After a long time away, Bond returned with spectacular self-confidence in Brosnan's first 007 adventure. The brilliant GOLDENEYE.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 17: GOLDENEYE
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BOND RETROSPECTIVE 16: LICENCE TO KILL
Bond gets tough - with a tougher age restriction than before. Dalton settles into the role in this revenge thriller where Bond loses his LICENCE TO KILL.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 08: LIVE AND LET DIE
A new Bond! Roger Moore arrives in the first adventure of the 1970s. LIVE AND LET DIE is a great introduction to the world of Bond.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 07: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
Connery swaggers back for one final time, in a story which flies from Holland to the gaudy Vegas strip. The very silly but enjoyable DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 06: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
With Connery gone, the producers went back to one of the stronger books. Let's take a look at a film which just gets more and more love as the years pass: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 05: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
This time, I look at the one where Bond turns Japanese, and Nancy Sinatra seduces us with the theme song.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 04: THUNDERBALL
No Time To Die arrives in September 2021 – so I'm challenging myself to look back at every Bond film before then. This time, let's visit Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang…
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 02: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
In my second Bond retrospective, I revisit FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - arguably one of the best Bond films.
BOND RETROSPECTIVE 01: DR. NO
In the first article, I look briefly at the birth of Bond, and spend a little time detailing how those Bond tropes/stereotypes first appeared.
Bond in his Prime
Movies are rife with them today. Whether it's the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or the Monsterverse, the idea of having your stories connect in some way to make a grander storyline is all the rage. So how about a Bond Universe?
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