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Thunderball
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Thunderball Review

William McPherson

"Miss Moneypenny: In the conference room - something pretty big; every double-o man in Europe has been rushed in. And the Home Secretary, too!  James Bond: Somebody’s probably lost a dog." Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth installment in my series of reviews chronicling the classic (and not so classic) movies of the James Bond film franchise. This time out the film up for reviewing is none other than ‘Thunderball.’, a wild fun romp from beginning to end, with lots of cool gadgets, cars…

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Goldfinger Review

William McPherson

“Bond: Do you expect me to talk? Goldfinger: No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" Hello everyone and welcome to the third entry in my series of reviews covering the James Bond film franchise. Tonight we enter into what many fans and critics alike consider to be the ‘high ground’ of the series overall. If you read my previous entry in this series, you of course know that I do not share this opinion, as I feel that designation still belongs firmly to ‘From Russia With Love’ but that aside, the film…

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From Russia With Love
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From Russia With Love Review

William McPherson2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to the second in my series of reviews covering the James Bond film franchise. When last we left him, our hero was snug as a bug in a rug, in a boat with the lovely Honey Ryder drifting away the hours in the steamy Jamaican seas. All this of course after successfully foiling villainous S.P.E.C.T.R.E agent Dr No’s dastardly scheme for world domination and decimating his entire underground operation to boot. A tough day’s work for anyone no doubt, and one that might…

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Dr. No
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Dr. No Review

William McPherson

Hello everyone and welcome to the first in my series of reviews chronicling the James Bond movie franchise. Seeing as this is the first installment of this new project of mine I suppose now would be the opportune time to lay down the general modus operandi for all of you, my general audience. Over the Christmas holidays last year I was able to view most of the films of the aforementioned Bond franchise. Since then I’ve been able to fill in the blanks by seeing the few films I missed at that…

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