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My god! You’ve just killed James Bond!
Diamonds Are Forever may be the only Bond film that openly toys with the idea of Bond as a celebrity rather than merely a spy. After Tiffany Case blurts out that Bond has essentially killed “James Bond,” the conversation shifts into the meta, and they speak about him as if… Read More →
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Skyfall’s blown MI6 agent identities: great plotline
One of the more compelling ideas in Skyfall is the exposure of MI6’s undercover agents in a storyline that briefly opens the door to the wider, shadowy world of British intelligence before quickly getting back to Bond’s personal journey. As a plotline, the human cost of espionage is a compelling… Read More →
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Now, where is this passion juice?
Bond’s offhand remark in Goldfinger is easy to miss right before he’s knocked out by Oddjob at the hotel fridge, yet it’s a quietly funny line. It lives in the shadow of his more famous quip about Dom Perignon ’53 champagne and the jab about listening to the Beatles with… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterson
Jill Masterson’s unforgettable, gold-covered death in Goldfinger has long defined her character (and understandably so), yet it often eclipses the meaningful role she plays beforehand when Bond discovers that Goldfinger is a canasta cheat. I’ve always appreciated the clever and memorable way she’s introduced after Bond’s instincts lead him to… Read More →
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Just a slight stiffness coming on…
Yeah, due to the altitude no doubt. This innuendo from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is unapologetically blunt and signals Bond’s sexual confidence in a room full of women while one writes her room number on his inner thigh with lipstick. Set at the dinner table surrounded by women, the… Read More →
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He had lots of guts!
This Bond quip from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was quite the graphic tongue-in-cheek line, based on the circumstances, and slightly overreaches. Delivered as Bond and Tracy launch into the ski chase, the line follows a henchman’s grisly death in a snow blower that sprays the mountainside red. Rather than… Read More →
Filed Under: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service