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Skyfall
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Skyfall Review

William McPherson

Putting Bond in jeopardy right at the beginning of a movie is a device that has been used in a handful of Bond films such as You Only Live Twice, and Die Another Day. It is an interesting way to get the story going full speed ahead, and so it does here as this movie opens up a great chase scene on top of a moving train which ends with James Bond presumed dead, and the person he was chasing making off with very sensitive data which puts secret assets the world over in perilous danger. Now can a…

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Quantum of Solace
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Quantum of Solace Review

William McPherson

James Bond is on a quest for revenge against the evil doers who blackmailed his former flame---Vesper Lynd, from Casino Royale, a pursuit which leads him to the discovery of one Dominic Greene, a guy with a private army capable of being nearly anywhere it seems, but who is bent on controlling the water resources of Bolivia because, hey, that was a trendy news story once upon a time. Quantum of Solace may be an okay, even good action movie, but it is far from a good James Bond movie. Daniel Craig…

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Casino Royale
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Casino Royale Review

William McPherson

After the abortion that was “Die Another Day” the Bond franchise was in desperate need of a shot in the arm, and it received just that with 2006’s epic reboot “Casino Royale”. “Casino Royale” was the first of Ian Fleming’s Bond novels, originally written back in the 1950s, so it is weird that it took 21 official Bond movies and over 50 years before it finally got a serious on screen adaption (not counting made for TV movies, and spoofs)---all of that due to some legal wrangling involving of all…

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Die Another Day
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Die Another Day Review

William McPherson

I almost wish I could review this one in two parts, as it really is two different movies. For the first half of its running time, Die Another Day is one of the best James Bond movies I’ve ever seen. For the second half of the movie, it is one of the worst, as it absolutely falls off a cliff. We start off with an excellent opening action scene with Bond taking on an entire North Korean army and almost getting away, followed by a creative use of the title sequence as Madonna’s Die Another Day…

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The World Is Not Enough
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The World Is Not Enough Review

William McPherson1 Comment

Pierce Brosnan’s third entry in the Bond franchise, “The World is Not Enough” has almost all of the makings of a really good Bond movie such as great locations, explosion laden action, beautiful women, and a decent actor in the role of Bond, but this is yet another later 90s misfire in my opinion. It’s just missing something. The movie begins with a bang at least. Before the title sequence we get a really good couple of scenes with Bond escaping capture from an army hired by crooked bankers…

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Tomorrow Never Dies Review

William McPherson

Peter Travers, in his review of “Tomorrow Never Dies” wrote “If Connery was Sexy Bond and George Lazenby was One-Shot Bond and Roger Moore was Geezer Bond and Timothy Dalton was Bored Bond, then Brosnan should be Posh Bond.” This kind of sums up my feelings on Brosnan as well, who was probably the most glittery of all the men to sport the 007 moniker. This movie is almost entirely paint by the numbers Bond, in a way that makes it more forgettable than most. Maybe it is because not enough time…

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Goldeneye
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GoldenEye Review

William McPherson

GoldenEye was the first James Bond movie I ever saw a child, and it is still one of my favorites. Pierce Brosnan was a perfectly capable Bond, in the cinematic sense. He looked like a million bucks, and as Roger Ebert noted in his review of the film, he looked perfectly at home in a casino, something the straight laced Roger Moore could not quite pull off as much, or the brooding Timothy Dalton, (although I loved him for other reasons). Not since Connery himself had there been a Bond who brought…

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Licence to Kill
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Licence To Kill Review

William McPherson

This was the second and sadly final James Bond movie to star Timothy Dalton and is, in my opinion, one of the more underrated entries of the series. Robert Davi plays a great understated, but very menacing Bond villain, although unlike the cartoonish caricatures of past Bond movies (not that I’m knocking them all mind you). He is a villain rooted in reality, as he is basically just a very wealthy drug dealer with a small army behind him, including a very young Benicio del Toro. The plot of this…

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The Living Daylights
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The Living Daylights Review

William McPherson

I know this may be an unpopular opinion, but, aside from Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton is my 2nd favorite Bond. Also, he comes the closest to capturing the literary character penned in the Ian Fleming novels written before the Connery movies changed the entire dynamic forever. This movie was Dalton’s first of two appearances in the role, and this was, in my opinion the more fun of the two movies. Take for instance a scene in which Bond must escape down a mountain on an improvised sled made out of…

