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Watch that mushroom-shaped rock
Although I have to respectfully disagree with Scaramanga’s assertion that the rock he gestures to is shaped like a mushroom (maybe a spoiled one?), I do love the scene in The Man with the Golden Gun where he explains his Solex Agitator-powered weapon to Bond. It’s a classic Bond/villain interaction… Read More →
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Your sense of humor is delicious
In Never Say Never Again, the fleeting exchange between Fatima Blush and Max Largo at his barcade-casino is equal parts unsettling and oddly flirtatious. There’s clearly some history there, as each line drips with twisted chemistry and titillates the other. Sadism seems to be their love language. Read More →
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“Is that deep?” “They usually are…very.”
In You Only Live Twice, Bond and Kissy Suzuki stand slack-jawed as 007 realizes the caldera lake isn’t water at all. It’s metal, and retractable to boot, and one of production designer Ken Adam’s masterpieces. The volcano lair remains one of the crown jewels of Bond set design, and I’m… Read More →
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Bond’s boating hang glider escape often overlooked
This stunt from Moonraker is one of my favorites. Not for it’s flashiness, but for its practicality and foresight. Q Branch clearly had this one tucked away as a backup plan for when Bond inevitably found himself in a high-speed chase near the treacherous Iguazu Falls on the border of… Read More →
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Kristatos’ attempted buoy butchering an embarrassing spectacle
Kristatos from For Your Eyes Only gives Bond villains a bad reputation. He’s one of those overconfident masterminds who just can’t pull the trigger when he should. Instead of ending things quickly, he insists on turning Bond’s demise into a twisted spectacle. Predictably, it’s his undoing. Give Bond the smallest… Read More →
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Bond and Manuela’s remarkable Moonraker Rio romance
Bond and Manuela’s fling in Moonraker might just be his most efficient romantic subplot ever. He lands in Rio de Janeiro for a mission, and before he can even unpack, a mysterious woman is tailing him and snapping photos of him while driving. Next thing you know, she’s in his… Read More →
Filed Under: Moonraker