Category: Reviews
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From A To Bond: Moonraker
Which one is this? Bond in space. Who’s who in this one? Moore (Bond); Lee (M); Llewellyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? On TV at some point I choose not to remember. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Michael Lonsdale as industrialist Hugo Drax, who wants to…
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From A To Bond: The Man With The Golden Gun
Which one is this? The Hong Kong action movie. Who’s who in this one? Moore (Bond); Lee (M); Llewelyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? On TV when I was twelve or so. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Christopher fucking Lee as Fransisco Scaramanga, the titular Man…
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From A To Bond: The Living Daylights
Which one is this? The first Timothy Dalton one. Who’s who in this one? Dalton (Bond); Brown (M); Llewelyn (Q); Bliss (Moneypenny); Terry (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? In theatres on my 11th birthday. It was a good day. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? There are a few,…
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From A To Bond: Live And Let Die
Which one is this? Blaxploitation Bond! Who’s who in this one? Moore (Bond); Lee (M); Maxwell (Moneypenny); Hedison (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? When the franchise was released to DVD in the early 2000s. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Yaphet Kotto as Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big, who is using…
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From A To Bond: Licence To Kill
Which one is this? The revenge movie that no one likes (except Matthew Price). Who’s who in this one? Dalton (Bond); Brown (M); Llewellyn (Q); Bliss (Moneypenny); Hedison (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? I don’t think I saw it in theatres because of the rating – but I would have caught up…
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From A To Bond: Goldfinger
Which one is this? The classic. Who’s who in this one? Connery (Bond); Lee (M); Llewelyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny); Linder (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? On TV when I was ten or twelve. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Gert Frobe as Auric Goldfinger, who wants to irradiate all…
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From A To Bond: Goldeneye
Which one is this? The first reboot. The “the Cold War’s over, what the fuck do we do now?” one. Who’s who in this one? Brosnan (Bond); Dench (M); Llewelyn (Q); Bond (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? On opening day in 1995. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Sean…
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From A To Bond: From Russia With Love
Which one is this? The spy movie. The rip-roaring sequel. Who’s who in this one? Connery (Bond); Lee (M); Llewelyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? On DVD in the early 2000s. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Blofeld, in his first appearance. SPECTRE is playing Britain against…
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From A To Bond: For Your Eyes Only
Which one is this? The unremarkable one. Who’s who in this one? Moore (Bond); Llewellyn (Q); Maxwell (Moneypenny). Where did you first encounter this one? When the series started being released on DVD, in the early 2000s. Who’s the bad guy, and what does he want? Julian Glover (The Empire Strikes Back / Indiana Jones…
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From A To Bond: Dr. No
Which one is this? The first one! Who’s who in this one? Connery (Bond); Lee (M); Maxwell (Moneypenny); Lord (Leiter). Where did you first encounter this one? I’m not convinced I saw this before it was released on DVD in 2001, aside from clips in highlight reels which made it feel like I’d seen it…