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A View To A Kill
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A View To A Kill Review

William McPherson

Hello everyone and welcome to the fourteenth official installment in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. When last I left you, we had just reviewed what would have been number fourteen in the series, had it been an official EON production. However, the film we reviewed (1983’s Never Say Never Again) was an unofficial title starring the great Sean Connery in his final outing as James Bond, and thus shall not be counted in the overall tally here. Now with that little…

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Octopussy
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Octopussy Review

William McPherson1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to the thirteenth installment in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film series. This time out the movie we will be taking a look at is none other than 1983’s suggestively titled ‘Octopussy’. This movie marked the sixth appearance in the James Bond role for Roger Moore, officially tying him at that point with Sean Connery for most outings in the role. Connery would make a brief but unofficial return to the role later that same year to make it seven movies…

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For Your Eyes Only
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For Your Eyes Only Review

William McPherson

  [Warning—this review contains a couple spoilers within it, of both this movie, and also concerning ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’… If you wish not to be spoiled, cease reading now.] Hello everyone and welcome to the twelfth edition in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. In this review we will be shining our spotlight upon the 1981 Bond film by the name of ‘For Your Eyes Only’ starring Roger Moore in this his fifth outing in the lead role as the noted…

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Moonraker
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Moonraker Review

William McPherson

Hello everyone and welcome to the eleventh edition in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. Tonight the picture we will be paying some extra special attention to is none other than 1979’s ‘Moonraker’ starring Roger Moore in this his fourth outing as Ian Fleming’s noted super spy, Agent 007, James Bond. Like its predecessor ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ this film was directed by Lewis Gilbert, and for sure, it features a lot of the same over the top attributes that endeared me…

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The Spy Who Loved Me
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The Spy Who Loved Me Review

William McPherson1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to the landmark tenth edition in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. Tonight the film we will be taking under the microscope for special examination is one of my all time favorites in the Double O’ Seven series, and what may be also hands down the best James Bond film of the Roger Moore era (according to this humble reviewer anyway), that being 1977’s ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring of course, Roger Moore in the…

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The Man With the Golden Gun
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The Man With The Golden Gun Review

William McPherson

Hello everyone and welcome to the ninth edition in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond film franchise. Tonight our film of choice is 1974’s ‘The Man with the Golden Gun’ starring Roger Moore in just his second outing as the noted British super-spy, agent 007, James Bond. With this movie Roger Moore became the first actor since Sean Connery to appear in more than one movie as Bond, and so with that then you could officially say that the Roger Moore era was finally in full swing, and…

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Live and Let Die
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Live and Let Die Review

William McPherson

Hello everyone and welcome to the eighth edition in my series of reviews covering the illustrious James Bond film franchise. In our review from last time we sadly waved goodbye to our fine friend and most capable comrade, Sean Connery, who served us so nobly through so many daring adventures as the one and only James Bond for the official franchise in six films dating from 1962 to1971. For those of you that may now already be suffering from Sean Connery withdrawal, my only solace for you is that…

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Diamonds Are Forever
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Diamonds Are Forever Review

William McPherson

“Curious... how everyone who touches those diamonds seems to die” [Warning—this review contains a couple spoilers within it, of both this movie, and also concerning ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’… If you wish not to be spoiled, cease reading now.] Hello everyone and welcome to the seventh installment in my series of reviews covering the famed ‘James Bond’ movie franchise. This time around the movie we’ve got on tap is 1971’s ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ starring Sean Connery once more in the role…

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Review

William McPherson1 Comment

James Bond 007 is back! Hello everyone and welcome to the sixth installment in my series of reviews chronicling the entire James Bond film franchise. In this edition for the first time since I started writing these reviews we have not only a different sort of Bond movie to explore, but also a brand new Bond to examine as well. The film is 1969’s On Her Majesty's Secret Service directed by Peter R. Hunt and starring none other than the infamous model turned actor, George Lazenby, in the role of…

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You Only Live Twice
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You Only Live Twice Review

William McPherson

“ Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond…” Hello everyone and welcome to the fifth installment in my series of reviews covering the James Bond film franchise. Tonight the movie we will be examining is 1967’s ‘You Only Live Twice’. First off, as always we will start by covering the principle information regarding the overall quality of the film and a few other incidentals. This was the fifth consecutive film in the series to feature the one and only Sean Connery in the role of secret agent James Bond. Up…

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