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)
Last night
Last night I couldn’t sleep. I don’t know why. I tried sleeping on my side, on my front, on my back. My arm hurt when I lay on my side. My face felt swollen when I lay on my front. And when I was on my back, I would be kept awake by the lights… Continue reading Last night
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)
This week 41.20
I hate to throw some negative vibes out there, but this week, has there been a feeling that everything turning to shit? Or is it just in my head? It's been one of those weeks where the news started bad and then got worse. I feel like I'm holding my body tense, waiting for a… Continue reading This week 41.20
Bond evolution – The Man with the Golden Gun (#9)
What is that horrible theme song? It's like someone took part of a Shirley Bassey song and part of Live and Let Die and stitched them together but somehow losing the best features of both. And I'm sorry Lulu, your voice is not great here. The opening credits are confusing - why are there all… Continue reading Bond evolution – The Man with the Golden Gun (#9)
Recurring dream
Back when I was studying in my youth (long ago now, *sigh*) on Monday mornings, Triple J radio used to have Quentin Watts on to do dream interpretation. People would phone in with their dreams and she would interpret them. It was fascinating to hear dreams interpreted and to hear what the things you encountered… Continue reading Recurring dream
Bond evolution – Live and Let Die (#8)
Now that's a tune! A song that stands proudly on its own and is one of the best things about this movie. It's starts slow and then sweeps up into a huge orchestral wave, before leaning out into reggae, then back into the orchestra again. The minor cadences are there. The sense of drama is… Continue reading Bond evolution – Live and Let Die (#8)
Bond evolution – Diamonds are Forever (#7)
After the experiment with George Lazenby, Connery has been lured back to play the role of Bond and he is on a mission to hunt down and destroy Blofeld. As you'd expect from a film with this title, the opening credits are full of bling - female forms adorned with diamonds as Shirley Bassey belts… Continue reading Bond evolution – Diamonds are Forever (#7)
Bond evolution – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (#6)
Yes, it's a New Bond! Australian model George Lazenby takes over from Sean Connery in his one and only outing as Bond. At the end of his first big scene, he turns to the camera and says, "This never happened to the other fella." (*spoiler alert*) The one big thing in this film that never… Continue reading Bond evolution – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (#6)
Tales from Tobhamhor 