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Dr. No-vember or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bond Films

Good, because I think you're a sexist, misogynist dinosaur. A relic of the Cold War, whose boyish charms, though wasted on me, obviously appealed to that young woman I sent out to evaluate you.
-M

MGM was sold in 1990 and this started a series of events that led to EON Productions suing them over certain rights to the James Bond films. This resulted in a six year hiatus between films, the longest since the franchise began in 1962. With the next film continuously being pushed back until Timothy Dalton resigned from the role in April of 1994. It was announced less then two…

My love for this film extends beyond rational scales. I just think it’s perfect, even the imperfections just add to its overall perfectness in some weird, inverted way.

I could ramble on about everything I love so I’ll just say that the cinema screening I just saw it at tonight was terrific. The sound mix was especially lovely and I noticed things in there that I hadn’t picked up on before. Small things in the grand scheme (things like Xenia and the Admiral chatting and laughing as they head to the boat while Bond watches) but I’ve seen this film about three hundred times so these things stick out.

I also think it has the most wonderful ensemble cast of…

FAMKE JANSEN OMG

Martin Campbell is responsible for TWO reboots of the franchise; this and Casino Royale. Both pushing the direction of Bond forward in equally creative ways. While people frequently credit Casino Royale for this, it’s impossible to overlook how much Goldeneye changed for the franchise. Relative to License to Kill, this film feels fresh and exciting, ready for the post Cold War era.

This movie wouldn’t work quite as well without its stellar script and supporting cast. There isn’t much filler here, a lot of action, and the back story is quite interesting as well. This movie contains two of the best Bond women of the franchise, mostly Famke Jansen who is one of the greatest of all…