Tag: GoldenEye
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Janus should’ve gotten the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. treatment
I guess it just wasn’t in the cards at the time of Pierce Brosnan’s first Bond movie, GoldenEye, but in some alternate universe, Trevelyan’s Janus Syndicate would’ve played perfectly as a S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-like organization pitted against Bond over multiple movies. It’d… Read More →
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YES! I am invincible!
GoldenEye got a lot of things right, and it didn’t end with its iconic opening, sharp pacing, and strong characters. And it also didn’t end with the henchman of the movie, Boris Grishenko, who is a curiously underrated henchman. As… Read More →
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006’s MI6 revenge plotline better than Silva’s
006’s MI6 revenge plotline in GoldenEye feels more compelling than Silva’s from Skyfall, and the reason is pretty simple. GoldenEye actually shows us the betrayal. The pre-title sequence isn’t just one of the best ever, it establishes the relationship between… Read More →
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She always did enjoy a good squeeze
Bond’s quip from GoldenEye is one of those classics that lands somewhere between perfectly timed and slightly cheeky for the moment. Coming after a brutal fight with Xenia Onatopp, it feels like Bond blows off adrenaline with this dark joke,… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Judi Dench as M
Judi Dench arrived in the role of M in GoldenEye with an already legendary career and a reputation as one of the finest actresses of her generation. Even setting those accolades aside, her portrayal of M stands out as a… Read More →
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Governments change. The lies stay the same.
This line from GoldenEye comes as James Bond reacts to the Russian cover-up surrounding the Severnaya incident. It’s a sharply cynical remark, but it lands with a certain blunt honesty that is difficult to ignore. Bond’s response reflects his clear… Read More →
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The things we do for frequent-flier mileage
This line from GoldenEye stands out as one of the few Forced Quips in Pierce Brosnan’s tenure as James Bond, and it’s a particularly blatant example. Bond delivers the line at an odd moment, immediately after surviving a genuinely terrifying… Read More →
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Your orders were to kill that sniper!
The verbal confrontation between Bond and Saunders in The Living Daylights remains one of the movie’s most effective character moments, not only because the title of the movie is recited. It places two seasoned intelligence officers in direct opposition, each… Read More →
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Natalya Simonova’s puzzling Severnaya dogsled escape
In GoldenEye, the implied escape of Natalya Simonova from the destroyed Severnaya facility is an oddity. Thrust into the Arctic cold in office clothes, she conveniently stumbles upon an unattended dogsled, an oddly primitive lifeline given the scale of the… Read More →
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Boris Grishenko is the nerdiest Bond character
Boris Grishenko from GoldenEye is arguably the nerdiest character of any James Bond movie. He’s a brilliant but socially awkward computer prodigy, with round, oversized glasses, and is defined by exaggerated mannerisms that swing wildly between smug confidence and panicked… Read More →
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