Tag: Spectre
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Spectre’s Enough, No “Ghost” for Bond 26
A few action franchises have leaned hard on the word “ghost” in their titles in the recent past, and it already feels tired. I understand the intent to portray a villain as some shadowy, untouchable force lurking beneath the surface,… Read More →
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Bond’s five shot glass Spectre logo
The five bullet hole bulletproof glass Spectre octopus logo perfectly encapsulates the mixed bag of a movie. Clever in theory, but in the end it tries too hard and misses the forest for the trees. Between the Bond/Blofeld boyhood brotherhood… Read More →
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Bond 26: Kite dancing in a hurricane?
To borrow Mr. White’s vivid phrasing from Spectre, the state of Bond 26 feels precarious at best. The usual speculation over casting has been amplified by a deeper uncertainty, with Amazon now steering the franchise and the longest gap between… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Robert Shaw as Red Grant
Robert Shaw’s portrayal of Red Grant in From Russia with Love sets the gold standard for Bond henchmen. Grant is not flashy or overly talkative, and that combined with his ruthless mentality makes him stand out. His muted effectiveness feels… Read More →
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How about Moneypenny as a Bond girl?
Throughout the Bond movies, 007’s dynamic with Miss Moneypenny has evolved from playful flirtation to something far more charged. Most notably, in Skyfall their intimacy boils over and is heavily implied, but is then abruptly walked back in Spectre when… Read More →
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A kite dancing in a hurricane
I’ve never been especially taken with the Mr. White subplot in the Craig era, and I go back and forth in liking his infamous metaphor for Bond in Spectre. “A kite dancing in a hurricane” is clearly intended as an… Read More →
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Dialogue Expansion: Mr. Hinx in Spectre
Mr. Hinx is given only a single spoken word in Spectre (the blunt expletive “shit” uttered at the end of the train fight) and it feels like a missed opportunity. Given how deliberately quiet the character is, it’d never have… Read More →
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Quantum Of Solace should’ve just been Quantum
Quantum of Solace is a needlessly overthought title that would have been stronger and cleaner had it simply been Quantum. The added “of Solace” feels less like meaningful thematic depth and more like an attempt to dress up a word… Read More →
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Skyfall’s blown MI6 agent identities: great plotline
One of the more compelling ideas in Skyfall is the exposure of MI6’s undercover agents in a storyline that briefly opens the door to the wider, shadowy world of British intelligence before quickly getting back to Bond’s personal journey. As… Read More →
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Not exactly Christmas, is it?
One of my most persistent criticisms of the modern Bond era and in particular the Craig era, is the deliberate downgrading of James Bond’s gadgets. This issue is most conspicuous in Skyfall, when Bond complains with the above line to… Read More →