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3 things about Guy Hamilton’s GOLDFINGER

Goldfinger [1964] 1. He emerges wearing a waterfowl headpiece. 2. “Auric Goldfinger? Sounds like a French nail varnish.” 3. Soldiers falling, falling, falling.

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3 things about Terence Young’s FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE

From Russia with Love [1963] 1. A personalized message on the coaster: YOU ARE REQUIRED AT ONCE. 2. Miss Moneypenny fellates the red pencil. 3. Rosa Klebb’s 12-second venom.

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3 things about Terence Young’s DR. NO

Dr. No [1962] 1. “When did you say you had to leave?” she asks him. They kiss. “Immediately.” They kiss again. “Almost immediately,” he adds. 2. Sweaty face. Spider on the bedsheets. 3. Conveyer belt shower.

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3 things about Darryl F. Zanuck’s THE LONGEST DAY

The Longest Day [1962] 1. “Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor.” 2. Click-click of the rifle. 3. The end credits take great care to let us know that everything is “alphabetically listed.” Bonus: the presence of two Bond villains … Continue reading

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3 things about Roger Spottiswoode’s TOMORROW NEVER DIES

Tomorrow Never Dies [1997] 1. “Mr. Jones, are we ready to release our new software?” “Yes, sir. As requested it’s full of bugs, which means people will be forced to upgrade for years.” “Outstanding.” 2. He kisses her dead body … Continue reading

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s GOLDENEYE

GoldenEye [1995] 1. “That depends on your definition of safe sex.” 2. A graveyard of discarded Soviet statuary. 3. “Maybe you two would like to finish debriefing each other at Guantanamo.”

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3 things about John Glen’s LICENCE TO KILL

Licence to Kill [1989] 1. Just plain wrong: Bond orders a “Bud with lime.” 2. Benicio Del Toro disappears in a cloud of bloody red coke dust. 3. “Bless your heart!” says Wayne Newton.

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3 things about John Glen’s THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS

The Living Daylights [1987] 1. Q takes some heart pills. 2. Swallowing sofa. 3. Even though she acts completely surprised to see him again, she nevertheless has a pre-iced shaker of martinis sitting on the table.

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3 things about John Glen’s A VIEW TO A KILL

A View to a Kill [1985] 1. Grace Jones is pinned to the mat. She gnashes her teeth. 2. Christopher Walken: “More! More powah!” 3. He retrieves a bundle of dynamite, conveniently located in the airship’s dynamite locker.

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3 Things

Octopussy [1983] 1. His feet, clad in black loafers, skitter across the gravel at the side of the tracks as he hangs from the outside of the moving train. 2. “Damn it man, there’s a bomb in there!” 007 in … Continue reading

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