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Category: Sequels and Prequels
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch –ย The Living Daylights (1987)
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Whenever a new Bond film is released thereโs always a fair amount of kerfuffle andย The Living Daylightsย was no different. That amount increases exponentially when a new Bond actor is also unveiled. The audience is usually divided between those who think the new guy is a great choice, the ones who think that there couldnโt possibly…
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Movie Review – No Time to Die
Iโve already gone on record here at RunPee about how I have enjoyed Daniel Craigโs tenure as Bond, how Iโve liked the story arc throughout the films, and how much Iโve been looking forward to seeing No Time To Die. I may as well tell you at the start about my disappointmentโฆ there wasnโt any!…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch –ย Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Of all the things thatย Tomorrow Never Diesย has going for it something that, perhaps, doesnโt spring immediately to mind is the sheer weight of originality. This is the first film in the franchise to have no relationship with anything written by Ian Fleming outside of the character names. Licence To Killย was a virtual pick and mix…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Quantum of Solace (2008)
I think itโs fair to say thatย Quantum Of Solaceย came in for a fair bit of stick. To be brutally frank it started getting stick before it had even been seen. The cat started peeping out of the bag in September 2007 as people noticed that Sony had registered the domain nameย quantumofsolacemovie.com. When the title…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Spectre (2015)
Spectre was the last Bond film released in theaters.ย It’s hard to believe it’s been six years.ย For those wanting a refresher before No Time To Die, I recommend going back to Casino Royale (2006) and watching all four Daniel Craig films.ย Be sure to pay attention to Mr. White.ย He becomes a crucial character…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch –ย Skyfall (2012)
Iโm doing this review last of all despite it being my first pickโฆย Skyfallย is definitely my favourite Bond film, just edging outย Casino Royale. Iโll admit that in this regard Iโm at odds with the voters of IMDb.comโฆ they have Casino Royale at 8.0/10 with Skyfall and Goldfinger tying for second on 7.7/10. I havenโt hidden my…
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James Bond, Mr. White, Dr. Madeleine Swann, and No Time To Die
Dr. Madeleine Swann is a major character in the Bond franchise, set to reappear in No Time to Die.ย In the trailer, Oberhauser warns Bond, “When her secret finds its way out, it will be the death of you.”ย Who is this beautiful girl with a deadly secret?ย What is her relationship to Bond?ย And…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – GoldenEye (1995)
GoldenEye is an important Bond film. ย It ended the six-year hiatus since License to Kill,ย during which Timothy Dalton quit and Alfred R. Broccoli stepped down as producer. ย It introduced Pierce Brosnan in his first outing as James Bond. ย And it was the basis for an extremely popular video game, one which I have fond memories…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – License to Kill (1989)
The 1980s were a weird time. ย Children’s cartoons became both commercial and dark. ย A group of singing raisins released an album. ย MTV actually showed music videos. ย Jazzercise was a thing. ย And they made a Bond film that sucked all the joy out of the franchise. What I dislike about License to Kill Let me start…
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Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
TL;DR Shang Chi was enjoyable, but not great. Visually appealing, whimsical, and has plenty of humor without being forced. For me, the most sensible way to grade an MCU movie is against the other MCU movies. Generally speaking, Shang Chi falls in the middle third for me. Not the cream of the MCU crop, but…