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007 – the Daniel Craig years 4: Spectre

Ah, Spectre. I have a lot of memories about that old Macintosh game, playing it at school during free time. You control a tank in what looks like an early VR environment, with solid coloured walls, and enemy tanks that … Continue reading

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007 – the Daniel Craig years 2: Quantum of Solace

Quantum Of Solace, Daniel Craig’s second outing as Bond, has three unique features for the franchise. One, according to a 2012 study by the University of Otago in New Zealand, Quantum of Solace is the most violent film in the … Continue reading

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007 – the Daniel Craig years 1: Casino Royale

I talked a lot about Die Another Day’s failures in my previous post, but there’s one major thing I didn’t mention at the time. While that movie chased early 2000’s action movie trends of being stylish, over the top and … Continue reading

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007 – the Pierce Brosnan years 2: Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies, the 17th James Bond movie and second starring Pierce Brosnan, happens to be the only Brosnan Bond movie that didn’t open at #1 at the box office. That’s not to say it didn’t do well – it … Continue reading

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007 – the Pierce Brosnan years 1: Goldeneye

Pierce Brosnan portrayed the famous British spy around the time I discovered the series, so it’s hard for me not to think of Brosnan as Bond at times. In fact, of the three major steps in my discovery of James … Continue reading

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007 – the Roger Moore years 7: A View To A Kill

It’s kind of hard to properly evaluate the Roger Moore years as James Bond as a whole. For comparison, Sean Connery’s time as James Bond peaked in the middle of his run, from movies 2-4. We’ll get to Pierce Brosnan … Continue reading

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007 – the Roger Moore years 5: For Your Eyes Only

Before we begin, this is one of the two remaining Bond movie’s I’ve never seen before. I’I previously watched the first half or so (up to the skiing action scene) years ago on TV, and had virtually no memory of … Continue reading

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