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Bond trashes MGB Roadster: “Inverted bedpan”
Bond’s description of Goodnight’s car in The Man With The Golden Gun is a hilariously unique insult to a car’s aesthetic. I personally don’t see the resemblance, but Bond’s annoyance with Goodnight’s interference in his surveillance of Andrea Anders probably gave him some excremental thoughts. Maybe the car’s dull shade… Read More →
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The 1960s would give Bond 26 simplicity
Despite perceived fan fatigue on social media about discussing Bond 26 as a 1960s period piece, the appeal is hard to ignore. Simplicity gets my vote for the Bond movie, and few eras lend themselves to that better than the original decade of espionage cool. With No Time To Die… Read More →
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He’s my new anchorman
It’s easy to miss one of Elliot Carver’s sharper lines in Tomorrow Never Dies, largely because it is buried under his bizarre karate pantomime aimed at Wai Lin. The gag itself is classic Bond wordplay, neatly tying James Bond’s presumed watery grave to an position at Carver’s media empire. Instead,… Read More →
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Now they only eat rat
Silva’s introduction and rat story in Skyfall is pretty epic. It’s an underrated sequence that unfortunately gets lost in some of the other distracting elements of their time in his compound, particularly the contrived William Tell apple shot sequence and Silva’s anticlimactic capture. Maybe a darker, nighttime affair during a… Read More →
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Such as two air tickets to London?
This line from Dr. No shows a quick witted James Bond. Delivered with a polite smile, Bond’s response to needing anything else cuts straight through the illusion of hospitality that defines him and Honey Ryder’s stay in Dr. No’s compound. The accommodations are luxurious with great service from Sister Lily,… Read More →
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Drop it, Professor, and behind you!
The exchange between Bond and Professor Dent in Dr. No is a perfectly executed tense scene. The above line may read slightly stiff on paper, but it sets up a tightly wound confrontation that never wastes a moment. Bond’s quiet command of the situation is questioned, but the whole time… Read More →
Filed Under: Dr. No