Tag: GoldenEye
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Filthy habit
As I’ve mentioned before, Tomorrow Never Dies is my favorite Pierce Brosnan Bond movie. It opens with a terrific pre-title sequence as Bond races to escape an arms bazaar housing stolen nuclear warheads, providing a worthy follow-up to GoldenEye‘s dam… Read More →
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No wonder we couldn’t see it
In my opinion, GoldenEye‘s concealed satellite dish is a more convincing hidden crater base than the rocket launch facility in You Only Live Twice. A hijacked, hidden satellite installation simply has a much smaller physical footprint and seems like a… Read More →
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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… Read More →
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Who’s strangling the cat?
Following up on the previous post, this is a perfect example of Bond and Zukovsky’s entertaining dynamic in GoldenEye. While Bond questions Zukovsky, his mistress Irina is performing karaoke of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man” with a rather loud… Read More →
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Shaken, but not stirred…hahaha!
In GoldenEye, Valentin Zukovsky mocks Bond for his custom drink order. Judging by his laugh and his encouragement of his own men to join in, it seems that Bond’s specific preference is already well known among certain criminal circles. That… Read More →
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Ready to save the world again?
As much as I love GoldenEye and its excellent Trevelyan revenge plot, this line from 006 at the start always leaves me wanting to see one of their previous missions. It’s the word “again” that hints at a history of… Read More →
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The girl, or the mission?
Trevelyan’s ultimatum in GoldenEye aboard the train perfectly captures James Bond’s central paradox. For all his charm and romance, Bond is ultimately trained to treat personal attachment as a liability. That’s why his answer, “Kill her. She means nothing to… Read More →
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Thunderball is the perfect codename movie title
As I have mentioned before, I have a soft spot for Bond films with titles that feel like mission codenames or entirely invented words. Goldfinger and GoldenEye are strong, but Thunderball remains my favorite in this category. There’s something refreshing… Read More →
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Xenia Onatopp: The final girl name innuendo?
As the James Bond franchise looks ahead to Bond 26 and beyond, it’s fair to wonder whether one of its cheekiest traditions has quietly been retired. The series has long indulged in knowingly suggestive names, from Pussy Galore to Holly… Read More →
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I think you’re a sexist, misogynist dinosaur
Proverbial shots are fired by M in GoldenEye when she meets Bond in her office. It’s a pretty brutal takedown, and from what I can remember, I don’t think Bond has been called a misogynist in any other movie. Dame… Read More →
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