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“A woman doesn’t need to play [Bond]”
Hannah Waddingham’s refreshingly direct response to the inevitable “female James Bond” question says more in one sentence than most drawn-out arguments on the topic. I also like her confidence in pointing out that women have “other things to do” rather than simply inheriting 007, especially with her own spy series,… Read More →
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“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
In From Russia With Love, Bond delivers this line with absolute confidence, as if he just referenced some groundbreaking nugget of English wisdom on the spot. It comes right after he sets fire to the gasoline barrels during the boat escape, which makes the quip feel like it’s trying harder… Read More →
Filed Under: From Russia With Love -
You know the name/number
The GoldenEye marketing line is genius because it did a lot with very little. It introduced a new Bond in Pierce Brosnan without overselling the change, and reaffirmed that the audience knows James Bond, 007’s identity. For certain, it was a clever way to introduce a new actor as a… Read More →
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All our wantable agents have disappeared, sir.
Does Moneypenny’s response to Bond’s proposal of a female-proof secret agent reveal a bit more than intended? Even in a relatively straightforward exchange, the 1967 Casino Royale spoof finds a way to make a familiar Bond dynamic feel completely off-kilter. Miss Moneypenny, who in the 1960s Bond era is typically… Read More →
Filed Under: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service -
For the first and last time, remember?
One of the stranger little moments in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service comes when Marc-Ange Draco gives Bond his daughter’s hand in marriage. As Draco wishes Bond luck, he oddly adds the above line and attempts to put an apparent million pound check into Bond’s pocket. Bond refuses the check,… Read More →
Filed Under: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service -
He’s had enough. Run a tab.
Let’s not forget that James Bond had a proper barfight in Licence to Kill at the Bimini Barrelhead Bar. It’s not exactly the kind of elegant mission where Bond calmly orders a martini and outsmarts everyone in the room. Instead, Bond sticks out like a sore thumb with his button-up… Read More →
Filed Under: Licence To Kill