling than Silva’s from Skyfall, and the reason is pretty simple. GoldenEye actually shows us the betrayal. The pre-title sequence isn’t just one of the best ever, it establishes the relationship between Bond and Alec Trevelyan shows the moment that drives his… Read More →
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What if the villain has already won?
It’s a premise the Bond series has never fully embraced, and that alone makes it intriguing. Imagine Goldfinger starting with Fort Knox already irradiated, or Thunderball starting after a nuclear catastrophe. Instead of stopping disaster, Bond is forced to confront its aftermath, pick up the pieces and fight back. For… Read More →
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So speak or forever hold your piece
Although I’ve previously commented on this line from The Man with the Golden Gun, it demands a second look. This altered spelling that isn’t the well known wedding quote is not accidental, but a sly double entendre. James Bond pressures Lazar, Scaramanga’s bullet maker, with the threat of a rifle… Read More →
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From here, the world comes to me
Maximillian Largo in Never Say Never Again is one of my highlights of this unofficial James Bond movie, mostly because of Klaus Maria Brandauer’s breezy but meticulous character. I’d argue that his calm but forceful portrayal makes him a formidable villain that rivals any official villain. The movie may lack… Read More →
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Aren’t we a little overdressed, Goodnight?
Bond has this surprisingly sharp greeting for Mary Goodnight after her kidnapping in The Man with the Golden Gun. It’s a bit odd that Bond doesn’t offer any relief or reassurance to her, but instead utters this cutting remark that feels unusually dismissive, even by his standards. But it’s par… Read More →
Filed Under: The Man With The Golden Gun