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I need to use your phone
The end of the pre-title sequence of The Living Daylights is an underrated showcase of Bond at his most efficient and self-assured. From surviving an explosives-rigged truck plunging off a cliff to steering a flaming parachute onto a yacht, the sequence is as slick as it is inventive. What really… Read More →
Filed Under: The Living Daylights -
Janus should’ve gotten the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. treatment
I guess it just wasn’t in the cards at the time of Pierce Brosnan’s first Bond movie, GoldenEye, but in some alternate universe, Trevelyan’s Janus Syndicate would’ve played perfectly as a S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-like organization pitted against Bond over multiple movies. It’d be a compelling backdrop since Trevelyan is a distorted reflection… Read More →
Filed Under: GoldenEye -
There will be no delay, Number One.
In From Russia with Love, Rosa Klebb’s above assurance to Blofeld comes after she’s overwhelmed with almost confronting her own death. Moments earlier, she seems destined for elimination, visibly unraveling under Blofeld’s scrutiny and Kronsteen’s blame tactics. Then, in a sharp reversal, Blofeld spares her and executes Kronsteen instead. It’s… Read More →
Filed Under: From Russia With Love -
Martini? What about them?
Evelyn Tremble has a few lines in 1967’s spy spoof Casino Royale that make up for the otherwise bizarre unofficial James Bond movie. With the above exchange in particular, Tremble shows he’s totally distracted by Vesper Lynd’s advances. When she asks him about a martini, he’s so enthralled with her… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale (1967) -
Retcons should be avoided at all costs
Retroactive continuity should be avoided in the world of James Bond after the attempt at using one for Bond’s familial history fell flat in Spectre. It’s not that I’m against learning about Bond’s origins, it’s just that I don’t enjoy an entire plot element dictated to us with no prior… Read More →
Filed Under: General -
Are you calling me a horse’s ass?
In The Living Daylights, Kara Milovy and James Bond have some of the best chemistry between a Bond and a Bond girl in any movie. There are a lot of scenes that exhibit this, but one that stands out to me is when they’re in Afghanistan and Bond tries to… Read More →
Filed Under: The Living Daylights