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Won’t that be frightfully energetic?
In On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, did you ever notice that we never hear George Lazenby’s James Bond recite the sacred “shaken, not stirred” martini line? No, instead, we get these pompous lines from James Bond as genealogist Sir Hilary Bray (Brayisms) with awkward, almost over-acted deliveries from George Lazenby.… Read More →
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What Bond movies I consider “unofficial”
Over the years, I’ve noticed that some websites listing the James Bond movies tend to gloss over the unofficial entries, either mentioning only a few or ignoring them entirely. In my mind, I’ve always considered the unofficial James Bond movies to be the 1954 made-for-TV Casino Royale, the 1967 spoof… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967), General, Never Say Never Again, Thunderball -
I unapologetically capitalize all Bond title words
It’s such a force of habit at this point that I’ve been doing it for so long. Ever since I watched my first Bond movie, GoldenEye, and fell down the 007 rabbit hole, I’ve developed certain capitalization habits that I simply cannot shake. Sorry, Licence to Kill and From Russia… Read More →
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Casino Royale/Quantum Of Solace double feature
Aside from watching the movies chronologically as I recommended in my last post, I’d argue the other genuinely useful viewing strategy for a James Bond fan is pairing the first two Daniel Craig films together. This naturally happens when watching the series in order, but even for a diehard Bond… Read More →
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Best order to watch Bond? Unquestionably chronologically
Every so often, I come across a social media post from a new Bond fan asking about the best order to watch the James Bond movies. Should they be watched in order, skip the “bad” ones, stick with the modern films, or perhaps watch every other Bond movie? Every answer… Read More →
Filed Under: Casino Royale (1954), Casino Royale (1967), Die Another Day, General, Never Say Never Again -
Birmingham Bond 26 location? Perhaps less exotic?
In a recent interview with The Sun, Steven Knight joked (or perhaps not?) that he’s tempted to set the next Bond movie in Birmingham, United Kingdom, taking a page from his renowned Peaky Blinders series. I’m inclined to defer to Knight on the idea because of his stellar track record,… Read More →