Tag: The Spy Who Loved Me
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Flashing the Union Jack is obviously unwise
Sure, it made for an iconic moment when Bond parachuted into frame beneath it in The Spy Who Loved Me, but let’s be honest, advertising your national allegiance mid-mission is hardly the move of a stealth operative. It looks brilliant… Read More →
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You’re gonna get me court-martialed!
There’s something about Bond’s insistence to get back to Atlantis in The Spy Who Loved Me to rescue Triple X that just makes me laugh. What is it, you ask? Well it’s the juxtaposition of his urgency and professionalism in… Read More →
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How about a nightcap on the company?
Bond asks Anya Amasova to join him for a late-night drink on the train in The Spy Who Loved Me, but is quickly rejected. Swing and a miss…ouch! Read More →
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Actually sir, it is in Sardinia
The pairing of a British spy and Soviet agent for a mission in The Spy Who Loved Me wouldn’t have happened without this subtle jab/correction from Anya Amasova. As the two heads of intelligence debriefed evidence pointing to Karl Stromberg… Read More →
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CANCEL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS REPROGRAMME MISSILE ONE ONLY
What an epic fax (“print-put transmission unit”) from Bond on the Liparus to the two submarines! Bond goes nuclear and destroys both in The Spy Who Loved Me, saving the world from fallout. Epic double kill! Read More →
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I stole the blueprints of this car
Quite the admission from Triple X in The Spy Who Loved Me. She masterfully deploys an underwater explosive while sitting shotgun next to Bond in the Q-assigned Lotus Esprit as if it were her own. A two spy love affair… Read More →
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TSWLM: Pyramid theatrics perfect for Jaws/Fekkesh chase
I love how they aligned the foreboding music right up until Fekkesh’s demise. Jaws was menacing! Read More →
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There’s some kind of magic inside you
The Spy Who Loved Me is easily my favorite James Bond theme – Carly Simon nails it! Read More →
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“One should delve deeply into its treasures”
Sex. He’s talking about sex. This Spy Who Loved Me forced submissive scene rhymed with the You Only Live Twice sauna scene in its misogyny. Read More →
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“You had access to all the information.”
“…and now you will pay the penalty.” Stromberg brutally sends off a traitor to the sharks. Read More →
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