Casino Royale (2006)
This new jumpstart to the James Bond series was a shocking surprise to many a cynic (myself included) who complained that Daniel Craig was an odd choice to play James Bond. We were used to Bond being tall, dark and handsome, not blonde, rough and rugged but boy were we in for a surprise when Casino Royale hit the big screen. Suddenly Craig’s name was being named alongside that of Connery’s... [Read more]
Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker represents the epitome of far-fetched in the James Bond series. This is a heavy crown to wear being that the James Bond series in general had embraced “far-fetched” a long time ago since the entrance of Roger Moore as 007. Moonraker feature’s space-aged laser beam fights (yes laser beams), James Bond teaming up with long-time rival Jaws (Richard Kiel) and the villain has a... [Read more]
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only stars Sir Roger Moore in his second to last movie as the British spy 007. Starting out at the gravesite for his beloved wife Teresa (see On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), James places roses on the headstone before being whisked away by helicopter to attend an emergency meeting with his superiors. The meeting and helicopter trip turns out to be a trap set by the elusive... [Read more]
GoldenEye (1995)
Goldeneye is my favorite Bond of the Pierce Brosnan era, actually it is the favorite Bond of most people who grew up watching Brosnan as the primary Bond. The most memorable aspect of this movie is probably the double-cross which pitted double o versus double o. One of the most beautiful Bond girls in Natalya Simonova (Izabella Scorupco) and an actual plot that was reminiscent of the pre-Moore... [Read more]
Thunderball (1965)
Since Goldfinger was a figurative home-run in the James Bond series, it was expected that Thunderball would carry the mantle and surpass it through a bigger budget and even bigger plot. The problem however is that the largely water-based story ended up a bit less interesting than Mr. Goldfinger and his memorable quotes. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. comes back in full force for Thunderball, demanding over... [Read more]
From Russia With Love (1963)
Tatiana: “Oh James will you make love to me all the time in England?” James Bond: “Day and Night”. I absolutely love James Bond in this mission, not only is he having a good time but we see him in a different light than the one-dimensional spy version that follows this movie. We see James as a man of honor to his dear friend Ali Kerim Berey (Pedro Armendariz), allowing him to take... [Read more]
Licence to Kill (1989)
In License to Kill James Bond does not race a high-powered sports car, he races an oil tanker on a tight windy road. There are many things different about this movie in comparison to the others, first off James Bond has gone rogue so you will see M (Robert Brown) getting kicked (loved it), Miss Moneypenny (Caroline Bliss) pulling angles in order to aid him, and the villain is a simple drug... [Read more]
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Easily one of the best sagas of the Roger Moore reign, The Man with the Golden Gun features one of Bond’s most dangerous villains, a bevy of spectacular stunts and enough suspense to keep you glued to the screen for the entire movie. Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) is a world class assassin, and a man whose price comes at one million dollars a head. His reputation lies on his... [Read more]
Die Another Day (2002)
The final Bond movie by Pierce Brosnan involves North and South Korea, space-aged identity changes and Madonna. Starting out strong and doing all of the right things to be a memorable addition to the series, Die Another Day falls off immediately as soon as the Ice Palace is introduced. I’m not sure what happened with the writing but once Bond gets invited to the palace the movie completely... [Read more]
Live and Let Die (1973)
Ever watch a movie in it’s entirety and as the credits roll you think to yourself “what the f— was that?” This is how I felt about Live and Let Die. Welcome Sir Roger Moore – to the world of James Bond. To think that the introduction of the second most recognizable man as Bond would be a crazy, blaxpoitation, voodoo spoof, is well, crazy! In Live and Let Die... [Read more]
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Probably Sir Roger Moore’s most solid movie as the spy James Bond, The Spy Who Loved me teams him up with the beautiful Barbara Bach as Russian spy Anya Amasova. With high-tech gadgetry and some of the coolest vehicles in the James Bond archives, there is a bit of everything in this movie and very little to complain about. The standard camp, craziness that Roger Moore is known for is not... [Read more]
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
When guys sit around discussing James Bond, you are sure to get your share of “Connery is the only James Bond” or your “I grew up on Roger Moore so he’s my Bond” and the occasional “I think Daniel Craig is the best Bond yet”. What you never hear are people defending George Lazenby, the man who dared to take on the role of 007 after Sir Sean Connery tired of the role. I have... [Read more]
