Tag: The Spy Who Loved Me
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Observe, Mr. Bond, the instruments of Armageddon.
In The Spy Who Loved Me, Karl Stromberg is almost giddy as he shows Bond his plans for thermonuclear genocide and his grand scheme to replace humanity with a civilization built in his own image. There’s something especially disturbing about… Read More →
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What a handsome craft. Such lovely lines.
Here’s a quick line from The Spy Who Loved Me that shows Roger Moore at his most effortlessly (for the lack of a better word) cheeky, delivering the double entendre while admiring Naomi board a boat to visit Stromberg. What… Read More →
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Where is Fekkesh? With the pharaohs.
This Bond quip from The Spy Who Loved Me showcases Roger Moore’s wit. Bond and Anya arrive at the pyramids hoping to question Fekkesh, only to find that Jaws has already ensured he’ll never talk. Moore’s dry response perfect because… Read More →
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It is a fish
In The Spy Who Loved Me, Anya Amasova gets to show off her expertise in front of Bond, M, and her own superior as they examine the microfilm Bond recovered in Egypt. It’s a rare moment where Bond is not… Read More →
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And now you will pay the penalty
In The Spy Who Loved Me, Stromberg shows his ruthlessness when a secretary is caught selling his secrets to the highest bidder and ix sentenced to a swim with sharks. He seems to enjoy the spectacle, even inviting two men… Read More →
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The alternative is extermination…by cyanide gas.
This small detail from The Spy Who Loved Me was a nice touch. After all, why would a submarine’s crew voluntarily surrender or open their hatches to an unknown vessel? Stromberg already accounted for that problem. His men use a… Read More →
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Bond 26 Tagline: Nobody Does It Better
A fitting throwback to the iconic theme from The Spy Who Loved Me, this line has evolved into a perfect motto for the Bond character and the franchise as a whole. It’d be a great tagline for Bond 26, or… Read More →
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Well, now, who will start the bidding?
Max Kalba delivers this line in The Spy Who Loved Me with a touch of arrogance, right before it’s brutally undercut by a phone call and a fatal encounter with Jaws. It’s a perfect reminder that in Bond, bravado can… Read More →
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You did want me to drop in
This awesome quip from Bond to Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me is a perfect mic drop moment for 007, only outdone by his actions in the subsequent scene. Anticipating Stromberg’s elevator drop door to the shark tank, Bond… Read More →
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You have certainly been persistent. Very well.
This line of reluctant admiration from Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me reveals a measured respect for the tenacity of Bond and Anya Amasova. Rather than dismiss them, he indulges their persistence, less out of necessity and more… Read More →
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