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Steven Knight praises Fleming Bond books: “Underrated”
It’s always good to see Bond writers going back to the source material in Ian Fleming’s Bond novels. As I’ve said before on this site, it’s one thing to mimic a book entirely into a movie (which I’d be against), but totally another thing to draw inspiration from Fleming. I… Read More →
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Bond 26 title should be mission name
We know nothing about Bond 26 yet, which makes it the perfect time to throw around some possible titles: The Golden Viper – the name of a new criminal organization with a catchy name The Black Sapphire Affair – similar to GoldenEye, about an all-important object (jewelry heist anyone?) The… Read More →
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We all have our secrets
The betrayal theme that opens No Time To Die never quite worked for me. Doubt and mistrust have appeared in earlier James Bond movies, but they were usually introduced later and with greater subtlety. Beginning the movie with suspicion between Bond and Madeleine Swann immediately sets a negative narrative tone.… Read More →
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Vesper’s grave explosion was too much
I’ll just say it outright: the explosion at Vesper’s grave in No Time to Die was simply excessive, and any person in real life wouldn’t have survived. It could have been toned down a notch, but in the end, with all of the other oddities of the opening sequence, I… Read More →
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Will you yield in time?
There aren’t many lines from Casino Royale that linger the way quotes from earlier Bond movies do, and this one nearly qualifies. It carries clear echoes of Auric Goldfinger’s famous “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die,” but ultimately falls short. Le Chiffre delivers the line while torturing James… Read More →
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Gadget watches: played out timepieces?
We’ve seen Bond’s watch do just about everything, from Geiger counters and lasers to explosives and homing devices. At this point, the concept feels exhausted, and I’m far less enthusiastic about seeing another watch serve as a major gadget in a future Bond movie. But my view is likely academic,… Read More →