I’m not sure I’d call this “great Bond,” per se, but it is definitely great entertainment — a roller coaster ride that starts with a stunt that remains jaw-dropping even by today’s standards, and keeps up the pace while giving us all the formula elements, done especially well this time out. It probably is Roger … Continue reading
Roger Moore’s sophomore outing as 007 is a maddening experience because it has so many things that could have made it a great movie, but some unforgivable lapses into silliness just sink any effort at good storytelling. It’s a shame, because for roughly the first hour and 20 minutes or so (barring some sequences that … Continue reading
Here’s a movie that deserves to be ripped a new asshole. Let me just pause for a moment to crack my knuckles before I get started… Okay. This movie is shit. Ironically, the one good thing about it (aside from the theme song) is Roger Moore, who played it relatively straight and low-key here before … Continue reading
This particular Bond film is something of a guilty pleasure for me, because I find it to be lots of fun even though it admittedly has problems. Lots of problems. In a nutshell, the tone of the movie veers too much into silliness, especially when compared to its immediate predecessor. The storyline can be hard … Continue reading
Ever since seeing “The Dark Knight,” I have been shying away from revisiting the Tim Burton “Batman” films. Partly because the new movies are so good, it would almost seem blasphemous to go back to how things were before. And besides, how well could those old clunkers ever hold up now? But then, I thought … Continue reading
This is one of those Bond movies that divides people. Many make the mistake of letting George Lazenby ruin it for them. That’s a shame, because so many other things about the film are pitch-perfect — and in all fairness, Lazenby was not that bad. He just suffers from having to follow Connery. Given time, … Continue reading
What a piece of shit. Chronologically speaking, it’s the first movie in the Bond series I can say that about, although sadly it will not be the last. The big difference between this and the four previous films is that their plotlines were at least set within the realm of the possible, even at times … Continue reading
Sometimes, what one person considers a great James Bond movie may be another’s ideal cure for insomnia. Case in point: “Thunderball.” I happen to think it’s a great Bond film, very well made, and I’d even go so far as to say that the first 30 minutes merit comparison with “From Russia with Love” in terms of … Continue reading
To gush about how “Goldfinger” is the greatest Bond film ever (which it isn’t) and how it set the formula and standard for subsequent Bond films has been done to death. So, I want to specifically focus here on things that are wrong with the movie. Don’t misinterpret this as me saying I hate the … Continue reading
It’s a pretty easy call to say that FRWL is one of the best Bond movies ever made; if not THE best, then certainly within the top three. Like one of Bond’s martinis, every ingredient here is mixed perfectly. The villains are first-rate. The plot gives us a terrific Bond adventure. And (for the time, … Continue reading