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Tag: James Bond
The World Is Not Enough (1999) – Review
A frequent charge leveled at the Bond franchise is that they sometimes have a irritating habit of peaking too early, placing the crown jewel of
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – Review
After Goldeneye reinstated James Bond as a cinematic force to once again be reckoned with, the stage was set for Pierce Brosnan’s sophomore crack at
Goldeneye (1995) – Review
After a couple years off to lick wounds inflicted upon him by the somewhat unfair critical mauling of Licence To Kill, James Bond returned to
Licence To Kill (1989) – Review
Unfairly maligned on release, Licence To Kill was an attempt to make a 007 adventure that would peak the interest of the “modern” action fan.
The Living Daylights (1987) – Review
As the song goes, Everything Old Is New Again and as Roger Moore shuffled off into the James Bond retirement village to smoke cigars and
A View To A Kill (1985) – Review
And so finally (and some would say mercifully) we come to the final film in Roger Moore’s impressive seven film run as 007 – licence
Octopussy (1983) – Review
There’s an image in Octopussy, the 6th appearance of Roger Moore as secret agent James Bond, that has continuously fascinated me ever since I got
For Your Eyes Only (1981) – Review
After Moonraker had rudely shoved it’s way to the front of the line to get filmed and succeeded in pushing England’s favorite secret agent into
Moonraker (1979) – Review
As the credits rolled on the magnificent slab of camp excellence that is The Spy Who Loved Me, the closing legend announced confidently that James
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – Review
While it’s often easy (and fairly fun) to take pot shots at Roger Moore’s tenure as Ian Flemming’s super spy, there is one absolute you
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) – Review
After dipping Bond’s manicured pinky into a different exploitation genre with Live And Let Die, the filmmakers at Eon Productions figured that if dumping 007
Live And Let Die (1973) – Review
By the 1973 rolled around it was time again for a change in the vodka martini fueled world of 007. Boasting the third actor change
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Review
If you needed only three words to describe Sean Connery’s return to the character that made him famous (after only one film away) then you
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – Review
The times were a’ changing and Sean Connery, whose smirking visage had impishly eyed many women from his vantage point of being swaddled in a
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Review
It’s a true fact that nothing lasts forever and that sooner or later Sean Connery’s reign as cinema’s premiere super spy would have to come
Thunderball (1965) – Review
Where do you possibly go after Goldfinger? After nailing its formula and sealing it solid with concrete, steel and other tough compounds to further illustrate
Goldfinger (1964) – Review
Growing up, Goldfinger was always that film my dad would go on about that he would always fall asleep in front of on Bank holidays
From Russia With Love (1963) – Review
For Bond’s sophomore effort you can really tell that the producers wanted to double down on double 0 with what they had previously achieved with
Dr. No (1962) – Review
The year is 1962 and woman plays baccarat in a casino. The man she is playing against is cool, calm and – most importantly –
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