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Job’s done and the bitch is dead
I love the nod to Bond’s harsh language from the novel in Casino Royale after Vesper Lynd’s unceremonious, backstabbing death. Bond was pissed! Read More →
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Knight penning actor agnostic Bond 26 script
I was wondering about this aspect of writing Bond 26 with an actor in mind or none at all. Surely it can be reworked once an actor is known to adjust it for his strengths? I guess it makes sense as time is of the essence. They just really need… Read More →
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Bond’s hotel “slip” in Quantum is epic
You know the one…right after M tells him he has a capture or kill out on him. He climbs over the balcony railing, carefully tightropes a walled section to bypass pursuing agents, and exits the hotel to escape. It’s quick, but it’s cool. James Bond cool. Whoever decided to add… Read More →
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Actually sir, it is in Sardinia
The pairing of a British spy and Soviet agent for a mission in The Spy Who Loved Me wouldn’t have happened without this subtle jab/correction from Anya Amasova. As the two heads of intelligence debriefed evidence pointing to Karl Stromberg as their next lead, Bond incorrectly stated Stromberg headquarters was… Read More →
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Bond’s straight flush in Casino Royale – absurd!
There’s just no way he would call into the hand with a suited 5/7. And it’s even less likely that he’d get a straight flush. Part of me wishes they’d have gone with a more believable poker hand for the final showdown between Bond and Le Chiffre…but oh well. And… Read More →
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CANCEL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS REPROGRAMME MISSILE ONE ONLY
What an epic fax (“print-put transmission unit”) from Bond on the Liparus to the two submarines! Bond goes nuclear and destroys both in The Spy Who Loved Me, saving the world from fallout. Epic double kill! Read More →
Filed Under: The Spy Who Loved Me