Tag: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Alongside some of James Bond/Sir Hilary Bray’s stranger lines in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Ernst Stavro Blofeld has a few odd sayings of his own. Here, he’s referring to the unfortunate Shaun Campbell, another British agent investigating Piz Gloria,… Read More →

James Bond, posing as Sir Hilary Bray, quickly accepts Irma Bunt’s explanation for the heavy security and armed guards surrounding Piz Gloria. Although he’s technically undercover as a genealogist, his observation about the world feels remarkably prescient, perhaps even more… Read More →

Lines like this are par for the course when it comes to the occasionally odd dialogue in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. In this case, Bond seduces Ruby Bartlett and somehow finds himself captivated by her lipstick, of all things.… Read More →

Although On Her Majesty’s Secret Service remains one of my favorite Bond movies, I can’t ignore that George Lazenby’s portrayal of James Bond is somewhat uneven. He has undeniable charm and conviction, but his impersonation of Sir Hilary Bray occasionally… Read More →

This may be the most gloriously out-of-context line in any James Bond movie, but Blofeld’s bizarre poultry lesson in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service actually serves a sinister purpose. During his nightly broadcasts to the women at Piz Gloria, Blofeld… Read More →

I usually avoid going too far down the James Bond “what if” rabbit hole, but this is one scenario that’s hard to ignore. If Tracy had survived the ending of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Bond being married for another… Read More →

Does Moneypenny’s response to Bond’s proposal of a female-proof secret agent reveal a bit more than intended? Even in a relatively straightforward exchange, the 1967 Casino Royale spoof finds a way to make a familiar Bond dynamic feel completely off-kilter.… Read More →