Tag: james bond
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Of all the things that Tomorrow Never Dies has going for it something that, perhaps, doesn’t 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 Kill was a virtual pick and mix…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Quantum of Solace (2008)
I think it’s fair to say that Quantum Of Solace 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 name 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. It’s hard to believe it’s been six years. 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. Be sure to pay attention to Mr. White. He becomes a crucial character…
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No… Time To Die?
This weekend it’ll all be over. No, I haven’t got an appointment with Dignitas and a one-way ticket to Switzerland. What I mean is that I have my tickets booked for Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond in No Time To Die and by this time next week I’ll have watched it, written the…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Skyfall (2012)
I’m doing this review last of all despite it being my first pick… Skyfall is definitely my favourite Bond film, just edging out Casino Royale. I’ll admit that in this regard I’m at odds with the voters of IMDb.com… they have Casino Royale at 8.0/10 with Skyfall and Goldfinger tying for second on 7.7/10. I haven’t hidden my…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Die Another Day (2002)
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Die Another Day has one of my favorite Bond openings. Bond fails to win the day and gets captured. We’ve never seen Bond held captive for so long before. (The opening credits compress time and show us some of the torture and interrogation Bond endures.) At that point in my life, I don’t think I…
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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. In the trailer, Oberhauser warns Bond, “When her secret finds its way out, it will be the death of you.” Who is this beautiful girl with a deadly secret? What is her relationship to Bond? And…
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – GoldenEye (1995)
GoldenEye is an important Bond film. It ended the six-year hiatus since License to Kill, during which Timothy Dalton quit and Alfred R. Broccoli stepped down as producer. It introduced Pierce Brosnan in his first outing as James Bond. And it was the basis for an extremely popular video game, one which I have fond memories…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #79 (September 15th, 2021)
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The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye Official Trailer Kicking off the big fall-winter Marvel lineup, this Disney+ show features arguably the most under-developed Avenger. The upcoming series follows in the “long-form movie” streaming format that worked pretty well…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #78 (September 8th, 2021)
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in NewsletterThe app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings A middle-tier MCU film. I think it’s fair to compare this with the other MCU origin stories in terms of grading. Was it as…
