Showing posts with label Genre: James Bond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genre: James Bond. Show all posts

Never Say Never Again (1983)

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An “unofficial” James Bond film in that Eon were not involved. Sean Connery , however, was. He reprises the 007 role in a remake of Thunder...

No Time to Die (2021)

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Famously much-delayed by the Coronavirus pandemic, the 25th James Bond film finally hit cinemas in September 2021 – five years after work o...

Moonraker (1979)

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The usual plot: a bad man wants to take over the world, and James Bond – aided by weapons, gadgets and beautiful women – has to stop him. Th...

A View to a Kill (1985)

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Roger Moore plays James Bond for the seventh and final time. He looks too old for the role (Q and Moneypenny aren’t getting any younger, ...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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After five films of Sean Connery as James Bond , George Lazenby steps in as 007 – smugly confident but not especially sparkly – for one ti...

Octopussy (1983)

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“That’ll keep you in curry for a few weeks, won't it?” James Bond tells an Indian man, after handing him some money. This creaking Rog...

Skyfall (2012)

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The third Daniel Craig Bond film is not only his best, but also the best Bond film overall. Directed by Sam Mendes , it’s pretty much per...

You Only Live Twice (1967)

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Fifth time around for Sean Connery as James Bond . Pros: • The definitive Bond villain base, disguised within a volcano and featuring ...

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

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There are a few unusual things about this James Bond film . For a start you see the performer of the song in the title sequence – in this c...

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

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Sean Connery ’s sixth and final James Bond film (not including 1983’s unofficial Never Say Never Again ) is one of the weirdest in the ser...

Thunderball (1965)

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Sean Connery is James Bond for the fourth time. SPECTRE steal a military jet and hide it underwater, then retrieve its two nuclear miss...

Dr. No (1962)

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First James Bond film . All of the tropes are established: • “Bond. James Bond.” • Flirting with Miss Moneypenny • “Shaken not stirred.”...

Goldfinger (1964)

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Third  James Bond film . Lots to enjoy this time around, not least a strong storyline with a clear narrative arc. The Aston Martin DB5 is i...

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

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Roger Moore ’s third Bond film is probably his best. Pros: • A different kind of story arc. It seems to turn into a war film about two ...

Live and Let Die (1973)

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The first  Roger Moore film in the James Bond series is a slick effort. Roger tends to act with his eyebrows, and there’s a strange awkwa...

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

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Ninth Bond film and the second with Roger Moore, who, throughout the film, wears suits that are too big for him. Bond pursues the “Solex A...

Spectre (2015)

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The opening sequence in Mexico City is one of the most exciting and visually striking you will ever see, with a glorious long, uninterrupte...

From Russia with Love (1963)

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In the second James Bond film , Sean Connery is reasonably credible if you can accept his character’s psychopathic tendency to make wisecr...

Licence to Kill (1989)

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The second and final Timothy Dalton   Bond film is surprisingly good – almost a proper thriller . Unusually, the plot has an arc that you ...

The Living Daylights (1987)

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Initially, I thought that the first film with  Timothy Dalton  as  James Bond  was perhaps even more ridiculous than the others in the seri...