James Bond
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ReBONDing: Never Say Never Again
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983)Directed by Irvin KershnerWritten by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., Dick Clement (uncredited), Ian La Frenais (uncredited)Based On An Original Story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian FlemingRunning Time:… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: Diamonds Are Forever
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)Directed by Guy HamiltonWritten by Richard Maibaum, Tom MankiewiczIan Fleming (novel)Running Time: 120 minutes Original Verdict:Because of Connery’s high fee, the film’s special effects budget was significantly scaled back,… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: You Only Live Twice
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) Directed by Lewis Gilbert Written by Roald Dahl Additional Story Material by Harold Jack Bloom Ian Fleming (novel) Running Time: 117 Original Verdict:This Bond film really… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: Thunderball
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) THUNDERBALL (1965) Directed by Terence Young Written by Richard Maibaum, John Hopkins Based On An Original Screenplay by Jack Whittingham Story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, Ian Fleming Ian Fleming (novel)… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: Goldfinger
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) GOLDFINGER (1964)Directed by Guy HamiltonWritten by Richard Maibaum, Paul DehnIan Fleming (novel)Running Time: 110 minutes Original Verdict:By far my favorite Bond film and usually hailed by most fans and critics alike… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: From Russia with Love
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (1963)Directed by Terence YoungWritten by Richard Maibaum, Johanna HarwoodIan Fleming (novel)Running Time: 115 minutes Original Verdict:A classic romantic adventure film with a startling opening of James Bond… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: Dr. No
Reevaluating the Sean Connery Era (1962 – 1971, 1983) When we last left James Bond, we were reminded that someone had to bridge the gap between Sean Connery and Roger Moore. And while that someone was kind of forgettable, the… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: The Other Guy
Reevaluating the (very short-lived) George Lazenby Era (1969) When we last left James Bond, it was a year and a half ago… where I summarized my final thoughts on Roger Moore with my two favorite films in which he starred.… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: The Moore Years, Pt. 4
Reevaluating The Roger Moore Era (1973 – 1985) When we last left James Bond, he was having a difficult time defining his own genre. Will he fair better now because I may be little more biased with these final two films?… Continue reading
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ReBONDing: The Moore Years, Pt. 3
Reevaluating the Roger Moore Era (1973 – 1985) When we last left James Bond, he didn’t seem to age very well with time nor space. Let’s see how he fairs with his first two entries instead… LIVE AND LET DIE… Continue reading
The Inconsistent Writer 