For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Roger Moore (The Cannonball Run, The Spy Who Loved Me) stars in his fifth turn (of seven) as British super-agent James Bond, in a respectable but not-altogether-exciting adventure. 007 is called in to investigate a...
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From Russia With Love (1963)
James Bond’s (Connery) second outing sees him teamed up with a female Russian counterpart, defector Tatiana Romanova (Bianchi), in order to obtain from her a highly valued, top-secret Soviet decoding device, Lektor, which she is...
A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill is a notable film for some because it would mark the final appearance of Roger Moore (Octopussy, The Cannonball Run) as 007. In my mind, it’s more notable because it is...
Dr. No (1962)
The first film in the long running James Bond series, Dr. No proved to be a smashing success, not only at the box office, but in building a legion of fans ready for more adventures for...
The Living Daylights (1987)
It’s interesting to see that, after the critical failure that was A View to a Kill, that the brain trusts behind the Bond franchise would choose to ride the same horses behind the scenes, as...
Thunderball (1965)
For those who think that the worst of Sean Connery’s Bond adventures is still better than the best Roger Moore ever did, I hereby submit Thunderball as an end to that argument. Overlong and far...
Octopussy (1983)
After taking a less campy approach with For Your Eyes Only, the Bond series returns to the tongue-in-cheek adventures that had become the staple of the Roger Moore era. Also, for the first time there...
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Francisco Scaramanga (Lee) is the world’s leading assassin, pulling in a million dollars per killing. He loves the kill as much as the money, thinking it an art-form, as evidenced by his use of...
Goldfinger (1964)
Auric Goldfinger (Frobe) has built himself a small fortune by stockpiling international gold bullion by buying and reselling in world markets for higher prices. Agent 007 (Connery) is sent to investigate and discovers Goldfinger is planning...
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Some submarines end up missing from both the British and the Russians. The British send James Bond to investigate, teaming him up with his beautiful Russian spy counterpart, agent XXX, who is determined to...