With Roger Moore retiring from the role of James Bond following ‘A View to a Kill’, the producers of the movies were faced with the task of replacing a popular fixture of the franchise. Moore had been 007 for more than a decade, and a new actor would have to face scrutiny and skeptics. Luckily, the creative team […]
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As the mid-1980s rolled around, the James Bond franchise began to show signs of wear. The main star, Roger Moore, began to approach retirement age. In tonight’s film, ‘A View to a Kill’, Moore was 57 years old. His age became apparent even in previous films, but in ‘AVTAK’, it’s painfully obvious that many of the action scenes […]
1983: the year that saw two James Bond films hit theaters. One of the movies was a remake of ‘Thunderball’, called ‘Never Say Never Again’. James Bond was once again played by Sean Connery, who hadn’t been in the role since 1971. It is a film considered to be unofficial, and not part of the […]
James Bond’s next adventure brings 007 back down to Earth, and puts him on the hunt for a missing Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator. ‘For Your Eyes Only’ returns the secret agent back to its usual style, offering a more traditional tale of good guys vs. bad guys with some fancy stunt work thrown in. The pre-titles […]
Here we are at the half-way point of the James Bond marathon, and we come to one of the more interesting entries into the franchise. Following ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, the producers planned to release ‘For Your Eyes Only’ as the next film in the series. However, thanks to the enormous popularity of ‘Star […]
Just as Carly Simon’s theme song says, “Nobody Does It Better.” Roger Moore is at his best, epic action makes a comeback, and we are introduced to one of the most memorable henchmen in cinema history in today’s film, ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’. Right from the get-go, the movie lets audiences know that they […]
Beginning with ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’, 1973’s ‘Live and Let Die’ marks the third Bond film in a row with a different actor playing 007. The distributors of the film, United Artists, wanted an American to play 007 in ‘LALD’. Hollywood heavyweights Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford were considered for the part. […]
Guess who’s back? Sean Connery returns to the role of James Bond for today’s film, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’. In this adventure, 007 and his old nemesis, Blofeld, go head-to-head once again. This time, Blofeld develops a space weapon using the title gems, hoping to pit global superpowers against each other in a bidding war for […]
One of the more underrated and under appreciated films in the series, ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ featured a first in Bond history: a brand new actor playing 007. Australian model George Lazenby was selected after being seen by producers in a candy bar advertisement. Lazenby was also chosen for his physical presence, as ‘OHMSS’ featured a more […]
A trip to the Far East to investigate kidnapped astronauts is up next for Agent 007 in 1967’s ‘You Only Live Twice’. In the film, James Bond is also brought face-to-face with two of his sworn adversaries: Blofield (the head of terrorist group SPECTRE) and his own mortality. The title of the film comes from […]
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