Skyfall Countdown Day 8: The Living Daylights
This was almost Pierce Brosnan’s debut as James Bond. It was clear to all involved after A View to a Kill that it was time for Roger Moore to exit stage left, and for the James Bond series to begin...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 7: Licence to Kill
Throughout the James Bond series, Bond’s biggest challenge has not been any of the seemingly endless ranks of supervillains he’s come up against, or even the bevy of beautiful women who’ve sought to...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 6: Goldeneye
The years following Licence to Kill were depressing for James Bond fans. Legal wrangling surrounding the ownership of parent studio MGM/UA, rumours that the rights were being sold to...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 5: Tomorrow Never Dies
Happy Monday! 5 days to go and we’re in the home stretch. Hope you’re getting as excited for Skyfall as I am. When it comes to dreaming up the new Bond movie, one of the largest stumbling blocks must...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 4: The World is Not Enough
SPOILER ALERT: You might not want to read this review unless you’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises. The reasons why will become apparent soon enough. Tomorrow Never Dies had been the usual James Bond box...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 3: Die Another Day
It’s become fashionable in Bond fandom to wear one’s contempt for Pierce Brosnan’s 007 swan song as a snarky badge of honour; to attempt to one-up other anonymous keyboard wielders with profanity-laden...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 2: Casino Royale (2006)
No zealot like a convert, goes the old saying. I was one of those people utterly perplexed by the decision to thank Pierce Brosnan, the “billion-dollar Bond,” for his service, and move ahead instead...
View ArticleSkyfall Countdown Day 1: Quantum of Solace
Those who prefer their film franchises with rock-solid continuity are best steering clear of James Bond. It is impossible to square the various circles that arise each time a new movie is released,...
View ArticleThe countdown concludes: Skyfall
Well… was it worth the wait? I can’t speak for you of course, I can only offer my own opinion. And if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d encourage you to bookmark this, close the window and come back later....
View ArticleJames Bond: What’s next?
With what can now safely be called the Bond Begins trilogy coming to a close, as Skyfall ends, in essence, right where Dr. No commences (at least thematically if not quite chronologically), the logical...
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