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“Well, one of us smells like a tart’s handkerchief.” Ah, so here we are. We’ve reached, in my opinion, one of the weaker entries in the Bond franchise. After On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, and George Lazenby’s departure from the series, United Artists wanted Sean Connery back. In fact they wanted him back so much that […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – Diamonds Are Forever“We have all the time in the world.” Poor George Lazenby. He certainly drew the short straw when it comes to actors portraying Bond; he only got one film. But luckily for him, it’s a good’un. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is a great movie, and Lazenby does the best he can portraying Bond in a more […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service“I have much, much better. Ninjas” So here we are on You Only Live Twice, otherwise known as “that one where James Bond makes himself look Asian“. This film, like previous entries, is a product of its time. The space race was in full swing and SPECTRE is using this against the two superpowers of […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – You Only Live Twice“I think he got the point.” What do you think the highest grossing Bond film is? It’s probably Skyfall isn’t it? Well, yes, but Thunderball comes a very close second. When adjusted for inflation, and until Skyfall this was the highest grossing Bond film of all time. And it’s easy to see why; Thunderball is […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – Thunderball“You like a close shave, don’t you?” Goldfinger was an important film. This was the film that kicked Bond mania into overdrive and was the movie that helped start the film going public’s love affair with espionage. It’s also remembered fondly by many as the greatest Bond film, and with good reason. Golfinger set the template for Bond […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – Goldfinger“Once more unto the breach, dear friends.” Well, this is my first review in this blog’s series of James Bond reviews and what a great, if somewhat underrated film to start on. From Russia With Love is loved by James Bond fans; it’s a true cold war spy thriller, but among casual viewers it might get lost […]
Read More James Bond Blu-ray Reviews – From Russia With Love“Bond. James Bond.” I love James Bond. James Bond has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, we had the collection on VHS and now we’ve upgraded to the Blu-ray collection. It comes in a fancy box and everything. Over the next few weeks we’ll be making our […]
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