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Best Bond Movies: Skyfall and Goldeneye Don’t Make the Cut

Warning! Contains Skyfall spoilers (for the three of you who haven’t seen the movie by the time this is posted). As an addendum to the Top 5 Bond Movies posts I want to explain why certain movies (most notably Skyfall) did not make the cut. Most of my fellow bloggers seem to be boldly declaring Skyfall as … Continue reading →

Best Bond Movies #2: The Spy Who Loved Me

Released in 1977, this is perhaps the most suave of the Bond movies. Similar to From Russia With Love, in The Spy Who Loved Me James Bond does actual spy stuff and goes head-to-head against a hot Russian counterpart. The movie is full of cliches with the gadgets and one-liners, but it is more of … Continue reading →

Best Bond Movies #3: Casino Royale

Casino Royale is the James Bond reboot movie, and boy was was a reboot badly needed at the time. Released in 2006 it was about 10 years overdue. To put this movie into perspective, I cannot emphasize enough how terrible its predecessor was, Die Another Day. Die Another Day was a hokey joke. Of that … Continue reading →

Best Bond Movies #4: Dr. No

Again I emphasize that you have to take into account the era when you are grading these films. Released in 1962, Dr. No is the first Bond movie. Can you imagine how cool it would be to watch a Bond movie and having no preconceptions about it? Think about it–this movie came out before there … Continue reading →

Top 5 Bond Movies-Intro

Today I watched the newest James Bond movie, Skyfall. First off, let me get this out of the way: The movie is very very solid. I highly recommend seeing it in the theater. I assure you you will not be disappointed. Is Skyfall the best James Bond movie ever? — Many critics and viewers are claiming … Continue reading →