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A.S.K.D.P. – why aren’t they talked about more?
Another Skyfall Komodo Dragons Post and a fair question: why isn’t this moment discussed more among Bond fans? Of all the directions a Macau casino scene could take, Skyfall chose to feature Komodo dragons as key participants. Not just a casino with a hazy ambiance or spectacular views. Friggin’ reptiles… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: George Lazenby as James Bond
It’s a challenge to distill any Bond actor into 007 sentences or less, but I’ll try my best with George Lazenby. His singular outing in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is too often reduced to a footnote, when in truth it offers one of the most distinct interpretations of 007.… Read More →
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Give the people what they want!
This line from Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies is a fitting epitaph for Elliot Carver, a media baron who quite literally dies by the machinery of his own sensationalism. I actually tend to forget how Carver dies in the movie since the pacing falters at the end of the movie… Read More →
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Dr. No’s underrated interrogation of Professor Dent
I keep returning to the first Bond movie for a lesson in doing more with less. The intercom interrogation of Professor Dent in Dr. No is a perfect example. By keeping Dr. No unseen, the scene’s tension can only build with the increasingly agitated Dr. No. And because he’s faceless,… Read More →
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“A green Rolls?” “A Green! Rolls! Royce!”
Few aspects of Roger Moore’s portrayal of James Bond are as entertaining as his barely concealed irritation, and nowhere is that more evident than in The Man with the Golden Gun. The movie gives Moore a rare opportunity to lean into Bond’s exasperation largely thanks to the well-meaning but persistently… Read More →
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You keep it…old buddy
In Licence to Kill, here’s an example of Timothy Dalton’s famously hard edged Bond abandoning his suave, professional image and embracing pure revenge. Rather than dispatching Killifer quickly, Bond makes the punishment deeply personal. He’s palpably annoyed by the corrupt traitor and sends him to the sharks with his own… Read More →
Filed Under: Licence To Kill