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You’re only my second mission, you know
In Live and Let Die, it remains difficult to understand why Felix Leiter would assign the inexperienced Rosie Carver to assist James Bond in San Monique. Her previous mission had already ended with the death of agent Baines, and it’s quickly established that she lacks the composure and competence expected… Read More →
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“They’ll simply ignore it and start again”
Young Bond author Charlie Higson recently weighed in on the death of James Bond in No Time to Die, arguing that if the producers “had any sense,” they’d do exactly the above. At first, I agreed with the sentiment outright, but the more I thought about it, the more I… Read More →
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My first and last Idris Elba thoughts
Even during the search to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, I never seriously viewed Idris Elba as a realistic candidate, so I largely avoided the discussion. Now that Elba himself has addressed the speculation over the years having denied he was ever in the running, it feels worth finally… Read More →
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Never Say Urine Specimen Again
From the infamous urine specimen fight onward, Never Say Never Again well, never, quite regains its footing. The gag feels oddly desperate for a Bond movie, especially one already fighting an uphill battle as an unofficial entry in the series. Yes, there’s a bit of dark humor in the detail… Read More →
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The Tears of Allah. Sweet, like money.
Although I can appreciate some of Maximilian Largo’s eccentricities in Never Say Never Again, he has some lines like the one above that leave much to be desired. While overlooking the beautiful Tears of Allah site, Largo takes a sip of water (then spits it out) and somehow lands on… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Sebastien Foucan as Mollaka
I remember a lot of hype for the parkour sequence of Casino Royale, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it deliver. And it was mostly because of Sebastien Foucan’s role as Mollaka, defying gravity in the foot chase escape sequence in Madagascar. And although Daniel Craig held his own… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale