Another film that was better than I remembered. In fact there was only one scene that annoyed the hell out of me and I'll get to that later. The film opens well, with an all action, all exploding scene taking place at a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. How things have changed -… Continue reading Bond evolution – Tomorrow Never Dies (#18)
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Bond evolution – Goldeneye (#17)
I will start with an admission that we didn't watch this film in order. We watched it a few months ago while on holiday. And it was possibly watching this film that inspired us to start this whole Bond film watch project. It's been six years since the last film and the world has changed.… Continue reading Bond evolution – Goldeneye (#17)
Bond evolution – License to Kill (#16)
This film is pretty much full-on action from beginning to end. It's also quite a dark film for Bond, with 007 going rogue. What could cause this? The film begins with Bond on his way to the wedding of longtime CIA colleague, Felix. The journey to the church is interrupted when Felix takes a side… Continue reading Bond evolution – License to Kill (#16)
Bond Evolution- The Living Daylights (#15)
It's 1987 and we welcome Timothy Dalton to the role of Bond. I don't think Timothy Dalton gets fair credit for his Bond films. I think they were both quite good (yes, he did only two). But when I mentioned this to my sister, she was aghast. "But he was so sexist!" Really? REALLY? I… Continue reading Bond Evolution- The Living Daylights (#15)
Bond evolution – A View to a Kill (#14)
Hooray! We've reached the last of the Roger Moore Bonds! Although on recent viewing, none of them were as terrible as I remembered them, although certain aspects of some of the films have been terrible, for sure. The precredit sequence sees Bond in Russia to recover something from the dead body of a fellow agent,… Continue reading Bond evolution – A View to a Kill (#14)
Bond evolution – Never Say Never Again (#13.A)
Here's something I didn't know - Sean Connery is younger than Roger Moore. When Sean Connery 'retired' as Bond in 1971, he was 41. When Roger Moore started filming as Bond, he was 45. He will be 57 when he films his next and final Bond film, A View to a Kill. This film, Never… Continue reading Bond evolution – Never Say Never Again (#13.A)
Bond evolution – Octopussy (#13)
I mostly recently saw this film a few years ago. We watched it before we went to India because we would be visiting the city of Udaipur which plays a large part in this film. During out time there, we didn't get to visit the Monsoon Palace, and we only saw the Floating Palace from… Continue reading Bond evolution – Octopussy (#13)
Bond evolution – For your eyes only (#12)
The film starts with Bond visiting his wife's grave, before he's abducted in a helicopter that is remote controlled by Blofeld. Watch out for the glimpses of post-industrial London as the helicopter swoops around the abandoned Beckton gas works. We swing into the opening credits and - oh, this is new. Here is Sheena Easton,… Continue reading Bond evolution – For your eyes only (#12)
Bond evolution – Moonraker (#11)
Remember the space shuttle? Remember when space travel stated to look like plane travel and there was some kind of a hope (at least in my much younger self) that soon we could all travel in space? Well that didn’t happen for me. But space was still big business movie wise in 1979, and that’s… Continue reading Bond evolution – Moonraker (#11)
Bond evolution – The Spy who Loved Me (#10)
Husband and I often say this is the best Bond film. Best not in terms of realism or a has a gripping plot. It's the best film in terms of peak cheesiness. In a way, it's the best because it's the worst - skiing, sharks, helicopters, an underwater car, a beautiful Russian spy - it's… Continue reading Bond evolution – The Spy who Loved Me (#10)
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