I was really looking forward to seeing this film ever since three years ago when the seminal Skyfall became the greatest James Bond film of all time. Then a little under a year ago when it was announced that the film would be called SPECTRE, I was almost beside myself with anticipation, as long time Bond fans …
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Bond-24 Title revealed “Spectre”
Well that’s awesome. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58076600?ref_=hm_nw_tp1</p>
James Bond #24 to Start Shooting in December
Woo-Hoo!!! http://variety.com/2014/film/news/james-bond-sam-mendes-dec-6-1201305987/
Some Final Thoughts on Bond and Ranking His Actors and Films
As I think back on watching all of the Eon produced James Bond films, I thought I’d express a few final thoughts, as well as a couple of rankings. Obviously, this is one of the most popular film series of all time. Only the Harry Potter films have grossed more at the box office, and …
Skyfall: The Franchise Tops Itself
Skyfall is the best Bond movie of all time. There, I said it. This film beats anything that Pierce Brosnan did, anything that Timothy Dalton did, certainly anything that Roger Moore did, and even anything that Sean Connery did. Be honest with yourself. If someone handed you a DVD or a blu ray of Goldfinger …
Quantum of Solace: The Franchise Tries Something New
Even though there have been 23 James Bond films from Eon Productions, you’d be hard pressed to call any of them sequels. Aside from a few references from film to film, each installment has been a one-off film and you wouldn’t have had to see any of other Bond films in order to understand what …
Casino Royale: The Franchise Reboots and Takes It To Another Level
In many ways Casino Royale represents a rebirth of the Bond franchise. Not only do we have a new Bond in Daniel Craig, but Casino Royale is an origin story. There is no longer any ambiguity about why Bond seems to get younger as time marches on. There is no more continuation of Bond moving …
Die Another Day: Promising Start but a Weak Finish
I will say this about Pierce Brosnan as Bond. Aside from George Lazenby, whose first Bond film was also his last, Brosnan went out on a higher note in his last film than any of his other predecessors. Die Another Day is a stronger swan song than Diamonds Are Forever (Sean Connery), A View to …
The World is not Enough: Not Quite Enough to Measure Up
James Bond aficionados will know where the title of this film comes from. Bond himself mentions during the film that it’s his family motto. We actually learn this during On Her Majesty’s Secret Service when George Lazenby’s Bond goes to meet with the genealogist to discuss Blofeld’s genealogy, and he has found the Bond family crest. …
Tomorrow Never Dies – A Mixed Bag
Tomorrow Never Dies was the first Eon Productions Bond film to be produced without Albert Broccoli, who passed away after the release of GoldenEye. Broccoli left behind a legacy that continues to this day and he helped to create a film genre that has become Hollywood’s most lucrative, and he created a tent pole franchise …