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Fresh flowers everyday
Bond has no problem exhibiting his new-found riches to the hotel staff in Licence to Kill as seen in the above quote. Never mind it’s stolen drug cartel money, but between the Bollinger R.D. champagne and the hotel-room extravagance, Bond slips into the role of a millionaire so naturally you… Read More →
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Even in death, my munificence is boundless
No other Bond villain can match the sheer snobbery of Hugo Drax in Moonraker. A large part of it comes from his vocabulary, which hovers somewhere between eloquence and outright grandiloquence. Okay so I admit I looked up fancy words to describe using fancy words and grandiloquence appeared, but it’s… Read More →
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Farewell, Mr. Bond, but not goodbye
Although I loathe most of Bibi’s screen time in For Your Eyes Only, her farewell to Bond oddly lands with genuine charm. It carries a formal sincerity that feels imported from an earlier Bond era, which makes it all the more surprising coming from such a juvenile character. It’s the… Read More →
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“Loved internationally…specifically because he’s not American”
Bond writer Bruce Feirstein (GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough) dropped this accurate shade regarding the James Bond character in a recent interview. With his writing credits, when he speaks about the Bond character, I listen. As an American, I have no notes for the comment and… Read More →
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A mistress cannot serve two masters
The above line from The Man With The Golden Gun is certainly a strange line for a Bond villain, but it’s only the start of the bizarre energy of Scaramanga’s first meeting with Bond. Between the distracting kickboxing event, the improbability of Andrea Anders’ death in the seated position from… Read More →
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James Bond as “folklore”
Steven Knight’s recent description of James Bond as “folklore” is one of the most interesting ways I’ve ever heard someone frame the character. I usually avoid the persistent continuity debates surrounding Bond, but the term at least partly applies to 007. Folklore seemingly endures because it adapts while still holding… Read More →
Filed Under: General