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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 →
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No continuity in Bond 27, please!
Ok so I know I’m getting ahead of myself, but I already hope Bond 27 avoids the temptation of another sprawling interconnected storyline. By all means, keep the new Bond actor and the supporting MI6 regulars around, but let the actual plot stand on its own. One of the great… Read More →
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The People’s Bond Villain
What if Bond squared up against a villain who is less interested in world domination and more interested in exposing the world itself? Instead of stroking a white cat in a secret bunker, this mastermind could become an online folk hero by leaking government secrets and publicly humiliating intelligence agencies.… Read More →
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No Time To Only Live Twice?
Even with a younger actor stepping into Bond 26, I wouldn’t rule out some sly acknowledgment of Bond’s fate in No Time to Die. An updated spin on You Only Live Twice (implicitly acknowledging the sin of No Time To Die and dealing with it head on) could be exactly… Read More →
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Xenia Onatopp: The final girl name innuendo?
As the James Bond franchise looks ahead to Bond 26 and beyond, it’s fair to wonder whether one of its cheekiest traditions has quietly been retired. The series has long indulged in knowingly suggestive names, from Pussy Galore to Holly Goodhead, with lighter entries like Plenty O’Toole and Mary Goodnight… Read More →
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Bond 26: Kite dancing in a hurricane?
To borrow Mr. White’s vivid phrasing from Spectre, the state of Bond 26 feels precarious at best. The usual speculation over casting has been amplified by a deeper uncertainty, with Amazon now steering the franchise and the longest gap between films raising legitimate concerns about momentum and direction. This is… Read More →