Tag: No Time To Die
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Reimagining how No Time To Die starts
Aside from No Time To Die‘s atrocious ending, I don’t think the rest of the movie was exactly set up for success, starting with the bizarre decision to have Bond take a new love interest on holiday just a stone’s… Read More →
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I unapologetically capitalize all Bond title words
It’s such a force of habit at this point that I’ve been doing it for so long. Ever since I watched my first Bond movie, GoldenEye, and fell down the 007 rabbit hole, I’ve developed certain capitalization habits that I… Read More →
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Bond 26 locations: revisit or somewhere new?
For the longest time, I’ve been firmly in favor of Bond movies venturing into new and exotic locations, giving each adventure its own sense of discovery and seemingly expanding Bond’s proverbial horizons. But in the years since No Time To… Read More →
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Madeleine or Mathilde Swann should have died
Pardon me while I continue to harp on the ending of No Time To Die, because I still haven’t fully recovered from that godawful ending. To recap my thoughts, James Bond never should’ve had a child, and Mathilde should not… Read More →
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Who will be the next James Bond?
Those seven words have been rattling around in my head ever since No Time To Die brought Daniel Craig’s tenure to a close, just as they did after Pierce Brosnan signed off with Die Another Day. I’m not going to… Read More →
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There’s a young lady in Santiago
Paloma is easily one of No Time To Die‘s brightest spots, which only makes her brief appearance all the more frustrating because it ends almost as soon as it begins. Her screen time could have been doubled without wearing out… Read More →
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You didn’t get the memo? I’m retired.
Jeffrey Wright’s portrayal of Felix Leiter throughout the Daniel Craig era remains one of my favorite supporting performances. Although I dislike his fate in No Time To Die just as much as Bond’s, their reunion at the Jamaican club is… Read More →
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Five years since No Time To Die
It has been a painful five years since the release of No Time To Die, with “source of all of my pain” mainly stemming from both the movie itself and the unprecedented wait for its successor. I genuinely wanted to… Read More →
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Should actual stunts take priority over CGI?
I’m firmly in the camp that wants Bond 26 to prioritize practical stunt work whenever possible. Casino Royale‘s record-setting Aston Martin rollover remains an all-time action moment precisely because it was real, while Spectre‘s massive desert explosion showed the impact… Read More →
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Slippery Slope: The Domesticated James Bond
I recently came across a report claiming that Ian Fleming disliked dogs, which may help explain why James Bond never had a faithful four-legged companion. Which makes practical sense really, since a globe-trotting secret agent would hardly be an ideal… Read More →